2008 Naisten Liiga
# 2008 Naisten Liiga

The 2008 Naisten Liiga, part of the 2008 Finnish football season, was the second season of the 2006 established Naisten Liiga. FC Honka were the defending champions, having won the 2007 season. SC Raisio withdrew from the league and was replaced by TPS Turku.

## Teams

| Team | Location | Stadium |
| - | - | - |
| FC Honka | Espoo | Tapiolan Urheilupuisto |
| FC Ilves | Tampere | Tammela Stadion |
| FC Kontu | Helsinki | Kontulan liikuntapuisto |
| FC Kuusysi | Lahti | Radiomäen urheilukenttä |
| FC Sport | Vaasa | Kaarlen kenttä |
| HJK | Helsinki | Töölön Pallokenttä |
| KMF | Kuopio | Kuopio Football Stadium |
| NiceFutis | Pori | Pori Stadium |
| PuiU | Helsinki | Puistolan liikuntapuisto |
| TPS Turku | Turku | Turun urheilupuisto |
| TiPS | Vantaa | Tikkurilan urheilupuisto |
| Åland United | Lemland | Bengtsböle IP |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | FC Honka | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 86 | 17 | +69 | 62 | 2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 32 |
| 2 | HJK | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 68 | 27 | +41 | 49 | |
| 3 | KMF | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 24 | +24 | 43 | |
| 4 | PuiU | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 39 | |
| 5 | FC Kontu | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 31 | |
| 6 | FC Kuusysi | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 29 | |
| 7 | TPS Turku | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 24 | |
| 8 | Åland United | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 24 | |
| 9 | NiceFutis | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 24 | |
| 10 | FC Ilves | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 19 | |
| 11 | TiPS | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 50 | −32 | 17 | Relegation play-offs |
| 12 | FC Sport (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 55 | −32 | 13 | Relegation to Naisten Ykkönen |

### Relegation play-offs

TiPS won 4–3 on aggregate.

## Top scorers

| Pos. | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Nina Hietanen | FC Kuusysi | 18 |
| 2. | Maiju Ruotsalainen | FC Honka | 16 |
| 3. | Anna Auvinen | NiceFutis | 15 |
| 3. | Theresa Gomina | KMF | 15 |
| 3. | Jaana Lyytikäinen | FC Honka | 15 |
| 6. | Tytti Porkka | HJK | 14 |
| 6. | Shannon Schneeman | FC Kontu | 14 |
| 8. | Hanna Saaranen | FC Honka | 13 |
| 8. | Tiia Tikkanen | TPS Turku | 13 |
| 10. | Anna Helenius | FC Honka | 12 |

## Personal awards

* Top scorer: Nina Hietanen, FC Kuusysi
* Player of the year: Jaana Lyytikäinen, FC Honka
* Referee of the year: Kirsi Savolainen

## Sources

* Finland - List of Women League First Level Tables Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
