Ykkönen
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| Ykkönen |
|---|
 Ykkönen 2009 |
| Founded |
| 1995 |
| Nation |
 Finland |
| Number of Teams |
| 14 |
| Promotion To |
| Veikkausliiga |
| Relegation To |
| Kakkonen |
| Current Champions |
| JJK |
| Website |
| Miesten Ykkönen |
Ykkönen (Finnish for 'Number One') is the first division of the Finnish football league system as managed by the Football Association of Finland.
It is, however, overall only the second highest level in Finnish football, as the Veikkausliiga is managed independently of the Football Association and serves as the highest division.
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[edit] Competition
Like the Veikkausliiga, the first division is played mainly during the summer. It is comprised of 14 clubs, all of whom play two matches against all other clubs in the division. The winner of the Ykkönen attains promotion directly to the top level, while the second-placed team plays a two-legged knockout tie with the second-last team of the Veikkausliiga.
A similar promotion/relegation system takes place between the Ykkönen and the Kakkonen ('second division', or the third level of Finnish football), with the bottom two teams being relegated and the next two playing knockout ties with two teams from Kakkonen.
[edit] Clubs
The clubs in the Ykkönen for the upcoming 2009 season are (with their home towns in brackets):
For the 2009 season KooTeePee have been relegated from the Veikkausliiga to the Ykkönen. JJK were promoted to the Veikkausliiga. FC Kiisto, Klubi-04 and PoPa, were promoted to the Ykkönen from the Kakkonen for the 2009 season. GrIFK and KäPa were relegated after only having been promoted in 2008, along with a third team, VIFK.
[edit] Notable former foreign players
[edit] External links
- League information; at the Football Association of Finland
- List of League Second Level tables since 1930
