List of Finnish football champions

PUS in 1909, the second Finnish football champions.

The association football champions of Finland are the winners of the highest league in Finnish football, which is currently the Veikkausliiga (Swedish: Tipsligan) . It has been played since 1990. The first 21 championship titles were decided with cup competition. From 1930 to 1989 the highest division was known as Mestaruussarja. Veikkausliiga seasons 1990 and 1991 were played under the name "Futisliiga" (Swedish: Fotbollsligan).[1]

## Champions

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### Cup Competition 1908–1929

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Season  | Winner  | Runners-up  | Result

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1908 | Unitas | PUS | 4–1
1909 | PUS | HIFK | 4–0
1910 | ÅIFK | Reipas | 4–2
1911 | HJK | ÅIFK | 7–1
1912 | HJK | HIFK | 7–1
1913 | KIF | ÅIFK | 5–3
1914  | Not played due to World War I.
1915 | KIF | ÅIFK | 1–0
1916 | KIF | ÅIFK | 3–2
1917 | HJK | ÅIFK | 4–2
1918 | HJK | Reipas | 3–0
1919 | HJK | Reipas | 1–0
1920 | ÅIFK | HPS | 2–1
1921 | HPS | HJK | 1–1 / 2–1 R
1922 | HPS | Reipas | 4–2
1923 | HJK | TPS | 3–1
1924 | ÅIFK | HPS | 4–3
1925 | HJK | TPS | 3–2
1926 | HPS | TPS | 5–2
1927 | HPS | Reipas | 6–0
1928 | TPS | HIFK | 1–1 / 3–2 R
1929 | HPS | HIFK | 4–0

### Mestaruussarja 1930–1989

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Season  | Winner  | Runners-up  | Third place

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1930 | HIFK | TPS | HPS
1931 | HIFK | HPS | TPS
1932 | HPS | VPS | HIFK
1933 | HIFK | HJK | Sudet
1934 | HPS | HIFK | Toverit
1935 | HPS | HIFK | Toverit
1936 | HJK | HPS | HIFK
1937 | HIFK | HJK | Sudet
1938 | HJK | TPS | VPS
1939 | TPS | HJK | Toverit
1940[2] | Sudet | TPS | –
1941 | TPS | VPS | Sudet
1942[2] | Toverit | Sudet | –
1943  | Not played due to World War II.
1944 | VIFK | TPS | Sudet
1945[3] | VPS | HPS | –
1946[3] | VIFK | TPV | –
1947 | HIFK | TuTo | KTP
1948 | VPS | TPS | HPS
1949 | TPS | VPS | KIF
1950 | Ilves-Kissat | KuPS | VIFK
1951 | KTP | VIFK | TPK
1952 | KTP | VIFK | Pyrkivä
1953 | VIFK | Jäntevä | KuPS
1954 | Pyrkivä | KuPS | HJK
1955 | KIF | FC Haka | VIFK
1956 | KuPS | HJK | KIF
1957 | HPS | FC Haka | TPS
1958 | KuPS | HPS | HIFK
1959 | HIFK | RU-38 | FC Haka
1960 | FC Haka | TPS | KIF
1961 | HIFK | KIF | FC Haka
1962 | FC Haka | Reipas Lahti | TaPa
1963 | Reipas Lahti | FC Haka | ÅIFK
1964 | HJK | KuPS | KTP
1965 | FC Haka | HJK | Reipas Lahti
1966 | KuPS | HJK | FC Haka
1967 | Reipas Lahti | KuPS | TPS
1968 | TPS | Reipas Lahti | HJK
1969 | KPV | KuPS | HJK
1970 | Reipas Lahti | MP | HIFK
1971 | TPS | HIFK | KPV
1972 | TPS | MP | Reipas Lahti
1973 | HJK | KPV | Reipas Lahti
1974 | KuPS | Reipas Lahti | HJK
1975 | TPS | KuPS | KPV
1976 | KuPS | FC Haka | HJK
1977 | FC Haka | KuPS | TPS
1978 | HJK | KPT | FC Haka
1979 | OPS | KuPS | HJK
1980 | OPS | FC Haka | HJK
1981 | HJK | KPT | FC Haka
1982 | Kuusysi | HJK | FC Haka
1983 | Ilves | HJK | FC Haka
1984 | Kuusysi | TPS | Ilves
1985 | HJK | Ilves | KePS
1986 | Kuusysi | TPS | HJK
1987 | HJK | Kuusysi | TPS
1988 | HJK | Kuusysi | RoPS
1989 | Kuusysi | TPS | RoPS

