2025 Ykkönen

Ykkönen
Season2025
ChampionsMikkelin Palloilijat
PromotedMikkelin Palloilijat
RelegatedEPS
Atlantis FC
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The 2025 Ykkönen was the second season of Ykkönen in its current format as the third tier of Finnish football, and was the 54th season of the Ykkönen name overall since its inception in 1973. The season began on 11 April 2025 and ended on 19 October 2025.[1]

Teams

Twelve teams compete in the league. Following the 2024 season, Klubi 04 (champions) were promoted to the Ykkösliiga. They were replaced by MP, who were relegated from the second tier. VIFK and Vaajakoski were relegated to Kakkonen and replaced by the 2024 Kakkonen champions, FC Inter Turku II and Tampere United.[2][3]

Stadiums and locations

Location of teams in 2025 Ykkönen

The following teams are participating in the 2025 Ykkönen season.

Club Location Stadium Capacity Manager
Atlantis FC Helsinki Töölön Pallokenttä 4,000 Abdul Aziz Moshood
EPS Espoo Espoonlahden urheilupuisto 1,200 Tuomas Silvennoinen
FC Inter Turku II Turku Veritas Stadion 9,372 Vesa Vasara
FC Jazz Pori Pori Stadium 12,600 Ville Ulanen
JJK Jyväskylä Jyväskylä Harjun stadion 5,000 Brian Page
KPV Kokkola Kokkolan keskuskenttä 3,000 Alexandre Ferreira Ribeiro
KuPS II Kuopio Väre Areena 5,000 Jarkko Wiss
MP Mikkeli Mikkelin Urheilupuisto 7,000 Issa Thiaw
AC Oulu/OLS Oulu Castrén 2,500 Mikko Mannila
PK Keski-Uusimaa Tuusula, Kerava, Järvenpää Kalevan Urheilupuisto, Kerava 2,500 Rami Hakanpää
RoPS Rovaniemi Rovaniemen keskuskenttä 2,803 Jari Alamäki
Tampere United Tampere Tammelan Stadion 8,017 Topi Priha

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 MP 22 11 6 5 41 25 +16 39 Qualification for the Promotion Round
2 OLS 22 8 10 4 47 32 +15 34
3 KPV 22 10 4 8 36 35 +1 34
4 KuPS Akatemia 22 10 3 9 39 41 −2 33
5 JJK Jyväskylä 22 9 4 9 31 28 +3 31
6 Tampere United 22 9 4 9 34 33 +1 31
7 FC Jazz 22 10 3 9 41 34 +7 30 Qualification for the Relegation Round
8 PK Keski-Uusimaa 22 8 6 8 41 44 −3 30
9 Inter Turku II 22 8 5 9 51 41 +10 29
10 RoPS 22 7 4 11 30 46 −16 25
11 EPS 22 7 3 12 25 45 −20 24
12 Atlantis 22 7 4 11 31 43 −12 23
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 need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).


Notes:

  • Atlantis FC has been deducted 2 points.
  • FC Jazz has been deducted 3 points.

Results

Home \ Away ATL EPS INT JAZ JJK KPV KPS MIP OLS PKK RPS TAM
Atlantis — 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 3–5 2–4 0–2 3–2 2–3 3–3 2–0
EPS 1–0 — 3–5 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–3 3–1 1–4 4–3 2–1 1–1
Inter Turku II 1–3 2–1 — 1–2 0–1 7–1 6–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–3
FC Jazz 0–3 7–0 2–2 — 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–0 4–2 3–1 3–2
JJK Jyväskylä 1–1 1–0 4–1 3–1 — 3–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–3 5–0 1–4
KPV 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 3–0 — 1–0 1–4 2–2 1–0 5–0 1–0
KuPS Akatemia 5–2 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 — 1–6 1–3 0–1 1–1 5–0
MP 3–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 — 0–0 3–1 0–1 2–1
OLS 6–1 4–0 2–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 5–0 2–2 — 3–1 2–1 1–3
PK Keski-Uusimaa 0–0 4–1 3–5 0–5 2–0 3–1 2–2 3–2 1–1 — 0–4 0–0
RoPS 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–2 2–2 0–3 2–1 4–1 0–5 — 0–2
Tampere United 0–2 1–0 1–3 4–2 1–0 2–0 1–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 4–0 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion Round

The top six from the regular season enter the Promotion Round and play each other for the third time. The winner qualifies directly for promotion to Ykkösliiga, whilst the runners-up enter a two-legged playoff against the second to last team in the 2024 Ykkösliiga for promotion.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 MP (C, P) 27 14 8 5 55 31 +24 50 Promotion to the Ykkösliiga
2 OLS 27 12 11 4 61 36 +25 47 Qualification for the Ykkösliiga play-off
3 KuPS Akatemia 27 13 4 10 50 49 +1 43
4 KPV 27 12 4 11 44 44 0 40
5 JJK Jyväskylä 27 10 4 13 38 42 −4 34
6 Tampere United 27 9 4 14 35 47 −12 31
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 need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted


Results

Home \ Away MIP OLS KPS KPV JJK TAM
MP — 2–2 — — 5–1 3–0
OLS — — 4–2 3–0 3–0 —
KuPS Akatemia 2–2 — — — — 2–0
KPV 1–2 — 1–3 — 4–0 —
JJK Jyväskylä — — 1–2 — — 5–0
Tampere United — 0–2 — 1–2 — —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation Round

The bottom six from the regular season enter the Relegation Round and play each other for the third time. The bottom two sides are relegated to the Kakkonen.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 PK Keski-Uusimaa 27 11 7 9 48 51 −3 40
2 RoPS 27 11 5 11 45 52 −7 38
3 Inter Turku II 27 10 5 12 61 54 +7 35
4 FC Jazz 27 11 3 13 50 46 +4 33
5 EPS (R) 27 10 3 14 35 49 −14 33 Relegation to the Kakkonen
6 Atlantis (R) 27 8 4 15 42 63 −21 26
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 need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).
(R) Relegated


Notes:

  • Atlantis FC has been deducted 2 points.
  • FC Jazz has been deducted 3 points.

Results

Home \ Away PKK RPS INT JAZ EPS ATL
PK Keski-Uusimaa — 2–2 2–1 — 1–0 —
RoPS — — — 2–1 — 4–2
Inter Turku II — 1–6 — 2–1 1–3 —
FC Jazz 1–2 — — — 0–2 6–4
EPS — 0–1 — — — 5–1
Atlantis 3–0 — 1–5 — — —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Awards

Annual awards

Award[4] Winner Club
Player of the Year Torfiq Ali-Abubakar Mikkelin Palloilijat
Goalkeeper of the Year Jonne Uronen Mikkelin Palloilijat
Defender of the Year Sampo Ala-Iso AC Oulu/OLS
Midfielder of the Year Mustapha Coker Mikkelin Palloilijat
Striker of the Year Torfiq Ali-Abubakar Mikkelin Palloilijat

References

  1. ^ "Ykkönen table, schedule & stats". Sofascore. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  2. ^ Miesten Ykkösen sarjajärjestelmä 2025, Suomen Palloliitto (Finnish FA), accessed 21 January 2026.
  3. ^ Miesten Ykkönen 2025: Sarjataulukko, SPL Tulospalvelu, accessed 21 January 2026.
  4. ^ Captain’s Ball -gaalan kaikki palkitut vuonna 2025, Football Association of Finland, 4 December 2025
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