2019–20 Liiga season
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| 2019–20 Liiga | |
|---|---|
| League | Liiga |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 2019 – April 2020 |
| Number of teams | 15 |
| TV partner(s) | Telia |
| Regular season | |
| Playoffs | |
The 2019–20 Liiga season will be the 45th season of the Liiga (formerly SM-liiga), the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975.
Teams
| Team | City | Head coach | Arena | Capacity | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIFK | Helsinki | Jarno Pikkarainen[1] | TBA[2] | TBA | TBA |
| HPK | Hämeenlinna | Antti Pennanen[3] | Patria-areena | 5,360 | TBA |
| Ilves | Tampere | Karri Kivi[4] | Tampereen jäähalli | 7,300 | TBA |
| Jukurit | Mikkeli | Pekka Kangasalusta[5] | Kalevankankaan jäähalli | 4,200 | TBA |
| JYP | Jyväskylä | Pekka Tirkkonen[6] | Synergia-areena | 4,437 | TBA |
| KalPa | Kuopio | Tommi Miettinen[7] | Niiralan monttu | 5,300 | TBA |
| KooKoo | Kouvola | Jussi Ahokas[8] | Lumon arena | 6,000 | TBA |
| Kärpät | Oulu | Mikko Manner[9] | Oulun Energia Areena | 6,614 | TBA |
| Lukko | Rauma | Pekka Virta[10] | Äijänsuo Arena | 5,000 | TBA |
| Pelicans | Lahti | TBA | Isku Areena | 5,371 | TBA |
| SaiPa | Lappeenranta | Tero Lehterä[11] | Kisapuisto | 4,820 | TBA |
| Sport | Vaasa | Ari-Pekka Pajuluoma[12] | Vaasa Arena | 4,164 | TBA |
| Tappara | Tampere | Jukka Rautakorpi[13] | Tampereen jäähalli | 7,300 | TBA |
| TPS | Turku | Kalle Kaskinen[14] | HK Arena | 11,820 | TBA |
| Ässät | Pori | TBA | Porin jäähalli | 6,350 | TBA |
Regular season
Top six advance straight to quarter-finals, while teams between 7th and 10th positions play wild card round for the final two spots. The Liiga is a closed series and thus there is no relegation.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIFK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | HPK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Ilves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Jukurit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | JYP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | KalPa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | KooKoo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Wild-card round |
| 8 | Kärpät | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Lukko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Pelicans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | SaiPa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Sport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Tappara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | TPS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Ässät | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Liiga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) 3-point wins 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points.[15]
References
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