2024 Kakkonen

The 2024 Kakkonen was the 52nd season of Kakkonen, the fourth-highest football league in Finland. The season began on 5 April and ended on 20 October 2024. It was the first season of the Kakkonen serving as the fourth-tier football league in Finland.

Kakkonen

Season	2024
Promoted	Inter Turku 2 Tampere United
Relegated	EBK Futura Ilves-Kissat JäPS 2 OPS OTP SexyPöxyt
← 2023 2025 →

Teams

The league consisted of thirty-one teams, split into three equal groups (A, B, and C).

Group A

Team	Town
Atlantis 2	Helsinki
Futura	Porvoo
GrIFK	Kauniainen
JäPS II	Järvenpää
Kiffen	Helsinki
MyPa	Kouvola
NJS	Nurmijärvi
PEPO	Lappeenranta
PPJ	Helsinki
Reipas	Lahti

Group B

Team Name	Town
EBK	Espoo
HJS	Hämeenlinna
Honka	Espoo
Ilves-Kissat	Tampere
Ilves 2	Tampere
Inter Turku 2	Kupittaa
Pallo-Iirot	Rauma
SexyPöxyt	Laaksolahti
Tampere United	Tampere
TPV	Tampere
VJS	Vantaa

Group C

Team Name	Town
GBK	Kokkola
JBK	Jakobstad
JPS	Jyväskylä
JS Hercules	Oulu
Kraft	Närpes
Kuopio Elo	Kuopio
OPS	Oulu
OTP	Oulu
SJK 2	Seinäjoki
TP-47	Tornio

League tables

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Atlantis 2	18	10	2	6	33	26	+7	32	Qualification for Promotion Group
2	Reipas	18	9	4	5	38	22	+16	31
3	Kiffen	18	9	2	7	36	26	+10	29
4	PEPO	18	8	5	5	33	25	+8	29
5	GrIFK	18	7	6	5	24	24	0	27
6	NJS	18	6	8	4	28	24	+4	26
7	MyPa	18	6	5	7	29	35	−6	23	Qualification for Relegation Group
8	PPJ	18	6	4	8	26	24	+2	22
9	JäPS 2	18	6	2	10	25	39	−14	20
10	Futura	18	3	2	13	20	47	−27	11

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer away goals conceded; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Fewer home goals conceded; 10) Play-off; 11) Draw.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Inter Turku 2	20	15	2	3	71	28	+43	47	Qualification for Promotion Group
2	HJS	20	12	5	3	46	23	+23	41
3	Tampere United	20	11	4	5	46	22	+24	37
4	VJS	20	10	5	5	45	28	+17	35
5	Pallo-Iirot	20	11	1	8	46	33	+13	34
6	TPV	20	9	5	6	35	33	+2	32
7	Honka	20	6	6	8	34	38	−4	24	Qualification for Relegation Group
8	Ilves 2	20	7	1	12	39	48	−9	22
9	EBK	20	5	2	13	27	64	−37	17
10	Ilves-Kissat	20	5	1	14	31	68	−37	16
11	SexyPöxyt	20	3	0	17	27	62	−35	9

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer away goals conceded; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Fewer home goals conceded; 10) Play-off; 11) Draw.

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	GBK Kokkola	18	14	0	4	49	31	+18	42	Qualification for Promotion Group
2	JBK	18	11	3	4	38	21	+17	36
3	Kraft	18	10	3	5	41	34	+7	33
4	TP-47	18	9	5	4	42	28	+14	32
5	SJK 2	18	9	2	7	41	34	+7	29
6	Kuopio Elo	18	7	5	6	43	38	+5	26
7	JS Hercules	18	6	2	10	31	45	−14	20	Qualification for Relegation Group
8	JPS	18	4	5	9	34	31	+3	17
9	OPS	18	3	4	11	28	50	−22	13
10	OTP	18	2	1	15	19	54	−35	7

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer away goals conceded; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Fewer home goals conceded; 10) Play-off; 11) Draw.

Promotion Group

The top six teams in each group qualified for the Promotion Group and played each team in their group for the third time. The top two teams in each group and the top two third-placed teams advanced to the Kakkonen play-offs.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Reipas	23	12	5	6	53	29	+24	41	Qualification for Kakkonen play-offs
2	Kiffen	23	11	5	7	44	31	+13	38
3	Atlantis 2	23	11	2	10	38	40	−2	35
4	NJS	23	8	10	5	40	35	+5	34
5	GrIFK	23	9	7	7	36	32	+4	34
6	PEPO	23	9	6	8	39	38	+1	33

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer away goals conceded; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Fewer home goals conceded; 10) Play-off; 11) Draw.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Inter Turku 2 (O, P)	25	18	4	3	86	33	+53	58	Qualification for Kakkonen play-offs
2	HJS	25	15	5	5	52	27	+25	50
3	Tampere United (O, P)	25	14	5	6	57	28	+29	47
4	VJS	25	11	8	6	53	35	+18	41
5	TPV	25	10	6	9	40	49	−9	36
6	Pallo-Iirot	25	11	2	12	51	45	+6	35

