The
Ykkönen
''Ykkönen'' (Finnish for 'Number One'; sv, Ettan) is the second highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga), although it is the highest league managed by the Football Association of Finland. The teams also play ...
2012 season began on 27 April 2012 and ended on 6 October 2012.
The champions will be directly promoted to the 2013
Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga (; sv, Tipsligan) is the premier division of Finnish football, the highest tier of the Finnish football league structure, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkau ...
. The two teams finishing at the bottom of the table will be directly relegated to
Kakkonen
Kakkonen or II divisioona is the third level in the league system of Finnish football and comprises 36 Finnish football teams. The II divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Kakkonen (Finnish for 'Number Two' ...
.
Overview
A total of ten teams will contest in the league, including eight sides from the
2011
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season,
RoPS
Rops may refer to:
People
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Places
* Rops (peak), a mountain in Kosovo
Sports
* Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS), a Finnish football club
Tech ...
who was relegated from
Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga (; sv, Tipsligan) is the premier division of Finnish football, the highest tier of the Finnish football league structure, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkau ...
and
SJK who promoted from
Kakkonen
Kakkonen or II divisioona is the third level in the league system of Finnish football and comprises 36 Finnish football teams. The II divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Kakkonen (Finnish for 'Number Two' ...
after winning the promotion play-offs.
Managerial changes
League table
Results
Matches 1–18
Matches 19–27
Statistics
''Updated to games played on 6 October 2012.''
Top scorers
''Source
palloverkko.palloliitto.fi'
See also
*
2012 Veikkausliiga
The 2012 Veikkausliiga is the 82nd season of top-tier football in Finland. It began on 15 April 2012 and ended on 27 October 2012. HJK Helsinki were the defending champions and successfully defended their title.
Teams
RoPS were relegated to Ykkö ...
*
2012 Finnish League Cup
*
2012 Suomen Cup
*
2012 Kakkonen
The 2012 Kakkonen season began on 18 April and ended on 6 October 2012.
Teams
A total of 40 teams contested the league divided into four groups, Eteläinen (Southern), Pohjoinen (Northern), Läntinen (Western) and Itäinen (Eastern). 30 returned f ...
References
External links
Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:2012 Ykkonen
Ykkönen seasons
2012 in Finnish football leagues
Fin
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Fin
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