2014 Kakkonen

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

Kakkonen
Season2014
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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.
Team Location Stadium Stadium 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)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 EIF 27 20 4 3 69 33 +36 64 Promotion Playoffs to the Ykkönen
2 GrIFK 27 18 3 6 72 27 +45 57
3 BK-46 27 15 6 6 68 40 +28 51
4 KäPa 27 11 6 10 52 46 +6 39
5 Klubi 04 27 11 5 11 36 48 −12 38
6 SalPa 27 11 2 14 49 45 +4 35
7 Pallohonka 27 8 5 14 37 47 −10 29
8 Gnistan 27 7 8 12 32 46 −14 29
9 SOVO (R) 27 7 2 18 29 68 −39 23 Relegation to Kolmonen
10 FC Espoo (R) 27 2 9 16 26 70 −44 15
Updated to match(es) played on 4 October 2014. Source: palloverkko.palloliitto.fi
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Pohjoinen (Northern)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 PS Kemi 27 20 2 5 63 24 +39 62 Promotion Playoffs to the Ykkönen
2 FC YPA 27 18 6 3 50 20 +30 60
3 AC Kajaani 27 11 11 5 31 20 +11 44
4 GBK 27 13 3 11 45 36 +9 42
5 OPS 27 12 6 9 44 37 +7 42
6 KPV 27 9 7 11 28 35 −7 34
7 TP-47 27 7 10 10 35 37 −2 31
8 JBK (R) 27 5 9 13 27 44 −17 24
9 PK-37 (R) 27 4 6 17 23 67 −44 18 Relegation to Kolmonen
10 OLS (R) 27 4 4 19 21 47 −26 16
Updated to match(es) played on 28 September 2014. Source: palloverkko.palloliitto.fi
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Läntinen (Western)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 VIFK 27 17 5 5 60 35 +25 56 Promotion Playoffs to the Ykkönen
2 ÅIFK 27 14 5 8 49 35 +14 47
3 Närpes Kraft 27 13 4 10 49 45 +4 43
4 TPV 27 12 6 9 52 41 +11 42
5 Masku 27 10 9 8 43 38 +5 39
6 Kerho 07 27 11 5 11 44 40 +4 38
7 I-Kissat 27 10 8 9 37 36 +1 38
8 P-Iirot 27 9 6 12 51 56 −5 33
9 FC Hämeenlinna (R) 27 8 4 15 46 54 −8 28 Relegation to Kolmonen
10 Sporting (R) 27 4 2 21 24 75 −51 14
Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2014. Source: palloverkko.palloliitto.fi
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Itäinen (Eastern)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Atlantis FC 27 22 2 3 76 25 +51 68 Promotion Playoffs to the Ykkönen
2 MP 27 15 6 6 54 34 +20 51
3 JäPS 27 13 4 10 55 38 +17 43
4 FC Futura 27 11 5 11 34 32 +2 38
5 PK Keski-Uusimaa 27 11 5 11 47 50 −3 38
6 FC Myllypuro 27 11 4 12 56 54 +2 37
7 FC Lahti Akatemia 27 8 7 12 41 46 −5 31
8 Kultsu FC 27 9 4 14 31 51 −20 31
9 SC KuFu-98 (R) 27 9 3 15 26 51 −25 30 Relegation to Kolmonen
10 FC Viikkarit (R) 27 3 6 18 28 67 −39 15
Updated to match(es) played on 4 October 2014. 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

  • Eteläinen (Southern): EIF
  • Pohjoinen (Northern): PS Kemi
  • Läntinen (Western): VIFK
  • Itäinen (Eastern): Atlantis FC

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.)
Attendance: 932

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.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 West P-Iirot 27 9 6 12 51 56 −5 33
2 East Kultsu FC 27 9 4 14 31 51 −20 31
3 South Gnistan 27 7 8 12 32 46 −14 29
4 North JBK (R) 27 5 9 13 27 44 −17 24 Relegation to Kolmonen
Updated to match(es) played on 4 October 2014. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

See also

References
  1. Kakkonen 2014 (Suomen Palloliitto)
  2. "Kultsu nousee kakkoseen". Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
  3. "Kakkosen nousukarsintaparit arvottu". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2014-09-28.
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