2024 Ykkösliiga

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Ykkösliiga

| season = 2024

| winners = KTP

| promoted = Jaro
KTP

| relegated = MP

| league topscorer = Aleksi Tarvonen (15 goals)

| matches = 135

| total goals = 420

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

| highest scoring =

| prevseason = 2023 Ykkönen

| nextseason = 2025

}}

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.

Teams

{{Location map+ |Finland |width=265 |caption= |places=

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=63.673611 |long=22.695 |label=FF Jaro |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.2310 |long=23.0730 |label=SalPa |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.2820 |long=25.0520 |label=JäPS |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=62.6010 |long=29.7636 |label=JIPPO |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.1699 |long=24.9384 |label=KäPa, PK-35 |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=61.683333 |long=27.266667 |label=MP |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.4428 |long=22.2917 |label=TPS |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=62.4725 |long=22.5025 |label=SJK II |position=right}}

{{location map~ |Finland |lat=60.4575 |long=26.939722 |label=KTP | position = right }}

}}

=Team changes=

The league was contested with 10 clubs, unlike former second-tier Ykkönen which included 12 clubs.[https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/category/M1L!spljp24/group/1 Ykkösliiga], Finnish FA

class="wikitable"
Promoted to
2024 Veikkausliiga

!Relegated to
2024 Ykkönen

!Promoted from
2023 Kakkonen

!Relegated from
2023 Veikkausliiga

!Promoted to
2025 Veikkausliiga

!Relegated to
2025 Ykkönen

align=center|Ekenäs IF
Gnistan

|align=center|JJK Jyväskylä
KPV

|align=center|JIPPO
PK-35

|align=center|KTP

|align=center|KTP
Jaro

|align=center|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.
  • 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=

class="wikitable sortable"

!Club

!Location

!Stadium

!Capacity

!Manager

---

|FF Jaro

|Jakobstad (Pietarsaari)

|Jakobstads Centralplan

|5,000

|{{flagicon|Finland}} {{sortname|Niklas|Vidjeskog}}

---

|JIPPO

|Joensuu

|Mehtimäki

|1,000

|{{flagicon|Finland}} {{sortname|Mikko|Hallikainen}}

---

| JäPS

| Järvenpää

| Järvenpään keskuskenttä

| 2,000

| {{flagicon|Finland}} {{sortname|Teemu|Kankkunen}}

---

| KTP

| Kotka

| Arto Tolsa Areena

| 4,780

| {{flagicon|Finland}} {{sortname|Jonas|Nyholm}}

---

|KäPa

|Helsinki

|Brahenkenttä

|1,200

|{{flagicon|Finland}} {{sortname|Lari|Lummepuro}}

---

| MP

| Mikkeli

| Mikkelin Urheilupuisto

| 7,000

| {{flagicon|Finland}} {{sortname|Juha|Pasoja}}

---

| PK-35

| Helsinki

| Algeco Areena

| 1,200[https://www.lahitieto.fi/2021/07/05/tekemisen-meininkia-pihlajamaessa-pk-35lla-uusittu-stadion/ Tekemisen meininkiä Pihlajamäessä: PK-35:llä uusittu stadion], lahitieto.fi, 5 July 2021

| {{flagicon|Portugal}} Tiago Santos

---

| SalPa

| Salo

| Salon Urheilupuisto

| 2,500

| {{flagicon|Spain}} {{sortname|Jordi|Aluja}}

---

| SJK Akatemia

| Seinäjoki

| OmaSP Stadion

| 5,817

| {{flagicon|England}} {{sortname|Ash|Civil}}

---

| TPS

| Turku

| Veritas Stadion

| 9,372

| {{flagicon|Finland}} {{sortname|Miika|Nuutinen}}

Season

=League table=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/finland/ykkonen/2024/regular-season/r79286/ Soccerway]

