2024 Kansallinen Liiga

Kansallinen Liiga
Season	2024
Dates	12 April 2024 – TBD 2024
Matches played	92
Goals scored	304 (3.3 per match)
Top goalscorer	Gentjana Rochi; (14 goals)
Biggest home win	Åland United 11–1 PKKU; 10 August 2024
Biggest away win	PKKU 0–7 HJK; 15 June 2024
Highest scoring	Åland United 11–1 PKKU; 10 August 2024
Longest winning run	10 matches; HJK
Longest unbeaten run	18 matches; HJK
Longest winless run	18 matches; PKKU
Longest losing run	6 matches; PKKU
Highest attendance	1,455; Ilves 3–1 FC Honka; 13 April 2024
Lowest attendance	52; PKKU 1–7 Ilves; 27 July 2024
Attendance	31,194 (339 per match)
	← 2023 2025 → All statistics correct as of 15 September 2024.

The 2024 Kansallinen Liiga, also known as Subway Kansallinen Liiga for sponsorship reasons, is the 18th edition of the Finnish top-level women's football league.

KuPS are the defending champions, having won their third title, and third title in a row, in the 2023 season.^[1]

The schedule for the 2024 season has been announced on 24 January 2024. The first match was played on 12 April 2024 and the last matches of the regular season are scheduled for 31 August 2024.^[2] The championship round is scheduled to start on 14 September 2024 and the qualifying round one week later on 21 September 2024. The final matches should be played between 18 and 20 October 2024.^[3]

The 2024 season is a transition one as the Finnish women's league framework is being restructured. Beginning with the 2025 season, Kansallinen Liiga is shrinking to 8 teams from the current 10, and the Ykkönen, to be known as Kansallinen Ykkösen, is expanding from 8 teams to 10. As a consequence, three teams will be directly relegated from the Kansallinen Liiga to the Ykkönen in the 2024 season. There will be no relegation play-off.^[2]^[4]

Teams

Helsinki

HJK

HPS

PK-35

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Locations of teams in the 2024 Kansallinen Liiga.

The participating team information is as per the official season guide.^[5]

Team	Home city	Home ground	Capacity	2023 finish
FC Honka	Espoo	Tapiolan urheilupuisto	4,100	4th
HJK	Helsinki	Bolt Arena	10,770	2nd
HPS	Helsinki	JYA Housing Areena	400	5th
Ilves	Tampere	Tammelan Stadion	8,017	7th
JyPK	Jyväskylä	Harjun stadion	5,000	1st (Ykkönen)
KuPS	Kuopio	Väre Areena	5,000	1st
PK-35	Helsinki	Algeco Areena	1,000	8th
PK-35 Vantaa	Vantaa	Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion	4,320	6th
PKKU	Kerava/Hyrylä	Kalevan UP/Hyrylä UP	2,500^[a]	2nd (Ykkönen)
Åland United	Mariehamn	Wiklöf Holding Arena	1,635	3rd

^ figure for Kalevan UP.

Team changes

Entering league	Exiting league
Promoted from 2023 Ykkönen	Relegated to 2023 Ykkönen
JyPK PKKU	ONS TPS

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	HJK	18	17	1	0	55	10	+45	52	Advances to championship round
2	KuPS	18	12	4	2	50	20	+30	40
3	HPS	18	12	2	4	38	18	+20	38
4	Åland United	18	8	3	7	38	26	+12	27
5	PK-35 Vantaa	18	6	5	7	21	28	−7	23	Participates in the qualifying round
6	FC Honka	18	5	4	9	22	32	−10	19
7	Ilves	18	5	3	10	26	30	−4	18
8	PK-35	18	5	3	10	20	32	−12	18
9	JyPK	18	5	2	11	11	27	−16	17
10	PKKU	18	0	3	15	14	72	−58	3

Source: KansallinenLiiga.fi
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;

Results

Home \ Away	ÅLA	HJK	HON	HPS	ILV	JYV	KES	KUO	P35	VAN
Åland United		3–6	3–3	0–1	1–3	0–1	11–1	0–2	1–0	2–2
HJK	2–0		2–2	2–0	1–0	4–0	2–0	3–0	4–2	3–0
FC Honka	0–4	0–1		0–3	2–1	1–0	1–1	2–2	0–1	3–2
HPS	0–3	0–2	1–0		1–0	0–1	7–2	2–2	3–2	3–0
Ilves	0–1	1–2	3–1	0–2		0–0	4–0	2–3	1–3	0–4
JyPK	0–2	0–3	1–2	0–3	0–0		2–1	1–4	0–1	0–1
PKKU	1–3	0–7	1–3	1–3	1–7	2–3		0–6	2–2	0–4
KuPS	3–2	0–1	3–1	1–1	8–0	2–1	5–1		1–1	3–0
PK-35	0–1	1–4	2–1	1–5	0–4	0–1	2–0	1–2		0–0
PK-35 Vantaa	1–1	1–6	1–0	1–3	0–0	1–0	0–0	1–3	2–1

Source: KansallinenLiiga.fi
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship round

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	HJK	19	17	1	1	55	12	+43	52	Secures a spot in the 2025–26 Champions League qualifying round 1, champions path
2	KuPS	19	12	5	2	53	23	+30	41	Qualifies for the 2025–26 UEFA second-tier club competition
3	HPS	19	13	2	4	30	18	+12	41
4	Åland United	19	8	4	7	41	29	+12	28

Updated to match(es) played on 15 September 2024. Source: KansallinenLiiga.fi
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;

Results

Home \ Away	HJK	ÅLA
HJK
KuPS		3–3
HPS	2–0
Åland United

Updated to match(es) played on 15 September 2024. Source: KansallinenLiiga.fi
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Qualifying round

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	PK-35 Vantaa	18	6	5	7	21	28	−7	23
2	FC Honka	18	5	4	9	22	32	−10	19
3	Ilves	18	5	3	10	26	30	−4	18
4	PK-35	18	5	3	10	20	32	−12	18	Relegation to 2025 Ykkönen
5	JyPK	18	5	2	11	11	27	−16	17
6	PKKU	18	0	3	15	14	72	−58	3

First match(es) will be played: September 2024. Source: KansallinenLiiga.fi
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;

Results

Home \ Away	VAN	HON	ILV	P35	JYV	KES
PK-35 Vantaa
FC Honka
Ilves
PK-35
JyPK
PKKU

First match(es) will be played: September 2024. Source: KansallinenLiiga.fi
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 15 September 2024

Rank	Player	Team	Apps.	Goals^[6]
1	Gentjana Rochi	KuPS	17	14
2	Lotta Kalske	HJK	19	12
	Ria Karjalainen	HPS	19
	Anna Olmala	Ilves	18
5	Lilli Halttunen	HJK	18	11
6	Ilona Walta	FC Honka	18	10
7	Aino Kröger	KuPS	16	9
8	Anni Hakasalo	Åland United	19	8
8	Aada Törrönen	Åland United	18	8
10	Lavdie Begolli	KuPS	16	7
	Sara Sievistö	HJK	18
	Jenna Topra	HJK	17