Naisten Suomi-sarja

The Naisten Suomi-sarja (lit. 'Women's Finland Series'), distinguished as the Jääkiekon naisten Suomi-sarja (lit. 'Ice Hockey Women's Finland Series'), is the third-tier women's ice hockey league in Finland.[1] It was founded by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association in 2003. It is the lowest tier of national ice hockey competition, below the premier Naisten Liiga and secondary Naisten Mestis, but above regional hobby leagues (Finnish: Naisten alueelliset harrastesarjat).

Naisten Suomi-sarja
SportIce hockey
Founded2003 (2003)
Inaugural season2003–04
AdministratorFinnish Ice Hockey Association
No. of teams11
Countries Finland
Promotion toNaisten Mestis

Season format

2022–23 season

Excepting the ten teams of the Naisten Liiga, all women's ice hockey teams competing at the national level began the season in the Naisten Mestis qualifiers (Finnish: karsinta). The Naisten Mestis qualifiers, which were contested during September to December 2022, involved eighteen teams divided into three groups of five to seven teams. In the closed groups, each team played every other team at least twice. The top eight teams at the end of the qualifiers continued in the Naisten Mestis and the remaining teams filled the ranks of the Naisten Suomi-sarja.[2]

2023–24 season

Beginning in the 2023–24 season, the Naisten Mestis will adopt the ten team, 36-game format used by the Naisten Liiga. From that time, all teams not playing in the Naisten Liiga or Naisten Mestis and any new teams will play in the Naisten Suomi-sarja. The top teams in the Naisten Suomi-sarja will have the opportunity to earn promotion to the Naisten Mestis in a promotion/relegation series against the bottom ranked Naisten Mestis teams at the end of the season.[2]

Previous formats

2016–2022 seasons

With the exception of the eight Naisten SM-sarja teams, all women's teams teams started the season in the Naisten Mestis qualifiers. The top eight teams qualified for the Naisten Mestis regular season and the remaining teams continued the season in the Naisten Suomi-sarja.

The best four teams of the Naisten Suomi-sarja regular season earned placement in the finals of the Naisten Mestis. The other teams continued the season in the final series of the Naisten Suomi-sarja. The series winner was determined in the final tournament.[3]

Teams
Naisten Suomi-sarja is located in Finland
HIFK U18
Ilves Ak
PaRa
PaRa
Pelicans
SaiPa
SaiPa
Salo HT
Salo HT
TPS Ak /Turku HC
TPS Ak /
Turku HC
JyKi
JyKi
Kiilat
Kiilat
LL-89
LL-89
MuJK
MuJK
S-Kiekko
S-Kiekko
Location in Finland of teams participating in Lohko 1 and Lohko 2 of the 2022–23 Naisten Suomi-sarja season.

2022–23 season

Lohko 1

Source: [5]

Lohko 2

Source: [6]

Teams in previous seasons

Each team that participated in the Naisten Suomi-sarja, listed by rank within their Luhko at the end of the regular season.

2021–22 season

[1]

Lohko 1

  1. LL-89 Red Lights, Lapinlahti
  2. Kiilat, Haapajärvi
  3. Kajastus, Kontiolahti
  4. TeKi, Raahe
  5. JyKi, Jyväskylä
  6. KalPa Akatemia, Kuopio
  7. S-Kiekko, Seinäjoki
Source: [7]

Lohko 2

  1. SaiPa, Lappeenranta
  2. Pelicans, Lahti
  3. HIFK Akatemia, Helsinki
  4. Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia, Espoo
Source: [8]

Lohko 3

  1. TPS Akatemia, Turku
  2. PaRa, Panelia
  3. Turku HC, Turku
Source: [9]

2020–21 season

Lohko 1

  1. KJT Haukat, Kerava
  2. Pelicans, Lahti
  3. Rockets, Loimaa
  4. UJK, Uusikaupunki
Source: [10]

Lohko 2

  1. LL-89, Lapinlahti
  2. KalPa Akatemia, Kuopio
  3. TeKi-Hermes, Raahe/Kokkola
  4. SaiPa, Lappeenranta (did not play)
Source: [11]

2019–20 season

Lohko 1

  1. Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia, Espoo
  2. Uudenkaupungin Jää-Kotkat (UJK), Uusikaupunki
  3. Rockets, Loima
  4. PaRa, Panelia
  5. Salo HT, Salo
Source: [12]

Lohko 2

  1. Hermes, Kokkola
  2. LL-89, Lapinlahti
  3. KalPa Akatemia, Kuopio
  4. Teräs-Kiekko (TeKi), Raahe
  5. Jukurit, Mikkeli
Source: [13]

2018–19 season

Lohko 1

  1. Espoon Kiekkoseura (EKS), Espoo
  2. UJK, Uusikaupunki
  3. Salo HT, Salo
  4. Rockets, Loimaa
  5. PaRa, Panelia
Source: [14]

Lohko 2

  1. Ylivieskan Jääkarhut (YJK), Ylivieska
  2. Ruoveden Seurakunnan Atleetit (RuoSkA), Ruovesi
  3. Ähtärin Kiekko-Haukat (KieHa), Ähtäri
  4. Junkkarit Hockey Team (JHT), Kalajoki
Source: [15]

Lohko 3

  1. SaiPa
  2. KalPa Akatemia
  3. LL-89 Red Lights,
  4. Jukurit, Mikkeli
  5. Joensuun Kiekko-Pojat (Jokipojat), Joensuu
Source: [16]

References
  1. "Elite Prospects - Suomi-sarja (W)". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  2. Antila, Pirkka (28 April 2022). "Naisten Liigan, Mestiksen ja Suomi-sarjan pelaamistavat vahvistettu kausille 22-23 ja 23-24". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  3. Aalto, Markku (2016). "Kilpailutoiminta". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  4. Urpunen, Janne (12 September 2019). "Miksi Lahti on naisjääkiekon musta aukko?". Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  5. "2022-2023 Naisten Suomi-sarja, lohko 1: Sarjataulukko". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  6. "2022-2023 Naisten Suomi-sarja, lohko 2: Sarjataulukko". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  7. "2021-2022 Naisten Suomi-sarja, lohko 1: Sarjataulukko". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  8. "2021-2022 Naisten Suomi-sarja, lohko 2: Sarjataulukko". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  9. "2021-2022 Naisten Suomi-sarja, lohko 3: Sarjataulukko". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  10. "Suomi-sarja (W) - 2020-2021 Standings". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  11. "2020-2021 Naisten Suomi-sarja, lohko 2: Sarjataulukko". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  12. "2019-2020 Naisten Suomi-sarja, lohko 1: Sarjataulukko". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  13. "2019-2020 Naisten Suomi-sarja, lohko 2: Sarjataulukko". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  14. "2018-2019 Naisten Suomi-sarja, lohko 1: Sarjataulukko". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  15. "2018-2019 Naisten Suomi-sarja, lohko 2: Sarjataulukko". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  16. "2018-2019 Naisten Suomi-sarja, lohko 3: Sarjataulukko". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.