2007_Veikkausliiga
2007 Veikkausliiga
Football league season
The 2007 season of the Veikkausliiga (the premier league of the Finnish football system), the 18th season in the league's history, began on April 21.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Tampere United 3rd Finnish title |
| Relegated | AC Oulu, FC Viikingit |
| Champions League | Tampere United |
| UEFA Cup | FC Haka, FC Honka |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 458 (2.52 per match) |
| Average goals/game | 2,52 |
| Top goalscorer |  Rafael (14) |
| Biggest home win | FC Lahti 6 - 0 VPS |
| Biggest away win | FC Viikingit 0 - 4 FC Lahti |
| Highest scoring | FC Lahti 5 - 2 FF Jaro |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampere United (C) | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 54 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | FC Haka | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 46 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | TPS | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 43 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | FC Honka | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 41 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 5 | MyPa | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 40 | |
| 6 | IFK Mariehamn | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 37 | |
| 7 | HJK | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 34 | |
| 8 | FC Lahti | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 33 | |
| 9 | FC Inter | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 33 | |
| 10 | VPS | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 32 | |
| 11 | FF Jaro | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 28 | |
| 12 | FC KooTeePee | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 26 | |
| 13 | FC Viikingit (R) | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 44 | −19 | 23 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 14 | AC Oulu (R) | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 22 | Relegation to Ykkönen |
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Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
More information Veikkausliiga 2007 winners ...
| Veikkausliiga 2007 winners |
|---|
| Tampere United Third title |
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Relegation playoff
RoPS of the Ykkönen beat FC Viikingit for a place in the 2008 season of the Veikkausliiga.
More information Home \ Away, HAK ...
| Home \ Away | HAK | HJK | HON | INT | JAR | KTP | LAH | MAR | MYP | OUL | TAM | TPS | VPS | VII |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Haka | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| HJK | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| FC Honka | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| FC Inter | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | |
| FF Jaro | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| FC KooTeePee | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| FC Lahti | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 6–0 | 0–2 | |
| IFK Mariehamn | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 4–2 | |
| MyPa | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| AC Oulu | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | |
| Tampere United | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| TPS | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 5–0 | |
| VPS | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| FC Viikingit | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
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- Tampere United prevailed in the first qualifying round against S.S. Murata of San Marino, and followed up with a victory over Levski Sofia of Bulgaria, but was knocked out by Rosenborg of Norway in the third qualifying round
- HJK won in the first qualifying round against Etzella Ettelbruck of Luxembourg, but was knocked out by Aalborg BK of Denmark in the second qualifying round
- FC Haka won in the first qualifying round against Rhyl of Wales, but was knocked out by Midtjylland of Denmark in the second qualifying round
- MyPa won in the first qualifying round against EB/Streymur of the Faroe Islands, but was knocked out by Blackburn Rovers of England in the second qualifying round
- Tampere United joined 1st round of UEFA Cup after losing in the third qualifying round of Champions League. Bordeaux won 4–3 on aggregate.
- FC Honka won the first round against TVMK Tallinn of Estonia, but was knocked out by Aalborg BK of Denmark in the second round
As of 13 October 2007
More information Position, Player ...
| Position | Player | Country | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rafael | | FC Lahti | 13 |
| 2 | Toni Lehtinen |  | FC Haka | 11 |
| 3 | Mikko Paatelainen | | TPS | 9 |
| - | Berat Sadik | | FC Lahti | 9 |
| 5 | Jami Puustinen | | FC Honka | 8 |
| - | Mika Ääritalo | | TPS | 8 |
| 7 | Kim Liljeqvist | | KooTeePee | 7 |
| - | Jari Niemi | | Tampere Utd | 7 |
| 9 | Jonas Emet | | FF Jaro | 6 |
| - | Mikko Innanen | | FC Haka | 6 |
| - | Armand One |  | TPS | 6 |
| - | Tomi Petrescu | | Tampere Utd | 6 |
| - | Antti Pohja | | Tampere Utd | 6 |
| - | Vili Savolainen | | HJK | 6 |
| 15 | Jussi Aalto | | FF Jaro | 5 |
| - | Janne Hietanen | | AC Oulu | 5 |
| - | Toni Junnila | | FF Jaro | 5 |
| - | Tero Taipale | | VPS | 5 |
| - | Justus Vajanne | | IFK Mariehamn | 5 |
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