Veikkausliiga 2009 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 2009 Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga is the premier division of Finnish football, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Veikkausliiga is currently ranked as the 28th best league in Europe. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name...

was the seventy-ninth season of top-tier football in Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

. It began on 18 April 2009 and ended on 17 October 2009. Inter Turku were the defending champions.

The championship was won by HJK Helsinki

HJK Helsinki

Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi , internationally known as HJK Helsinki, is a Finnish football club, based in the capital Helsinki...

, who came out on top of a three-team race which also involved Honka Espoo

FC Honka

FC Honka is a Finnish football club, based in Tapiola, Espoo. It was promoted into the Finnish premier division , for the first time in its history, at the end of the 2005 season. The club's manager is Mika Lehkosuo, and it plays its home matches at Tapiolan urheilupuisto...

and TPS Turku

Turun Palloseura

Turun Palloseura, TPS for short and nicknamed Tepsi, is a Finnish football club based in Turku. The club was founded in 1922. TPS currently play in the Veikkausliiga, the highest level of Finnish football. They play their home matches at the 9,372 seater Veritas Stadion, Turku.-History:FC TPS Turku...

. On the bottom end of the table, RoPS

RoPS

Rovaniemen Palloseura is a Finnish football club, founded in 1950 and based in the town of Rovaniemi. In 2009 RoPS played in the Finnish Premier Division but got relegated to Ykkönen after being the lowest-placed team in the end of the season...

were relegated to the Ykkönen

Ykkönen

Ykkönen is the second highest level of the Finnish football league system , although it is the highest league managed by the Football Association of Finland.-Competition:...

while JJK

Jyväskylän Jalkapalloklubi

JJK Jyväskylä is a Finnish football club, based in Jyväskylä. It currently plays in the Finnish top-flight Veikkausliiga. The club's manager is Kari Martonen...

will have to compete in a two-legged relegation play-off.

Promotion and relegation

KooTeePee

FC KooTeePee

FC KooTeePee is a Finnish football club, based in the town of Kotka. It currently plays in the Finnish First Division . The club's manager is Janne Hyppönen, and it plays its home matches at the Arto Tolsa Areena.- History :...

finished at the bottom of the 2008 season

Veikkausliiga 2008

The 2008 season of Veikkausliiga was the seventy-eighth season of top-tier football in Finland. It started on 27 April 2008 and ended on 26 October 2008. The defending champions were Tampere United.-Promotion and relegation:...

and were relegated to Ykkönen

Ykkönen

Ykkönen is the second highest level of the Finnish football league system , although it is the highest league managed by the Football Association of Finland.-Competition:...

. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions JJK

Jyväskylän Jalkapalloklubi

JJK Jyväskylä is a Finnish football club, based in Jyväskylä. It currently plays in the Finnish top-flight Veikkausliiga. The club's manager is Kari Martonen...

. 13th placed Veikkausliiga team KuPS

KuPS

Kuopion Palloseura is a Finnish football club, based in the 8th most populated city of Finland, Kuopio. KuPS plays in Finland's Premier League, Veikkausliiga. The team plays its home matches at Kuopion keskuskenttä...

and Ykkönen runners-up competed in a two-legged relegation play-offs for one spot in 2009 Veikkausliiga. KuPS won 2–1 on aggregate and thereby retained their league position.

