1930 Mestaruussarja – Finnish League Championship
Football league season
| Season | 1930 |
|---|---|
| Champions | HIFK Helsinki (1st title) |
| Relegated | Stjärnan Helsinki ÅIFK Turku |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 151 (2.7 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Holger Salin, HIFK Helsinki Olof Strömsten, KIF Helsinki (9) |
1931 → | |
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.[1]
Participating clubs
In 1930, there were 8 participants in the Mestaruussarja:[1]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIFK Helsinki(O) (C) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 12 | Finnish Champions |
| 2 | TPS Turku (O) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 12[a] | Participated in championship replay |
| 3 | HPS Helsinki | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 9 | |
| 4 | ViPS Viipuri | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 7 | |
| 5 | VPS Vaasa | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 7 | |
| 6 | KIF Helsinki | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 6 | |
| 7 | Stjärnan Helsinki (R) | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 35 | −26 | 2 | Relegated to Suomensarja |
| 8 | ÅIFK Turku (R) | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 1 |
Source: rsssf.com
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Because of the tie between two top teams, a replay match was played between HIFK Helsinki and TPS Turku. HIFK Helsinki won the match 4–1.
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
- ^ a b "Finland - List of League First Level Tables - rsssf.org". Heikki Pietarinen - RSSSF. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
References
- Jalkapallon pikkujättiläinen (‘The Little Giant Book of Finnish Football’).
