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 |
|---|---|
| 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 | JyPK 4–4 PK-35 Vantaa (22 August 2020) JyPK 2–6 Åland United (27 June 2020) |
← 2019 2021 →
All statistics correct as of 8 November 2020. | |
Teams edit
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 IK Myran at the 2019 playoff. IK Myran and ONS were relegated from the previous season.
Source: Suomen Palloliitto (Finnish Football Association) Archived 2020-05-08 at the Wayback Machine
Format edit
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 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | JyPK (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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Results edit
Promotion/relegation play-offs edit
The ninth placed team, JyPK engaged the Ykkönen runners-up, VIFK in a two-legged play-off to decide if they will remain in the league.
First leg edit
Second leg edit
JyPK won 7–1 on aggregate and remained in the league.
Top scorers edit
- As of matches played on 8 November 2020.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gentjana Rochi
|
KuPS | 16 |
| 2 |  Aino Kröger
|
KuPS | 12 |
| 3 | Amanda Rantanen
|
PK-35 Helsinki | 10 |
| 4 | Henna Honkanen
|
JyPK | 8 |
| 5 | Wilma Forsblom
|
PK-35 Vantaa | 7 |
 Ode Fulutudilu
|
Åland United | ||
| Nora Lehto
|
TiPS | ||
| Dana Leskinen
|
FC Honka | ||
| 9 |  Roosa Ariyo
|
TiPS | 6 |
 Lavdie Begolli
|
KuPS |
References edit
- ^ "2020 Kansallinen liiga". Kansallinen Liiga. 16 June 2020.
External links edit
- 2020 season at Kansallinenliiga Liiga (in Finnish)
- Soccerway at Soccerway.com