|team_order=KTP, JAR, JIP, TPS, JÄP, PK, SJK, SAL, KÄP, MP

|result1=PRO |result2=PPO |result9=RPO |result10=REL

|update=complete

|win_JAR=17|draw_JAR=3 |loss_JAR=7 |gf_JAR=51|ga_JAR=30

|win_JIP=16|draw_JIP=4 |loss_JIP=7 |gf_JIP=49|ga_JIP=25

|win_JÄP=9 |draw_JÄP=8 |loss_JÄP=10|gf_JÄP=44|ga_JÄP=53

|win_KTP=18|draw_KTP=4 |loss_KTP=5 |gf_KTP=75|ga_KTP=32

|win_KÄP=5 |draw_KÄP=7 |loss_KÄP=15|gf_KÄP=44|ga_KÄP=67

|win_MP=3 |draw_MP=7 |loss_MP=17 |gf_MP=22 |ga_MP=61

|win_PK=8 |draw_PK=9 |loss_PK=10 |gf_PK=29 |ga_PK=34

|win_SAL=7 |draw_SAL=8 |loss_SAL=12|gf_SAL=31|ga_SAL=48

|win_SJK=6 |draw_SJK=11|loss_SJK=10|gf_SJK=35|ga_SJK=41

|win_TPS=12|draw_TPS=7 |loss_TPS=8 |gf_TPS=40|ga_TPS=29

|status_JAR=OP

|status_KTP=CP

|status_KÄP=O

|status_MP=R

|name_JAR=Jaro

|name_JIP=JIPPO

|name_JÄP=JäPS

|name_KTP=KTP

|name_KÄP=KäPa

|name_MP=MP

|name_PK=PK-35

|name_SAL=SalPa

|name_SJK=SJK Akatemia

|name_TPS=TPS

|show_limit=5|class_rules=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).

|res_col_header=PQR

|col_PRO=green1 |text_PRO=Promotion to Veikkausliiga

|col_PPO=yellow1 |text_PPO=Qualification for the Veikkausliiga play-off

|col_RPO=red2 |text_RPO=Qualification for the Ykkösliiga play-off

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to Ykkönen

}}

=Results=

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|source=[https://uk.soccerway.com/national/finland/ykkonen/2023/regular-season/r73843/ Soccerway]

