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| competition        = [[Veikkausliiga]]
| season             = 2001
| winners            = [[Tampere United]]
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| league topscorer   = [[Paulus Roiha]], [[HJK Helsinki]] (22)
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| prevseason         = [[2000 Veikkausliiga|2000]]
| nextseason         = [[2002 Veikkausliiga|2002]]
}}
The 2001 season was the 71st completed season of Finnish Football League Championship, known as the [[Veikkausliiga]].  At the same time it was the 12th season of the Veikkausliiga.

==Overview==
The Veikkausliiga is administered by the [[Finnish Football Association]] and the competition's 2001 season was contested by 12 teams. [[Tampere United]] won the championship and qualified for the [[2002–03 UEFA Champions League]] qualification round, while the second and third placed teams qualified for the first qualification round of the [[2002–03 UEFA Cup]]. The fourth placed team qualified for the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup 2002]], while the two lowest placed teams of the competition, [[FC Jokerit]] and [[RoPS Rovaniemi]] were relegated to the [[Ykkönen]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Finland 2001 |year=2001 |website=[[RSSSF]] |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fin01.html |access-date=2012-01-05}}</ref>

==Participating clubs ==
{{Location map+ |Finland |width=275 |caption=Location of teams in '''2001 Veikkausliiga''' |places=
{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.170833 |long=24.9375   |label=[[HJK Helsinki|HJK]]<br>[[Atlantis FC|Atlantis]]<br> [[Jokerit Helsinki|Jokerit]] }}
{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=61.3826 |long=21.4628    |label=[[Jazz Pori|Jazz]] |position=left }}
{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.983333 |long=25.655556 |label=[[FC Lahti|Lahti]] }}
{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=61.266667 |long=24.030556 |label=[[FC Haka|Haka]] }}
{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.27     |long=22.16     |label=[[FC Inter Turku|Inter]] }}
{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=62.8925   |long=27.678333 |label=[[KuPS]] }}
{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.75     |long=26.823611 |label=[[MyPa]] }}
{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=66.501389 |long=25.734722 |label=[[RoPS]] }}
{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=61.498056 |long=23.760833 |label=[[Tampere United]] |position=left }}
{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=63.085278 |long=21.627778 |label=[[Vaasan Palloseura|VPS]] }}
}}

In 2001 there were 12 participants in the Veikkausliiga:
{{colbegin|colwidth=27em}}
* [[Atlantis Helsinki]] - Promoted from Ykkönen 
* [[FC Jazz Pori]] 
* [[FC Lahti]] 
* [[Haka Valkeakoski]] 
* [[HJK Helsinki]] 
* [[Inter Turku]] 
* [[Jokerit Helsinki]] 
* [[KuPS Kuopio]] - Promoted from Ykkönen
* [[MyPa 47 Anjalankoski]] 
* [[RoPS Rovaniemi]]   
* [[Tampere United]]
* [[VPS Vaasa]] 
{{colend}}<ref name="RSSSF">{{cite news |title=Finland - List of League First Level Tables |year=2001 |website=[[RSSSF]] |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/finhist.html |access-date=2012-01-05}}</ref>

