2014 Kakkonen

The 2014 Kakkonen season started on 18 April and ended on 4 October 2014.

Kakkonen
Season2014
2013
2015

Teams

A total of 40 teams contested the league divided into four groups, Eteläinen (Southern), Pohjoinen (Northern), Läntinen (Western) and Itäinen (Eastern). 29 returning from the 2013 season, two relegated from Ykkönen and nine promoted from Kolmonen. The champion of each group qualified to promotion matches to decide which two teams get promoted to the Ykkönen. The bottom two teams in each group and the worst eight-placed qualified directly for relegation to Kolmonen. Each team played a total of 27 matches, three times against each team of its group.[1]

AC Kajaani and OPS were relegated from the 2013 Ykkönen, while FC Jazz and HIFK were promoted to the 2014 Ykkönen.

EsPa, FC POHU, Härmä, LPS, MuSa, ORPa, Sudet and Tervarit were relegated from 2013 Kakkonen.

FC Espoo, FC Myllypuro, FC Viikkarit, I-Kissat, JBK, OLS, SC KuFu-98 and SOVO were promoted from the 2013 Kolmonen.

SavU (winner of Kolmonen Kaakkois-Suomi) didn't take its place in 2014 Kakkonen. Its place was given for JäPS, the worst eight-placed of the last season.

KTP merged with FC KooTeePee. Its place was given for Kultsu FC, the runner-up of Kolmonen Kaakkois-Suomi.[2]

Stadia and locations

Location of the 2014 Kakkonen teams. Eteläinen (Southern) are red dots, Pohjoinen (Northern) are green dots, Läntinen (Western) are blue dots while Itäinen (Eastern) are pink dots.
TeamLocationStadiumStadium capacity
AC KajaaniKajaaniKajaanin liikuntapuisto1,000
ÅIFKTurkuUrheilupuiston yläkenttä1,500
Atlantis FCHelsinkiTöölön Pallokenttä4,000
BK-46RaseborgKarjaan urheilukenttä1,000
EIFRaseborgEkenäs Centrumplan2,500
FC EspooEspooLeppävaaran stadion5,000
FC FuturaPorvooPorvoon keskuskenttä500
FC HämeenlinnaHämeenlinnaKaurialan kenttä4,000
FC Lahti AkatemiaLahtiKisapuisto4,400
FC MyllypuroHelsinkiMyllypuro300
FC ViikkaritHelsinkiVuosaaren urheilukenttä4,200
FC YPAYlivieskaSafari600
GBKKokkolaKokkolan keskuskenttä3,000
GnistanHelsinkiFair Pay Arena2,000
GrIFKKauniainenKauniaisten Keskuskenttä700
I-KissatTampereTammela Stadion5,040
JäPSJärvenpääJärvenpään keskuskenttä500
JBKJakobstadLänsikenttä300
Kerho 07SeinäjokiSeinäjoen keskuskenttä3,500
KäPaHelsinkiMax Westerberg Areena1,000
Klubi 04HelsinkiSonera Stadium10,770
KPVKokkolaKokkolan keskuskenttä2,000
Kultsu FCLappeenrantaJoutsenon keskuskenttä960
MaskuMaskuTaponketoN/A
MPMikkeliMikkelin Urheilupuisto7,000
Närpes KraftNärpesMosedal2,000
OLSOuluRaatin Stadion6,996
OPSOuluRaatin Stadion6,996
P-IirotRaumaÄijänsuon stadion2,000
PallohonkaEspooOtaniemen urheilukeskus500
PK-37IisalmiSankariniemi5,000
PK Keski-UusimaaKeravaKalevan UP nurmi2,000
PS KemiKemiSauvosaari1,500
SalPaSaloSalon Urheilupuisto2,500
SC KuFu-98KuopioSavon Sanomat Areena5,000
SOVOSomeroSomeron urheilukenttä2,500
SportingKristinestadKristinaplan2,000
TP-47TornioPohjan Stadion4,000
TPVTampereTammela Stadion5,040
VIFKVaasaHietalahti Stadium4,600

League tables

Eteläinen (Southern)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1EIF2720436933+3664Qualification to Promotion playoffs
2GrIFK2718367227+4557
3BK-462715666840+2851
4KäPa27116105246+639
5Klubi 0427115113648−1238
6SalPa27112144945+435
7Pallohonka2785143747−1029
8Gnistan2778123246−1429
9SOVO (R)2772182968−3923Relegation to Kolmonen
10FC Espoo (R)2729162670−4415
Source: palloverkko.palloliitto.fi
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Pohjoinen (Northern)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1PS Kemi2720256324+3962Qualification to Promotion playoffs
2FC YPA2718635020+3060
3AC Kajaani27111153120+1144
4GBK27133114536+942
5OPS2712694437+742
6KPV2797112835−734
7TP-4727710103537−231
8JBK (R)2759132744−1724Relegation to Kolmonen
9PK-37 (R)2746172367−4418
10OLS (R)2744192147−2616
Source: palloverkko.palloliitto.fi
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Läntinen (Western)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1VIFK2717556035+2556Qualification to Promotion playoffs
2ÅIFK2714584935+1447
3Närpes Kraft27134104945+443
4TPV2712695241+1142
5Masku2710984338+539
6Kerho 0727115114440+438
7I-Kissat2710893736+138
8P-Iirot2796125156−533
9FC Hämeenlinna (R)2784154654−828Relegation to Kolmonen
10Sporting (R)2742212475−5114
Source: palloverkko.palloliitto.fi
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Itäinen (Eastern)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Atlantis FC2722237625+5168Qualification to Promotion playoffs
2MP2715665434+2051
3JäPS27134105538+1743
4FC Futura27115113432+238
5PK Keski-Uusimaa27115114750−338
6FC Myllypuro27114125654+237
7FC Lahti Akatemia2787124146−531
8Kultsu FC2794143151−2031
9SC KuFu-98 (R)2793152651−2530Relegation to Kolmonen
10FC Viikkarit (R)2736182867−3915
Source: palloverkko.palloliitto.fi
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Promotion play-offs

Group winners will play two-legged ties. Team pairs will be drawn and the two winning teams will be promoted to the Ykkönen for season 2015.[3]

Group winners

First leg

EIF3 – 3Atlantis FC
Gerxhaliu 26'
Konate 64'
Kaufmann 65'
Bergström 52'
Jalloh 70'
Tukiainen 82'
Gibba 71'
Ekenäs Centrumplan, Raseborg
Attendance: 1,350

PS Kemi1 – 0VIFK
Jovović 18'
Sauvosaari, Kemi
Attendance: 877

Second leg

Atlantis FC1 – 3EIF
Äijälä 18'Konate 20', 88'
Estlander 61' (pen.)

EIF won 6–4 on aggregate.


VIFK0 – 3PS Kemi
Jovović 35', 72'
Haanpää 87'
Attendance: 835

PS Kemi won 4–0 on aggregate.

Eight-placed teams

At the end of the season, a comparison is made between the eight-placed teams. The worst eight-placed team will be directly relegated to the Kolmonen.

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRelegation
1WestP-Iirot2796125156−533
2EastKultsu FC2794143151−2031
3SouthGnistan2778123246−1429
4NorthJBK (R)2759132744−1724Relegation to Kolmonen
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

See also

References