Finnish football league system
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The Finnish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Finland. The three highest levels are managed by the Finnish FA while the other leagues are managed by the regional departments of the FA.
The system
2013
7th level (Kutonen) is played 35x35 minutes, 8th level (Seiska) 30x30 minutes.
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1 12 |
Veikkausliiga 12 clubs |
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2 10 |
Ykkönen 10 clubs |
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3 40 |
Kakkonen Pohjoinen North 10 clubs |
Kakkonen Läntinen West 10 clubs |
Kakkonen Eteläinen South 10 clubs |
Kakkonen Itäinen East 10 clubs |
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4 107 |
Kolmonen Pohjois-Suomi Northern Finland 12 clubs |
Kolmonen Itä- & Keski-Suomi Eastern & Central Finland 11 clubs |
Kolmonen Keski-Pohjanmaa & Vaasa Central Ostrobothnia & Vaasa 12 clubs |
Kolmonen Tampere & Satakunta 12 clubs |
Kolmonen Turku & Ahvenanmaa Turku & Åland Islands 12 clubs |
Kolmonen Uusimaa & Helsinki Group 1 - 12 clubs Group 2 - 12 clubs Group 3 - 12 clubs |
Kolmonen Kaakkois-Suomi South-East Finland 12 clubs |
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5 149 |
Nelonen Lappi - 6 clubs Oulu - 8 clubs |
Nelonen Eastern 12 clubs |
Nelonen Central 10 clubs |
Nelonen Central Ostrobothnia 12 clubs |
Nelonen Vaasa 12 clubs |
Nelonen Tampere 12 clubs |
Nelonen Satakunta 7 clubs |
Nelonen 12 clubs |
Nelonen Uusimaa Group 1 - 12 clubs Group 2 - 12 clubs |
Nelonen Helsinki Group 1 - 12 clubs Group 2 - 12 clubs |
Nelonen 10 clubs |
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6 213 |
Vitonen Oulu - 7 clubs |
Vitonen Group A - 8 clubs Group B - 6 clubs Group C - 7 clubs Group D - 6 clubs |
Vitonen 10 clubs |
Vitonen 12 clubs |
Vitonen 12 clubs |
Vitonen Group 1 - 12 clubs Group 2 - 11 clubs |
Vitonen Group A - 9 clubs Group B - 8 clubs |
Vitonen Group 1 - 11 clubs Group 2 - 12 clubs |
Vitonen Group 1 - 9 clubs Group 2 - 10 clubs Group 3 - 9 clubs Group 4 - 9 clubs |
Vitonen Group 1 - 10 clubs Group 2 - 10 clubs Group 3 - 10 clubs |
Vitonen East - 6 clubs West - 9 clubs |
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7 261 |
- | - | Kutonen 10 clubs |
Kutonen Group A - 9 clubs Group B - 3 clubs Group C - 8 clubs |
Kutonen Group 1 - 8 clubs Group 2 - 8 clubs Group 3 - 8 clubs |
Kutonen Group 1 - 10 clubs Group 2 - 9 clubs Group 3 - 9 clubs Group 4 - 9 clubs |
- | Kutonen Group 1 - 9 clubs Group 2 - 10 clubs Group 3 - 10 clubs |
Kutonen Group 1 - 9 clubs Group 2 - 9 clubs Group 3 - 9 clubs Group 4 - 8 clubs Group 5 - 9 clubs Group 6 - 9 clubs |
Kutonen Group 1 - 16 clubs Group 2 - 16 clubs Group 3 - 16 clubs Group 4 - 16 clubs |
Kutonen East - 8 clubs South - 8 clubs North - 8 clubs |
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8 30 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Seiska Group 1 - 15 clubs Group 2 - 15 clubs |
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Cup competitions
Clubs at all levels are eligible for cup competitions.
- Suomen cup (FA cup)
- Liigacup (League cup)
External links
- resultcode.fi (Finnish)
- Finnish FA (Finnish)
- League321.com - Finnish football league tables, records & statistics database. (English)