Ykkönen

Ykkönen (Finnish for 'Number One'; Swedish: Ettan) is the second highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga), although it is the highest league managed by the Football Association of Finland.

Ykkönen (in Finnish)
Ettan (in Swedish)
Founded1973
CountryFinland
ConfederationUEFA
Divisions1
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toVeikkausliiga (1-2 depending on promotion playoff)
Relegation toKakkonen 3
Domestic cup(s)Suomen Cup
Current championsVPS (1st title)
(2021)
Most championshipsKUPS , MP (4)
TV partnersVeikkausTV, Huuhkaja.tv
WebsiteMiesten Ykkönen
Current: 2021 Ykkönen

History

The first league format competition in the second level of Finnish football was called Suomensarja, which was founded in 1936.[1] Before the inauguration of the Suomensarja, from 1930 to 1935, there had been special qualification matches for the right to play in the Mestaruussarja.

In the autumn of 1969, the Finnish football underwent a league system reform, and the Suomensarja was renamed II divisioona, or 2nd Division, with regional sections.[2]

In 1973, this level of football in Finland became nationwide, and the new name was 1. divisioona (First Division). The name Ykkönen has been used since 1995.[1]

Competition

Like the Veikkausliiga, the first division is played mainly during the summer. It comprises 12 clubs, all of whom play 27 matches. After 22 games the division is divided to teams who finished 1-6 and 7-12. These teams play against each other once. The winner of the Ykkönen qualifies directly for promotion to Veikkausliiga, and the team finishing second in the league will play a two-legged promotion playoff against the team finishing 11th in the Veikkausliiga. The bottom 3 clubs are directly relegated to Kakkonen.

Clubs
Finnish football league tiers

The clubs in the Ykkönen for the 2022 season are:

Club Location Stadium Capacity Manager
Ekenäs IF Raseborg Ekenäs Centrumplan 800 Guillem Santesmases
FF Jaro Jakobstad Jakobstads Centralplan 5,000 Jimmy Wargh
IF Gnistan Helsinki Mustapekka Areena 1,100 Ricardo Duarte
JäPS Järvenpää Järvenpään keskuskenttä 2,000 Oskari Partonen
KPV Kokkola Kokkolan keskuskenttä 3,000 Niko Kalliokoski
KTP Kotka Arto Tolsa Areena 4,200 Jussi Leppälahti
MP Mikkeli Mikkelin Urheilupuisto 7,000 Juha Pasoja
PIF Pargas Pajbacka 2,000 Stefan Strömborg
PK-35 Helsinki MagneCit Areena 1,000 Kim Raimi
RoPS Rovaniemi Keskuskenttä 4,000 Mikko Mannila
SJK Akatemia Seinäjoki OmaSP Stadion 5,817 Brian Page
TPS Turku Veritas Stadion 8,076 Jonatan Johansson

Champions and top scorers 1973–2021
Season Champion League promotions Top scorer Club Goals
1973MiPKMiPK, FC Haka Matti PaatelainenFC Haka21
1974MyPaMyPa, VPS Kari LehtolainenHPS19
1975GBKGBK, OPS Christian NymanGBK16
1976KiffenKiffen, OTP Jarmo LindahlKiffen15
1977KPTKPT, Pyrkivä Raimo KuuluvainenFC Ilves17
1978FC IlvesFC Ilves, KTP Ari TissariKPT21
1979MPOTP, Sepsi-78 Tuomo HakalaRoPS19
1980MPMP, RoPS, MiPK Keijo KousaFC Kuusysi21
1981FC KuusysiFC Kuusysi, KPV, Elo Władysław DąbrowskiOTP26
1982ReipasReipas, RoPS Craig RamsayFF Jaro18
1983MPMP, KePS, PPT Arto Keisalo
Jukka Mykkänen		HPS
MP		14
1984OTPOTP Hannu TiilikainenElo18
1985MPMP Jukka RautakallioFinnPa17
1986ReipasReipas Jari AaltonenTPV18
1987OTPOTP Kalle LehtinenFC Kontu18
1988FF JaroFF Jaro Juha LahtinenVaKP19
1989KPVKPV, Kumu Mauri KeskitaloMyPa18
1990PPTPPT, FF Jaro Janne Murtomäki
Jari Vanhala		FC Kontu
Grankulla IFK		14
1991MyPaMyPa Igor DanilovKumu17
1992TPVTPV, FinnPa Tomasz Arceusz
Oleg Ivanov
Valeri Popovitch		VPS
TPV
TPV		16
1993KuPSKuPS, FC Oulu Kimmo SavolainenKePS17
1994PonnistusPonnistus, VPS Mika RiuttoReipas15
1995FC InterFC Inter Mika MarjamaaKePS18
1996TP-SeinäjokiTP-Seinäjoki Luciano MartinsFC Kuusysi18
1997FC HakaFC Haka, PK-35 Valeri PopovitchFC Haka25
1998FC LahtiFC Lahti, KTP, Inter, TPV Ismo LiusFC Lahti18
1999Tampere UnitedTampere United DionísioTampere United24
2000KuPSKuPS, Atlantis FC Niclas GrönholmHangö IK25
2001FC HämeenlinnaFC Hämeenlinna FF Jaro Jani MyllyniemiHIFK18
2002KuPSKuPS, FC Jokerit, FC KooTeePee Janne KauriaFC Honka17
2003TP-47TP-47, RoPS Mikko MäkeläPP-7015
2004KuPSKuPS, IFK Mariehamn Miikka OinonenMP15
2005FC HonkaFC Honka, VPS Dawda Bah
Rami Louke		KPV
VPS		16
2006FC ViikingitFC Viikingit, AC Oulu Petteri KaijasiltaPK-3519
2007KuPSKuPS, RoPS Petteri KaijasiltaPK-3518
2008JJK JyväskyläJJK Babatunde WusuJJK22
2009AC OuluAC Oulu Pekka SihvolaFC Hämeenlinna20
2010RoPSRoPS Irakli SirbiladzeKPV16
2011FC LahtiFC Lahti Ville SalmikiviFC Viikingit20
2012RoPSRoPS Aleksandr KokkoRoPS15
2013SJKSJK Jussi AaltoHaka15
2014HIFKHIFK, FC KTP, FC Ilves Kalle MultanenHaka30
2015PS KemiPS Kemi, PK-35 Vantaa Kalle MultanenHaka19
2016JJKJJK Aristote M'BomaAC Oulu18
2017TPSTPS, FC Honka Kalle Multanen
Felix de Bona		Haka
EIF		14
2018HIFKHIFK, KPV Alberto Alvarado MorínAC Oulu17
2019HakaHaka, TPS Salomo OjalaHaka23
2020AC OuluAC Oulu, KTP Darren SmithEIF18
2021Vaasan PalloseuraVPS Douglas CaéGnistan14

References
  1. Pietarinen, Heikki. "Finland - List of League Second Level Tables". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  2. Lautela, Yrjö & Wallén, Göran (2007). Rakas jalkapallo. Hämeenlinna: Teos. p. 61. ISBN 978-951-851-068-3.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.