2015 Ykkönen
| Season | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Champions | PS Kemi |
| Promoted | PS Kemi PK-35 Vantaa |
| Relegated | MP VIFK |
| Matches played | 270 |
| Goals scored | 396 (1.47 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kalle Multanen (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Haka 6–0 VIFK (17 June) |
| Biggest away win | VIFK 0–4 JJK (23 May) FC Jazz 1–5 MP (22 June) VIFK 1–5 TPS (2 August) FC Jazz 0–4 PS Kemi (16 August) MP 0–4 PK-35 Vantaa (24 September) |
| Highest scoring | Haka 4–4 EIF (21 May) FC Haka 7–4 VIFK (17 October) |
← 2014 2016 → | |
The 2015 Ykkönen started on 2 May 2015 and ended on 17 October 2015. The winning team qualified directly for promotion to the 2016 Veikkausliiga 2016, the second has to play a play-off against the eleventh team from Veikkausliiga to decide who will play in that division. The bottom 2 teams will qualify directly for relegation to Kakkonen.[1]
Overview
A total of ten teams contested in the league, including five sides from the 2014 season, TPS who was relegated from Veikkausliiga, EIF and PS Kemi who promoted from Kakkonen after winning the promotion play-offs, VIFK, the winner of Kakkonen 2014 Western Group as a replacement for promoted Ilves[2] and MP, the runner-up Kakkonen 2014 Eastern Group as a replacement for MYPA.[3][4]
FC Viikingit and JIPPO were relegated from 2014 Ykkönen.
HIFK, the champion of 2014 Ykkönen, KTP, the runner-up of 2014 Ykkönen, and Ilves, which finished third in Ykkönen were promoted to the 2015 Veikkausliiga.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Oulu | Oulu | Raatin Stadion | 6,996 |  Rauno Ojanen
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| EIF | Raseborg | Ekenäs Centrumplan | 2,500 | Jens Mattfolk
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| FC Jazz | Pori | Porin Stadion | 12,000 |  John Allen
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| Haka | Valkeakoski | Tehtaan kenttä | 3,516 | Kari Martonen
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| JJK | Jyväskylä | Harjun stadion | 3,000 | Juha Pasoja
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| MP | Mikkeli | Mikkelin Urheilupuisto | 7,000 | Ilkka Mäkelä
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| PK-35 Vantaa | Vantaa | ISS Stadion | 4,500 | Shefki Kuqi
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| PS Kemi | Kemi | Sauvosaari | 2,500 | Jari Åhman
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| TPS | Turku | Urheilupuiston Yläkenttä | 2,675 | Mika Laurikainen
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| VIFK | Vaasa | Hietalahti Stadium | 4,600 | Tomi Kärkkäinen
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Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Jazz | Jani Uotinen
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End of contract | n/a | John Allen
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30 October 2014[5] | Pre-season |
| Haka | Juho Rantala
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End of contract | n/a | Kari Martonen
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17 November 2014[6] | Pre-season |
| EIF | Jari Rantanen
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End of contract | n/a | Jens Mattfolk
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19 November 2014[7] | Pre-season |
| PS Kemi |  Tommy Taylor
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Personal reasons | 5 January 2015 | Jari Åhman
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9 January 2015[8] | Pre-season |
| PK-35 Vantaa | Jari Europaeus
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Shefki Kuqi
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4 February 2015[9] | Pre-season |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PS Kemi (P) | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 53 | Promotion to Veikkausliiga |
| 2 | PK-35 Vantaa (P) | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 53 | 25 | +28 | 49 | Qualification to Promotion playoffs |
| 3 | TPS | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 49 | |
| 4 | JJK | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 46 | |
| 5 | AC Oulu | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 44 | |
| 6 | Haka | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 41 | |
| 7 | FC Jazz | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 32 | |
| 8 | EIF | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 31 | |
| 9 | MP (R) | 27 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 17 | Relegation to Kakkonen |
| 10 | VIFK (R) | 27 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 74 | −47 | 14 |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 October 2015. Source: Suomen Palloliitto
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
Matches 1–18
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