Finland - 2017 Kakkonen

Kakkonen or II divisioona is the third level in the league system of Finnish football 

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 2016 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.

KTP and FC Jazz were relegated from the 2016 Ykkönen, while FC Honka and IF Gnistan were promoted to the 2017 Ykkönen.

The league divided into 3 groups of 12 teams. Each club plays the others in its group twice. The group winners and the best second place team have a chance of winning one of two promotion places to Ykkönen after a four team playoff. The bottom three teams in each group 10, 11 and 12 will be relegated to Kolmonen.

Runner-up teams

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Klubi 04	22	12	8	2	60	19	+41	44	Promotion Playoffs to the Ykkönen
2	MuSa	22	14	2	6	44	18	+26	44
3	GBK	22	14	4	4	47	23	+24	46

Promotion play-offs

Group winners and the best runner-up played two-legged ties. Team pairs will be drawn and the two winning teams will be promoted to the Ykkönen for season 2018

Group winners
Lohko A (Group A): KTP
Lohko B (Group B): FC Viikingit
Lohko C (Group C): AC Kajaani

The best runner-up
Klubi 04

Source: http://www.weltfussballarchiv.com
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