2020 Kansallinen Liiga
The 2020 Kansallinen Liiga was the 14th season of the Naisten Liiga, the top flight women's division of the Finnish football league system and the 1st season of the Kansallinen Liiga after its change of name.[1] Åland United were the champions after 18 rounds of matches.
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| Season | 2020 |
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| Champions | Åland United |
| Promoted | PK-35 Vantaa PK-35 Helsinki |
| Relegated | TPS |
| Champions League | Åland United |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 264 (2.93 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Gentjana Rochi (16 goals) |
| Biggest home win | KuPS 6–0 TPS (13 June 2020) |
| Biggest away win | TPS 0–6 KuPS (22 August 2020) |
| Highest scoring | 4–4 PK-35 Vantaa (22 August 2020) 2–6 Åland United (27 June 2020) |
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All statistics correct as of 8 November 2020. | |
Teams[]
The season featured 10 teams.PK-35 Vantaa were promoted from the 2019 Naisten Ykkönen as league winners while PK-35 (women) were promoted after defeating at the 2019 playoff. and ONS were relegated from the previous season.
| Club | Location | Home ground | Head coach |
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| FC Honka | Espoo | Tapiolan Urheilupuisto | 
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| Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (HJK) | Helsinki | Telia 5G Arena |
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| Ilves | Tampere | Tammela Stadion | Mika Lahtinen
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| (JyPK) | Jyväskylä | Harjun Stadion |
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| Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) | Kuopio | Savon Sanomat Areena |
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| PK-35 Helsinki (PK-35) | Helsinki | Rami Rantanen
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| PK-35 Vantaa | Vantaa | Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion |
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| Tikkurilan Palloseura (TiPS) | Vantaa | Pauliina Miettinen
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| Turun Palloseura (TPS) | Turku |
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| Åland United | Lemland | Wiklöf Holding Arena | Samuel Fagerholm
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Source: Suomen Palloliitto (Finnish Football Association)
Format[]
The 10 teams played each other twice. At the end of the season, the ninth placed team played the Ykkönen second placed team in a Promotion/Relegation play-off. The winner of the league also earns the right to play in the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League.
Regular season[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Åland United (C) | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 43 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
| 2 | TiPS | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 13 | +18 | 41 | |
| 3 | KuPS | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 33 | |
| 4 | HJK | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 33 | |
| 5 | FC Honka | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 30 | |
| 6 | PK-35 Helsinki | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 21 | |
| 7 | PK-35 Vantaa | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 18 | |
| 8 | Ilves | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 16 | |
| 9 | (O) | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 16 | Promotion/Relegation play-offs |
| 10 | TPS (R) | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 42 | −33 | 7 | Relegation to Ykkönen |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated
Results[]
Promotion/Relegation play-offs[]
The ninth placed team, JyPK engaged the runners-up, VIFK in a two-legged play-off to decide if they will remain in the league.
First leg[]
Second leg[]
won 7–1 on aggregate and remained in the league.
Top scorers[]
- As of matches played on 8 November 2020.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 |  Gentjana Rochi
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KuPS | 16 |
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KuPS | 12 |
| 3 | Amanda Rantanen
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PK-35 Helsinki | 10 |
| 4 | Henna Honkanen
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| 5 |
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PK-35 Vantaa | 7 |
 Ode Fulutudilu
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Åland United | ||
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TiPS | ||
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FC Honka | ||
| 9 |  Roosa Ariyo
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TiPS | 6 |
 Lavdie Begolli
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KuPS |
References[]
- ^ "2020 Kansallinen liiga". Kansallinen Liiga. 16 June 2020.
External links[]
- 2020 season at Kansallinenliiga Liiga (in Finnish)
- Soccerway at Soccerway.com
- Kansallinen Liiga seasons
- 2020 in Finnish football