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F-liiga (women)

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This article is about the top women's floorball league in Finland. For the men's ditto, see F-liiga.
F-liiga (women)
FormerlySalibandyn naisten SM-sarja
SportFloorball
Founded1988; 37 years ago (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(s)		Classic (10th title)
(2024–25)
Most titlesClassic (10 titles)
Broadcaster(s)Yle TV2
Level on pyramidLevel 1
International cup(s)Champions Cup
Official 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 and the current champion of the 2024–25 season, is Classic.[2]

Format

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Regular season

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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

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The top eight teams from the regular season play for the Finnish championship, in playoffs that starts around March and culminates 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

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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

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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

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F-liiga (women) is located in Finland
Classic
Classic
Koovee
Koovee
TPS
Loisto
Loisto
Erä
Erä
ÅIF

ÅIF
Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä
PSS
SaiPa
SaiPa
SB-Pro
SSRA
SSRA
Pirkat
Pirkat
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Location of teams in the league

Updated for the 2025–26 season.[6]

Recent champions

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SB-Pro battle Classic in the 2013–14 finals
Season Champions Runner-up Third Place
2024–25 Classic[2] TPS EräViikingit
2023–24 TPS Classic FBC Loisto
2022–23 TPS Classic PSS
2021–22 TPS PSS EräViikingit
2020–21 PSS SB-Pro SSRA
2019–20 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2018–19 SB Pro PSS Koovee
2017–18 SB Pro Classic EräViikingit
2016–17 Classic SB Pro PSS
2015–16 NST Classic SB Pro
2014–15 Classic SB Pro NST
2013–14 SB-Pro Classic Happee
2012–13 Classic SB-Pro OLS
2011–12 Classic SB-Pro NST
2010–11 Classic NST SB-Pro
2009–10 Classic SB-Pro NST
2008–09 Classic Happee NST
2007–08 Classic PSS NST
2006–07 Erä III NST PSS
2005–06 NST Classic Oilers
2004–05 Tiikerit Erä III NST

List of champions

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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
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
TPS 3 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
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 2024–25 season

Records

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Regular season

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Game records

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  • Highest attendance : 693
  • Biggest home win: 18–0
  • Biggest away win: 1–23
  • Highest scoring game: 24 goals

Individual records

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Career
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Season
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Playoffs

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Game records

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  • Highest attendance : 1039
  • Biggest win: 15–0
  • Highest scoring game: 17 goals

Individual records

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Career
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Season
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All records updated as of season 2013–14.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "IFF Champions Cup". IFF. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "TPS:n rynnistys ei riittänyt – Classic palasi Suomen mestariksi: "Puolustettiin ihan sikahyvin"". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 25 April 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d "Superfinaali ratkoo liiganousun – merkittäviä uudistuksia F-liigan ja Inssi-Divarin sarjajärjestelmiin". Suomen Salibandyliitto (in Finnish). 28 March 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Info". F-liiga (in Finnish). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Making floorball history: Finland's highest floorball league is now F-Liiga". IFF. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  6. ^ "F-Liiga Tulospalvelu". tulospalvelu.fliiga.com. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  7. ^ "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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