1948 Mestaruussarja
The Mestaruussarja 1948 was the first season of Mestaruussarja, in the clubs of both major sports federations together in a league playing off the championship. For this purpose, in each case the best eight teams in the preseason of the National Sports Association and the Workers' Sports Federation TUL had qualified.
It was played in a single round, so each team had to contest 15 games. Since 1949, the Mestaruussarja was reduced to twelve teams, there were six relegated and two promoted. The championship secured Vaasa PS, defeated in a discharged because of a tie playoff TPS Turku 3-0. The TUL - clubs had to do with the little championship: tuwé Turku was the best TUL Club seventh. Of the six teams relegated five of TUL were belonging.
Participating teams
Of the Association of SPL:
From Helsinki (5):
- KIF Helsinki ( Helsinki Kronohagens Idrottsförening )
- HIFK Helsinki ( Helsingin Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna )
- HPS Helsinki ( Helsingin Palloseura )
- HJK Helsinki ( Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi )
- Helsingin Sudet
From Vaasa ( 2):
- VIFK Vaasa ( Vaasan Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna )
- Vaasa PS ( Vaasan Palloseura )
From Turku ( 1):
- Turku PS ( Turun Palloseura )
The Association TUL:
From Turku ( 3):
- Tukv Turku ( Turun Kisa - Veikot )
- TuTo Turku ( Turun Toverit )
- Tuwé Turku ( Turun Weikot )
From Helsinki ( 2):
- Helsingin Ponnistus
- Helsingin Kullervo
From Kotka (2):
- Kotkan Kiri
- KTP Kotka ( Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat )
From Rauma (1):
- RTU Rauma ( Rauman Työväen Urheilijat )
Final Table
Movers & Shakers: Tampere IKissat and KuPS Kuopio
Decision-making
Because of a tie after 15 days of play table Vaasa PS First and Second- TPS Turku contested a playoff at the Finnish football championship 1948:
- Vaasa PS - Turku PS 3-0
Thus Vaasa PS Finnish football champions in 1948.
Scorer
Stig- Göran Myntti from VIFK Vaasa was top scorer with 15 goals Mestaruussarja 1948.