|update=complete

|matches_style=FBR

|team_order=JAR, JIP, JÄP, KTP, KÄP, MP, PK, SAL, SJK, TPS

|name_JAR=Jaro

|name_JIP=JIPPO

|name_JÄP=JäPS

|name_KTP=KTP

|name_KÄP=KäPa

|name_MP= MP

|name_PK= PK-35

|name_SAL=SalPa

|name_SJK=SJK Akatemia

|name_TPS=TPS

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|match_JAR_JÄP=0–0

|match_JAR_KTP=5–2

|match_JAR_KÄP=4–2

|match_JAR_MP=2–0

|match_JAR_PK=2–1

|match_JAR_SAL=2–1

|match_JAR_SJK=1–1

|match_JAR_TPS=0–1

|match_JIP_JAR=2–0

|match_JIP_JÄP=3–2

|match_JIP_KTP=1–0

|match_JIP_KÄP=2–0

|match_JIP_MP=0–0

|match_JIP_PK=1–0

|match_JIP_SAL=1–1

|match_JIP_SJK=0–0

|match_JIP_TPS=2–0

|match_JÄP_JAR=2–2

|match_JÄP_JIP=1–5

|match_JÄP_KTP=0–0

|match_JÄP_KÄP=2–2

|match_JÄP_MP=1–1

|match_JÄP_PK=3–1

|match_JÄP_SAL=2–3

|match_JÄP_SJK=1–1

|match_JÄP_TPS=2–1

|match_KTP_JAR=1–0

|match_KTP_JIP=2–1

|match_KTP_JÄP=2–0

|match_KTP_KÄP=2–1

|match_KTP_MP=4–0

|match_KTP_PK=1–0

|match_KTP_SAL=6–0

|match_KTP_SJK=5–1

|match_KTP_TPS=1–2

|match_KÄP_JAR=0–3

|match_KÄP_JIP=1–4

|match_KÄP_JÄP=3–3

|match_KÄP_KTP=1–5

|match_KÄP_MP=4–0

|match_KÄP_PK=0–1

|match_KÄP_SAL=1–1

|match_KÄP_SJK=1–1

|match_KÄP_TPS=0–0

|match_MP_JAR=1–4

|match_MP_JIP=1–1

|match_MP_JÄP=0–3

|match_MP_KTP=1–2

|match_MP_KÄP=2–6

|match_MP_PK=0–0

|match_MP_SAL=0–1

|match_MP_SJK=1–2

|match_MP_TPS=0–3

|match_PK_JAR=2–1

|match_PK_JIP=0–2

|match_PK_JÄP=4–1

|match_PK_KTP=1–5

|match_PK_KÄP=3–0

|match_PK_MP=1–2

|match_PK_SAL=1–1

|match_PK_SJK=1–1

|match_PK_TPS=1–1

|match_SAL_JAR=0–1

|match_SAL_JIP=0–3

|match_SAL_JÄP=1–3

|match_SAL_KTP=2–2

|match_SAL_KÄP=1–1

|match_SAL_MP=5–0

|match_SAL_PK=1–1

|match_SAL_SJK=2–1

|match_SAL_TPS=0–1

|match_SJK_JAR=0–1

|match_SJK_JIP=1–2

|match_SJK_JÄP=2–1

|match_SJK_KTP=0–3

|match_SJK_KÄP=4–0

|match_SJK_MP=0–0

|match_SJK_PK=3–0

|match_SJK_SAL=2-0

|match_SJK_TPS=0–3

|match_TPS_JAR=0–2

|match_TPS_JIP=2–0

|match_TPS_JÄP=4–0

|match_TPS_KTP=1–4

|match_TPS_KÄP=2–1

|match_TPS_MP=1–0

|match_TPS_PK=2–2

|match_TPS_SAL=2–3

|match_TPS_SJK=1–0

}}

=Third round results=

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|source=[https://uk.soccerway.com/national/finland/ykkonen/2023/regular-season/r73843/ Soccerway]

