The 2017 Ykkönen was the 46th season of Ykkönen, the second highest football league in Finland. The season started on 29 April 2016 and ended on 21 October 2016.[1] The winning team qualified directly for promotion to the 2018 Veikkausliiga, while the second had to play a play-off against the eleventh-placed team from Veikkausliiga to decide who would play in that division. The bottom two teams were relegated to Kakkonen.
| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Champions | TPS |
| Promoted | TPS FC Honka |
| Relegated | GrIFK Gnistan |
| Matches played | 135 |
| Goals scored | 388 (2.87 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Felix De Bona Kalle Multanen (14 goals each) |
| 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) AC Oulu 0–4 FF Jaro (5 August) |
| Highest scoring | FF Jaro 5–2 GrIFK (3 September) |
← 2016 2018 → | |
Overview edit
A total of ten teams contested 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 |  Rauno Ojanen
|
| EIF | Raseborg | Ekenäs Centrumplan | 2,500 | Jens Mattfolk
|
| FC Haka | Valkeakoski | Tehtaan kenttä | 3,516 |  Keith Armstrong
|
| FC Honka | Espoo | Tapiolan Urheilupuisto | 6,000 | Vesa Vasara
|
| FF Jaro | Jakobstad | Jakobstads Centralplan | 5,000 | Calle Löf
|
| Gnistan | Helsinki | Mustapekka Areena | 1,100 |  Roberto Nuccio
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| GrIFK | Kauniainen | Kauniaisten Keskuskenttä | 700 | Ari Asukka
|
| KPV | Kokkola | Kokkolan Keskuskenttä | 2,000 | Jarmo Korhonen
|
| OPS | Oulu | Raatin Stadion | 6,996 | Miika Juntunen
|
| TPS | Turku | Veritas Stadion[5] | 10,000 | Mika Laurikainen
|
Managerial changes edit
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Haka | Kari Martonen
|
End of contract | n/a | Keith Armstrong
|
22 November 2016[6] | Pre-season |
| GrIFK | Rami Luomanpää
|
End of contract | n/a | Ari Asukka
|
24 November 2016[7] | Pre-season |
| FC Honka | Juho Rantala
|
Signed by HJK | 1 December 2016[8] | Vesa Vasara
|
5 December 2016[9] | Pre-season |
| EIF | Ilkka Marttila
|
End of contract | n/a | Jens Mattfolk
|
5 December 2016[10] | Pre-season |
| FF Jaro | Kristian Heames
|
Sacked | 10 July 2017[11] | Calle Löf
|
10 July 2017 | 7th |
| Gnistan | Tommi Lingman
|
Mutual termination | 17 July 2017[12] | Roberto Nuccio
|
20 July 2017[13] | 10th |
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TPS (P) | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 49 | 14 | +35 | 58 | Promotion to Veikkausliiga |
| 2 | FC Honka (P) | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 64 | 24 | +40 | 55 | Qualification to Promotion playoffs |
| 3 | KPV | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 45 | |
| 4 | AC Oulu | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 42 | |
| 5 | FF Jaro | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 35 | |
| 6 | FC Haka | 27 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 35 | |
| 7 | EIF | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 30 | |
| 8 | OPS | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 26 | |
| 9 | GrIFK (R) | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 59 | −31 | 22 | Relegation to Kakkonen |
| 10 | Gnistan (R) | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 21 |
Source: Suomen Palloliitto
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
References edit
- ^ "2017 jalkapallo | Suomen Palloliitto". Archived from the original on 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
- ^ "PK-35 Vantaan luopuminen käynnistää täydennysmenettelyn". Archived from the original on 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
- ^ Hämäläinen, Tuomas (November 9, 2016). "PK-35 Vantaa satsaa jatkossa kaiken naisiin – miesten toiminta loppuu". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ^ "Kaikille Miesten Ykkösen seuroille lisenssi". Archived from the original on 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- ^ TPS palaa ensi kaudeksi takaisin Veritas Stadionille
- ^ "Keith Armstrong FC Hakan päävalmentajaksi". FC Haka (in Finnish). 22 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Ari Asukka Granin vastuuvalmentajaksi". GrIFK (in Finnish). 24 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "Juho Rantala HJK:hon". HJK (in Finnish). 1 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "JENS MATTFOLK HERRRLAGETS TRÄNARE OCH TRÄNINGSCHEF". EIF (in Swedish). 5 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ "JARON JA HEAMES'N TIET EROAVAT - CALLE LÖF VASTUUVALMENTAJAKSI". FF Jaro (in Finnish). 10 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "Gnistanin valmennukseen muutoksia". Gnistan (in Finnish). 17 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "Gnistanin uudeksi päävalmentajaksi Roberto Nuccio". Gnistan (in Finnish). 20 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.