1930 Mestaruussarja – Finnish League Championship
The 1930 Mestaruussarja season was the first completed season of Finnish Football Championship played in a league format, known locally as the Mestaruussarja, ‘Championship Series’. Prior to this, from 1908 to 1929, the championship had been decided in a cup competition, which was NOT called the Finnish Cup.
Overview
The 1930 Mestaruussarja was contested by 8 teams, with HIFK Helsinki claiming the inaugural championship, which was also known as the A-sarja, by winning a tiebreaker match with the scoreline of 4–1 over TPS Turku. Stjärnan Helsinki and ÅIFK Turku were relegated to the second tier, which was known as the B-sarja.Participating clubs
In 1930, there were 8 participants in the Mestaruussarja:- ÅIFK Turku
- HIFK Helsinki
- HPS Helsinki
- KIF Helsinki
- Stjärnan Helsinki
- TPS Turku
- ViPS Viipuri
- VPS Vaasa
Members of the HIFK champions’ team
- Charles Holmberg; Frans Karjagin, Gösta Lesch; Alfons Nylund, Torsten Lindholm, Axel Lindbäck; Gunnar Åström, Jarl Malmgren, Torsten Svanström, Holger Salin, Ragnar Lindbäck.