2016 Kakkonen
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
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← 2015 2017 → | |
A total of 36 teams will contest the league divided into three groups, Lohko A (Group A), Lohko B (Group B) and Lohko C (Group C). 25 returning from the 2014 season, two relegated from Ykkönen and nine promoted from Kolmonen. The champion of each group and the best runner-up will qualify to promotion matches to decide which two teams get promoted to the Ykkönen. The bottom three teams in each group will qualify directly for relegation to Kolmonen. Each team will play a total of 22 matches, playing twice against each team of its group.[1]
VIFK and MP were relegated from the 2015 Ykkönen, while KPV, GrIFK were promoted to the 2016 Ykkönen.
ÅIFK, FC Kiisto, FC Myllypuro, I-Kissat, JBK, JIPPO, KaaPo, Kerho 07, Masku, NJS, P-Iirot and PK Keski-Uusimaa were relegated from 2015 Kakkonen.
EsPa, FC Åland, FC Espoo, Hercules, MPS, PEPO, PPT,[2] SC KuFu-98 and Virkiä were promoted from the 2015 Kolmonen.
ESC gave up its place in Kakkonen. The place was taken by FC Kontu.[3]
Groups
| Finnish Football League Structure |
|---|
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Veikkausliiga (Tier 1) |
Lohko A (Group A)
| No. | Abbreviated Name | Town or Settlement | Official Club and Team Name | Movements from 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Futura | Porvoo | FC Futura | |
| 2. | FC Lahti Akatemia | Lahti | FC Kuusysi | |
| 3. | FCV | Jyväskylä | FC Vaajakoski | |
| 4. | Gnistan | Helsinki | IF Gnistan | |
| 5. | JäPS | Järvenpää | Järvenpään Palloseura | |
| 6. | Kultsu FC | Lappeenranta | Kultsu FC | |
| 7. | KäPa | Helsinki | Käpylän Pallo | |
| 8. | MPS | Helsinki | Malmin Palloseura | |
| 9. | MP | Mikkeli | Mikkelin Palloilijat | |
| 10. | PEPO | Lappeenranta | PEPO Lappeenranta | |
| 11. | SC KuFu-98 | Kuopio | Soccer Club Kuopio Futis -98 | |
| 12. | Sudet | Kouvola | Sudet | |
Lohko B (Group B)
| No. | Abbreviated Name | Town or Settlement | Official Club and Team Name | Movements from 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Atlantis FC | Helsinki | Atlantis FC | |
| 2. | BK-46 | Karis | Bollklubben-46 | |
| 3. | EsPa | Espoo | Etelä-Espoon Pallo | |
| 4. | FC Espoo | Espoo | FC Espoo | |
| 5. | FC Honka | Espoo | FC Honka | |
| 6. | FC Kiffen | Helsinki | FC Kiffen 08 | |
| 7. | FC Kontu | Helsinki | FC Kontu | |
| 8. | FC Viikingit | Helsinki | FC Viikingit Edustus | |
| 9. | FC Åland | Sund, Åland | Football Club Åland | |
| 10. | Klubi-04 | Helsinki | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | |
| 11. | SalPa | Salo | Salon Palloilijat | |
| 12. | TPV | Tampere | Tampereen Pallo-Veikot | |
Lohko C (Group C)
| No. | Abbreviated Name | Town or Settlement | Official Club and Team Name | Movements from 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | AC Kajaani | Kajaani | AC Kajaani | |
| 2. | FC Jazz 2 | Pori | FC Jazz 2 | |
| 3. | FC Santa Claus AC | Rovaniemi | FC Santa Claus Arctic Circle | |
| 4. | GBK | Kokkola | Gamlakarleby Bollklubb | |
| 5. | Närpes Kraft | Närpes | Närpes Kraft Fotbollsförening | |
| 6. | FC YPA | Ylivieska | Jalkapalloseura FC YPA | |
| 7. | Hercules | Oulu | Jalkapalloseura Hercules | |
| 8. | Virkiä | Lapua | Lapuan Virkiä | |
| 9. | MuSa | Pori | Musan Salama | |
| 10. | OPS | Oulu | Oulun Palloseura | |
| 11. | TP-47 | Tornio | Tornion Pallo -47 | |
| 12. | VIFK | Vaasa | Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Vasa | |
Stadia and locations
Lohko A
Gnistan
KäPa
MPS
Lohko B
Atlantis FC
FC Kiffen
FC Kontu
FC Viikingit
Klubi 04
League tables
Lohko A (Group A)
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Futura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion Playoffs to the Ykkönen |
| 2 | FC Lahti Akatemia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | FCV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Gnistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | JäPS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | KäPa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Kultsu FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MPS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | MP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | PEPO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Kolmonen |
| 11 | SC KuFu-98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Sudet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source:
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Lohko B (Group B)
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klubi 04 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 3 | Promotion Playoffs to the Ykkönen |
| 2 | Atlantis FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | BK-46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | EsPa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | FC Espoo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | FC Honka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | FC Kiffen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | FC Kontu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FC Viikingit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | SalPa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Kolmonen |
| 11 | TPV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | FC Åland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Updated to games played on 30 April 2016.
Source:
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Lohko C (Group C)
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AC Kajaani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion Playoffs to the Ykkönen |
| 2 | FC Santa Claus AC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | FC YPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | GBK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Hercules | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | MuSa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Närpes Kraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | OPS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | PPT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | TP-47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Kolmonen |
| 11 | VIFK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Virkiä | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source:
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.