Kansallinen Liiga

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The Kansallinen Liiga ('National League') is the premier division of women's football in Finland.[1][2] It was previously called the Jalkapallon naisten SM-sarja ('Women's Football Finnish Championship Series') during 1974 to 2006 and the Naisten Liiga (Swedish: Damligan, 'Women's League') during 2006 to 2019, The first season under the name Kansallinen Liiga was played in 2020.[3][4]

Kansallinen Liiga
Organising bodyFinnish Football Association
Founded1974
First seasonas Naisten SM-sarja,
1974
as Naisten Liiga,
2006
as Kansallinen Liiga,
2020
Country Finland
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toNaisten Ykkönen
Domestic cup(s)Finnish Women's Cup
International cup(s)UEFA Champions League
Current championsKuPS
(2023)
Most championshipsHJK (23)
TV partnersRuutu
Sponsor(s)Subway
Websitekansallinenliiga.fi
Current: 2024 Kansallinen Liiga

Teams 2023

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Club Location Home ground Head coach
FC Honka Espoo Tapiolan Urheilupuisto   Omar Adlani
Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (HJK) Helsinki Telia 5G Arena   Arttu Heinonen
Ilves Tampere Tammela Stadion   Anssi Ylinen
Helsingin Palloseura (HPS) Helsinki Hofs Areena   Mari Savolainen
Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) Kuopio Savon Sanomat Areena   Ollipekka Ojala
Pallokerho-35 (PK-35) Helsinki MagneCit Arena   Rami Rantanen
PK-35 Vantaa Vantaa Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion   Jari Väisänen
Oulu Nice Soccer (ONS) Oulu Raatin Stadion   Toni Koskinen
Turun Palloseura (TPS) Turku Turun urheilupuisto   Akusti Salonen
Åland United Lemland Wiklöf Holding Arena   Steve Beeks

Source: Suomen Palloliitto (Finnish Football Association)

List of champions

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Vantaa were Naisten Liiga Finnish Champions four times, Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi have won the most Finnish Champion women's titles.[5]

Kansallinen Liiga champions 2020–

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Naisten Liiga champions 2007–2019

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Naisten SM-sarja champions 1971–2006

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Previous champions of Finland.

Top scorers 2007–present

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Season Player Club Goals
2007   Taru Laihanen FC Honka 21
2008   Nina Hietanen FC Kuusysi 18
2009   Rita Chikwelu FC United 22
2010   Anna Auvinen NiceFutis 18
2011   Felicia Schroeder Åland United 22
2012   Manya Makoski Åland United 31
2013   Cynthia Uwak Åland United 18
2014   Sanna Saarinen PK-35 Vantaa 20
2015   Heidi Kollanen Ilves 24
2016   Sanni Franssi PK-35 Vantaa 20
2017   Kaisa Collin PK-35 Vantaa 20
2018   Gentjana Rochi JyPK 20
2019   Jutta Rantala HPK 22
2020   Gentjana Rochi KuPS 16
2021   Gentjana Rochi KuPS
26
2022   Lavdije Begolli KuPS
25
2023   Lotta Lindström HJK
15

See also

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References

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Content in this article is translated from the existing Finnish Wikipedia article at fi:Kansallinen Liiga; see its history for attribution.

  1. ^ https://yle.fi/a/74-20123735
  2. ^ "Women's football in Finland: Zero budget teams take on professionals as league seeks growth". Yle. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Kansallinen Liiga". kansallinenliiga.fi. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. ^ Christenson, Marcus (27 February 2020). "Finnish FA drops 'women's' prefix for league in push for equality". Retrieved 15 November 2024 – via The Guardian.
  5. ^ "Finland - List of Women Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  6. ^ "FC Hongan naiset Suomen mestareita". Länsiväylä. 7 October 2017.
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