The 2023

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was the 93rd season of top-tier

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, which takes place from April to November. The winners ( HJK, their fourth successive title win and thirty-third overall) qualified for the Champions League first qualifying round. The 2023 Finnish Cup winners (

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) qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round. The second-placed team (

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) and Conference League play-off winners ( VPS) qualified for the Conference League first qualifying round. The eleventh-placed team (

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) qualified for the Veikkausliiga play-off, winning to retain their place in the league. The bottom-placed team ( KTP) were relegated to the

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. The fifth-placed team ( Honka) were demoted to the

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due to financial issues.

Teams

The league consisted of twelve teams; the top eleven teams from the previous season, and one team promoted from the

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. After 22 games, the season split into a championship/relegation round. HJK were the defending champions. HJK drew an average home attendance of 5,631 in the 2023 Veikkausliiga, the highest in the league.

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was the league’s sponsor.

Stadia and locations

Regular season

League table

Results

Championship Round

League table

Results

Relegation Round

League table

Results

Play-offs

Conference League play-off

Teams placed 3rd-7th ( Honka,

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, SJK, and VPS) entered play-off matches for the second spot in the Conference League first qualifying round. The third-placed team (VPS) received a bye to the final. The quarter-finals and semi-finals are held over one leg (with the higher-placed team gaining home advantage), while the final is held over two legs.

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

First leg

Second leg

Veikkausliiga play-off

The eleventh-placed team (

) qualified for a play-off alongside the second, third, and fourth-placed teams from the

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( Gnistan, MP, and SJK Akatemia). The third and fourth-placed Ykkönen teams entered the quarter-finals, with the winners facing the second-placed Ykkönen team in the semi-finals. The semi-final winners then face the eleventh-placed Veikkausliiga team, with the winners securing the final place in the

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. For the quarter and semi-finals, the higher-placed team gained home advantage.

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

=First leg

=Second leg

Top scorers

References

External links

Official website

Veikkausliiga 2023 Regular Season at Soccerway

Flashscore
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