1938 Suomensarja – Finnish League Division 2

Suomensarja
Season1938
ChampionsReipas Viipuri
SP Sortavala
KIF Helsinki
Drott Pietarsaari
PromotedReipas Viipuri
RelegatedJoPS Joensuu
YVP Hyvinkää
← 1937
1939 →

These are statistics for the first season of the Suomensarja held in 1938.

Overview

The 1938 Suomensarja was contested by 26 teams divided into 4 regional sections. The top teams from each section then participated in a promotion play-offs with Reipas Viipuri eventually gaining promotion andfinishing as champions.[1]

League tables

Itäsarja, Eteläinen lohko (Eastern League, Southern Section)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Reipas Viipuri (Q) 12 9 0 3 46 14 +32 18
2 Ilves Viipuri 12 6 3 3 32 20 +12 15
3 ViPS Viipuri 10 4 3 3 33 33 0 11
4 YVPS Imatra 12 4 4 4 27 22 +5 12
5 KUP Kouvola 12 3 5 4 23 33 −10 11
6 SiU Simpele 12 4 2 6 32 31 +1 10
7 KoPS Kotka 12 2 0 10 16 56 −40 4
Source: [1]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Itäsarja, Pohjoinen lohko (Eastern League, Northern Section)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 SP Sortavala (Q) 8 4 3 1 19 8 +11 11
2 WP-35 Varkaus 8 5 0 3 24 8 +16 10
3 KuPS Kuopio 8 4 2 2 20 11 +9 10
4 SoPS Sortavala 8 3 2 3 12 14 −2 8
5 JoPS Joensuu (R) 8 0 1 7 8 42 −34 1
Source: [1]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Länsisarja, Eteläinen lohko (Western League, Southern Section)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 KIF Helsinki (Q) 12 9 1 2 49 12 +37 19
2 ÅIFK Turku 12 9 0 3 52 19 +33 18
3 Akilles Porvoo 12 7 0 5 27 29 −2 14
4 UL Turku 12 5 2 5 25 26 −1 12
5 HBK Hanko 12 5 2 5 21 24 −3 12
6 EIF Tammisaari 12 4 0 8 18 40 −22 8
7 YVP Hyvinkää (R) 12 0 1 11 15 57 −42 1
Source: [1]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Länsisarja, Pohjoinen lohko (Western League, Northern Section)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Drott Pietarsaari (Q) 12 9 2 1 45 19 +26 20
2 VIFK Vaasa 12 8 1 3 48 22 +26 17
3 GBK Kokkola 12 7 0 5 31 26 +5 14
4 TaPa Tampere 12 5 3 4 28 24 +4 13
5 Iirot Rauma 12 3 4 5 30 30 0 10
6 Haka Valkeakoski 12 4 1 7 29 52 −23 9
7 PoPa Pori 12 0 1 11 15 53 −38 1
Source: [1]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Nousukarsinnat (Promotion Playoffs)

Semi-finals

Tie no Team 1 Score Team 2
1 Reipas Viipuri 10–0 SP Sortavala
2 SP Sortavala 1–3 Reipas Viipuri
Tie no Team 1 Score Team 2
1 KIF Helsinki 4–1 Drott Pietarsaari
2 Drott Pietarsaari 1–2 KIF Helsinki

Finals

Tie no Team 1 Score Team 2
1 Reipas Viipuri 3–2 KIF Helsinki
2 KIF Helsinki 1–2 Reipas Viipuri

Reipas Viipuri were promoted and KIF Helsinki were required to undertake a further round of playoffs.[1]

Mestaruussarja/Suomensarja promotion/relegation playoffs

Tie no Team 1 Score Team 2
1 KPT Kuopio 4–2 KIF Helsinki
2 KIF Helsinki 2–3 KPT Kuopio

KIF Helsinki remained in the Suomensarja and KPT Kuopio were not relegated from the Mestaruussarja.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Finland - List of League Second Level Tables - rsssf.org". Heikki Pietarinen - RSSSF. Retrieved 2011-12-06.