Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga () is a professional association football league in Finland and the highest level of the Finnish football league system. The league comprises the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name. Veikkausliiga was founded in 1990; before that the top division was called Mestaruussarja (championship series) since 1930 which was an amateur or semi-professional league. Between 1908 and 1930 the championship was decided as a knock-out cup competition.
Key facts
- Football league.logo
- Veikkausliiga logo 2025.png
- Football league.country
- Finland
- Football league.confed
- UEFA
- Football league.teams
- 12
- Football league.relegation
- Ykkösliiga 1–2 (depending on qualification playoffs)
- Football league.levels
- 1
- Football league.most successful club
- HJK Helsinki (17)
- Football league.most_appearances
- Toni Huttunen (441)
- Football league.top_goalscorer
- Valeri Popovitch (166)
- Football league.domest_cup
- Finnish Cup
- Football league.league_cup
- Finnish League Cup
- Football league.confed_cup
- UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Conference League
Article
19 sectionsContents
- Structure
- Management
- Television rights
- Current clubs
- Former clubs
- Veikkausliiga 1990–present
- Performance
- Performance by club
- Top scorers
- Individual all-time records
- Most matches played
- Most goals scored
- Referees
- FIFA certified referees
- Referee statistics
- Notes
- See also
- References
- External links
Veikkausliiga () is a professional association football league in Finland and the highest level of the Finnish football league system. The league comprises the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name. Veikkausliiga was founded in 1990; before that the top division was called Mestaruussarja (championship series) since 1930 which was an amateur or semi-professional league. Between 1908 and 1930 the championship was decided as a knock-out cup competition.
== Structure == During the 1990 and 1991 seasons the Veikkausliiga was played under the name "Futisliiga" ().