title: 2000 Veikkausliiga
text: # 2000 Veikkausliiga
  
  Statistics of Veikkausliiga in the 2000 season.
  
  ## Overview
  
  It was contested by 12 teams, and Haka Valkeakoski won the championship.
  
  ## League standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Haka Valkeakoski (C) | 33 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 56 | 20 | +36 | 66 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
  | 2 | FC Jokerit | 33 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 56 | 26 | +30 | 62 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
  | 3 | MyPa Anjalankoski | 33 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 61 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
  | 4 | HJK | 33 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 57 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
  | 5 | FC Jazz Pori | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 53 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
  | 6 | Tampere United | 33 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 46 | |
  | 7 | FC Inter Turku | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 40 | |
  | 8 | FC Lahti | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 39 | |
  | 9 | RoPS | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 36 | |
  | 10 | VPS Vaasa | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 34 | |
  | 11 | TPS Turku (R) | 33 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 75 | −45 | 27 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
  | 12 | KTP Kotka (R) | 33 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 64 | −35 | 22 | Relegation to Ykkönen |
  
  ## Results
  
  Each team plays three times against every other team, either twice at home and once away or once at home and twice away, for a total of 33 matches played each.
  
  