2019 Ykkönen
| Season | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Champions | FC Haka |
| Promoted | FC Haka TPS |
| Relegated | TPV |
← 2018 2020 → | |
The 2019 Ykkönen was the 48th season of Ykkönen, the second highest football league in Finland. The season started on 27 April 2019. The winning team was qualified promoted to the 2020 Veikkausliiga, while the second-placed team played a play-off against the eleventh-placed team from Veikkausliiga to decide who would play in that division. The bottom team was relegated to Kakkonen.
Overview[edit]
A total of ten teams contested in the league, including six sides from the 2018 season, TPS was relegated from Veikkausliiga and MYPA, MuSa and TPV who were promoted from Kakkonen after winning the promotion play-offs.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Kajaani | Kajaani | Kajaanin Liikuntapuisto | 1,200 |  Mika Lumijärvi
|
| AC Oulu | Oulu | Raatin Stadion | 6,996 | Rauno Ojanen
|
| EIF | Raseborg | Ekenäs Centrumplan | 2,500 |  Guillem Santesmase
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| FC Haka | Valkeakoski | Tehtaan kenttä | 3,516 | Teemu Tainio
|
| FC KTP | Kotka | Arto Tolsa Areena | 4,780 |  Argo Arbeiter
|
| FF Jaro | Jakobstad | Jakobstads Centralplan | 4,600 | Niklas Käcko
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| TPS | Turku | Paavo Nurmi Stadium | 13,000 | Tommi Pikkarainen
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| MuSa | Pori | Porin Stadion[1] | 12,300 | Ville Ulanen
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| MYPA | Kouvola | Kymenlaakson Sähkö Stadion | 4,167 | Jukka Karjalainen
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| TPV | Tampere | Tammelan Stadion | 5,050 | Anssi Ylinen
|
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Haka (P) | 27 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 76 | 22 | +54 | 74 | Promotion to Veikkausliiga |
| 2 | TPS (O, P) | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 55 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | FF Jaro | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 43 | |
| 4 | KTP | 27 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 42 | |
| 5 | MuSa | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 38 | |
| 6 | EIF | 27 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 30 | |
| 7 | AC Oulu | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 29 | |
| 8 | AC Kajaani | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 24 | |
| 9 | MYPA | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 62 | −32 | 22 | |
| 10 | TPV (R) | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 54 | −24 | 21 | Relegation to Kakkonen |
Source: Suomen Palloliitto
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Promotion/relegation play-offs[edit]
TPS won 3-0 on aggregate and are promoted
Season statistics[edit]
Top scorers[edit]
- As of match played 31 October 2019[2]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salomo Ojala
|
FC Haka | 23 |
| 2 |  Eliécer Espinosa
|
TPS | 18 |
| 3 |  Jahir Barraza
|
FF Jaro | 15 |
| 4 | Aleksi Pahkasalo
|
KTP | 13 |
| 5 | Kalle Multanen
|
KTP | 11 |
| Akseli Ollila
|
EIF | ||
| 7 | Juho Mäkelä
|
IFK Mariehamn | 10 |
References[edit]
- ^ MuSa joutuu pelaamaan Porin Stadionilla – Musan kenttä ei Palloliitolle käy
- ^ "Perustilastot". soccerway.com/. Soccerway. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.