### Veikkausliiga 1990–present

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FC Jazz against TPS in 1996 Famous Helsinki rivalry Stadin derby Season  | Winner  | Runners-up  | Third place

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1990 | HJK | Kuusysi | MP
1991 | Kuusysi | MP | FC Haka
1992 | HJK | Kuusysi | FC Jazz
1993 | FC Jazz | MyPa | HJK
1994 | TPV | MyPa | HJK
1995 | FC Haka | MyPa | HJK
1996 | FC Jazz | MyPa | TPS
1997 | HJK | VPS | FinnPa
1998 | FC Haka | VPS | PK-35
1999 | FC Haka | HJK | MyPa
2000 | FC Haka | FC Jokerit | MyPa
2001 | TamU | HJK | MyPa
2002 | HJK | MyPa | FC Haka
2003 | HJK | FC Haka | TamU
2004 | FC Haka | AC Allianssi | TamU
2005 | MyPa | HJK | TamU
2006 | TamU | HJK | FC Haka
2007 | TamU | FC Haka | TPS
2008 | FC Inter | FC Honka | FC Lahti
2009 | HJK | FC Honka | TPS
2010 | HJK | KuPS | TPS
2011 | HJK | FC Inter | JJK
2012 | HJK | FC Inter | TPS
2013 | HJK | FC Honka | VPS
2014 | HJK | SJK | FC Lahti
2015 | SJK | RoPS | HJK
2016 | IFK Mariehamn | HJK | SJK
2017 | HJK | KuPS | FC Ilves
2018 | HJK | RoPS | KuPS
2019 | KuPS | FC Inter | FC Honka
2020 | HJK | FC Inter | KuPS
2021 | HJK | KuPS | SJK
2022 | HJK | KuPS | FC Honka
2023 | HJK | KuPS | VPS
2024 | KuPS | Ilves | HJK

## Performance

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### Performance by club

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The following clubs have won:

Finnish Championship Cup Competition (1908–1929)
Mestaruussarja (1930–1989)
Veikkausliiga (1990–present)

29 clubs have been Champions.

Club  | Titles  | Runners-up  | Winning Years

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HJK |

| 1911, 1912, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1925, 1936, 1938, 1964, 1973, 1978, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
FC Haka |

| 1960, 1962, 1965, 1977, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004
HPS |

| 1921, 1922, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1957
TPS |

| 1928, 1939, 1941, 1949, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1975
KuPS |

| 1956, 1958, 1966, 1974, 1976, 2019, 2024
HIFK |

| 1930, 1931, 1933, 1937, 1947, 1959, 1961
FC Kuusysi |

| 1982, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991
Kiffen |

| 1913, 1915, 1916, 1955
ÅIFK |

| 1910, 1920, 1924
Reipas Lahti |

| 1963, 1967, 1970
VIFK |

| 1944, 1946, 1953
Tampere United |

| 2001, 2006, 2007
VPS |

| 1945, 1948
KTP |

| 1951, 1952
OPS |

| 1979, 1980
FC Jazz |

| 1993, 1996
MyPa |

| 2005
FC Inter Turku |

| 2008
FC Ilves |

| 1983
SJK |

| 2015
PUS |

| 1909
Sudet Vyborg |

| 1940
KPV |

| 1969
Unitas |

| 1908
HT |

| 1942
Ilves-Kissat |

| 1950
Pyrkivä Turku |

| 1954
TPV |

| 1994
IFK Mariehamn |

| 2016

Titles won by club (%)

1. Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi – 33 (28.7%)
2. FC Haka - 9 (7.8%)
3. Helsingin Palloseura - 9 (7.8%)
4. Turun Palloseura - 8 (7%)
5. IFK Helsingfors - 7 (6.1%)
6. Kuopion Palloseura - 7 (6.1%)
7. FCKuusysi - 5 (4.3%)
8. FC Kiffen 08 - 4 (3.5%)
9. Other Teams - 33 (28.7%)

## References

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* Finland - List of League First Level Tables, RSSSF

1. ^ Antti Koivukangas (31 March 2016). "Fotbollsligan 1990: Kuusela ledde HJK till guld" (in Swedish). Yle. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
2. ^ a b Championship was decided with cup competition due to war.
3. ^ a b Championship was decided on a final match between the champions of Finnish Football Association (SPL) and Finnish Workers' Sports Federation (TUL).

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