2017 Veikkausliiga
Season | 2017 |
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← 2016 2017 → |
The 2017 Veikkausliiga will be the eighty-seventh season of top-tier football in Finland. IFK Mariehamn are the defending champions.
Teams
PK-35 Vantaa were relegated to Ykkönen after finishing at the bottom of the 2016 season. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions JJK.
FC Inter as 11th-placed team regained their Veikkausliiga spot after winning the second-placed Ykkönen team TPS 2–0 on aggregate in a relegation/promotion playoff.
Stadia and locations
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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FC Inter | Turku | Veritas Stadion | 10,000 |
FC Lahti | Lahti | Lahden kisapuisto | 4,000 |
HIFK | Helsinki | Sonera Stadium | 10,770 |
HJK | Helsinki | Sonera Stadium | 10,770 |
IFK Mariehamn | Mariehamn | Wiklöf Holding Arena | 4,000 |
Ilves | Tampere | Tammela Stadion | 5,040 |
JJK | Jyväskylä | Harjun stadion | 3,000 |
KuPS | Kuopio | Savon Sanomat Areena | 5,000 |
PS Kemi | Kemi | Sauvosaaren Urheilupuisto | 4,500 |
RoPS | Rovaniemi | Rovaniemen keskuskenttä | 4,000 |
SJK | Seinäjoki | OmaSP Stadion | 6,000 |
VPS | Vaasa | Hietalahti Stadium | 4,600 |
Personnel and kits
Club | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Sponsors |
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FC Inter | Kuqi, ShefkiShefki Kuqi | Nike | Alfons Håkans |
FC Lahti | Korkeakunnas, ToniToni Korkeakunnas | Umbro | BE Group Lahti Energia Halton |
HIFK | Muurinen, AnttiAntti Muurinen | Puma | Aktia Bank |
HJK | Lehkosuo, MikaMika Lehkosuo | Adidas | Apu |
IFK Mariehamn | Lundberg, PeterPeter Lundberg | Puma | Hotell Arkipelag |
Ilves | Wiss, JarkkoJarkko Wiss | Adidas | Various |
JJK | Pasoja, JuhaJuha Pasoja | Nike | Vantaan Energia |
KuPS | Honkavaara, JaniJani Honkavaara | Puma | Laitilan Wirvoitusjuomatehdas |
PS Kemi | Åhman, JariJari Åhman | Stanno | Various |
RoPS | Malinen, JuhaJuha Malinen | Puma | Saraware |
SJK | Valakari, SimoSimo Valakari | Adidas | LähiTapiola EPKK Prima Power |
VPS | Vuorinen, PetriPetri Vuorinen | Puma | Various |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
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KuPS | Marko Rajamäki | End of contract | n/a | Jani Honkavaara | 17 October 2016[1] | Pre-season |
References
- ↑ "Jani Honkavaara on Kuopion Palloseuran uusi päävalmentaja". KuPS (in Finnish). KuPS. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
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