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Season | 2023 |
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Dates | 5 April – 5 November |
Champions | HJK |
Relegated | Honka KTP |
Champions League | HJK |
Conference League | Ilves (via Finnish Cup) KuPS VPS |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 329 (2.49 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Bojan Radulović (18 goals) |
Biggest home win | HJK 4–0 VPS (19 April 2023) |
Biggest away win | Oulu 0–3 SJK (29 April 2023) SJK 1–4 Oulu (27 June 2023) |
Highest scoring | Lahti 3–4 KuPS (1 July 2023) |
Longest winning run | 10 matches VPS |
Longest unbeaten run | 11 matches SJK |
Longest winless run | 11 matches Haka, Lahti |
Longest losing run | 5 matches VPS |
← 2022 2024 →
All statistics correct as of 9 October 2023. |
The 2023 Veikkausliiga was the 93rd season of top-tier football in Finland, which takes place from April to November.
The winners (HJK, their fourth successive title win and thirty-third overall) qualified for the Champions League first qualifying round. The 2023 Finnish Cup winners (Ilves) qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round. The second-placed team (KuPS) and Conference League play-off winners (VPS) qualified for the Conference League first qualifying round. The eleventh-placed team (Mariehamn) qualified for the Veikkausliiga play-off, winning to retain their place in the league. The bottom-placed team (KTP) were relegated to the 2024 Ykkösliiga. The fifth-placed team (Honka) were demoted to the 2024 Kakkonen due to financial issues.