Overview

Club	Location	Stadium	Capacity	Manager
FC Haka FC Haka Haka is a Finnish football club, based in the industry town of Valkeakoski. It is one of the most successful clubs in Finland, with nine Finnish championships and 12 Finnish Cup wins.- History :...	Valkeakoski Valkeakoski Valkeakoski is a town and municipality in Finland.Valkeakoski is located south of Tampere and north of Helsinki in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of...	Tehtaan kenttä Tehtaan kenttä Tehtaan kenttä is a football stadium in Valkeakoski, Finland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Haka. The stadium holds 3 516 and was built in 1935....	3,516	Olli Huttunen Olli Huttunen Olavi "Olli" Huttunen is a Finnish football coach and former goalkeeper. He is the former head coach of the Finnish national team....
HJK HJK Helsinki Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi , internationally known as HJK Helsinki, is a Finnish football club, based in the capital Helsinki...	Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...	Finnair Stadium Finnair Stadium Sonera Stadium is a football stadium in Helsinki, Finland.The stadium was inaugurated in 2000. It has a capacity of 10,770 spectators...	10,770	Antti Muurinen Antti Muurinen Antti Muurinen is a Finnish football coach. He is currently the head coach of HJK Helsinki in Finland's Veikkausliiga.Muurinen is probably best known as the head coach of the Finnish national team...
FC Honka FC Honka FC Honka is a Finnish football club, based in Tapiola, Espoo. It was promoted into the Finnish premier division , for the first time in its history, at the end of the 2005 season. The club's manager is Mika Lehkosuo, and it plays its home matches at Tapiolan urheilupuisto...	Espoo Espoo Espoo is the second largest city and municipality in Finland. The population of the city of Espoo is . It is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area along with the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. Espoo shares its eastern border with Helsinki and Vantaa, while enclosing Kauniainen....	Tapiolan Urheilupuisto Tapiolan Urheilupuisto Tapiolan urheilupuisto is a multi-use stadium in Tapiola, Espoo, Finland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Honka. The stadium holds 5,000 and it was built in 1970....	6,000	Mika Lehkosuo Mika Lehkosuo Mika "Bana" Lehkosuo is a Finnish football manager and former midfielder, currently managing FC Honka in Finnish Veikkausliiga.-Playing career:...
FC Inter	Turku Turku Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...	Veritas Stadion Veritas Stadion Veritas Stadion is a football stadium in Turku, Finland. It is situated in the district of Kupittaa, in an area dedicated to sporting venues...	9,372	Job Dragtsma Job Dragtsma Job Dragtsma is a Dutch football manager, who was the coach of FC Volendam for around a year . He is the current manager of FC Inter Turku in Finland, with whom he won the national title in 2008, Finnish League Cup in 2008 and the Finnish Cup in 2009...
FF Jaro FF Jaro FF Jaro is a Finnish football club, based in the bilingual town of Jakobstad. It currently plays in the Finnish Premier League Veikkausliiga...	Jakobstad Jakobstad Jakobstad is a town and municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland. The town has a population of and covers a land area of . The population density is .- History :...	Jakobstads Centralplan Jakobstads Centralplan Jakobstads Centralplan is a multi-use stadium in Jakobstad, Finland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FF Jaro. The stadium holds 5,000....	5,000	Mika Laurikainen
JJK Jyväskylän Jalkapalloklubi JJK Jyväskylä is a Finnish football club, based in Jyväskylä. It currently plays in the Finnish top-flight Veikkausliiga. The club's manager is Kari Martonen...	Jyväskylä Jyväskylä Jyväskylä is the capital of Central Finland and the largest city on the Finnish Lakeland, north-east of Tampere and north of Helsinki, on northern coast of lake Päijänne. The city has been continuously one of the most rapidly growing cities in Finland since World War II. The city is surrounded...	Harjun stadion Harjun stadion Harjun stadion is an athletics and football stadium in Jyväskylä, Finland. It is the home stadium of JJK of the Veikkausliiga. The stadium holds 3,000 spectators and was opened in 1926.-External links:*...	3,000	Ville Priha
KuPS KuPS Kuopion Palloseura is a Finnish football club, based in the 8th most populated city of Finland, Kuopio. KuPS plays in Finland's Premier League, Veikkausliiga. The team plays its home matches at Kuopion keskuskenttä...	Kuopio Kuopio Kuopio is a city and a municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia, Finland. A population of makes it the ninth biggest city in the country. The city has a total area of , of which is water and half forest...	Magnum Areena Magnum Areena Kuopion keskuskenttä is a multi-use stadium in Kuopio, Finland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of KuPS. The stadium holds 5,000 and was built in 2005....	3,500	Kai Nyyssönen Kai Nyyssönen Kai Nyyssönen is a Finnish former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker. After retiring as a player, Nyyssönen became a football manager.His elder brother is fellow player Harri Nyyssönen....
