1930 Mestaruussarja – Finnish League Championship

Mestaruussarja
Season	1930
Champions	HIFK Helsinki (1st Finnish Championship)
Relegated	Stjärnan Helsinki ÅIFK Turku
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Matches played	56
Goals scored	151 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorer	Holger Salin, HIFK Helsinki Olof Strömsten, KIF Helsinki (9)
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Finnish football 1930

Mestaruussarja A-sarja (Tier 1)

Mestaruussarja karsinta B-sarja (Tier 2)

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^[1]

HIFK Helsinki
HSP Helsinki
Stjärnan

Location of teams in 1930 Mestaruussarja

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	HIFK Helsinki (O) (C)	7	5	2	0	22	7	12
2	TPS Turku (O)	7	5	2	0	25	12	12*
3	HPS Helsinki	7	4	1	2	26	17	9
4	ViPS Viipuri	7	3	1	3	20	16	7
5	VPS Vaasa	7	2	3	2	23	27	7
6	KIF Helsinki	7	2	2	3	17	18	6
7	Stjärnan Helsinki (R)	7	0	2	5	9	35	2
8	ÅIFK Turku (R)	7	0	1	6	9	19	1

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.

Key
	Finnish Champions
	Participated in championship replay
	Relegated to Suomensarja

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.

References

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

1 2 3 "Finland - List of League First Level Tables - rsssf.com". Heikki Pietarinen - RSSSF. Retrieved 2012-07-05.

Top division football seasons in Finland

Mestaruussarja	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

Veikkausliiga	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Football in Finland

1929–30 in European football

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Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria '29 '30 Czechoslovakia Denmark England Estonia '29 '30 Finland Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '29 '30 Italy Latvia '29 '30 Lithuania '29 '30 Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Poland '29 '30 Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Spain Sweden Switzerland Yugoslavia '29 '30

Domestic cups	Austria England France Hungary Luxembourg Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '29 '30 Portugal Republic of Ireland Scotland Spain '29 '30 Switzerland Wales

1930–31 in European football

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Domestic cups	Austria England France Hungary Northern Ireland Norway '30 '31 Portugal Republic of Ireland Scotland Spain '30 '31 Switzerland Wales

International competitions	Mitopa Cup

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