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1930 Mestaruussarja – Finnish League Championship

ÅIFK Turku Olof Strömsten, KIF Helsinki (9)

The 1930 Mestaruussarja season was the first completed season of Finnish Football Championship played in a league format, known locally as the Mestaruussarja, ‘Championship Series’. Prior to this, from 1908 to 1929, the championship had been decided in a cup competition, which was NOT called the Finnish Cup.

Overview

The 1930 Mestaruussarja was contested by 8 teams, with HIFK Helsinki claiming the inaugural championship, which was also known as the A-sarja, by winning a tiebreaker match with the scoreline of 4–1 over TPS Turku. Stjärnan Helsinki and ÅIFK Turku were relegated to the second tier, which was known as the B-sarja.

Participating clubs

In 1930, there were 8 participants in the Mestaruussarja:

  • ÅIFK Turku
  • HIFK Helsinki
  • HPS Helsinki
  • KIF Helsinki
  • Stjärnan Helsinki
  • TPS Turku
  • ViPS Viipuri
  • VPS Vaasa

League table

Results

Members of the HIFK champions’ team

  • Charles Holmberg; Frans Karjagin, Gösta Lesch; Alfons Nylund, Torsten Lindholm, Axel Lindbäck; Gunnar Åström, Jarl Malmgren, Torsten Svanström, Holger Salin, Ragnar Lindbäck.

Footnotes

References

    • Jalkapallon pikkujättiläinen* (‘The Little Giant Book of Finnish Football’).

References

  1. "Finland - List of League First Level Tables - rsssf.org". Heikki Pietarinen - RSSSF.
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