Ykkönen 07

[Mika]

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Ykkönen (Finnish for 'Number One') is the first division of the Finnish football league system as managed by the Football Association of Finland. It is, however, overall only the second highest level in Finnish football, as the Veikkausliiga is managed independently of the Football Association and serves as the highest division.

Like the Veikkausliiga, the first division is played mainly during the summer. The division has 14 clubs, all of whom play two matches against all other clubs in the division. The winner of the Ykkönen attains promotion directly to the Veikkausliiga, while the second placed team plays a two-legged knockout tie with the second-last team of the Veikkausliiga, and the winner of this tie remains in or is promoted to the top division.

A similar promotion/relegation system takes place between the Ykkönen and the Kakkonen ('second division', or the third level of Finnish football), with the bottom two teams being relegated and the next two playing knockout ties with two teams from Kakkonen.

League table:
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Top goalscorers:
Kaijasilta Petteri PK-35 17
Lahtinen Mika PP-70 16
Wusu Babatunde JJK 16
Mweetwa Nchimunya RoPS 15
Kari Tommi JJK 9
Venäläinen Ilja KuPS 9




Updated 1.10

[Mika]

Latest Results:
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[DanneS]

Thanks for the information. Is that a team from Rovaniemi that is at the top?

Give us your Ykkönen dreamteam. Which players are the best in the league?

[Mika]

Transfers 2007:

Atlantis FC:

In: Nyman Tomi (Omniworld), Boumelaha Olivier (PP-70), Bangura Unisa (Klubi 04), Modig Jani (PK-35), Sesay Hassan (Klubi 04)

Out: Kuusela Panu (Viikingit), Simula Mikko (lop.), Tauriainen Kimmo (lop.), Kosonen Vesa (PK-35), Koivisto Jani (Jaro), Highfield Adam (Canterbury Utd), Utriainen Pekka (lop.), Suetov Vitali (lop.), Juvonen Matias (Bonner SC), Abid Feras (Bonner SC), Rikama Patrik (MIFK)



FC Hämeenlinna:

In: Panu Autio, Tommi Vesala, Kristian Kojola (FC Espoo), Jukka Vanninen (KooTeePee), Jukka-Pekka Tuomenoja (HyPS), Pekka Sihvola (Honka), Juuso Nieminen (PS-44), Sami Tamminen (PS-44), Jani Sipilä (AC Oulu), Olli Lehtimäki (SoVo), Lauri Jormanainen (RIlves), Harri Suhonen (Pato).

Out: Aki Miettinen (JJK), Ilkka Marin (FC Espoo), Aleksandr Kokko (Honka), Adrian Rizvani, Mikko Kalervo, Miikka Bäckman, Niklas Heiman, Jon Poulsen, Noam Surrier.


GBK:

In:

Out: Mikko Annala (Kipparit), Mathias Jansson (Kipparit), Sixten Björkstrand, Sami Kähkölä, Petri Haapasalo, Ville Jylhä.


JIPPO:

In: Lassi Hurskainen (Riverball), Marko Kivilä (KuPS), Timo Tahvanainen (Kings), Antti Pulkkinen (STPS), Lasse Linjala (WarkausJK).

Out: Jussi Kemmo, Markus Hirvonen, Arpad Mestar, Klaus Karjalainen, Kalle Sormunen, Immo Eronen, Kristzian Futaki.


JJK:

In: Jouni Juntunen (TP-47), Aki Miettinen (FC Hämeenlinna), Jarmo Häkkinen (ViPa), Tomi Karlstedt (FC V), Teemu Pulkkinen (Viikingit), Jukka Sinisalo (Inter), Vesa-Matti Alhonen (FC V), Matti Lähitie (VPS), Babatunde Wusu (MP), Niko Leppänen (FC Lahti).

