title: 1996 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1
text: # 1996 Ykkönen – Finnish League Division 1
  
  League tables for teams participating in Ykkönen, the second tier of the Finnish Soccer League system, in 1996.
  
  ## League tables
  
  ### Etelälohko
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Hangö IK, Hanko | 27 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 62 | 21 | +41 | 60 |
  | 2 | KTP, Kotka | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 52 |
  | 3 | K-Team, Hämeenlinna | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 51 |
  | 4 | TiPS, Vantaa | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 44 |
  | 5 | FC Honka, Espoo | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 37 |
  | 6 | IF Gnistan, Helsinki | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 36 |
  | 7 | Ponnistus, Helsinki | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 34 |
  | 8 | Kultsu FC, Joutseno | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 27 |
  | 9 | Rakuunat, Lappeenranta | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 53 | −28 | 21 |
  | 10 | FC Kontu, Helsinki | 27 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 59 | −35 | 11 |
  
  ### Pohjoislohko
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | TP-Seinäjoki, Seinäjoki | 27 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 17 | +27 | 62 |
  | 2 | TPV, Tampere | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 26 | +26 | 54 |
  | 3 | Kuusysi, Lahti | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 53 |
  | 4 | Pallo-Iirot, Rauma | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 38 |
  | 5 | GBK, Kokkola | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 37 |
  | 6 | JJK, Jyväskylä | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 34 |
  | 7 | KuPS, Kuopio | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 32 |
  | 8 | KePS, Kemi | 27 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 30 |
  | 9 | Reipas, Lahti | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 29 |
  | 10 | OPS, Oulu | 27 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 68 | −54 | 5 |
  
  ## Promotion play-offs
  
  * HIK Hanko–TP-Seinäjoki 2–5
  * TP-Seinäjoki–HIK Hanko 3–0
  
  TP Seinäjoki won 8–2 on aggregate and proceeded to the next round
  
  * HIK Hanko–HJK Helsinki 0–1
  * HJK Helsinki–HIK Hanko 1–1
  
  HJK won 2–1 on aggregate and remained in the Veikkausliiga.
  
  