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{{about|a new third-tier Ykkönen, changed for the 2024 season|the current second-tier league|Ykkösliiga|}}
{| class="infobox football" style="width: 16em; text-align: center;"

{{Infobox football league
|name = Ykkönen {{in lang|fi}}<br/>Ettan {{in lang|sv}}
|image = Ykkonen-logo-vertical-black-rgb (4).png
|upright = 0.8
|country = [[Finland]]
|confed = [[UEFA]]
|founded = 1973
|first =
|folded =
|teams = 12
|feeds =
|promotion = [[Ykkösliiga]] (1–2 depending on promotion playoff)
|relegation = [[Kakkonen]] (2)
|levels = 2 (1973–2023)<br/>3 (2024–)
|domest_cup = [[Finnish Cup]]
|league_cup =
|confed_cup =
|champions = [[Ekenäs IF]] (1st title)
|season = [[2023 Ykkönen|2023]]
|most_champs = [[Kuopion Palloseura|KUPS]], [[Mikkelin Palloilijat|MP]] (4 titles each)
|most_caps =
|top_goalscorer =
|tv = [[Ruutu+]]
|website = {{URL|http://www.miestenykkonen.fi}}
|current = [[2024 Ykkönen]]
}}{{Finnish football league structure}}
'''''Ykkönen''''' ([[Finnish language|Finnish]] for 'Number One'; {{langx|sv|'''Ettan'''}}) is the third highest level of the [[Finnish football league system]] (after the [[Veikkausliiga]] and [[Ykkösliiga]]), managed by the [[Football Association of Finland]]. Until the end of 2023, ''Ykkönen'' was the second-highest level in Finland, but after the creation of new second-tier [[Ykkösliiga]], it was dropped down one level in the league pyramid.

==History==
The first league format competition in the second level of Finnish football was called {{lang|fi|[[Suomensarja]]}}, which was founded in 1936.<ref name="rsssf"/> Before the inauguration of the {{lang|fi|Suomensarja}}, from 1930 to 1935, there had been special qualification matches for the right to play in the ''[[Mestaruussarja]]''.

In the autumn of 1969, the Finnish football underwent a league system reform, and the {{lang|fi|Suomensarja}} was renamed ''II divisioona'', or [[Kakkonen|2nd Division]], with regional sections.<ref name=rakasjp>{{cite book|author1=Lautela, Yrjö |author2=Wallén, Göran |name-list-style=amp |title =''Rakas jalkapallo'' |publisher =Teos |year=2007 |page = 61 |place = Hämeenlinna |ISBN =978-951-851-068-3}}</ref>

In 1973, this level of football in Finland became nationwide, and the new name was {{lang|fi|1. divisioona}} (First Division). The name {{lang|fi|Ykkönen}} has been used since 1995.<ref name=rsssf>
{{Cite web
|author = Pietarinen, Heikki
|url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fin2hist.html
|title = Finland - List of League Second Level Tables
|website = [[RSSSF]]
|access-date = 30 May 2010}}</ref>

The new nation-wide third-tier ''Ykkönen'' will start running in 2024, as the first ever nation-wide third-tier league in Finland.

==Competition==
{{Finnish football league structure}}
Like the ''[[Veikkausliiga]] and [[Ykkösliiga]]'', Ykkönen is played mainly during the summer. It comprises 12 clubs, all of whom play 27 matches. After 22 games the division is divided to teams who finished 1-6 and 7-12. These teams play against each other once. The winner of the ''Ykkönen'' qualifies directly for promotion to ''[[Ykkösliiga]]''. The teams that finish second, third, and fourth play a one legged playoff, with the second placed team playing against the winner of the match between the third and fourth placed team. The winner of the matches enters a two-legged playoff against the second to last team in the Veikkausliiga for promotion. The bottom 2 clubs are directly relegated to ''[[Kakkonen]]''.

