2011 Ykkönen
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| Season | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Champions | FC Lahti |
| Promoted | FC Lahti |
| Relegated | PS Kemi FC PoPa KPV FC Espoo |
← 2010 2012 → | |
The Ykkönen 2011 season began on 28 April 2011 and ended on 22 October 2011.
The winner team will qualify directly for promotion to Veikkausliiga 2012. The bottom 4 teams will qualify directly for relegation to Kakkonen.
Overview[edit]
A total of thirteen teams will contest in the league, including ten sides from the 2010 season, FC Lahti who was relegated from Veikkausliiga, AC Oulu who was refused a license for Veikkausliiga and HIFK who promoted from Kakkonen after winning the promotion play-offs.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Espoo | Espoo | Leppävaaran stadion | 5,000 |  Jussi Nuorela |
| FC Hämeenlinna | Hämeenlinna | Kaurialan kenttä | 8,000 | Jussi Lempinen |
| HIFK | Helsinki | Brahen kenttä | 2,000 | Jani Honkavaara |
| JIPPO | Joensuu | Joensuun keskuskenttä | 2,000 | Jarmo Korhonen |
| FC KooTeePee | Kotka | Arto Tolsa Areena | 4,780 | Janne Hyppönen |
| KPV | Kokkola | Kokkolan keskuskenttä | 3,000 | Henri Myntti |
| FC Lahti | Lahti | Lahden kisapuisto[1] | 4,000 | Tommi Kautonen |
| OPS | Oulu | Raatin Stadion | 6,996 |  Luiz Antonio |
| AC Oulu | Oulu | Raatin Stadion[2] | 6,996 | Juha Malinen |
| PK-35 Vantaa | Vantaa | ISS Stadion | 4,500 | Pasi Pihamaa |
| FC PoPa | Pori | Porin Stadion | 12,000 | Tero Suonperä |
| PS Kemi | Kemi | Sauvosaari | 1,500 | Juhani Himanka |
| FC Viikingit | Helsinki | Vuosaaren urheilukenttä | 4,200 | Ilkka Jäntti |
Managerial changes[edit]
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KPV | Keijo Hautamäki | Resigned | 18 June 2011[3] | 10th | Henri Myntti | 4 July 2011[4] | 12th |
| FC PoPa | Mika Halmetniemi | Sacked | 4 July 2011[5] | 13th | Tero Suonperä | 8 July 2011[6] | 13th |
| PS Kemi | Kalle Huusko | Sacked | 9 August 2011 | 12th | Juhani Himanka | 9 August 2011 | 12th |
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Lahti (C, P) | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 18 | +32 | 52 | Promotion to Veikkausliiga[7] |
| 2 | OPS | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 49 | |
| 3 | AC Oulu | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 22 | +29 | 48 | |
| 4 | PK-35 Vantaa | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 44 | |
| 5 | FC Viikingit | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 43 | |
| 6 | FC KooTeePee | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 41 | |
| 7 | FC Hämeenlinna | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 33 | |
| 8 | JIPPO | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 30 | |
| 9 | HIFK | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 29 | |
| 10 | PS Kemi (R) | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 19 | Relegation to Kakkonen[8] |
| 11 | FC PoPa (R) | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 23 | 58 | −35 | 19 | |
| 12 | KPV (R) | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 58 | −39 | 16 | |
| 13 | FC Espoo (R) | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 56 | −37 | 14 |
Source: palloverkko.palloliitto.fi
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results[edit]
Statistics[edit]
Updated to games played on 22 October 2011.
Top scorers[edit]
Source: soccerway.com
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ville Salmikivi | FC Viikingit | 20 |
| 2 |  Randy Edwini-Bonsu | AC Oulu | 16 |
| 3 | Jukka Santala | FC KooTeePee | 13 |
| 4 | Dritan Stafsula | AC Oulu | 12 |
| 5 | Luizao | OPS | 10 |
| Aleksi Ristola | PK-35 Vantaa | 10 | |
| Joni Korhonen | FC Viikingit | 10 | |
| 6 | Luis Vanderlei | OPS | 9 |
| Drilon Shala | FC Lahti | 9 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Venues - Ykkönen - Finland - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway".
- ^ "Yli 3 200 katsojaa todisti Raatin avausottelua ja maukasta kotivoittoa". Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
- ^ "Hautamäki irtisanoutui". kpv.fi (in Finnish). KPV. 18 June 2011. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ "Henri Myntti KPV:n valmentajaksi". kpv.fi (in Finnish). KPV. 4 July 2011. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ "FC PoPa ja Mika Halmetniemi ovat purkaneet sopimuksensa". fcpopa.fi (in Finnish). FC PoPa. 4 July 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ "Tero Suonperän johdolla Espooseen". fcpopa.fi (in Finnish). FC PoPa. 8 July 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ "SPL:n liittohallitus käsitteli otteluohjelman muutoksia". Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ^ "Ykkösestä putoaa neljä joukkuetta kauden päätteeksi". Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
External links[edit]
- Official site (in Finnish)