Finnish Workers' Sports Federation

The Finnish Workers' Sports Federation (Finnish: Suomen Työväen Urheiluliitto, TUL, Swedish: Arbetarnas Idrottsförbund i Finland, AIF) is a Finnish amateur sports organization, with a strong labour union background. TUL was founded in 1919. Nowadays, TUL concentrates on easily accessible exercise, not competitive sports. 
It formerly organized an ice hockey championship between 1947 and 1984.
==Ice hockey champions==
*1947 Turun Voima
*1948 Turun Weikot
*1949 Tampereen Pallo-Veikot
*1950 Tampereen Pallo-Veikot
*1951 Porin Pallo-Toverit
*1952 KyPa
*1953 KyPa
*1954 Kotkan Reipas
*1955 KyPa
*1956 Not played
*1957 Joensuun Pallo-Toverit
*1958 Not played
*1959 Tampereen Kilpa-Veljet
*1960 Tampereen Kisatoverit
*1961 Tampereen Kisatoverit
*1962 Tampereen Kisatoverit
*1963 Vehmaisten Urheilijat, Tampere
*1964 Vehmaisten Urheilijat
*1965 Raholan Pyrkivä
*1966 Mäntän Valo	
*1967 Varkauden TP
*1968 Vehmaisten Urheilijat
*1969 Vehmaisten Urheilijat
*1970 Turun Weikot
*1971 Turun Weikot
*1972 Ikurin Vire, Tampere
*1973 Ikurin Vire
*1974 Forssan Alku
*1975 Ikurin Vire
*1976 Ikurin Vire
*1977 Varkauden TP
*1978 Tampereen Weikot
*1979 Not played
*1980 Turun Kisa-Veikot
*1981 Tampereen Weikot
*1982 Turun Toverit
*1983 Not played
*1984 Kangasalan Voitto
==Results==
===1946-47===
;Finnish Workers Championship
*1/11: Vesa - KuPa 3:2 (1:1, 1:0, 1:1)
*1/12: Voima - Vesa 4:3 (1:0, 2:3, 1:0)
*1/24: Vesa - Urheiluseura-33 4:3 (1:1, 0:1, 3:1)
*2/15: Vesa - Toive 13:3 (2:3, 3:0, 8:0)
*2/16: TK-V - Vesa 6:2 (1:2, 2:0, 3:0)
 	 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Turun Voima 	5 	5	0	0	53	7 	10
2	TK-V Tampere 	5 	3	0	2	68	16	6
3	Kymin Palloilijat	5 	3	0	2	26	16	6
4	Vesa Helsinki 	5 	3	0	2	25	18	6
5	Urheiluseura-33 	5 	1	0	4	22	56	2
6	Idänpään Toive 	5 	0	0	5	8 	89	0
;Helsinki Workers Championship
*2/26: Vesa - Urheiluseura-33 5:1 (2:0, 2:0, 1:1)
*2/26: TMP - HKT 6:2
*3/18: Urheiluseura-33 - HKT 12:4
*3/18: Vesa - TMP 4:3 (1:0, 0:1, 3:2)
*3/20: Vesa - HKT 11:1 (5:0, 2:0, 4:1)
*3/20: Urheiluseura-33 - TMP 5:5
 	 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Vesa Helsinki 	3 	3	0	0	20	5 	6
2	Urheiluseura-33 	3 	1	1	1	18	14	3
3	Työväen Maila-Pojat 	3 	1	1	1	14	10	3
4	Helsingin Kisa-Toverit	3 	0	0	3	7 	29	0
;Urheiluseura-33 Cup
Helsinki-based Urheiluseura-33 organized a four team tournament on February 22-23. It was attended by TUL's best teams, with the exception of Turku Voima. The tournament was won by TK-V. 
Incomplete
*2/22: TK-V - Vesa 8:2 (2:0, 4:0, 2:2)
===1947-48===
;Finnish Workers Championship
*1/4: TK-V - Vesa 4:1 (1:0, 0:0, 3:1)
*1/14: TMP - Vesa 8:5 (1:0, 3:2, 4:3)
*1/18: Turun Veikot - Vesa 2:0 (1:0, 0:0, 1:0)
*1/24: TPV - Vesa 6:5 (1:0, 4:3, 1:2)
*1/31: Kotkan Reipas - Vesa 9:0 (3:0, 2:0, 4:0)
*2/21: Vesa - KTP 3:2
*2/22: KyPa - Vesa 6:6 (1:1, 2:0, 3:5)
 	 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Turun Veikot 	7 	6	0	1	39	19	12
2	TK-V Tampere 	7 	5	0	2	47	17	10
3	TPV Tampere 	7 	5	0	2	34	33	10
4	Työväen Maila-Pojat 	7 	4	1	2	39	47	9
5	Kotkan Peli-Karhut 	7 	3	1	3	40	31	7
6	Vesa Helsinki 	7 	1	1	5	20	37	3
7	Kotkan Reipas 	7 	1	1	5	25	43	3
8	Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat	7 	1	0	6	25	42	2
;Helsinki Workers Championship
Not all matches could be played due to the weather conditions, but Vesa was declared the champion.
