The season started on 20 April 2013 and is scheduled to end on 5 October 2013.

Kakkonen
Season2013
2012
2014

Teams

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A total of 40 teams will contest the league divided into four groups, Eteläinen (Southern), Pohjoinen (Northern), Läntinen (Western) and Itäinen (Eastern). 30 returning from the 2012 season, two relegated from Ykkönen and eight promoted from Kolmonen. The champion of each group will qualify to promotion matches to decide which two teams get promoted to the Ykkönen. The bottom two teams in each group and the worst eight-placed will qualify directly for relegation to Kolmonen. Each team will play a total of 27 matches, playing three times against each team of its group.

FC Hämeenlinna and HIFK were relegated from the 2012 Ykkönen, while AC Kajaani and Ilves were promoted to the 2013 Ykkönen.

FC Espoo, FC Kiffen, FC Kiisto, HauPa, JIlves, LoPa and PK-35/VJS were relegated from 2012 Kakkonen.

FC POHU, Kerho 07, KäPa, Masku, MuSa, ORPa, PK Keski-Uusimaa, Sudet and Tervarit were promoted from the 2012 Kolmonen.

SiPS didn't take its place in 2013 Kakkonen. Its place was given for Sporting Kristina, the worst eight-placed of the last season.

ORPa took the place of FC Santa Claus for the 2013 season when the club went bankrupt after the 2012 season.[1]

Warkaus JK was excluded from the Kakkonen due to breaking the rules of the association.[2]

Stadia and Locations

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Location of the 2013 Kakkonen teams. Eteläinen (Southern) are red dots, Pohjoinen (Northern) are green dots, Läntinen (Western) are blue dots while Itäinen (Eastern) are pink dots.
Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity
ÅIFK Turku Urheilupuiston yläkenttä 1,500
Atlantis FC Helsinki Töölön Pallokenttä 4,000
BK-46 Raseborg Karjaan urheilukenttä 1,000
EIF Raseborg Ekenäs Centrumplan 2,500
EsPa Espoo Matinkylän tekonurmi N/A
FC Futura Porvoo Porvoon keskuskenttä 500
FC Hämeenlinna Hämeenlinna Kaurialan kenttä 4,000
FC Jazz Pori Porin Stadion 12,000
FC Lahti Akatemia Lahti Kisapuisto 4,400
FC POHU Helsinki Tali N1 N/A
FC YPA Ylivieska Safari 600
GBK Kokkola Kokkolan keskuskenttä 3,000
Gnistan Helsinki Fair Pay Arena 2,000
GrIFK Kauniainen Kauniaisten Keskuskenttä 700
Härmä Hämeenlinna Kauriala 4,000
HIFK Helsinki Brahen kenttä 2,000
JäPS Järvenpää Järvenpään keskuskenttä 500
Kerho 07[3] Seinäjoki Seinäjoen keskuskenttä 3,500
Klubi 04 Helsinki Sonera Stadium 10,770
KPV Kokkola Kokkolan keskuskenttä 2,000
KTP Kotka Arto Tolsa Areena 4,780
KäPa Helsinki Max Westerberg Areena 1,000
LPS Helsinki Laajasalon urheilupuisto N/A
Masku Masku Taponketo N/A
MP Mikkeli Mikkelin Urheilupuisto 7,000
MuSa Pori Musan kenttä 700
Närpes Kraft Närpes Mosedal 2,000
ORPa Oulu Castrén 4,000
P-Iirot Rauma Äijänsuon stadion 2,000
Pallohonka Espoo Otaniemen urheilukeskus 500
PK-37 Iisalmi Sankariniemi 5,000
PK Keski-Uusimaa Kerava Kalevan UP nurmi N/A
PS Kemi Kemi Sauvosaari 1,500
SalPa Salo Salon Urheilupuisto 2,500
Sporting Kristinestad Kristinaplan 2,000
Sudet Kouvola Kouvolan keskuskenttä 12,000
Tervarit Oulu Castrén 4,000
TP-47 Tornio Pohjan Stadion 4,000
TPV Tampere Tammela Stadion 5,040
VIFK Vaasa Hietalahti Stadium 4,600

League tables

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Eteläinen (Southern)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 EIF (A) 27 16 9 2 52 25 +27 57 Qualification to Promotion playoffs
2 Gnistan 27 15 7 5 51 26 +25 52
3 GrIFK 27 14 6 7 50 39 +11 48
4 BK-46 27 15 0 12 50 35 +15 45
5 Klubi 04 27 11 4 12 27 29 −2 37
6 SalPa 27 10 5 12 38 36 +2 35
7 KäPa 27 9 7 11 33 36 −3 34
8 Pallohonka 27 8 9 10 32 36 −4 33
9 EsPa (R) 27 4 6 17 21 58 −37 18 Relegation to Kolmonen
10 LPS (R) 27 4 5 18 23 57 −34 17
Source: palloverkko.palloliitto.fi
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (R) Relegated