==Clubs==
The clubs in the ''Ykkönen'' for the 2024 season are:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Club
!Location
!Stadium
!Capacity
!Manager
|----
|[[Atlantis FC]]
|[[Helsinki]]
| Algeco Areena
|
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} {{sortname|Tiago|Santos|dab=football manager}}
|----
|[[Espoon Palloseura|EPS]]
|[[Espoo]]
|[[:fi:Espoonlahden urheilupuisto|Espoonlahden urheilupuisto]]
|
|{{flagicon|Spain}} {{sortname|Sven Pierre|Aumaitre}}
|----
| [[FC Jazz]]
| [[Pori]]
| [[Pori Stadium]]
| 12,300
| {{flagicon|Finland}} {{sortname|Ville|Ulanen}}
|----
| [[FC Vaajakoski]]
| [[Vaajakoski]], [[Jyväskylä]]
| Panda Areena
| 1,000
| {{flagicon|Finland}} {{sortname|Antti|Neuvonen}}
|----
| [[JJK Jyväskylä]]
| [[Jyväskylä]]
| [[Harjun stadion]]
| 7,000
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} {{sortname|Brian|Page|dab=football manager}}
|----
|[[Klubi 04]]
|[[Helsinki]]
|[[Bolt Arena]]
|10,770
|{{flagicon|Finland}} {{sortname|Aleksi|Lalli}}
|----
| [[Kokkolan Palloveikot|KPV]]
| [[Kokkola]]
| [[:fi:Kokkolan keskuskenttä|Kokkolan keskuskenttä]]
| 3,000
| {{flagicon|Finland}} {{sortname|Jyrki|Ahola}}
|----
| [[Kuopion Palloseura|KuPS II]]
| [[Kuopio]]
| [[Kuopio Football Stadium|Väre Areena]]
| 5,000
| {{flagicon|Finland}} {{sortname|Juho|Neuvonen}}
|----
| [[Oulun Luistinseura|AC Oulu/OLS]]
| [[Oulu]]
| [[Castrén (stadium)|Castrén]]
| 1,000
| {{flagicon|Finland}} {{sortname|Mikko|Isokangas}}
|----
| [[Pallokerho Keski-Uusimaa|PK Keski-Uusimaa]]
| [[Tuusula]], [[Kerava]], [[Järvenpää]]
| Kalevan Urheilupuisto, Kerava
| 2,500
| {{flagicon|Finland}} {{sortname|Rami|Hakanpää}}
|----
| [[Rovaniemen Palloseura|RoPS]]
| [[Rovaniemi]]
| [[Rovaniemen keskuskenttä]]
| 2,800
| {{flagicon|Finland}} {{sortname|Jari|Alamäki}}

|----
| [[Vasa IFK]]
| [[Vaasa]]
| [[Hietalahti Stadium]]
| 6,009
| {{flagicon|Finland}} {{sortname|Max|Peltonen}}
|}

