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 championsKTP (1st title)
(2022)
Most championshipsKUPS , MP (4)
TV partnersRuutu+
WebsiteMiesten Ykkönen
Current: 2023 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. The teams also play a pre-season league cup, the Ykköscup.

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. The teams that finish second, third, and fourth play a one legged playoff, with the second placed team playing against the winner of the match between the third and fourth placed team. The winner of the matches enters a two-legged playoff against the second to last team in the Veikkausliiga for promotion. The bottom 3 clubs are directly relegated to Kakkonen.

Clubs

The clubs in the Ykkönen for the 2023 season are:

Club Location Stadium Capacity Manager
Ekenäs IF Raseborg Ekenäs Centrumplan 800 Spain Gabriel Xatart
FF Jaro Jakobstad Jakobstads Centralplan 5,000 England Stephen Ward
HIFK Helsinki Bolt Arena 10,770 Finland Sami Okkonen
IF Gnistan Helsinki Mustapekka Areena 1,100 Finland Joonas Rantanen
JJK Jyväskylä Harjun Stadion 5,000 Finland Toni Lehtinen
JäPS Järvenpää Järvenpään keskuskenttä 2,000 Finland Jyrki Ahola
KPV Kokkola Kokkolan keskuskenttä 3,000 Finland Christian Sund
KäPa Helsinki Brahenkenttä 1,200 Spain Jordi Aluja
MP Mikkeli Mikkelin Urheilupuisto 7,000 Finland Juha Pasoja
SalPa Salo Salon Urheilupuisto 750 Finland Tero Suonperä
SJK Akatemia Seinäjoki OmaSP Stadion 5,817 Scotland Stevie Grieve
TPS Turku Veritas Stadion 8,076 Finland Mika Laurikainen

Champions and top scorers 1973–2023

Season Champion League promotions Top scorer Club Goals
1973MiPKMiPK, FC HakaFinland Matti PaatelainenFC Haka21
1974MyPaMyPa, VPSFinland Kari LehtolainenHPS19
1975GBKGBK, OPSFinland Christian NymanGBK16
1976KiffenKiffen, OTPFinland Jarmo LindahlKiffen15
1977KPTKPT, PyrkiväFinland Raimo KuuluvainenFC Ilves17
1978FC IlvesFC Ilves, KTPFinland Ari TissariKPT21
1979MPOTP, Sepsi-78Finland Tuomo HakalaRoPS19
1980MPMP, RoPS, MiPKFinland Keijo KousaFC Kuusysi21
1981FC KuusysiFC Kuusysi, KPV, EloPoland Władysław DąbrowskiOTP26
1982ReipasReipas, RoPSEngland Craig RamsayFF Jaro18
1983MPMP, KePS, PPTFinland Arto Keisalo
Finland Jukka Mykkänen		HPS
MP		14
1984OTPOTPFinland Hannu TiilikainenElo18
1985MPMPFinland Jukka RautakallioFinnPa17
1986ReipasReipasFinland Jari AaltonenTPV18
1987OTPOTPFinland Kalle LehtinenFC Kontu18
1988FF JaroFF JaroFinland Juha LahtinenVaKP19
1989KPVKPV, KumuFinland Mauri KeskitaloMyPa18
1990PPTPPT, FF JaroFinland Janne Murtomäki
Finland Jari Vanhala		FC Kontu
Grankulla IFK		14
1991MyPaMyPaSoviet Union Igor DanilovKumu17
1992TPVTPV, FinnPaPoland Tomasz Arceusz
Russia Oleg Ivanov
Russia Valeri Popovitch		VPS
TPV
TPV		16
1993KuPSKuPS, FC OuluFinland Kimmo SavolainenKePS17
1994PonnistusPonnistus, VPSFinland Mika RiuttoReipas15
1995FC InterFC InterFinland Mika MarjamaaKePS18
1996TP-SeinäjokiTP-SeinäjokiBrazil Luciano MartinsFC Kuusysi18
1997FC HakaFC Haka, PK-35Russia Valeri PopovitchFC Haka25
1998FC LahtiFC Lahti, KTP, Inter, TPVFinland Ismo LiusFC Lahti18
1999Tampere UnitedTampere UnitedBrazil DionísioTampere United24
2000KuPSKuPS, Atlantis FCFinland Niclas GrönholmHangö IK25
2001FC HämeenlinnaFC Hämeenlinna FF JaroFinland Jani MyllyniemiHIFK18
2002KuPSKuPS, FC Jokerit, FC KooTeePeeFinland Janne KauriaFC Honka17
2003TP-47TP-47, RoPSFinland Mikko MäkeläPP-7015
2004KuPSKuPS, IFK MariehamnFinland Miikka OinonenMP15
2005FC HonkaFC Honka, VPSThe Gambia Dawda Bah
Finland Rami Louke		KPV
VPS		16
2006FC ViikingitFC Viikingit, AC OuluFinland Petteri KaijasiltaPK-3519
2007KuPSKuPS, RoPSFinland Petteri KaijasiltaPK-3518
2008JJK JyväskyläJJKNigeria Babatunde WusuJJK22
2009AC OuluAC OuluFinland Pekka SihvolaFC Hämeenlinna20
2010RoPSRoPSGeorgia (country) Irakli SirbiladzeKPV16
2011FC LahtiFC LahtiFinland Ville SalmikiviFC Viikingit20
2012RoPSRoPSFinland Aleksandr KokkoRoPS15
2013SJKSJKFinland Jussi AaltoHaka15
2014HIFKHIFK, FC KTP, FC IlvesFinland Kalle MultanenHaka30
2015PS KemiPS Kemi, PK-35 VantaaFinland Kalle MultanenHaka19
2016JJKJJKDemocratic Republic of the Congo Aristote M'BomaAC Oulu18
2017TPSTPS, FC HonkaFinland Kalle Multanen
Brazil Felix de Bona		Haka
EIF		14
2018HIFKHIFK, KPVMexico Alberto Alvarado MorínAC Oulu17
2019HakaHaka, TPSFinland Salomo OjalaHaka23
2020AC OuluAC Oulu, KTPSouth Africa Darren SmithEIF18
2021Vaasan PalloseuraVPSBrazil Douglas CaéGnistan14
2022KTPKTPSpain MikaKTP15

References

  1. 1 2 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.
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