2016 Kakkonen

A total of 36 teams will contest the league divided into three groups, Lohko A (Group A), Lohko B (Group B) and Lohko C (Group C). 25 returning from the 2015 season, two relegated from Ykkönen and nine promoted from Kolmonen. The champion of each group and the best runner-up will qualify to promotion matches to decide which two teams get promoted to the Ykkönen. The bottom three teams in each group will qualify directly for relegation to Kolmonen. Each team will play a total of 22 matches, playing twice against each team of its group.[1]

Kakkonen
Season2016
PromotedFC Honka
Gnistan
RelegatedFC Futura
FCV
MPS
FC Åland
Atlantis FC
FC Kontu
PPT
FC Santa Claus
Virkiä
← 2015
2017 →

VIFK and MP were relegated from the 2015 Ykkönen, while KPV and GrIFK were promoted to the 2016 Ykkönen.

ÅIFK, FC Kiisto, FC Myllypuro, I-Kissat, JBK, JIPPO, KaaPo, Kerho 07, Masku, NJS, P-Iirot and PK Keski-Uusimaa were relegated from 2015 Kakkonen.

EsPa, FC Åland, FC Espoo, Hercules, MPS, PEPO, PPT,[2] SC KuFu-98 and Virkiä were promoted from the 2015 Kolmonen.

ESC gave up its place in Kakkonen. The place was taken by FC Kontu.[3]

Groups
Location of the 2014 Kakkonen teams. Lohko A (Group A) are red dots, Lohko B (Group B) are blue dots while Lohko C (Group C) are green dots.

Lohko A (Group A)
No. Abbreviated Name Town or Settlement Official Club and Team Name Movements from 2015
1.FC FuturaPorvooFC Futura
2.FC Lahti AkatemiaLahtiFC Kuusysi
3.FCVJyväskyläFC Vaajakoski
4.GnistanHelsinkiIF Gnistan
5.JäPSJärvenpääJärvenpään Palloseura
6.Kultsu FCLappeenrantaKultsu FC
7.KäPaHelsinkiKäpylän Pallo
8.MPSHelsinkiMalmin PalloseuraPromoted from 2015 Kolmonen
9.MPMikkeliMikkelin PalloilijatRelegated from 2015 Ykkonen
10.PEPOLappeenrantaPEPO LappeenrantaPromoted from 2015 Kolmonen
11.SC KuFu-98KuopioSoccer Club Kuopio Futis -98Promoted from 2015 Kolmonen
12.SudetKouvolaSudet

Lohko B (Group B)
No. Abbreviated Name Town or Settlement Official Club and Team Name Movements from 2015
1.Atlantis FCHelsinkiAtlantis FC
2.BK-46KarisBollklubben-46
3.EsPaEspooEtelä-Espoon PalloPromoted from 2015 Kolmonen
4.FC EspooEspooFC EspooPromoted from 2015 Kolmonen
5.FC HonkaEspooFC Honka
6.FC KiffenHelsinkiFC Kiffen 08
7.FC KontuHelsinkiFC Kontu
8.FC ViikingitHelsinkiFC Viikingit Edustus
9.FC ÅlandSund, ÅlandFootball Club ÅlandPromoted from 2015 Kolmonen
10.Klubi-04HelsinkiHelsingin Jalkapalloklubi
11.SalPaSaloSalon Palloilijat
12.TPVTampereTampereen Pallo-Veikot

Lohko C (Group C)
No. Abbreviated Name Town or Settlement Official Club and Team Name Movements from 2015
1.AC KajaaniKajaaniAC Kajaani
2.FC Jazz 2PoriFC Jazz 2Promoted from 2015 Kolmonen
3.FC Santa Claus ACRovaniemiFC Santa Claus Arctic Circle
4.GBKKokkolaGamlakarleby Bollklubb
5.Närpes KraftNärpesNärpes Kraft Fotbollsförening
6.FC YPAYlivieskaJalkapalloseura FC YPA
7.HerculesOuluJalkapalloseura HerculesPromoted from 2015 Kolmonen
8.VirkiäLapuaLapuan VirkiäPromoted from 2015 Kolmonen
9.MuSaPoriMusan Salama
10.OPSOuluOulun Palloseura
11.TP-47TornioTornion Pallo -47
12.VIFKVaasaIdrottsföreningen Kamraterna VasaRelegated from 2015 Ykkonen

League tables

[4]

