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| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| No. of teams | 5 |
| Country | Finland |
| Most recent champion | Tampere Tigers |
| Most titles | Espoo Expos (20) |
| Official website | www |
Superbaseball (formerly the Baseball Finnish Championship Series; Finnish: Baseballin SM-sarja) has been played in Finland since 1981. The championship currently consists of five teams. The winner represents Finland in the following year’s CEB European Cup tournament.
The first year of the Finnish Championship Series was 1981, in which the championship was won by the Hawks from Helsinki. The Hawks merged with Helsingin Pallotoverit and the team won under the name Wranglers also in 1982. After the 1982 season the team changed its name to Puumat (Pumas) and has been one of the most successful clubs and the only club to remain from the 1980s; and still plays currently.Due to the recession, the 1992 season was not played, and the history of baseball can be divided between pre-1992 and post 1992.
The season starts in early May and is completed by early September. Currently, there are five teams in the top league. Each team in Superbaseball plays 15 games, facing every other team five times. The top two teams meet in a best-of-five Championship Series.