FC Lahti FC Lahti FC Lahti is a Finnish football club, based in the town of Lahti. It currently plays in the Finnish First Division after placing last in Finnish Premier League during season 2010...	Lahti Lahti Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki...	Lahden Stadion Lahden Stadion Lahden stadion is a multi-use stadium in Lahti, Finland. In Winter the stadium is used in cross-country skiing and biathlon. In summer it is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Lahti. The stadium holds 14,500 and was built in 1981.Stadium is also a well-known...	14,465	Ilkka Mäkelä Ilkka Mäkelä Ilkka Mäkelä is a Finnish football manager and former player, who is the current headcoach of Finland's youth teams....
IFK Mariehamn IFK Mariehamn IFK Mariehamn is a Finnish football club, based in Mariehamn, capital of the Åland Islands. It currently plays in the Finnish Premier Division . The club's manager is Pekka Lyyski, and it plays its home matches at Wiklöf Holding Arena....	Mariehamn Mariehamn Mariehamn is the capital of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. Mariehamn is the seat of the Government and Parliament of Åland, and 40% of the population of Åland live in the city...	Wiklöf Holding Arena Wiklöf Holding Arena Wiklöf Holding Arena is a multi-purpose stadium in Mariehamn, Finland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of IFK Mariehamn. The stadium has a capacity 4,000 people and was built in 1932....	1,600	Pekka Lyyski Pekka Lyyski Pekka Lyyski is a Finnish football coach. He is currently the head coach of IFK Mariehamn in Finland's Veikkausliiga.In 2003 Lyyski took charge of the IFK Mariehamn and brought the team in two years from Kakkonen to Veikkausliiga for the 2005 season for the first time in club history.His son Jani...
MYPA MyPa Myllykosken Pallo –47 is a Finnish football club, based in the industrial town of Myllykoski, part of the city of Kouvola since January 2009. They currently play in the Finnish Premier Division...	Anjalankoski Anjalankoski Anjalankoski is a former town and municipality of Finland. It had 17,301 inhabitants . About 4/5 of the people live in the vicinity of the Kymi River. The most densely populated communities are Myllykoski and Inkeroinen. In addition, there is plenty of countryside.The town's major industry is...	Saviniemi Saviniemi Saviniemi is a multi-use stadium in Anjalankoski, Finland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of MyPa. The stadium holds 4,167 and was built in 1995....	4,167	Janne Lindberg Janne Lindberg Janne Lindberg is a Finnish former professional footballer.Lindberg joined his local club Kumu as a six year old boy where he stayed for 18 years. In 1990, at the age of 24, he moved onto FC Haka and after two years at Haka he transferred to MyPa.At MyPa Lindberg established himself as a Finnish...
RoPS RoPS Rovaniemen Palloseura is a Finnish football club, founded in 1950 and based in the town of Rovaniemi. In 2009 RoPS played in the Finnish Premier Division but got relegated to Ykkönen after being the lowest-placed team in the end of the season...	Rovaniemi Rovaniemi Rovaniemi is a city and municipality of Finland. It is the administrative capital and commercial centre of Finland's northernmost province, Lapland. It is situated close to the Arctic Circle and is between the hills of Ounasvaara and Korkalovaara, at the confluence of the Kemijoki River and its...	Keskuskenttä	3,400	Mika Lumijärvi
Tampere United Tampere United Tampere United is a Finnish football club, which played in the Veikkausliiga, the premier football league in Finland, until the 2010 season, but is currently excluded from participating in Finnish football. The club comes from the city of Tampere. The current head coach of the club is Jarkko Wiss,...	Tampere Tampere Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...	Ratina Stadion Ratina Stadion Ratina Stadion, built in 1965, is a multi-purpose stadium in Tampere, Finland, with a seating capacity of 17,000 people, and up to 32,000 people for concerts....	17,000	Ari Hjelm Ari Hjelm Ari-Juhani Hjelm is a Finnish football coach and former player. He was the head coach of home-town club Tampere United in Finland's Veikkausliiga....
TPS Turun Palloseura Turun Palloseura, TPS for short and nicknamed Tepsi, is a Finnish football club based in Turku. The club was founded in 1922. TPS currently play in the Veikkausliiga, the highest level of Finnish football. They play their home matches at the 9,372 seater Veritas Stadion, Turku.-History:FC TPS Turku...	Turku	Veritas Stadion	9,372	Pasi Rautiainen Pasi Rautiainen Pasi Pentti Rautiainen is a Finnish football manager and former player. He has coached PK-35, FC Jokerit and FC KooTeePee in Finland and FC Levadia Tallinn and FC Flora Tallinn in Estonia. His last club was TPS....
VPS Vaasan Palloseura Vaasan Palloseura is a Finnish football club, based in Vaasa. It currently plays in the Finnish Premier Division . The club's manager is Tommi Pikkarainen and assistant manager is Petri Vuorinen. The club plays its home matches at Hietalahti...	Vaasa Vaasa Vaasa is a city on the west coast of Finland. It received its charter in 1606, during the reign of Charles IX of Sweden and is named after the Royal House of Vasa...	Hietalahti Stadium	4,600	Petri Vuorinen Petri Vuorinen Petri Vuorinen is a Finnish football manager, currently managing VPS in Finnish Veikkausliiga.-References:...

