The 2014 Veikkausliiga was the 84th season of top-tier football in Finland. The league started on 6 April 2014 and ended on 25 October 2014. HJK Helsinki are the defending champions.
Teams JJK were relegated to Ykkönen after finishing at the bottom of the 2013 season. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions SJK.
Team summaries
ClubLocationStadiumCapacityManagerCaptainFC HonkaEspooTapiolan Urheilupuisto6,000 FC InterTurkuVeritas Stadion10,000 FC LahtiLahtiLahden Stadion15,000 FF JaroJakobstadJakobstads Centralplan5,000 HJKHelsinkiSonera Stadium10,770 IFK MariehamnMariehamnWiklöf Holding Arena4,000 KuPSKuopio Savon Sanomat Areena5,000 MYPAMyllykoski, KouvolaKymenlaakson Sähkö Stadion4,167 RoPSRovaniemiRovaniemen keskuskenttä4,000 SJKSeinäjokiSeinäjoen keskuskenttä3,500 TPSTurkuVeritas Stadion10,000 VPSVaasaHietalahti Stadium4,600
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming managerDate of appointmentTableRoPS Kari VirtanenEnd of contractn/a Juha MalinenPre-seasonFC Lahti Juha MalinenEnd of contractn/a Toni KorkeakunnasPre-seasonMYPA Toni KorkeakunnasEnd of contractn/a Antti MuurinenPre-seasonFC Honka Mika LehkosuoSacked7 February 2014 Shefki Kuqi15 February 2014Pre-seasonTPS Marko RajamäkiMutual termination14 February 2014 Mika Laurikainen17 February 2014Pre-seasonKuPS Esa PekonenMutual termination24 April 2014 Marko Rajamäki2 May 201412thHJK Sixten BoströmSacked29 April 2014 Mika Lehkosuo29 April 20146th
League table
Results
Matches 1–22
Matches 23–33
Statistics Top scorers Source: veikkausliiga.com
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Jonas EmetFF Jaro14 Luis SolignacIFK Mariehamn143 RafaelFC Lahti134 Diego AssisIFK Mariehamn11 Petteri ForsellIFK Mariehamn11 Akseli PelvasSJK11 Demba SavageHJK118 Aleksandr KokkoRoPS9 Roni PorokaraFC Honka / HJK9 Ats PurjeKuPS9 Irakli SirbiladzeFC Inter9 Shahdon WinchesterFF Jaro913 Hendrik HelmkeFF Jaro8 Toni LehtinenSJK8156 players72110 players6316 players53710 players44726 players37324 players29761 players1
Monthly awards MonthCoach of the MonthPlayer of the MonthAprilJaron Helmke huhtikuun Kuukauden pelaaja Antti Muurinen (MYPA) Hendrik Helmke (FF Jaro)MayRasmus Schüller Veikkausliigan toukokuun pelaaja Mika Lehkosuo (HJK) Rasmus Schüller (HJK)JuneKuPSin Admir Catovic Veikkausliigan kesäkuun pelaaja Simo Valakari (SJK) Admir Ćatović (KuPS)JulyHenrik Moisander heinäkuun kuukauden pelaaja Toni Korkeakunnas (FC Lahti) Henrik Moisander (FC Lahti)AugustPetteri Forsell elokuun kuukauden pelaaja Pekka Lyyski (IFK Mariehamn) Petteri Forsell (IFK Mariehamn)SeptemberHJK:n Erfan Zeneli Veikkausliigan syyskuun kuukauden pelaaja Mika Lehkosuo (HJK) Erfan Zeneli (HJK)October Olli Huttunen (VPS) Sebastian Standvall (VPS) Annual awards PositionPlayerBest Player Robin Lod (HJK)Best Goalkeeper Henrik Moisander (FC Lahti)Best Defender Cédric Gogoua (SJK)Best Midfielder Robin Lod (HJK)Best Striker Demba Savage (HJK)Best Manager Mika Lehkosuo (HJK)
Attendances No. Club Average 1 HJK 4,017 2 Lahti 2,698 3 SJK 2,287 4 VPS 2,201 5 TPS 2,167 6 KuPS 2,107 7 Inter Turku 1,786 8 Jaro 1,565 9 Honka 1,503 10 RoPS 1,455 11 MyPa 1,407 12 Mariehamn 1,302Source:
See also 2014 Ykkönen 2014 Kakkonen
References
External links RSSSF Soccerway.com