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unusual facts about Veikkausliiga


Martin Saarikangas

In 1994 he played three minutes for Finnish association football top flight side TPS Turku at the age of 57.


2006 Ykkönen

Two teams were directly promoted to the Veikkausliiga (and only two teams were relegated to the Kakkonen) because Allianssi Vantaa withdrew from the Veikkausliiga and they were not replaced by another club.

Bernardo Ribeiro

Bernardo Salim Ribeiro (born 9 October 1989 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Veikkausliiga club IFK Mariehamn.

Diego Corpache

After being released from Inter, he joined another Finnish Veikkausliiga club, FC Haka.

Etchu Tabe

The team was, however, relegated back to Ykkönen and Tabu signed a contract with another Veikkausliiga team, KuPS for the 2012 season.

Fernando de Abreu Ferreira

In the 2009 summer he signed with NK Olimpija Ljubljana in the Slovenian top level, moving in quick succession to Olympiakos Nicosia (Cyprus) and IFK Mariehamn (Finland's Veikkausliiga).

Floribert N'Galula

On 4 February 2011, N'Galula signed for the Finnish Veikkausliiga side TPS until the end of the 2011 season.

Gabriel Ruiz

At the beginning of May 2009 Ruiz signed for the Finnish Veikkausliiga team FC Haka.

Jackson Chileshe Chibwe Yokoniya

Chibwe finished RoPS's top goalscorer along with Saileti and Titi Essomba in Veikkausliiga season 2008, scoring five goals and providing three assists.

Juho Alasuutari

Juho Alasuutari (born November 6, 1990) is a Finnish footballer who represents Vaasan Palloseura (VPS) of Veikkausliiga.

Lee Shearer

His most notable former clubs include FF Jaro of the Veikkausliiga (Premier Finnish Division) and SBV Excelsior of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Marlon Harewood

In the same year, he acquired experience abroad with a successful loan spell at Haka of the Finnish Veikkausliiga, winning both the Finnish championship and the Finnish Cup.

Maximiliano Asís

César Maximiliano Asís (born on 27 March 1987 in Tucumán, Argentina) is an Argentinian footballer currently playing for FC Inter Turku of the Veikkausliiga.

Norberto Araujo

Araujo (nicknamed Beto) started his career in Finland in 1996 playing with premier division side TPS and 1st division side Kultsu

Regillio Nooitmeer

Regillio "Regi" Nooitmeer (born 16 July 1983 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch footballer of Haitian descent who plays for Finnish Veikkausliiga side FC Haka as a defender.

Saku Pesonen

He was signed by Veikkausliiga side FC Lahti on 2006 where he provided a backup for then-first choice goalkeeper Michał Sławuta.

Serge N'Gal

In 2004 he moved to Finnish top division side FC Inter Turku, as he had visited the country before when representing Cameroon in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Travis Binnion

Travis Binnion (born 10 November 1986) is an Irish former footballer and cricketer who played football as a defender for IFK Mariehamn in the Finnish Premier Division.


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