Suomensarja (sometimes also Suomi-sarja ) (‘Finland Series’) was the second highest level of league format association football in Finland from 1936 to 1972.
5-738: Before the inauguration of the Suomensarja, there had been, in 1930–1935, special qualification matches for the right to play in the Mestaruussarja , ‘Championship series’. A proper league format competition on this level began in 1936 with the 1936 Suomensarja . In the autumn of 1969, the Finnish football underwent a league system reform, and the Suomensarja was renamed II divisioona , or 2nd Division , with regional sections. In 1973, this level of football in Finland became nationwide, and
10-436: A Finnish association football competition is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mestaruussarja Mestaruussarja (Championship series) was the top division of Finnish football from 1930 to 1989. It was replaced by Veikkausliiga in 1990. In 1930 league format was used for the first time to decide the Finnish champion. Before that (1908-1929) the championship was decided by cup competition. The league
15-408: The league was sometimes cut short, abandoned or decided with cup competition instead. In 1940s TUL clubs also participated. The last Mestaruussarja season was 1989 and FC Kuusysi was crowned as the last champions. The new top level division was at first called SM-liiga and later renamed Veikkausliiga . Mestaruussarja consisted of 8 clubs when it was founded. It was later expanded to ten and at
20-420: The new name was 1. divisioona , present-day Ykkönen . The format of the competition on the second level of league format football in Finland changed several times over the years. Suomensarja had regional sections, with the best teams in each section finally competing against each other for promotion into the Mestaruussarja . The number of regional sections would vary from two to six. This article about
25-440: Was dominated by clubs from Helsinki , Turku and Vyborg . The first champion was HIFK Footboll from Helsinki. In 1935, the four best clubs were from Helsinki; and in 1934 and 1936 the top three clubs also came from Helsinki. From 1908 to 1940, the championship went outside Helsinki on only six occasions. Kuopio was the first inland city to get into the league when Pallotoverit were promoted in 1938. During World War II years
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