== Champions and top scorers of second-tier Ykkönen, 1973–2023 ==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 0;"
|-
|-
! Season
! style="font-size: 16px;" |Ykkönen {{fi icon}}<br/>Ettan {{sv icon}}
! Champion
! League promotions
! Top scorer
! Club
! Goals
|-
|-
|align=center| [[1973 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|1973]] || [[MiPK Mikkeli|MiPK]] || [[MiPK]], [[FC Haka]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Matti Paatelainen]] || [[FC Haka]] || align=center|21
| style="font-size: 10px;" | [[Image:Current sport.svg|40px|]] ''[[Ykkönen 2009 League Table]]''
|-
| style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;" |
|-
|-
|align=center| [[1974 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|1974]] || [[MyPa]] || [[MyPa]], [[VPS Vaasa|VPS]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Kari Lehtolainen]] || [[HPS Helsinki|HPS]] || align=center|19
| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Founded'''
|-
|-
|align=center| [[1975 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|1975]] || [[GBK Kokkola|GBK]] || [[GBK Kokkola|GBK]], [[OPS Oulu|OPS]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Christian Nyman (footballer)|Christian Nyman]] || [[GBK Kokkola|GBK]] || align=center|16
| style="font-size: 12px;" | 1995
|-
|-
|align=center| [[1976 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|1976]] || [[Kiffen]] || [[Kiffen]], [[OTP Oulu|OTP]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Jarmo Lindahl]] || [[Kiffen]] || align=center|15
| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Nation'''
|-
|-
|align=center| [[1977 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|1977]] || [[KPT Kuopio|KPT]] || [[KPT Kuopio|KPT]], [[Pyrkivä Turku|Pyrkivä]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Raimo Kuuluvainen]] || [[FC Ilves]] || align=center|17
| style="font-size: 12px;" | {{FIN}}
|-
|-
|align=center| [[1978 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|1978]] || [[FC Ilves]] || [[FC Ilves]], [[KTP Kotka|KTP]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Ari Tissari]] || [[KPT Kuopio|KPT]] || align=center|21
|-
|-
|align=center| [[1979 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|1979]] || [[MP Mikkeli|MP]] || [[OTP Oulu|OTP]], [[Sepsi-78]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Tuomo Hakala]] || [[RoPS]] || align=center|19
| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Number of Teams'''
|-
|-
|align=center| [[1980 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|1980]] || [[MP Mikkeli|MP]] || [[MP Mikkeli|MP]], [[RoPS]], [[MiPK]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Keijo Kousa]] || [[FC Kuusysi]] || align=center|21
| style="font-size: 12px;" | 14
|-
|-
|align=center| [[1981 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|1981]] || [[FC Kuusysi]] || [[FC Kuusysi]], [[KPV Kokkola|KPV]], [[Elo Kuopio|Elo]] || {{Flagicon|Poland}} [[Władysław Dąbrowski]] || [[OTP Oulu|OTP]] || align=center|26
| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Promotion To'''
|-
|-
|align=center| [[1982 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|1982]] || [[Reipas Lahti|Reipas]] || [[Reipas Lahti|Reipas]], [[RoPS]] || {{Flagicon|England}} [[Craig Ramsay (footballer)|Craig Ramsay]] || [[FF Jaro]] || align=center|18
| style="font-size: 12px;" | [[Veikkausliiga]]
|-
|-
|align=center| [[1983 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|1983]] || [[MP Mikkeli|MP]] || [[MP Mikkeli|MP]], [[KePS Kemi|KePS]], [[PPT Pori|PPT]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Arto Keisalo]] <br> {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Jukka Mykkänen]] || [[HPS Helsinki|HPS]] <br> [[MP Mikkeli|MP]] || align=center|14
| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Relegation To'''
|-
|-
|align=center| [[1984 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|1984]] || [[OTP Oulu|OTP]] || [[OTP Oulu|OTP]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Hannu Tiilikainen]] || [[Elo Kuopio|Elo]] || align=center|18
| style="font-size: 12px;" | [[Kakkonen]]
|-
|-
|align=center| [[1985 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|1985]] || [[MP Mikkeli|MP]] || [[MP Mikkeli|MP]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Jukka Rautakallio]] || [[FinnPa]] || align=center|17
|-
|-
|align=center| [[1986 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|1986]] || [[Reipas Lahti|Reipas]] || [[Reipas Lahti|Reipas]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Jari Aaltonen]] || [[TPV Tampere|TPV]] || align=center|18
| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Current Champions'''
|-
|-
|align=center| [[1987 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|1987]] || [[OTP Oulu|OTP]] || [[OTP Oulu|OTP]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Kalle Lehtinen]] || [[FC Kontu]] || align=center|18
| style="font-size: 12px;" | [[AC Oulu]]
|-
|-
|align=center| [[1988 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|1988]] || [[FF Jaro]] || [[FF Jaro]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Juha Lahtinen]] || [[Valkeakosken Koskenpojat|VaKP]] || align=center|19
| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Website'''
|-
|-
|align=center| [[1989 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|1989]] || [[KPV Kokkola|KPV]] || [[KPV Kokkola|KPV]], [[Kuusankosken Kumu|Kumu]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Mauri Keskitalo]] || [[MyPa]] || align=center|18
| style="font-size: 12px;" | [http://www.miestenykkonen.fi Miesten Ykkönen]
|-
|-
|align=center| [[1990 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|1990]] || [[PPT Pori|PPT]] || [[PPT Pori|PPT]], [[FF Jaro]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Janne Murtomäki]] <br> {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Jari Vanhala]] || [[FC Kontu]] <br> [[Grankulla IFK]] || align=center|14
|}
'''''Ykkönen''''' ([[Finnish language|Finnish]] for 'Number One'; {{lang-sv|'''Ettan'''}}) is the [[first division]] of the [[Finnish football league system]] as managed by the [[Football Association of Finland]].

It is, however, overall only the second highest level in Finnish football, as the ''[[Veikkausliiga]]'' is managed independently of the Football Association and serves as the highest division.

==Competition==
Like the ''[[Veikkausliiga]]'', the first division is played mainly during the summer. It comprises 14 clubs, all of whom play two matches against all other clubs in the division. The winner of the ''Ykkönen'' attains promotion directly to the top level, while the second-placed team plays a two-legged knockout tie with the second-last team of the ''Veikkausliiga''.

A similar promotion/relegation system takes place between the ''Ykkönen'' and the ''[[Kakkonen]]'' ('second division', or the third level of Finnish football), with the bottom two teams being relegated and the next two playing knockout ties with two teams from ''Kakkonen''.

