2013 Ykkönen
Football league season
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The 2013 Ykkönen season began on 29 April 2013 and ended on 5 October 2013. The winning team was directly promoted to the 2014 Veikkausliiga. The bottom two teams were relegated to Kakkonen.[1]
| Season | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Champions | SJK |
| Promoted | SJK |
| Relegated | OPS Kajaani |
| Matches | 130 |
| Goals | 349 (2.68 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jussi Aalto (13 goals) |
| Biggest home win | PK-35 Vantaa 7–1 OPS (31 August) |
| Biggest away win | AC Kajaani 1–7 SJK (30 June) |
| Highest scoring | AC Kajaani 1–7 SJK (30 June) FC Viikingit 5–3 AC Kajaani (20 July) PK-35 Vantaa 7–1 OPS (31 August) |
← 2012 2014 → | |
Overview
A total of ten teams will contest in the league, including seven sides from the 2012 season, Haka who was relegated from Veikkausliiga and AC Kajaani and Ilves who promoted from Kakkonen after winning the promotion play-offs.
FC Hämeenlinna and HIFK were relegated from 2012 Ykkönen. RoPS was promoted to the 2013 Veikkausliiga.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Kajaani | Kajaani | Kajaanin liikuntapuisto | 1,000 | |
| AC Oulu | Oulu | Raatin Stadion | 6,996 | |
| FC KooTeePee | Kotka | Arto Tolsa Areena | 4,780 | |
| FC Viikingit | Helsinki | Vuosaaren urheilukenttä | 4,200 | |
| Haka | Valkeakoski | Tehtaan kenttä | 3,516 | |
| Ilves | Tampere | Tammela Stadion | 5,040 | |
| JIPPO | Joensuu | Joensuun keskuskenttä | 3,000 | |
| OPS | Oulu | Raatin Stadion | 6,996 | |
| PK-35 Vantaa | Vantaa | ISS Stadion | 4,500 | |
| SJK | Seinäjoki | Seinäjoen keskuskenttä | 3,500 |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Oulu | End of contract | n/a[2] | 3 October 2012[3] | Pre-season | ||
| FC KooTeePee | End of contract | n/a[4] | 6 November 2012[5] | Pre-season | ||
| Haka | End of loan | n/a | 12 November 2012[6] | Pre-season | ||
| Haka | Sacked | 23 June 2013 | 23 June 2013[7] | 2nd | ||
| Haka | End of tenure as caretaker | 7 July 2013 | 8 July 2013[8] | 2nd | ||
| PK-35 Vantaa | Sacked | 15 July 2013 | 15 July 2013[9] | 7th | ||
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SJK (C, P) | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 51 | 17 | +34 | 59 | Promotion to Veikkausliiga |
| 2 | Haka | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 17 | +27 | 54 | |
| 3 | FC KooTeePee | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 45 | |
| 4 | Ilves | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 41 | |
| 5 | AC Oulu | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 40 | |
| 6 | PK-35 Vantaa | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 30 | |
| 7 | FC Viikingit | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 29 | |
| 8 | JIPPO | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 29 | |
| 9 | OPS (R) | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 28 | Relegation to Kakkonen |
| 10 | Kajaani (R) | 27 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 66 | −39 | 14 |
Source: palloverkko.palloliitto.fi
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
Matches 1–18 |
Matches 19–27
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Statistics
Updated to games played on 29 September 2013.
Top scorers
Source: palloverkko.palloliitto.fi[link removed]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haka | 13 | |
| 2 | Ilves | 12 | |
| PK-35 Vantaa | 12 | ||
| 4 | Ilves | 11 | |
| 5 | SJK | 10 | |
Monthly awards
| Month | Player of the Month |
|---|---|
| May[11] | |
| June[12] | |
| July[13] | |
| August[14] | |
| September[15] |