2017 Kakkonen

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Kakkonen
Season2017
Promoted AC Kajaani
Klubi 04
Relegated Sudet
Kultsu FC
FC Lahti Akatemia
Peimari United
NuPS
EsPa
KajHa
Villiketut
OTP
2016
2018

A total of 36 teams contested the league divided into three groups, Lohko A (Group A), Lohko B (Group B) and Lohko C (Group C). 25 returning from the 2016 season, two relegated from Ykkönen and nine promoted from Kolmonen. The champion of each group and the best runner-up will qualify to promotion matches to decide which two teams get promoted to the Ykkönen. The bottom three teams in each group will qualify directly for relegation to Kolmonen. Each team will play a total of 22 matches, playing twice against each team of its group.

Contents

KTP and FC Jazz were relegated from the 2016 Ykkönen, while FC Honka and IF Gnistan were promoted to the 2017 Ykkönen.

Groups

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Helsinki
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Helsinki teams:
Lohko A
Klubi 04
FC Kiffen
Lohko B
KäPa
FC Viikingit
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KTP
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JBK
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GBK
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JäPS
Legirus Inter
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Peimari United
Location of the 2017 Kakkonen teams. Lohko A (Group A) are red dots, Lohko B (Group B) are blue dots while Lohko C (Group C) are green dots.

Lohko A (Group A)

No.Abbreviated NameTown or SettlementOfficial Club and Team NameMovements from 2016
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

Lohko B (Group B)

No.Abbreviated NameTown or SettlementOfficial Club and Team NameMovements from 2016
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

Lohko C (Group C)

No.Abbreviated NameTown or SettlementOfficial Club and Team NameMovements from 2016
1. GBK Kokkola Gamlakarleby Bollklubb
2. JBK Jakobstad Jakobstads BK
3. Hercules Oulu Jalkapalloseura Hercules
4. Kajaani Kajaani AC Kajaani
5. KajHa Kajaani 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

League tables

Lohko A (Group A)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 KTP 2214625516+3948Qualification to Promotion playoffs
2 Klubi 04 (P)2212826019+4144
3 PEPO 2214264337+644
4Legirus Inter22102104249732
5 JäPS 229493528+731
6 Mikkelin Kissat 228593544929
7 PK Keski-Uusimaa 2285929391029
8 FC Kiffen 2275102832426
9 MP 2274113038825
10 Sudet (R)22741128401225Relegation to Kolmonen
11 Kultsu FC (R)22731220432324
12 FC Lahti Akatemia (R)22421629492014

Lohko B (Group B)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 FC Viikingit 2213635028+2245Qualification to Promotion playoffs
2 MuSa 2214264418+2644
3 SalPa 2213454731+1643
4 BK-46 2213364629+1742
5 TPV 2211384540+536
6 Tampere United 229674338+533
7 KäPa 228863420+1432
8 FC Jazz 2284103743628
9 FC Espoo 2274113937+225
10Peimari United (R)22541326431719Relegation to Kolmonen
11 Nummelan Palloseura (R)22421624664214
12 EsPa (R)22321728704211

Lohko C (Group C)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 AC Kajaani (P)2216246320+4350Qualification to Promotion playoffs
2 GBK 2214444723+2446
3 VIFK 2211654132+939
4 Närpes Kraft 2210484841+734
5 Hercules 2210394941+833
6 TP-47 228683937+230
7 JBK 2284103839128
8 PK-37 2268828401226
9 KuFu-98 226793230+225
10 KajHa (R)22651123371423Relegation to Kolmonen
11 Villiketut (R)22631328633521
12 OTP (R)22341520533313

Runner-up teams

At the end of the season, a comparison is made between the runners-up. The best runner-up will qualify to promotion matches.

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 A Klubi 04 2212826019+4144Qualification to Promotion playoffs
2 B MuSa 2214264418+2644
3 C GBK 2214444723+2446
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Promotion play-offs

Group winners and the best runner-up will play two-legged ties. Team pairs will be drawn and the two winning teams will be promoted to the Ykkönen for season 2017. [1]

Group winners

The best runner-up
Klubi 04

First leg

KTP 1–3 AC Kajaani
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FC Viikingit 1–5 Klubi 04
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Second leg

AC Kajaani 3–2 KTP
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Kajaanin liikuntapuisto, Kajaani

AC Kajaani won 6–3 on aggregate.


Klubi 04 4–0 FC Viikingit
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Report
Referee: O. Hämäläinen

Klubi 04 won 9–1 on aggregate.

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References

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