==Clubs==
{| class="infobox football" style="width: 16em; text-align: center;"
|-
|-
|align=center| [[1991 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|1991]] || [[MyPa]] || [[MyPa]] || {{Flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[Igor Danilov]] || [[Kuusankosken Kumu|Kumu]] || align=center|17
! style="font-size: 16px;" |[[Finnish_football_league_system | 2010 Finnish Football League Structure]]
|-
| style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;" |
|-
|-
|align=center| [[1992 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|1992]] || [[TPV Tampere|TPV]] || [[TPV Tampere|TPV]], [[FinnPa]] || {{Flagicon|Poland}} [[Tomasz Arceusz]] <br> {{Flagicon|Russia}} [[Oleg Ivanov (footballer, born 1967)|Oleg Ivanov]] <br> {{Flagicon|Russia}} [[Valeri Popovitch]] || [[VPS Vaasa|VPS]] <br> [[TPV Tampere|TPV]] <br> [[TPV Tampere|TPV]] || align=center|16
| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Nation'''
|-
|-
|align=center| [[1993 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|1993]] || [[KuPS Kuopio|KuPS]] || [[KuPS Kuopio|KuPS]], [[FC Oulu]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Kimmo Savolainen]] || [[KePS Kemi|KePS]] || align=center|17
| style="font-size: 12px;" | {{FIN}}
|-
|-
|align=center| [[1994 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|1994]] || [[Ponnistus]] || [[Ponnistus]], [[VPS Vaasa|VPS]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Mika Riutto]] || [[Reipas Lahti|Reipas]] || align=center|15
| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''First Level'''
|-
|-
|align=center| [[1995 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|1995]] || [[Inter Turku|FC Inter]] || [[Inter Turku|FC Inter]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Mika Marjamaa]] || [[KePS Kemi|KePS]] || align=center|18
| style="font-size: 12px;" | [[Veikkausliiga#Clubs | Veikkausliiga]]
|-
|-
|align=center| [[1996 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|1996]] || [[TP-Seinäjoki]] || [[TP-Seinäjoki]] || {{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Luciano Martins]] || [[FC Kuusysi]] || align=center|18
| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Second Level'''
|-
|-
|align=center| [[1997 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|1997]] || [[FC Haka]] || [[FC Haka]], [[PK-35 (men)|PK-35]] || {{Flagicon|Russia}} [[Valeri Popovitch]] || [[FC Haka]] || align=center|25
| style="font-size: 12px;" | [[Ykkönen | Ykkönen - First Division]]
|-
|-
|align=center| [[1998 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|1998]] || [[FC Lahti]] || [[FC Lahti]], [[KTP Kotka|KTP]], [[Inter Turku|Inter]], [[TPV Tampere|TPV]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Ismo Lius]] || [[FC Lahti]] || align=center|18
| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Third Level'''
|-
|-
|align=center| [[1999 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|1999]] || [[Tampere United]] || [[Tampere United]] || {{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Dionísio (footballer, born 1970)|Dionísio]] || [[Tampere United]] || align=center|24
| style="font-size: 12px;" | [[Kakkonen | Kakkonen - Second Division]]
|-
|-
|align=center| [[2000 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|2000]] || [[KuPS Kuopio|KuPS]] || [[KuPS Kuopio|KuPS]], [[Atlantis FC]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Niclas Grönholm]] || [[Hangö IK]] || align=center|25
| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Fourth Level'''
|-
|-
|align=center| [[2001 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|2001]] || [[FC Hämeenlinna]] || [[FC Hämeenlinna]] [[FF Jaro]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Jani Myllyniemi]] || [[HIFK Fotboll|HIFK]] || align=center|18
| style="font-size: 12px;" | [[Kolmonen | Kolmonen - Third Division]]
|-
|-
|align=center| [[2002 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1|2002]] || [[KuPS Kuopio|KuPS]] || [[KuPS Kuopio|KuPS]], [[FC Jokerit]], [[FC KooTeePee]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Janne Kauria]] || [[FC Honka]] || align=center|17
| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Fifth Level'''
|-
|-
|align=center| [[2003 Ykkönen|2003]] || [[TP-47]] || [[TP-47]], [[RoPS]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Mikko Mäkelä (footballer)|Mikko Mäkelä]] || [[PP-70]] || align=center|15
| style="font-size: 12px;" | [[Nelonen_(soccer_league) | Nelonen - Fourth Division]]
|-
|-
|align=center| [[2004 Ykkönen|2004]] || [[KuPS Kuopio|KuPS]] || [[KuPS Kuopio|KuPS]], [[IFK Mariehamn]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Miikka Oinonen]] || [[MP Mikkeli|MP]] || align=center|15
| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Sixth Level'''
|-
|-
|align=center| [[2005 Ykkönen|2005]] || [[FC Honka]] || [[FC Honka]], [[VPS Vaasa|VPS]] || {{Flagicon|Gambia}} [[Dawda Bah]] <br> {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Rami Louke]] || [[KPV Kokkola|KPV]] <br> [[VPS Vaasa|VPS]] || align=center|16
| style="font-size: 12px;" | [[Vitonen | Vitonen - Fifth Division]]
|-
|-
