The 2012
Veikkausliiga
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is the 82nd season of top-tier
football
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in
Finland
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. It began on 15 April 2012 and ended on 27 October 2012.
HJK Helsinki
Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (), commonly known as HJK Helsinki, or simply as HJK, is a professional football club based in Helsinki, Finland. The club competes in the Finnish Veikkausliiga. Founded in 1907, the club has spent most of its history ...
were the defending champions and successfully defended their title.
Teams
RoPS
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Tech ...
were relegated to
Ykkönen
''Ykkönen'' (Finnish for 'Number One'; sv, Ettan) is the second highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga), although it is the highest league managed by the Football Association of Finland. The teams also play ...
after finishing at the bottom of the
2011 season. Their place was taken by
Ykkönen
''Ykkönen'' (Finnish for 'Number One'; sv, Ettan) is the second highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga), although it is the highest league managed by the Football Association of Finland. The teams also play ...
champions
FC Lahti
FC Lahti is a Finnish football club based in the city of Lahti. It currently plays in the Finnish Premier League (''Veikkausliiga'') after placing first in the Finnish First Division (''Ykkönen'') during season 2011. The homeground of FC Lah ...
.
Team summaries
1 Paavo Nurmi Stadion
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until June 2012.
Managerial changes
League table
Results
Matches 1–22
Matches 23–33
Statistics
''Updated to games played on 27 October 2012.''
Top scorers
''Source
veikkausliiga.com''
Top assists
''Source
veikkausliiga.com''
Monthly awards
Annual awards
''Source
Pelipaikkojen parhaat 2012 nimetty''
See also
*
2012 Finnish Cup
The 2012 Finnish Cup ( fi, Suomen Cup) is the 58th season of the main annual association football cup competition in Finland. It is organised as a single-elimination knock–out tournament. Participation in the competition is voluntary. A total o ...
*
2012 Finnish League Cup
*
2012 Ykkönen
*
2012 Kakkonen
The 2012 Kakkonen season began on 18 April and ended on 6 October 2012.
Teams
A total of 40 teams contested the league divided into four groups, Eteläinen (Southern), Pohjoinen (Northern), Läntinen (Western) and Itäinen (Eastern). 30 returned f ...
References
External links
Official site
{{2012–13 in European football (UEFA)
2011
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Fin
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