# 2000 Kakkonen – Finnish League Division 2

League Tables for teams participating in Kakkonen, the third tier of the Finnish Soccer League system, in 2000.

## League Tables 2000
### Southern Group, Etelälohko

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | IF Gnistan, Helsinki (C, P) | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 52 | 21 | +31 | 53 |
| 2 | AC Vantaa, Vantaa (O) | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 26 | +34 | 48 |
| 3 | PS-44, Valkeakoski | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 40 |
| 4 | KäPa, Helsinki | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 29 | +27 | 39 |
| 5 | Kiffen, Helsinki | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 35 |
| 6 | PP-70, Tampere | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 32 |
| 7 | LePa, Espoo | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 31 |
| 8 | HyPS, Hyvinkää | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 25 |
| 9 | TP Lahti, Lahti | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 22 |
| 10 | KU, Porvoo (R) | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 17 |
| 11 | TKT, Tampere (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 72 | −43 | 13 |
| 12 | LoPa, Lohja (R) | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 56 | −35 | 10 |

### Eastern Group, Itälohko

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | FC Kuusankoski, Kuusankoski (C, P) | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 64 | 19 | +45 | 55 |
| 2 | WP-35, Varkaus (O) | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 15 | +20 | 50 |
| 3 | Kings, Kuopio | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 44 |
| 4 | JJK, Jyväskylä | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 32 |
| 5 | KajHa, Kajaani | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 30 |
| 6 | SäyRi, Jyväskylä | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 27 |
| 7 | JiiPee, Joensuu | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | Huima, Äänekoski | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 26 |
| 9 | Zulimanit, Kuopio | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 20 |
| 10 | PK-37, Iisalmi (R) | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 47 | −28 | 19 |
| 11 | MiPa, Mikkeli (R) | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 16 |
| 12 | WTP, Varkaus (R) | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 39 | −21 | 15 |

### Western Group, Länsilohko

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | SalPa, Salo (C, P) | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 18 | +52 | 59 |
| 2 | KaaPo, Kaarina (O) | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 39 |
| 3 | TPK, Turku | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 36 |
| 4 | Ponnistus, Helsinki | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 34 |
| 5 | VG-62, Naantali | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 32 |
| 6 | MIFK, Mariehamn | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 31 |
| 7 | KaIK, Kaskinen | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 30 |
| 8 | PIF, Pargas | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 30 |
| 9 | Ponnistajat, Helsinki | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 28 |
| 10 | FC Kontu, Helsinki (R) | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 27 |
| 11 | VJS, Vantaa (R) | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 64 | −32 | 17 |
| 12 | EuPa, Eura (R) | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 33 | 79 | −46 | 10 |

### Northern Group, Pohjoislohko

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | TP-47, Tornio (C, P) | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 20 | +46 | 57 |
| 2 | JBK, Jakobstad (O) | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 44 |
| 3 | FC Korsholm, Korsholm | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 37 |
| 4 | GBK, Kokkola | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 36 |
| 5 | OLS, Oulu | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 36 |
| 6 | KPV-j, Kokkola | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 33 |
| 7 | FC Kiisto, Vaasa | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 32 |
| 8 | FC Santa Claus, Rovaniemi | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 26 |
| 9 | NIK, Nykarleby | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 26 |
| 10 | BK-IFK, Vaasa (R) | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 25 |
| 11 | HauPa, Haukipudas (R) | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 30 | 66 | −36 | 14 |
| 12 | Virkiä, Lapua (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 71 | −51 | 13 |

### Promotion Playoffs

* WP-35 – AC Vantaa 1–1
* AC Vantaa – WP-35 2–0
AC Vantaa won 3–1 on aggregate.
* JBK – KaaPo 1–1
* KaaPo – JBK 0–5
JBK won 6–1 on aggregate.
* AC Vantaa – Rakuunat, Lappeenranta 0–0
* Rakuunat, Lappeenranta – AC Vantaa 2–0
Rakuunat won 2–0 on aggregate and retained their place in the Ykkönen.
* JBK, Jakobstad – Närpes Kraft 0–3
* Närpes Kraft – JBK Jakobstad 0–1
Närpes Kraft won 3–1 on aggregate and retained their place in the Ykkönen

## Leading goal scorers
### Etelälohko

* 31 - Tommi Uusitalo AC Vantaa
* 21 - Jukka Suikki IF Gnistan
* 13 - Juha Hämäläinen LePa
* 13 - Jon Poulsen KäPa

### Itälohko

* 15 - Jani Uotinen FC Kuusankoski
* 14 - Arto Lautamatti FC Kuusankoski
* 14 - Kimmo Pöyhönen Kings
* 11 - Tuomo Holmberg JJK

### Länsilohko

* 24 - Kimmo Piirainen SalPa
* 17 - Lembit Rajala MIFK
* 15 - Pekka Riikonen Ponnistus

### Pohjoislohko

* 19 - Niklas Blomqvist FC Korsholm
* 18 - Oleg Dulub TP-47
* 17 - Pekka Kainu KPV-j

## Footnotes

* ↑ "Soccerway - Finland 2000 - Kakkonen - South". Soccerway. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
* ↑ "Soccerway - Finland 2000 - Kakkonen - East". Soccerway. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
* ↑ "Soccerway - Finland 2000 - Kakkonen - West". Soccerway. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
* ↑ "Soccerway - Finland 2000 - Kakkonen - North". Soccerway. Retrieved 2012-02-16.

## References and sources

* Finnish FA, Suomen Palloliitto
* Kakkonen (in Finnish)