==League standings==
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR

|team1=TAM|name_TAM=[[Tampere United]]
|team2=HJK|name_HJK=[[HJK Helsinki]]
|team3=MYP|name_MYP=[[MyPa|MyPa Anjalankoski]]
|team4=HAK|name_HAK=[[FC Haka|Haka Valkeakoski]]
|team5=INT|name_INT=[[FC Inter Turku]]
|team6=VPS|name_VPS=[[Vaasan Palloseura|VPS Vaasa]]
|team7=ATL|name_ATL=[[Atlantis FC]]
|team8=KPS|name_KPS=[[KuPS|KuPS Kuopio]]
|team9=LAH|name_LAH=[[FC Lahti]]
|team10=JAZ|name_JAZ=[[FC Jazz Pori]]
|team11=JOK|name_JOK=[[FC Jokerit]]
|team12=RPS|name_RPS=[[RoPS Rovaniemi]]
|win_TAM=21|draw_TAM=5|loss_TAM=7|gf_TAM=47|ga_TAM=31|status_TAM=C
|win_HJK=19|draw_HJK=10|loss_HJK=4|gf_HJK=64|ga_HJK=19
|win_MYP=17|draw_MYP=11|loss_MYP=5|gf_MYP=45|ga_MYP=23
|win_HAK=14|draw_HAK=10|loss_HAK=9|gf_HAK=44|ga_HAK=29
|win_INT=15|draw_INT=4|loss_INT=14|gf_INT=46|ga_INT=47
|win_VPS=14|draw_VPS=3|loss_VPS=16|gf_VPS=50|ga_VPS=52
|win_ATL=12|draw_ATL=9|loss_ATL=12|gf_ATL=45|ga_ATL=47
|win_KPS=9|draw_KPS=10|loss_KPS=14|gf_KPS=37|ga_KPS=48
|win_LAH=9|draw_LAH=9|loss_LAH=15|gf_LAH=38|ga_LAH=48
|win_JAZ=7|draw_JAZ=11|loss_JAZ=15|gf_JAZ=36|ga_JAZ=52
|win_JOK=7|draw_JOK=7|loss_JOK=19|gf_JOK=31|ga_JOK=56|status_JOK=R
|win_RPS=5|draw_RPS=9|loss_RPS=19|gf_RPS=25|ga_RPS=56|status_RPS=R

|col_CL1=green1|text_CL1=Qualification to [[2002–03 UEFA Champions League#First qualifying round|Champions League first qualifying round]]
|result1=CL1
|col_UCQR=blue1|text_UCQR=Qualification to [[2002–03 UEFA Cup#Qualifying round|UEFA Cup qualifying round]]
|result2=UCQR|result3=UCQR
|col_IC1=#ccccff|text_IC1=Qualification to [[2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup#First round|Intertoto Cup first round]]
|result4=IC1
|col_RP=red2|text_RP=Qualification to [[2001 Veikkausliiga#Promotion/relegation playoff|relegation play-offs]]
|result11=RP
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to [[2002 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|Ykkönen]]
|result12=R
|update=complete|source=<ref name="RSSSF" />
}}

===Promotion/relegation playoff===

*Jaro Pietarsaari - Jokerit Helsinki  1-1
*Jokerit Helsinki - Jaro Pietarsaari  3-4

[[Jaro Pietarsaari]] promoted, Jokerit Helsinki relegated.<ref name="RSSSF" />

==Results==
Each team plays three times against every other team, either twice at home and once away ''or'' once at home and twice away, for a total of 33 matches played each.
{{col-begin}}
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===Matches 1–22===
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=ATL|team2=HAK|team3=HJK|team4=INT|team5=JAZ
|team6=JOK|team7=KUP|team8=LAH|team9=MYP|team10=RPS
|team11=TAM|team12=VPS

|name_TAM=[[Tampere United]]
|match_TAM_HJK=3–2
|match_TAM_MYP=3–2
|match_TAM_HAK=0–2
|match_TAM_INT=3–1
|match_TAM_VPS=2–1
|match_TAM_ATL=0–0
|match_TAM_KUP=0–0
|match_TAM_LAH=4–3
|match_TAM_JAZ=0–0
|match_TAM_JOK=3–0
|match_TAM_RPS=2–1

|name_HJK=[[HJK Helsinki]]
|match_HJK_TAM=2–2
|match_HJK_MYP=2–0
|match_HJK_HAK=0–0
|match_HJK_INT=2–1
|match_HJK_VPS=2–0
|match_HJK_ATL=1–2
|match_HJK_KUP=5–0
|match_HJK_LAH=1–0
|match_HJK_JAZ=0–0
|match_HJK_JOK=4–1
|match_HJK_RPS=2–0

