| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Champions | HJK 9th Veikkausliiga title 25th Finnish title |
| Relegated | Haka |
| Champions League | HJK |
| Europa League | FC Honka Inter Turku TPS |
| Matches | 198 |
| Goals | 535 (2.7 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Irakli Sirbiladze (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | TPS 9–2Haka (22 August) |
| Biggest away win | KuPS 0–6FC Inter (22 July) |
| Highest scoring | TPS 9–2Haka (22 August) |
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The2012Veikkausliiga is the 82nd season of top-tierfootball inFinland. It began on 15 April 2012 and ended on 27 October 2012.[1]HJK Helsinki were the defending champions and successfully defended their title.
RoPS were relegated toYkkönen after finishing at the bottom of the2011 season. Their place was taken byYkkönen championsFC Lahti.
1Paavo Nurmi Stadion until June 2012.[2][3]
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPS | End of contract | n/a | 1 December 2011[4] | Pre-season | ||
| Haka | Sacked | 23 August 2012[5] | 23 August 2012 | 11th | ||
| Haka | Resigned | 10 September 2012[6] | 10 September 2012 | 11th |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HJK(C) | 33 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 64 | Qualification toChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | FC Inter | 33 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 58 | Qualification toEuropa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | TPS | 33 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 54 | |
| 4 | IFK Mariehamn | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 51 | |
| 5 | FC Lahti | 33 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 50 | |
| 6 | MYPA | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 49 | |
| 7 | FC Honka | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 43 | Qualification toEuropa League second qualifying round[b] |
| 8 | VPS | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 43 | |
| 9 | JJK | 33 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 54 | 65 | −11 | 40 | |
| 10 | KuPS | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 36 | |
| 11 | FF Jaro | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 51 | −23 | 33 | |
| 12 | Haka(R) | 33 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 57 | −25 | 32 | Relegation toYkkönen |
Matches 1–22[edit]
Source:veikkausliiga.com Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. | Matches 23–33[edit]
Source:veikkausliiga.com Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Updated to games played on 27 October 2012.
Source:veikkausliiga.com(in Finnish)
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Inter | 17 | |
| 2 | IFK Mariehamn | 16 | |
| 3 | VPS | 15 | |
| 4 | MYPA | 14 | |
| 5 | JJK | 12 | |
| FC Inter | 12 | ||
| HJK | 12 | ||
| 8 | HJK | 11 | |
| TPS | 11 | ||
| 10 | JJK | 10 | |
| HJK | 10 | ||
| FC Honka | 10 | ||
| JJK | 10 | ||
| 14 | IFK Mariehamn | 9 | |
| 15 | TPS | 8 | |
| VPS | 8 | ||
| HJK | 8 | ||
| Haka | 8 | ||
| FC Honka | 8 | ||
| TPS | 8 | ||
| 21 | 5 players | 7 | |
| 26 | 4 players | 6 | |
| 30 | 8 players | 5 | |
| 38 | 14 players | 4 | |
| 52 | 11 players | 3 | |
| 63 | 27 players | 2 | |
| 90 | 65 players | 1 | |
| Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month |
|---|---|---|
| April[8] | ||
| May[9] | ||
| June[10] | ||
| July[11] | ||
| August[12] | ||
| September[13] | ||
| October[14] |
Source:Pelipaikkojen parhaat 2012 nimetty(in Finnish)
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Best Goalkeeper | |
| Best Defender | |
| Best Midfielder | |
| Best Striker | |
| Best Manager |