Football league season
The 2014 Kakkonen season started on 18 April and ended on 4 October 2014.
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 Kajaani
Kajaani
Kajaanin liikuntapuisto
1,000
ÅIFK
Turku
Urheilupuiston yläkenttä
1,500
Atlantis FC
Helsinki
Töölön Pallokenttä
4,000
BK-46
Raseborg
Karjaan urheilukenttä
1,000
EIF
Raseborg
Ekenäs Centrumplan
2,500
FC Espoo
Espoo
Leppävaaran stadion
5,000
FC Futura
Porvoo
Porvoon keskuskenttä
500
FC Hämeenlinna
Hämeenlinna
Kaurialan kenttä
4,000
FC Lahti Akatemia
Lahti
Kisapuisto
4,400
FC Myllypuro
Helsinki
Myllypuro
300
FC Viikkarit
Helsinki
Vuosaaren urheilukenttä
4,200
FC YPA
Ylivieska
Safari
600
GBK
Kokkola
Kokkolan keskuskenttä
3,000
Gnistan
Helsinki
Fair Pay Arena
2,000
GrIFK
Kauniainen
Kauniaisten Keskuskenttä
700
I-Kissat
Tampere
Tammela Stadion
5,040
JäPS
Järvenpää
Järvenpään keskuskenttä
500
JBK
Jakobstad
Länsikenttä
300
Kerho 07
Seinäjoki
Seinäjoen keskuskenttä
3,500
KäPa
Helsinki
Max Westerberg Areena
1,000
Klubi 04
Helsinki
Sonera Stadium
10,770
KPV
Kokkola
Kokkolan keskuskenttä
2,000
Kultsu FC
Lappeenranta
Joutsenon keskuskenttä
960
Masku
Masku
Taponketo
N/A
MP
Mikkeli
Mikkelin Urheilupuisto
7,000
Närpes Kraft
Närpes
Mosedal
2,000
OLS
Oulu
Raatin Stadion
6,996
OPS
Oulu
Raatin Stadion
6,996
P-Iirot
Rauma
Äijänsuon stadion
2,000
Pallohonka
Espoo
Otaniemen urheilukeskus
500
PK-37
Iisalmi
Sankariniemi
5,000
PK Keski-Uusimaa
Kerava
Kalevan UP nurmi
2,000
PS Kemi
Kemi
Sauvosaari
1,500
SalPa
Salo
Salon Urheilupuisto
2,500
SC KuFu-98
Kuopio
Savon Sanomat Areena
5,000
SOVO
Somero
Someron urheilukenttä
2,500
Sporting
Kristinestad
Kristinaplan
2,000
TP-47
Tornio
Pohjan Stadion
4,000
TPV
Tampere
Tammela Stadion
5,040
VIFK
Vaasa
Hietalahti Stadium
4,600
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
Qualification to Promotion playoffs
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
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
Qualification to Promotion playoffs
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
Relegation to Kolmonen
9
PK-37 (R)
27
4
6
17
23
67
−44
18
10
OLS (R)
27
4
4
19
21
47
−26
16
Source:
palloverkko.palloliitto.fi Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Läntinen (Western)
Source:
palloverkko.palloliitto.fi Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Itäinen (Eastern)
Source:
palloverkko.palloliitto.fi Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
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
Second leg
EIF won 6–4 on aggregate.
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 .
Source:
[citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
See also
References
Maakuntasarja III divisioona Kakkonen (II divisioona) Ykkönen
Domestic leagues
Domestic cups European competitions
Champions League
Europa League
Related to national team Club seasons
Veikkausliiga