1975–76 SM-liiga season

The SM- liiga - 1975/76 season was the first season of the Finnish SM- liiga. First champion of the new league was the TPS Turku, which thereby won the second Finnish championship in club history. Vaasan Sport finished in last place the relegation and thus rose from the second division.

• 2.1 tournament tree
• 2.2 Finnish Champion

• Table 3.1

Regular Season

Mode

The ten teams in the SM- liiga first played two double rounds with 18 games. While the first four teams for the play- offs qualified, the two last placed athlete had to play against the two best second- division club to avoid relegation. For a win, each team was given two points, a draw there was a point and a defeat.

Main Round

Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = drawn, L = Loss, OTS = Overtime wins, OTN = Overtime defeat, SOS = Penalty victories, SON = Penalty defeat

Play-offs

The play-offs were held in the mode " Best-of- Three".

Tournament tree

Finnish Champion

Goalkeepers: Urpo Ylönen

Defender: Pertti Ahokas, Hannu Jortikka, Arto Kaunonen, Seppo Lindström, Ilkka Mesikämmen, Timo Nummelin, Jouko Öystilä, Pertti Vaelma

Attacker: Kari Hörkkö, Keijo Järvinen, Kari Johansson, Kari Kauppila, Jarmo Koivunen, Jukka Koskilahti, Reijo Leppänen, Matti Rautee, Pekka Rautee, Seppo Repo, rauli Tammelin, Timo Viljanen, Bengt Wilenius

Head coach Raimo Määttänen

SM- liiga relegation

The two last placed SM- liiga the main round and the two best second division played in round-trip game for promotion or relegation. Since Kiekko - Reipas and Kärpät each scored six points this played in a playoff against each other, which Kieeko - Reipas with 4:3 nV could decide for themselves.

Table

Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = drawn, L = Loss, OTS = Overtime wins, OTN = Overtime defeat, SOS = Penalty victories, SON = Penalty defeat