2024 Vaasan Palloseura season

Vaasan Palloseura 2024 football season
Vaasan Palloseura
2024 season
ManagerJussi Nuorela
StadiumHietalahti Stadium
Veikkausliiga5th
Finnish CupSixth round
UEFA Conference LeagueFirst qualifying round

The 2024 season is the 101st season in the history of Vaasan Palloseura and the club's third consecutive season in the Finnish top flight. VPS was eliminated from the Finnish Cup in the sixth round with a 5–1 loss to Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Finland FIN Teppo Marttinen
2 DF Finland FIN Josep Nuorela
4 DF Finland FIN Jesper Engström
5 DF Finland FIN Mikko Pitkänen
9 FW Finland FIN Riku Jääskä
10 FW Suriname SUR Gleofilo Vlijter
11 FW Denmark DEN Mads Borchers
14 MF Nigeria NGA Peter Eletu
16 FW Finland FIN Teemu Hytönen
17 FW Finland FIN Kalle Multanen
19 DF Finland FIN Martti Haukioja
20 DF Finland FIN Juho Hyvärinen
21 MF Ghana GHA Prosper Ahiabu
23 DF Finland FIN Miika Niemi
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 GK Finland FIN Rasmus Leislahti
25 MF Finland FIN Samuel Lindeman
26 MF Finland FIN Antonio Almen
27 DF Finland FIN Gabriel Sillanpää
28 FW Finland FIN Roni Hudd
29 DF Guinea-Bissau GNB Pedro Justiniano
30 MF Finland FIN Joonas Vahtera
33 MF Finland FIN Akon Kuek
34 MF Finland FIN Antti-Ville Räisänen
36 DF Finland FIN Felix Friberg
44 MF Russia RUS Yevgeni Bashkirov
77 FW Finland FIN Samu Alanko
— DF England ENG Alfie Cicale
— FW Nigeria NGA Franklin Matib

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Finland FIN Lauri Vetri (at VIFK until 31 December 2024)

Pre-season

SJK Akatemia Finland v Finland VPS
20 January 2024 Friendly SJK Akatemia Finland 1–0 Finland VPS
SJK Finland v Finland VPS
9 March 2024 Friendly SJK Finland 2–2 Finland VPS
Umeå FC Sweden v Finland VPS
15 March 2024 Friendly Umeå FC Sweden 1–4 Finland VPS
Ilves Finland v Finland VPS
23 March 2024 Friendly Ilves Finland 1–2 Finland VPS
VPS Finland v Finland FF Jaro
29 March 2024 Friendly VPS Finland 5–1 Finland FF Jaro

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Veikkausliiga 6 April 2024 1 September 2024 Matchday 1 15 7 4 4 25 21 +4 046.67
Finnish Cup 15 June 2024 25 June 2024 Fifth round Sixth round 2 1 0 1 6 6 +0 050.00
Finnish League Cup 27 January 2024 24 February 2024 Group stage Group stage 5 1 1 3 4 11 −7 020.00
UEFA Conference League 11 July 2024 First qualifying round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 23 9 5 9 36 40 −4 039.13

Last updated: 11 July 2024
Source: Soccerway

Veikkausliiga

Regular season

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 SJK 22 10 6 6 40 33 +7 36 Qualification for the Championship Round
5 Haka 22 10 5 7 35 32 +3 35
6 VPS 22 9 5 8 34 36 −2 32
7 Inter Turku 22 9 4 9 38 29 +9 31 Qualification for the Relegation Round
8 Gnistan 22 8 6 8 32 34 −2 30
Source: Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 HJK 22 13 4 5 41 21 +20 43 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round[a]
3 Ilves 22 11 6 5 45 25 +20 39 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off final
4 SJK 22 10 6 6 40 33 +7 36 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off quarter-finals
5 Haka 22 10 5 7 35 32 +3 35
6 VPS 22 9 5 8 34 36 −2 32
First match(es) will be played: 14 September 2024. Source: Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2024 Finnish Cup winners (Inter Turku or KuPS) qualify for the Conference League second qualifying round. If KuPS win the Finnish Cup and finish in the top two, the Conference League second round spot will be passed to the second-placed team, and the Conference League first round spot will be passed to the third-placed team. If KuPS win the Finnish Cup and finish between third and sixth, their Conference League play-off spot will be vacated.

