The 1958 season was the 28th completed season of Finnish Football League Championship, known as the

Mestaruussarja Mestaruussarja (Championship series) was the top division of Finland, Finnish association football, football from 1930 to 1989. It was replaced by Veikkausliiga in 1990. In 1930 league format was used for the first time to decide the Finnish cham ...

Overview

The Mestaruussarja was administered by the

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and the competition's 1958 season was contested by 10 teams. After the series had been completed,

KuPS Kuopio Kuopion Palloseura (or KuPS) is a Finnish football club, based in the ninth most populated city of Finland, Kuopio. KuPS plays in Finland's Premier League, Veikkausliiga. KuPS has won the Finnish championship six times, the Finnish Cup 4 times ...

and

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were tied with each having 26 points. These two teams then faced each other in a match that decided the championship. KuPS won the match and the championship 1–0 after

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and earned a place in the

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preliminary round (although they subsequently withdrew).

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and

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, were relegated to the

Suomensarja Suomensarja (sometimes also ''Suomi-sarja'') (‘Finland Series’) was the second highest level of league format association football in Finland from 1936 to 1972. Before the inauguration of the Suomensarja, there had been, in 1930–1935, special ...

on the basis of the final table, while the third team to be relegated was decided in a replay between

Haka Valkeakoski FC Haka is a Finnish football club based in the industry town of Valkeakoski. It is currently competing in Finland's premier division of football, Veikkausliiga. It is one of the most successful clubs in Finland, with nine Finnish championships ...

and

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Haka won 4–1 and remained in the Mestaruussarja, while IKissat was relegated.

League standings

Results

Footnotes

References

Finland - List of final tables (RSSSF)
{{1958–59 in European Football (UEFA) Mestaruussarja seasons

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