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Ykkönen

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Divisions
  
1

Relegation to
  
Kakkonen

Website
  
Miesten Ykkönen

Current champion
  
JJK Jyväskylä

Country
  
Finland

Levels on pyramid
  
2

Level on pyramid
  
2

Current champions
  
JJK (2016)

Number of teams
  
10

Date founded
  
1973

Promotion to
  
Veikkausliiga


TV partners
  
VeikkausTV, Huuhkaja.tv

Teams
  
JJK Jyväskylä, Turun Palloseura, FC Haka, AC Oulu, FF Jaro

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Ykkönen (Finnish for 'Number One'; Swedish: Ettan) is the second highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga), although it is the highest league managed by the Football Association of Finland.

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History

The first league format competition in the second level of Finnish football was called Suomensarja, which was founded in 1936. Before the inauguration of the Suomensarja, from 1930 to 1935, there had been special qualification matches for the right to play in the Mestaruussarja.

In the autumn of 1969, the Finnish football underwent a league system reform, and the Suomensarja was renamed II divisioona, or 2nd Division, with regional sections.

In 1973, this level of football in Finland became nationwide, and the new name was 1. divisioona (‘First Division’). Name Ykkönen has been used since 1995.

Competition

Like the Veikkausliiga, the first division is played mainly during the summer. It comprises 10 clubs, all of whom play three matches against all other clubs in the division. The winner of the Ykkönen qualifies directly for promotion to Veikkausliiga and the team finishing second in the league, will play two legged promotion playoff against the team finishing 11th in the Veikkausliiga. The bottom 2 clubs are directly relegated to Kakkonen.

Clubs

The clubs in the Ykkönen for the 2017 season are:

References

Ykkönen Wikipedia