Superpesis
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The Superpesis, known as SM-sarja from 1955 to 1989, is the top professional pesäpallo league in Finland. It was created in 1990 to replace the SM-sarja which was fundamentally an amateur league. The Superpesis is directly overseen by the Finnish Pesäpallo Association.
Sport | Pesäpallo |
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Founded | 1990 |
Owner(s) | Superpesis Oy |
No. of teams | 13 (men) 12 (women) |
Country | Finland |
Most recent champion(s) | Sotkamon Jymy (men) Pesäkarhut (women) |
Most titles | Sotkamon Jymy (19) |
TV partner(s) | Nelonen Media Yle |
Relegation to | Miesten Ykköspesis [fi] |
Domestic cup(s) | Suomensarja (pesäpallo) [fi] |
Official website | Superpesis.fi |
Both the men's and women's top division is called Superpesis. Comprising 13 teams in the men's league and 12 teams in the women's league, one team faces relegation to Ykköspesis [fi] at the end of the season. Superpesis was founded in 1990; before that the top division was called SM-sarja (Finnish Championship).
Most popular in semi-urban and rural municipalities, along with some notability in larger cities like Tampere and Oulu, the pesäpallo matches gain a significant number of attendances compared to the population in the area.[1]