The 2008 season of
Veikkausliiga
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was the 78th season of top-tier football in
Finland
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. It started on 27 April 2008 and ended on 26 October 2008. The defending champions were
Tampere United
Tampere United is a Finnish football club from the city of Tampere. The club plays in Kakkonen, the third highest level of football in Finland.
The club had a team in Veikkausliiga, the premier football league in Finland, until the end of the ...
.
Promotion and relegation
AC Oulu
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finished at the bottom of the
2007 season and therefore 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 ...
. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions
KuPS
Kuopion Palloseura (or KuPS) is a Finnish football club, based in the ninth most populated city of Finland, Kuopio. KuPS plays in Finland's Premier League, Veikkausliiga.
KuPS has won the Finnish championship six times, the Finnish Cup 4 times ...
. 13th placed Veikkausliiga team
FC Viikingit
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and Ykkönen runners-up
RoPS
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competed in a two-legged relegation play-offs for one spot in 2008 Veikkausliiga. RoPS won 2–1 on aggregate and therefore were promoted to Veikkausliiga.
Overview
League table
Relegation play-offs
KuPS
Kuopion Palloseura (or KuPS) is a Finnish football club, based in the ninth most populated city of Finland, Kuopio. KuPS plays in Finland's Premier League, Veikkausliiga.
KuPS has won the Finnish championship six times, the Finnish Cup 4 times ...
and
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 ...
runners-up
FC Viikingit
FC Viikingit is a Finnish football club based in Vuosaari, East Helsinki, and currently playing in the ''Kakkonen'', the third tier of Finnish football. They play their home matches at Vuosaaren urheilukenttä, also called Heteniitty. The club ...
competed in a two-legged play-offs for one spot in
Veikkausliiga 2009. KuPS won 2–1 on aggregate and thereby retained their league spot for 2009.
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Results
Top goalscorers
''Source
veikkausliiga.com''
Annual awards
''Source
Veikkausliigan parhaat kaudella 2008 nimetty''
Players' Association's awards
*Player of the Year:
Dominic Chatto
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Club career
Chatto was born in Kaduna, Nigeria. Chatto started playing football in the age of s ...
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Inter Turku
Football Club International Turku, commonly referred to as Inter Turku and colloquially known as Inter, is a professional football club based in Turku, Finland, that competes in the Veikkausliiga, the top flight of Finnish Football. Founded in 1 ...
)''
*Young player of the Year:
Aleksandr Kokko ''(
Honka)''
*Referee of the Year:
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Veikkausliiga's awards
*Goalkeeper of the Year:
Patrick Bantamoi
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Club career
Bantamoi was born and raised in Bo, in the southern region of Sierra Leone. Discovered while ...
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Inter Turku
Football Club International Turku, commonly referred to as Inter Turku and colloquially known as Inter, is a professional football club based in Turku, Finland, that competes in the Veikkausliiga, the top flight of Finnish Football. Founded in 1 ...
)''
*Defender of the Year:
Jos Hooiveld
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Born in Zeijen, Drenthe, he started his career with Eredivisie club Heerenveen in 2003, before moving to Eerste Divisie ...
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Inter Turku
Football Club International Turku, commonly referred to as Inter Turku and colloquially known as Inter, is a professional football club based in Turku, Finland, that competes in the Veikkausliiga, the top flight of Finnish Football. Founded in 1 ...
)''
*Midfielder of the Year:
Mika Ojala
Mika Ojala (; born 21 June 1988) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He began his senior club career playing for VG-62, before signing with Inter Turku at age 18 in 2006.
Ojala made his international debut for Finla ...
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Inter Turku
Football Club International Turku, commonly referred to as Inter Turku and colloquially known as Inter, is a professional football club based in Turku, Finland, that competes in the Veikkausliiga, the top flight of Finnish Football. Founded in 1 ...
)''
*Attacker of the Year:
Aleksandr Kokko ''(
Honka)''
External links
Official website
{{2008–09 in European Football (UEFA)
Veikkausliiga seasons
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