1939-40 Estonian Championship

The 1939-40 Estonian Championship was the seventh season of the national ice hockey competition in Estonia. Tallinna Sport won the championship.

The competition concluded on March 10, 1940.

Viljandi Championship

• 2/4: Tulevik - VJK 2:0 (0:0, 1:0, 1:0)
• 2/7: Sakala - VJK 4:0 (1:0, 2:0, 1:0)
• 2/14: Sakala - Tulevik 4:1 (1:0, 1:1, 2:0)

	Club	GP	W	T	L	GF-GA	Pts
1.	Viljandi Sakala	2	2	0	0	8:1	4
2.	Viljandi Tulevik	2	1	0	1	3:4	2
3.	Viljandi Jalgpalli Klubi	2	0	0	2	0:6	0

With three of their best players suspended for switching clubs following a protest, Sakala opted not to compete in the final round.

Estonian Championship

Original schedule

Here was the planned schedule for the Estonian Championship, published in Uus Eesti on February 2, 1940:

• 2/4: Tartu Kalev - Tartu ASK walkover
• 2/17: Tartu Kalev - Viljandi champion
• 2/17: Tallinna Sport - Tallinna Kalev
• 2/18: Tallinna Sport - Tartu Kalev
• 2/18: Tallinna Kalev - Viljandi champion
• 2/21: Tartu ASK - Tallinna Sport
• 2/24: Tallinna Kalev - Tartu Kalev
• 2/24: Tartu ASK - Viljandi champion
• 2/25: Tallinna Sport - Viljandi champion
• 2/25: Tallinna Kalev - Tartu ASK

The round-robin competition quickly fell apart. Tartu ASK did not have enough money to buy equipment, so they did not compete this year.

Actual results

• 2/26: Tallinna Kalev - Tartu Kalev walkover
• 2/27: Tartu Kalev - Tallinna Sport - not played as Kalev had withdrawn
• 3/1: Tallinna Sport - Tallinna Kalev 3:2 (0:1, 2:0, 1:1) - final

Other games

• 1/6: Tallinna Kalev - Tallinna Sport 1:1 (0:1, 1:0, 0:0)
• 1/14: Viljandi Sakala - Viljandi Tulevik 2:1 (0:0, 0:1, 2:0)
• 2/4: Tallinna Kalev - Viljandi Sakala 7:0 (1:0, 3:0, 3:0)
• 2/25: Viljandi Sakala II - Viljandi Jalgpalli Klubi II 3:0 (1:0, 2:0, 0:0)
• 2/25: Viljandi Sakala - Viljandi Tulevik 0:0
• 3/3: Raudla Tartu - Tartu Kalev 4:4 (2:2, 1:1, 1:1)
• 3/10: Viljandi Sakala - Tartu Kalev 3:2 (0:2, 3:0, 0:0) @ Viljandi
• 3/15: Tallinna Sport - Tallinna Kalev 4:2 (1:0, 2:1, 1:1)
• 3/17: Tartu Kalev - Viljandi Sakala 3:0 (0:0, 3:0, 0:0) @ Tartu

Viljandi Tournament

Played on March 24.

• Viljandi Tulevik - Viljandi Jalgpalli Klubi 8:0 - semifinal
• Viljandi Sakala - Viljandi Sakala II 6:0 - semifinal
• Viljandi Sskala - Viljandi Tulevik 1:0 - final
• Viljandi Sakala II - Viljandi Jalgpalli Klubi 2:1 - 3rd place

Team rosters

• Tallinna Sport: Edgar Jürgens, Bernhard Ruul, Leonid Saar, Roland Saar, Herbert Saarne, Heinrich Savo, Jaan Savo, Evald-Edgar Sillak, Karl-Rudolf Sillak
• Tallinna Kalev: Atonen, Arkaadi Birkenfeldt, Harry Kütti, Evald Mikson, Vambola Möldre, Roman Plätzer, Heldur Ründva, Enno Simsivart, Raoul Saue