Mestaruussarja 1955

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Mestaruussarja 1955
master Kronohagens IF
Cup winners Haka Valkeakoski
Relegated Turun Toverit ,
Kotkan Reipas
Teams 10
Games 90 + 1 relegation game
Gates 324  (ø 3.6 per game)
Top scorer Yrjö Asikainen ( KIF ) 12 goals
← Mestaruussarja 1954

The Mestaruussarja 1955 was the 25th season of the Finnish football championship since its introduction in 1930. It was played among ten teams from May 8 to October 23.

Master was Kronohagens IF . The last two clubs were relegated.

The Finnish Football Cup was played for the first time in 1955 . In the final, which was held in the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki , on November 20, in front of around 3,000 spectators, Haka Valkeakoski beat second division Helsingin Palloseura 4-1 after extra time.

Mestaruussarja associations 1955.

Participating teams

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

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Kronohagens IF  18th  9  7th  2 036:190 +17 25:11
 2. Haka Valkeakoski  18th  10  3  5 041:270 +14 23:13
 3. Vaasa IFK  18th  7th  7th  4th 028:220  +6 21:15
 4th Kuopion PS  18th  7th  6th  5 038:210 +17 20:16
 5. Vaasan PS (N)  18th  7th  5  6th 028:240  +4 19:17
 6th Kotkan Työvänen Palloilijat  18th  5  7th  6th 032:240  +8 17:19
 7th Turun Pyrkiva (M)  18th  7th  3  8th 027:370 −10 17:19
 8th. HJK Helsinki  18th  5  5  8th 035:350  ± 0 15:21
 9. Turun Toverite  18th  6th  3  9 026:360 −10 15:21
10. Kotkan Reipas (N)  18th  3  2  13 023:790 −56 08:28
  • Finnish champion
  • Descent to Suomensarja in 1956
    • (M) reigning master
    (N) Newcomers

    Crosstab

    1955 KIF HAK VIF KPS VPS KTP TPY HJK TTO KRE
    1. Kronohagens IF 2: 3 2: 1 2: 1 1: 1 1: 1 3-0 1: 1 5-0 4-0
    2. Haka Valkeakoski 1: 2 1: 1 3: 1 4: 2 2: 1 0: 2 2: 1 5: 1 5: 2
    3. Vaasa IFK 1: 1 1: 1 2: 1 3: 1 3: 1 0: 2 5: 2 1-0 8: 1
    4th Kuopion PS 0: 1 3-0 1: 1 1: 1 0-0 6-0 1: 1 1: 1 8-0
    5. Vaasan PS 0-0 1-0 1: 1 0: 1 2: 1 6-0 2: 4 1: 3 2: 1
    6th Kotkan Työvänen Palloilijat 1: 3 0: 1 4: 2 2: 2 0-0 3-0 0: 2 4-0 1: 1
    7th Turun Pyrkiva 2: 2 1-0 1-0 1: 5 0: 1 2: 2 3-0 0: 1 1: 1
    8th. HJK Helsinki 2: 2 3: 4 1: 1 2: 3 1: 4 2: 2 4-0 4-0 2: 3
    9. Turun Toverite 0: 1 2: 2 1: 1 2: 3 2: 1 0: 1 1: 2 2: 1 5: 1
    10. Kotkan Reipas 4: 3 1: 7 0: 6 2-0 1: 2 1: 8 2:10 0: 2 2: 5

    Decision game against relegation

    Since HJK Helsinki and Turun Toverit were tied on ranks eight and nine, there was a playoff for the second relegated:

    Result
    HJK Helsinki - Turun Toverite 1-0

    This left HJK Helsinki in Mestaruussarja, Turun Toverit was relegated.

    Top scorer

    Yrjö Asikainen from the master KIF Helsinki was Mestaruussarja's top scorer with 12 goals in 1955.

    Web links

    Individual evidence

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