SM-liiga 1978/79
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Master: | Tappara Tampere | ||
Relegated: | none | ||
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The 1978/79 SM-liiga season was the fourth season of the Finnish SM-liiga . Finnish champion was for the sixth time overall and for the second time since the introduction of the SM-liiga Tappara Tampere .
Regular season
mode
The ten teams of the SM-liiga initially played against each other in 36 seasonal games. While the first four teams qualified for the play-offs, the last two had to play against the two best second division teams to stay in the league. Each team received two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.
Main round
club | Sp | S. | U | N | T | GT | Points | |
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1. | Ässät Pori | 36 | 21st | 8th | 7th | 207 | 140 | 50 |
2. | Tappara Tampere | 36 | 20th | 5 | 11 | 208 | 153 | 45 |
3. | TPS Turku | 36 | 18th | 4th | 14th | 144 | 123 | 40 |
4th | HIFK Helsinki | 36 | 17th | 4th | 15th | 164 | 140 | 38 |
5. | Kiekko-Reipas | 36 | 15th | 5 | 16 | 136 | 143 | 35 |
6th | Lukko Rauma | 36 | 14th | 7th | 15th | 164 | 190 | 35 |
7th | Ilves Tampere | 36 | 13 | 7th | 16 | 128 | 137 | 33 |
8th. | Jokerit Helsinki | 36 | 14th | 3 | 19th | 137 | 181 | 31 |
9. | Koo-Vee | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20th | 126 | 177 | 27 |
10. | Kärpät Oulu | 36 | 12 | 2 | 22nd | 137 | 168 | 26th |
Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = losses, OTS = overtime wins, OTN = overtime losses, SOS = penalty wins, SON = penalty losses
Play-offs
The semi-finals and finals were played in the “best-of-five” mode, the game for third place in the “best-of-three” mode .
Tournament tree
Semifinals | final | |||||
Ässät Pori | 3 | |||||
HIFK Helsinki | 2 | |||||
Ässät | 2 | |||||
Tappara | 3 | |||||
Game for third place | ||||||
Tappara Tampere | 3 | TPS | 2 | |||
TPS Turku | 0 | HIFK | 1 |
Finnish champion
Finnish champion Tappara Tampere |
Goalkeepers: Pertti Hasanen , Petri Karjalainen Defenders: Hannu Haapalainen , Jukka Hirsimäki , Jorma Kallio , Lasse Litma , Pekka Marjamäki , Pertti Valkeapää Attackers: Jukka Alkula , Martti Jarkko , Tapio Kallio , Tero Käpynen , Pertti Koivulahti , Antero Lehtonen , Erkki Lehtonen , Jari Lindgren , Keijo Männistö , Oiva Oijennus , Jukka Porvari , Jorma Sevon , Juha Silvennoinen , Timo Susi Head coach: Kalevi Numminen |
SM liiga relegation
The last two placed in the SM-liiga main round and the two best second division teams played for promotion and relegation in return legs. Kärpät and Koo-Vee achieved relegation relegation.
table
club | Sp | S. | U | N | T | GT | Points | |
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1. | Kärpät Oulu | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 19th | 10 |
2. | Koo-Vee | 6th | 4th | 0 | 2 | 26th | 18th | 8th |
3. | SaiPa | 6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22nd | 29 | 6th |
4th | FoPS | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20th | 49 | 6th |
Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = losses, OTS = overtime wins, OTN = overtime losses, SOS = penalty wins, SON = penalty losses