The 2014 Ykkönen began on 27 April 2014 and ended on 4 October 2014.[1] The winning team was directly promoted to the 2015 Veikkausliiga. The bottom two teams were relegated to Kakkonen.[2]

Ykkönen
Season2014
ChampionsHIFK
PromotedHIFK
KTP
Ilves
RelegatedJIPPO
FC Viikingit
Matches played135
Goals scored415 (3.07 per match)
Top goalscorerKalle Multanen (30 goals)
Biggest home winIlves 10–0 FC Viikingit
(4 October)
Biggest away winFC Jazz 0–5 HIFK
(3 August)
Highest scoringIlves 10–0 FC Viikingit
(4 October)
2013
2015

Overview

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Location of teams in Ykkönen 2013

A total of ten teams will contest in the league, including seven sides from the 2013 season, JJK who was relegated from Veikkausliiga and FC Jazz and HIFK who promoted from Kakkonen after winning the promotion play-offs.

AC Kajaani and OPS were relegated from 2013 Ykkönen. SJK was promoted to the 2014 Veikkausliiga.

Club Location Stadium Capacity Manager
AC Oulu Oulu Raatin Stadion 6,996   Rauno Ojanen
FC Jazz Pori Porin Stadion 12,000   Jani Uotinen
FC Viikingit Helsinki Vuosaaren urheilukenttä 4,200   Mika Sandberg
Haka Valkeakoski Tehtaan kenttä 3,516   Juho Rantala
HIFK Helsinki Töölön pallokenttä 4,000   Jani Honkavaara
Ilves Tampere Tammela Stadion 5,040   Mika Malinen
JIPPO Joensuu Joensuun keskuskenttä 3,000   Mika Lähderinne
JJK Jyväskylä Harjun stadion 3,000   Juha Pasoja
KTP Kotka Arto Tolsa Areena 4,780   Sami Ristilä
PK-35 Vantaa Vantaa ISS Stadion 4,500   Jari Europaeus

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
PK-35 Vantaa   Ilir Zeneli End of contract n/a   Jari Europaeus 5 November 2013[3] Pre-season
JIPPO   Jarmo Korhonen End of contract n/a   Mika Lähderinne 20 November 2013[4] Pre-season
FC Jazz   Matti Santahuhta End of contract n/a   Jouni Joensuu 23 December 2013[5] Pre-season
FC Viikingit   Ilkka Jäntti Mutual termination 26 May 2014   Mika Sandberg 26 May 2014[6][7] 10th
FC Jazz   Jouni Joensuu Mutual termination 4 August 2014   Jani Uotinen 4 August 2014[8] 9th

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 HIFK (C, P) 27 15 5 7 63 30 +33 50 Promotion to Veikkausliiga
2 KTP[a] (P) 27 15 5 7 57 33 +24 50
3 Ilves[b] (P) 27 14 5 8 45 29 +16 47
4 AC Oulu 27 13 8 6 46 32 +14 47
5 Haka 27 13 7 7 55 32 +23 46
6 PK-35 Vantaa 27 12 10 5 40 28 +12 46
7 JJK 27 11 5 11 40 46 −6 38
8 FC Jazz 27 6 7 14 31 48 −17 25
9 JIPPO (R) 27 5 5 17 19 56 −37 20 Relegation to Kakkonen
10 FC Viikingit (R) 27 1 3 23 19 81 −62 6
Source: palloverkko.palloliitto.fi
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ KTP were promoted after FC Honka failed to obtain a licence
  2. ^ Ilves were promoted after MyPa failed to obtain a licence

Results

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Statistics

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Top scorers

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Source: palloverkko.palloliitto.fi

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Kalle Multanen Haka 30
2   Jussi Aalto KTP 25
3   Alekos Alekou FC Jazz 14
  Jonne Hjelm Ilves 14
5   Samuli Kaivonurmi KTP 12
  Eero Peltonen HIFK 12
7   Dritan Stafsula AC Oulu 11
8   Antto Hilska JJK 10
  Fidan Seferi FC Viikingit / PK-35 Vantaa 10
10   Antonio Inutile HIFK 8
  Joni Korhonen PK-35 Vantaa 8
  Joni Mäkelä KTP 8
  Tuomas Mustonen HIFK 8
  Esa Terävä HIFK 8

Monthly awards

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Month Player of the Month
May   Jussi Aalto (KTP)
June[9]   Jussi Aalto (KTP)
July[10]   Mikko Manninen (JJK)
August[11]   Mika Nurmela (AC Oulu)
September[12]   Kalle Multanen (Haka)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "palloverkko.palloliitto.fi". Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Suomen Palloliitto". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Uusi päävalmentaja on Jari Europaeus". PK-35 Vantaa (in Finnish). PK-35 Vantaa. 5 November 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Mika "Diego" Lähderinne Jipon uusi päävalmentaja". JIPPO (in Finnish). JIPPO. 20 November 2013. Archived from the original on 21 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Jouni Joensuusta päävalmentaja". FC Jazz (in Finnish). FC Jazz. 23 December 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Päävalmentaja vaihtuu". FC Viikingit (in Finnish). FC Viikingit. 26 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  7. ^ "Loppukauden valmentajakuviot selvillä". FC Viikingit (in Finnish). FC Viikingit. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  8. ^ "Jani Uotinen uusi päävalmentaja, Joensuu astui syrjään". FC Jazz (in Finnish). FC Jazz. 4 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  9. ^ Jussi Aalto Ykkösen Veikkauksen kuukauden pelaaja Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  10. ^ Mikko Manninen Ykkösen heinäkuun Veikkauksen pelaaja Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  11. ^ Mika Nurmela Ykkösen Veikkauksen elokuun pelaaja Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  12. ^ Kalle Multanen Ykkösen Veikkauksen Kuukauden pelaaja Archived 2014-10-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
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