Mestaruussarja 1973

Mestaruussarja 1973
master	HJK Helsinki
European Cup of National Champions	HJK Helsinki
Uefa cup	Kokkolan Palloveikot
Cup winners	Lahden Reipas
European Cup Winners' Cup	Lahden Reipas
Relegated	Helsingin Ponnistus TaPa Tampere
Teams	12
Games	132
Gates	368  (ø 2.79 per game)
Top scorer	Hannu Lamberg ( KPV ) 13 goals
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I divisioona 1973 ↓

The Mestaruussarja 1973 was the 43rd season of the Finnish football championship since its introduction in 1930. It was played among twelve teams from April 29 to September 30. HJK Helsinki became Finnish champions for the eleventh time.

Helsinki (Helsingfors) Turku (Åbo) Oulu Lahti Kuopio Tampere Mikkeli Kokkola (Gamlakarleby)

Associations of the Mestaruussarja 1973.

Participating teams

Full name	abbreviation	place	Previous year
Turku PS	TPS	Turku	0master
Mikkelin Palloilijat	MP	Mikkeli	02nd place
Lahden Reipas	Reipas	Lahti	03rd place
Kuopion Palloseura	KuPS	Kuopio	04th Place
Kokkolan Palloveikot	KPV	Kokkola	05th place
Lahti-69	Lahti-69	Lahti	06th place
Kuopion Pallotoverite	KPT	Kuopio	07th place
Tampereen Palloilijat	TaPa	Tampere	08th place
HJK Helsinki	HJK	Helsinki	09th place
Oulun Työvänen Palloilijat	OTP	Oulu	Climbers
Ilves-Kissat Tampere	IKissat	Tampere	Climbers
Helsingin Ponnistus	HePo	Helsinki	Climbers

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	HJK Helsinki	22nd	14th	5	3	036:210	+15	33:11
2.	Kokkolan Palloveikot	22nd	12	7th	3	042:170	+25	31:13
3.	Lahden Reipas (P)	22nd	13	4th	5	039:150	+24	30:14
4th	Kuopion PS	22nd	10	6th	6th	034:220	+12	26:18
5.	Oulun Työvänen Palloilijat (N)	22nd	9	8th	5	029:300	−1	26:18
6th	Kuopion Pallotoverite	22nd	9	7th	6th	036:240	+12	25:19
7th	Mikkelin Palloilijat	22nd	6th	7th	9	023:240	−1	19:25
8th.	Lahti-69	22nd	7th	4th	11	031:380	−7	18:26
9.	Turku PS (M)	22nd	5	7th	10	023:320	−9	17:27
10.	Ilves-Kissat Tampere (N)	22nd	5	7th	10	025:460	−21	17:27
11.	Helsingin Ponnistus (N)	22nd	3	7th	12	030:440	−14	13:31
12.	TaPa Tampere	22nd	2	5	15th	020:550	−35	09:35

Finnish champion and participation in the 1974/75 European Cup

Participation in the 1974/75 UEFA Cup

Finnish cup winner and participation in the 1974/75 European Cup Winners' Cup

Relegation to the I divisioona in 1974

(M)	reigning master
(P)	reigning cup winner
(N)	Newcomers

Crosstab

1973

HJK

KPV

LRP

KPS

OTP

KPT

MIP

L69

TPS

ICT

HPO

TAP

1.

HJK Helsinki

0-0

2: 1

1-0

2: 2

2: 2

2-0

3: 2

1-0

3: 1

2-0

2-0

2.

Kokkolan Palloveikot

1: 1

3: 2

2: 1

5: 1

2-0

2-0

1-0

0-0

3-0

2-0

3: 1

3.

Lahden Reipas

0: 1

1-0

1: 1

4-0

1-0

3-0

0: 1

2-0

2-0

1-0

6-0

4th

Kuopion PS

0: 1

1: 1

1-0

0-0

1-0

2: 1

1: 3

2-0

7: 2

3: 1

1-0

5.

Oulun Työvänen Palloilijat

1-0

1-0

0-0

0-0

3: 2

0-0

3: 1

0: 3

5: 1

2: 1

3-0

6th

Kuopion Pallotoverite

3-0

0-0

0: 2

2: 2

5-0

0-0

3-0

1-0

0: 2

0-0

1: 1

7th

Mikkelin Palloilijat

1: 2

0-0

1: 3

1: 1

1: 1

0: 1

2-0

0-0

1: 1

2: 1

3: 1

8th.

Lahti-69

4: 3

1: 3

2: 2

1: 2

0: 2

1: 4

0: 1

1: 1

2: 3

0-0

3: 2

9.

Turku PS

1: 2

1: 4

2: 4

2: 1

0-0

1: 2

1-0

0: 1

0-0

6: 3

1-0

10.

Ilves-Kissat Tampere

0: 2

3: 2

0: 2

0: 4

1: 1

1: 2

1-0

0: 3

3: 3

1: 1

1: 1

11.

Helsingin Ponnistus

0: 2

3: 3

1: 1

1: 2

2: 3

2: 5

1: 4

2: 2

4-0

1: 1

4: 2

12.

TaPa Tampere

2: 2

0: 5

0: 1

2: 1

2: 1

3: 3

1: 5

0: 3

1: 1

1: 3

0: 2

Champions team

The following players belonged to the championship team HJK Helsinki :

• Pertti Alaja , Hannu Kautiainen , Ari Ojala , Jorma Virtanen , Henry Forssell , Juha Dahllund , Markku Peltoniemi , Markku Viro , Heikki Suhonen , Hannu Hämäläinen , Miikka Toivola , Timo Rahja , Tryggve Wahlbäck , Hannu Bäckman . Trainer: Kai Pahlman .

List of goalscorers

Hannu Lamberg from Kokkolan Palloveikot won the scorers' ranking with 13 goals.

Pl.	player	society	Gates
1.	Hannu Lamberg	KPV	13
2.	Ossi Loikkoanen	KuPS	12
	Erkki Vihtilä	IKissat
4th	Kari Myllyniemi	Ponnistus	10
	Miikka Toivola	HJK
6th	Arvo Lamberg	KPV	9
7th	Erkki Salo	Ponnistus	8th
8th.	Tapani Hämäläinen	KPT	7th
	Markku Kilponen	OTP
	Raimo Saviomaa	Lahti-69
	Raimo Sorvisto	KPV
	Markku Viro	HJK

Soccer cup

The final of the Finnish Football Cup took place on October 7, 1973 in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Defending champion Lahden Reipas won 1-0 against Seinäjoen Palloseura .

International performance

• Champion HJK Helsinki ( National Champion Cup )
  • 1st round: 0-1 and 4-1 against Valletta FC
  • 2nd round: 0: 3 and 0: 1 against Åtvidabergs FF
• Runner-up Kokkolan Palloveikot ( UEFA Cup )
  • 1st round: 1: 5 and 1: 4 against 1. FC Köln
• Cup winner Lahden Reipas ( Cup winners cup )
  • 1st round: 0: 2 and 4: 1 against Sliema Wanderers
  • 2nd round: 1: 3 and 0: 0 against Malmö FF

Web links

• Finland - List of League First Level Tables RSSSF

Individual evidence

1. ↑ table and results. In: eu-football.info. Retrieved March 17, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Finland - List of Topscorers (Mestaruussarja / Veikkausliiga) RSSSF