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

finished at the bottom of the 2009 season and were relegated to Ykkönen. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions AC Oulu. 13th-placed Veikkausliiga team JJK and Ykkönen runners-up KPV competed in a two-legged relegation play-offs for one spot in this season. JJK won 5–3 on aggregate and thereby retained their league position.

Team summaries

ClubLocationStadiumCapacityManagerKitmaker
AC OuluOuluCastrén4,000 Juha MalinenUmbro
FC HonkaEspooTapiolan Urheilupuisto6,000 Mika LehkosuoKappa
FC InterTurkuVeritas Stadion9,372 Job DragtsmaNike
FC LahtiLahtiLahden Stadion15,000 Ilkka MäkeläUmbro
FF JaroJakobstadJakobstads Centralplan5,000/ Alexei Eremenko Sr.Errea
HakaValkeakoskiTehtaan kenttä3,516 Sami RistiläUmbro
HJKHelsinkiSonera Stadium10,770 Antti MuurinenAdidas
IFK MariehamnMariehamnWiklöf Holding Arena4,000 Pekka LyyskiPuma
JJKJyväskyläHarjun stadion3,000 Kari MartonenLegea
KuPSKuopioKuopion keskuskenttä5,000 Esa PekonenPuma
MYPAAnjalankoskiSaviniemi4,167 Janne LindbergPuma
Tampere UnitedTampereRatina Stadion17,000 Ari HjelmPuma
TPSTurkuVeritas Stadion9,372 Marko RajamäkiPuma
VPSVaasaHietalahti Stadium4,600 Tommi PikkarainenUmbro

League table

Relegation play-offs

The 13th placed team of 2010 Veikkausliiga and the runners-up of the 2010 Ykkönen will compete in a two-legged play-offs for one spot in the 2011 Veikkausliiga. JJK won the playoffs by 3-1 and remained again in Veikkausliiga.
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Results

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Source:
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Juho MäkeläHJK16
2 Roope RiskiTPS12
3 Henri LehtonenFC Inter11
4 Tamás GruborovicsIFK Mariehamn10
4 Jonatan JohanssonTPS10
6 Tommi KariJJK9
6 Jami PuustinenHonka9
6 Maxim VotinovMYPA9
9 DuduKuPS8
9 Frank JonkeOulu8
9 Papa NiangFF Jaro8
9 Mikko PaatelainenIFK Mariehamn8

Top assistants

Source:
RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Alexei Eremenko Jr.FF Jaro8
2 Miikka IloKuPS7
2 Tomi PetrescuTampere United7
4 Sasha AnttilainenIFK Mariehamn6
4 Jonne HjelmTampere United6
4 Antti HynynenHaka/KuPS6
4 Tommi KariJJK6
4 Mika LahtinenJJK6
4 Mikko ManninenTPS6
4 Maxim VotinovMYPA6
11 DemaTampere United/HJK5
11 Papa NiangFF Jaro5
11 Mika NurmelaOulu5
11 Sebastian StrandvallIFK Mariehamn5

Monthly awards

Players of the year

Source:
PositionPlayer
Goalkeeper Jukka Lehtovaara '
Defender Juhani Ojala '
Midfielder Miikka Ilo '
Striker Juho Mäkelä '
Player Medo