The season started on 20 April 2013 and is scheduled to end on 5 October 2013.
Teams A total of 40 teams will contest the league divided into four groups, Eteläinen (Southern), Pohjoinen (Northern), Läntinen (Western) and Itäinen (Eastern). 30 returning from the 2012 season, two relegated from Ykkönen and eight promoted from Kolmonen. The champion of each group will qualify to promotion matches to decide which two teams get promoted to the Ykkönen. The bottom two teams in each group and the worst eight-placed will qualify directly for relegation to Kolmonen. Each team will play a total of 27 matches, playing three times against each team of its group.
FC Hämeenlinna and HIFK were relegated from the 2012 Ykkönen, while AC Kajaani and Ilves were promoted to the 2013 Ykkönen.
FC Espoo, FC Kiffen, FC Kiisto, HauPa, JIlves, LoPa and PK-35/VJS were relegated from 2012 Kakkonen.
FC POHU, Kerho 07, KäPa, Masku, MuSa, ORPa, PK Keski-Uusimaa, Sudet and Tervarit were promoted from the 2012 Kolmonen.
SiPS didn't take its place in 2013 Kakkonen. Its place was given for Sporting Kristina, the worst eight-placed of the last season.
ORPa took the place of FC Santa Claus for the 2013 season when the club went bankrupt after the 2012 season.Palloliitto varmisti OPS-junioreiden sarjapaikan kakkoseen
Warkaus JK was excluded from the Kakkonen due to breaking the rules of the association.
Stadia and Locations
Team Location Stadium Stadium capacityÅIFK Turku Urheilupuiston yläkenttä 1,500Atlantis FC Helsinki Töölön Pallokenttä 4,000BK-46 Raseborg Karjaan urheilukenttä 1,000EIF Raseborg Ekenäs Centrumplan 2,500EsPa Espoo Matinkylän tekonurmi N/AFC Futura Porvoo Porvoon keskuskenttä 500FC Hämeenlinna Hämeenlinna Kaurialan kenttä 4,000FC Jazz Pori Porin Stadion 12,000FC Lahti Akatemia Lahti Kisapuisto 4,400FC POHU Helsinki Tali N1 N/AFC YPA Ylivieska Safari 600GBK Kokkola Kokkolan keskuskenttä 3,000Gnistan Helsinki Fair Pay Arena 2,000GrIFK Kauniainen Kauniaisten Keskuskenttä 700Härmä Hämeenlinna Kauriala 4,000HIFK Helsinki Brahen kenttä 2,000JäPS Järvenpää Järvenpään keskuskenttä 500Kerho 07SJK Reserveille uusi nimi Seinäjoki Seinäjoen keskuskenttä 3,500Klubi 04 Helsinki Sonera Stadium 10,770KPV Kokkola Kokkolan keskuskenttä 2,000KTP Kotka Arto Tolsa Areena 4,780KäPa Helsinki Max Westerberg Areena 1,000LPS Helsinki Laajasalon urheilupuisto N/AMasku Masku Taponketo N/AMP Mikkeli Mikkelin Urheilupuisto 7,000MuSa Pori Musan kenttä 700Närpes Kraft Närpes Mosedal 2,000ORPa Oulu Castrén 4,000P-Iirot Rauma Äijänsuon stadion 2,000Pallohonka Espoo Otaniemen urheilukeskus 500PK-37 Iisalmi Sankariniemi 5,000PK Keski-Uusimaa Kerava Kalevan UP nurmi N/APS Kemi Kemi Sauvosaari 1,500SalPa Salo Salon Urheilupuisto 2,500Sporting Kristinestad Kristinaplan 2,000Sudet Kouvola Kouvolan keskuskenttä 12,000Tervarit Oulu Castrén 4,000TP-47 Tornio Pohjan Stadion 4,000TPV Tampere Tammela Stadion 5,040VIFK Vaasa Hietalahti Stadium 4,600
League tables
Eteläinen (Southern)
Pohjoinen (Northern)
Läntinen (Western)
Itäinen (Eastern)
Promotion play-offs Group winners will play two-legged ties. Team pairs will be drawn and the two winning teams will be promoted to the Ykkönen for season 2014.Kakkosen nousukarsintafinaalit arvottuKakkosen nousukarsinnan FC Jazz – EIF pelipäivät vahvistettu
Group winners
First leg
Second leg
FC Jazz won 4–2 on aggregate.
HIFK won 2–0 on aggregate.
Eight-placed teams At the end of the season, a comparison is made between the eight-placed teams. The worst eight-placed team will be directly relegated to the Kolmonen.
See also 2013 Veikkausliiga 2013 Ykkönen
References Kakkosen lohkot 2013