Salibandyliiga


The Salibandyliiga is the top men’s floorball league in Finland. The league was founded as Salibandyn SM-sarja in 1986 by the Finnish Floorball Federation. The current name, Salibandyliiga, was introduced for the 1994–95 season. The Salibandyliiga is operated by the company SSBL Salibandy Oy, a subsidiary of the Finnish Floorball Federation.

Format

Regular season

The regular season is played in a round robin format with each team playing 26 games. The total number of regular season games is 182. The eight teams that finish the regular season at the top of the standings qualify for the playoffs in the spring.

Playoffs

The top eight teams from the regular season play for the Finnish Championship. The first placed team from the regular season picks their opponent from the teams that placed fifth through eighth. The second placed team picks their opponent from the remaining three and after that the third placed team makes its pick of the two remaining teams. The last playoff pair is made of two remaining team. The playoffs are played in best-of-seven format.

Playout

The playout round was first introduced for 2014–15 season. The teams placed that placed eleventh through fourteenth continue to a playout phase after the regular season. The eleventh placed team picks their opponent, either the thirteenth or fourteenth placed team. The winners of the first round of playout get to keep their spots in Salibandyliiga, but the losing teams face each other in the second round. The winner of the second round of playout faces the second placed team of Divari. The winner of this match-up wins a place in the Salibandyliiga and losing team is relegated. The loser of the second round of playout is also relegated to Divari. The winner of Divari is directly promoted to Salibandyliiga.

Current teams

SeasonChampionsRunner-upThird Place
2018-19ClassicTPSSPV
2017-18ClassicHappeeNokian KrP
2016-17ClassicEräViikingitSPV
2015-16ClassicOilersHappee
2014-15SPVHappeeSSV
2013-14HappeeClassicSSV
2012-13SPVSSVClassic
2011-12SPVSSVKoovee
2010-11SSVSPVOilers
2009-10SSVEräSPV
2008-09SSVEräSPV
2007-08SSVClassicErä
2006-07SSVClassicErä
2005-06OilersSSVJosba
2004-05SSVHappeeClassic

All records updated as of season 2018–19.

List of champions

TeamTitlesSeason
SSV Helsinki111992-93, 1994-95, 1995-96, 2000-01, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11
Oilers Espoo41998-99, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2005-06
Classic Tampere42015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
SPV Seinäjoki32011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15
Josba Joensuu21991–1992, 1993–94
SC Dalmac Helsinki21989-90, 1990-91
ManU Tampere21986-87, 1987-88
Happee Jyväskylä12013-14
Viikingit Helsinki11997-98
VFT Vantaa11996-97
BET11988-89
HIFK11999-00

All records updated as of season 2018–19.

Records

Regular season

Game records

Career

Game records

Career
All records updated as of season 2013-14.