Finnish football league system

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The Finnish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Finland. The three highest levels are managed by the Finnish FA while the other leagues are managed by the regional departments of the FA.

System[]

As of the 2017 season. 7th level (Kutonen) is played 2x35 minutes in Helsinki, 8th level (Seiska) 2x30 minutes in Helsinki and 2x40 minutes in Tampere.

Level
Clubs 		League(s)/Division(s)
1
12 		Veikkausliiga
12 clubs
2
10 		Ykkönen
12 clubs
3
36 		Kakkonen Lohko A
Group A
12 clubs 		Kakkonen Lohko B
Group B
12 clubs 		Kakkonen Lohko C
Group C
12 clubs
4
104 		Kolmonen
Pohjois-Suomi
Northern Finland
9 clubs 		Kolmonen
Itä- & Keski-Suomi
Eastern & Central Finland
11 clubs 		Kolmonen
Keski-Pohjanmaa & Vaasa
Central Ostrobothnia & Vaasa
12 clubs 		Kolmonen
Tampere
12 clubs 		Kolmonen
Länsi-Suomi
Western Finland
14 clubs 		Kolmonen
Uusimaa & Helsinki
Group 1 - 12 clubs
Group 2 - 12 clubs
Group 3 - 12 clubs 		Kolmonen
Kaakkois-Suomi
South-East Finland
12 clubs
5
150 		Nelonen

Lappi - 6 clubs
Oulu - 9 clubs 		Nelonen
Eastern
10 clubs 		Nelonen
Central
10 clubs 		Nelonen
Central Ostrobothnia
12 clubs 		Nelonen
Vaasa
12 clubs 		Nelonen
Tampere
11 clubs 		Nelonen

Group 1 - 8 clubs
Group 2 - 8 clubs
Group 3 - 8 clubs 		Nelonen
Uusimaa
Group 1 - 12 clubs
Group 2 - 12 clubs 		Nelonen
Helsinki
Group 1 - 12 clubs
Group 2 - 12 clubs 		Nelonen

8 clubs
6
210 		Vitonen
Oulu - 11 clubs 		Vitonen
Group A - 13 clubs
Group B - 12 clubs 		Vitonen
10 clubs 		Vitonen
11 clubs 		Vitonen
12 clubs 		Vitonen
12 clubs 		Vitonen
Group 1 - 10 clubs
Group 2 - 10 clubs
Group 3 - 10 clubs 		Vitonen
Group 1 - 10 clubs
Group 2 - 10 clubs
Group 3 - 10 clubs
Group 4 - 10 clubs 		Vitonen
Group 1 - 10 clubs
Group 2 - 10 clubs
Group 3 - 10 clubs
Group 4 - 10 clubs 		Vitonen
East - 9 clubs
West - 10 clubs
7
197 		- - Kutonen
12 clubs 		Kutonen
9 clubs 		Kutonen
Group 1 - 11 clubs
Group 2 - 11 clubs 		Kutonen
Group 1 - 12 clubs
Group 2 - 12 clubs 		Kutonen
Group 1 - 11 clubs
Group 2 - 11 clubs 		Kutonen
Group 1 - 10 clubs
Group 2 - 10 clubs
Group 3 - 10 clubs
Group 4 - 10 clubs 		Kutonen
Group 1 - 18 clubs
Group 2 - 17 clubs
Group 3 - 16 clubs
Group 4 - 10 clubs 		Kutonen
South - 9 clubs
North - 9 clubs
8
47 		- - - Seiska
9 clubs 		- - - - Seiska
Group 1 - 11 clubs
Group 2 - 11 clubs 		Seiska
Group 1 - 9 clubs
Group 2 - 9 clubs
Group 3 - 9 clubs

Cup competitions[]

Clubs at all levels are eligible for Finnish Cup. Clubs of Kolmonen and below are eligible to compete in Regions' Cup.

Finnish League Cup was a cup competition for top tier clubs played during winter months before the start of the league season. It was replaced in 2017 by Finnish Cup group stage.

External links[]

  • Finnish FA (in Finnish)
  • League321.com - Finnish football league tables, records & statistics database. (in English)
  • Finlandfootball.net - Football Archive of Finnish football with league tables and cup results. (in English)
  • flashscore - Football Finnish league - Finland Live Scores, Results.(in English)
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