Season | 2016 |
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Champions |
IFK Mariehamn 1st title |
Relegated | PK-35 Vantaa |
Champions League | IFK Mariehamn |
Europa League |
HJK SJK VPS |
Matches played | 198 |
Goals scored | 459 (2.32 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Roope Riski (17 goals) |
Biggest home win |
RoPS 5–0 PS Kemi (10 August) SJK 5–0 PK-35 Vantaa (17 October) |
Biggest away win |
IFK Mariehamn 2–5 HIFK (7 August) HJK 1–4 FC Lahti (12 September) |
Highest scoring |
PK-35 Vantaa 3–4 RoPS (2 April) IFK Mariehamn 2–5 HIFK (7 August) |
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The 2016 Veikkausliiga is the eighty-sixth season of top-tier football in Finland. The season started on 2 April 2016; the regular season ended on 23 October 2016, with a promotion/relegation playoff continuing until 29 October.SJK were the defending champions.
FF Jaro were relegated to Ykkönen after finishing at the bottom of the 2015 season. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions PS Kemi.
KTP as 11th-placed team lost their Veikkausliiga spot after losing to second-placed Ykkönen team PK-35 Vantaa 3–2 on aggregate in a relegation/promotion playoff.
Updated to games played on 24 August 2016.
Source: veikkausliiga.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Updated to games played on 23 October 2016.
Source: veikkausliiga.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Source: veikkausliiga.com (Finnish)