|align=center| [[2006 Ykkönen|2006]] || [[FC Viikingit]] || [[FC Viikingit]], [[AC Oulu]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Petteri Kaijasilta]] || [[PK-35 (men)|PK-35]] || align=center|19
| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Seventh Level'''
|-
|-
|align=center| [[2007 Ykkönen|2007]] || [[KuPS Kuopio|KuPS]] || [[KuPS Kuopio|KuPS]], [[RoPS]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Petteri Kaijasilta]] || [[PK-35 (men)|PK-35]] || align=center|18
| style="font-size: 12px;" | [[Kutonen | Kutonen - Sixth Division]]
|-
|-
|align=center| [[2008 Ykkönen|2008]] || [[JJK Jyväskylä]] || [[JJK Jyväskylä|JJK]] || {{Flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Babatunde Wusu]] || [[JJK Jyväskylä|JJK]] || align=center|22
| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Eighth Level'''
|-
|-
|align=center| [[2009 Ykkönen|2009]] || [[AC Oulu]] || [[AC Oulu]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Pekka Sihvola]] || [[FC Hämeenlinna]] || align=center|20
| style="font-size: 12px;" | [[Seiska_(soccer_league) | Seiska - Seventh Division]]
|-
|-
|align=center| [[2010 Ykkönen|2010]] || [[RoPS]] || [[RoPS]] || {{Flagicon|Georgia}} [[Irakli Sirbiladze]] || [[KPV Kokkola|KPV]] || align=center|16
|}
{| class="infobox football" style="width: 16em; text-align: center;"
|-
|-
|align=center| [[2011 Ykkönen|2011]] || [[FC Lahti]] || [[FC Lahti]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Ville Salmikivi]] || [[FC Viikingit]] || align=center|20
! style="font-size: 16px;" |[[Veikkausliiga_2009#Veikkausliiga_League_Table | 2009 Finnish Football League Tables]]
|-
|-
|align=center| [[2012 Ykkönen|2012]] || [[RoPS]] || [[RoPS]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Aleksandr Kokko]] || [[RoPS]] || align=center|15
|}
|-
The clubs in the ''Ykkönen'' for the upcoming 2010 season are (with their home towns in brackets):
|align=center| [[2013 Ykkönen|2013]] || [[Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho|SJK]] || [[Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho|SJK]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Jussi Aalto]] || [[FC Haka|Haka]] || align=center|15
{|
|-
| style="vertical-align: top;" |
|align=center| [[2014 Ykkönen|2014]] || [[HIFK Fotboll|HIFK]] || [[HIFK Fotboll|HIFK]], [[FC KTP]], [[FC Ilves]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Kalle Multanen]] || [[FC Haka|Haka]] || align=center|30
*[[FC Espoo]] ([[Espoo]])
|-
*[[FC Hämeenlinna]] ([[Hämeenlinna]])
|align=center| [[2015 Ykkönen|2015]] || [[Palloseura Kemi Kings|PS Kemi]] || [[Palloseura Kemi Kings|PS Kemi]], [[PK-35 Vantaa (men)|PK-35 Vantaa]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Kalle Multanen]] || [[FC Haka|Haka]] || align=center|19
*[[FC Viikingit]] ([[Helsinki]])
|-
*[[JIPPO]] ([[Joensuu]])
|align=center| [[2016 Ykkönen|2016]] || [[Jyväskylän Jalkapalloklubi|JJK]] || [[Jyväskylän Jalkapalloklubi|JJK]] || {{Flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} [[Aristote M'Boma]] || [[AC Oulu]] || align=center|18
*[[Klubi-04]] ([[Helsinki]])
|-
*[[FC KooTeePee]] ([[Kotka]])
|align=center| [[2017 Ykkönen|2017]] || [[Turun Palloseura|TPS]] || [[Turun Palloseura|TPS]], [[FC Honka]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Kalle Multanen]] <br> {{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Felix de Bona]] || [[FC Haka|Haka]] <br> [[Ekenäs IF|EIF]] || align=center|14
*[[Kokkolan Palloveikot|KPV]] ([[Kokkola]])
|-
| style="width: 50px;" |
|align=center| [[2018 Ykkönen|2018]] || [[HIFK Fotboll|HIFK]] || [[HIFK Fotboll|HIFK]], [[KPV Kokkola|KPV]] || {{Flagicon|Mexico}} [[Alberto Alvarado Morín]] || [[AC Oulu]] || align=center|17
| style="vertical-align: top;" |
|-
*[[Mikkelin Palloilijat|MP]] ([[Mikkeli]])
|align=center| [[2019 Ykkönen|2019]] || [[FC Haka|Haka]] || [[FC Haka|Haka]], [[Turun Palloseura|TPS]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Salomo Ojala]] || [[FC Haka|Haka]] || align=center|23
*[[Oulun Palloseura|OPS]] ([[Oulu]])
|-
*[[Pallokerho-35|PK-35]] ([[Vantaa]])
|align=center| [[2020 Ykkönen|2020]] || [[AC Oulu]] || [[AC Oulu]], [[Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat|KTP]] || {{Flagicon|South Africa}} [[Darren Smith (footballer, born 1996)|Darren Smith]] || [[Ekenäs IF|EIF]] || align=center|18
*[[Palloseura Kemi Kings|PS Kemi Kings]] ([[Kemi]])
|-
*[[Porin Palloilijat|PoPa]] ([[Pori]])
|align=center| [[2021 Ykkönen|2021]] || [[Vaasan Palloseura]] || [[Vaasan Palloseura|VPS]] || {{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Douglas Caé]] || [[IF Gnistan|Gnistan]] || align=center|14
*[[Rovaniemi Palloseura|RoPS]] ([[Rovaniemi]])
|-
*[[Tampereen Palloveikot|TPV]] ([[Tampere]])
|align=center| [[2022 Ykkönen|2022]] || [[Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat|KTP]] || [[Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat|KTP]] || {{Flagicon|Spain}} [[Mika (footballer, born 1993)|Mika]] || [[Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat|KTP]] || align=center|15
|-
|align=center| [[2023 Ykkönen|2023]] || [[Ekenäs IF|EIF]] || [[Ekenäs IF|EIF]], [[IF Gnistan|Gnistan]] || {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Joakim Latonen]] || [[IF Gnistan|Gnistan]] || align=center|19
|}
|}


