The 2014 Naisten Liiga, part of the 2014 Finnish football season, was the 8th season of

Naisten Liiga The Kansallinen Liiga ('National League') is the premier division of women's football in Finland. It was previously called the Jalkapallon naisten SM-sarja ('Women's Football Finnish Championship Series') during 1974 to 2006 and the Naisten Lii ...

since its establishment in 2007. The season started on 22 March 2014 and ended on 18 October 2014. Åland United were the defending champions, having won their 2nd Finnish championship in

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. The season featured 10 teams. After 18 matches played, the league was divided to Championship Group of six and Relegation Group of four. The Champion, PK-35 Vantaa, qualified for the first qualifying round of the

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and ONS was relegated to the

Naisten Ykkönen Naisten Ykkönen ( sv, Damettan, Women's First/One) is the second highest division of women's football in Finland. It is overseen by the Suomen Palloliitto (Football Association of Finland). Teams in Naisten Ykkönen can gain promotion to the t ...

for the 2015 season.

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was promoted.

Teams

Merilappi United Merilappi United is women's association football club from Kemi, Finland. It was founded in October 2011 as a merger of two local clubs, Kemin Into and Visan Pallo. Merilappi United plays in the Finnish women's premier division Naisten Liiga ...

was promoted in 2013 for their first season in the Finnish women's premier division.

Preliminary stage

Championship group

*''Note: Matches and points of Preliminary stage are counted''

Relegation group

*''Note: Matches and points of Preliminary stage are counted''

Top scorers

Personal awards

*Top scorer: Sanna Saarinen, PK-35 *Player of the year:

Ria Öling Ria Noora Minerva Öling (born 15 September 1994) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Damallsvenskan club FC Rosengård and the Finland national team. Club career In 2014 Öling was named Finland's Player of the Season after ...

, TPS *Young player of the year: Katriina Naumanen,

Pallokissat Pallokissat is a women's association football club from Kuopio, Finland, playing in the Finnish women's premier division Naisten Liiga The Kansallinen Liiga ('National League') is the premier division of women's football in Finland. It was p ...

*Referee of the year:

Kirsi Heikkinen Kirsi Heikkinen (née Savolainen, born in Espoo, 26 September 1978) is a Finnish women's football referee. She has taken part in the 2009 European Championship, the 2011 World Cup and the 2012 Summer Olympics, and she refereed the final of th ...

Sources

2014 Naisten Liiga
Finnish Football Association

References

External links

Naisten Liiga Official Homepage
(in Finnish) {{2014–15 in European women's football (UEFA) Kansallinen Liiga seasons Naisten

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