2023 Kakkonen
| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
← 2022 2024 → | |
The 2023 Kakkonen is the 51st season of Kakkonen, the third-highest football league in Finland. The season began on 21 April 2023 and ended on 8 October 2023.
The league consisted of thirty-six teams (twenty-seven returning from the previous season, six promoted from Kolmonen, and three relegated from Ykkönen), split into three equal groups (A, B, and C).
The three groups winners and the highest-ranked runner up qualify for the Kakkonen Championship play-offs, with the winners being promoted to the 2024 Ykkönen. The second, third, fourth, and fifth-placed teams in each group (minus the best runner-up) qualified for the Kakkonen play-offs, with the two winners also being promoted to the 2024 Ykkönen. The bottom two teams in each group were relegated to the 2024 Kolmonen.[1][2][3]
Teams
Team changes
| Promoted from 2022 Kolmonen |
Promoted to 2023 Ykkönen |
Relegated from 2022 Ykkönen |
Relegated to 2023 Kolmonen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantis 2 Elo Kuopio Pallo-Iirot SexyPöxyt TiPS TP-47 |
JJK KäPa SalPa |
PEPO PIF PK-35 Vantaa |
KaaPo KajHa Komeetat LaPa MuSa PeKa VJS |
Group A
Group B
Group C
League tables
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JIPPO | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 56 | 19 | +37 | 48 | Qualification for Kakkonen Championship play-offs |
| 2 | PK-35 Vantaa | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 21 | +28 | 48 | |
| 3 | Klubi 04 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 44 | Qualification for Kakkonen play-offs |
| 4 | Reipas Lahti | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 32 | |
| 5 | PK Keski-Uusimaa | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 32 | |
| 6 | NJS | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 30 | |
| 7 | PEPO | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 30 | |
| 8 | Atlantis 2 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 27 | |
| 9 | PPJ | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 26 | |
| 10 | Kiffen | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 26 | |
| 11 | Futura (R) | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 58 | −28 | 19 | Relegation to Kolmonen |
| 12 | TiPS (R) | 22 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 76 | −56 | 4 |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer away goals conceded; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Fewer home goals conceded; 10) Play-off; 11) Draw.
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer away goals conceded; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Fewer home goals conceded; 10) Play-off; 11) Draw.
(R) Relegated
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EPS | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 20 | +30 | 48 | Qualification for Kakkonen Championship play-offs |
| 2 | Jazz Pori | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 63 | 31 | +32 | 45 | Qualification for Kakkonen play-offs |
| 3 | Ilves-Kissat | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 43 | |
| 4 | Atlantis | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 54 | 30 | +24 | 41 | |
| 5 | Tampere United | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 37 | |
| 6 | GrIFK | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 35 | |
| 7 | Honka Akatemia | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 32 | |
| 8 | Pallo-Iirot | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 30 | |
| 9 | Ilves 2 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 20 | |
| 10 | HJS | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 18 | |
| 11 | SexyPöxyt (R) | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 51 | −31 | 16 | Relegation to Kolmonen |
| 12 | PIF (R) | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 58 | −33 | 12 |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer away goals conceded; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Fewer home goals conceded; 10) Play-off; 11) Draw.
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer away goals conceded; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Fewer home goals conceded; 10) Play-off; 11) Draw.
(R) Relegated
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OLS | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 22 | +31 | 45 | Qualification for Kakkonen Championship play-offs |
| 2 | Vaajakoski | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 17 | +26 | 45 | Qualification for Kakkonen play-offs |
| 3 | RoPS | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 39 | |
| 4 | KuPS Akatemia | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 37 | |
| 5 | VIFK | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 34 | |
| 6 | OTP | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 33 | |
| 7 | GBK Kokkola | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 31 | |
| 8 | TP-47 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 28 | |
| 9 | Närpes Kraft | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 25 | |
| 10 | Elo Kuopio | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 19 | |
| 11 | Hercules (R) | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 48 | −25 | 19 | Relegation to Kolmonen |
| 12 | JBK (R) | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 48 | −22 | 12 |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer away goals conceded; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Fewer home goals conceded; 10) Play-off; 11) Draw.
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer away goals conceded; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Fewer home goals conceded; 10) Play-off; 11) Draw.
(R) Relegated
Play-offs
Kakkonen play-offs
Quarter-finals
First leg
| 14 October 2023 | Reipas Lahti (4th, Group A) | 2–3 | RoPS (3rd, Group C) | |
| 11:00 BST |
| 14 October 2023 | VIFK (5th, Group C) | 0–0 | Ilves-Kissat (3rd, Group B) | |
| 16:00 BST |
| 15 October 2023 | KuPS Akatemia (4th, Group C) | 0–3 | Atlantis (4th, Group B) | |
| 15:00 BST |
| 21 October 2023 | PK Keski-Uusimaa (5th, Group A) | 4–1 | Vaajakoski (2nd, Group C) | |
| 11:00 BST |
| 21 October 2023 | Tampere United (5th, Group B) | 2–1 | Klubi 04 (3rd, Group A) | |
| 14:00 BST |
Second leg
| 21 October 2023 | RoPS (3rd, Group C) | 1–1 (4–3 agg.) | Reipas Lahti (4th, Group A) | |
| 12:00 BST |
| 22 October 2023 | Ilves-Kissat (3rd, Group B) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–1 agg.) (1–4 p) | VIFK (5th, Group C) | |
| 12:00 BST |
| 22 October 2023 | Atlantis (4th, Group B) | 3–1 (6–1 agg.) | KuPS Akatemia (4th, Group C) | |
| 13:00 BST |
| 28 October 2023 | PK Keski-Uusimaa (5th, Group A) | v | Vaajakoski (2nd, Group C) | |
| 11:00 BST |
| 29 October 2023 | Klubi 04 (3rd, Group A) | v | Tampere United (5th, Group B) | |
| 14:00 BST |
Kakkonen Championship play-offs
Semi-finals
| 15 October 2023 | PK-35 Vantaa (2nd, Group A) | 2–1 | EPS (1st, Group B) | |
| 12:00 BST |
Final
First leg
| 21 October 2023 | PK-35 Vantaa (2nd, Group A) | 0–0 | JIPPO (1st, Group A) | |
| 13:00 BST |
Second leg
| 28 October 2023 | JIPPO (1st, Group A) | v | PK-35 Vantaa (2nd, Group A) | |
| 13:00 BST |
References
- ^ "Kakkonen Group A 2023 scores, Football Finland". Flashscore.
- ^ "Kakkonen Group B 2023 scores, Football Finland". Flashscore.
- ^ "Kakkonen Group C 2023 scores, Football Finland". Flashscore.
- ^ "Tulospalvelu". Palloliitto. Retrieved 28 March 2022.