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Inter Turku 23 9 5 9 39 30 +9 32 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off quarter-finals
2 Gnistan 22 8 6 8 32 34 −2 30
3 Oulu 22 5 6 11 26 36 −10 21
4 Mariehamn 22 5 5 12 20 38 −18 20
5 Lahti 22 3 10 9 26 38 −12 19 Qualification for the Veikkausliiga play-off
6 EIF 23 3 5 15 20 52 −32 14 Relegation to the Ykkösliiga
Updated to match(es) played on 13 September 2024. Source: Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).


Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
15 7 4 4 25 21  +4 25 3 3 2 15 12  +3 4 1 2 10 9  +1

Source: [citation needed]

Results by round

Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 18 January.[1][2]

FC Haka v VPS
6 April 2024 1 FC Haka 1–2 VPS Valkeakoski
Stadium: Tehtaan kenttä
VPS v SJK
12 April 2024 2 VPS 1–1 SJK
VPS v IF Gnistan
20 April 2024 3 VPS 3–2 IF Gnistan
AC Oulu v VPS
27 April 2024 4 AC Oulu 1–2 VPS Oulu
Stadium: Raatti Stadion
VPS v FC Lahti
3 May 2024 5 VPS 3–0 FC Lahti
KuPS v VPS
10 May 2024 6 KuPS 2–1 VPS Kuopio
Stadium: Väre Areena
HJK v VPS
17 May 2024 7 HJK 1–2 VPS Helsinki
Stadium: Bolt Arena
VPS v KuPS Kuopio
22 May 2024 15 VPS 1–3 KuPS Kuopio
VPS v Inter Turku
27 May 2024 8 VPS 3–1 Inter Turku
Ekenäs IF v VPS
2 June 2024 9 Ekenäs IF 1–2 VPS Raseborg
Stadium: Ekenäs Centrumplan
VPS v Ilves
7 June 2024 10 VPS 1–1 Ilves
IFK Mariehamn v VPS
12 June 2024 11 IFK Mariehamn 0–0 VPS Mariehamn
Stadium: Wiklöf Holding Arena
VPS v AC Oulu
19 June 2024 12 VPS 1–1 AC Oulu
Inter Turku v VPS
28 June 2024 13 Inter Turku 3–1 VPS Turku
Stadium: Veritas Stadion
VPS v Ekenäs IF
6 July 2024 14 VPS 2–3 Ekenäs IF
Ilves v VPS
21 July 2024 16 Ilves v VPS Tampere
Stadium: Tammelan Stadion
VPS v IFK Mariehamn
28 July 2024 17 VPS v IFK Mariehamn

Finnish Cup

FC Inter 2 v VPS
15 June 2024 Fifth round FC Inter 2 1–5 VPS Turku
19:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Veritas Stadion
Referee: Jesse Salo
SJK v VPS
25 June 2024 Sixth round SJK 5–1 VPS Seinäjoki
19:00 UTC+3 Stadium: OmaSP Stadion
Referee: Matti Roth

Finnish League Cup

Group stage

VPS v SJK
27 January 2024 1 VPS 2–1 SJK Vaasa
18:00 UTC+2
Stadium: VEO Areena
Referee: Mikko Juusola
Ilves v VPS
3 February 2024 2 Ilves 3–1 VPS Tampere
14:45 UTC+2 Stadium: Pirkkahalli C
KuPS v VPS
8 February 2024 3 KuPS 5–0 VPS Kuopio
15:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Lippumäen kuplahalli
VPS v AC Oulu
17 February 2024 4 VPS 1–1 AC Oulu Vaasa
18:00 UTC+2 Stadium: VEO Areena
VPS v Haka
24 February 2024 5 VPS 0–1 Haka Vaasa
18:00 UTC+2 Stadium: VEO Areena

UEFA Conference League

References

  1. ^ "Veikkausliigan otteluohjelma kaudelle 2024 julkaistaan torstaina 18.1". www.veikkausliiga.com.
  2. ^ Juurtela, Martti (January 18, 2024). "Klassikko-ottelu KuPS - HJK avaa Veikkausliigakauden 2024".