| Season | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Champions | HJK 10th Veikkausliiga title 26th Finnish title |
| Relegated | JJK |
| Champions League | HJK Helsinki |
| Europa League | FC Honka VPS MYPA RoPS |
| Matches | 198 |
| Goals | 525 (2.65 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Tim Väyrynen (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | HJK 6–0FC Inter (13 June) FF Jaro 7–1FC Lahti (13 July) |
| Biggest away win | IFK Mariehamn 0–5HJK (27 June) |
| Highest scoring | FF Jaro 7–1FC Lahti (13 July) |
←2012 2014 → | |
The2013Veikkausliiga was the 83rd season of top-tierfootball inFinland. The season began on 13 April 2013 and ended on 26 October 2013.HJK Helsinki are the defending champions.
FC Haka were relegated toYkkönen after finishing at the bottom of the2012 season. Their place was taken byYkkönen championsRoPS.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HJK | End of contract | n/a | 1 January 2013[1] | Pre-season | ||
| FC Lahti | Sacked | 4 June 2013[2] | 5 June 2013[3] | 12th | ||
| JJK | Sacked | 30 June 2013 | 30 June 2013[4] | 12th |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HJK(C) | 33 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 78 | 25 | +53 | 73 | Qualification toChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | FC Honka | 33 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 61 | Qualification toEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | VPS | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 51 | |
| 4 | IFK Mariehamn | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 62 | −5 | 49 | |
| 5 | FC Lahti | 33 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 48 | |
| 6 | MYPA | 33 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 47 | Qualification toEuropa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 7 | KuPS | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 41 | |
| 8 | TPS | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 41 | |
| 9 | FC Inter | 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 40 | |
| 10 | FF Jaro | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 37 | |
| 11 | RoPS | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 34 | Qualification toEuropa League second qualifying round[b] |
| 12 | JJK(R) | 33 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 64 | −37 | 22 | Relegation toYkkönen |
Matches 1–22[edit]
| Matches 23–33[edit]
Source:veikkausliiga.com Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Source:veikkausliiga.com(in Finnish)
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Honka | 17 | |
| 2 | FC Lahti | 16 | |
| 3 | HJK | 14 | |
| 4 | MYPA | 12 | |
| KuPS | 12 | ||
| 6 | HJK | 11 | |
| HJK | 11 | ||
| 8 | VPS | 9 | |
| IFK Mariehamn | 9 | ||
| FF Jaro | 9 | ||
| FC Inter | 9 | ||
| 12 | MYPA | 8 | |
| IFK Mariehamn | 8 | ||
| FF Jaro | 8 | ||
| 15 | 8 players | 7 | |
| 23 | 4 players | 6 | |
| 27 | 12 players | 5 | |
| 39 | 13 players | 4 | |
| 52 | 25 players | 3 | |
| 77 | 29 players | 2 | |
| 106 | 36 players | 1 | |
| Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month |
|---|---|---|
| April[6] | ||
| May[7] | ||
| June[8] | ||
| July[9] | ||
| August[10] | ||
| September[11] | ||
| October[12] |
Source:Kauden 2013 pelipaikkojen parhaat nimetty(in Finnish)
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Best Player | |
| Best Goalkeeper | |
| Best Defender | |
| Best Midfielder | |
| Best Striker | |
| Best Manager |
| No. | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HJK | 5,098 |
| 2 | VPS | 2,668 |
| 3 | JJK | 2,630 |
| 4 | TPS | 2,553 |
| 5 | KuPS | 2,384 |
| 6 | Lahti | 2,217 |
| 7 | Honka | 2,041 |
| 8 | Jaro | 1,743 |
| 9 | Inter Turku | 1,691 |
| 10 | RoPS | 1,654 |
| 11 | MyPa | 1,431 |
| 12 | Mariehamn | 1,300 |
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