2018–19 Liiga season
The 2018–19 Liiga season was the 44th season of the Liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975.
Teams
| Team | City | Head coach | Arena | Capacity | Captain |
| HIFK | Helsinki | Jarno Pikkarainen | Helsingin jäähalli | Lennart Petrell | |
| HPK | Hämeenlinna | Antti Pennanen | Patria-areena | Otto Paajanen | |
| Ilves | Tampere | Karri Kivi | Tampereen jäähalli | Eemeli Suomi | |
| Jukurit | Mikkeli | Pekka Kangasalusta | Kalevankankaan jäähalli | Miika Roine | |
| JYP | Risto Dufva | Synergia-areena | Juha-Pekka Hytönen | ||
| KalPa | Kuopio | Sami Kapanen | Niiralan monttu | Tommi Jokinen | |
| KooKoo | Kouvola | Mikko Heiskanen | Lumon arena | Toni Kähkönen | |
| Kärpät | Oulu | Mikko Manner | Oulun Energia Areena | Atte Ohtamaa | |
| Lukko | Rauma | Pekka Virta | Äijänsuo Arena | Janne Niskala | |
| Pelicans | Lahti | Ville Nieminen | Isku Areena | Hannes Björninen | |
| SaiPa | Lappeenranta | Tero Lehterä | Kisapuisto | Ville Koho | |
| Sport | Vaasa | Ari-Pekka Pajuluoma | Vaasa Arena | Erik Riska | |
| Tappara | Tampere | Jukka Rautakorpi | Tampereen jäähalli | Kristian Kuusela | |
| TPS | Turku | Kalle Kaskinen | HK Arena | Lauri Korpikoski | |
| Pori | Pasi Kaukoranta | Porin jäähalli | Tommi Taimi |
Regular season
Top six advanced straight to the quarter-finals, while teams between 7th and 10th positions played a wild card round for the final two spots. The Liiga is a closed series and thus there is no relegation.Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) 3-point wins 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points.