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2011 Veikkausliiga
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Veikkausliiga |
| season | 2011 |
| winners | HJK |
| 8th Veikkausliiga title | |
| 24th Finnish title | |
| relegated | RoPS |
| continentalcup1 | [Champions League](2012-13-uefa-champions-league) |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | HJK |
| continentalcup2 | [Europa League](2012-13-uefa-europa-league) |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Inter Turku |
| JJK | |
| KuPS | |
| MYPA | |
| matches | 198 |
| total goals | 599 |
| league topscorer | Timo Furuholm (22 goals) |
| biggest home win | HJK 6–0 TPS |
| (22 June) | |
| FF Jaro 8–2 RoPS | |
| (29 June) | |
| HJK 6–0 FF Jaro | |
| (28 September) | |
| biggest away win | Haka 0–5 HJK |
| (18 June) | |
| highest scoring | FF Jaro 8–2 RoPS |
| (29 June) | |
| longest wins | HJK |
| (10 games) | |
| longest unbeaten | FC Honka |
| (14 games) | |
| longest winless | RoPS |
| (21 games) | |
| longest losses | RoPS |
| (6 games) | |
| prevseason | [2010](2010-veikkausliiga) |
| nextseason | [2012](2012-veikkausliiga) |
8th Veikkausliiga title 24th Finnish title JJK KuPS MYPA (22 June) FF Jaro 8–2 RoPS (29 June) HJK 6–0 FF Jaro (28 September) (18 June) (29 June) (10 games) (14 games) (21 games) (6 games)
The 2011 Veikkausliiga was the 81st season of top-tier football in Finland. It began on 2 May 2011 and ended on 29 October 2011. HJK were the defending champions and successfully defended their title.
The pre-season was severely affected by license revocations to two teams, which eventually resulted in a later than originally scheduled begin date and an increase of scheduled matches from 26 to 33 per team.
Teams
The league was originally supposed to have 14 teams, but AC Oulu was refused a license due to club's bad economic situation and Tampere United was excluded from every official competition of Football Association of Finland due to breaking the rules of the association, and the league will therefore be played with only 12 teams. AC Oulu was, however, obtained a license for Ykkönen, where it will play this season.
FC Lahti were relegated to Ykkönen after finishing at the bottom of the 2010 season. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions RoPS. 13th-placed Veikkausliiga team JJK and Ykkönen runners-up FC Viikingit competed in a two-legged relegation play-offs for one spot in this season. JJK won 3–1 on aggregate and thereby retained their league position once again.
Team summaries
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Honka | Espoo | Tapiolan Urheilupuisto | 6,000 | Finland Mika Lehkosuo | Finland Tomi Maanoja |
| FC Inter | Turku | Veritas Stadion | 10,000 | Netherlands Job Dragtsma | Finland Henri Lehtonen |
| FF Jaro | Jakobstad | Jakobstads Centralplan | 5,000 | Finland/Russia Alexei Eremenko Sr. | Finland Heikki Aho |
| Haka | Valkeakoski | Tehtaan kenttä | 3,516 | Finland Sami Ristilä | Haiti Regillio Nooitmeer |
| HJK | Helsinki | Sonera Stadium | 10,770 | Finland Antti Muurinen | Finland Ville Wallén |
| JJK | Jyväskylä | Harjun stadion | 3,000 | Finland Kari Martonen | Finland Mikko Hyyrynen |
| KuPS | Kuopio | Kuopion keskuskenttä | 5,000 | Finland Esa Pekonen | Finland Pietari Holopainen |
| IFK Mariehamn | Mariehamn | Wiklöf Holding Arena | 4,000 | Finland Pekka Lyyski | Denmark Allan Olesen |
| MYPA | Myllykoski, Kouvola | Saviniemi | 4,167 | Finland Toni Korkeakunnas | Finland Tuomas Aho |
| RoPS | Rovaniemi | Rovaniemen keskuskenttä | 4,000 | FIN Matti Hiukka | Finland Tuomo Könönen |
| TPS | Turku | Veritas Stadion | 10,000 | Finland Marko Rajamäki | Finland Jarno Heinikangas |
| VPS | Vaasa | Hietalahti Stadium | 4,600 | Finland Petri Vuorinen | Finland Tero Koskela |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPS | FIN Tommi Pikkarainen | Resigned | 28 July 2011 | FIN Petri Vuorinen | 28 July 2011 | 11th |
| RoPS | Wales John Allen | Sacked | 8 August 2011 | FIN Matti Hiukka | 8 August 2011 | 12th |
League table
Results
As a consequence of the decreased number of teams immediately prior to the start of the season, the schedule for this season had to be significantly altered. Teams will now play each other a third time after a regular double-round robin schedule; each team will hence play a total of 33 matches. The schedule for the additional round of matches was determined by the final positions of the 2010 season, with the best six teams being assigned an extra home match in the process.
