2024 Ykkösliiga
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Ykkösliiga
| season = 2024
| winners = 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 !Promoted from !Relegated from !Promoted to !Relegated to |
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align=center|Ekenäs IF Gnistan |align=center|JJK Jyväskylä |align=center|KTP |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.
- 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=
class="wikitable sortable"
!Club !Location !Stadium !Capacity !Manager |
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|5,000 |{{flagicon|Finland}} {{sortname|Niklas|Vidjeskog}} |
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|Mehtimäki |1,000 |{{flagicon|Finland}} {{sortname|Mikko|Hallikainen}} |
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| JäPS | Järvenpään keskuskenttä | 2,000 | {{flagicon|Finland}} {{sortname|Teemu|Kankkunen}} |
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| KTP | Kotka | 4,780 | {{flagicon|Finland}} {{sortname|Jonas|Nyholm}} |
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|KäPa |1,200 |{{flagicon|Finland}} {{sortname|Lari|Lummepuro}} |
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| MP | Mikkeli | 7,000 | {{flagicon|Finland}} {{sortname|Juha|Pasoja}} |
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| PK-35 | Helsinki | Algeco Areena | {{flagicon|Portugal}} Tiago Santos |
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| SalPa | Salo | 2,500 | {{flagicon|Spain}} {{sortname|Jordi|Aluja}} |
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| 5,817 | {{flagicon|England}} {{sortname|Ash|Civil}} |
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| TPS | Turku | 9,372 | {{flagicon|Finland}} {{sortname|Miika|Nuutinen}} |
Season
=League table=
|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
|match_JAR_JIP=1–0
|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 =
= 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}}
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Rank
!Player !Club !Goals |
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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=
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|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 |
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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=
References
{{reflist}}
{{Ykkönen seasons}}
{{2024 in Finnish football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2024 Ykkosliiga}}