|update=complete

|matches_style=FBR

|team_order=JAR, JIP, JÄP, KTP, KÄP, MP, PK, SAL, SJK, TPS

|name_JAR=Jaro

|name_JIP=JIPPO

|name_JÄP=JäPS

|name_KTP=KTP

|name_KÄP=KäPa

|name_MP= MP

|name_PK= PK-35

|name_SAL=SalPa

|name_SJK=SJK Akatemia

|name_TPS=TPS

|match_JAR_JIP=2–1

|match_JAR_JÄP=5–0

|match_JAR_KTP=1–2

|match_JAR_KÄP=3–2

|match_JAR_MP=null

|match_JAR_PK=null

|match_JAR_SAL=3–0

|match_JAR_SJK=null

|match_JAR_TPS=null

|match_JIP_JAR=null

|match_JIP_JÄP=null

|match_JIP_KTP=3–2

|match_JIP_KÄP=null

|match_JIP_MP=2–4

|match_JIP_PK=0–1

|match_JIP_SAL=3–0

|match_JIP_SJK=4–1

|match_JIP_TPS=null

|match_JÄP_JAR=null

|match_JÄP_JIP=1–4

|match_JÄP_KTP=null

|match_JÄP_KÄP=null

|match_JÄP_MP=4–0

|match_JÄP_PK=null

|match_JÄP_SAL=0–2

|match_JÄP_SJK=2–1

|match_JÄP_TPS=null

|match_KTP_JAR=null

|match_KTP_JIP=null

|match_KTP_JÄP=1–2

|match_KTP_KÄP=7–2

|match_KTP_MP=null

|match_KTP_PK=2–1

|match_KTP_SAL=null

|match_KTP_SJK=3–3

|match_KTP_TPS=1–1

|match_KÄP_JAR=null

|match_KÄP_JIP=2–1

|match_KÄP_JÄP=3–5

|match_KÄP_KTP=null

|match_KÄP_MP=3–2

|match_KÄP_PK=1–1

|match_KÄP_SAL=null

|match_KÄP_SJK=null

|match_KÄP_TPS=null

|match_MP_JAR=4–2

|match_MP_JIP=null

|match_MP_JÄP=null

|match_MP_KTP=0–5

|match_MP_KÄP=null

|match_MP_PK=null

|match_MP_SAL=1–2

|match_MP_SJK=null

|match_MP_TPS=0–0

|match_PK_JAR=0–1

|match_PK_JIP=null

|match_PK_JÄP=0–0

|match_PK_KTP=null

|match_PK_KÄP=null

|match_PK_MP=1–0

|match_PK_SAL=1–0

|match_PK_SJK=null

|match_PK_TPS=null

|match_SAL_JAR=null

|match_SAL_JIP=null

|match_SAL_JÄP=null

|match_SAL_KTP=2–5

|match_SAL_KÄP=1–4

|match_SAL_MP=null

|match_SAL_PK=null

|match_SAL_SJK=1–1

|match_SAL_TPS=0–0

|match_SJK_JAR=2–3

|match_SJK_JIP=null

|match_SJK_JÄP=null

|match_SJK_KTP=null

|match_SJK_KÄP=2–0

|match_SJK_MP=2–2

|match_SJK_PK=2–2

|match_SJK_SAL=null

|match_SJK_TPS=1–1

|match_TPS_JAR=3–0

|match_TPS_JIP=0-1

|match_TPS_JÄP=2–3

|match_TPS_KTP=null

|match_TPS_KÄP=5–3

|match_TPS_MP=null

|match_TPS_PK=1–2

|match_TPS_SAL=null

|match_TPS_SJK=null

}}

Ykkösliiga play-off

The 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 =

{{football box collapsible

|date = 23 October 2024

|time = 13:00 BST

|team1 = KPV

|score = 1–1

|report =

|team2 = KäPa

|goals1 = Cardoso {{goal|26|pen.}}

|goals2 = Kuningas {{goal|38|pen.}}

|stadium = Kokkolan Keskuskenttä

|location = Kokkola

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

= Second leg =

{{football box collapsible

|date = 26 October 2024

|time = 16:00 BST

|team1 = KäPa

|score = 2–0

|aggregatescore = 3–1

|report =

|team2 = KPV

|goals1 = {{abbr|Pulkkinen|Mikael Pulkkinen}} {{goal|24}}
{{abbr|Lika|Yilson Lika}} {{goal|59}}

|stadium = Brahenkenttä

|location = Helsinki

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

Statistics

=Top scorers=

{{Col-begin|width=auto}}

{{Col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|FIN}} Aleksi Tarvonen

|align="left"|KTP

|15

rowspan=3|2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|FIN}} Olli Jakonen

|align="left"|SalPa

|rowspan=3|11

align="left"|{{flagicon|FIN}} Luca Weckström

|align="left"|KTP

align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshiaki Kikuchi

|align="left"|JIPPO

5

|align="left"|{{flagicon|FIN}} Albijon Muzaci

|align="left"|TPS

|10

rowspan=2|6

|align="left"|{{flagicon|FIN}} Anttoni Huttunen

|align="left"|KTP

|rowspan=2|9

align="left"|{{flagicon|FIN}} Oskar Pihlaja

|align="left"|JIPPO

rowspan=4|8

|align="left"|{{flagicon|FIN}} Irfan Sadik

|align="left"|JäPS

|rowspan=4|8

align="left"|{{flagicon|FIN}} Terrence Smith

|align="left"|JIPPO

align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} Umar Bala Mohammed

|align="left"|TPS

align="left"|{{flagicon|FIN}} Severi Kähkönen

|align="left"|Jaro

rowspan=2|12

|align="left"|{{flagicon|FIN}} Miro Turunen

|align="left"|Käpylän Pallo

|rowspan=2|7

align="left"|{{flagicon|SWE}} Edvin Crona

|align="left"|Jaro

{{Col-break|gap=5em}}

=Hat-tricks=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Player

For !! Against !! align=center| Result !! Date
align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Keir Foster

