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.
| 2024 season | |
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| Manager | Jussi Nuorela |
| Stadium | Hietalahti Stadium |
| Veikkausliiga | 5th |
| Finnish Cup | Sixth round |
| UEFA Conference League | First qualifying round |
Squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Pre-season
edit| 20 January 2024 Friendly | SJK Akatemia  | 1–0 | VPS |
| 9 March 2024 Friendly | SJK | 2–2 | VPS |
| 15 March 2024 Friendly | Umeå FC  | 1–4 | VPS |
| 23 March 2024 Friendly | Ilves | 1–2 | VPS |
| 29 March 2024 Friendly | VPS | 5–1 | FF Jaro |
Competitions
editOverall record
edit| 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 | 46.67 | |
| Finnish Cup | 15 June 2024 | 25 June 2024 | Fifth round | Sixth round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | +0 | 50.00 |
| Finnish League Cup | 27 January 2024 | 24 February 2024 | Group stage | Group stage | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 20.00 |
| UEFA Conference League | 11 July 2024 | First qualifying round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | ||
| Total | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 39.13 | ||||
Last updated: 11 July 2024
Source: Soccerway
Veikkausliiga
editRegular season
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| Pos | Team | 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).
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 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ilves | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 27 | +29 | 54 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | HJK | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 45 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round[a] |
| 4 | SJK (O) | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 40 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off final |
| 5 | VPS | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 39 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off quarter-finals |
| 6 | Haka | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 38 |
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).
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:
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).
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:
- ^ a b The 2024 Finnish Cup winners qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round. Since the cup winners (KuPS) qualified based on league position, the Conference League second round spot was passed to the second-placed team, the Conference League first round spot was passed to the third-placed team, the Conference League play-off final spot was passed to the fourth-placed team, and the fourth Conference League play-off quarter-final spot was passed to the eighth-placed team.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Inter Turku | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 41 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off quarter-finals |
| 2 | Gnistan | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 37 | |
| 3 | Oulu | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 28 | |
| 4 | Mariehamn | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 26 | |
| 5 | Lahti (R) | 27 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 24 | Qualification for the Veikkausliiga play-off |
| 6 | EIF (R) | 27 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 57 | −33 | 19 | Relegation to the Ykkösliiga |
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).
(R) Relegated
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).
(R) Relegated
Results summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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
editMatches
editThe match schedule was released on 18 January.[1][2]
| 6 April 2024 1 | FC Haka | 1–2 | VPS | Valkeakoski |
| Stadium: Tehtaan kenttä |
| 12 April 2024 2 | VPS | 1–1 | SJK |
| 20 April 2024 3 | VPS | 3–2 | IF Gnistan |
| 27 April 2024 4 | AC Oulu | 1–2 | VPS | Oulu |
| Stadium: Raatti Stadion |
| 3 May 2024 5 | VPS | 3–0 | FC Lahti |
| 10 May 2024 6 | KuPS | 2–1 | VPS | Kuopio |
| Stadium: Väre Areena |
| 17 May 2024 7 | HJK | 1–2 | VPS | Helsinki |
| Stadium: Bolt Arena |
| 22 May 2024 15 | VPS | 1–3 | KuPS Kuopio |
| 27 May 2024 8 | VPS | 3–1 | Inter Turku |
| 7 June 2024 10 | VPS | 1–1 | Ilves |
| 12 June 2024 11 | IFK Mariehamn | 0–0 | VPS | Mariehamn |
| Stadium: Wiklöf Holding Arena |
| 19 June 2024 12 | VPS | 1–1 | AC Oulu |
| 28 June 2024 13 | Inter Turku | 3–1 | VPS | Turku |
| Stadium: Veritas Stadion |
| 6 July 2024 14 | VPS | 2–3 | Ekenäs IF |
| 21 July 2024 16 | Ilves | v | VPS | Tampere |
| Stadium: Tammelan Stadion |
| 28 July 2024 17 | VPS | v | IFK Mariehamn |
Finnish Cup
edit| 15 June 2024 Fifth round | FC Inter 2 | 1–5 | VPS | Turku |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Veritas Stadion Referee: Jesse Salo |
| 25 June 2024 Sixth round | SJK | 5–1 | VPS | Seinäjoki |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: OmaSP Stadion Referee: Matti Roth |
Finnish League Cup
editGroup stage
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UEFA Conference League
editReferences
edit- ^ "Veikkausliigan otteluohjelma kaudelle 2024 julkaistaan torstaina 18.1". www.veikkausliiga.com.
- ^ Juurtela, Martti (January 18, 2024). "Klassikko-ottelu KuPS - HJK avaa Veikkausliigakauden 2024".