The 2015 Ykkönen began on 2 May 2015 and ended on 17 October 2015. The winning team qualified directly for promotion to the 2016 Veikkausliiga 2016, while the second-placed team had to play a play-off against the eleventh-placed team from Veikkausliiga to decide who would play in that division. The bottom two teams were relegated to Kakkonen.Suomen Palloliitto
Overview
A total of ten teams contested in the league, including five sides from the 2014 season, TPS who was relegated from Veikkausliiga, EIF and PS Kemi who promoted from Kakkonen after winning the promotion play-offs, VIFK, the winner of Kakkonen 2014 Western Group as a replacement for promoted Ilves and MP, the runner-up Kakkonen 2014 Eastern Group as a replacement for MYPA.
FC Viikingit and JIPPO were relegated from 2014 Ykkönen.
HIFK, the champion of 2014 Ykkönen, KTP, the runner-up of 2014 Ykkönen, and Ilves, which finished third in Ykkönen were promoted to the 2015 Veikkausliiga.
ClubLocationStadium CapacityManagerAC OuluOuluRaatin Stadion6,996 EIFRaseborgEkenäs Centrumplan2,500 FC JazzPoriPorin Stadion12,000 HakaValkeakoskiTehtaan kenttä3,516 JJKJyväskyläHarjun stadion3,000 MPMikkeliMikkelin Urheilupuisto7,000 PK-35 VantaaVantaaISS Stadion4,500 PS KemiKemiSauvosaari2,500 TPSTurkuUrheilupuiston Yläkenttä2,675 VIFKVaasaHietalahti Stadium4,600
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming managerDate of appointmentTableFC Jazz Jani UotinenEnd of contractn/a John Allen30 October 2014Pre-seasonHaka Juho RantalaEnd of contractn/a Kari Martonen17 November 2014Pre-seasonEIF Jari RantanenEnd of contractn/a Jens Mattfolk19 November 2014Pre-seasonPS Kemi Tommy TaylorPersonal reasons5 January 2015 Jari Åhman9 January 2015Pre-seasonPK-35 Vantaa Jari Europaeus Shefki Kuqi4 February 2015Pre-season
League table
Results
Matches 1–18
Matches 19–27
Statistics Top scorers Source: palloliitto.fi
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Kalle MultanenHaka192 Pablo CouñagoPK-35 Vantaa17 Billy IonsPS Kemi174 Jussi AaltoTPS115 Elias AhdeFC Jazz9 Antto HilskaJJK9 Saša JovovićPS Kemi98 Samu-Petteri MäkeläFC Jazz89 Christian EisselePS Kemi7 Aleksis LehtonenJJK7 Lasse LinjalaVIFK7 MateoPK-35 Vantaa7 Masar ÖmerPK-35 Vantaa7 Ilkka SantahuhtaFC Jazz7 Robert TaylorJJK7 Jasse TuominenMP7176 players6237 players53010 players44019 players35915 players27439 players1
Monthly awards MonthPlayer of the MonthMayCounago Ykkösen Veikkauksen toukokuun pelaaja Pablo Couñago (PK-35 Vantaa)JuneForsman Ykkösen Veikkauksen kuukauden pelaaja Oskari Forsman (TPS)JulyManninen Ykkösen Veikkauksen kuukauden pelaaja Mikko Manninen (JJK)AugustMäkelä Ykkösen Veikkauksen kuukauden pelaaja Samu-Petteri Mäkelä (FC Jazz)SeptemberXhaferi Ykkösen Veikkauksen kuukauden pelaaja Ymer Xhaferi (PK-35 Vantaa)
See also 2015 Veikkausliiga 2015 Kakkonen
References
External links Official site