Ykkönen
Sign in to saveYkkönen (Finnish for 'Number One'; , previously I divisioona) is the third highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga and Ykkösliiga), managed by the Football Association of Finland. Until the end of 2023, Ykkönen was the second-highest level in Finland, but after the creation of new second-tier Ykkösliiga, it was dropped down one level in the league pyramid.
Key facts
- Football league.name
- Ykkönen Ettan
- Football league.image
- Ykkonen-logo-vertical-black-rgb (4).png
- Football league.upright
- 0.8
- Football league.country
- Finland
- Football league.confed
- UEFA
- Football league.teams
- 12
- Football league.promotion
- Ykkösliiga (1–2 depending on promotion playoff)
- Football league.relegation
- Kakkonen (2)
- Football league.levels
- 2 (1973–2023)3 (2024–)
- Football league.domest_cup
- Finnish Cup
- Football league.champions
- MP (5th Title)
- Football league.season
- 2025
- Football league.most_champs
- MP (5 titles)
- Football league.tv
- Ruutu+
- Football league.current
- 2025 Ykkönen
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Competition
- Clubs
- Champions and top scorers of second-tier Ykkönen, 1973–2023
- Champions and top scorers of third-tier Ykkönen, 2024–
- References
- External links
Ykkönen (Finnish for 'Number One'; , previously I divisioona) is the third highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga and Ykkösliiga), managed by the Football Association of Finland. Until the end of 2023, Ykkönen was the second-highest level in Finland, but after the creation of new second-tier Ykkösliiga, it was dropped down one level in the league pyramid.
==History== The first league format competition in the second level of Finnish football was called , which was founded in 1936. Before the inauguration of the , from 1930 to 1935, there had been special qualification matches for the right to play in the Mestaruussarja.
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