2003 Veikkausliiga
| Season | 2003 |
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| Champions | HJK Helsinki |
| ... | |
| Top goalscorer | Saku Puhakainen, MyPa (14) |
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← 2002 2004 → | |
The 2003 season was the 73rd completed season of Finnish Football League Championship, known as the Veikkausliiga. At the same time it was the 14th season of the Veikkausliiga.
Overview
The Veikkausliiga is administered by the Finnish Football Association and the competition's 2003 season was contested by 14 teams. HJK Helsinki won the championship and qualified for the UEFA Champions League 2004-05 qualification round, while the second and sixth placed teams qualified for the first qualification round of the UEFA Cup 2004-05. The third and fourth placed teams qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2004, while FC KooTeePee and KuPS Kuopio were relegated to the Ykkönen.[1]
Participating clubs
In 2003 there were 14 participants in the Veikkausliiga:
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League standings
Premier Division (Veikkausliiga) 2003
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HJK Helsinki (C) | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 15 | 57 |
| 2 | Haka Valkeakoski | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 16 | 53 |
| 3 | Tampere United | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 21 | 47 |
| 4 | MyPa Anjalankoski | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 29 | 43 |
| 5 | FC Lahti | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 41 |
| 6 | Allianssi Vantaa | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 44 | 36 |
| 7 | FC Inter Turku | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 41 | 35 |
| 8 | Jaro Jakobstad | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 38 | 35 |
| 9 | TPS Turku | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 32 |
| 10 | FC Jokerit | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 37 | 28 |
| 11 | FC Hämeenlinna | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 48 | 28 |
| 12 | FC Jazz Pori | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 55 | 28 |
| 13 | FC KooTeePee (O) (R) | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 53 | 22 |
| 14 | KuPS (R) | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 57 | 18 |
Premier Division/Division One 2003, Promotion/Relegation Playoff
- RoPS Rovaniemi - KooTeePee Kotka 4-1
- KooTeePee Kotka - RoPS Rovaniemi 3-2
RoPS Rovaniemi promoted, KooTeePee Kotka relegated.[2]
Leading scorers
| Pos. | Player | Nat. | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Saku Puhakainen |  | MyPa | 14 |
| 2. | Juho Mäkelä | | HJK | 13 |
| - | Gábor Szilágyi |  | FC KooTeePee | 13 |
| 4. | Luciano Álvarez |  | FC Inter | 12 |
| - | Arístides Pertot | | FC Inter | 12 |
| 6. | Mika Kottila | | HJK | 11 |
| - | Valeri Popovitch |  | FC Haka | 11 |
| 8. | Ryan Botha |  | MyPa | 10 |
| - | Jari Niemi | | Tampere Utd | 10 |
| - | Sami Ristilä | | FC Haka | 10 |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Finland 2003". RSSSF Archive. 2003. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- 1 2 3 "Finland - List of League First Level Tables". RSSSF Archive. 2003. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ↑ "Finland - List of Topscorers (Mestaruussarja/Veikkausliiga)". RSSSF Archive. 2003. Retrieved 2012-01-05.