== Champions and top scorers of third-tier Ykkönen, 2024– ==
For the 2010 season [[Rovaniemi Palloseura|RoPS]] have been relegated from the [[Veikkausliiga]] to the Ykkönen. [[AC Oulu]] were promoted to the [[Veikkausliiga]]. [[FC Espoo]], [[Mikkelin Palloilijat|MP]] and [[Oulun Palloseura|OPS]], were promoted to the Ykkönen from the [[Kakkonen]] for the 2009 season. [[Atlantis FC|Atlantis]], [[FC Kiisto]] and [[Tornion Pallo -47|TP-47]] were relegated to the [[Kakkonen]].
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==Notable former foreign players==
! Season
{|
! Champion
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! League promotions
*{{flagicon|Albania}} [[Dritan Stafsula]]
! Top scorer
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Feras Abid]]
! Club
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Luiz Antonio Moraes|Luiz Antonio]]
! Goals
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Rafinha (footballer)|Rafinha]]
|-
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Tinho]]
|align=center| [[2024 Ykkönen|2024]] || align=center|[[Klubi 04]] ||align=center|[[Klubi 04]] || align=center|Aaron Lindholm || align=center|[[Pallokerho Keski-Uusimaa|PKKU]] || align=center| 18
*{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Frank Jonke]]
*{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Denis Mikanba]]
*{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Marc Ndikumade]]
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Saša Kolić]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Noam Surrier]]
*{{flagicon|Gambia}} [[Dawda Bah]]
*{{flagicon|Georgia}} [[Giorgi Nikuradze]]
*{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Abeiku Adams]]
*{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Manga Ekongollo]]
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|valign="top"|
*{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Norbert Kerényi]]
*{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Tibor Márkus]]
*{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Mihály Szeróvay]]
*{{flagicon|Jamaica}} [[Ramon Bailey]]
*{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} [[Ilja Fomitsev]]
*{{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Aleksandr Roslovs]]
*{{flagicon|Macedonia}} [[Toni Banduliev]]
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Edgar Gerardo Lugo|Edgar Lugo]]
*{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Babatunde Wusu]]
*{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Ojembe Olatuga]]
*{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Michael Ozor]]
*{{flagicon|Nigeria}}{{flagicon|United States}} [[Dayo Oyetuga]]
*{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Krzysztof Klosinski]]
*{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Dragan Pejić]]
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|valign="top"|
*{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Andraš Strapak]]
*{{flagicon|Sierra Leone}} [[Unisa Bangura]]
*{{flagicon|Sierra Leone}} [[Alimamy Jalloh]]
*{{flagicon|Sierra Leone}} [[Hassan Mila Sesay|Hassan Sesay]]
*{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Chad Botha]]
*{{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[Dmitri Brovkin]]
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[Jon Burklo]]
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[Colin Burns]]
*{{flagicon|SFR Yugoslavia}} [[Dejan Godar]]
*{{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Chileshe Chibwe]]
*{{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Stephen Kunda]]
*{{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Chanda Mwaba]]
*{{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Nchimunya Mweetwa]]
*{{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Zeddy Saileti]]
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|valign="top"|
*{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Aleksei Zhukov]]
*{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Aleksander Baranov]]
*{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vyacheslav Malakeev]]
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==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.palloliitto.fi/kilpailu/miehet/ykkonen_2007/ League information]; at the [[Football Association of Finland]]
*[http://www.palloliitto.fi/kilpailu/miehet/ykkonen_2012/ League information]; at the [[Football Association of Finland]]
*[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesf/fin2hist.html List of League Second Level tables since 1930]
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fin2hist.html List of League Second Level tables since 1930]
*[http://www.league321.com/finland-football.html League321.com] - Finnish football league tables, records & statistics database. {{in lang|en}}
*[http://www.scorepage.com/football/finland/ Football scores for Finnish Football Leagues]
*[https://donnael.com/Soccer.php/Finnish_Ykkonen/1/ Ykkönen], standings, results & fixtures


