Kansallinen Liiga

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Kansallinen Liiga
Kansallinen Liiga logo 2020.jpg
Organising body Finnish Football Association
Founded1974
First seasonas Naisten SM-sarja,
1974
as Naisten Liiga,
2006
as Kansallinen Liiga,
2020
CountryFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Confederation UEFA
Number of clubs10
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to Naisten Ykkönen
Domestic cup Finnish Women's Cup
International cup UEFA Champions League
Current champions HJK Helsinki
(2025)
Most championships HJK (25)
Broadcaster(s) Ruutu
Sponsor(s) Subway
Website kansallinenliiga.fi
Current: 2025 Kansallinen Liiga

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]

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Teams 2023

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

Source: Suomen Palloliitto (Finnish Football Association) Archived 8 May 2020 at the Wayback Machine

List of champions

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

Kansallinen Liiga champions 2020–

Naisten Liiga champions 2007–2019

Naisten SM-sarja champions 1971–2006

Previous champions of Finland.

Top scorers 2007–present

SeasonPlayerClubGoals
2007 Flag of Finland.svg Taru Laihanen FC Honka 21
2008 Flag of Finland.svg Nina Hietanen FC Kuusysi 18
2009 Flag of Nigeria.svg Rita Chikwelu FC United 22
2010 Flag of Finland.svg Anna Auvinen NiceFutis 18
2011 Flag of the United States.svg Felicia Schroeder Åland United 22
2012 Flag of the United States.svg Manya Makoski Åland United 31
2013 Flag of Nigeria.svg Cynthia Uwak Åland United 18
2014 Flag of Finland.svg Sanna Saarinen PK-35 Vantaa 20
2015 Flag of Finland.svg Heidi Kollanen Ilves 24
2016 Flag of Finland.svg Sanni Franssi PK-35 Vantaa 20
2017 Flag of Finland.svg Kaisa Collin PK-35 Vantaa 20
2018 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Gentjana Rochi JyPK 20
2019 Flag of Finland.svg Jutta Rantala HJK 22
2020 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Gentjana Rochi KuPS 16
2021 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Gentjana Rochi KuPS
26
2022 Flag of Albania.svg Lavdije Begolli KuPS
25
2023 Flag of Finland.svg Lotta Lindström HJK
15
2024 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Gentjana Rochi KuPS
15

See also

References

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

  1. ↑ "Helsingin joukkueille hätä Kansallisen liigan uusista määräyksistä – seurapomolta karu avautuminen seurauksista". 12 November 2024.
  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". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  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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