Lohko A (Group A)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Gnistan (P) 22 15 3 4 45 25 +20 48 Promotion Playoffs to the Ykkönen
2 SC KuFu-98 22 13 4 5 42 23 +19 43
3 MP 22 11 3 8 44 36 +8 36
4 JäPS 22 7 10 5 33 23 +10 31
5 FC Lahti Akatemia 22 8 7 7 31 32 −1 31
6 PEPO 22 9 3 10 39 32 +7 30
7 Kultsu FC 22 9 3 10 30 27 +3 30
8 KäPa 22 8 6 8 27 30 −3 30
9 Sudet 22 7 5 10 32 39 −7 26
10 FC Futura (R) 22 7 3 12 31 48 −17 24 Relegation to Kolmonen
11 FCV (R) 22 5 7 10 31 46 −15 22
12 MPS (R) 22 3 6 13 23 47 −24 15
Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Lohko B (Group B)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Honka (P) 22 19 1 2 74 9 +65 58 Promotion Playoffs to the Ykkönen
2 TPV 22 14 3 5 47 22 +25 45
3 BK-46 22 13 2 7 51 35 +16 41
4 FC Espoo 22 11 4 7 41 38 +3 37
5 Klubi 04 22 10 5 7 40 32 +8 35
6 FC Kiffen 22 9 4 9 31 31 0 31
7 SalPa 22 6 7 9 31 33 −2 25
8 FC Viikingit 22 5 8 9 29 37 −8 23
9 EsPa 22 6 4 12 21 55 −34 22
10 FC Åland (R) 22 5 6 11 25 38 −13 21 Relegation to Kolmonen
11 Atlantis FC (R) 22 5 5 12 25 36 −11 20
12 FC Kontu (R) 22 2 5 15 20 69 −49 11
Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Lohko C (Group C)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 OPS 22 15 3 4 70 31 +39 48 Promotion Playoffs to the Ykkönen
2 MuSa 22 15 3 4 51 18 +33 48
3 AC Kajaani 22 14 3 5 84 24 +60 45
4 GBK 22 12 4 6 60 25 +35 40
5 TP-47 22 11 4 7 37 34 +3 37
6 FC YPA 22 10 3 9 40 36 +4 33
7 Närpes Kraft 22 9 4 9 39 39 0 31
8 Hercules 22 8 4 10 39 41 −2 28
9 VIFK 22 8 3 11 37 35 +2 27
10 PPT (R) 22 7 4 11 40 43 −3 25 Relegation to Kolmonen
11 FC Santa Claus AC (R) 22 2 2 18 24 102 −78 8
12 Virkiä (R) 22 2 1 19 23 116 −93 7
Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Runner-up teams

At the end of the season, a comparison is made between the runners-up. The best runner-up will qualify to promotion matches.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C MuSa 22 15 3 4 51 18 +33 48 Promotion Playoffs to the Ykkönen
2 B TPV 22 14 3 5 47 22 +25 45
3 A SC KuFu-98 22 13 4 5 42 23 +19 43
Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Promotion play-offs

Group winners and the best runner-up will play two-legged ties. Team pairs will be drawn and the two winning teams will be promoted to the Ykkönen for season 2017.[5]

Group winners

The best runner-up
MuSa

First leg
MuSa1–0Gnistan
Miftari  82' Report
Musan kenttä, Pori
Attendance: 1,630
Honka2–2OPS
Douglas Silveira  14'
Liikonen  55'		 Report Venício Ferreira  6'
Nzekwe  20'
Tapiolan urheilupuisto, Espoo
Attendance: 2,087

Second leg
Gnistan1–0MuSa
Jeng  59' Report
Penalties
Dudu
Kaukomaa
Nyholm
Gerxhaliu
Strandvall 		4–3 Vainionpää
Junnila
Salo
Salminen
Miftari
Oulunkylän urheilupuisto, Helsinki
Attendance: 881

1–1 on aggregate. Gnistan won 4–3 on penalties.

OPS1–2FC Honka
Belov  45' Report Jean Silva  6' (pen.)
Ivanov  73' (pen.)
Attendance: 591

FC Honka won 4–3 on aggregate.

References
  1. Kakkonen 2016 | Suomen Palloliitto
  2. "FC Jazz/2 ensi kaudella PPT". Archived from the original on 2016-07-16. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
  3. "FC Kontulle Miesten Kakkosen sarjapaikka". Archived from the original on 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  4. Kakkonen 2016 | Suomen Palloliitto
  5. "Kakkonen päättyi – edessä nousukarsintafinaalit". Archived from the original on 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
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