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment	Position in table
VPS Vaasan Palloseura Vaasan Palloseura is a Finnish football club, based in Vaasa. It currently plays in the Finnish Premier Division . The club's manager is Tommi Pikkarainen and assistant manager is Petri Vuorinen. The club plays its home matches at Hietalahti...	Tomi Kärkkäinen	Resigned	15 May 2009	Petri Vuorinen Petri Vuorinen Petri Vuorinen is a Finnish football manager, currently managing VPS in Finnish Veikkausliiga.-References:...	15 May 2009	14th
RoPS RoPS Rovaniemen Palloseura is a Finnish football club, founded in 1950 and based in the town of Rovaniemi. In 2009 RoPS played in the Finnish Premier Division but got relegated to Ykkönen after being the lowest-placed team in the end of the season...	Valeri Bondarenko Valeri Bondarenko Valeri Bondarenko is an Estonian football coach and a former player.-Coaching career:1993–1994 he was the assistant coach of the Estonia national football team...	Sacked	27 May 2009	Mika Lumijärvi Zeddy Saileti Zeddy Saileti Zeddy Saileti is a former Zambian football striker and present football coach. Currently he is the manager of RoPS Youth Academy based in Kitwe. A good goalscorer, he formed part of the squad that reached the final of the 1994 African Nations Cup. Saileti was born and raised in a family of eleven...	27 May 2009	14th
FF Jaro FF Jaro FF Jaro is a Finnish football club, based in the bilingual town of Jakobstad. It currently plays in the Finnish Premier League Veikkausliiga...	Mika Laurikainen	Sacked	18 August 2009	Alexei Eremenko Sr.	18 August 2009
Haka FC Haka Haka is a Finnish football club, based in the industry town of Valkeakoski. It is one of the most successful clubs in Finland, with nine Finnish championships and 12 Finnish Cup wins.- History :...	Olli Huttunen Olli Huttunen Olavi "Olli" Huttunen is a Finnish football coach and former goalkeeper. He is the former head coach of the Finnish national team....	Sacked	7 September 2009	Sami Ristilä Sami Ristilä Sami Ristilä is a Finnish football manager and former player who has been managing FC Haka since September 2010 in the Veikkausliiga.- Career :...	7 September 2009	5th
RoPS RoPS Rovaniemen Palloseura is a Finnish football club, founded in 1950 and based in the town of Rovaniemi. In 2009 RoPS played in the Finnish Premier Division but got relegated to Ykkönen after being the lowest-placed team in the end of the season...	Mika Lumijärvi	Sacked	7 October 2009	Zeddy Saileti Zeddy Saileti Zeddy Saileti is a former Zambian football striker and present football coach. Currently he is the manager of RoPS Youth Academy based in Kitwe. A good goalscorer, he formed part of the squad that reached the final of the 1994 African Nations Cup. Saileti was born and raised in a family of eleven... Jorma Turpeenniemi	7 October 2009	14th

