Mestaruussarja 1953

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Mestaruussarja 1953
master Vaasa IFK
Relegated Vaasan PS , Kajaanin Palloilijat
Teams 10
Games 90
Gates 300  (ø 3.33 per game)
Top scorer Rainer Forss ( TuPy ) 15 goals
← Mestaruussarja 1952

The Mestaruussarja 1953 was the 23rd season of the Finnish football championship since its introduction in 1930. It was played among ten teams from May 3rd to November 1st.

Vaasa IFK became the master . The last two clubs were relegated.

Mestaruussarja associations 1953.

Participating teams

Full name abbreviation place Previous year
Kotkan Työvänen Palloilijat KTP Kotka 0master
Vaasa IFK VIFK Vaasa 02nd place
Turun Pyrkiva TuPy Turku 03rd place
Kotkan Jäntevä Jäntevä Kotka 04th Place
Kuopion PS KuPS Kuopio 05th place
Vaasan PS VPS Vaasa 06th place
Haka Valkeakoski Haka Valkeakoski 07th place
Kronohagens IF KIF Helsinki 08th place
HJK Helsinki HJK Helsinki Climbers
Kajaanin Palloilijat KaPa Kajaani Climbers

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Vaasa IFK  18th  10  4th  4th 040:230 +17 24:12
 2. Kotkan Jäntevä  18th  11  2  5 030:200 +10 24:12
 3. Kuopion PS  18th  9  3  6th 032:250  +7 21:15
 4th Haka Valkeakoski  18th  8th  3  7th 031:320  −1 19:17
 5. Turun Pyrkiva  18th  8th  2  8th 038:290  +9 18:18
 6th HJK Helsinki (N)  18th  7th  3  8th 028:220  +6 17:19
 7th Kronohagens IF  18th  6th  4th  8th 028:280  ± 0 16:20
 8th. Kotkan Työvänen Palloilijat (M)  18th  5  5  8th 022:320 −10 15:21
 9. Vaasan PS  18th  5  3  10 026:370 −11 13:23
10. Kajaanin Palloilijat (N)  18th  4th  5  9 025:520 −27 13:23
  • Participant in the championship finals
  • Descent to Suomensarja in 1954
    • (M) reigning master
    (N) Newcomers

    Crosstab

    1953 VIF KJÄ KPS HAK TPY HJK KIF KTP VPS KAJ
    1. Vaasa IFK 1: 1 1: 2 1: 1 4: 3 1: 1 1-0 6: 1 1: 2 3-0
    2. Kotkan Jäntevä 2: 3 2: 3 2-0 1-0 2: 1 1-0 3: 1 1-0 3-0
    3. Kuopion PS 1: 2 0: 2 1: 2 1: 1 0: 1 3-0 3: 1 4: 1 4-0
    4th Haka Valkeakoski 2: 1 2: 3 2: 3 2: 3 1-0 2: 1 1: 1 2: 3 3: 1
    5. Turun Pyrkiva 1: 5 3-0 1-0 1: 2 1-0 0: 1 0: 3 3-0 7: 1
    6th HJK Helsinki 1: 3 2: 1 1: 3 2-0 1: 1 1: 2 0-0 3-0 6: 1
    7th Kronohagens IF 3: 4 0: 2 1: 1 2: 4 3: 1 2: 2 1-0 4-0 4: 1
    8th. Kotkan Työvänen Palloilijat 0: 2 2: 1 1: 2 1: 2 3: 2 0-0 1: 1 2: 1 1: 4
    9. Vaasan PS 1-0 1: 2 5-0 2: 2 1: 4 4: 2 1: 1 1: 2 2: 2
    10. Kajaanin Palloilijat 1: 1 1: 1 1: 1 4: 1 1: 6 0: 4 3: 2 2: 2 2: 1

    Masters Finals

    As Vaasa IFK and Kotkan Jäntevä had the same number of points, there was a play-off between these two teams for the Finnish championship:

    Result
    Vaasa IFK - Kotkan Jäntevä 3: 1

    Thus Vaasa IFK Finnish champion 1953.

    Top scorer

    Rainer Forss from Turun Pyrkivä was Mestaruussarja's top scorer with 15 goals in 1953.

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ table and results. In: eu-football.info. Retrieved March 13, 2019 .
    2. ↑ www.rsssf.com Finland - List of Topscorers