1997 Veikkausliiga
Season | 1997 |
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← 1996 1998 → |
Statistics of Veikkausliiga in the 1997 season.
Overview
[edit]It was contested by 10 teams, and HJK Helsinki won the championship.
League standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | HJK (C) | 27 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 18 | +35 | 58 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | VPS | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 48 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
3 | FinnPa | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 39 | |
4 | TPS | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 38 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
5 | MyPa | 27 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 37 | |
6 | RoPS | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 33 | |
7 | Jazz | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 31 | |
8 | FF Jaro | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 28 | |
9 | TP-Seinäjoki (R) | 27 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 27 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
10 | Inter Turku (R) | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 42 | −19 | 26 | Relegation to Ykkönen |
Haka Valkeakoski as winners of the 1997 Finnish Cup from the lower division qualified for the qualifying round of the 1998–99 Cup Winners' Cup.