2020 Veikkausliiga

Veikkausliiga adopted a new league format for the 2019 season. Each team played against each other twice in the regular season. After the regular season the top six teams advanced to the Championship Series which determines the champion and European tournament qualification places. The bottom six teams advanced to the Challenger Series. The best team from the Challenger Series plays in a tournament against the Championship Series' 4th, 5th, and 6th place teams. The winner from that plays in a final series against the 3rd best team from the Championship Series. The last UEFA Europa Conference League qualification place goes to the winner of that final series.{{cite web|url=http://www.veikkausliiga.com/veikkausliiga/sarjajarjestelma|title=Sarjajärjestelmä|publisher=Veikkausliiga.com|access-date=3 April 2019|lang=fi}}

The bottom team from the Challenger Series will relegate to the Ykkönen, and second to last team will play in a relegation play-off series against the 2nd best team from Ykkönen.

VPS were relegated to Ykkönen after finishing at the bottom of the 2019 season. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions FC Haka.

KPV as 11th-placed team lost their Veikkausliiga spot after losing to second-placed Ykkönen team TPS in a relegation/promotion playoff.

{{Location map+ |Finland |width=265 |caption=Location of teams in 2020 Veikkausliiga |places=

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.1875 |long=24.9225 |label=HIFK
HJK }}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=66.4997 |long=25.7216 |label=RoPS }}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=62.8846 |long=27.6718 |label=KuPS }}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.1777 |long=24.7813 |label=FC Honka| position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.9830 |long=25.6341 |label=FC Lahti}}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.1022 |long=19.9352 |label=IFK Mariehamn}}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=61.5003 |long=23.7853 |label=Ilves}}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=62.7786 |long=22.8147 |label=SJK}}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.4427 |long=22.2916 |label=FC Inter |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=61.2680 |long=24.0202 |label=FC Haka }}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.45 |long=22.2666 |label=TPS |position=bottom}}

}}

On 28 October 2020, it was decided to cancel the championship and relegation round due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Finland, and the regular season standings after 22 rounds would be considered final.{{cite web|url=http://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2020/10/29/veikkausliiga-paattyy-runkosarjaan|title=Veikkausliiga päättyy runkosarjaan|trans-title=The Veikkausliiga ends in the regular season|language=fi|publisher=Veikkausliiga|date=29 October 2020}}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[http://www.veikkausliiga.com/tilastot/2020/veikkausliiga/joukkueet/#stats-wrapper], [https://int.soccerway.com/national/finland/veikkausliiga/2020/regular-season/r56520/]

|team2=INT |team1=HJK |team3=KPS |team4=HON |team5=ILV |team8=HFK |team6=LAH |team7=SJK |team10=HAK |team9=MAR |team11=TPS |team12=RPS

|result1=CL1Q |result2=ECL1Q |result3=ECL1Q |result4=ECL1Q |result11=RPO |result12=REL