Pohjoinen (Northern)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 PS Kemi (A) 27 19 4 4 63 24 +39 61 Qualification to Promotion playoffs
2 FC YPA 27 17 4 6 63 32 +31 55
3 VIFK[a] 27 13 6 8 50 35 +15 45
4 TP-47 27 12 5 10 45 39 +6 41
5 GBK 27 12 4 11 48 51 −3 40
6 KPV 27 11 4 12 46 47 −1 37
7 Kerho 07 27 10 6 11 40 40 0 36
8 PK-37 27 9 5 13 45 53 −8 32
9 ORPa[a] (R) 27 7 6 14 36 50 −14 27 Relegation to Kolmonen
10 Tervarit (R) 27 0 6 21 18 83 −65 6
Source: palloverkko.palloliitto.fi
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The match VIFK – ORPa on August 25 originally finished 1–0, but the result was changed to 0–3, as VIFK fielded an ineligible player.[4]

Läntinen (Western)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Jazz (A) 27 19 4 4 64 23 +41 61 Qualification to Promotion playoffs
2 TPV 27 15 4 8 60 32 +28 49
3 P-Iirot 27 15 4 8 56 36 +20 49
4 FC Hämeenlinna 27 14 6 7 56 42 +14 48
5 Närpes Kraft 27 15 2 10 66 52 +14 47
6 Masku 27 12 6 9 58 47 +11 42
7 ÅIFK 27 10 3 14 59 45 +14 33
8 Sporting 27 8 4 15 31 55 −24 28
9 MuSa (R) 27 5 2 20 38 80 −42 17 Relegation to Kolmonen
10 Härmä (R) 27 3 3 21 16 92 −76 12
Source: palloverkko.palloliitto.fi
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (R) Relegated

Itäinen (Eastern)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 HIFK (A) 27 19 5 3 64 22 +42 62 Qualification to Promotion playoffs
2 MP 27 19 3 5 71 36 +35 60
3 Atlantis FC 27 14 6 7 49 42 +7 48
4 FC Lahti Akatemia 27 13 4 10 46 35 +11 43
5 PK Keski-Uusimaa 27 13 3 11 58 43 +15 42
6 KTP 27 12 5 10 59 38 +21 41
7 FC Futura 27 10 5 12 44 45 −1 35
8 JäPS (R) 27 6 1 20 28 55 −27 19 Relegation to Kolmonen
9 Sudet (R) 27 5 4 18 24 54 −30 19
10 FC POHU (R) 27 6 0 21 20 93 −73 18
Source: palloverkko.palloliitto.fi
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (R) Relegated

Promotion play-offs

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Group winners will play two-legged ties. Team pairs will be drawn and the two winning teams will be promoted to the Ykkönen for season 2014.[5][6]

Group winners

  • Eteläinen (Southern): EIF
  • Pohjoinen (Northern): PS Kemi
  • Läntinen (Western): FC Jazz
  • Itäinen (Eastern): HIFK

First leg

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FC Jazz2 – 2EIF
Mäkelä   7', 75' Konate   16', 31'
Attendance: 3,024

PS Kemi0 – 1HIFK
J. Halme   19' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,255

Second leg

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EIF0 – 2FC Jazz
Konate   18' Paularinne   26'
Mäkelä   77'
Ekenäs Centrumplan, Raseborg
Attendance: 2,014

FC Jazz won 4–2 on aggregate.


HIFK1 – 0PS Kemi
Taulo   89'

HIFK won 2–0 on aggregate.

Eight-placed teams

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At the end of the season, a comparison is made between the eight-placed teams. The worst eight-placed team will be directly relegated to the Kolmonen.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 South Pallohonka 27 8 9 10 32 36 −4 33
2 North PK-37 27 9 5 13 45 53 −8 32
3 West Sporting 27 8 4 15 31 55 −24 28
4 East JäPS (R) 27 6 1 20 28 55 −27 19 Relegation to Kolmonen
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Palloliitto varmisti OPS-junioreiden sarjapaikan kakkoseen
  2. ^ "Warkaus JK suljetaan pois miesten Kakkosesta | Suomen Palloliitto". Archived from the original on 2012-08-20. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
  3. ^ SJK Reserveille uusi nimi
  4. ^ ORPan vastalause hyväksyttiin
  5. ^ Kakkosen nousukarsintafinaalit arvottu
  6. ^ Kakkosen nousukarsinnan FC Jazz – EIF pelipäivät vahvistettu