Matches 1–22
Matches 23–33
Statistics
Updated to games played on 29 October 2011.
Top scorers
*Source: veikkausliiga.com *
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | FIN Timo Furuholm | FC Inter | 22 |
| **2** | HUN Tamás Gruborovics | JJK | 16 |
| FIN Mika Ojala | FC Inter | 16 | |
| FIN Akseli Pelvas | HJK | 16 | |
| **5** | FIN Henri Lehtonen | FC Inter | 15 |
| FIN Berat Sadik | HJK | 15 | |
| GAM Demba Savage | FC Honka | 15 | |
| **8** | NGR Babatunde Wusu | JJK | 14 |
| **9** | SEN Papa Niang | FF Jaro | 11 |
| FIN Teemu Pukki | HJK | 11 | |
| FIN Ilja Venäläinen | KuPS | 11 | |
| FIN Mika Ääritalo | TPS | 11 | |
| **13** | MEX José Manuel Rivera | RoPS | 10 |
| **14** | NGR Dudu | FC Honka | 9 |
| GEO Irakli Sirbiladze | FF Jaro | 9 | |
| NGR Olajide Williams | KuPS | 9 | |
| **17** | *3 players* | 8 | |
| **20** | *5 players* | 7 | |
| **25** | *12 players* | 6 | |
| **37** | *6 players* | 5 | |
| **43** | *9 players* | 4 | |
| **52** | *20 players* | 3 | |
| **72** | *32 players* | 2 | |
| **104** | *58 players* | 1 |
Monthly awards
| Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month | |
|---|---|---|---|
| url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804091226/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=1&ID=43561 | date=4 August 2012 }} | Netherlands Job Dragtsma *(FC Inter)* | Finland Timo Furuholm *(FC Inter)* |
| url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811171139/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=5&ID=43992 | date=11 August 2012 }} | Finland Antti Muurinen *(HJK)* | Finland Mika Ojala *(FC Inter)* |
| url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920181916/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=5&ID=44331 | date=20 September 2011 }} | Finland Toni Korkeakunnas *(MYPA)* | Finland Mika Ojala *(FC Inter)* |
| url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811172127/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=1&ID=44747 | date=11 August 2012 }} | Finland Sami Ristilä *(Haka)* | Finland Sampsa Timoska *(MYPA)* |
| url=https://archive.today/20130205152337/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=1&ID=44991 | date=5 February 2013 }} | Finland Kari Martonen *(JJK)* | Finland Alexander Ring *(HJK)* |
| url=https://archive.today/20120914081211/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=1&ID=45320 | date=14 September 2012 }} | Finland Mika Lehkosuo *(FC Honka)* | Finland Akseli Pelvas *(HJK)* |
Players of the year
*Source: veikkausliiga.com *
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Best Goalkeeper | Finland Ville Wallén *(HJK)* |
| Best Defender | Finland Mathias Lindström *(HJK)* |
| Best Midfielder | Finland Mika Ojala *(FC Inter)* |
| Best Striker | Finland Timo Furuholm *(FC Inter)* |
Attendances
| No. | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HJK | 3,610 |
| 2 | TPS | 3,596 |
| 3 | JJK | 3,512 |
| 4 | Inter Turku | 2,224 |
| 5 | VPS | 2,112 |
| 6 | KuPS | 2,035 |
| 7 | Honka | 1,954 |
| 8 | Jaro | 1,473 |
| 9 | Mariehamn | 1,416 |
| 10 | RoPS | 1,412 |
| 11 | Haka | 1,321 |
| 12 | MyPa | 1,122 |
Source:
References
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