*1/22: Vesa - Urheiluseura-33 3:0 (2:0, 0:0, 1:0)
*1/22: Ponnistus - Työväen Maila-Pojat 5:4
*1/26: Työväen Maila-Pojat - Urheiluseura-33 8:3
*1/26: Vesa - Ponnistus 9:1 (2:0, 5:0, 2:1)
#Vesa Helsinki
#Helsingin Ponnistus
#Työväen Maila-Pojat
#Urheiluseura-33
#Helsingin Jyry
===1948-49===
In 1949, Töölön Vesa won the district championship, but did not participate in the Finnish Workers' Championship series "due to financial difficulties and a weak team." Turku Veikot, TK-V, TPV, TMP, KyPa, TKT, KTP and KoRe played in the championship series, and TPV won.
===1949-50===
;Finnish Workers Championship Qualification
The qualifiers were played as playoff games for ten teams, two of which made it to the championship series. The first round was played locally and the five teams that advanced faced off in the final round in Tampere. 
*1/4: Vesa - Porvoon Veikot 6:2 (0:0, 3:1, 3:1) - first round @ Helsinki
*1/8: Turun Pyrkivä - Vesa 6:3 (0:2, 3:1, 3:0) - final round @ Tampere
Incomplete
;Finnish Workers Alliance Series
The Finnish Workers Alliance Series (also called the TUL Finland series) was played in February. The teams were divided into four group, with the winners playing each other. Vesa played in Group II, which used a qualifying system where a loss was -2 points and a draw was one. Teams were eliminated with three minus points.
Porvoon Veikot and Jyry were eliminated directly in two matches, but the other three clubs played against each other, in which case the rematches were played first between Ponnistus and Käpylän Kunto and then between Vesa and Ponnistus. Ponnistus won both matches and thus progressed. 
*2/12: Ponnistus - Vesa 6:3 (3:0, 2:0, 1:3)
*2/19: Vesa - Jyry 6:4
*2/24: Vesa - Käpylän Kunto 5:4 (2:0, 0:2, 3:2)
*3/3: Ponnistus - Vesa 6:4 (1:1, 4:2, 1:1)
Incomplete
;Helsinki Workers Championship
Paltinkylän Valtti withdrew from the series in the middle of the season, so the matches they played were annulled. The matches had to be postponed several times during the winter, so the season stretched far into March.
Note: There is a discrepancy between the league table and the match results in the number of goals.
*1/31: Ponnistus - Vesa 7:1 (2:0, 2:0, 3:1)
*2/5: Urheiluseura-33 - Vesa 3:2 (2:1, 0:0, 1:1)
*Vesa - Porvoon Veikot 6:3
*2/14: Vesa - Valtti 16:1 (6:1, 5:0, 5:0)
*2/28: Kullervo - Vesa 10:3 (5:0, 2:3, 3:0)
*3/13: Vesa - Jyry 4:4 (0:3, 0:0, 4:1)
*3/15: Vesa - Käpylän Kunto 9:7 (2:1, 5:5, 2:1)
*3/17: Vesa - Kullervo II 10:3 (3:1, 3:2, 4:0)
 	 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Helsingin Ponnistus	7 	6	0	1	57	13	12
2	Helsingin Kullervo 	6 	4	1	1	22	11	9
3	Helsingin Jyry 	6 	3	1	2	27	23	7
4	Vesa Helsinki 	7 	3	1	3	34	38	7
5	Porvoon Veikot 	7 	3	0	4	29	37	6
6	Käpylän Kunto 	6 	2	1	3	31	29	5
7	Kullervo II 	7 	1	0	6	14	36	2
8	Urheiluseura-33 	4 	1	0	3	5 	35	2
===1950-51===
;Finnish Workers Championship
11 teams participated, and Porin-Pallo Toverit won.
;Helsinki Workers Championship
*Vesa - Ponnistus 12:4 (3:3, 1:0, 8:1)
*1/8: Vesa - Kullervo 11:1 (4:0, 5:0, 2:0)
*1/10: Vesa - Kunto 4:1 (3:0, 1:0, 1:1)
*Vesa - Urheiluseura-33 19:1 (6:0, 9:1, 4:0)
*Vesa - Ponnistus 6:2 (2:0, 3:1, 1:1)
*3/3: Vesa - Kullervo 9:3 (5:1, 2:1, 3:1)
 	 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Vesa Helsinki 	5 	5	0	0	50	11	10
2	Helsingin Ponnistus	5 	4	0	1	29	15	8
3	Kunto 	5 	3	0	2	20	9 	6
4	Kullervo 	5 	2	0	3	23	22	4
5	Porvoon Veikot 	5 	1	0	4	18	31	2
6	Urheiluseura-33 	5 	0	0	5	4 	56	0
===1951-52===
;Finnish Workers Championship
14 teams participated 
*Helsingin Ponnistus - Vesa Helsinki 8:8 OT (2:2, 2:1, 1:2, 3:3)
*2/21: Helsingin Ponnistus - Vesa Helsinki 6:5 OT (3:3, 1:1, 1:1, 1:0)
*3/11: KyPa - Porin Pallotoverit 3:1 - final
Incomplete
;Helsinki Workers Championship
 	 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Vesa Helsinki	7 	7	0	0	51	12	14
2	Visa 	7 	5	0	2	44	38	10
3	PoV 	7 	4	0	3	43	34	8
4	Käpylän Kunto	7 	3	1	3	37	25	7
5	Kullervo 	7 	3	1	3	42	37	7
6	Jyry 	7 	2	0	5	27	43	4
7	Vesa II 	7 	2	0	5	20	49	4
8	Kullervo II 	7 	1	0	6	20	46	2
===1952-53===
;Finnish Workers Championship
14 teams participated, and KyPa won.
