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Finnish Handball League
The Finnish SM-liiga is the name of the professional handball league of Finland. Competition format The season begins with a regular season between the ten teams. The first six teams qualifies for the play-offs, the teams classified four to eight play another round-robin, while the last two plays a relegation round. 2024/25 season participants The following 7 clubs compete in the SM-liiga during the 2024–25 season. SM-liiga champions * 1944 : TPS Turku * 1945 : HIFK * 1946 : Union Helsinki * 1950 : Union Helsinki (2) * 1951 : HIFK (2) * 1952 : Karhun Pojat * 1953 : Union Helsinki (3) * 1954 : Karhun Pojat (2) * 1955 : Union Helsinki (4) * 1956 : Karhun Pojat (3) * 1957 : Union Helsinki (5) * 1958 : Union Helsinki (6) * 1959 : Union Helsinki (7) * 1960 : Union Helsinki (8) * 1961 : Arsenal Helsinki * 1962 : Arsenal Helsinki (2) * 1963 : Arsenal Helsinki (3) * 1964 : Union Helsinki (9) * 1965 : HIFK (3) * 1966 : HIFK (4) * 1967 : UK-51 Helsinki * 1968 : BK-46 * 1969 : U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia. Finland has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Helsinki. The majority of the population are Finns, ethnic Finns. The official languages are Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish; 84.1 percent of the population speak the first as their mother tongue and 5.1 percent the latter. Finland's climate varies from humid continental climate, humid continental in the south to boreal climate, boreal in the north. The land cover is predominantly boreal forest biome, with List of lakes of Finland, more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first settled around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period, last Ice Age. During the Stone Age, various cultures emerged, distinguished by differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sjundeå Idrottsförening
Siuntio (; ) is a municipality in the Uusimaa region of Southern Finland. Its neighboring municipalities are Ingå to the west, Kirkkonummi to the east, Lohja to the north-west, and Vihti to the north. It is west of Helsinki. As of 2021, the population was with a population density of . The municipality covers an area of , of which is water. Siuntio is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of Finnish speakers, Swedish speakers, and speakers of other languages. Previously, the majority of the population spoke Swedish until the 1980s. Siuntio's motto is ''"Ota rauhallisestiTa det lugnt"'', which means "take it easy" in Finnish and Swedish respectively. The municipality's rebranding program introduced the new motto along with a new logo in 2021. History Early history Siuntio has been inhabited since the Stone Age, with the oldest evidence of farming settlements discovered in the river valley around the med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handball In Finland
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the opposing team. A standard match consists of two periods of 30 minutes, and the team that scores more goals wins. Modern handball is played on a court of , with a goal in the middle of each end. The goals are surrounded by a zone where only the defending goalkeeper is allowed; goals must be scored by throwing the ball from outside the zone or while "diving" into it. The sport is usually played indoors, but outdoor variants exist in the forms of field handball, Czech handball (which were more common in the past) and beach handball. The game is fast and high-scoring: professional teams now typically score between 20 and 35 goals each, though lower scores were not uncommon until a few decades ago. Body contact is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NHV Eredivisie
The Nederlandse Handbal Eredivisie is the top Netherlands, Dutch professional Team handball, handball league. The winners of the Eredivisie are recognised as the Dutch handball champions. Competition format In the first phase of the season, the top 6 teams of the previous season participate in the BeNe League, BENE-League competition. They are joined by the top 6 teams from Belgium. At the same time, the remaining 12 teams, participate in a national competition. In the second phase, the 4 best ranking Dutch teams of the BENE-League, who automatically qualified for next season's BENE-League, compete in a 2-round system for the national title. The first round is a full competition among those 4. In the second round the 2 teams which ended on top, decide in a best-of-three who wins the title. In the final ranking, these teams end up on ranks 1 to 4. The 2 lowest ranking Dutch teams of the BENE-League, together with the 2 best ranking teams of the national competition, compete in fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian First Division (men's Handball)
The Belgian Pro League (; ; ), officially the Jupiler Pro League () for sponsor Jupiler, is a professional association football league in Belgium and the highest level of the Belgian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs from the 2023–24 season until 2025–26 when it will expand to 18 teams from 2026–27 onwards, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Challenger Pro League. Seasons run from late July to late March, with teams playing 30 matches each in the regular season, and then entering Play-offs I (also known as the ''Championship Playoff'', ''title playoffs'' or ''Champions' play-offs''), Play-offs II (also known as the ''Europa League playoff'' or ''Europe play-offs'') or Play-offs III (also known as the ''Relegation play-offs'') according to their position in the regular season. Play-offs I are contested by the top-six clubs in the regular season, with each club playing each other twice. The teams finishing in 15th and 16th place are rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovenská Hadzanárska Extraliga