|name_MYP=[[MyPa]]
|match_MYP_TAM=1–0
|match_MYP_HJK=0–0
|match_MYP_HAK=3–2
|match_MYP_INT=2–1
|match_MYP_VPS=3–1
|match_MYP_ATL=5–2
|match_MYP_KUP=4–0
|match_MYP_LAH=1–0
|match_MYP_JAZ=0–0
|match_MYP_JOK=3–1
|match_MYP_RPS=1–1

|name_HAK=[[FC Haka]]
|match_HAK_TAM=0–1
|match_HAK_HJK=1–1
|match_HAK_MYP=0–0
|match_HAK_INT=2–2
|match_HAK_VPS=1–0
|match_HAK_ATL=2–0
|match_HAK_KUP=2–0
|match_HAK_LAH=0–1
|match_HAK_JAZ=1–2
|match_HAK_JOK=4–1
|match_HAK_RPS=2–0

|name_INT=[[FC Inter Turku|Inter Turku]]
|match_INT_TAM=2–4
|match_INT_HJK=0–2
|match_INT_MYP=1–1
|match_INT_HAK=1–0
|match_INT_VPS=1–2
|match_INT_ATL=1–2
|match_INT_KUP=2–2
|match_INT_LAH=1–0
|match_INT_JAZ=3–1
|match_INT_JOK=3–1
|match_INT_RPS=4–0

|name_VPS=[[Vaasan Palloseura|VPS]]
|match_VPS_TAM=2–0
|match_VPS_HJK=0–4
|match_VPS_MYP=2–1
|match_VPS_HAK=2–0
|match_VPS_INT=2–1
|match_VPS_ATL=2–0
|match_VPS_KUP=1–5
|match_VPS_LAH=0–1
|match_VPS_JAZ=0–3
|match_VPS_JOK=2–3
|match_VPS_RPS=2–1

|name_ATL=[[Atlantis FC|Atlantis]]
|match_ATL_TAM=1–3
|match_ATL_HJK=1–0
|match_ATL_MYP=1–1
|match_ATL_HAK=1–1
|match_ATL_INT=1–1
|match_ATL_VPS=1–2
|match_ATL_KUP=1–0
|match_ATL_LAH=1–0
|match_ATL_JAZ=3–1
|match_ATL_JOK=3–0
|match_ATL_RPS=0–0

|name_KUP=[[KuPS]]
|match_KUP_TAM=3–0
|match_KUP_HJK=0–0
|match_KUP_MYP=1–1
|match_KUP_HAK=0–3
|match_KUP_INT=1–2
|match_KUP_VPS=2–1
|match_KUP_ATL=3–1
|match_KUP_LAH=0–1
|match_KUP_JAZ=4–0
|match_KUP_JOK=0–0
|match_KUP_RPS=1–0

|name_LAH=[[FC Lahti|Lahti]]
|match_LAH_TAM=0–1
|match_LAH_HJK=2–2
|match_LAH_MYP=2–2
|match_LAH_HAK=1–2
|match_LAH_INT=0–2
|match_LAH_VPS=2–1
|match_LAH_ATL=1–1
|match_LAH_KUP=2–1
|match_LAH_JAZ=2–2
|match_LAH_JOK=1–3
|match_LAH_RPS=3–2

|name_JAZ=[[FC Jazz|Jazz]]
|match_JAZ_TAM=0–1
|match_JAZ_HJK=0–3
|match_JAZ_MYP=0–1
|match_JAZ_HAK=2–3
|match_JAZ_INT=0–1
|match_JAZ_VPS=2–2
|match_JAZ_ATL=1–3
|match_JAZ_KUP=0–1
|match_JAZ_LAH=2–2
|match_JAZ_JOK=1–3
|match_JAZ_RPS=0–0

|name_JOK=[[FC Jokerit|Jokerit]]
|match_JOK_TAM=0–1
|match_JOK_HJK=1–1
|match_JOK_MYP=0–2
|match_JOK_HAK=0–1
|match_JOK_INT=1–0
|match_JOK_VPS=1–1
|match_JOK_ATL=0–3
|match_JOK_KUP=0–0
|match_JOK_LAH=2–4
|match_JOK_JAZ=3–0
|match_JOK_RPS=0–0

