Season 2003 Start date 2003 Location Finland | Champions HJK Helsinki Champion Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi End date October 25, 2003 | |
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Top goalscorer Saku Puhakainen, MyPa (14) People also search for 2002 Veikkausliiga, 2004 Veikkausliiga | ||
The 2003 season was the 73rd completed season of Finnish Football League Championship, known as the Veikkausliiga. At the same time it was the 14th season of the Veikkausliiga.
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Overview
The Veikkausliiga is administered by the Finnish Football Association and the competition's 2003 season was contested by 14 teams. HJK Helsinki won the championship and qualified for the UEFA Champions League 2004-05 qualification round, while the second and sixth placed teams qualified for the first qualification round of the UEFA Cup 2004-05. The third and fourth placed teams qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2004, while FC KooTeePee and KuPS Kuopio were relegated to the Ykkönen.
Participating clubs
In 2003 there were 14 participants in the Veikkausliiga:
Premier Division/Division One 2003, Promotion/Relegation Playoff
RoPS Rovaniemi promoted, KooTeePee Kotka relegated.