League table

Finnish football 2009
Veikkausliiga (Tier 1) Ykkönen 2009 Ykkönen League Tables for teams participating in Ykkönen, the second tier of the Finnish Soccer League system, in 2009.-Ykkönen:-Promotion Play-Offs:... (Tier 2) Kakkonen Kakkonen 2009 League Tables League Tables for teams participating in Kakkonen, the third tier of the Finnish Soccer League system, in 2009.-Group A:Source - Final Table: -Group B:Source - Final Table: -Group C:Source - Final Table: -References and sources:... (Tier 3)* Kolmonen 2009 Kolmonen - Finnish League Division 3 League tables for teams participating in Kolmonen, the fourth tier of the Finnish soccer league system, in 2009.-Section 1: 1. BK-46 22 13 6 3 51-22 45 Promoted --------------------------------------------------------------... (Tier 4) Nelonen Nelonen 2009 League Tables League Tables for teams participating in Nelonen, the fifth tier in the Finnish Soccer League system, in 2009.-Section 1: 1. FC POHU 22 16 5 1 74-19 53 Promoted... (Tier 5) Vitonen Vitonen 2009 League Tables League Tables for teams participating in Vitonen, the sixth highest league in the Finnish Soccer League system, in 2009.-Section 1: 1. Arsenal 18 14 1 3 58-14 43 Promoted... (Tier 6) Kutonen Kutonen 2009 League Tables League Tables for teams participating in Kutonen, the seventh tier of the Finnish Soccer League system, in 2009.-Section 1: 1. FC POHU/Swigu 10 8 2 0 28-10 26 Promoted 2. Vesa/Töölö 10 6 3 1 31-10 21 Promoted... (Tier 7) Seiska Seiska 2009 League Tables League Tables for teams participating in Seiska, the eighth and final tier in the Finnish Soccer League system, in 2009.-Section 1: 1. FC ALPC 12 8 4 0 33-3 28 Promoted... (Tier 8) Suomen Cup 2009 2009 Finnish Cup Finnish Cup 2009 was the 55th season of the main annual football cup competition in Finland. It is organized as a single-elimination knock–out tournament....

Relegation play-offs

JJK

Jyväskylän Jalkapalloklubi

JJK Jyväskylä is a Finnish football club, based in Jyväskylä. It currently plays in the Finnish top-flight Veikkausliiga. The club's manager is Kari Martonen...

as 13th placed team of 2009 Veikkausliiga and KPV

Kokkolan Palloveikot

KPV is a Finnish football club, based in Kokkola. It currently plays in the Finnish First Division . The club's manager is Jarmo Korhonen, and it plays its home matches at Kokkolan keskuskenttä....

as runners-up of the 2009 Ykkönen competed in a two-legged play-offs for one spot in the 2010 Veikkausliiga

2010 Veikkausliiga

The 2010 Veikkausliiga was the eightieth season of top-tier football in Finland. It began on 16 April 2010 and ended on 23 October 2010.-Teams:...

. JJK won the play-offs by 5–3 and remained in Veikkausliiga.
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Results

Top goalscorers

Source: veikkausliiga.com

16 goals Hermanni Vuorinen

Hermanni Vuorinen

Hermanni Vuorinen is a Finnish footballer playing as a striker. He currently plays for Sporting Charleroi in the Belgian premier division.Even though 1.93 m tall, and he is very strong on aerial challenges....

