2007 Naisten Liiga

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Naisten Liiga
Season2007
Champions FC Honka
Top goalscorer Taru Laihanen (21 goals)
2006
2008

The 2007 Naisten Liiga, part of the 2007 Finnish football season, was the first season of the 2006 established Naisten Liiga. FC Honka were the defending Finnish champions, having won the 2006 Naisten SM-sarja (The Championship Series) season.

Naisten Liiga is the premier division of women's football in Finland. It was established in 2006 as the successor of 1971 founded Naisten SM-sarja. The first Naisten Liiga season was played in 2007.

FC Honka (women)

FC Honka Naiset is a Finnish women's football team representing FC Honka Espoo in the Naisten Liiga.

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Teams

TeamLocationStadium
FC Honka Espoo Tapiolan Urheilupuisto
FC Ilves Tampere Tammela Stadion
FC Sport Vaasa Kaarlen kenttä
FC United Jakobstad Jakobstads Centralplan
HJK Helsinki Töölön Pallokenttä
KMF Kuopio Kuopio Football Stadium
PuiU Helsinki Puistolan liikuntapuisto
SC Raisio Raisio Kerttulan liikuntakeskus
TiPS Vantaa Tikkurilan urheilupuisto
Åland United Lemland Bengtsböle IP

Preliminary stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 FC Honka 181611569+4749Championship group
2 HJK 1815215719+3847
3 Åland United 188462224228
4 FC Ilves 189092222027
5 PuiU 187472121025
6 TiPS 184772024419Relegation group
7 KMF 18521117351817
8 FC Sport 18441010291916
9 FC United 18431117361915
10 SC Raisio 18331214372312
Source: [ citation needed ]

Championship group

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 FC Honka 2219217112+5959 2008–09 UEFA Women's Cup First Qualifying round
2 HJK 2218317023+4757
3 PuiU 229492525031
4 Åland United 2294927381131
5 FC Ilves 22901322341227
Source: [ citation needed ]

Relegation group

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRelegation
1 TiPS 226882528326
2 FC Sport 22561114331921
3 SC Raisio 22631323432021
4 KMF 22631322422021
5 FC United (R)22531421422118Relegation to Naisten Ykkönen
Source: [ citation needed ]
(R) Relegated.

Top scorers

Pos.PlayerClubGoals
1. Flag of Finland.svg Taru Laihanen FC Honka 21
2. Flag of Finland.svg Jessica Thorn HJK 15
3. Flag of Finland.svg Hanna Saaranen FC Honka 11
4. Flag of Finland.svg Anna Auvinen KMF 9
Flag of Finland.svg Eveliina Sarapää FC Honka
Flag of Finland.svg Annica Sjölund Åland United
7. Flag of Finland.svg Leena Puranen HJK 8
8. Flag of Finland.svg Satu Kruus FC Honka 7
Flag of Finland.svg Mathilda Mörn Åland United
Flag of Finland.svg Linda Sällström TiPS

Personal awards

Eveliina "Eve" Sarapää is a Finnish architect and former football midfielder. She played for FC Honka and HJK Helsinki of the Naisten Liiga as well as Asker Fotball of the Norwegian Toppserien.

Kirsi Heikkinen Finnish association football referee

Kirsi Heikkinen is a Finnish women's football referee. She has taken part in the 2009 European Championship, the 2011 World Cup and the 2012 Summer Olympics, and she refereed the final of the 2010 Champions League, the 2010 U–17 World Cup and the 2010 Algarve Cup.

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