Finnish Women's Volleyball League
Current season, competition or edition: 2019–20 Volleyball Lentopallon Mestaruusliiga | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1956 |
| First season | 1956 |
| Administrator | SLRY |
| No. of teams | 10 (2019–20) |
| Country |  Finland |
| Continent | Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) | LP Viesti Salo (9th title) |
| Most titles | Vaasan Vasama LP Viesti Salo (9 titles) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | 2nd League |
| Domestic cup(s) | Finnish Cup Finnish Super Cup |
| International cup(s) | CEV Champions League CEV Cup CEV Challenge Cup |
| Official website | http://www.mestaruusliiga.fi/ |
The Finnish Women's Volleyball League is a women's volleyball competition organized by the Finnish Volleyball Federation (Suomen Lentopalloliitto Ry-SLRY), it was created in 1956.[1]
History[edit]
The 2018/19 League season was played in a regular season mode with a total of ten teams of which 8 are qualified for a title deciding Playoffs. The 2019/20 season was cancelled due to COVID-19 spread in the country. Vaasan Vasama and LP Viesti Salo are the most titled ones with 9 titles each.
List of Champions[edit]
| Years |  Gold
|
 Silver
|
 Bronze
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Eiran Riento | Lepakot Hyvinkää | Helsingin Ponnistus |
| 1958 | Helsingin Riento | Eiran Riento | Tikkurilan Tikka |
| 1959 | Käpylän Lentopalloilijat | Koiton Riento | Tampereen Veikot |
| 1960 | Tampereen Veikot | Helsingin Ponnistus | Käpylän Lentopalloilijat |
| 1961 | Käpylän Lentopalloilijat | Tampereen Veikot | Koiton Riento |
| 1962 | Helsingin Ponnistus | Tampereen Veikot | Kalevan Lentopallo Tampere |
| 1963 | Käpylän Lentopalloilijat | Tampereen Veikot | Koiton Riento |
| 1964 | Käpylän Lentopalloilijat | Kalevan Lentopallo Tampere | Kimmo Lahti |
| 1965 | Käpylän Lentopalloilijat | Kimmo Lahti | Kalevan Lentopallo Tampere |
| 1966 | Käpylän Lentopalloilijat | Koiton Riento | Kimmo Lahti |
| 1967 | Koiton Riento | Kimmo Lahti | Käpylän Lentopalloilijat |
| 1968 | Kimmo Lahti | Käpylän Lentopalloilijat | Koiton Riento |
| 1969 | Wartti Helsinki | Lautta-Pojat Helsinki | Kimmo Lahti |
| 1970 | Wartti Helsinki | Koiton Riento | Kimmo Lahti |
| 1971 | Helsingin Elite | Wartti Helsinki | Kimmo Lahti |
| 1972 | Wartti Helsinki | Lautta-Pojat Helsinki | Helsingin Elite |
| 1973 | Kimmo Lahti | PPS Helsinki | Helsingin Elite |
| 1974 | Kimmo Lahti | PPS Helsinki | Luolajan Kajastus Hämeenlinna |
| 1975 | Karhulan Veikot | Kimmo Lahti | Helsingin Kiri-60 |
| 1976 | Helsingin Kiri-60 | Karhulan Veikot | Kimmo Lahti |
| 1977 | Jyväskylän Pesä-Veikot | Helsingin Kiri-60 | Karhulan Veikot |
| 1978 | Karhulan Veikot | Jyväskylän Pesä-Veikot | Luolajan Kajastus Hämeenlinna |
| 1979 | Karhulan Veikot | Euran Raiku | Luolajan Kajastus Hämeenlinna |
| 1980 | Karhulan Veikot | Euran Raiku | Helsingin Kiri-60 |
| 1981 | Karhulan Veikot | Euran Raiku | Oriveden Ponnistus |
| 1982 | Jyväskylän Pesä-Veikot | Karhulan Veikot | Euran Raiku |
| 1983 | Jyväskylän Pesä-Veikot | Kaavin Kaiku | Euran Raiku |
| 1984 | Euran Raiku | Jyväskylän Pesä-Veikot | Kauhajoen Karhu |
| 1985 | Euran Raiku | Vaasan Vasama | Jyväskylän Pesä-Veikot |
| 1986 | Vaasan Vasama | Jyväskylän Pesä-Veikot | Korian Ponsi |
| 1987 | Vaasan Vasama | Haukiputaan Heitto | Karhulan Veikot |
| 1988 | Vaasan Vasama | Karhulan Veikot | Haukiputaan Heitto |
| 1989 | Vaasan Vasama | Euran Raiku | Haukiputaan Heitto |
