2023 Ykkönen
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The 2023 Ykkönen was the 52nd season of Ykkönen, the second highest football league in Finland. The season began on 14 April 2023 and ended on 7 October 2023. It was the final season of the Ykkönen serving as the second-tier football league in Finland, following its demotion to third-tier.
Twelve teams contested the league. The champions (EIF) and runners-up (Gnistan) were promoted to the 2024 Veikkausliiga. The second, third, and fourth-placed teams (Gnistan, MP, and SJK Akatemia) qualified for the Veikkausliiga play-off. The bottom two teams (JJK and KPV) were relegated to the 2024 Ykkönen. The sixth-placed team (HIFK) dissolved after the season finished due to bankruptcy, giving the tenth-placed team (KäPa) a reprieve from relegation. The remaining teams were transferred to the 2024 Ykkösliiga.[1][2]
The 2024 Ykkönen will represent the new third-tier level season of Finnish football.
Team changes
| Promoted from 2022 Kakkonen |
Promoted to 2023 Veikkausliiga |
Relegated from 2022 Veikkausliiga |
Relegated to 2023 Kakkonen |
|---|---|---|---|
| JJK KäPa SalPa |
KTP | HIFK | PEPO PIF PK-35 Vantaa |
Participants
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| EIF | Raseborg | Ekenäs Centrumplan | 800 |
| Gnistan | Helsinki | Mustapekka Areena | 1,100 |
| HIFK | Helsinki | Bolt Arena | 10,770 |
| JäPS | Järvenpää | Järvenpään keskuskenttä | 2,000 |
| Jaro | Jakobstad | Jakobstads Centralplan | 5,000 |
| JJK | Jyväskylä | Harjun Stadion | 5,000 |
| KäPa | Helsinki | Brahenkenttä | 1,200 |
| KPV | Kokkola | Kokkolan keskuskenttä | 3,000 |
| MP | Mikkeli | Mikkelin Urheilupuisto | 7,000 |
| SalPa | Salo | Salon Urheilupuisto | 750 |
| SJK Akatemia | Seinäjoki | OmaSP Stadion | 5,817 |
| TPS | Turku | Veritas Stadion | 8,076 |
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EIF | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 48 | Qualification for the Promotion Round |
| 2 | Gnistan | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 48 | |
| 3 | MP | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 41 | |
| 4 | TPS | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 40 | |
| 5 | SJK Akatemia | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 39 | |
| 6 | HIFK | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 30 | |
| 7 | SalPa | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 26 | Qualification for the Relegation Round |
| 8 | JäPS | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 21 | |
| 9 | Jaro | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 21 | |
| 10 | KäPa | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 20 | |
| 11 | KPV | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 15 | |
| 12 | JJK | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 42 | −22 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).