1937 Mestaruussarja – Finnish League Championship

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| relegated = VIFK Vaasa
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| league topscorer = Aatos Lehtonen, HJK Helsinki (25)

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The 1937 season was the eighth completed season of Finnish Football League Championship, known as the Mestaruussarja.

Overview

The 1937 Mestaruussarja was contested by 8 teams, with HIFK Helsinki winning the championship. VIFK Vaasa and UL Turku were relegated to the second tier which was known as the Suomensarja.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/finhist.html|title= Finland - List of League First Level Tables - rsssf.org |work=Heikki Pietarinen - RSSSF|access-date=2011-12-05}}

League table

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|winpoints=2

|team1=HFK|name_HFK=HIFK Helsinki

|team2=HJK|name_HJK=HJK Helsinki

|team3=SUD|name_SUD=Sudet Viipuri

|team4=HPS|name_HPS=HPS Helsinki

|team5=TOV|name_TOV=HT Helsinki

|team6=TPS|name_TPS=TPS Turku

|team7=VIFK|name_VIFK=VIFK Vaasa

|team8=ULT|name_ULT=UL Turku

|win_HFK=8|draw_HFK=5|loss_HFK=1|gf_HFK=48|ga_HFK=16|status_HFK=C

|win_HJK=8|draw_HJK=4|loss_HJK=2|gf_HJK=58|ga_HJK=24

|win_SUD=5|draw_SUD=6|loss_SUD=3|gf_SUD=33|ga_SUD=27

|win_HPS=5|draw_HPS=5|loss_HPS=4|gf_HPS=30|ga_HPS=25

|win_TOV=6|draw_TOV=3|loss_TOV=5|gf_TOV=30|ga_TOV=34

|win_TPS=5|draw_TPS=4|loss_TPS=5|gf_TPS=32|ga_TPS=35

|win_VIFK=2|draw_VIFK=4|loss_VIFK=8|gf_VIFK=22|ga_VIFK=49|status_VIFK=R

|win_ULT=1|draw_ULT=1|loss_ULT=12|gf_ULT=12|ga_ULT=55|status_ULT=R

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|result1=C

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|result7=RP

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|result8=R

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Results

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|team1=HFK|team2=HJK|team3=HPS|team4=HT|team5=SUD

|team6=TPS|team7=UL|team8=VFK

|name_HFK=HIFK

|match_HFK_HJK=3–4

|match_HFK_SUD=1–1

|match_HFK_HPS=2–2

|match_HFK_HT=5–0

|match_HFK_TPS=4–0

|match_HFK_VFK=6–0

|match_HFK_UL=9–0

|name_HJK=HJK

|match_HJK_HFK=1–3

|match_HJK_SUD=5–1

|match_HJK_HPS=2–2

|match_HJK_HT=3–4

|match_HJK_TPS=2–2

|match_HJK_VFK=10–1

|match_HJK_UL=2–0

|name_SUD=Sudet

|match_SUD_HFK=3–3

|match_SUD_HJK=2–2

|match_SUD_HPS=0–2

|match_SUD_HT=5–1

|match_SUD_TPS=5–4

|match_SUD_VFK=0–0

|match_SUD_UL=8–1

|name_HPS=HPS

|match_HPS_HFK=2–2

|match_HPS_HJK=1–7

|match_HPS_SUD=1–1

|match_HPS_HT=1–3

|match_HPS_TPS=1–1

|match_HPS_VFK=1–2

|match_HPS_UL=4–0

|name_HT=HT

|match_HT_HFK=2–2

|match_HT_HJK=2–5

|match_HT_SUD=1–2

|match_HT_HPS=3–2

|match_HT_TPS=2–2

|match_HT_VFK=4–2

|match_HT_UL=3–2

|name_TPS=TPS

|match_TPS_HFK=1–4

|match_TPS_HJK=2–2

|match_TPS_SUD=3–1

|match_TPS_HPS=1–3

|match_TPS_HT=0–3

|match_TPS_VFK=5–2

|match_TPS_UL=3–0

|name_VFK=VIFK

|match_VFK_HFK=0–2

|match_VFK_HJK=1–7

|match_VFK_SUD=2–2

|match_VFK_HPS=1–4

|match_VFK_HT=1–1

|match_VFK_TPS=3–4

|match_VFK_UL=5–1

|name_UL=UL

|match_UL_HFK=0–2

|match_UL_HJK=0–6

|match_UL_SUD=1–2

|match_UL_HPS=0–4

|match_UL_HT=2–1

|match_UL_TPS=3–4

|match_UL_VFK=2–2

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See also

Footnotes

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References

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  • {{cite web |title=Finnish Football Tables - List of League First Level Tables - rsssf.org |publisher=Heikki Pietarinen - RSSSF |year=2011 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/finhist.html |access-date=2011-12-05}}

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{{Veikkausliiga seasons}}

{{1936–37 in European Football (UEFA)}}

{{1937–38 in European Football (UEFA)}}

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