Kakkonen

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Not to be confused with Kekkonen.
Kakkonen - Finnish Division 2
Kakkonen.jpg
Founded1973
CountryFinland
Divisions3
Number of teams36
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toYkkönen
Relegation toKolmonen
Current championsGnistan, MP, SJK Akatemia
WebsiteOfficial Website
Current:

Kakkonen or II divisioona is the third level in the league system of Finnish football and comprises 36 Finnish football teams. The II divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Kakkonen (Finnish for 'Number Two'; Swedish: Tvåan). Sakari Tukiainen finished the season 2014 as the top goal scorer and setting a new league record with 40 goals for the Kakkonen.[1] Petter Meyer finished the 2015 as the top goal scorer for GrIFK with 23 goals.[2]

League structure[]

For the 2012 season the format of the Kakkonen has been changed with the league divided in 4 groups of 10 teams, each representing a geographical area. Every club plays each of the others in the same group three times. Clubs gain three points for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss. The group winners may win promotion to Ykkönen while two bottom clubs of each group and weakest 8th ranked club will be relegated to Kolmonen.

For the 2016 season the format of the Kakkonen has been changed with the league divided into 3 groups of 12 teams. Each club plays the others in its group twice. The group winners and the best second place team have a chance of winning one of two promotion places to Ykkönen after a four team playoff. The bottom three teams in each group 10, 11 and 12 will be relegated to Kolmonen.[3]

Administration[]

The Football Association of Finland (Finnish: Suomen Palloliitto, SPL; Swedish: Finlands Bollförbund, FBF) administers the Kakkonen.

Sections and teams 2017[]

Finnish football league tiers

Kakkonen Group A[]

No. Abbreviated Name Town or Settlement Official Club and Team Name Movements from 2015
1. Kiffen Helsinki Kronohagens Idrottsförening
2. FC Lahti Akatemia Lahti FC Kuusysi
3. FC Legirus Inter Vantaa FC Legirus Inter
4. JäPS Järvenpää Järvenpään Palloseura
5. Klubi 04 Helsinki Klubi 04
6. KTP Kotka Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat Relegated from 2016 Ykkönen
7. Kultsu FC Lappeenranta Kultsu FC
8. MiPK Mikkeli Mikkelin Pallo-Kissat
9. MP Mikkeli Mikkelin Palloilijat
10. PEPO Lappeenranta PEPO Lappeenranta
11. PKKU Järvenpää, Kerava and Tuusula Pallokerho Keski-Uusimaa
12. Sudet Kouvola Sudet

Kakkonen Group B[]

No. Abbreviated Name Town or Settlement Official Club and Team Name Movements from 2015
1. BK-46 Karis Bollklubben-46
2. EsPa Espoo Etelä-Espoon Pallo
3. FC Espoo Espoo FC Espoo
4. FC Jazz Pori FC Jazz Relegated from 2016 Ykkönen
5. KäPa Helsinki Käpylän Pallo
6. MuSa Pori Musan Salama
7. NuPS Vihti Nummelan Palloseura
8. Peimari United Paimio Paimion KHT Soikka
9. SalPa Salo Salon Palloilijat
10. Tampere United Tampere Tampere United
11. TPV Tampere Tampereen Pallo-Veikot
12. FC Viikingit Vuosaari FC Viikingit

Kakkonen Group C[]

No. Abbreviated Name Town or Settlement Official Club and Team Name Movements from 2015
1. GBK Kokkola Gamlakarleby Bollklubb
2. JBK Jakobstad Jakobstads BK
3. Hercules Oulu Jalkapalloseura Hercules
4. Kajaani Kajaani AC Kajaani
5. KajHa Kajaani Kajaanin Haka
6. Kraft Närpes Närpes Kraft Fotbollsförening
7. KuFu-98 Kuopio SC Kuopio Futis-98
8. OTP Oulu Oulun Työväen Palloilijat
9. PK-37 Iisalmi Pallo-Kerho 37
10. TP-47 Tornio Tornion Pallo -47
11. VIFK Vaasa Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Vasa
12. FC Villiketut Jyväskylä FC Villiketut Promoted from

All details taken from Finnish FA website.[4]

Seasons - League Tables[]

1970s:
1980s:
1990s:
2000s: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
2020s: 2020

Group Winners[]

1970–1972 II divisioona, Tier 2

Year East Group West Group North Group
MiPK TPV VPS
Ponnistus TaPa KPT
Ponnistus I-Kissat OTP

1973–1993 II divisioona, Tier 3

Year East Group West Group North Group
HPS TuTo
Pyrkivä
KIF MuSa
FinnPa IFK Mariehamn
GrIFK
Honka RoPS
RPallo Jaro
FinnPa
Ponnistus GrIFK KePS
HPS PPT Huima
P-Iirot
KajHa
TPV KontU PK-37
GrIFK
TuTo Jaro
KumuP PK-37
GrIFK TP-55
FinnPa P-Iirot
TPV VPS
Ponnistus P-Iirot KajHa
PIF FC 1991

1994- Kakkonen, Tier 3

Year South Group East Group West Group North Group
K-Team Rakuunat PP-70 GBK
HIK TiPS TP-Seinäjoki OPS
PK-35 VarTP Kraft
Atlantis KPV-j KajHa
TiPS MuSa KuPS
FC Hämeenlinna Rakuunat ÅIFK Tervarit
Gnistan FC Kuusankoski SalPa TP-47
Viikingit KooTeePee KoMu
FC Espoo WJK TPV
PK-35 P-Iirot PS Kemi
Atlantis JJK FJK KPV
Klubi 04 JIPPO SalPa VIFK
Year A-Group B-Group C-Group
JJK TPV GBK
KäPa GrIFK PS Kemi
Klubi 04 PoPa Kiisto
MP FC Espoo OPS-jp
Santa Claus
Klubi 04 BK-46 SJK
Year South Group East Group West Group North Group
ÅIFK JäPS AC Kajaani
EIF FC Jazz PS Kemi
EIF Atlantis VIFK PS Kemi
FC Honka Klubi 04 GrIFK KPV
Year A-Group B-Group C-Group
Gnistan FC Honka
FC KTP FC Viikingit AC Kajaani
MYPA MuSa TPV

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ "Kakkosen ihmemies iski taas hattutempun - maaliennätys uudelle kymmenluvulle". iltasanomat.fi. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Summary - Kakkonen - Finland - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  3. ^ http://www.palloliitto.fi/palloliitto/sarajat-ja-tulokset/miehet/kakkonen-2016/[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Kakkonen 2017 - SPL". SPL. Retrieved 2017-02-08.

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