Niké Handball Extraliga is the highest league in the league system of Slovak Handball and comprises the top 11 Slovak handball teams. The first season began in 1993–94. Structure The season starts in the end of September with a regular season comprising 11 teams meeting each other twice. The 8 best teams after the regular season qualifies for the play-off. The season ends with a single final in the end of April. Current teams Teams for season 2023–24 * MŠK Považská Bystrica *HT Tatran Prešov * HK Kúpele Bojnice * TJ Štart Nové Zámky *HK Košice * HC Sporta Hlohovec * ŠKP Bratislava * HK agro Topoľčany * Záhoráci Stupava * Slovan Modra * MHáK Martin Past champions * 1994 : Lokomotiva Trnava * 1995 : Agro VTJ Topoľčany * 1996 : Agro VTJ Topoľčany (2) * 1997 : VSŽ Košice * 1998 : Agro VTJ Topoľčany (3) * 1999 : VSŽ Košice (2) * 2000 : ŠKP Sečovce * 2001 : ŠKP Sečovce (2) * 2002 : MŠK Považská Bystrica * 2003 : MŠK Považská Bystr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grankulla IFK
Grankulla IFK, or GrIFK as the name is commonly abbreviated, is a Finnish sports club from the city of Kauniainen. The club was formed in 1925 and the main activities covered are football, ice-hockey, handball, floorball and alpine. Each sport is organized in separated daughter clubs since 1997. These are GrIFK-Fotboll, GrIFK-Handboll, GrIFK-Salibandy, GrIFK-Icehockey and GrIFK Alpine. Football The club's main football team is currently playing in the Kakkonen, the third tier of the Finnish football league system. GrIFK play their home matches at '' Kauniaisten Keskuskenttä''. The chairman of the football club is Matti Hannuksela. The club has more than 750 registered players. Futsal The club has also become a club with many futsal teams. Many of the teams with younger players play futsal during the winter season. In 2022, the club had close to 20 different teams and the B-junior team ended 2nd on the national level. History GrIFK Football has played 13 seasons in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turku
Turku ( ; ; , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Aura River (Finland), River Aura. The population of Turku is approximately , while the Turku metropolitan area, metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland, and the third most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area in the country after Helsinki metropolitan area, Helsinki and Tampere metropolitan area, Tampere. Turku is Finland's oldest city. It is not known when Turku was granted city status. Pope Pope Gregory IX, Gregory IX first mentioned the town of ''Aboa'' in his ''Bulla'' in 1229, and this year is now used as the founding year of the city. Turku was the most important city in the eastern part of the Sweden, Kingdom of Sweden (today's Finland). After the Finnish War, Finland became an Grand Duchy of Finla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Åbo IFK
Åbo Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, IFK (or ÅIFK for short) is a sports club from Turku, Finland. The club was founded in 1908, and originally represented the Swedish-speaking population of Finland, Swedish-speaking minority of Turku/Åbo. Background The greatest successes of ÅIFK have come in Association football, football where it has won three Finnish championship titles, in 1910, 1920 and 1924. It has played a total of 9 seasons in the Finnish premier division Mestaruussarja, the last occasion in Mestaruussarja 1967, 1967. It also won the Finnish Cup in 1965 and participated in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1966–67, 1966–67 season, going out in the first round. Currently the ÅIFK football team is playing in the fourth tier Kolmonen. ÅIFK has also fared well in handball with both its men's and women's teams playing at the national top level at the moment. Currently the club has activities in football, handball, athletics and bowling. The hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siuntio
Siuntio (; ) is a municipality in the Uusimaa region of Southern Finland. Its neighboring municipalities are Ingå to the west, Kirkkonummi to the east, Lohja to the north-west, and Vihti to the north. It is west of Helsinki. As of 2021, the population was with a population density of . The municipality covers an area of , of which is water. Siuntio is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of Finnish speakers, Swedish speakers, and speakers of other languages. Previously, the majority of the population spoke Swedish until the 1980s. Siuntio's motto is ''"Ota rauhallisestiTa det lugnt"'', which means "take it easy" in Finnish and Swedish respectively. The municipality's rebranding program introduced the new motto along with a new logo in 2021. History Early history Siuntio has been inhabited since the Stone Age, with the oldest evidence of farming settlements discovered in the river valley around the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
