F-liiga is the highest-tier of

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for women in

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. The league was founded as Salibandyn naisten SM-sarja (

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: ''Women's Floorball Finnish Championship'') in 1988 by the

Finnish Floorball Federation Founded in 1985, the Finnish Floorball Federation (SSBL) ( fi, Suomen Salibandyliitto, sv, Finlands Innebandyförbund) is the governing body for floorball in the country of Finland. The SSBL's number of professional licensed players is 39,104 (in ...

(SSBL). The former name, ''Naisten Salibandyliiga'', was introduced for the 2000–01 season and its current name for the 2020–21 season. The ''F-liiga'' is operated by ''SSBL Salibandy Oy'', a limited corporation owned entirely by the Finnish Floorball Federation.

History

SC Classic took their 8th title in the 2014-15 season of Naisten Salibandyliiga after beating SB Pro 3-0 in the final series. NST took the third place after beating Happee 10-1 in the bronze medal game. TPS were able the retain their spot in the league by beating Crackers 3-2 in the relegation series. Steelers lost their relegation series against Joutsenon Kataja 2-3 and so Kataja won promotion along with straightly promoted First Division winners 02-Jyväskylä. SB Vantaa were also relegated due to finishing last in the regular season.

Current teams

Updated for the 2022–23 season

Group A

* TPS,

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* FBC Loisto,

* PSS,

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* EräViikingit,

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Tampere Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population o ...

* Koovee,

SB-Pro SB-Pro is a floorball club from Nurmijärvi, Finland. The women's first team plays in the Naisten Salibandyliiga (Women's Floorball League) and the men's first team in the V-Division. There are 532 members in the club (2012 stats) and 21 teams in t ...

Nurmijärvi Nurmijärvi () is the most populated rural municipality of Finland, located north of the capital Helsinki. The neighboring municipalities of Nurmijärvi are Espoo, Vantaa, Tuusula, Hyvinkää and Vihti, and it is part of the Greater Helsinki. Th ...

* SSRA,

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Group B

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Lappeenranta Lappeenranta (; sv, Villmanstrand) is a city and municipality in the region of South Karelia, about from the Russian border and from the town of Vyborg (''Viipuri''). It is situated on the shore of the Lake Saimaa in southeastern Finland, and ...

* Helsinki United,

Jokerit Helsingin Jokerit (English: Jokers or Jesters) are a professional ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland. The team won six league championships as a member of the Finnish SM-liiga (1973, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, and 2002). Jokerit plays its ...

* O2-Jyväskylä,

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* Welhot,

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* ÅIF,

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* Pirkat,

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* Blue Fox, Uusikaarlepyy

Recent champions

Updated as of the 2021–22 season

List of champions

Updated as of the 2021–22 season

Records

Regular season

Game records

* Highest attendance : 693 **

vs. Happee (13–2), 02-19-2011 * Biggest home win: 18–0 ** SB Pro vs.

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(18–0), 01-30-2013 * Biggest away win: 1–23 ** SSV vs. Erä III (1–23), 02-18-2006 * Highest scoring game: 24 goals ** Josba vs. PE Åland (19–5), 01-06-2006

Individual records

=Career

= * Most games played: 346 ** Maria Repo *Most goals: 365 ** Katariina Saarinen * Most assists: 244 ** Katariina Saarinen * Most points: 609 ** Katariina Saarinen

=Season

= *Most goals: 56 ** Eliisa Alanko (

), 2012–13 *Most assists: 68 ** Elina Kujala ( SB Pro), 2013–14 * Most points: 83 ** Elina Kujala ( SB Pro), 2013–14

Playoffs

Game records

* Highest attendance : 1039 ** NST vs.

(5–4), 04-07-2006 * Biggest win: 15–0 **

vs. PSS (14–2), 03-12-2011 * Highest scoring game: 17 goals ** VFT vs. Josba (14–3), 03-05-2004

Individual records

=Career

= * Most games played: 140 ** Katriina Saarinen *Most goals: 118 ** Katriina Saarinen * Most assists: 73 ** Niina Rantala * Most points: 190 ** Katriina Saarinen

=Season

= *Most goals: 19 ** Eliisa Alanko (

), 2012–13 *Most assists: 17 ** Niina Rantala (

), 2012–13 * Most points: 29 ** Petra Mäntynen (

), 2002–03 All records updated as of season 2013-14.

References

External links

Official website

fliiga.com – F-liiga

Finnish Floorball Federation
Floorball competitions in Finland Sports leagues in Finland 1988 establishments in Finland Sports leagues established in 1988 Women's sports leagues in Finland {{Floorball-stub