|update=complete

|win_HAK=5 |draw_HAK=7 |loss_HAK=10|gf_HAK=25|ga_HAK=41

|win_HFK=8 |draw_HFK=4 |loss_HFK=10|gf_HFK=29|ga_HFK=33

|win_HJK=14|draw_HJK=6 |loss_HJK=2 |gf_HJK=53|ga_HJK=17

|win_HON=9 |draw_HON=10|loss_HON=3 |gf_HON=26|ga_HON=17

|win_ILV=10|draw_ILV=6 |loss_ILV=6 |gf_ILV=37|ga_ILV=29

|win_INT=12|draw_INT=5 |loss_INT=5 |gf_INT=36|ga_INT=17

|win_KPS=12|draw_KPS=5 |loss_KPS=5 |gf_KPS=39|ga_KPS=26

|win_LAH=8 |draw_LAH=8 |loss_LAH=6 |gf_LAH=33|ga_LAH=30

|win_MAR=6 |draw_MAR=5 |loss_MAR=11|gf_MAR=29|ga_MAR=43

|win_RPS=1 |draw_RPS=2 |loss_RPS=19|gf_RPS=15|ga_RPS=51

|win_SJK=8 |draw_SJK=5 |loss_SJK=9 |gf_SJK=27|ga_SJK=29

|win_TPS=6 |draw_TPS=3 |loss_TPS=13|gf_TPS=23|ga_TPS=39

|name_HFK=HIFK

|name_HJK=HJK

|name_HAK=FC Haka

|name_HON=FC Honka

|name_ILV=Ilves

|name_INT=Inter Turku

|name_KPS=KuPS

|name_LAH=FC Lahti

|name_MAR=IFK Mariehamn

|name_RPS=RoPS

|name_SJK=SJK

|name_TPS=TPS

|status_HJK=C

|status_TPS=R

|status_RPS=R

|show_limit=5|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).

|res_col_header=QR

|col_CL1Q=green1 |text_CL1Q=Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round

|col_ECL1Q=yellow1 |text_ECL1Q=Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round

|col_RPO=red2 |text_RPO=Qualification for the relegation play-offs

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to the Ykkönen

}}

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [http://www.veikkausliiga.com/tilastot/2020/veikkausliiga/ottelut/%20Veikkausliiga]

| update = complete

| matches_style = FBR

|team1=HAK |team2=HON |team3=INT |team4=LAH |team5=HFK |team6=HJK |team7=MAR |team8=ILV |team9=KPS |team10=RPS |team11=SJK |team12=TPS

