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2015 Veikkausliiga
The 2015 Veikkausliiga was the 85th season of top-tier football in Finland. HJK Helsinki were the defending champions. The season was won by SJK, ending HJK's record streak of six straight titles.
| Season |
|---|
| SJK1st Veikkausliiga title |
| FF JaroKTP |
| SJK |
| RoPSHJKIFK Mariehamn |
| 198 |
| 448 (2.26 per match) |
| Aleksandr Kokko (17 goals) |
| SJK 5–0 KuPS(11 May) |
| RoPS 0–4 FC Inter(23 April) |
| IFK Mariehamn 4–3 FF Jaro(19 July) |
| 10,521HJK Helsinki 1-1 HIFK (6 July) |
| 2,574 |
| ← 2014 2016 → |
The 2015 Veikkausliiga was the 85th season of top-tier football in Finland. HJK Helsinki were the defending champions. The season was won by SJK, ending HJK's record streak of six straight titles.
TPS were relegated to Ykkönen after finishing at the bottom of the 2014 season. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions HIFK.
FC Honka and MYPA were not given a license due to the clubs' bad economic situation. The two places were given for KTP, the runner-up of 2014 Ykkönen, and Ilves, which finished third in Ykkönen.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Inter | Turku | Veritas Stadion | 10,000 |
| FC Lahti | Lahti | Lahden kisapuisto | 4,000 |
| FF Jaro | Jakobstad | Jakobstads Centralplan | 5,000 |
| 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 |
| KTP | Kotka | Arto Tolsa Areena | 4,780 |
| KuPS | Kuopio | Savon Sanomat Areena | 5,000 |
| RoPS | Rovaniemi | Rovaniemen keskuskenttä | 4,000 |
| SJK | Seinäjoki | Seinäjoen keskuskenttä | 3,500 |
| VPS | Vaasa | Hietalahti Stadium | 4,600 |
| Club | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Inter | Job Dragtsma | Henri Lehtonen | Nike | Alfons Håkans |
| FC Lahti | Toni Korkeakunnas | Mikko Hauhia | Umbro | BE Group Lahti Energia Halton |
| FF Jaro | Alexei Eremenko Sr. | Jonas Emet | Macron | Stadshotellet Kaupunginhotelli Halpa-Halli Sagafurs |
| HIFK | Jani Honkavaara | Esa Terävä | Kappa | Aktia Bank |
| HJK | Mika Lehkosuo | Markus Heikkinen | Adidas | Apu |
| IFK Mariehamn | Pekka Lyyski | Jani Lyyski | Puma | Hotell Arkipelag |
| Ilves | Marco Baruffato | Antti Hynynen | Adidas | LähiTapiola Dextra |
| KTP | Sami Ristilä | Valeri Minkenen | Puma | Steveco Data Group Port of Haminakotka |
| KuPS | Marko Rajamäki | Miikka Ilo | Puma | LähiTapiola Laitilan Wirvoitusjuomatehdas |
| RoPS | Juha Malinen | Antti Okkonen | Puma | Saraware |
| SJK | Simo Valakari | Pavle Milosavljević | Adidas | GapCon |
| VPS | Petri Vuorinen | Ville Koskimaa | Puma | Various |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilves | Mika Malinen | End of contract | n/a | Keith Armstrong | 24 October 2014 | Pre-season |
| VPS | Olli Huttunen | Sacked | 29 June 2015 | Petri Vuorinen | 29 June 2015 | 12th |
| Ilves | Keith Armstrong | Sacked | 7 October 2015 | Marco Baruffato | 14 October 2015 | 8th |
PK-35 Vantaa won 3–2 on aggregate.
Source: veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish)
As of 26 October 2015.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Kokko | RoPS | 17 |
| 2 | Juho Mäkelä | VPS | 16 |
| 3 | Akseli Pelvas | SJK | 14 |
| 4 | Matheus Alves | FC Lahti | 12 |
| 5 | Mika Lahtinen | Ilves | 10 |
| 6 | Pekka Sihvola | HIFK | 9 |
| 7 | Erfan Zeneli | HJK | 8 |
| Atomu Tanaka | HJK | 8 | |
| Demba Savage | HJK | 8 | |
| Dever Orgill | IFK Mariehamn | 8 | |
| Roope Riski | SJK | 8 | |
| 12 | Toni Lehtinen | SJK | 6 |
| Joni Aho | FC Inter | 6 | |
| Ville Salmikivi | HIFK | 6 | |
| Ousman Jallow | HJK | 6 | |
| Ilari Äijälä | KTP | 6 | |
| Guy Gnabouyou | FC Inter | 6 | |
| 18 | 7 players | 5 | |
| 25 | 13 players | 4 | |
| 38 | 24 players | 3 | |
| 62 | 34 players | 2 | |
| 96 | 62 players | 1 |
| Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month |
|---|---|---|
| April | Job Dragtsma (FC Inter) | Vahid Hambo (FC Inter) |
| May | Juha Malinen (RoPS) | Mihkel Aksalu (SJK) |
| June | Juha Malinen (RoPS) | Aleksandr Kokko (RoPS) |
| July | Toni Korkeakunnas (FC Lahti) | Mika Hilander (Ilves) |
| August | Keith Armstrong (Ilves) | Mika Hilander (Ilves) |
| September | Job Dragtsma (FC Inter) | Antti Okkonen (RoPS) |
| October | Simo Valakari (SJK) | Aleksandr Kokko (RoPS) |
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Aleksandr Kokko | RoPS |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Mihkel Aksalu | SJK |
| Defender of the Year | Faith Obilor | RoPS |
| Midfielder of the Year | Moshtagh Yaghoubi | RoPS |
| Striker of the Year | Aleksandr Kokko | RoPS |
| Breakthrough of the Year | Kaan Kairinen | Inter Turku |
| Coach of the Year | Simo Valakari | SJK |
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HJK | 5,281 |
| 2 | Ilves | 3,265 |
| 3 | HIFK | 3,080 |
| 4 | SJK | 2,689 |
| 5 | KTP | 2,565 |
| 6 | Inter Turku | 2,439 |
| 7 | KuPS | 2,332 |
| 8 | RoPS | 2,277 |
| 9 | Lahti | 2,136 |
| 10 | VPS | 2,096 |
| 11 | Jaro | 1,458 |
| 12 | Mariehamn | 1,303 |
Source:
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2015 Ykkönen
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2015 Kakkonen
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Official site (in Finnish)
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Escape To Suomi
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