|name_RPS=[[Rovaniemen Palloseura|RoPS]]
|match_RPS_TAM=1–1
|match_RPS_HJK=0–3
|match_RPS_MYP=1–0
|match_RPS_HAK=0–4
|match_RPS_INT=0–1
|match_RPS_VPS=0–2
|match_RPS_ATL=4–2
|match_RPS_KUP=2–0
|match_RPS_LAH=1–1
|match_RPS_JAZ=1–2
|match_RPS_JOK=2–1

|update=complete|source=
}}
{{col-2}}
===Matches 23–33===
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=ATL|team2=HAK|team3=HJK|team4=INT|team5=JAZ
|team6=JOK|team7=KUP|team8=LAH|team9=MYP|team10=RPS
|team11=TAM|team12=VPS

|name_TAM=[[Tampere United]]
|match_TAM_HJK=null
|match_TAM_MYP=1–2
|match_TAM_HAK=1–0
|match_TAM_INT=2–0
|match_TAM_VPS=null
|match_TAM_ATL=1–0
|match_TAM_KUP=1–0
|match_TAM_LAH=null
|match_TAM_JAZ=1–0
|match_TAM_JOK=null
|match_TAM_RPS=null

|name_HJK=[[HJK Helsinki]]
|match_HJK_TAM=2–0
|match_HJK_MYP=null
|match_HJK_HAK=1–1
|match_HJK_INT=4–0
|match_HJK_VPS=null
|match_HJK_ATL=4–1
|match_HJK_KUP=null
|match_HJK_LAH=3–0
|match_HJK_JAZ=null
|match_HJK_JOK=null
|match_HJK_RPS=1–1

|name_MYP=[[MyPa]]
|match_MYP_TAM=null
|match_MYP_HJK=1–0
|match_MYP_HAK=null
|match_MYP_INT=null
|match_MYP_VPS=1–0
|match_MYP_ATL=null
|match_MYP_KUP=2–0
|match_MYP_LAH=0–0
|match_MYP_JAZ=null
|match_MYP_JOK=0–0
|match_MYP_RPS=2–0

|name_HAK=[[FC Haka]]
|match_HAK_TAM=null
|match_HAK_HJK=null
|match_HAK_MYP=0–0
|match_HAK_INT=1–2
|match_HAK_VPS=1–1
|match_HAK_ATL=null
|match_HAK_KUP=2–2
|match_HAK_LAH=null
|match_HAK_JAZ=1–1
|match_HAK_JOK=2–1
|match_HAK_RPS=null

|name_INT=[[FC Inter Turku|Inter Turku]]
|match_INT_TAM=null
|match_INT_HJK=null
|match_INT_MYP=0–2
|match_INT_HAK=null
|match_INT_VPS=3–2
|match_INT_ATL=null
|match_INT_KUP=2–3
|match_INT_LAH=null
|match_INT_JAZ=1–0
|match_INT_JOK=1–0
|match_INT_RPS=null

|name_VPS=[[Vaasan Palloseura|VPS]]
|match_VPS_TAM=3–0
|match_VPS_HJK=0–2
|match_VPS_MYP=null
|match_VPS_HAK=null
|match_VPS_INT=null
|match_VPS_ATL=4–1
|match_VPS_KUP=null
|match_VPS_LAH=0–2
|match_VPS_JAZ=null
|match_VPS_JOK=null
|match_VPS_RPS=4–0

|name_ATL=[[Atlantis FC|Atlantis]]
|match_ATL_TAM=null
|match_ATL_HJK=null
|match_ATL_MYP=0–1
|match_ATL_HAK=2–0
|match_ATL_INT=2–1
|match_ATL_VPS=null
|match_ATL_KUP=1–1
|match_ATL_LAH=null
|match_ATL_JAZ=null
|match_ATL_JOK=null
|match_ATL_RPS=4–0

