• The 1973 Mestaruussarja, the premier division of Finnish football, was contested by 12 teams, and HJK Helsinki won the championship. Source: rsssf.com...
    6 KB (47 words) - 23:36, 1 February 2023
  • Mestaruussarja (Championship series) was the top division of Finnish football from 1930 to 1989. It was replaced by Veikkausliiga in 1990. In 1930 league...
    12 KB (257 words) - 22:45, 1 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for FC Haka
    of Juuso Walden. In 1949 it was promoted to Finland's top division Mestaruussarja (now called Veikkausliiga), and in 1955 won the inaugural Finnish Cup...
    44 KB (880 words) - 06:48, 30 August 2024
  • Finnish championships, four times when the top flight was still called Mestaruussarja, and once during Veikkausliiga. It has also twice won the Finnish Cup...
    60 KB (5,881 words) - 09:06, 14 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for HIFK Fotboll
    to Unitas. In those early years[when?] HIFK were runners-up in the Mestaruussarja (then played as a cup competition) on 5 occasions in 1909, 1912, 1928...
    47 KB (1,556 words) - 17:05, 30 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Vaasan Palloseura
    stadium began in the summer of 2015 and was completed in August 2016. Mestaruussarja/Veikkausliiga Winners (2): 1945, 1948 Runners-up (5): 1932, 1940–41...
    42 KB (519 words) - 20:36, 16 September 2024
  • in the highest tier of Finnish football. KuPS was first promoted to Mestaruussarja in 1947 only for a single season. The club was promoted again in 1949...
    51 KB (896 words) - 15:45, 26 August 2024
  • Veikkausliiga was founded in 1990; before that the top division was called Mestaruussarja (championship series) since 1930 which was an amateur or semi-professional...
    28 KB (666 words) - 21:10, 15 September 2024
  • Reipas Lahti in Mestaruussarja and Lahden Palloseura in lower divisions. He won 5 Finnish Cup winners' medals with Reipas, 1964, 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1978...
    3 KB (130 words) - 22:33, 7 July 2023
  • Thumbnail for Turun Palloseura
    (1965–70) Paavo Nenonen (1971) Lars Nyström (1972) Manuel Gerpe (1973) Paavo Nenonen (1973–74) Olavi Laaksonen (1975–77) Tommy Lindholm (1978) Tapio Harittu...
    49 KB (1,210 words) - 12:08, 31 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Ykkönen
    Ykkönen (category 1973 establishments in Finland)
    had been special qualification matches for the right to play in the Mestaruussarja. In the autumn of 1969, the Finnish football underwent a league system...
    17 KB (378 words) - 14:41, 22 August 2024
  • Veikkausliiga was founded in 1990; before that the top division was called Mestaruussarja (championship series) since 1930 which was an amateur or semi-professional...
    7 KB (113 words) - 23:37, 1 February 2023
  • Thumbnail for Stadin derby
    when HIFK got relegated from the top league, which was then known as Mestaruussarja. The rivalry extends from 1909 when the two teams faced each other for...
    34 KB (982 words) - 18:21, 29 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for List of Finnish football champions
    cup competition. From 1930 to 1989 the highest division was known as Mestaruussarja. Veikkausliiga seasons 1990 and 1991 were played under the name "Futisliiga"...
    17 KB (142 words) - 17:40, 9 July 2024
  • had been special qualification matches for the right to play in the Mestaruussarja. In the autumn of 1969, the Finnish football underwent a league system...
    11 KB (826 words) - 07:52, 20 August 2024
  • Tier 1 Mestaruussarja Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto 2nd 1973 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto 7th 1974 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja Finnish...
    31 KB (305 words) - 21:15, 25 August 2024
  • Alaja. HPS Helsinki's men's team won the Finnish football championship (Mestaruussarja) 9 times and they also played in the European Cup, against Stade de...
    39 KB (867 words) - 08:12, 2 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Reipas Lahti
    vertical orange and black stripes. From 1963 to 1970, Reipas won the Mestaruussarja three time, thus achieving a hat trick of Finnish championships. However...
    28 KB (505 words) - 00:59, 24 May 2024
  • Statistics of Mestaruussarja in the 1972 season. It was contested by 12 teams, and TPS Turku won the championship. Source: rsssf.com (C) Champions; (R)...
    6 KB (46 words) - 23:35, 1 February 2023
  • Olympics in 1912. The club then won the Finnish football championship (Mestaruussarja) in 1913, 1915 and 1916 in the years prior to Finnish independence in...
    38 KB (725 words) - 17:57, 3 June 2024
  • Jari Jäväjä (category 1973 births)
    Jari Jäväjä (born 16 August 1973) is a retired Finnish football striker. Jäväjä was part of the HJK Helsinki squad that qualified for the 1998–99 UEFA...
    4 KB (70 words) - 11:44, 13 September 2024
  • which reached its pinnacle with one season in the highest division, the Mestaruussarja (Championship), back in 1933. They have also had 8 seasons in the Suomisarjaa...
    35 KB (459 words) - 07:38, 22 August 2024
  • Finland. OTP has played 16 seasons in the Finnish premier divisions Mestaruussarja and Veikkausliiga. After that there was a short lived merger with OLS...
    22 KB (149 words) - 10:11, 27 February 2023
  • men and women. Pallo-Pojat won Finnish cup in 1956. They played in Mestaruussarja in 1960 and 1961 seasons but weren't able to compete with bigger traditional...
    25 KB (126 words) - 09:37, 16 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for 1972–73 UEFA Cup
    Finnish representative in the UEFA Cup, despite finishing 4th in the 1971 Mestaruussarja, before withdrawing from its first round match-up. However, records...
    119 KB (3,683 words) - 18:10, 15 September 2024
  • 1970 Tarja Säde: 1971 Tarja Näsi: 1972 84 seasons in Veikkausliiga/Mestaruussarja/SM-Sarja 6 seasons in Ykkönen/Suomisarja Sources: HJK Helsinki supporters...
    108 KB (4,345 words) - 14:44, 5 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Vasa IFK
    Tier 1 SPL Mestaruussarja (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Championship rematch - Champions 1945 Tier 1 SPL Mestaruussarja (Premier League)...
    33 KB (255 words) - 09:33, 12 July 2024
  • Kolmonen. TPK has played two seasons in the Finnish premier division Mestaruussarja in 1951 and 1952, finishing third in 1951. TPK is the first youth club...
    24 KB (76 words) - 07:30, 29 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Nuutti Lintamo
    Nuutti Lintamo (category 1973 deaths)
    for Vaasan Palloseura During his 13 seasons he played 10 seasons in Mestaruussarja earning 107 caps and 82 goals for his club. In addition he played two...
    2 KB (165 words) - 22:33, 7 July 2023
  • was a first club from Lapland to reach Finnish first tier, known as mestaruussarja at the time. They were relegated after a single season. In 1985 they...
    12 KB (162 words) - 22:46, 19 June 2023