Veikkausliiga 2007
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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.
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[edit] Final league table
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VPS |
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P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
*As Tampere United are guaranteed European football in the Champions League as league champions, their spot in the UEFA Cup as Finnish Cup winners is transferred to the losing finalist. FC Honka will therefore play in the 2008-09 season of the UEFA Cup
| Veikkausliiga 2007 Winners |
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 Tampere United Third Title |
[edit] Relegation playoff
RoPS of the Ykkönen beat FC Viikingit for a place in the 2008 season of the Veikkausliiga.
[edit] European results
- 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
[edit] Top goal scorers
As of 13 October 2007
| Position | Player | Country | Team | Goals |
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| 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 |
| - | Dominic Chatto |  |
FC Inter | 5 |
| - | Janne Hietanen | |
AC Oulu | 5 |
| - | Toni Junnila | |
FF Jaro | 5 |
| - | Tero Taipale | |
VPS | 5 |
| - | Justus Vajanne | |
IFK Mariehamn | 5 |
[edit] References
http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/countries/association=42/standings.html
http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=2775&scorers=true
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