(Honka
FC Honka
FC Honka is a Finnish football club, based in Tapiola, Espoo. It was promoted into the Finnish premier division , for the first time in its history, at the end of the 2005 season. The club's manager is Mika Lehkosuo, and it plays its home matches at Tapiolan urheilupuisto...

)

12 goals Jami Puustinen

Jami Puustinen

Jami Petteri Puustinen is a Finnish football player who plays as a striker for FC Honka. Born in Espoo, Puustinen began his career with FC Kasiysi at the age of eight in 1995, before signing for FC Espoo in 2000...

Timo Furuholm

Timo Furuholm is a Finnish professional footballer who currently plays for F.C. International Turku in the Finnish Veikkausliiga. He is the son of former Finnish footballer and current Eurosport commentator, Tapio Furuholm.-Club career:...

(Inter Turku)

9 goals Wayne Brown

Wayne Brown (footballer born 1988)

Wayne Jonathan Brown is an English footballer who plays in midfield for Bristol Rovers F.C..-Fulham:...

(TPS
Turun Palloseura
Turun Palloseura, TPS for short and nicknamed Tepsi, is a Finnish football club based in Turku. The club was founded in 1922. TPS currently play in the Veikkausliiga, the highest level of Finnish football. They play their home matches at the 9,372 seater Veritas Stadion, Turku.-History:FC TPS Turku...

) Mikko Paatelainen

Mikko Paatelainen

Mikko Paatelainen is a Finnish professional footballer, currently playing as a striker for Veikkausliiga side IFK Mariehamn.His father is Matti Paatelainen.-Career:...

Babatunde Wusu

Babatunde Enitan Wusu is a football striker from Nigeria who currently plays for JJK in the Finnish Veikkausliiga.He also has a Finnish citizenship.- Career :...

Tamás Gruborovics

Tamás Gruborovics is a football player of Hungarian descent. He currently plays for JJK Jyväskylä; he formerly played for MP, KuPS and FC KooTeePee. During the 2010 season, he was his team's best goalscorer with 10 goals playing for IFK Mariehamn 2009-2010.On 17th November 2010 he signed a...

(IFK Mariehamn
IFK Mariehamn
IFK Mariehamn is a Finnish football club, based in Mariehamn, capital of the Åland Islands. It currently plays in the Finnish Premier Division . The club's manager is Pekka Lyyski, and it plays its home matches at Wiklöf Holding Arena....

) Juho Mäkelä

Juho Mäkelä

Juho Mäkelä is a Finnish footballer who plays for Sydney FC in A-League. He is a striker especially known for his pace.-Early career:...

(HJK
HJK Helsinki
Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi , internationally known as HJK Helsinki, is a Finnish football club, based in the capital Helsinki...

) Drilon Shala

Drilon Shala

Drilon Shala is a Finnish football player of Kosovar-Albanian ancestry currently playing for FC Lahti; he formerly played for PP-70. Although he represented Finland at U19 level in 2010 he accepted an offer to play for the Kosovo national team.-External links: -References:*...

(Lahti
FC Lahti
FC Lahti is a Finnish football club, based in the town of Lahti. It currently plays in the Finnish First Division after placing last in Finnish Premier League during season 2010...

) Dawda Bah

Dawda Bah

Dawda Bah is a football striker from Gambia who currently plays for FC Augsburg.-Football career:Bah played in the Gambian League, with Banjul Hawks, until in 2005 moved to Finnish First Division club KPV. He became a key player for the second their club and was the best goalscorer in the division...

(HJK
HJK Helsinki
Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi , internationally known as HJK Helsinki, is a Finnish football club, based in the capital Helsinki...

) Maxim Votinov

Maxim Votinov

Maxim Votinov is a Russian professional footballer. As of 2009, he plays for MYPA.-References:* -External links:*...

