2012_Ykkönen
2012 Ykkönen
Football league season
The Ykkönen 2012 season began on 27 April 2012 and ended on 6 October 2012.[1]
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Champions | RoPS |
| Promoted | RoPS |
| Relegated | FC Hämeenlinna HIFK |
| Matches played | 135 |
| Goals scored | 367 (2.72 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Aleksandr Kokko (15 goals) |
| Biggest home win | PK-35 Vantaa 9–0 FC Hämeenlinna (28 April) |
| Biggest away win | FC Viikingit 0–4 PK-35 Vantaa (7 May) PK-35 Vantaa 0–4 FC Viikingit (25 June) HIFK 0–4 SJK (26 June) FC KooTeePee 0–4 FC Viikingit (7 July) FC Viikingit 0–4 PK-35 Vantaa (18 August) |
| Highest scoring | PK-35 Vantaa 9–0 FC Hämeenlinna (28 April) |
← 2011 2013 → | |
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The champions will be directly promoted to the 2013 Veikkausliiga. The two teams finishing at the bottom of the table will be directly relegated to Kakkonen.[2]
A total of ten teams will contest in the league, including eight sides from the 2011 season, RoPS who was relegated from Veikkausliiga and SJK who promoted from Kakkonen after winning the promotion play-offs.
More information Club, Location ...
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Oulu | Oulu | Raatin Stadion | 6,996 |  Rauno Ojanen |
| FC Hämeenlinna | Hämeenlinna | Kaurialan kenttä | 8,000 | Jussi Lempinen |
| FC KooTeePee | Kotka | Arto Tolsa Areena | 4,780 | Janne Hyppönen |
| FC Viikingit | Helsinki | Vuosaaren urheilukenttä | 4,200 | Ilkka Jäntti |
| HIFK | Helsinki | Brahen kenttä | 2,000 | Juha Moilanen |
| JIPPO | Joensuu | Joensuun keskuskenttä | 2,000 | Jarmo Korhonen |
| OPS | Oulu | Raatin Stadion | 6,996 |  Luiz Antonio |
| PK-35 Vantaa | Vantaa | ISS Stadion | 4,500 | Pasi Pihamaa |
| RoPS | Rovaniemi | Rovaniemen keskuskenttä | 4,000 | Kari Virtanen |
| SJK | Seinäjoki | Seinäjoen keskuskenttä | 3,500 | Simo Valakari |
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Managerial changes
More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RoPS | Matti Hiukka |
End of contract | n/a | Kari Virtanen |
4 November 2011[3] | Pre-season |
| HIFK | Jani Honkavaara |
Resigned | 19 October 2011[4] | Juha Moilanen |
10 January 2012[5] | Pre-season |
| SJK | Christoffer Kloo |
Sacked | 13 August 2012[6] |  Jamie Shore (as caretaker) |
13 August 2012 | 4th |
| SJK | Jamie Shore |
Caretaker | 1 September 2012[7] | Simo Valakari |
1 September 2012 | 2nd |
| AC Oulu | Juha Malinen |
Loaned by Haka | 10 September 2012[8] | Rauno Ojanen |
10 September 2012 | 5th |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RoPS (C, P) | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 20 | +33 | 59 | Promotion to Veikkausliiga |
| 2 | SJK | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 47 | |
| 3 | FC Viikingit | 27 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 45 | |
| 4 | PK-35 Vantaa | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 43 | |
| 5 | OPS | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 38 | |
| 6 | AC Oulu | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 37 | |
| 7 | FC KooTeePee | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 35 | |
| 8 | JIPPO | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 28 | |
| 9 | FC Hämeenlinna (R) | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 48 | −30 | 22 | Relegation to Kakkonen |
| 10 | HIFK (R) | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 54 | −25 | 21 |
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Source: palloverkko.palloliitto.fi
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
More information Home \ Away, ACO ...
Matches 1–18
Source: palloverkko.palloliitto.fi Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Notes: |
Matches 19–27
Source: palloverkko.palloliitto.fi Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Updated to games played on 6 October 2012.
Top scorers
Source: palloverkko.palloliitto.fi
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Kokko |
RoPS | 15 |
| 2 | Toni Lehtinen |
SJK | 12 |
| 3 | Mika Lahtinen |
RoPS | 11 |
 Ariel Ngueukam |
JIPPO | 11 | |
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- "Print Schedule". palloverkko.palloliitto.fi. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- "Kari Virtanen päävalmentajaksi". RoPS (in Finnish). RoPS. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- "Honkavaaran sopimus purettu". HIFK (in Finnish). HIFK. 19 October 2011. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- "Juha Moilanen HIFK:n päävalmentajaksi". HIFK (in Finnish). HIFK. 10 January 2012. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- "Christoffer Kloo ei jatka Kerhossa". SJK (in Finnish). SJK. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- "Tervetuloa Simo Valakari ja Keith Armstrong". SJK (in Finnish). SJK. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- "Juha Malinen loppukaudeksi FC Hakan peräsimeen - Rauno Ojaselle vetovastuu". AC Oulu (in Finnish). AC Oulu. 10 September 2012. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- "Sivua ei löydy". 11 May 2022.
- "Sivua ei löydy". 11 May 2022.
- Official site (in Finnish)