Mestaruussarja 1940

Finnish football championship 1940
master	Viipurin Sudet
Teams	16
Games	15th
Gates	84  (ø 5.6 per game)
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Itä-Länsi-sarja 1940 ↓

The Mestaruussarja 1940 was the eleventh season of the Finnish football championship since its introduction in 1930. Due to the winter war that was still being fought in March , the football association decided not to play in league mode. Instead, the championship was played in the knockout system .

Master became Viipurin Sudet .

Finals

Round of 16

			Result
Kokkolan Palloveikot	-	Vaasan PS	0: 8
TaPa Tampere	-	Helsingfors IFK	1: 8
Kuopion PS	-	Helsingin Toverit	1: 2
Turku PS	-	Helsingin Palloseura	3: 2
HJK Helsinki	-	Kuopion Pallotoverite	5: 4
YVPS Imatra	-	Kronohagens IF	1: 4
Vaasa IFK	-	VPV Vaasa	2-0
Viipurin Sudet	-	Helsingin Pallo-Pojat	7: 1

Quarter finals

			Result
Vaasan PS	-	Helsingfors IFK	6: 2
Helsingin Toverit	-	Turku PS	0: 5
HJK Helsinki	-	Kronohagens IF	3-0
Vaasa IFK	-	Viipurin Sudet	2: 3

Semifinals

			Result
Turku PS	-	Vaasan PS	6: 3
Sudet Viipurin	-	HJK Helsinki	2: 1

final

			Result
Turku PS	-	Sudet Viipurin	0: 2

Web links

• Finnish Football Championships (RSSSF)
• List of champions eu.football.info

Individual evidence

1. ^ Matches 1940. In: eu-football..info. Retrieved March 11, 2019 .