1957 Mestaruussarja
Football league season
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The 1957 season was the 27th completed season of Finnish Football League Championship, known as the Mestaruussarja.
| Season | 1957 |
|---|---|
| Champions | HPS Helsinki |
| Relegated | KIF Helsinki KoRe Kotka |
← 1956 1958 → | |
Overview
The Mestaruussarja was administered by the Finnish Football Association and the competition's 1957 season was contested by 10 teams. HPS Helsinki won the championship and qualified for the 1958–59 European Cup first round, while the two lowest placed teams of the competition, KIF Helsinki and KoRe Kotka, were relegated to the Suomensarja.[1]
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HPS Helsinki (C) | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 26 |
| 2 | Haka Valkeakoski | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 25 |
| 3 | TPS Turku | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 21 |
| 4 | KuPS Kuopio | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 19 |
| 5 | IKissat Tampere | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 18 |
| 6 | HJK Helsinki | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | VPS Vaasa | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 16 |
| 8 | KTP Kotka | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 15 |
| 9 | KIF Helsinki (R) | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 14 |
| 10 | KoRe Kotka (R) | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 67 | −46 | 8 |