The 2023 Ykkönen was the 52nd season of Ykkönen, the second highest football league in Finland. The season began on 14 April 2023 and ended on 7 October 2023. It was the final season of the Ykkönen serving as the second-tier football league in Finland, following its demotion to third-tier.
Twelve teams contested the league. The champions (
EIF) and runners-up (
Gnistan) were promoted to the 2024 Veikkausliiga. The second, third, and fourth-placed teams (Gnistan,
MP, and
SJK Akatemia) qualified for the
Veikkausliiga play-off. The bottom two teams (
JJK and
KPV
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) were relegated to the
2024 Ykkönen
The 2024 Ykkönen was the 53rd season of Ykkönen, the third highest football league in Finland. The season began on 12 April 2024 and ended on 19 October 2024. It was the first season of the Ykkönen serving as the third-tier football league in F ...
. The sixth-placed team (
HIFK
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) dissolved after the season finished due to bankruptcy, giving the tenth-placed team (
KäPa) a reprieve from relegation. The remaining teams were transferred to the
2024 Ykkösliiga
The 2024 Ykkösliiga was the inaugural season of Ykkösliiga, the new second highest football league in Finland. The season began on 13 April 2024 and ended on 19 October 2024.
Teams
Team changes
The league was contested with 10 clubs, unlike fo ...
.
The
2024 Ykkönen
The 2024 Ykkönen was the 53rd season of Ykkönen, the third highest football league in Finland. The season began on 12 April 2024 and ended on 19 October 2024. It was the first season of the Ykkönen serving as the third-tier football league in F ...
will represent the new third-tier level season of Finnish football.
Teams
Team changes
Participants
Regular season
League table
Results
Promotion Round
League table
Results
Relegation Round
League table
Results
References
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Ykkönen seasons
Finland
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2023 in Finnish football leagues