| Season | 1956 |
|---|---|
| Champions | KuPS Kuopio |
| Relegated | VIFK Vaasa Pyrkivä Turku |
| ← 1955 1957 → | |
The 1956 season was the 26th completed season of Finnish Football League Championship, known as the Mestaruussarja.
Overview
The Mestaruussarja was administered by the Finnish Football Association and the competition's 1956 season was contested by 10 teams. KuPS Kuopio won the championship and the two lowest placed teams of the competition, VIFK Vaasa and Pyrkivä Turku, were relegated to the Suomensarja.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KuPS Kuopio (C) | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 27 |
| 2 | HJK Helsinki | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 21 |
| 3 | KIF Helsinki | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 20 |
| 4 | IKissat Tampere | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 20 |
| 5 | Haka Valkeakoski | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 17 |
| 6 | VPS Vaasa | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 17 |
| 7 | KTP Kotka | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 17 |
| 8 | HPS Helsinki | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 16 |
| 9 | VIFK Vaasa (R) | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 13 |
| 10 | Pyrkivä Turku (R) | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 46 | −26 | 12 |
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
| Home \ Away | HAK | HJK | HPS | IK | KIF | KTP | KPS | PYR | VIF | VPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Haka | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| HJK | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| HPS | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | |
| IKissat | 1–2 | 4–3 | 5–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| KIF | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 6–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 7–1 | |
| KTP | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| KuPS | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
| Pyrkivä | 2–1 | 0–6 | 1–6 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |
| VIFK | 1–0 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | |
| VPS | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
See also
Footnotes
- ^ "Finland - List of League First Level Tables - rsssf.org". Heikki Pietarinen - RSSSF. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
References
| Top-division football seasons in Finland | |
|---|---|
| Mestaruussarja | |
| Veikkausliiga | |
| Football in Finland | |
| 1955–56 in European football (UEFA) | |
|---|---|
| « 1954–55 1956–57 » | |
| Domestic leagues |
|
| Domestic cups | |
| League cups | |
| UEFA competitions | |
| Non-UEFA competitions | |
| 1956–57 in European football (UEFA) | |
|---|---|
| « 1955–56 1957–58 » | |
| Domestic leagues |
|
| Domestic cups |
|
| League cups | |
| UEFA competitions | |
| Non-UEFA competitions | |