|name_HFK=HIFK

|name_HJK=HJK

|name_HAK=FC Haka

|name_HON=FC Honka

|name_ILV=Ilves

|name_INT=Inter Turku

|name_KPS=KuPS

|name_LAH=FC Lahti

|name_MAR=IFK Mariehamn

|name_RPS=RoPS

|name_SJK=SJK

|name_TPS=TPS

| match_HFK_HJK = 4–3

| match_HFK_HAK = 0-1

| match_HFK_HON = 1-1

| match_HFK_ILV = 1-2

| match_HFK_INT = 0-0

| match_HFK_KPS = 0–3

| match_HFK_LAH = 0–3

| match_HFK_MAR = 2-2

| match_HFK_RPS = 1-0

| match_HFK_SJK = 2–1

| match_HFK_TPS = 2-0

| match_HJK_HFK = 3-0

| match_HJK_HAK = 3–1

| match_HJK_HON = 1-1

| match_HJK_ILV = 2–0

| match_HJK_INT = 1–1

| match_HJK_KPS = 2–2

| match_HJK_LAH = 1–1

| match_HJK_MAR = 6-1

| match_HJK_RPS = 4-0

| match_HJK_SJK = 2-0

| match_HJK_TPS = 2-2

| match_HAK_HFK = 0–2

| match_HAK_HJK = 1–4

| match_HAK_HON = 1–1

| match_HAK_ILV = 0–2

| match_HAK_INT = 0–2

| match_HAK_KPS = 2-4

| match_HAK_LAH = 2-2

| match_HAK_MAR = 0–1

| match_HAK_RPS = 0-2

| match_HAK_SJK = 1-4

| match_HAK_TPS = 2-1

| match_HON_HFK = 0–1

| match_HON_HJK = 0-0

| match_HON_HAK = 1-2

| match_HON_ILV = 3–2

| match_HON_INT = 1–1

| match_HON_KPS = 1–1

| match_HON_LAH = 2-1

| match_HON_MAR = 1-0

| match_HON_RPS = 1–0

| match_HON_SJK = 0-0

| match_HON_TPS = 3–1

| match_ILV_HFK = 2–2

| match_ILV_HJK = 1-2

| match_ILV_HAK = 1-1

| match_ILV_HON = 4–1

| match_ILV_INT = 0-2

| match_ILV_KPS = 0–0

| match_ILV_LAH = 3-1

| match_ILV_MAR = 4–3

| match_ILV_RPS = 1–0

| match_ILV_SJK = 0-0

| match_ILV_TPS = 4-0

| match_INT_HFK = 3-2

| match_INT_HJK = 1–0

| match_INT_HAK = 2-0

| match_INT_HON = 0-0

| match_INT_ILV = 5–1

| match_INT_KPS = 2-0

| match_INT_LAH = 3-0

| match_INT_MAR = 2–1

| match_INT_RPS = 3–1

| match_INT_SJK = 0-1

| match_INT_TPS = 3-0

| match_KPS_HFK = 3-2

| match_KPS_HJK = 0-3

| match_KPS_HAK = 2-3

| match_KPS_HON = 0-2

| match_KPS_ILV = 1-1

| match_KPS_INT = 1–0

| match_KPS_LAH = 3–0

| match_KPS_MAR = 2-1

| match_KPS_RPS = 3–0

| match_KPS_SJK = 2–1

| match_KPS_TPS = 3-1

| match_LAH_HFK = 2–1

| match_LAH_HJK = 0–4

| match_LAH_HAK = 0-0

| match_LAH_HON = 0–0

| match_LAH_ILV = 3-2

| match_LAH_INT = 2-2

| match_LAH_KPS = 1-2

| match_LAH_MAR = 3-1

| match_LAH_RPS = 3-0

| match_LAH_SJK = 0–0

| match_LAH_TPS = 1-1

| match_MAR_HFK = 0–3

| match_MAR_HJK = 0-5

| match_MAR_HAK = 2–2

| match_MAR_HON = 0–0

| match_MAR_ILV = 0-2

| match_MAR_INT = 2–0

| match_MAR_KPS = 0-2

| match_MAR_LAH = 2–2

| match_MAR_RPS = 4-0

| match_MAR_SJK = 2-3

| match_MAR_TPS = 1-0

| match_RPS_HFK = 0–1

| match_RPS_HJK = 0-1

| match_RPS_HAK = 2–2

| match_RPS_HON = 1-3

| match_RPS_ILV = 1–1

| match_RPS_INT = 0-2

| match_RPS_KPS = 0-2

| match_RPS_LAH = 0-4

| match_RPS_MAR = 2-3

| match_RPS_SJK = 2–3

| match_RPS_TPS = 2–3

| match_SJK_HFK = 3-2

| match_SJK_HJK = 1-2

| match_SJK_HAK = 1–1

| match_SJK_HON = 0-2

| match_SJK_ILV = 1-3

| match_SJK_INT = 3–2

| match_SJK_KPS = 1–1

| match_SJK_LAH = 0-1

| match_SJK_MAR = 1–2

| match_SJK_RPS = 2-1

| match_SJK_TPS = 1–0

| match_TPS_HFK = 1-0

| match_TPS_HJK = 0–2

| match_TPS_HAK = 2–3

| match_TPS_HON = 0–2

| match_TPS_ILV = 0–1

| match_TPS_INT = 1-0

| match_TPS_KPS = 3–2

| match_TPS_LAH = 1–3

| match_TPS_MAR = 1-1

| match_TPS_RPS = 4-1

| match_TPS_SJK = 1-0

}}

Five teams would originally play for a spot in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifying round, but this was cancelled and the spot would be awarded based on regular season position.

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2020|11|11|df=y}}

|time = 18:30 EET (UTC+2)

|team1 = KTP

|score = 0–0

|report =

|team2 = TPS

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Arto Tolsa Areena

|location = Kotka

|attendance = 1315

|referee = Mattias Gestranius

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2020|11|14|df=y}}

|time = 16:00 EET (UTC+2)

|team1 = TPS

|score = 1–1

|report =

|team2 = KTP

|goals1 = Muzaci {{goal|58}}

|goals2 = Mäkijärvi {{goal|83}}

|stadium = Veritas Stadion

|location = Turku

|attendance = 2469

|referee = Dennis Antamo

}}

1–1 on aggregate. KTP won on away goals.

As of 4 November 2020{{cite web |title=PLAYERS: Topscorers |url=https://us.soccerway.com/national/finland/veikkausliiga/2020/regular-season/r56520/ |publisher=Soccerway |access-date=15 October 2020 |language=en |date=15 October 2020}}

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{{2019–20 in European football (UEFA)}}

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