2017 Ykkönen


The 2017 Ykkönen was the 46th season of Ykkönen, the second highest football league in Finland. The season started on 29 April 2016 and ended on 21 October 2016. The winning team qualified directly for promotion to the 2018 Veikkausliiga, 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 qualified directly for relegation to Kakkonen.

Overview

A total of ten teams contested in the league, including seven sides from the 2016 season, and FC Honka and Gnistan who were promoted from Kakkonen after winning the promotion play-offs.
PK-35 Vantaa, who were relegated from Veikkausliiga, declared bankruptcy and withdrew their spot from the league. OPS took their spot in the league.
KTP and FC Jazz were relegated from 2016 Ykkönen.
JJK, the champion of 2016 Ykkönen, was promoted to the 2017 Veikkausliiga.
ClubLocationStadiumCapacityManager
AC OuluOuluRaatin Stadion6,996
EIFRaseborgEkenäs Centrumplan2,500
FC HakaValkeakoskiTehtaan kenttä3,516
FC HonkaEspooTapiolan Urheilupuisto6,000
FF JaroJakobstadJakobstads Centralplan5,000
GnistanHelsinkiMustapekka Areena1,100
GrIFKKauniainenKauniaisten Keskuskenttä700
KPVKokkolaKokkolan Keskuskenttä2,000
OPSOuluRaatin Stadion6,996
TPSTurkuVeritas Stadion10,000

Managerial changes

League table