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2016, while the second-placed team 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

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Overview

A total of ten teams contested in the league, including five sides from the

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season,

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who was relegated from

, EIF and

PS Kemi The Palloseura Kemi Kings is a Finnish football team based in the town of Kemi, that competes in the Kolmonen. The club have spent three seasons in the top flight in their history. History The club was established on October 21, 1999. Kemi Kin ...

who promoted from

after winning the

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, VIFK, the winner of Kakkonen 2014 Western Group as a replacement for promoted

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and MP, the runner-up Kakkonen 2014 Eastern Group as a replacement for MYPA. FC Viikingit and

JIPPO Jippo (stylised as JIPPO 2001–2024) is a Finnish football club, based in Joensuu. It plays in the Ykkösliiga, the second highest level of Finnish football. Jippo plays its home matches at Mehtimäki, Joensuu. History JIPPO was formed in 200 ...

were relegated from 2014 Ykkönen.

HIFK HIFK, the Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, Helsingfors (IFK, Helsingfors) rf (officially abbreviated IFK Helsingfors, colloquially often Helsingfors IFK or Helsingin IFK) is a multi-sport association based in Helsinki, Finland. Formed in 1897 on ...

, the champion of 2014 Ykkönen, KTP, the runner-up of 2014 Ykkönen, and

, which finished third in Ykkönen were promoted to the

2015 Veikkausliiga The 2015 Veikkausliiga was the 85th season of top-tier football in Finland. HJK Helsinki were the defending champions. The season was won by SJK, ending HJK's record streak of six straight titles. Teams TPS were relegated to Ykkönen after finis ...

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Matches 1–18

Matches 19–27

Statistics

Top scorers

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Monthly awards

References

External links

Official site
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