2015 Ykkönen
The 2015 Ykkönen began on 2 May 2015 and ended on 17 October 2015. The winning team qualified directly for promotion to the 2016 Veikkausliiga 2016, while the second-placed team had to play a play-off against the eleventh-placed team from Veikkausliiga to decide who would play in that division. The bottom two teams were relegated to Kakkonen.[1]
Overview
A total of ten teams contested in the league, including five sides from the
JIPPO were relegated from 2014 Ykkönen
.
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
|
EIF
|
Raseborg | Ekenäs Centrumplan | 2,500 | Jens Mattfolk
|
| FC Jazz | Pori | Porin Stadion
|
12,000 | John Allen
|
| Haka | Valkeakoski | Tehtaan kenttä | 3,516 | Kari Martonen
|
JJK
|
Jyväskylä | Harjun stadion | 3,000 | Juha Pasoja
|
| MP | Mikkeli | Mikkelin Urheilupuisto | 7,000 | Ilkka Mäkelä
|
| PK-35 Vantaa | Vantaa | ISS Stadion
|
4,500 | Shefki Kuqi
|
PS Kemi
|
Kemi | Sauvosaari | 2,500 | Jari Åhman
|
| TPS | Turku | Urheilupuiston Yläkenttä | 2,675 | Mika Laurikainen
|
| VIFK | Vaasa | Hietalahti Stadium | 4,600 | Tomi Kärkkäinen
|
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Jazz | Jani Uotinen
|
End of contract | n/a | John Allen
|
30 October 2014[5] | Pre-season |
| Haka | Juho Rantala
|
End of contract | n/a | Kari Martonen
|
17 November 2014[6] | Pre-season |
| EIF | Jari Rantanen
|
End of contract | n/a | Jens Mattfolk
|
19 November 2014[7] | Pre-season |
| PS Kemi |  Tommy Taylor
|
Personal reasons | 5 January 2015 | Jari Åhman
|
9 January 2015[8] | Pre-season |
| PK-35 Vantaa | Jari Europaeus
|
Shefki Kuqi
|
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 (O, 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 |
Source: Suomen Palloliitto
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
Matches 1–18 |
Matches 19–27
|
Statistics
Top scorers
Source: palloliitto.fi (in Finnish)
- As of 17 October 2015.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalle Multanen
|
Haka | 19 |
| 2 |  Pablo Couñago
|
PK-35 Vantaa | 17 |
| Billy Ions
|
PS Kemi
|
17 | |
| 4 | Jussi Aalto
|
TPS | 11 |
| 5 | Elias Ahde
|
FC Jazz | 9 |
| Antto Hilska
|
JJK
|
9 | |
 Saša Jovović
|
PS Kemi
|
9 | |
| 8 | Samu-Petteri Mäkelä
|
FC Jazz | 8 |
| 9 |  Christian Eissele
|
PS Kemi
|
7 |
| Aleksis Lehtonen
|
JJK
|
7 | |
| Lasse Linjala
|
VIFK | 7 | |
Mateo
|
PK-35 Vantaa | 7 | |
| Masar Ömer
|
PK-35 Vantaa | 7 | |
| Ilkka Santahuhta
|
FC Jazz | 7 | |
Robert Taylor
|
JJK
|
7 | |
| Jasse Tuominen
|
MP | 7 | |
| 17 | 6 players | 6 | |
| 23 | 7 players | 5 | |
| 30 | 10 players | 4 | |
| 40 | 19 players | 3 | |
| 59 | 15 players | 2 | |
| 74 | 39 players | 1 | |
Monthly awards
| Month | Player of the Month |
|---|---|
| May[10] | Pablo Couñago (PK-35 Vantaa)
|
| June[11] | Oskari Forsman (TPS)
|
| July[12] | JJK )
|
| August[13] | Samu-Petteri Mäkelä (FC Jazz)
|
| September[14] |  Ymer Xhaferi (PK-35 Vantaa)
|
See also
References
- ^ Suomen Palloliitto
- ^ "Ykkösen ja Naisten Liigan lisenssipäätökset". Archived from the original on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
- ^ "MYPA luopuu sarjapaikastaan Ykkösessä". Archived from the original on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
- ^ "MP Ykköseen". Archived from the original on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
- ^ "John Allen FC Jazzin päävalmentajaksi". FC Jazz (in Finnish). FC Jazz. 30 October 2014. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ "Kari Martosesta FC Hakan päävalmentaja - Asko Jussilasta seurapäällikkö". Haka (in Finnish). Haka. 17 November 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ "Nio spelarkontrakt och en tränare". EIF (in Swedish). 19 November 2014. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ "PS Kemi Kings". PS Kemi (in Finnish). 9 January 2015. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "PK-35 Vantaa tiedote Pallohonka Oy:n kanssa käydyistä neuvotteluista". PK-35 Vantaa (in Finnish). 4 February 2015. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ Counago Ykkösen Veikkauksen toukokuun pelaaja (in Finnish)
- ^ Forsman Ykkösen Veikkauksen kuukauden pelaaja (in Finnish)
- ^ Manninen Ykkösen Veikkauksen kuukauden pelaaja Archived 2015-12-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- ^ Mäkelä Ykkösen Veikkauksen kuukauden pelaaja Archived 2015-12-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- ^ Xhaferi Ykkösen Veikkauksen kuukauden pelaaja Archived 2015-12-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
External links
- Official site (in Finnish)