F-liiga (women)

F-liiga (women)
FormerlySalibandyn naisten SM-sarja
SportFloorball
Founded1988 (1988)
First seasonas Salibandyn naisten SM-sarja, 1988–89
as Naisten Salibandyliiga, 2000–01
DirectorKimmo Nurminen
AdministratorFinnish Floorball Federation
No. of teams16
CountryFinland
Most recent
champion
TPS (4th title)
(2025–26)
Most titlesClassic (10 titles)
BroadcasterYle TV2
Level on pyramidLevel 1
International cupChampions Cup
WebsiteFliiga.com

F-liiga is the highest-tier of floorball for women in Finland. The league was founded as Salibandyn naisten SM-sarja in 1988.

The league consists of 12 teams. The champion of the league is eligible to compete at the Champions Cup.[1]

The most successful team in the league, with ten titles is Classic.[2] The current champion from the 2025–26 season is the TPS, who claimed their fourth title.

Format

Regular season

In the regular season, which takes place approximately from September to March, all teams play each other twice (a total of 22 rounds).[3]

Playoffs

The top eight teams from the regular season play for the Finnish championship, in playoffs that start around March and culminate in April. For quarterfinals, the top three teams from the regular season successively choose their quarterfinal opponents from the four remaining teams. The semifinal pairings are determined by the regular season standings. The quarterfinals and semifinals are in best-of-five format. The finals is played in best-of-seven format. The losing semifinalists play a single match for the bronze medal.[4][3]

Playout

Starting with the 2025–26 season, the last-place team is automatically relegated and replaced by the winner of the lower competition final (called Division, Divari in Finnish, or Inssi-Divari for sponsorship reasons). The second-to-last team plays a relegation playoff against the runner-up of the Divari final.[3]

History

The league was founded as Salibandyn naisten SM-sarja (English: Floorball Women Finnish Champions-Series) in 1988 by the Finnish Floorball Federation (SSBL). It was renamed to Naisten Salibandyliiga for the 2000–01 season. The current name F-liiga is used since season 2020–21.[5] The F-liiga is operated by SSBL Salibandy Oy, a limited corporation owned entirely by the Finnish Floorball Federation.

Starting with the 2015–16 season, the league adopted the Superfinal system, a single championship game to decide the title. However, after three years, it returned to a final series format.[3]

Current teams

F-liiga (women) is located in Finland
Classic
TPS
Loisto
Loisto
Erä
Erä
PSS
SB-Pro
SSRA
SSRA
Pirkat
Pirkat
Northern Stars
Northern Stars
Wirmo
Wirmo
Koovee
Koovee
SPV
SPV
Location of teams in the league

Updated for the 2026–27 season.[6]

Recent medalists

SB-Pro battle Classic in the 2013–14 finals

Source:[13]

List of champions

Team Titles Season
Classic 10 2002–03, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2024–25
TPS 4 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2025–26
Erä III Helsinki 4 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2006–07
SB-Pro Nurmijärvi 3 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19
Erä I Helsinki 3 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95
VFT Vantaa 3 1997–98, 1998–99, 2003–04
NST Lappeenranta 2 2005–06, 2015–16
HIFK Helsinki 2 2000–01, 2001–02
S.C. Dalmac Helsinki 2 1989–90, 1990–91
PSS 1 2020–21
BET Jyväskylä 1 1988–89
Oilers Espoo 1 1993–94
Tiikerit Vantaa 1 2004–05

Updated as of the 2025–26 season

Records

Regular season

Game records

  • Highest attendance : 693
    • Classic vs. Happee (13–2), 02-19-2011
  • Biggest home win: 18–0
    • SB-Pro vs. Sheriffs (18–0), 01-30-2013
  • Biggest away win: 1–23
  • Highest scoring game: 24 goals
    • Josba vs. PE Åland (19–5), 01-06-2006

Individual records

Career
  • Most games played: 346
    • Finland Maria Repo
  • Most goals: 365
    • Finland Katariina Saarinen
  • Most assists: 244
    • Finland Katariina Saarinen
  • Most points: 609
    • Finland Katariina Saarinen
Season
  • Most goals: 56
    • Finland Eliisa Alanko (Classic), 2012–13
  • Most assists: 68
    • Finland Elina Kujala (SB-Pro), 2013–14
  • Most points: 83
    • Finland Elina Kujala (SB-Pro), 2013–14

Playoffs

Game records

  • Highest attendance : 1039
    • NST vs. Classic (5–4), 04-07-2006
  • Biggest win: 15–0
  • Highest scoring game: 17 goals
    • VFT vs. Josba (14–3), 03-05-2004

Individual records

Career
  • Most games played: 140
    • Finland Katriina Saarinen
  • Most goals: 118
    • Finland Katriina Saarinen
  • Most assists: 73
    • Finland Niina Rantala
  • Most points: 190
    • Finland Katriina Saarinen
Season
  • Most goals: 19
    • Finland Eliisa Alanko (Classic), 2012–13
  • Most assists: 17
    • Finland Niina Rantala (Classic), 2012–13
  • Most points: 29
    • Finland Petra Mäntynen (Classic), 2002–03

All records updated as of season 2013–14.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "IFF Champions Cup". IFF. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 "TPS:n rynnistys ei riittänyt – Classic palasi Suomen mestariksi: "Puolustettiin ihan sikahyvin"". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 25 April 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Superfinaali ratkoo liiganousun – merkittäviä uudistuksia F-liigan ja Inssi-Divarin sarjajärjestelmiin". Suomen Salibandyliitto (in Finnish). 28 March 2025. Archived from the original on 2025-05-15. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Info". F-liiga (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Making floorball history: Finland's highest floorball league is now F-Liiga". IFF. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "F-liiga naiset". tulospalvelu.fliiga.com. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "TPS juhlii salibandyn Suomen mestaruutta – kahden seuralegendan urat päättyivät kultajuhliin". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 22 April 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "TPS on salibandyn Suomen mestari – Laura Rantanen päätti uransa kolmanteen peräkkäiseen mestaruuteen ja liikutuksen kyyneliin". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 14 April 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Upea finaalijännäri! Voittamaton TPS Suomen mestariksi – katso, miten Laura Rantanen räväytti jatkoajalla turkulaisjuhlat käyntiin". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 8 April 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "TPS write Finnish floorball history – grab first F-liiga title". 24 April 2022. Archived from the original on 2025-05-13. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  11. ↑ "Dramaattinen ratkaisu seitsemännessä finaalissa! PSS juhlii historiansa ensimmäistä SM-kultaa: "Viimeinen rankkari jäi näkemättä"". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Huima draama ratkesi jatkoajalla! SB-Pron naisille jälleen salibandykultaa". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 4 May 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  13. ↑ "PSS voitti ensimmäisen kultansa ja SSRA mitalinsa – tässä ovat kaikki naisten SM-mitalistit kautta aikojen". Pääkallo.fi (in Finnish). 1 May 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "Naisten Salibandyliiga - Pörssivoittajat 1990–2019". salibandy.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Floorball Federation. 2019-03-27. Archived from the original on 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
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