(MYPA
MyPa
Myllykosken Pallo –47 is a Finnish football club, based in the industrial town of Myllykoski, part of the city of Kouvola since January 2009. They currently play in the Finnish Premier Division...

) Nam Ik-Kyung (JJK
Jyväskylän Jalkapalloklubi
JJK Jyväskylä is a Finnish football club, based in Jyväskylä. It currently plays in the Finnish top-flight Veikkausliiga. The club's manager is Kari Martonen...

)

Top assistants

Source: veikkausliiga.com
11 assists Sebastian Sorsa

Sebastian Sorsa

Sebastian 'Seba' Sorsa is a Finnish footballer who is under contract by HJK Helsinki.- Career :After a successful winter trial, Sorsa signed for Leeds United, joining on an 18-month contract in a Bosman transfer from Finnish side HJK Helsinki on 2 January 2008.Sorsa failed to break into the Leeds...

(HJK
HJK Helsinki
Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi , internationally known as HJK Helsinki, is a Finnish football club, based in the capital Helsinki...

)

9 assists Nicholas Otaru

Nicholas Otaru

Nicholas "Niki" Otaru is a Finnish professional football player who is currently playing for the Veikkausliiga side FC Honka based in Tapiola, Espoo in Finland.- Personal :...

Wayne Brown (footballer born 1988)

Wayne Jonathan Brown is an English footballer who plays in midfield for Bristol Rovers F.C..-Fulham:...

Sebastian Strandvall

Sebastian Strandvall is a Finnish professional football midfielder who currently plays for the Veikkausliiga side IFK Mariehamn in Finland.His brother Matias Strandvall is a cross-country skier at World Cup level.-References:*...

(Haka
FC Haka
Haka is a Finnish football club, based in the industry town of Valkeakoski. It is one of the most successful clubs in Finland, with nine Finnish championships and 12 Finnish Cup wins.- History :...

) Mikko Innanen

Mikko Innanen

Mikko Innanen may refer to:*Mikko Innanen *Mikko Innanen...

Dawda Bah

(HJK
HJK Helsinki
Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi , internationally known as HJK Helsinki, is a Finnish football club, based in the capital Helsinki...

) Mika Ojala

Mika Ojala

Mika Ojala is a professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga side FC Inter Turku.-International career:...

(Inter Turku) Babatunde Wusu

Babatunde Wusu

Babatunde Enitan Wusu is a football striker from Nigeria who currently plays for JJK in the Finnish Veikkausliiga.He also has a Finnish citizenship.- Career :...

Mikko Hyyrynen

Mikko Hyyrynen is a Finnish footballer who is currently playing for JJK in the Finnish Veikkausliiga. His position is striker....

(Jaro
FF Jaro
FF Jaro is a Finnish football club, based in the bilingual town of Jakobstad. It currently plays in the Finnish Premier League Veikkausliiga...

) Mikko Manninen

Mikko Manninen

Mikko Manninen is a Finnish professional football striker who currently plays for the Veikkausliiga side JJK in Finland.Manninen played well in pre-season for TPS but since the Veikkausliiga started, he's been struggling to find his old form, although he has been able to hold on his starting...

Severi Paajanen

Severi Paajanen is a Finnish footballer currently playing for Finnish Veikkausliiga club FC Inter Turku.-References:*...

(Inter Turku) Demba Savage

Demba Savage

Demba Savage, is a Gambian footballer currently playing for FC Honka in the Finnish Veikkausliiga, a.k.a. the Finnish Premier Division.-Football career:...

(FC Honka
FC Honka
FC Honka is a Finnish football club, based in Tapiola, Espoo. It was promoted into the Finnish premier division , for the first time in its history, at the end of the 2005 season. The club's manager is Mika Lehkosuo, and it plays its home matches at Tapiolan urheilupuisto...