|align="left"|SalPa

|align="left"|MP

|align="center"|5–0

|align="center"|28 April 2024

align="left"|{{flagicon|FIN}} Anttoni Huttunen

|align="left"|KTP

|align="left"|KäPa

|align="center"|5–1

|align="center"|27 July 2024

align="left"|{{flagicon|FIN}} Aapo Hyppönen

|align="left"|MP

|align="left"|JIPPO

|align="center"|4–2

|align="center"|10 August 2024

align="left"|{{flagicon|FIN}} Sami Sipola

|align="left"|Jaro

|align="left"|JäPS

|align="center"|5–0

|align="center"|11 August 2024

{{Col-end}}

Awards

=Annual awards=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|Award[https://www.palloliitto.fi/ajankohtaista/captain-s-ball-2024-timo-nummelinille-katso-kaikki-palkitut Captain’s Ball 2024 Timo Nummelinille – Katso kaikki palkitut], Football Association of Finland, 5 December 2024

!|Winner

!Club

Player of the Year

| align="left" |{{flagicon|FIN}} Anttoni Huttunen

|KTP

Goalkeeper of the Year

| align="left " |{{flagicon|FIN}} Pyry Piirainen

|JIPPO

Defender of the Year

| align="left" |{{flagicon|CMR}} Tabi Manga

|KTP

Midfielder of the Year

| align="left" |{{flagicon|FIN}} Sergei Eremenko

|Jaro

Striker of the Year

|align="left" |{{flagicon|FIN}} Aleksi Tarvonen

|KTP

=Monthly awards=

class="wikitable"
Month

!Player of the Month

April[https://www.palloliitto.fi/ajankohtaista/ktp-n-enoch-banza-ykkosliigan-huhtikuun-pelaaja Huhtikuun joukkue valittu - KTP:n Enoch Banza Ykkösliigan huhtikuun pelaaja] {{in lang|fi}}

|{{flagicon|Finland}} Enoch Banza (KTP)

May[https://www.palloliitto.fi/ajankohtaista/jippo-n-yoshiaki-kikuchi-ykkosliigan-toukokuun-pelaaja JIPPO:n Yoshiaki Kikuchi Ykkösliigan toukokuun pelaaja] {{in lang|fi}}

|{{flagicon|Japan}} Yoshiaki Kikuchi (JIPPO)

June[https://jpy.fi/fi/uutiset/aleksi-tarvonen-ykkosliigan-veikkauksen-kuukauden-pelaaja Aleksi Tarvonen Ykkösliigan Veikkauksen kuukauden pelaaja], jpy.fi, 5 July 2024

|{{flagicon|Finland}} Aleksi Tarvonen (KTP)

July[https://www.jpy.fi/fi/uutiset/anttoni-huttunen-ykkosliigan-veikkauksen-kuukauden-pelaaja Anttoni Huttunen Ykkösliigan Veikkauksen kuukauden pelaaja], jpy.fi, 5 August 2024

|{{flagicon|Finland}} Anttoni Huttunen (KTP)

August[https://jpy.fi/fi/uutiset/matias-paavola-ykkosliigan-veikkauksen-kuukauden-pelaaja Matias Paavola Ykkösliigan Veikkauksen kuukauden pelaaja], jpy.fi, 5 September 2024

|{{flagicon|Finland}} Matias Paavola (KTP)

September[https://www.palloliitto.fi/ajankohtaista/jean-claude-mabinda-valittu-ykkosliigan-syyskuun-pelaajaksi Jean-Claude Mabinda valittu Ykkösliigan syyskuun pelaajaksi], Finnish FA, 5 October 2024

|{{flagicon|Finland}} Jean-Claude Mabinda (JäPS)

References

{{reflist}}

{{Ykkönen seasons}}

{{2024 in Finnish football}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2024 Ykkosliiga}}

Finland

Category:2024 in Finnish football leagues