| Season | 1939 |
|---|---|
| Champions | TPS Turku |
| Relegated | KPT Kuopio Viipurin Reipas |
| Top goalscorer | Aatos Lehtonen, HJK Helsinki (15) |
| ← 1938 1940 → | |
The 1939 season was the tenth completed season of Finnish Football League Championship, known as the Mestaruussarja.
Overview
The 1939 Mestaruussarja was contested by 8 teams, with TPS Turku winning the championship. KPT Kuopio and Viipurin Reipas were relegated to the second tier which was known as the Suomensarja.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TPS Turku (C) | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 20 |
| 2 | HJK Helsinki | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 18 |
| 3 | HT Helsinki | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 13 |
| 4 | HIFK Helsinki | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 13 |
| 5 | HPS Helsinki | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 13 |
| 6 | VPS Vaasa | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 10 |
| 7 | KPT Kuopio (R) | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 7 |
| 8 | Viipurin Reipas (R) | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 51 | −33 | 4 |
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
The league was abandoned due to the Winter War (14 rounds having been scheduled). The above table was declared final.
Results
| Home \ Away | HFK | HJK | HPS | HT | KPT | REI | TPS | VPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIFK | 1–5 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 6–2 | 1–5 | 1–0 | ||
| HJK | 3–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 7–3 | 3–4 | 3–0 | |
| HPS | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 5–1 | ||
| HT | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 8–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
| KPT | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | ||
| Reipas | 3–8 | 0–7 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | |||
| TPS | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 3–2 | ||
| VPS | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Footnotes
- ^ "Finland - List of League First Level Tables - rsssf.org". Heikki Pietarinen - RSSSF. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
References
- "Finnish Football Tables - List of League First Level Tables - rsssf.org". Heikki Pietarinen - RSSSF. 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
| Top-division football seasons in Finland | |
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| Mestaruussarja | |
| Veikkausliiga | |
| Football in Finland | |
| 1938–39 in European football | |
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| « 1937–38 1939–40 » | |
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| Domestic cups | |
| International competitions | |
| 1939–40 in European football | |
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| « 1938–39 1940–41 » | |
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| Domestic cups |
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| International competitions | |