2017 Ykkönen

Ykkönen
Season 2017
Matches played 59
Goals scored 155 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorer Kalle Multanen (9 goals)
Biggest home win TPS 6–0 EIF (14 June)
Biggest away win FC Haka 0–4 FC Honka (29 April)
FC Haka 1–5 AC Oulu (1 July)
Highest scoring TPS 6–0 EIF (14 June)
KPV 4–2 OPS (17 June)
Gnistan 2–4 AC Oulu (27 June)
FC Haka 1–5 AC Oulu (1 July)
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The 2017 Ykkönen is the 46th season of Ykkönen, the second highest football league in Finland. The season will start on 29 April 2016 and end in 21 October 2016.[1] The winning team will qualify directly for promotion to the 2018 Veikkausliiga, the second has to play a play-off against the eleventh team from Veikkausliiga to decide who will play in that division. The bottom 2 teams will qualify directly for relegation to Kakkonen.

Overview

A total of ten teams will contest in the league,[2] including seven sides from the 2016 season, and FC Honka and Gnistan who were promoted from Kakkonen after winning the promotion play-offs.

PK-35 Vantaa, who were relegated from Veikkausliiga, declared bankruptcy and withdrew their spot from the league.[3] OPS took their spot in the league.[4]

KTP and FC Jazz were relegated from 2016 Ykkönen.

JJK, the champion of 2016 Ykkönen, was promoted to the 2017 Veikkausliiga.

Club Location Stadium Capacity Manager
AC Oulu Oulu Raatin Stadion 6,996 Finland Ojanen, RaunoRauno Ojanen
EIF Raseborg Ekenäs Centrumplan 2,500 Finland Mattfolk, JensJens Mattfolk
FC Haka Valkeakoski Tehtaan kenttä 3,516 EnglandFinland Armstrong, KeithKeith Armstrong
FC Honka Espoo Tapiolan Urheilupuisto 6,000 Finland Vasara, VesaVesa Vasara
FF Jaro Jakobstad Jakobstads Centralplan 5,000 Finland Löf, CalleCalle Löf
Gnistan Helsinki Mustapekka Areena 1,100 Italy Nuccio, RobertoRoberto Nuccio
GrIFK Kauniainen Kauniaisten Keskuskenttä 700 Finland Asukka, AriAri Asukka
KPV Kokkola Kokkolan Keskuskenttä 2,000 Finland Korhonen, JarmoJarmo Korhonen
OPS Oulu Raatin Stadion 6,996 Finland Juntunen, MiikaMiika Juntunen
TPS Turku Veritas Stadion[5] 10,000 Finland Laurikainen, MikaMika Laurikainen

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
FC Haka Finland Kari Martonen End of contract n/a EnglandFinland Keith Armstrong 22 November 2016[6] Pre-season
GrIFK Finland Rami Luomanpää End of contract n/a Finland Ari Asukka 24 November 2016[7] Pre-season
FC Honka Finland Juho Rantala Signed by HJK 1 December 2016[8] Finland Vesa Vasara 5 December 2016[9] Pre-season
EIF Finland Ilkka Marttila End of contract n/a Finland Jens Mattfolk 5 December 2016[10] Pre-season
FF Jaro England Kristian Heames Sacked 10 July 2017[11] Finland Calle Löf 10 July 2017 7th
Gnistan Finland Tommi Lingman Mutual termination 17 July 2017[12] Italy Roberto Nuccio 20 July 2017[13] 10th

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 KPV 12 8 3 1 22 9 +13 27 Promotion to Veikkausliiga
2 FC Honka 12 7 3 2 25 9 +16 24 Qualification to Promotion playoffs
3 TPS 12 5 5 2 16 6 +10 20
4 AC Oulu 11 5 3 3 16 13 +3 18
5 OPS 12 5 2 5 17 20 −3 17
6 FC Haka 12 4 4 4 13 17 −4 16
7 FF Jaro 12 3 4 5 14 17 −3 13
8 EIF 11 3 2 6 13 18 −5 11
9 GrIFK 12 2 4 6 9 23 −14 10 Relegation to Kakkonen
10 Gnistan 12 0 4 8 10 23 −13 4
Updated to match(es) played on 9 July 2017. Source: Suomen Palloliitto
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

References

  1. ↑ 2017 jalkapallo | Suomen Palloliitto
  2. ↑ PK-35 Vantaan luopuminen käynnistää täydennysmenettelyn
  3. ↑ Hämäläinen, Tuomas (November 9, 2016). "PK-35 Vantaa satsaa jatkossa kaiken naisiin – miesten toiminta loppuu". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  4. ↑ Kaikille Miesten Ykkösen seuroille lisenssi
  5. ↑ TPS palaa ensi kaudeksi takaisin Veritas Stadionille
  6. ↑ "Keith Armstrong FC Hakan päävalmentajaksi". FC Haka (in Finnish). 22 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ari Asukka Granin vastuuvalmentajaksi". GrIFK (in Finnish). 24 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Juho Rantala HJK:hon". HJK (in Finnish). 1 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "FC Honka pestasi Vesa Vasaran nostamaan seuran Veikkausliigaan – "Olisi ollut tosi vaikea kieltäytyä tarjouksesta"". Ari Virtanen HS (in Finnish). 5 December 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "JENS MATTFOLK HERRRLAGETS TRÄNARE OCH TRÄNINGSCHEF". EIF (in Swedish). 5 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "JARON JA HEAMES'N TIET EROAVAT - CALLE LÖF VASTUUVALMENTAJAKSI". FF Jaro (in Finnish). 10 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "Gnistanin valmennukseen muutoksia". Gnistan (in Finnish). 17 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "Gnistanin uudeksi päävalmentajaksi Roberto Nuccio". Gnistan (in Finnish). 20 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
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