Out: Mikko Hyppönen(FCJ), Petri Karjalainen (FCJ), Toni Kinnunen (BET), Jussi Hakasalo (KuPS), Miika Järvenpää (HPP), Olli Helamaa (BET), Jiri Kelonen (BET), Mikko Matilainen (FCJ), Ville Vanhala (FCJ), Tomi Sauso (VPSj-), Aku Hytönen


Klubi-04:

In: Arajuuri Paulus (Honka), Arolinna Janne (Atlantis), Ali Ibrahim Asad (PK-35), Kaitila Werner (HJK A), Karring André (Honka), Kinnunen Juri (HJK A), Mattila Sakari (HJK A), Rantanen Juuso (HJK A), Ruuth Niko (HJK A), Salmi Sami (HJK A), Selenius Nico (Honka), Sormunen Kalle (JIPPO).

Out: Kukka Niko (Honka), Alho Joni (LoPa), Inutile Antonio (KooTeePee), Vasara Jussi (Honka), Bangura Unisa (Atlantis), Hakola Juha (Flora), Kanth Jirijoonas (Gnistan), Toivio Joona (Az Alkmaar), Sesay Hassan (Atlantis).


KPV:

In: Torvikoski Tommy (PS Kemi), Maksimov Oleg (JBK), Myllymäki Joonas (KPV juniori), Nygård Matias (KPV juniori), Iivonen Jesse (KPV juniori), Reinikainen Jarno (KPV juniori), Holmbäck Tom (KPV juniori), Tom Melarti (Jaro, loan).

Out: Koskela Tuomo (FC Kipparit), Leinonen Iiro (FC Kipparit), Myntti Henri (TamU), Tuomaala Jimi (FC Kipparit), Bailey Ramon, Botha Chad (Jaro), Lyyski Jukka (FC Kipparit), Lyyski Aki (FC Kipparit), Möller Jere (FC Kipparit), Reini Juha (lop).


KuPS:

In: Tero Mäkäläinen (KooTeePee), Janne Reinikainen (MP), Jussi Hakasalo (JJK Jyväskylä), Miikka Turunen (MP), Ilja Venäläinen (KooTeePee), Harri Ylönen (Haka), Olli Kosonen (Kings), Petteri Pennanen (KuPS B), Ekhiabhi Okodugha (Pepsi Football Academy, Nigeria), Niko Kuusisto (KuPS Akatemia)

Out: Patrick Bantamoi (Inter), Matti Hurme (SalPa), Olli-Pekka Itälä (VPS), Pyry Kärkkäinen (FC Lahti), Marko Kivilä (JIPPO), Janne Mahlakaarto (Haka), Medo (Mohamed Kamara) (HJK), Seth Ablade, Jussi Heikelä (Viikingit), Berat Sadik (FC Lahti), Harrison Nwanyanwu, Harri Penttilä (Kings), Jari Partanen (Zulimanit), Roope Reinikainen (lop.), Kai Nyyssönen (lop.)


PK-35:

In: Mark Soutar (MPS), Miikka Immonen (PK-35 A), Joni Knuutinen (PK-35 A), Otto-Pekka Jurvainen (KäPa), Juha Kuula (FC Espoo), Marcio (BK-46), Henri Määttä (PK-35 A), Alfred Sinnemäki (PK-35 B), Vesa Kosonen (Atlantis), Jonathan Korhonen (PK-35 B), Saku Kuittinen (PK-35 A)

Out: Jani Modig (Atlantis), Mikko Halme (HIFK), Jukka Halme (HIFK), Juha Laakso, Chrales Obi (Malaysia), Aapo Raninen (KäPa), Tommi Peltonen, Samuli Markkanen (Gnistan), Lasse Litmanen (HIFK)


PP-70:

In: Arto Lindberg (Haka), Petri Lindberg (Haka), Jaakko Juuti (Haka), Mika Lahtinen (TamU), Riku Huhtala (Ilves/A), Risto Vihinen (TKT), Joni Ikäläinen (TKT), Stefan Petrescu (VG-62).

Out: Olivier Boumelaha, Mikko-Ville Hyyhönen (VPS), Kalle Kuulasmaa, Joachim Lindholm (FC Lahti), Tarmo Linnumäe, Severi Paajanen (Inter), Marcello Ribeiro, Sergei Ussoltsev, Antti Suoniemi, Olli-Pekka Toikkonen (FC YPA), Drilon Shala (FC Lahti)


RoPS:

In: Chilufya George (Sambia), Koivisto Jarno (Santa Claus), Uimaniemi Antti (PS Kemi Kings), Mwaba Chanda (Sambia), Chibwe Chileshe (Sambia), Adams Abeiku Junior, Kunda Stephen (Sambia), Jonathan Burklo.

