The 2013

Veikkausliiga Veikkausliiga (; sv, Tipsligan) is the premier division of Finnish football, the highest tier of the Finnish football league structure, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkau ...

was the 83rd season of top-tier

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. The season began on 13 April 2013 and ended on 26 October 2013.

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are the defending champions.

Teams

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were relegated to

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after finishing at the bottom of the 2012 season. Their place was taken by

champions

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Team summaries

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Matches 1–22

Matches 23–33

Statistics

Top scorers

''Source
veikkausliiga.com
''

Top assists

''Source
veikkausliiga.com
''

Monthly awards

Annual awards

''Source
Kauden 2013 pelipaikkojen parhaat nimetty
''

References

External links

Official site

{{2013–14 in European football (UEFA) Veikkausliiga seasons

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