The Kansallinen Liiga ('National League') is the premier division of women's football in Finland. It was previously called the Jalkapallon naisten SM-sarja ('Women's Football Finnish Championship Series') during 1974 to 2006 and the Naisten Liiga (Swedish: Damligan, 'Women's League') during 2006 to 2019, The first season under the name Kansallinen Liiga was played in 2020.[1]
Organising body | Finnish Football Association |
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Founded | 1974 |
First season | as Naisten SM-sarja, 1974 as Naisten Liiga, 2006 as Kansallinen Liiga, 2020 |
Country | Finland |
Confederation | UEFA |
Number of teams | 10 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Naisten Ykkönen |
Domestic cup(s) | Finnish Women's Cup |
International cup(s) | UEFA Champions League |
Current champions | KuPS (2023) |
Most championships | HJK (23) |
TV partners | Ruutu |
Sponsor(s) | Subway |
Website | kansallinenliiga.fi |
Current: 2024 Kansallinen Liiga |
Club | Location | Home ground | Head coach |
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FC Honka | Espoo | Tapiolan Urheilupuisto | Omar Adlani |
Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (HJK) | Helsinki | Telia 5G Arena | Arttu Heinonen |
Ilves | Tampere | Tammela Stadion | Anssi Ylinen |
Helsingin Palloseura (HPS) | Helsinki | Hofs Areena | Mari Savolainen |
Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) | Kuopio | Savon Sanomat Areena | Ollipekka Ojala |
Pallokerho-35 (PK-35) | Helsinki | MagneCit Arena | Rami Rantanen |
PK-35 Vantaa | Vantaa | Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion | Jari Väisänen |
Oulu Nice Soccer (ONS) | Oulu | Raatin Stadion | Toni Koskinen |
Turun Palloseura (TPS) | Turku | Turun urheilupuisto | Akusti Salonen |
Åland United | Lemland | Wiklöf Holding Arena | Steve Beeks |
Source: Suomen Palloliitto (Finnish Football Association)
Vantaa were Naisten Liiga Finnish Champions four times, Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi have won the most Finnish Champion women's titles.[2]
Previous champions of Finland.
Season | Player | Club | Goals |
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2007 | Taru Laihanen | FC Honka | 21 |
2008 | Nina Hietanen | FC Kuusysi | 18 |
2009 | Rita Chikwelu | FC United | 22 |
2010 | Anna Auvinen | NiceFutis | 18 |
2011 | Felicia Schroeder | Åland United | 22 |
2012 | Manya Makoski | Åland United | 31 |
2013 | Cynthia Uwak | Åland United | 18 |
2014 | Sanna Saarinen | PK-35 Vantaa | 20 |
2015 | Heidi Kollanen | Ilves | 24 |
2016 | Sanni Franssi | PK-35 Vantaa | 20 |
2017 | Kaisa Collin | PK-35 Vantaa | 20 |
2018 | Gentjana Rochi | JyPK | 20 |
2019 | Jutta Rantala | HPK | 22 |
2020 | Gentjana Rochi | KuPS | 16 |
2021 | Gentjana Rochi | KuPS | 26
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2022 | Lavdije Begolli | KuPS | 25
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2023 | Lotta Lindström | HJK | 15
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Content in this article is translated from the existing Finnish Wikipedia article at fi:Kansallinen Liiga; see its history for attribution.