Out: Jalava Petri (Viikingit), Lahtinen Mika (PP-70), Majava Juha (KooTeePee), Nenonen Mika (lop.), Vatanen Jussi (Lynx), Jehan Jeremy (Ranska), Dim Etong Serge (Ranska), Srdjan Lazic, Kutila Matti, Syväjärvi Ville.


TPV:

In: Aapo Kiljunen (MyPa), Mikko Mäkelä (MyPa), Pekka Räisänen (TP-47), Jukka Pausola (TKT), Erik Westerholm (TamU)

Out: Vili-Oskar Laaksonen (KooVee), Jarno Soininen, Sakari Putkonen (KooVee), Samuli Laitila (TPV A/valm.), Joni Moilanen, Tomi Mönkkönen (TPV C/coach.), Tomi Lahtinen (KooVee), Joni Kuusisto, Jukka Suikki


TP-47:

In: Nikuradze Giorgi (Georgia), Hiekkanen Pasi, Cagnoto Luis Vanderlei (Brasilia), Ngande Rene (Ranska), Camara Alya (Ranska), Nikula Ilari (ToTa), Räihä Aleksi (PS Kemi Kings), Lönnström Mikko (KooTeePee), Chkhaidze Lasha (Georgia).

Out: Haaraoja Heikki, Bulgakov Anatoli (AC Oulu), Koivuranta Tarmo (AC Oulu), Hiukka Sakari (TP-47/2), Kanto Jussi (TP-47/2), Isokangas Mikko, Räisänen Pekka (TPV), Juntunen Jouni (JJK), Halonen Tommi (GBK), Oinas Sami (TP-47/2)


VIFK:

In: Petri Tuomela (HyPS), Daniel Kock (JBK), Christoffer Kloo (SIF), Jan-Christian Westerman (VPS), Jonas Britschgi (VPS), Mikko Ylihärsilä (TP-Seinäjoki)

Out: Peter Kauppi (Kiisto), Henrik Friberg (ABC), Teemu Jaakkola (lop), Jani Timonen (JBK), Ville Ylinen (VPS), Max Peltonen (lop), Sebastian Strandvall (Haka), Andreas Björk (IFK Mariehamn), Ville Laakkonen (lop).





"lop." means retired.

Thanks for the information. Is that a team from Rovaniemi that is at the top?

Give us your Ykkönen dreamteam. Which players are the best in the league?

Yes. RoPS is from Rovaniemi. The club that I support. http://www.fmsuomi.com/forum/images/smiles/1051895721.gif

[kaku]

I don't know much about finnish football, but looking at the table there's quite a battle at the top.

[Mika]

You can watch RoPS game highlights here:http://gallery.rops.fi/main.php?g2_itemId=978
JIPPO highlights here:http://www.jippo.fi/index.php?option=com_zoom&Itemid=162&catid=53
KuPS highlights here:http://www.kups.fi/multiMagazine/web/2007/maalikoosteet/index.php

[Mika]

GBK has loaned Sergei Panchenko to Terjärv US and Olli Nylund to KajHa.

Former FC Lahti player Niko Leppänen transfer to JJK confirmed.

FC Hämeenlinna loaned twenty years old Jussi Vasara from Honka. Vasara has played three games for FC Honka in this season. Vasara can play already at sunday against VIFK.

JJK player Jukka Sinisalo has signed new contract with JJK. Contract set next season.

Niko Kukka and Mika Helin from FC Honka to Atlantis FC (loan)

[Mika]

Georgian Goalkeeper Giorgi Nikuradze from TP-47 has joined to RoPS for end of the season.
Nigerian striker Isa Ali from Kanopillars FC to RoPS, Isa Ali scored 9 goals in 16 games.

Goalkeeper Mikko Rahkamaa from FC Viikingit has joined to GBK.
Striker Herby Fortunat from Entente Sannois St Gratte has joined to GBK.

