The 2024 Ykkösliiga was the inaugural season of Ykkösliiga, the new second highest football league in Finland. The season began on 13 April 2024 and ended on 19 October 2024.
| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Champions | KTP |
| Promoted | Jaro KTP |
| Relegated | MP |
| Top goalscorer | Aleksi Tarvonen (15 goals) |
2025 → | |
Teams
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Team changes
editThe league was contested with 10 clubs, unlike former second-tier Ykkönen which included 12 clubs.[1]
| Promoted from 2023 Kakkonen |
Relegated from 2023 Veikkausliiga |
Promoted to 2024 Veikkausliiga |
Relegated to 2024 Ykkönen |
Promoted to 2025 Veikkausliiga |
Relegated to 2025 Ykkönen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JIPPO PK-35 |
KTP | Ekenäs IF Gnistan |
JJK Jyväskylä KPV |
KTP Jaro |
MP |
- PK-35 qualified for the 2024 Ykkösliiga promotion play-offs as a 2023 Kakkonen Group A runner-up, and were promoted to Ykkösliiga as a play-offs winner.
- FC Honka were declared for bankruptcy after the 2023 Veikkausliiga season. Via supplemental process, 2023 Ykkönen runner-up Gnistan were promoted to 2024 Veikkausliiga, and 2024 Ykkösliiga promotion play-offs runner-up JIPPO were promoted to 2024 Ykkösliiga.
- HIFK were declared for bankruptcy after the 2023 Ykkönen season, and Käpylän Pallo (KäPa) earned a spot in 2024 Ykkösliiga via supplemental process, by which KäPa avoided the relegation after finishing 10th of 12 teams in 2023 Ykkönen.
Participants
edit| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FF Jaro | Jakobstad (Pietarsaari) | Jakobstads Centralplan | 5,000 |  Niklas Vidjeskog
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| JIPPO | Joensuu | Mehtimäki | 1,000 | Mikko Hallikainen
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| JäPS | Järvenpää | Järvenpään keskuskenttä | 2,000 | Teemu Kankkunen
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| KTP | Kotka | Arto Tolsa Areena | 4,780 | Jonas Nyholm
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| KäPa | Helsinki | Brahenkenttä | 1,200 | Lari Lummepuro
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| MP | Mikkeli | Mikkelin Urheilupuisto | 7,000 | Juha Pasoja
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| PK-35 | Helsinki | Algeco Areena | 1,200[2] |  Tiago Santos
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| SalPa | Salo | Salon Urheilupuisto | 2,500 |  Jordi Aluja
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| SJK Akatemia | Seinäjoki | OmaSP Stadion | 5,817 |  Ash Civil
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| TPS | Turku | Veritas Stadion | 9,372 | Miika Nuutinen
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Season
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KTP (C, P) | 27 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 75 | 32 | +43 | 58 | Promotion to Veikkausliiga |
| 2 | Jaro (O, P) | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 54 | Qualification for the Veikkausliiga play-off |
| 3 | JIPPO | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 25 | +24 | 52 | |
| 4 | TPS | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 43 | |
| 5 | JäPS | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 35 | |
| 6 | PK-35 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 33 | |
| 7 | SJK Akatemia | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 29 | |
| 8 | SalPa | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 29 | |
| 9 | KäPa (O) | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 67 | −23 | 22 | Qualification for the Ykkösliiga play-off |
| 10 | MP (R) | 27 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 61 | −39 | 16 | Relegation to Ykkönen |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide teams for promotion or relegation).
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide teams for promotion or relegation).
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
editThird round results
editYkkösliiga play-off
editThe ninth-placed team (KäPa) faced the second-placed team from the 2024 Ykkönen (KPV) in a two-legged play-off for the final place in the 2025 Ykkösliiga.
First leg
edit| 23 October 2024 | KPV | 1–1 | KäPa | Kokkola |
| 13:00 BST | Cardoso  26' (pen.) |
Kuningas 38' (pen.) |
Stadium: Kokkolan Keskuskenttä |
Second leg
editStatistics
editTop scorers
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Hat-tricksedit
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Awards
editAnnual awards
edit| Award[3] | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Anttoni Huttunen
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KTP |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Pyry Piirainen
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JIPPO |
| Defender of the Year |  Tabi Manga
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KTP |
| Midfielder of the Year | Sergei Eremenko
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Jaro |
| Striker of the Year | Aleksi Tarvonen
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KTP |
Monthly awards
edit| Month | Player of the Month |
|---|---|
| April[4] | Enoch Banza (KTP)
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| May[5] |  Yoshiaki Kikuchi (JIPPO)
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| June[6] | Aleksi Tarvonen (KTP)
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| July[7] | Anttoni Huttunen (KTP)
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| August[8] | Matias Paavola (KTP)
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| September[9] | Jean-Claude Mabinda (JäPS)
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References
edit- ^ Ykkösliiga, Finnish FA
- ^ Tekemisen meininkiä Pihlajamäessä: PK-35:llä uusittu stadion, lahitieto.fi, 5 July 2021
- ^ Captain’s Ball 2024 Timo Nummelinille – Katso kaikki palkitut, Football Association of Finland, 5 December 2024
- ^ Huhtikuun joukkue valittu - KTP:n Enoch Banza Ykkösliigan huhtikuun pelaaja (in Finnish)
- ^ JIPPO:n Yoshiaki Kikuchi Ykkösliigan toukokuun pelaaja (in Finnish)
- ^ Aleksi Tarvonen Ykkösliigan Veikkauksen kuukauden pelaaja, jpy.fi, 5 July 2024
- ^ Anttoni Huttunen Ykkösliigan Veikkauksen kuukauden pelaaja, jpy.fi, 5 August 2024
- ^ Matias Paavola Ykkösliigan Veikkauksen kuukauden pelaaja, jpy.fi, 5 September 2024
- ^ Jean-Claude Mabinda valittu Ykkösliigan syyskuun pelaajaksi, Finnish FA, 5 October 2024