2010 Veikkausliiga
Football league season
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The 2010 Veikkausliiga was the 80th season of top-tier football in Finland. It began on 16 April 2010 and ended on 23 October 2010.
| Season | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Champions | HJK 7th Veikkausliiga title 23rd Finnish title |
| Relegated | Lahti |
| Champions League | HJK |
| Europa League | KuPS TPS (via dom. cup) Honka |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 513 (2.82 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Juho Mäkelä (16 goals) |
| Biggest home win | JJK 6–1 Oulu (5 July) Jaro 5-0 Haka (2 August) TPS 5-0 Oulu (22 September) |
| Biggest away win | KuPS 0–5 HJK (16 April) |
| Highest scoring | KuPS 6–2 TamU (30 June) |
| Longest winning run | TPS (5 games) (1 August–28 August) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 8 games by 2 teams HJK (24 May–10 July) Tampere United (3 May–20 June) |
| Longest winless run | FC Lahti (11 games) (10 May–16 July) |
| Longest losing run | AC Oulu (6 games) (19 June–30 July) |
← 2009 2011 → | |
Teams
RoPS finished at the bottom of the 2009 season and were relegated to Ykkönen. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions AC Oulu. 13th-placed Veikkausliiga team JJK and Ykkönen runners-up KPV competed in a two-legged relegation play-offs for one spot in this season. JJK won 5–3 on aggregate and thereby retained their league position.
Team summaries
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager | Kitmaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Oulu | Oulu | Castrén | 4,000 |  Juha Malinen |
Umbro |
| FC Honka | Espoo | Tapiolan Urheilupuisto | 6,000 | Mika Lehkosuo |
Kappa |
| FC Inter | Turku | Veritas Stadion | 9,372 |  Job Dragtsma |
Nike |
| FC Lahti | Lahti | Lahden Stadion | 15,000 | Ilkka Mäkelä |
Umbro |
| FF Jaro | Jakobstad | Jakobstads Centralplan | 5,000 | / Alexei Eremenko Sr. |
Errea |
| Haka | Valkeakoski | Tehtaan kenttä | 3,516 | Sami Ristilä |
Umbro |
| HJK | Helsinki | Sonera Stadium | 10,770 | Antti Muurinen |
Adidas |
| IFK Mariehamn | Mariehamn | Wiklöf Holding Arena | 4,000 | Pekka Lyyski |
Puma |
| JJK | Jyväskylä | Harjun stadion | 3,000 | Kari Martonen |
Legea |
| KuPS | Kuopio | Kuopion keskuskenttä | 5,000 | Esa Pekonen |
Puma |
| MYPA | Myllykoski, Kouvola | Saviniemi | 4,167 | Janne Lindberg |
Puma |
| Tampere United | Tampere | Ratina Stadion | 17,000 | Ari Hjelm |
Puma |
| TPS | Turku | Veritas Stadion | 9,372 | Marko Rajamäki |
Puma |
| VPS | Vaasa | Hietalahti Stadium | 4,600 | Tommi Pikkarainen |
Umbro |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HJK (C) | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 19 | +24 | 52 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | KuPS | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 48 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | TPS | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 45 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 4 | FC Honka | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 41 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | FF Jaro | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 38 | |
| 6 | FC Inter | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 37 | |
| 7 | Tampere United | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 34 | Folded as a team, refounded as TamU-K |
| 8 | Haka | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 33 | |
| 9 | MYPA | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 32 | |
| 10 | VPS | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 31 | |
| 11 | AC Oulu | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 30 | |
| 12 | IFK Mariehamn | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 28 | |
| 13 | JJK (O) | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 27 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 14 | FC Lahti (R) | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 26 | Relegation to Ykkönen |
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- TPS were the winners of the 2010 Finnish Cup competition and qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
Relegation play-offs
The 13th placed team of 2010 Veikkausliiga and the runners-up of the 2010 Ykkönen will compete in a two-legged play-offs for one spot in the 2011 Veikkausliiga.[1] JJK won the playoffs by 3-1 and remained again in Veikkausliiga.
| FC Viikingit | 1 – 1 | JJK |
|---|---|---|
Sesay  87' |
Hyyrynen 62' |
Attendance: 3172
| JJK | 2 – 0 | FC Viikingit |
|---|---|---|
| Tuomanen 9' Linjala 31' |
Attendance: 3232
Results
Statistics
Top goalscorersSource: veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish)
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Top assistantsSource: veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish)
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Monthly awards
| Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month |
|---|---|---|
| April[2] | Kari Martonen (JJK) |
Janne Korhonen (Haka) |
| May | Esa Pekonen (KuPS) |
Miikka Ilo (KuPS) |
| June[3] | Job Dragtsma (FC Inter) |
Henri Lehtonen (FC Inter) |
| July[4] | Pekka Lyyski (IFK Mariehamn) |
Tamás Gruborovics (IFK Mariehamn) |
| August[5] | Marko Rajamäki (TPS) |
Roope Riski (TPS) |
| September[6] | / Alexei Eremenko Sr. (FF Jaro) |
Toni Kolehmainen (TPS) |
| October[7] | Sami Ristilä (Haka) |
 Dudu (KuPS) |
Players of the year
Source:[8]
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Best Goalkeeper | Jukka Lehtovaara (TPS) |
| Best Defender | Juhani Ojala (HJK) |
| Best Midfielder | Miikka Ilo (KuPS) |
| Best Striker | Juho Mäkelä (HJK) |
| Best Player | Medo (HJK) |
Attendances
| No. | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TPS | 3,658 |
| 2 | HJK | 3,545 |
| 3 | JJK | 2,922 |
| 4 | KuPS | 2,628 |
| 5 | Lahti | 2,406 |
| 6 | Honka | 2,265 |
| 7 | VPS | 2,133 |
| 8 | Oulu | 1,992 |
| 9 | Jaro | 1,904 |
| 10 | Inter Turku | 1,853 |
| 11 | Tampere | 1,776 |
| 12 | Haka | 1,449 |
| 13 | Mariehamn | 1,445 |
| 14 | MyPa | 1,172 |
Source:[9]