Finnish Soccer Betting - Veikkausliiga Facts

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Important facts

• HJK is the most prominent club in Finland's football, owning 21 national championship titles, marking the huge difference of 12 victories more than the next 2 clubs with more titles, FC Haka and HPS, which have 9 each.

• Since the release of the Veikkausliiga in 1990, the best record of scorers per season is 23 goals, achieved it first by the Finnish Kimmo Tarkkio in 1991 and later reached by the Russian-/Finnish Valeri Popovicht; both from the club FC Haka.

• Jari Litmanen the striker and attacking midfielder, is considered the best Finnish player ever and was in 2003 was named by the Football Association of Finland the best player of the nation in the last 5 decades.

• The top clubs at the end of every season qualify to UEFA competitions, currently to the Champions League and the UEFA Cup or UEFA Europa League (as it will be rebranded).

• In 2006, the promotion match wasn't played and the two best clubs of Ykkonen were promoted straight.