Jonathan Burklo from RoPS has joined to JIPPO.

[Adelaide_Forest]

Mika,

Do you know of a team called FC Popa?
Apparently they have signed a player from my city called Mislav Saric.

Do you know anything about the club?

[Baggie]

Mika,

Do you know of a team called FC Popa?
Apparently they have signed a player from my city called Mislav Saric.

Do you know anything about the club?

Popa plays in the "Kakkonen" (finnish League two, third highest league), so you can only imagine how crappy club we're talking about. :D Jokes aside, I made a quick research (no I don't follow league two) and found out Saric scored on his debut atleast.

Popa is doing quite ok in the league;
club/played/points
GrIFK 20 45
PoPa 20 44
KaaPo 21 40
KOO-VEE 21 39
SalPa 21 36
FC Espoo 21 28
EIF 21 27
VG-62 21 27
P-Iirot 21 26
LoPa 21 26
IFFK 21 22
SoVo 21 18
MuSa 21 17
Masku 21 17

[Mika]

Things get tighter at the top

http://www.miestenykkonen.fi/joukkueet/rops/11530-647677.jpeg - http://www.miestenykkonen.fi/joukkueet/jippo/11519-468636.jpeg
15.00 30.9 @Keskuskenttä, Rovaniemi
http://www.miestenykkonen.fi/mp/db/tiedotteet/foo/IMG/12867/kuva0_suuri/399802


RoPS formation at sunday(?)

Rönkkö
Vihervä - Kunda - Chilufya - Uimaniemi
Koivisto - Godar - Mwaba - Chibwe
Saileti - Mweetwa

Subs

Nikuradze
Peura
Adams
Ali
Turpeenniemi

JiPPO formation at sunday(?)
Keister-Kemmo
Kivilä-Heikkilä-Reponen-Anttilainen
Berg-Korpela-Lähderinne-Burklo
Hurskainen/Ikonen




http://www.miestenykkonen.fi/joukkueet/kups/11525-459477.jpeg
http://www.miestenykkonen.fi/joukkueet/gbk/11515-814569.jpeg
18.30 30.9 @Magnum Areena, Kuopio
http://www.kups.fi/kups/fi/kuvat/Keskari%20valmis-7.jpg




Matches at saturday:
29.9.2007 15:00 FC Hämeenlinna - TPV
29.9.2007 15:00 Klubi-04 - TP-47

Matches at sunday:
30.9.2007 18:30 KuPS - GBK
30.9.2007 KPV - PK-35
30.9.2007 18:30 VIFK - Atlantis
30.9.2007 15:00 RoPS - JIPPO
30.9.2007 15:00 PP-70 - JJK

[Mika]

Results:
29.9.2007 FC Hämeenlinna - TPV 3 - 0 Attendance: 303
29.9.2007 Klubi-04 - TP-47 2 - 2 Attendance: 206

30.9.2007 KuPS - GBK 2 - 1 Attendance: 1055
30.9.2007 KPV - PK-35 1 - 4 Attendance: 408
30.9.2007 VIFK - Atlantis 0 - 1 Attendance: 387
30.9.2007 RoPS - JIPPO 2 - 1 Attendance: 1100
30.9.2007 PP-70 - JJK 1 - 2 Attendance: 265

RoPS - JIPPO highlights available here: http://gallery.rops.fi/main.php?g2_itemId=4526

[Mika]

1 KuPS 26 16 8 2 56
2 RoPS 26 16 7 3 55
3 JJK 26 11 8 7 41
4 Hlinna 26 11 8 7 41
5 TP-47 26 10 7 9 37
6 VIFK 26 9 9 8 36
7 Atlantis 26 9 7 10 34
8 PK-35 26 8 9 9 33
9 JIPPO 26 8 8 10 32
10 KPV 26 8 7 11 31
11 TPV 26 8 6 12 30
12 GBK 26 7 6 13 27
13 PP-70 26 6 7 13 25
14 Klubi 04 26 2 9 15 15


Ykkönen is now finished.
KuPS won promotion to the upper level, Veikkausliiga.
Klubi 04, PP-70 and GBK relegated to Kakkonen.

