1980–81 SM-liiga season

The SM- liiga season 1980/81 was the sixth season of the Finnish SM- liiga. Finnish Champion for the first time ever Kärpät Oulu.

• 2.1 mode
• 2.2 tournament tree
• 2.3 Finnish Champion

• Table 3.1

Regular Season

Mode

The ten teams in the SM- liiga first played in 36 regular season games against each other. During the first six 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

Mode

Places 1 and 2 were qualified for the semifinals and the places 3-6 for the quarter- finals of the play-offs. The winners of those ties made ​​it to the finals while the losers in the small final for third place played.

The quarter-finals and the match for third place were held in the mode " Best-of- Three", the semi-final and the final of the mode " Best-of -Five".

Tournament tree

Finnish Champion

Goalkeepers: Ari Hellgren, Ari Timosaari

Defender: Hannu Hiltunen, Juha Huikari, Hannu Jalonen, Arto Ruotanen, Reijo Ruotsalainen, Kari Suoraniemi, Veikko Torkkeli, Juha Tuohimaa

Attacker: Pekka Arbelius, Kari Jalonen, Jouko Kämäräinen, Markku Kiimalainen, Jouni Koutuaniemi, Mikko Leinonen, Pekka Myllylä, Pentti Perhomaa, Kai Suikkanen, Jarmo Tauriainen, Seppo Tenhunen, Jorma Torkkeli, Pekka Tuomisto

Head Coach: Kari Mäkinen

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. Jokerit Helsinki and Rauma Lukko both secured confidently with ten points in the league.

Table

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