1931 Mestaruussarja – Finnish League Championship

The 1931 season was the second completed season of Finnish Football League Championship, known as the Mestaruussarja. HIFK Helsinki is the defending champion.

Mestaruussarja
Season1931
ChampionsHIFK Helsinki
RelegatedHJK Helsinki
ViPS Viipuri
Matches played56
Goals scored136 (2.43 per match)
Top goalscorerHolger Salin, HIFK Helsinki (11)
1930
1932

Overview

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The 1931 Mestaruussarja was contested by 8 teams, with HIFK Helsinki winning the championship which was also known as the A-sarja [‘A-Series’]. HJK Helsinki and ViPS Viipuri were relegated to the second tier which was known as the B-sarja [‘B-Series’].[1]

Participating clubs

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In 1930, there were 8 participants in the Mestaruussarja:

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 HIFK Helsinki (C) 7 7 0 0 29 9 +20 14
2 HPS Helsinki 7 4 2 1 22 12 +10 10
3 TPS Turku 7 3 2 2 14 13 +1 8
4 KIF Helsinki 7 3 1 3 16 20 −4 7
5 VPS Vaasa 7 2 3 2 22 19 +3 7
6 Sudet Viipuri 7 1 2 4 14 22 −8 4
7 HJK Helsinki (R) 7 0 3 4 12 16 −4 3
8 ViPS Viipuri (R) 7 0 3 4 7 25 −18 3
Source: [1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away HFK HJK HPS KIF SUD TPS VVI VPS
HIFK 3–2 3–2 11–0 3–1
HJK 2–3 1–1 0–1
HPS 3–2 7–2 5–1
KIF 2–1 2–2 2–1
Sudet 1–4 4–2 1–1 3–4
TPS 1–2 6–2 3–2 0–0
ViPS 1–1 0–1 2–2
VPS 5–5 2–2 3–4 7–2
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Finland - List of League First Level Tables". RSSSF. 1931. Retrieved 2012-07-07.