| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Klubi 04 |
| Promoted | Klubi 04 |
| Relegated | Vaajakoski VIFK |
| ← 2023 2025 → | |
The 2024 Ykkönen was the 53rd season of Ykkönen, the third highest football league in Finland. The season began on 12 April 2024 and ended on 19 October 2024. It was the first season of the Ykkönen serving as the third-tier football league in Finland, after it was demoted due to formation of the new second-tier Ykkösliiga.
Teams
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantis FC | Helsinki | Pukinmäen liikuntapuisto | 500 |  Tiago Santos
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| EPS | Espoo | Espoonlahden urheilupuisto |  Sven Pierre Aumaitre
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| FC Jazz | Pori | Pori Stadium | 12,300 |  Ville Ulanen
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| FC Vaajakoski | Vaajakoski, Jyväskylä | Panda Areena | 1,000 | Antti Neuvonen
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| JJK Jyväskylä | Jyväskylä | Harjun stadion | 7,000 |  Brian Page
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| Klubi 04 | Helsinki | Bolt Arena | 10,770 | Aleksi Lalli
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| KPV | Kokkola | Kokkolan keskuskenttä | 3,000 | Jyrki Ahola
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| KuPS II | Kuopio | Väre Areena | 5,000 | Juho Neuvonen
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| AC Oulu/OLS | Oulu | Castrén | 1,000 | Mikko Isokangas
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| PK Keski-Uusimaa | Tuusula, Kerava, Järvenpää | Kalevan Urheilupuisto, Kerava | 2,500 | Rami Hakanpää
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| RoPS | Rovaniemi | Rovaniemen keskuskenttä | 2,800 | Jari Alamäki
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| Vasa IFK | Vaasa | Hietalahti Stadium | 6,009 | Max Peltonen
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Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klubi 04 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 56 | 16 | +40 | 50 | Qualification for the Promotion Round |
| 2 | KPV | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 47 | |
| 3 | OLS | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 43 | |
| 4 | Atlantis | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 37 | |
| 5 | Jazz | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 31 | |
| 6 | RoPS | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 30 | |
| 7 | PKKU | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 29 | Qualification for the Relegation Round |
| 8 | JJK | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 28 | |
| 9 | EPS | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 27 | |
| 10 | KuPS Akatemia | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 24 | |
| 11 | VIFK | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 55 | −30 | 12 | |
| 12 | Vaajakoski | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 58 | −32 | 9 |
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 champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).
Results
| Home \ Away | ATL | EPS | JAZ | JJK | KLU | KPV | KPS | OLS | PKK | RPS | VAA | VIF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantis | — | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| EPS | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 5–1 | 2–0 |
| Jazz | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| JJK | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | — | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Klubi 04 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | — | 5–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 9–3 |
| KPV | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| KuPS Akatemia | 2–5 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 |
| OLS | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| PKKU | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 4–5 | 1–2 | 3–0 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| RoPS | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | — | 4–2 | 3–2 |
| Vaajakoski | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 |
| VIFK | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Promotion Round
The top six from the regular season enter the Promotion Round and play each other for the third time. The winner qualifies directly for promotion to Ykkösliiga, whilst the runners-up enter a two-legged playoff against the second to last team in the 2024 Ykkösliiga for promotion.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klubi 04 (C, P) | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 68 | 25 | +43 | 59 | Promotion to the Ykkösliiga |
| 2 | KPV | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 59 | Qualification for the Ykkösliiga play-off |
| 3 | OLS | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 48 | |
| 4 | Atlantis | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 47 | |
| 5 | RoPS | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 34 | |
| 6 | Jazz | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 34 |
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 champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Results
| Home \ Away | ATL | JAZ | KLU | KPV | OLS | RPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantis | — | — | — | 1–2 | — | 3–1 |
| Jazz | 2–4 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 |
| Klubi 04 | 1–2 | 3–1 | — | — | 5–3 | — |
| KPV | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | — | 3–1 |
| OLS | 4–4 | 5–3 | — | 0–3 | — | — |
| RoPS | — | — | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation Round
The bottom six from the regular season enter the Relegation Round and play each other for the third time. The bottom two sides are relegated to the Kakkonen.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JJK | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 40 | |
| 2 | PKKU | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 38 | |
| 3 | EPS | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 34 | |
| 4 | KuPS Akatemia | 27 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 27 | |
| 5 | VIFK (R) | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 22 | Relegation to the Kakkonen |
| 6 | Vaajakoski (R) | 27 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 33 | 72 | −39 | 11 |
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 champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).
(R) Relegated
Results
| Home \ Away | EPS | JJK | KPS | PKK | VAA | VIF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPS | — | — | 3–2 | 4–5 | — | 3–2 |
| JJK | 3–2 | — | 1–0 | — | — | 0–4 |
| KuPS Akatemia | — | — | — | 2–3 | 3–2 | — |
| PKKU | — | 1–2 | — | — | 5–1 | 3–4 |
| Vaajakoski | 2–2 | 1–3 | — | — | — | — |
| VIFK | — | — | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Awards
Annual awards
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year |  Ricardo Cardoso
|
KPV |
| Goalkeeper of the Year |  Maciej Raniowski
|
KPV |
| Defender of the Year |  Nils Svensson
|
Klubi 04 |
| Midfielder of the Year |  Abraham Okyere
|
KPV |
| Striker of the Year | Ricardo Cardoso
|
KPV |
References
- Näin Ykkösliiga, Miesten Ykkönen ja Miesten Kakkonen pelataan kaudella 2024, sttinfo, 6 November 2023
- Captain’s Ball 2024 Timo Nummelinille – Katso kaikki palkitut, Football Association of Finland, 5 December 2024
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