The 2017 Ykkönen was the 46th season of Ykkönen, the second highest football league in Finland. The season started on 29 April 2017 and ended on 21 October 2017. The winning team qualified directly for promotion to the 2018 Veikkausliiga, while the second 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.
Overview
A total of ten teams contested in the league, including seven sides from the 2016 season, and FC Honka and Gnistan who were promoted from Kakkonen after winning the promotion play-offs.
PK-35 Vantaa, who were relegated from Veikkausliiga, declared bankruptcy and withdrew their spot from the league. OPS took their spot in the league.
KTP and FC Jazz were relegated from 2016 Ykkönen.
JJK, the champion of 2016 Ykkönen, was promoted to the 2017 Veikkausliiga.
ClubLocationStadium CapacityManagerAC OuluOuluRaatin Stadion6,996 EIFRaseborgEkenäs Centrumplan2,500 FC HakaValkeakoskiTehtaan kenttä3,516 FC HonkaEspooTapiolan Urheilupuisto6,000 FF JaroJakobstadJakobstads Centralplan5,000 GnistanHelsinkiMustapekka Areena1,100 GrIFKKauniainenKauniaisten Keskuskenttä700 KPVKokkolaKokkolan Keskuskenttä2,000 OPSOuluRaatin Stadion6,996 TPSTurkuVeritas StadionTPS palaa ensi kaudeksi takaisin Veritas Stadionille10,000
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming managerDate of appointmentTableFC Haka Kari MartonenEnd of contractn/a Keith Armstrong22 November 2016Pre-seasonGrIFK Rami LuomanpääEnd of contractn/a Ari Asukka24 November 2016Pre-seasonFC Honka Juho RantalaSigned by HJK1 December 2016 Vesa Vasara5 December 2016Pre-seasonEIF Ilkka MarttilaEnd of contractn/a Jens Mattfolk5 December 2016Pre-seasonFF Jaro Kristian HeamesSacked10 July 2017 Calle Löf10 July 20177thGnistan Tommi LingmanMutual termination17 July 2017 Roberto Nuccio20 July 201710th
League table
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