First round
*2/22: Vesa Helsinki - Kunto 7:4 (1:2, 3:0, 3:2)
*Helsingin Ponnistus - Kullervo 9:7
*KyPa - KTP 3:1
*KuPu - KoRe 6:3
*TK-V - TP-V 9:4
*TuPy - TuVe 8:3
Second round
*2/24: Vesa Helsinki - Helsingin Ponnistus 13:2 (7:0, 1:1, 5:1)
*KyPa - KuPu 10:3
*TuPy - TuTe 5:3
*TK-V - Porin PT 4:3
Semifinals
*3/1: KyPa - Vesa Helsinki 6:0 (4:0, 1:0, 1:0)
*TK-V - TuPy 7:4
Final
*KyPa - TK-V 4:1
;Helsinki Workers Championship
Vesa won the championship, with the final match being played in December 1953.
*12/30: Vesa Helsinki - Helsingin Kullervo 10:2 (2:1, 3:0, 5:1)
===1953-54===
;Finnish Workers Championship
12 teams participated, and Kotkan Reipas won.
First round
*Tampereen Kilpa-Veljet - Kokkolan Jymy 9:3
*Kymin Palloilijat - Kotkan Tyovaen Pall. 9:6
*2/10: Vesa Helsinki - Helsingin Kullervo 7:5 (2:0, 4:2, 1:3)
*Turun Pyrkiva - Turun Teras 6:3
Second round
*Porin Pallotoverit - Turun Pyrkiva 8:2
*Tampereen Kilpa-V - Tampereen Pallo-Veikot 2:1
*2/16: Vesa Helsinki - Helsingin Ponnistus 8:6 (2:4, 5:1, 1:1)
*Kotkan Reipas - Kymin Palloilijat 5:4
Semifinals
*Tampereen Kilpa-Veljet - Porin Pallotoverit 5:4
*3/3: Kotkan Reipas - Vesa Helsinki 4:2 (1:1, 2:0, 1:1)
Final
*3/14: Kotkan Reipas - Tampereen Kilpa-Veljet 6:4
;Helsinki Workers Championship
Standings as of 1/31:
 	 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Vesa Helsinki	6 	5	0	1	45	22	10
2	Kullervo 	5 	3	0	2	31	12	6
3	Ponnistus 	4 	3	0	1	24	17	6
4	Jyry 	5 	3	0	2	23	24	6
5	PoV 	5 	3	0	2	27	28	6
6	Visa 	6 	1	0	5	18	38	2
7	PiTa 	5 	0	0	5	13	41	0
*2/18: Vesa Helsinki - Helsingin Ponnistus 10:3 (2:0, 2:2, 6:1) - extra final
===1954-55===
;Finnish Workers Championship
Nine teams participated, and KyPa won.
First round
*1/23: KyPa - Vesa Helsinki 8:5 (1:2, 5:2, 2:1)
*2/11: KyPa - Kotkan Reipas 1:0
*2/12: Porin Pallotoverit - Tampereen Kilpa-Veikot 3:2
*2/15: Ponnistus - Heinolan Palloilijat-47 4:3
*2/20: Tampereen Pallo-Veikot - Kokkolan Jymy 6:5
Semifinals
*2/19: KyPa - Ponnistus 7:3
*2/27: Kokkolan Jymy - Porin Pallotoverit 4:2
Final
*3/6: KyPa - Kokkolan Jymy 6:3
;Helsinki Workers Championship
Class I:
 	 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Vesa Helsinki 	3 	3	0	0	17	4 	6
2	Helsingin Kullervo 	3 	2	0	1	14	11	4
3	Helsingin Ponnistus	3 	1	0	2	7 	10	2
4	Porvoon Veikot 	3 	0	0	3	7 	20	0
Class II:
 	 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	PiTa 	6 	5	1	0	52	16	11
2	Vesa Helsinki 	6 	4	2	0	54	18	10
3	HaagH 	6 	4	0	2	42	38	8
4	HKu 	6 	3	1	2	40	27	7
5	Porvoon Veikot	6 	1	1	4	13	39	3
6	FrihT 	6 	1	1	4	14	49	3
7	HVi 	6 	0	0	6	22	50	0
==Sources==
*JokeriWiki
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