The 2025–26 Liiga season was the 51st season of the Liiga, the top level of Finnish ice hockey since 1975.
Format The regular season started in September 2025. As in previous seasons, 480 matches were played in the regular season, 60 for each team.
The top two teams in the regular season, excluding the Finnish champion, advanced to the Champions Hockey League, while the best team in the regular season team not qualified for Champions Hockey League advanced to the Spengler Cup.
Teams
TeamCityHead coachArenaCapacityCaptainHIFKHelsinkiOlli JokinenHelsingin jäähalliIiro PakarinenHPKHämeenlinnaMikko MannerPohjantähti AreenaPetteri NikkiläIlvesTampereTommi NiemeläNokia ArenaJoonas NättinenJukuritMikkeliJonne VirtanenIkioma AreenaJesper PiitulainenJYPPetri MatikainenLähiTapiola AreenaJere LassilaKalPaKuopioSami TervonenOlvi AreenaJaakko RissanenKiekko-EspooEspooJyrki AhoEspoo Metro AreenaMatti JärvinenKooKooKouvolaJouko MyrräLumon AreenaOtto PaajanenKärpätOuluPetri KarjalainenOulun Energia AreenaAtte OhtamaaLukkoRaumaTomi LämsäKivikylän AreenaÉric GélinasPelicansLahtiSami KapanenIsku AreenaCasimir JürgensSaiPaLappeenrantaRaimo HelminenLappeenrannan jäähalliSamuli NiinisaariSportVaasaJuuso Hahl14 Oct 2025Doug Shedden10 Dec 2025Jussi TapioVaasan Sähkö AreenaMiika KoivistoTapparaTampereRikard GrönborgNokia ArenaOtto RauhalaTPSTurkuToni SöderholmGatorade CenterTarmo ReunanenÄssätPoriJarno PikkarainenEnersense AreenaJan-Mikael Järvinen
Regular season standings
Top four advance straight to the quarter-finals, while teams between 5th and 12th positions play a wild card round for the final four spots.
Playoffs
Playoff bracket
First round (5) Lukko vs. (12) HPK
(6) JYP vs. (11) Pelicans
(7) KalPa vs. (10) HIFK
(8) Ässät vs. (9) Kiekko-Espoo
Quarter-finals (1) Tappara vs. (12) HPK
(2) KooKoo vs. (11) Pelicans
(3) SaiPa vs. (8) Ässät
(4) Ilves vs. (7) KalPa
Semi-finals (1) Tappara vs. (4) Ilves
(2) KooKoo vs. (3) SaiPa
Bronze medal game
Finals
Final rankings TapparaKooKooSaiPa4Ilves5KalPa6Ässät7Pelicans8HPK9Lukko10JYP11Kiekko-Espoo12HIFK13TPS14Kärpät15Jukurit16Sport
Liiga awards Award Winner(s) Lasse Oksanen trophy Benjamin Rautiainen (Tappara) Jari Kurri Trophy Joni Tuulola (Tappara) Kultainen kypärä Benjamin Rautiainen (Tappara) Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy Benjamin Rautiainen (Tappara) Aarne Honkavaara trophy Valtteri Ojantakanen (JYP) Urpo Ylönen trophy Eetu Randelin (KooKoo) Pekka Rautakallio trophy Simon Johansson (Ilves) Jarmo Wasama Memorial Trophy Emil Kuusla (SaiPa) Raimo Kilpiö trophy Jan-Mikael Järvinen (Ässät) Matti Keinonen trophy Aleksi Matinmikko (Tappara) Aaro Kivilinna Memorial Trophy Kiekko-Espoo Kalevi Numminen trophy Jouko Myrrä (KooKoo)
References