Superpesis is the top division of the Finnish national Pesäpallo league system. It was created in 1990 after league restructuring and replaced the old Championship Seires, which ran from 1922 to 1989. There are 13 teams in the men’s Superpesis series and at the end of the regular season there is a playoff series to determine the league champions and a playoff series to determine who is demoted to/promoted from the second tier Ykköspesis.
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Superpesis season programme for 2024
Regular season (Runkosarja)
During the regular season the 13 teams will play each other twice, (once at home and once away). Once the teams have played 24 games, the table will be split from 1-7 and 8-13.
The teams in the top 7 will play each other one more time, given them a total of 30 games in the regular season. The teams from 8 to 13 will also play each other once, giving them a total of 29 games in the regular season.
The regular season starts on the weekend of 28 April 2024 with the Fuge-Pesis game, which is played in Fuengirola in Spain. The regular season split (at 24 games) takes place on 28 July 2024 and the final regular season games are played on 11 August 2024.
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The Playoffs (Ylemmät pudotuspelit)
The top 6 teams advance directly to the quarterfinals. The team that finished in 7th will advance to the first round of the playoffs along with the teams that finished in 8 to 10.
The first round of the playoffs will be a best-of-three series with the winners advancing to the quarterfinals. The fixtures will be: 7th vs. 10th and 8th vs. 9th. With the higher ranked side having home field advantage in games 1 and 3 (if required).
The quarterfinals, semifinals and final will be a best-of-five series, with the higher ranked side having home field advantage in games 1, 3 and 5 (if required).
The teams that lose the semifinals play in the bronze medal series for the third place in the championship. The bronze series is played with the best-of-two series. If the match wins are tied at the end of the series, the series is decided by a scoring contest.
The playoffs start on 13 August 2024 and the final starts on 7 September 2024.
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Elimination and qualification
The last-placed team in the lower continuation series will be relegated directly to the First Division for the 2025 season. If two or more teams are tied, the two last-placed teams will play a rematch for direct relegation.
The 11th and 12th ranked teams play in the best-of-five relegation series. The winner will keep their place in Superpesis for the 2025 season, and the loser will play in the Superpesis Qualification series.
In the Qualification Series their place in the series against the winner of Ykköspesis. The Qualification Series is a best-of-five series.
