1963 Mestaruussarja
The Mestaruussarja 1963 was won by Lahti Reipas.
In the final, the Finnish Football Cup Reipas lost with 0-1 against Valkeakosken Haka. The finale pursued in the Olympic Stadium Helsinki over 14,000 spectators, which to this day (as of 2011 ) is a record.
Final Table
Promoted from the second division season 1963, GBK Kokkola, HJK Helsinki and Tampere Ilves -Kissat.
Scorer
Juha Lyytikäinen of Helsingfors IFK was top scorer in 1963 with 16 goals.
International truncation
As masters of the season 1963, Lahti Reipas qualified for the European Champions Cup, Cup Winners Valkeakosken Haka for the European Cup Winners' Cup:
- Master Lahti Reipas ( State Champion Cup ) Round: 2-1 and 0-3 against Lyn Oslo Norway
- Cup Winners Valkeakosken Haka ( Cup Winners Cup ) Round: 0-1 and 2-0 against Norway Skeid Oslo
- Round 1: 0:1 and 0:5 against Italy Torino