| 1990 | Hesa Helsinki | Valkealan Kajo | Korian Ponsi |
| 1991 | Vaasan Vasama | Korian Ponsi | Blue Eyes Team Jyväskylä |
| 1992 | Vaasan Vasama | Korian Ponsi | Valkealan Kajo |
| 1993 | Vaasan Vasama | Valkealan Kajo | Korian Ponsi |
| 1994 | Vaasan Vasama | Valkealan Kajo | Korian Ponsi |
| 1995 | Palokan Pyry | Joensuun Prihat | Vaasan Vasama |
| 1996 | Vaasan Vasama | Palokan Pyry | Joensuun Prihat |
| 1997 | Oriveden Ponnistus | Euran Raiku | Pieksämäki Volley |
| 1998 | Valkealan Kajo | Oriveden Ponnistus | Euran Raiku |
| 1999 | Euran Raiku | Valkealan Kajo | Hämeenlinnan Tarmo-Volley |
| 2000 | Hämeenlinnan Tarmo-Volley | Euran Raiku | Joensuun Prihat |
| 2001 | Hämeenlinnan Tarmo-Volley | LP Viesti Salo | Joensuun Prihat |
| 2002 | Hämeenlinnan Tarmo-Volley | Joensuun Prihat | Somero |
| 2003 | Hämeenlinnan Tarmo-Volley | LP Viesti Salo | Somero |
| 2004 | Pieksämäki Volley | Hämeenlinnan Tarmo-Volley | Oriveden Ponnistus |
| 2005 | Vanajan Racing Club | Oriveden Ponnistus | Pieksämäki Volley |
| 2006 | Vanajan Racing Club | LP Viesti Salo | Pihtiputaan Ploki |
| 2007 | Vanajan Racing Club | LP Viesti Salo | Oriveden Ponnistus |
| 2008 | Vanajan Racing Club | Oriveden Ponnistus | LP Viesti Salo |
| 2009 | LP Viesti Salo | Oriveden Ponnistus | Vanajan Racing Club |
| 2010 | LP Viesti Salo | HPK Naiset | Oriveden Ponnistus |
| 2011 | LP Viesti Salo | Oriveden Ponnistus | HPK Naiset |
| 2012 | LP Viesti Salo | HPK Naiset | LP Kangasala |
| 2013 | LP Viesti Salo | LP Kangasala | Oriveden Ponnistus |
| 2014 | LP Viesti Salo | Oriveden Ponnistus | HPK Naiset |
| 2015 | LP Viesti Salo | LP Kangasala | HPK Naiset |
| 2016 | HPK Naiset | LP Viesti Salo | Oriveden Ponnistus |
| 2017 | LP Viesti Salo | HPK Naiset | Oriveden Ponnistus |
| 2018 | HPK Naiset | LP Viesti Salo | LP Kangasala |
| 2019 | LP Viesti Salo | Hämeenlinnan Lentopallokerho | Pölkky Kuusamo |
| 2020 | Tournament Cancelled[2] | ||
Table by club[edit]
| rk. | Club | Titles | City | Years Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaasan Vasama | 9 | Vaasa | (1986—1989), (1991—1994), 1996 |
| = | LP Viesti Salo | 9 | Salo | (2009—2015), 2017, 2019 |
| 3 | Hämeenlinnan Tarmo-Volley | 8 | Hämeenlinna | (2000—2003), (2005—2008) |
| 4 | Käpylän Lentopalloilijat | 6 | Käpylä | 1959, 1961, (1963—1966) |
| 5 | Karhulan Veikot | 5 | Karhula | 1975, (1978—1981) |
| 6 | Kimmo Lahti | 3 | Lahti | 1968, (1973—1974) |
| = | Wartti Helsinki | 3 | Helsinki | 1969, 1970, 1972 |
| = | Jyväskylän Pesä-Veikot | 3 | Jyväskylä | 1977, (1982—1983) |
| = | Euran Raiku | 3 | Eura | (1984—1985), 1999 |
| 10 | Helsingin Ponnistus | 2 | Helsinki | 1958, 1962 |
| = | HPK Naiset | 2 | Hämeenlinna | 2016, 2018 |
| 12 | Eiran Riento | 1 | Eira | 1957 |
| = | Tampereen Veikot | 1 | Tampere | 1960 |
| = | Koiton Riento | 1 | Eira | 1967 |
| = | Helsingin Elite | 1 | Helsinki | 1971 |
| = | Helsingin Kiri-60 | 1 | Helsinki | 1976 |
| = | Hesa Helsinki | 1 | Helsinki | 1990 |
| = | Palokan Pyry | 1 | Jyväskylä | 1995 |
| = | Oriveden Ponnistus | 1 | Orivesi | 1997 |
| = | Valkealan Kajo | 1 | Valkeala | 1998 |
| = | Pieksämäki Volley | 1 | Pieksämäki | 2004 |
References[edit]
- ^ League history in sports123.com Retrieved 6 May 2020
- ^ (in Finnish) Due to Covid 19 spread the competitions was stopped 2019-20."Mestaruusliigassa ei jaeta mitaleja päättyneellä kaudella - Eurocupin paikkoihin linjaus". mestaruusliiga.fi.. Retrieved 1 April 2020