2026 Ykkönen

Ykkönen
Season2026
Dates2 April 2026 – October 2026
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The 2026 Ykkönen is the third season of Ykkönen in its current format as the third tier of Finnish football, and the 55th season of the Ykkönen name overall since its inception in 1973. The season began on the 2nd of April 2026.[1]

Teams

Twelve teams compete in the league. Following the 2025 season, MP (champions) were promoted to the Ykkösliiga. They were replaced by SalPa, who were relegated from the second tier. EPS and Atlantis were relegated to Kakkonen and replaced by the 2025 Kakkonen champions, TPV and VJS.[2][3]

Stadiums and locations

Location of teams in 2026 Ykkönen

The following teams are participating in the 2026 Ykkönen season.

Club Location Stadium Capacity Manager
FC Inter Turku II Turku Veritas Stadion 9,372 Finland Vesa Vasara
FC Jazz Pori UK-Tekonurmi Finland Ville Ulanen
JJK Jyväskylä Jyväskylä Harjun stadion 5,000 Scotland Brian Page
KPV Kokkola Kokkolan keskuskenttä 3,000 Portugal Alexandre Ferreira Ribeiro
KuPS Akatemia Kuopio Väre Areena 5,000 Finland Jarkko Wiss
OLS Oulu Castrén 2,500 Finland Mikko Mannila
PKKU Tuusula, Kerava, Järvenpää Kalevan Urheilupuisto 2,500 Finland Rami Hakanpää
RoPS Rovaniemi Rovaniemen keskuskenttä 2,803 Finland Jari Alamäki
SalPa Salo Salon Urheilupuisto 1,000 France Adda Benamar
Tampere United Tampere Tammelan Stadion 8,017 Finland Topi Priha
TPV Tampere Kauppi 3 1,000 Sweden Sebastian Bowles
VJS Vantaa Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion 4,320 Finland Petri Hyrkkänen

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tampere United 13 9 2 2 29 10 +19 29 Qualification for the Promotion Round
2 JJK Jyväskylä 13 7 3 3 35 21 +14 24
3 RoPS 12 6 4 2 24 12 +12 22
4 OLS 13 6 4 3 25 15 +10 22
5 PK Keski-Uusimaa 12 5 4 3 25 17 +8 19
6 Salon Palloilijat 12 5 4 3 26 22 +4 19
7 FC Jazz 12 5 2 5 14 19 −5 14 Qualification for the Relegation Round
8 VJS 10 3 4 3 17 12 +5 13
9 Inter Turku II 12 3 3 6 22 36 −14 12
10 KuPS Akatemia 12 2 2 8 18 27 −9 8
11 TPV 11 1 4 6 11 21 −10 7
12 KPV 12 1 2 9 10 44 −34 5
Updated to match(es) played on 31 July 2026. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).

Notes:

  • FC Jazz has been deducted 3 points.

Results

Home \ Away INT JAZ JJK KPV KPS OLS PKK RPS SAL TAM TPV VJS
Inter Turku II — 1–1 3–5 4–2 1–1 2–1 0–2
FC Jazz — 0–2 1–5 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–1
JJK Jyväskylä 11–1 — 1–0 1–3 3–3 2–2 2–1 2–2
KPV 4–2 0–2 2–3 — 0–4 1–3 0–6
KuPS Akatemia 1–2 1–2 4–1 — 2–4 0–1 3–0
OLS 1–2 2–1 2–2 — 2–0 5–0 1–0
PK Keski-Uusimaa 2–2 3–0 — 0–2 2–0 2–2
RoPS 3–2 7–0 1–1 — 2–2 0–1 1–0
Salon Palloilijat 2–3 6–0 4–3 1–1 — 2–0 4–2
Tampere United 4–0 1–0 4–0 3–0 0–0 — 0–4
TPV 1–1 0–2 0–0 2–2 0–3 — 3–1
VJS 3–2 5–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 28 June 2026. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion Round

The top six teams from the regular season enter the Promotion Round, where they play each other once more. Points from the regular season are carried over. The winner is promoted directly to the Ykkösliiga, while the runners-up advance to a two-legged playoff against the ninth-placed team of the Ykkösliiga.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the Ykkösliiga
2 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Ykkösliiga play-off
3 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 2026. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off.

Results

Home \ Away TBA TBB TBC TBD TBE TBF
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First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation Round

The bottom six teams from the regular season enter the Relegation Round, where they play each other once more. Points from the regular season are carried over. The bottom two teams are relegated to the Kakkonen.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the Kakkonen
6 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 2026. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off.

Results

Home \ Away TBA TBB TBC TBD TBE TBF
TBD —
TBD —
TBD —
TBD —
TBD —
TBD —
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals

Top assist

Rank Player Club Assist

Awards

Annual awards

Award Winner Club
Player of the Year
Goalkeeper of the Year
Defender of the Year
Midfielder of the Year
Striker of the Year

References

  1. ↑ "Ykkönen table, schedule & stats". Sofascore. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  2. ↑ Miesten Ykkösen sarjajärjestelmä 2026, Suomen Palloliitto (Finnish FA), accessed 19 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Miesten Ykkönen 2025: Sarjataulukko, SPL Tulospalvelu, accessed 19 January 2026.
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