Kakkonen














































Kakkonen - Finnish Division 2

Kakkonen.jpg
Founded
1973
Country
Finland
Divisions
3
Number of teams
36
Level on pyramid
3

Promotion to

Ykkönen

Relegation to

Kolmonen
Current champions
KPV, FC Honka, GrIFK, Talenttiklubi 04
Website
Official Website

2018 Kakkonen

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]




Contents






  • 1 League structure


  • 2 Administration


  • 3 Sections and Teams 2017


    • 3.1 Kakkonen Group A


    • 3.2 Kakkonen Group B


    • 3.3 Kakkonen Group C




  • 4 Seasons - League Tables


  • 5 Group Winners


  • 6 Footnotes


  • 7 External links





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 Structure


Veikkausliiga (Tier 1)
Ykkönen (Tier 2)

Kakkonen (Tier 3)
Kolmonen (Tier 4)
Nelonen (Tier 5)
Vitonen (Tier 6)
Kutonen (Tier 7)
Seiska (Tier 8)




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 Kajaana 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 2016 Kolmonen

All details taken from Finnish FA website.[4]



Seasons - League Tables





































































1970s:




1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980s:

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990s:

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000s:

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010s:

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017




Group Winners


1970–1972 II divisioona, Tier 2



























Year
East Group
West Group
North Group

1970

MiPK

TPV

VPS

1971

Ponnistus

TaPa

KPT

1972

Ponnistus

I-Kissat

OTP

1973–1993 II divisioona, Tier 3







































































































































Year
East Group
West Group
North Group

1973

HPS

TuTo

KaPa

1974

LaPS

Pyrkivä

Sport

1975

KIF

MuSa

KPS

1976

FinnPa

IFK Mariehamn

Into

1977

KTP

GrIFK

OLS

1978

Honka

LappBK

RoPS

1979

LaPa

RPallo

Jaro

1980

Elo

FinnPa

JyP-77

1981

Ponnistus

GrIFK

KePS

1982

HPS

PPT

Huima

1983

Karpalo

P-Iirot

KaPa

1984

LauTP

HPK

KajHa

1985

TPV

KontU

PK-37

1986

GrIFK

VaKP

KaPa

1987

VanPa

TuTo

Jaro

1988

KumuP

TuPa

PK-37

1989

JoKu

GrIFK

TP-55

1990

FinnPa

P-Iirot

OLS

1991

VanPa

TPV

VPS

1992

Ponnistus

P-Iirot

KajHa

1993

KTP

PIF

FC 1991

1994- Kakkonen, Tier 3






























































































Year
South Group
East Group
West Group
North Group

1994

K-Team

Rakuunat

PP-70

GBK

1995

HIK

TiPS

TP-Seinäjoki

OPS

1996

PK-35

VarTP

Kraft

KPT-85

1997

Atlantis

Kultsu

KPV-j

KajHa

1998

TiPS

RiPS

MuSa

KuPS

1999

FC Hämeenlinna

Rakuunat

ÅIFK

Tervarit

2000

Gnistan

FC Kuusankoski

SalPa

TP-47

2001

Viikingit

KooTeePee

VG-62

KoMu

2002

FC Espoo

WJK

TPV

OLS

2003

PK-35

Kings

P-Iirot

PS Kemi

2004

Atlantis

JJK

FJK

KPV

2005

Klubi 04

JIPPO

SalPa

VIFK












































Year
A-Group
B-Group
C-Group

2006

JJK

TPV

GBK

2007

KäPa

GrIFK

PS Kemi

2008

Klubi 04

PoPa

Kiisto

2009

MP

FC Espoo

OPS-jp

2010

HIFK

Ilves

Santa Claus

2011

Klubi 04

BK-46

SJK





































Year
South Group
East Group
West Group
North Group

2012

ÅIFK

JäPS

Ilves

AC Kajaani

2013

EIF

HIFK

FC Jazz

PS Kemi

2014

EIF

Atlantis

VIFK

PS Kemi

2015

FC Honka

Klubi 04

GrIFK

KPV




















Year
A-Group
B-Group
C-Group

2016

Gnistan

FC Honka

OPS

2017

FC KTP

FC Viikingit

AC Kajaani


Footnotes





  1. ^ "Kakkosen ihmemies iski taas hattutempun - maaliennätys uudelle kymmenluvulle". iltasanomat.fi. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  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/


  4. ^ "Kakkonen 2017 - SPL". SPL. Retrieved 2017-02-08.




External links



  • Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto - Kakkonen 2013)

  • Kakkonen - Finnish Wikipedia











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