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Latest revision as of 06:18, 24 October 2024

This article is about a new third-tier Ykkönen, changed for the 2024 season. For the current second-tier league, see Ykkösliiga.
Ykkönen (in Finnish)
Ettan (in Swedish)
Founded1973
CountryFinland
ConfederationUEFA
Number of clubs12
Level on pyramid2 (1973–2023)
3 (2024–)
Promotion toYkkösliiga (1–2 depending on promotion playoff)
Relegation toKakkonen (2)
Domestic cup(s)Finnish Cup
Current championsEkenäs IF (1st title)
(2023)
Most championshipsKUPS, MP (4 titles each)
TV partnersRuutu+
Websitewww.miestenykkonen.fi
Current: 2024 Ykkönen
Finnish football league tiers

Ykkönen (Finnish for 'Number One'; Swedish: Ettan) is the third highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga and Ykkösliiga), managed by the Football Association of Finland. Until the end of 2023, Ykkönen was the second-highest level in Finland, but after the creation of new second-tier Ykkösliiga, it was dropped down one level in the league pyramid.

History

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The first league format competition in the second level of Finnish football was called Suomensarja, which was founded in 1936.[1] Before the inauguration of the Suomensarja, from 1930 to 1935, there had been special qualification matches for the right to play in the Mestaruussarja.

In the autumn of 1969, the Finnish football underwent a league system reform, and the Suomensarja was renamed II divisioona, or 2nd Division, with regional sections.[2]

In 1973, this level of football in Finland became nationwide, and the new name was 1. divisioona (First Division). The name Ykkönen has been used since 1995.[1]

The new nation-wide third-tier Ykkönen will start running in 2024, as the first ever nation-wide third-tier league in Finland.

Competition

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Finnish football league tiers

Like the Veikkausliiga and Ykkösliiga, Ykkönen is played mainly during the summer. It comprises 12 clubs, all of whom play 27 matches. After 22 games the division is divided to teams who finished 1-6 and 7-12. These teams play against each other once. The winner of the Ykkönen qualifies directly for promotion to Ykkösliiga. The teams that finish second, third, and fourth play a one legged playoff, with the second placed team playing against the winner of the match between the third and fourth placed team. The winner of the matches enters a two-legged playoff against the second to last team in the Veikkausliiga for promotion. The bottom 2 clubs are directly relegated to Kakkonen.

Clubs

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The clubs in the Ykkönen for the 2024 season are:

Club Location Stadium Capacity Manager
Atlantis FC Helsinki Algeco Areena Portugal Tiago Santos
EPS Espoo Espoonlahden urheilupuisto Spain Sven Pierre Aumaitre
FC Jazz Pori Pori Stadium 12,300 Finland Ville Ulanen
FC Vaajakoski Vaajakoski, Jyväskylä Panda Areena 1,000 Finland Antti Neuvonen
JJK Jyväskylä Jyväskylä Harjun stadion 7,000 Scotland Brian Page
Klubi 04 Helsinki Bolt Arena 10,770 Finland Aleksi Lalli
KPV Kokkola Kokkolan keskuskenttä 3,000 Finland Jyrki Ahola
KuPS II Kuopio Väre Areena 5,000 Finland Juho Neuvonen
AC Oulu/OLS Oulu Castrén 1,000 Finland Mikko Isokangas
PK Keski-Uusimaa Tuusula, Kerava, Järvenpää Kalevan Urheilupuisto, Kerava 2,500 Finland Rami Hakanpää
RoPS Rovaniemi Rovaniemen keskuskenttä 2,800 Finland Jari Alamäki
Vasa IFK Vaasa Hietalahti Stadium 6,009 Finland Max Peltonen

