Bandyliiga
Current season, competition or edition: 2022–23 Bandyliiga season | |
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| Formerly | Jääpallon SM-sarja, 1908–1991 |
|---|---|
| Sport | Bandy |
| Founded | 1908 |
| No. of teams | 9 |
| Country | Finland |
| Headquarters | Helsinki |
| Most recent champion(s) | Veiterä (7) (2021–22) |
| Most titles | HIFK Bandy (17) |
| TV partner(s) | Yle |
| Relegation to | Suomi-sarja |
| Official website | bandyliiga |
The Bandyliiga (
The 2021–22 Bandyliiga season marked the 112th season in which the Finnish Championship was contested and comprised nine teams. Veiterä are the reigning Finnish Champions, having won the 2022 Bandyliiga playoffs.
History
The competitive side of men's bandy in Finland was organized in 1907 and the first Finnish Championship series was played in the winter of 1908. The very first title was won by
The competition has been played every year since 1908, with the exceptions of 1918, 1940 and 1942, when the competition was cancelled first due to
In 2008 Bandyliiga celebrated its 100th anniversary with a grand final match of the season, when Oulun Luistinseura beat Tornion Palloveikot in a penalty shoot-out and claimed the Finnish championship.[2]
The 2014–15 season of Bandyliiga ended with
Teams
2021–22 season
| Team | City | Stadium | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akilles |  Porvoo
|
Porvoon pallokenttä | 1902 |
| Botnia-69 |  Helsinki
|
Oulunkylä Ice Rink | 1969 |
| HIFK | Helsinki
|
Brahenkenttä | 1897 |
| JPS |  Jyväskylä
|
Viitaniemen liikuntapuisto | 1962 |
| Kampparit |  Mikkeli
|
Hänninhauta | 1972 |
| Narukerä |  Pori
|
Porin tekojäärata | 1964 |
| OLS |  Oulu
|
Pakkalan kenttä
|
1880 |
| Veiterä |  Lappeenranta
|
Kisapuiston tekojäärata | 1950 |
WP 35
|
 Varkaus
|
Kämäri | 1935 |
Source: [5]
Recent champions
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | Narukerä | Kampparit
|
Veiterä |
| 2021–22 | Veiterä | Akilles | Narukerä |
| 2020–21 | Akilles | Veiterä | Narukerä |
| 2019–20 | Akilles | Veiterä | JPS |
| 2018–19 | JPS | Veiterä | Kampparit |
| 2017–18 | Veiterä | Kampparit | Akilles |
| 2016–17 | Veiterä | Akilles | JPS |
| 2015–16 | Botnia-69 | Akilles | Kampparit |
| 2014–15 | Kampparit | HIFK | Veiterä |
| 2013–14 | Luistinseura | JPS | Akilles |
| 2012–13 | HIFK | Narukerä | Kampparit |
| 2011–12 | Kampparit | Narukerä | HIFK |
| 2010–11 | HIFK | Kampparit | Narukerä |
| 2009–10 | HIFK | Luistinseura | Narukerä |
| 2008–09 | Luistinseura | HIFK | OPS |
| 2007–08 | Luistinseura | ToPV | WP 35
|
| 2006–07 | ToPV | HIFK | Narukerä |
| 2005–06 | ToPV | Luistinseura | Narukerä |
| 2004–05 | ToPV | Narukerä | Luistinseura |
| 2003–04 | ToPV | Luistinseura | WP 35
|
See also
- List of Finnish Bandy clubs
References
Content in this article was translated from the existing Finnish Wikipedia article at fi:Bandyliiga; see its history for attribution.
- ^ "Valiokunnat – Liittohallitus 2020-2021: Bandyliiga". bandyliiga.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Yleistä tieto bandyliigasta". finbandy.fi (in Finnish). Suomen Jääpalloliitto – Finlands Bandyförbund (SJFB). Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ Virtanen, Ari (14 March 2015). "Kampparit juhli Suomen mestaruutta HIFK:n kotikentällä". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Sanoma Oy. HS. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ Sihvonen, Lauri (11 March 2017). "Akilles hyytyi jääpallofinaalissa - Veiterä juhli mestaruutta". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Siirrot – Pelaaja-Valmentajasiirrot 2020-21". bandyliiga.fi (in Finnish). 2 November 2020. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Joukkuetilastot". finbandy.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Bandy Federation. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
External links
- Official website (in Finnish)
- Finnish Bandy Association (in Finnish)
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