RoPS plays today against FC Viikingit in Veikkausliiga -qualifying.

[Mika]

RoPS won Viikingit 1-0 in first leg. You can watch the match higlights here: http://gallery.rops.fi/main.php?g2_itemId=5193
Click "Lataa Video".


The second leg takes place on wednesday(7.11).

[Mika]

RoPS won the playout

RoPS-Viikingit 1-0 (0-0)
51. Antti Peura (Janne Turpeenniemi) 1-0.
Attendance: 1082

RoPS: Kalle Rönkkö, Chanda Mwaba, George Chilufya, Antti Uimaniemi, Zeddy Saileti, Isa Ali, Antti Peura (v, 80. Mika-Matti Maisonvaa), Janne Turpeenniemi, Juuso Majava (46. Joonas Kiistala 90. Jukka Yrjänheikki), Toni Vihervä, Santeri Viitasaari

Viikingit: Luis Fernando, Petri Jalava, Osmo Kleemola, Ilkka Jäntti, Vjatsheslav Malakejev (31. Max Lundberg), Pasi Solehmainen (v, 76. Janne Mollberg)), Jarno Kallijärvi (v), Joonas Sarelius, Jussi Peteri, Kristian Kunnas (60. Kalle Vasse), Mehmet Hetemaj





Viikingit-RoPS 1-1 (0-1)
32. Chanda Mwaba 0-1
90+1. Jussi Peteri 1-1

Attendance: 1020.

Viikingit: Luis Fernando, Petri Jalava, Osmo Kleemola, Jukka Hirvonen (60. Lasse Lind), Ilkka Jäntti, Kalle Vasse (60. Kristian Kunnas), Jarno Kallijärvi (v), Risto Ojanen (68. Max Lundberg), Janne Mollberg, Jussi Peteri, Mehmet Hetemaj.

RoPS: Kalle Rönkkö (v), Stephen Kunda, George Chilufya, Antti Uimaniemi, Dejan Godar, Chanda Mwaba, Janne Turpeenniemi, Toni Vihervä, Nchimunya Mweetwa, Antti Peura (62. Juuso Majava), Zeddy Saileti.
http://img.mtv3.fi/mn_kuvat/mtv3/urheilu/futis/veikkausliigapelaajat/rops/477671.jpg


http://www.rops.fi/images/stories/Uutiskuvat%202007/ad19328444.jpghttp://www.rops.fi/images/stories/Uutiskuvat%202007/4729094.jpg

[Mika]

Check this thread for RoPS season 2007 compilation: http://fbtz.com/forum/showthread.php?p=953202#post953202

[DanneS]

So RoPS came only 2nd in the league but they won the playout.

What's next?

Keep us informed Mika! Kippis! http://forums.psphacks.net/Smileys/default/emoticon_05.gif

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[Mika]

So RoPS came only 2nd in the league but they won the playout.

What's next?

Keep us informed Mika! Kippis! http://forums.psphacks.net/Smileys/default/emoticon_05.gif

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It means that RoPS will play Veikkausliiga in next season. But it isn't sure yet because RoPS home stadium "Keskuskenttä" is straight from 1950 and Veikkausliiga demands better stadium. And we are quite angry with the Rovaniemi city government. They build all kind of "culture houses" for art, music and different shit like that but no new football stadium. :mad:


http://www.rops.fi/images/stories/Uutiskuvat%202007/4463032.jpg
Keskuskenttä needs some repair



by the way; it would be nice to see some more comments http://fbtz.com/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif

[DanneS]

So RoPS is qualified to play Veikkausliiga, the first division next season.
Congratulations! :)

Rovaniemi better splash out the money needed to repair the stadium. Perkele! :mad:

And then you have to change the title of this thread when the football starts again next year.
Veikkausliiga 08

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[Mika]

Dejan Godar (RoPS) was selected to player of the year in Ykkönen.

Unofortunately Dejan Godar is linked with Syrianska FC (Sweden). It would be a huge loss for RoPS.

[Mika]

Check this Veikkausliiga 2007 TOP 25 Goals video http://youtube.com/watch?v=uRU3zSnseBg

[Mika]

http://finnishfootball.blogspot.com/