2025 Veikkausliiga
| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 April – TBD 2025 |
← 2024 2026 → | |
The 2025 Veikkausliiga is the upcoming 95th season of top-tier football in Finland, which takes place from April to November. Veikkaus is the league's sponsor.[1]
Teams
The league consists of twelve teams; ten teams remaining from the previous season, and two teams promoted from the Ykkösliiga. KuPS entered the season as defending champions after winning previous season.
Team changes
| Relegated to 2025 Ykkösliiga |
Promoted from 2024 Ykkösliiga |
|---|---|
| EIF Lahti |
KTP FF Jaro |
KTP were promoted as champions of the 2024 Ykkösliiga, (returning to the top flight after only one year of absence). They replaced the bottom-placed teams of the 2024 Veikkausliiga, EIF and Lahti, (who were relegated after a single season and a 13-year stint in the top flight, respectively). Ykkösliiga runners-up Jaro were also promoted, returning to the top flight after a nine-year absence.
Stadiums and locations
| Club | Location | Stadium | Turf | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Oulu | Oulu | Raatti Stadium | Natural | 5,000 |
| FC Haka | Valkeakoski | Tehtaan kenttä | Artificial | 3,516 |
| FF Jaro | Jakobstad (Pietarsaari) | Jakobstads Centralplan | Artificial | 5,000 |
| FC Inter Turku | Turku | Veritas Stadion | Artificial | 9,372 |
| HJK | Töölö, Helsinki | Bolt Arena | Artificial | 10,770 |
| IF Gnistan | Oulunkylä, Helsinki | Mustapekka Areena | Artificial | 2,200 |
| IFK Mariehamn | Mariehamn | Wiklöf Holding Arena | Artificial | 1,650 |
| Ilves | Tampere | Tammelan Stadion | Artificial | 8,000 |
| KuPS | Kuopio | Väre Areena | Artificial | 4,778 |
| KTP | Kotka | Arto Tolsa Areena | Artificial | 4,780 |
| SJK | Seinäjoki | OmaSP Stadion | Artificial | 5,817 |
| VPS | Vaasa | Hietalahti Stadium | Artificial | 6,005 |
Personnel and kits
All teams are obligated to have the Veikkausliiga logo on the right sleeve of their shirt.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC Oulu |  Mikko Isokangas
|
Niklas Jokelainen
|
Craft |
| FC Haka |  Andy Smith
|
Puma | |
| FF Jaro | Niklas Vidjeskog
|
Sergei Eremenko
|
Puma |
| FC Inter Turku | Vesa Vasara
|
Juuso Hämäläinen
|
Nike |
| HJK | Toni Korkeakunnas
|
Daniel O'Shaughnessy
|
Adidas |
| IF Gnistan | Jussi Leppälahti
|
Jukka Raitala
|
Puma |
| IFK Mariehaman |  Gary Williams
|
 Pontus Lindgren
|
Puma |
| Ilves | Joonas Rantanen
|
Otso Virtanen
|
Adidas |
| KuPS | Jarkko Wiss
|
Petteri Pennanen
|
Puma |
| KTP | Jonas Nyholm
|
Puma | |
| SJK |  Stevie Grieve
|
Rasmus Karjalainen
|
Adidas |
| VPS | Jussi Nuorela
|
Jesper Engström
|
Nike |
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gnistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Championship Round |
| 2 | Haka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | HJK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Ilves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Inter Turku | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Jaro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | KuPS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Relegation Round |
| 8 | KTP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Mariehamn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Oulu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | SJK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | VPS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).
Results
See also
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References
- ^ "2025 Veikkausliiga". Soccerway.