)

Monthly awards

Month	Coach of the Month	Player of the Month
April	Pekka Lyyski Pekka Lyyski Pekka Lyyski is a Finnish football coach. He is currently the head coach of IFK Mariehamn in Finland's Veikkausliiga.In 2003 Lyyski took charge of the IFK Mariehamn and brought the team in two years from Kakkonen to Veikkausliiga for the 2005 season for the first time in club history.His son Jani... (IFK Mariehamn IFK Mariehamn IFK Mariehamn is a Finnish football club, based in Mariehamn, capital of the Åland Islands. It currently plays in the Finnish Premier Division . The club's manager is Pekka Lyyski, and it plays its home matches at Wiklöf Holding Arena.... )	Hermanni Vuorinen Hermanni Vuorinen Hermanni Vuorinen is a Finnish footballer playing as a striker. He currently plays for Sporting Charleroi in the Belgian premier division.Even though 1.93 m tall, and he is very strong on aerial challenges.... (Honka FC Honka FC Honka is a Finnish football club, based in Tapiola, Espoo. It was promoted into the Finnish premier division , for the first time in its history, at the end of the 2005 season. The club's manager is Mika Lehkosuo, and it plays its home matches at Tapiolan urheilupuisto... )
May	Olli Huttunen Olli Huttunen Olavi "Olli" Huttunen is a Finnish football coach and former goalkeeper. He is the former head coach of the Finnish national team.... (Haka FC Haka Haka is a Finnish football club, based in the industry town of Valkeakoski. It is one of the most successful clubs in Finland, with nine Finnish championships and 12 Finnish Cup wins.- History :... )	Sebastian Strandvall Sebastian Strandvall Sebastian Strandvall is a Finnish professional football midfielder who currently plays for the Veikkausliiga side IFK Mariehamn in Finland.His brother Matias Strandvall is a cross-country skier at World Cup level.-References:*... (Haka FC Haka Haka is a Finnish football club, based in the industry town of Valkeakoski. It is one of the most successful clubs in Finland, with nine Finnish championships and 12 Finnish Cup wins.- History :... )
June	Mika Laurikainen (Jaro FF Jaro FF Jaro is a Finnish football club, based in the bilingual town of Jakobstad. It currently plays in the Finnish Premier League Veikkausliiga... )	Jens Nygård Jens Nygård Jens Nygård is a Finnish footballer who represents Vaasan Palloseura of Veikkausliiga.-References:**... (VPS Vaasan Palloseura Vaasan Palloseura is a Finnish football club, based in Vaasa. It currently plays in the Finnish Premier Division . The club's manager is Tommi Pikkarainen and assistant manager is Petri Vuorinen. The club plays its home matches at Hietalahti... )
July	Pasi Rautiainen Pasi Rautiainen Pasi Pentti Rautiainen is a Finnish football manager and former player. He has coached PK-35, FC Jokerit and FC KooTeePee in Finland and FC Levadia Tallinn and FC Flora Tallinn in Estonia. His last club was TPS.... (TPS Turun Palloseura Turun Palloseura, TPS for short and nicknamed Tepsi, is a Finnish football club based in Turku. The club was founded in 1922. TPS currently play in the Veikkausliiga, the highest level of Finnish football. They play their home matches at the 9,372 seater Veritas Stadion, Turku.-History:FC TPS Turku... )	Jukka Lehtovaara Jukka Lehtovaara Jukka Lehtovaara is a Finnish football goalkeeper.He represents TPS of Finnish premier football division, Veikkausliiga. He made his debut in 2006. During the 2007 Lehtovaara gained his place as the starting goalie for the team. After the season he was nominated as the goalkeeper of the year and... (TPS Turun Palloseura Turun Palloseura, TPS for short and nicknamed Tepsi, is a Finnish football club based in Turku. The club was founded in 1922. TPS currently play in the Veikkausliiga, the highest level of Finnish football. They play their home matches at the 9,372 seater Veritas Stadion, Turku.-History:FC TPS Turku... )

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