Champions and top scorers of second-tier Ykkönen, 1973–2023

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Season Champion League promotions Top scorer Club Goals
1973 MiPK MiPK, FC Haka Finland Matti Paatelainen FC Haka 21
1974 MyPa MyPa, VPS Finland Kari Lehtolainen HPS 19
1975 GBK GBK, OPS Finland Christian Nyman GBK 16
1976 Kiffen Kiffen, OTP Finland Jarmo Lindahl Kiffen 15
1977 KPT KPT, Pyrkivä Finland Raimo Kuuluvainen FC Ilves 17
1978 FC Ilves FC Ilves, KTP Finland Ari Tissari KPT 21
1979 MP OTP, Sepsi-78 Finland Tuomo Hakala RoPS 19
1980 MP MP, RoPS, MiPK Finland Keijo Kousa FC Kuusysi 21
1981 FC Kuusysi FC Kuusysi, KPV, Elo Poland Władysław Dąbrowski OTP 26
1982 Reipas Reipas, RoPS England Craig Ramsay FF Jaro 18
1983 MP MP, KePS, PPT Finland Arto Keisalo
Finland Jukka Mykkänen		 HPS
MP		 14
1984 OTP OTP Finland Hannu Tiilikainen Elo 18
1985 MP MP Finland Jukka Rautakallio FinnPa 17
1986 Reipas Reipas Finland Jari Aaltonen TPV 18
1987 OTP OTP Finland Kalle Lehtinen FC Kontu 18
1988 FF Jaro FF Jaro Finland Juha Lahtinen VaKP 19
1989 KPV KPV, Kumu Finland Mauri Keskitalo MyPa 18
1990 PPT PPT, FF Jaro Finland Janne Murtomäki
Finland Jari Vanhala		 FC Kontu
Grankulla IFK		 14
1991 MyPa MyPa Soviet Union Igor Danilov Kumu 17
1992 TPV TPV, FinnPa Poland Tomasz Arceusz
Russia Oleg Ivanov
Russia Valeri Popovitch		 VPS
TPV
TPV		 16
1993 KuPS KuPS, FC Oulu Finland Kimmo Savolainen KePS 17
1994 Ponnistus Ponnistus, VPS Finland Mika Riutto Reipas 15
1995 FC Inter FC Inter Finland Mika Marjamaa KePS 18
1996 TP-Seinäjoki TP-Seinäjoki Brazil Luciano Martins FC Kuusysi 18
1997 FC Haka FC Haka, PK-35 Russia Valeri Popovitch FC Haka 25
1998 FC Lahti FC Lahti, KTP, Inter, TPV Finland Ismo Lius FC Lahti 18
1999 Tampere United Tampere United Brazil Dionísio Tampere United 24
2000 KuPS KuPS, Atlantis FC Finland Niclas Grönholm Hangö IK 25
2001 FC Hämeenlinna FC Hämeenlinna FF Jaro Finland Jani Myllyniemi HIFK 18
2002 KuPS KuPS, FC Jokerit, FC KooTeePee Finland Janne Kauria FC Honka 17
2003 TP-47 TP-47, RoPS Finland Mikko Mäkelä PP-70 15
2004 KuPS KuPS, IFK Mariehamn Finland Miikka Oinonen MP 15
2005 FC Honka FC Honka, VPS The Gambia Dawda Bah
Finland Rami Louke		 KPV
VPS		 16
2006 FC Viikingit FC Viikingit, AC Oulu Finland Petteri Kaijasilta PK-35 19
2007 KuPS KuPS, RoPS Finland Petteri Kaijasilta PK-35 18
2008 JJK Jyväskylä JJK Nigeria Babatunde Wusu JJK 22
2009 AC Oulu AC Oulu Finland Pekka Sihvola FC Hämeenlinna 20
2010 RoPS RoPS Georgia (country) Irakli Sirbiladze KPV 16
2011 FC Lahti FC Lahti Finland Ville Salmikivi FC Viikingit 20
2012 RoPS RoPS Finland Aleksandr Kokko RoPS 15
2013 SJK SJK Finland Jussi Aalto Haka 15
2014 HIFK HIFK, FC KTP, FC Ilves Finland Kalle Multanen Haka 30
2015 PS Kemi PS Kemi, PK-35 Vantaa Finland Kalle Multanen Haka 19
2016 JJK JJK Democratic Republic of the Congo Aristote M'Boma AC Oulu 18
2017 TPS TPS, FC Honka Finland Kalle Multanen
Brazil Felix de Bona		 Haka
EIF		 14
2018 HIFK HIFK, KPV Mexico Alberto Alvarado Morín AC Oulu 17
2019 Haka Haka, TPS Finland Salomo Ojala Haka 23
2020 AC Oulu AC Oulu, KTP South Africa Darren Smith EIF 18
2021 Vaasan Palloseura VPS Brazil Douglas Caé Gnistan 14
2022 KTP KTP Spain Mika KTP 15
2023 EIF EIF, Gnistan Finland Joakim Latonen Gnistan 19

Champions and top scorers of third-tier Ykkönen, 2024–

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Season Champion League promotions Top scorer Club Goals
2024 Klubi 04 Klubi 04 Aaron Lindholm PKKU 18

References

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  1. ^ a b Pietarinen, Heikki. "Finland - List of League Second Level Tables". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  2. ^ Lautela, Yrjö & Wallén, Göran (2007). Rakas jalkapallo. Hämeenlinna: Teos. p. 61. ISBN 978-951-851-068-3.
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