The 1983–84 SM-liiga season was the ninth season of the

SM-liiga The SM-liiga (marketed as just Liiga from 2013 on), (Finnish for ''League'') colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. It is one of the six founding leagu ...

, the top level of ice hockey in

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. 10 teams participated in the league, and Tappara Tampere won the championship.

Standings

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

* Kärpät -

Ilves Ilves (; Finnish for "Lynx") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team based in Tampere. They play in the Liiga at the Tampere Deck Arena. The colors of Ilves, green, yellow, and black, were taken from what was then the coat of arms of the cit ...

2:0 (5:1, 4:3) *

HIFK HIFK, the Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, Helsingfors (IFK, Helsingfors) rf (officially abbreviated IFK Helsingfors, colloquially often Helsingfors IFK or Helsingin IFK ) is a multi-sport association based in Helsinki, Finland. Formed in 1897 on ...

- TPS 0:2 (3:6, 5:6)

Semifinal

Tappara Tappara (; Finnish for "Battle axe") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team playing in the Liiga. They play at ''Tampere Deck Arena'' in Tampere, Finland. The team has won 18 Finnish league championships (1959, 1961, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, ...

- TPS 3:2 (2:3, 3:6, 2:1, 5:3, 3:1) * Ässät - Kärpät 3:2 (3:1, 3:5, 3:2, 2:9, 5:4)

3rd place

* Kärpät - TPS 2:1 (2:4, 6:4, 7:2)

Final

- Ässät 3:1 (4:5, 6:3, 3:2, 4:3)

Relegation

Lukko Rauma Rauman Lukko (Finnish for "lock") is a Finnish sports club based in Rauma, Finland, best known for its men’s professional ice hockey team. The club was founded as Rauma Woodin Lukko in 1936. The representative team currently plays in the Fin ...

- HPK Hämeenlinna 3:2 (8:2, 4:6, 7:2, 4:5 OT, 3:1) * Kiekko-Reipas Lahti - JyP HT Jyväskylä 3:1 (4:7, 5:4 OT, 4:3, 5:3)

External links

SM-liiga official website
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Liiga seasons