1996 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1

Finnish League Division 1

Season	1996
Champions	Hangö IK TP-Seinäjoki
Promoted	No teams promoted
Relegated	Kultsu FC Rakuunat FC Kontu KePS Reipas OPS
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Finnish football 1996
Veikkausliiga (Tier 1) Ykkönen (Tier 2) Kakkonen (Tier 3) Kolmonen (Tier 4) Nelonen (Tier 5) Suomen Cup 1996

League Tables for teams participating in Ykkönen, the second tier of the Finnish Soccer League system, in 1996.

League Table 1996

Ykkönen

Etelälohko

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF / GA	Pts
1.	Hangö IK, Hanko	27	19	3	5	62–21	60
2.	KTP, Kotka	27	15	7	5	35–17	52
3.	K-Team, Hämeenlinna	27	14	9	4	49–35	51
4.	TiPS, Vantaa	27	13	5	9	45–28	44
5.	FC Honka, Espoo	27	10	7	10	58–48	37
6.	IF Gnistan, Helsinki	27	10	6	11	29–39	36
7.	Ponnistus, Helsinki	27	9	7	11	42–51	34
8.	Kultsu FC, Joutseno	27	6	9	12	31–49	27
9.	Rakuunat, Lappeenranta	27	5	6	16	25–53	21
10.	FC Kontu, Helsinki	27	2	5	20	24–59	11

Pohjoislohko

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF / GA	Pts
1.	TP-Seinäjoki, Seinäjoki	27	19	5	3	44–17	62
2.	TPV, Tampere	27	16	6	5	52–26	54
3.	Kuusysi, Lahti	27	16	5	6	48–28	53
4.	Pallo-Iirot, Rauma	27	11	5	11	47–45	38
5.	GBK, Kokkola	27	10	7	10	47–45	37
6.	JJK, Jyväskylä	27	8	10	9	41–39	34
7.	KuPS, Kuopio	27	8	8	11	39–37	32
8.	KePS, Kemi	27	9	3	15	38–53	30
9.	Reipas, Lahti	27	6	11	10	35–47	29
10.	OPS, Oulu	27	1	2	24	14–68	5

Promotion Play-Offs

• HIK Hanko–TP-Seinäjoki 2–5
• TP-Seinäjoki–HIK Hanko 3–0

TP Seinäjoki won 8–2 on aggregate and proceeded to the next round

• HIK Hanko–HJK Helsinki 0–1
• HJK Helsinki–HIK Hanko 1–1

HJK won 2–1 on aggregate and remained in the Veikkausliiga.

References and sources

• Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
• Ykkösen kausi 1996 - Finnish Wikipedia