2018 Ykkönen
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Overview
A total of ten teams will contest in the league, including five sides from the 2017 season, HIFK and JJK who was relegated from Veikkausliiga and Klubi 04 and AC Kajaani who were promoted from Kakkonen after winning the promotion play-offs.
OPS, who was refused a license for Ykkönen, was replaced by FC KTP.[2]
GrIFK and Gnistan were relegated from 2017 Ykkönen.
TPS, the champion of 2017 Ykkönen and FC Honka, the runner-up of 2017 Ykkönen were promoted to the 2018 Veikkausliiga.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Kajaani | Kajaani | Kajaanin Liikuntapuisto | 1,000 |  Mika Lumijärvi |
| AC Oulu | Oulu | Raatin Stadion | 6,996 | Mika Lähderinne |
| EIF | Raseborg | Ekenäs Centrumplan | 2,500 |  Gabri Garcia Xatart |
| FC Haka | Valkeakoski | Tehtaan kenttä | 3,516 |  Keith Armstrong |
| FC KTP | Kotka | Arto Tolsa Areena | 4,780 | Jari-Pekka Gummerus |
| FF Jaro | Jakobstad | Jakobstads Centralplan | 5,000 | Tomi Kärkkäinen |
| HIFK | Helsinki | Telia 5G -areena | 10,770 | Teemu Kankkunen |
| JJK | Jyväskylä | Harjun stadion | 3,000 | Juha Pasoja |
| Klubi 04 | Helsinki | Telia 5G -areena | 10,770 | Mikko Mannila |
| KPV | Kokkola | Kokkolan Keskuskenttä | 2,000 | Jarmo Korhonen |
League table
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References
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