2016 Kakkonen

Football league season

KakkonenSeason| 2016

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Promoted| FC Honka
Gnistan
Relegated| FC Futura
FCV
MPS
FC Åland
Atlantis FC
FC Kontu
PPT
FC Santa Claus
Virkiä

← 2015

2017 →

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]

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

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EsPa
FC Espoo
FC Honka

Helsinki

Helsinki teams:
Lohko A
Gnistan
KäPa
MPS
Lohko B
Atlantis FC
FC Kiffen
FC Kontu
FC Viikingit
Klubi 04

FC Åland

AC Kajaani

BK-46

FC Futura

MuSa
PPT

FC Lahti Akatemia

FC Santa Claus AC

FCV

FC YPA

GBK

TPV

JäPS

Kultsu FC
PEPO

Närpes Kraft

Hercules
OPS

SalPa

SC KuFu-98

Sudet

TP-47

VIFK

Virkiä

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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)

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No.  | Abbreviated Name  | Town or Settlement  | Official Club and Team Name  | Movements from 2015

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1. | FC Futura | Porvoo | FC Futura |
2. | FC Lahti Akatemia | Lahti | FC Kuusysi |
3. | FCV | Jyväskylä | FC Vaajakoski |
4. | Gnistan | Helsinki | IF Gnistan |
5. | JäPS | Järvenpää | Järvenpään Palloseura |
6. | Kultsu FC | Lappeenranta | Kultsu FC |
7. | KäPa | Helsinki | Käpylän Pallo |
8. | MPS | Helsinki | Malmin Palloseura | Promoted from 2015 Kolmonen
9. | MP | Mikkeli | Mikkelin Palloilijat | Relegated from 2015 Ykkonen
10. | PEPO | Lappeenranta | PEPO Lappeenranta | Promoted from 2015 Kolmonen
11. | SC KuFu-98 | Kuopio | Soccer Club Kuopio Futis -98 | Promoted from 2015 Kolmonen
12. | Sudet | Kouvola | Sudet |

### Lohko B (Group B)

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No.  | Abbreviated Name  | Town or Settlement  | Official Club and Team Name  | Movements from 2015

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1. | Atlantis FC | Helsinki | Atlantis FC |
2. | BK-46 | Karis | Bollklubben-46 |
3. | EsPa | Espoo | Etelä-Espoon Pallo | Promoted from 2015 Kolmonen
4. | FC Espoo | Espoo | FC Espoo | Promoted from 2015 Kolmonen
5. | FC Honka | Espoo | FC Honka |
6. | FC Kiffen | Helsinki | FC Kiffen 08 |
7. | FC Kontu | Helsinki | FC Kontu |
8. | FC Viikingit | Helsinki | FC Viikingit Edustus |
9. | FC Åland | Sund, Åland | Football Club Åland | Promoted from 2015 Kolmonen
10. | Klubi-04 | Helsinki | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi |
11. | SalPa | Salo | Salon Palloilijat |
12. | TPV | Tampere | Tampereen Pallo-Veikot |

### Lohko C (Group C)

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No.  | Abbreviated Name  | Town or Settlement  | Official Club and Team Name  | Movements from 2015

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1. | AC Kajaani | Kajaani | AC Kajaani |
2. | FC Jazz 2 | Pori | FC Jazz 2 | Promoted from 2015 Kolmonen
3. | FC Santa Claus AC | Rovaniemi | FC Santa Claus Arctic Circle |
4. | GBK | Kokkola | Gamlakarleby Bollklubb |
5. | Närpes Kraft | Närpes | Närpes Kraft Fotbollsförening |
6. | FC YPA | Ylivieska | Jalkapalloseura FC YPA |
7. | Hercules | Oulu | Jalkapalloseura Hercules | Promoted from 2015 Kolmonen
8. | Virkiä | Lapua | Lapuan Virkiä | Promoted from 2015 Kolmonen
9. | MuSa | Pori | Musan Salama |
10. | OPS | Oulu | Oulun Palloseura |
11. | TP-47 | Tornio | Tornion Pallo -47 |
12. | VIFK | Vaasa | Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Vasa | Relegated from 2015 Ykkonen

## League tables

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### Lohko A (Group A)

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Gnistan (P) | 22  | 15  | 3  | 4  | 45  | 25  | +20  | 48  | Qualification to Promotion playoffs
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

Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

### Lohko B (Group B)

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | FC Honka (P) | 22  | 19  | 1  | 2  | 74  | 9  | +65  | 58  | Qualification to Promotion playoffs
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

Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

### Lohko C (Group C)

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | OPS | 22  | 15  | 3  | 4  | 70  | 31  | +39  | 48  | Qualification to Promotion playoffs
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

Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

### Runner-up teams

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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

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1  | C | MuSa | 22  | 15  | 3  | 4  | 51  | 18  | +33  | 48  | Qualification to Promotion playoffs
2  | B | TPV | 22  | 14  | 3  | 5  | 47  | 22  | +25  | 45  |
3  | A | SC KuFu-98 | 22  | 13  | 4  | 5  | 42  | 23  | +19  | 43

Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

### Promotion play-offs

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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

* Lohko A (Group A): Gnistan
* Lohko B (Group B): FC Honka
* Lohko C (Group C): OPS

The best runner-up
MuSa

#### First leg

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8 October 2016

14:00

MuSa| 1–0| Gnistan

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Miftari 82' | Report |

Musan kenttä, Pori

Attendance: 1,630

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9 October 2016

16:30

Honka| 2–2| OPS

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Douglas Silveira 14'
Liikonen 55' | Report | Venício Ferreira 6'
Nzekwe 20'

Tapiolan urheilupuisto, Espoo

Attendance: 2,087

#### Second leg

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15 October 2016

14:00

Gnistan| 1–0| MuSa

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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.

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16 October 2016

15:00

OPS| 1–2| FC Honka

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Belov 45' | Report | Jean Silva 6' (pen.)
Ivanov 73' (pen.)

Castrén, Oulu

Attendance: 591

FC Honka won 4–3 on aggregate.

## References

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1. ^ "Kakkonen 2016 | Suomen Palloliitto". Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
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". Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
5. ^ "Kakkonen päättyi – edessä nousukarsintafinaalit". Archived from the original on 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2016-10-05.

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