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer away goals conceded; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Fewer home goals conceded; 10) Play-off; 11) Draw.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	GBK Kokkola	23	16	1	6	65	41	+24	49	Qualification for Kakkonen play-offs
2	JBK	23	15	3	5	48	31	+17	48
3	SJK 2	23	13	2	8	63	42	+21	41
4	Kraft	23	12	3	8	53	49	+4	39
5	TP-47	23	11	5	7	56	51	+5	38
6	Kuopio Elo	23	7	6	10	53	56	−3	27

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer away goals conceded; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Fewer home goals conceded; 10) Play-off; 11) Draw.

Relegation Group

The bottom four teams in Groups A and C, and bottom five teams in Group B, qualified for the Relegation Group and played each team in their group for the third time. The bottom two teams in Groups A and C, and the bottom three teams in Group B, were relegated to the 2025 Kolomonen.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	MyPa	24	10	5	9	37	41	−4	35
2	PPJ	24	9	5	10	40	31	+9	32
3	JäPS 2 (R)	24	7	2	15	34	57	−23	23	Relegation to Kolmonen
4	Futura (R)	24	6	3	15	29	56	−27	21

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer away goals conceded; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Fewer home goals conceded; 10) Play-off; 11) Draw.
(R) Relegated

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Ilves 2	24	9	3	12	50	54	−4	30
2	Honka	24	8	6	10	43	48	−5	30
3	EBK (R)	24	8	3	13	40	68	−28	27	Relegation to Kolmonen
4	Ilves-Kissat (R)	24	5	1	18	35	81	−46	16
5	SexyPöxyt (R)	24	4	1	19	32	71	−39	13

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer away goals conceded; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Fewer home goals conceded; 10) Play-off; 11) Draw.
(R) Relegated

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	JS Hercules	24	11	2	11	62	53	+9	35
2	JPS	24	8	5	11	46	52	−6	29
3	OPS (R)	24	4	4	16	40	69	−29	16	Relegation to Kolmonen
4	OTP (R)	24	4	1	19	27	69	−42	13

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer away goals conceded; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Fewer home goals conceded; 10) Play-off; 11) Draw.
(R) Relegated

Kakkonen play-offs

Semi-finals

First leg

HJS (2nd, Group B) v Reipas (1st, Group A)

28 September 2024

HJS (2nd, Group B)

1–1

Reipas (1st, Group A)

Kiffen (2nd, Group A) v JBK (2nd, Group C)

28 September 2024

Kiffen (2nd, Group A)

0–0

JBK (2nd, Group C)

SJK 2 (3rd, Group C) v Inter Turku 2 (1st, Group B)

29 September 2024

SJK 2 (3rd, Group C)

3–1

Inter Turku 2 (1st, Group B)

Tampere United (3rd, Group B) v GBK Kokkola (1st, Group C)

29 September 2024

Tampere United (3rd, Group B)

2–1

GBK Kokkola (1st, Group C)

Second leg

Inter Turku 2 (1st, Group B) v SJK 2 (3rd, Group C)

5 October 2024

Inter Turku 2 (1st, Group B)

6–1 (7–4 agg.)

SJK 2 (3rd, Group C)

JBK (2nd, Group C) v Kiffen (2nd, Group A)

5 October 2024

JBK (2nd, Group C)

1–4 (1–4 agg.)

Kiffen (2nd, Group A)

Reipas (1st, Group A) v HJS (2nd, Group B)

5 October 2024

Reipas (1st, Group A)

0–1 (1–2 agg.)

HJS (2nd, Group B)

GBK Kokkola (1st, Group C) v Tampere United (3rd, Group B)

6 October 2024

GBK Kokkola (1st, Group C)

1–1 (2–3 agg.)

Tampere United (3rd, Group B)

Finals

First leg

HJS (2nd, Group B) v Tampere United (3rd, Group B)

12 October 2024

HJS (2nd, Group B)

3–1

Tampere United (3rd, Group B)

Kiffen (2nd, Group A) v Inter Turku 2 (1st, Group B)

14 October 2024

Kiffen (2nd, Group A)

0–3

Inter Turku 2 (1st, Group B)

Second leg

Inter Turku 2 (1st, Group B) v Kiffen (2nd, Group A)

20 October 2024

Inter Turku 2 (1st, Group B)

4–0 (7–0 agg.)

Kiffen (2nd, Group A)

Tampere United (3rd, Group B) v HJS (2nd, Group B)

20 October 2024

Tampere United (3rd, Group B)

3–1 (a.e.t.) (4–4 agg.) (4–3 p)

HJS (2nd, Group B)