Nelonen (football)

Nelonen or IV divisioona is the sixth level in the Finnish football league system and comprises 159 teams.

The IV divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Nelonen (Number Four in English and Fyran in Swedish).

There are 159 clubs in the Nelonen, divided in 14 groups of 9 to 12 teams each representing a geographical area.

During the course of a season (starting in April and ending in October) each club normally plays the others twice, once at their home ground and once at that of their opponents.

[1] The Football Association of Finland (Finnish: Suomen Palloliitto, SPL; Swedish: Finlands Bollförbund, FBF) administers the Nelonen.