|name_KUP=[[KuPS]]
|match_KUP_TAM=null
|match_KUP_HJK=0–4
|match_KUP_MYP=null
|match_KUP_HAK=null
|match_KUP_INT=null
|match_KUP_VPS=2–4
|match_KUP_ATL=null
|match_KUP_LAH=3–1
|match_KUP_JAZ=null
|match_KUP_JOK=0–1
|match_KUP_RPS=0–0

|name_LAH=[[FC Lahti|Lahti]]
|match_LAH_TAM=0–1
|match_LAH_HJK=null
|match_LAH_MYP=null
|match_LAH_HAK=0–2
|match_LAH_INT=1–2
|match_LAH_VPS=null
|match_LAH_ATL=2–2
|match_LAH_KUP=null
|match_LAH_JAZ=1–2
|match_LAH_JOK=null
|match_LAH_RPS=null

|name_JAZ=[[FC Jazz|Jazz]]
|match_JAZ_TAM=null
|match_JAZ_HJK=0–2
|match_JAZ_MYP=1–0
|match_JAZ_HAK=null
|match_JAZ_INT=null
|match_JAZ_VPS=4–2
|match_JAZ_ATL=1–1
|match_JAZ_KUP=2–2
|match_JAZ_LAH=null
|match_JAZ_JOK=null
|match_JAZ_RPS=4–2

|name_JOK=[[FC Jokerit|Jokerit]]
|match_JOK_TAM=0–3
|match_JOK_HJK=1–2
|match_JOK_MYP=null
|match_JOK_HAK=null
|match_JOK_INT=null
|match_JOK_VPS=0–2
|match_JOK_ATL=3–1
|match_JOK_KUP=null
|match_JOK_LAH=0–1
|match_JOK_JAZ=2–2
|match_JOK_RPS=null

|name_RPS=[[Rovaniemen Palloseura|RoPS]]
|match_RPS_TAM=0–2
|match_RPS_HJK=null
|match_RPS_MYP=null
|match_RPS_HAK=0–1
|match_RPS_INT=1–2
|match_RPS_VPS=null
|match_RPS_ATL=null
|match_RPS_KUP=null
|match_RPS_LAH=1–1
|match_RPS_JAZ=null
|match_RPS_JOK=3–1

|update=complete|source=
}}
{{col-end}}

==Leading scorers==
{| class="wikitable"
!width=20|Rank
!width=175| Player
! 
!width=175| Club
!width=50|Goals
|- style="background:LightGoldenrodYellow"
| align="right"| 1
| [[Paulus Roiha]]
| {{flagicon|FIN}}
| [[HJK Helsinki]]
| 22
|-
| align="right"| 2
| [[Antti Pohja]]
| {{flagicon|FIN}}
| [[Tampere United]]
| 19
|-
| align="right"| 3
| [[Richard Teberio]]
| {{flagicon|SWE}}
| [[Inter Turku]]
| 13
|-
| align="right"| 4
| [[Peter Sampo (footballer)|Peter Sampo]]
| {{flagicon|FIN}}
| [[KuPS Kuopio]]
| 12
|-
| align="right"| 5
| [[Nikki Helenius]]
| {{flagicon|FIN}}
| [[FC Lahti]]
| 11
|}<ref>{{cite news |title=Finland - List of Topscorers (Mestaruussarja/Veikkausliiga) |year=2001 |website=[[RSSSF]] |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fintops.html |access-date=2012-01-05}}</ref>

==Footnotes==
{{Reflist}}

==References==
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/finhist.html Finland - List of final tables (RSSSF)]

{{Veikkausliiga seasons}}
{{2001 in Finnish football}}
{{2000–01 in European Football (UEFA)}}
{{2001–02 in European Football (UEFA)}}

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[[Category:2001–02 in European association football leagues|Fin]]
[[Category:2002–03 in European association football leagues|Fin]]
[[Category:2002 in Finnish football|1]]