2000 Kakkonen – Finnish League Division 2

Finnish League Division 2
Season	2000
Champions	IF Gnistan ; FC Kuusankoski ; SalPa ; TP-47 ;
Relegated	12 teams
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Last updated January 06, 2020

League Tables for teams participating in Kakkonen, the third tier of the Finnish Soccer League system, in 2000.

League Tables 2000

Southern Group, Etelälohko

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	IF Gnistan, Helsinki (C, P)	22	16	5	1	52	21	+31	53
2	AC Vantaa, Vantaa (O)	22	15	3	4	60	26	+34	48
3	PS-44, Valkeakoski	22	11	7	4	39	30	+9	40
4	KäPa, Helsinki	22	11	6	5	56	29	+27	39
5	Kiffen, Helsinki	22	9	8	5	48	30	+18	35
6	PP-70, Tampere	22	9	5	8	41	39	+2	32
7	LePa, Espoo	22	8	7	7	40	38	+2	31
8	HyPS, Hyvinkää	22	6	7	9	40	49	−9	25
9	TP Lahti, Lahti	22	7	1	14	35	52	−17	22
10	KU, Porvoo (R)	22	4	5	13	36	55	−19	17
11	TKT, Tampere (R)	22	3	4	15	29	72	−43	13
12	LoPa, Lohja (R)	22	2	4	16	21	56	−35	10

Source: ^[1]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Eastern Group, Itälohko

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	FC Kuusankoski, Kuusankoski (C, P)	22	17	4	1	64	19	+45	55
2	WP-35, Varkaus (O)	22	15	5	2	35	15	+20	50
3	Kings, Kuopio	22	13	5	4	43	29	+14	44
4	JJK, Jyväskylä	22	9	5	8	41	29	+12	32
5	KajHa, Kajaani	22	7	9	6	30	26	+4	30
6	SäyRi, Jyväskylä	22	8	3	11	33	39	−6	27
7	JiiPee, Joensuu	22	5	11	6	32	32	0	26
8	Huima, Äänekoski	22	7	5	10	24	25	−1	26
9	Zulimanit, Kuopio	22	5	5	12	23	44	−21	20
10	PK-37, Iisalmi (R)	22	4	7	11	19	47	−28	19
11	MiPa, Mikkeli (R)	22	3	7	12	25	43	−18	16
12	WTP, Varkaus (R)	22	3	6	13	18	39	−21	15

Source: ^[2]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Western Group, Länsilohko

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	SalPa, Salo (C, P)	22	19	2	1	70	18	+52	59
2	KaaPo, Kaarina (O)	22	12	3	7	53	41	+12	39
3	TPK, Turku	22	10	6	6	52	36	+16	36
4	Ponnistus, Helsinki	22	11	1	10	39	47	−8	34
5	VG-62, Naantali	22	8	8	6	44	32	+12	32
6	MIFK, Mariehamn	22	9	4	9	45	45	0	31
7	KaIK, Kaskinen	22	9	3	10	53	49	+4	30
8	PIF, Pargas	22	8	6	8	31	37	−6	30
9	Ponnistajat, Helsinki	22	8	4	10	35	40	−5	28
10	FC Kontu, Helsinki (R)	22	8	3	11	44	43	+1	27
11	VJS, Vantaa (R)	22	4	5	13	32	64	−32	17
12	EuPa, Eura (R)	22	3	1	18	33	79	−46	10

Source: ^[3]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Northern Group, Pohjoislohko

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	TP-47, Tornio (C, P)	22	19	0	3	66	20	+46	57
2	JBK, Jakobstad (O)	22	14	2	6	54	33	+21	44
3	FC Korsholm, Korsholm	22	12	1	9	65	38	+27	37
4	GBK, Kokkola	22	11	3	8	38	27	+11	36
5	OLS, Oulu	22	12	0	10	44	37	+7	36
6	KPV-j, Kokkola	22	9	6	7	49	47	+2	33
7	FC Kiisto, Vaasa	22	9	5	8	39	39	0	32
8	FC Santa Claus, Rovaniemi	22	7	5	10	37	42	−5	26
9	NIK, Nykarleby	22	8	2	12	33	50	−17	26
10	BK-IFK, Vaasa (R)	22	7	4	11	33	38	−5	25
11	HauPa, Haukipudas (R)	22	4	2	16	30	66	−36	14
12	Virkiä, Lapua (R)	22	3	4	15	20	71	−51	13

Source: ^[4]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Promotion Playoffs

WP-35 – AC Vantaa 1–1
AC Vantaa – WP-35 2–0

AC Vantaa won 3–1 on aggregate.

JBK – KaaPo 1–1
KaaPo – JBK 0–5

JBK won 6–1 on aggregate.

AC Vantaa – Rakuunat, Lappeenranta 0–0
Rakuunat, Lappeenranta – AC Vantaa 2–0

Rakuunat won 2–0 on aggregate and retained their place in the Ykkönen.

JBK, Jakobstad – Närpes Kraft 0–3
Närpes Kraft – JBK Jakobstad 0–1

Närpes Kraft won 3–1 on aggregate and retained their place in the Ykkönen

Leading goal scorers

Etelälohko

31 - Tommi Uusitalo AC Vantaa
21 - Jukka Suikki IF Gnistan
13 - Juha Hämäläinen LePa
13 - Jon Poulsen KäPa

Itälohko

15 - Jani Uotinen FC Kuusankoski
14 - Arto Lautamatti FC Kuusankoski
14 - Kimmo Pöyhönen Kings
11 - Tuomo Holmberg JJK

Länsilohko

24 - Kimmo Piirainen SalPa
17 - Lembit Rajala MIFK
15 - Pekka Riikonen Ponnistus

Pohjoislohko

19 - Niklas Blomqvist FC Korsholm
18 - Oleg Dulub TP-47
17 - Pekka Kainu KPV-j

Footnotes

↑ "Soccerway - Finland 2000 - Kakkonen - South". Soccerway. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
↑ "Soccerway - Finland 2000 - Kakkonen - East". Soccerway. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
↑ "Soccerway - Finland 2000 - Kakkonen - West". Soccerway. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
↑ "Soccerway - Finland 2000 - Kakkonen - North". Soccerway. Retrieved 2012-02-16.

References and sources

Finnish FA, Suomen Palloliitto
Kakkonen (in Finnish)

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[1] "Soccerway - Finland 2000 - Kakkonen - South". Soccerway. Retrieved 2012-02-16.

[2] "Soccerway - Finland 2000 - Kakkonen - East". Soccerway. Retrieved 2012-02-16.

[3] "Soccerway - Finland 2000 - Kakkonen - West". Soccerway. Retrieved 2012-02-16.

[4] "Soccerway - Finland 2000 - Kakkonen - North". Soccerway. Retrieved 2012-02-16.

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