F-liiga
Current season, competition or edition: 2019-20 Miesten Salibandyliiga season | |
File:Salibandyliiga Logo.png | |
Formerly | Miesten Mestaruussarja |
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Sport | Floorball |
Founded | 1986 |
Founder | Finnish Floorball Federation |
First season | as Miesten Mestaruussarja, 1986–87 as Salibandyliiga, 1994–95 |
CEO | JP Lehtonen |
No. of teams | 14 |
Country | Finland |
Most recent champion(s) | SC Classic (4th title) |
Most titles | SSV Helsinki (11 titles) |
TV partner(s) | YLE TV2 |
Domestic cup(s) | Suomen Cup |
Related competitions | Naisten Salibandyliiga |
Official website | salibandyliiga.fi |
The Salibandyliiga is the top men’s floorball league in Finland. The league was founded as Miesten Mestaruussarja (English: Men’s Champions Series) in 1986 by the Finnish Floorball Federation (SSBL). The current name, Salibandyliiga, was introduced for the 1994–95 season. The Salibandyliiga is operated by the company SSBL Salibandy Oy, a subsidiary of the Finnish Floorball Federation.
Format
Regular season
The regular season is played in a round robin format with each team playing 26 games. The total number of regular season games is 182. The eight teams that finish the regular season at the top of the standings qualify for the playoffs in the spring.
Playoffs
The top eight teams from the regular season play for the Finnish Championship. The first placed team from the regular season picks their opponent from the teams that placed fifth through eighth. The second placed team picks their opponent from the remaining three and after that the third placed team makes its pick of the two remaining teams. The last playoff pair is made of two remaining team. The playoffs are played in best-of-seven format.
Playout
The playout round was first introduced for 2014–15 season. The teams placed that placed eleventh through fourteenth continue to a playout phase after the regular season. The eleventh placed team picks their opponent, either the thirteenth or fourteenth placed team. The winners of the first round of playout get to keep their spots in Salibandyliiga, but the losing teams face each other in the second round. The winner of the second round of playout faces the second placed team of Divari (English: First Division). The winner of this match-up wins a place in the Salibandyliiga and losing team is relegated. The loser of the second round of playout is also relegated to Divari. The winner of Divari is directly promoted to Salibandyliiga. [1]
Current teams
- Classic, Tampere
- EräViikingit, Helsinki
- Happee, Jyväskylä
- Indians, Espoo
- Welhot, Kuopio
- LASB, Lahti
- Nokian KrP, Nokia
- Steelers, Hämeenlinna
- Esport Oilers, Espoo
- OLS, Oulu
- ÅIF , Sipoo
- SPV, Seinäjoki
- Tiikerit, Vantaa
- TPS, Turku
Recent champions
Season | Champions | Runner-up | Third Place |
2018-19 | Classic | TPS | SPV |
2017-18 | Classic | Happee | Nokian KrP |
2016-17 | Classic | EräViikingit | SPV |
2015-16 | Classic | Oilers | Happee |
2014-15 | SPV | Happee | SSV |
2013-14 | Happee | Classic | SSV |
2012-13 | SPV | SSV | Classic |
2011-12 | SPV | SSV | Koovee |
2010-11 | SSV | SPV | Oilers |
2009-10 | SSV | Erä | SPV |
2008-09 | SSV | Erä | SPV |
2007-08 | SSV | Classic | Erä |
2006-07 | SSV | Classic | Erä |
2005-06 | Oilers | SSV | Josba |
2004-05 | SSV | Happee | Classic |
All records updated as of season 2018–19.[2]
List of champions
Team | Titles | Season |
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SSV Helsinki | 11 | 1992-93, 1994-95, 1995-96, 2000-01, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 |
Oilers Espoo | 4 | 1998-99, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2005-06 |
Classic Tampere | 4 | 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 |
SPV Seinäjoki | 3 | 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15 |
Josba Joensuu | 2 | 1991–1992, 1993–94 |
SC Dalmac Helsinki | 2 | 1989-90, 1990-91 |
ManU Tampere | 2 | 1986-87, 1987-88 |
Happee Jyväskylä | 1 | 2013-14 |
Viikingit Helsinki | 1 | 1997-98 |
VFT Vantaa | 1 | 1996-97 |
BET | 1 | 1988-89 |
HIFK | 1 | 1999-00 |
All records updated as of season 2018–19.[2]
Records
Regular season
Game records
- Highest attendance : 3214
- Biggest home win: 21-6
- Biggest away win: 1-17
- Highest scoring game: 34
Individual records
Career
- Most games played: 450
- Most goals: 415
- Most assists: 327
- Most points: 667
Season
- Most goals: 63
- Tero Tiitu (Oilers), 2006-07
- Most assists: 68
- Mika Kohonen (Happee), 2004-05
- Most points: 108
- Jaakko Hintikka, (Oilers), 2005-06
Playoffs
Game records
- Highest attendance : 5580
- Biggest win: 14-2
- Highest scoring game: 24
Individual records
Career
- Most games played: 169
- Most goals: 138
- Most assists: 116
- Most points: 254
Season
- Most goals: 20
- Santtu Manner (SSV), 2004-05
- Most assists: 21
- Mika Kohonen (Happee), 2004-05
- Most points: 32
- Mika Kohonen (Happee), 2004-05
All records updated as of season 2013-14. [3]
External links
References
- ^ "Sarjan esittely". floorball.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Floorball Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Mitallijoukkueet kautta aikain" [Medal winners over time]. floorball.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Floorball Federation. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
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