title: 2017 Ykkönen
text: # 2017 Ykkönen
  
  The 2017 Ykkönen was the 46th season of Ykkönen, the second highest football league in Finland. The season started on 29 April 2016 and ended on 21 October 2016. 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.
  
  | Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | AC Oulu | Oulu | Raatin Stadion | 6,996 | Rauno Ojanen |
  | EIF | Raseborg | Ekenäs Centrumplan | 2,500 | Jens Mattfolk |
  | FC Haka | Valkeakoski | Tehtaan kenttä | 3,516 | Keith Armstrong |
  | FC Honka | Espoo | Tapiolan Urheilupuisto | 6,000 | Vesa Vasara |
  | FF Jaro | Jakobstad | Jakobstads Centralplan | 5,000 | Calle Löf |
  | Gnistan | Helsinki | Mustapekka Areena | 1,100 | Roberto Nuccio |
  | GrIFK | Kauniainen | Kauniaisten Keskuskenttä | 700 | Ari Asukka |
  | KPV | Kokkola | Kokkolan Keskuskenttä | 2,000 | Jarmo Korhonen |
  | OPS | Oulu | Raatin Stadion | 6,996 | Miika Juntunen |
  | TPS | Turku | Veritas Stadion | 10,000 | Mika Laurikainen |
  
  ### Managerial changes
  
  | Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | FC Haka | Kari Martonen | End of contract | n/a | Keith Armstrong | 22 November 2016 | Pre-season |
  | GrIFK | Rami Luomanpää | End of contract | n/a | Ari Asukka | 24 November 2016 | Pre-season |
  | FC Honka | Juho Rantala | Signed by HJK | 1 December 2016 | Vesa Vasara | 5 December 2016 | Pre-season |
  | EIF | Ilkka Marttila | End of contract | n/a | Jens Mattfolk | 5 December 2016 | Pre-season |
  | FF Jaro | Kristian Heames | Sacked | 10 July 2017 | Calle Löf | 10 July 2017 | 7th |
  | Gnistan | Tommi Lingman | Mutual termination | 17 July 2017 | Roberto Nuccio | 20 July 2017 | 10th |
  
  ## League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | TPS (P) | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 49 | 14 | +35 | 58 | Promotion to Veikkausliiga |
  | 2 | FC Honka (P) | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 64 | 24 | +40 | 55 | Qualification to Promotion playoffs |
  | 3 | KPV | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 45 | |
  | 4 | AC Oulu | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 42 | |
  | 5 | FF Jaro | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 35 | |
  | 6 | FC Haka | 27 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 35 | |
  | 7 | EIF | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 30 | |
  | 8 | OPS | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 26 | |
  | 9 | GrIFK (R) | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 59 | −31 | 22 | Relegation to Kakkonen |
  | 10 | Gnistan (R) | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 21 | Relegation to Kakkonen |
  