AC Oulu

AC Oulu

Full name	AC Oulu
Founded	2002 (2002)
Ground	Raatti Stadium, Oulu
Capacity	5,000
Chairman	Ville Puukka
Manager	Ricardo Duarte
League	Veikkausliiga
2022	Veikkausliiga, 7th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

AC Oulu (ACO) is a Finnish football club based in Oulu. Formed in 2002, the club have played two seasons in Finland's highest football league Veikkausliiga and seven seasons in the second highest league Ykkönen. The club are currently playing in Veikkausliiga. They currently play their home games at Raatti Stadium, and the club colours are navy blue, and white.

History

AC Oulu was founded in 2002 as a joint initiative of the OLS, OPS, OTP and Tervarit clubs with the aim of bringing top level football back to Oulu. FC Oulu played in the Veikkausliiga in the early '90s as the most recent team from Oulu to play top-tier Finnish football. After four seasons in the Ykkönen, AC Oulu reached the Finlands highest football league Veikkausliiga in 2007. However, they were relegated back to the Ykkönen at the end of their first season in the top division. After two seasons in the second tier AC Oulu won promotion again to the Veikkausliiga at the end of the 2009 season after finishing top of the Ykkönen.

Having finished 11th in 2010 season the club were initially going to continue in the Veikkausliiga for the 2011 season. However, they were denied a league licence for financial reasons and therefore dropped down to the Ykkönen.

Current squad

As of 16 August 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	FIN	Juhani Pennanen (vice-captain)
3	DF	FIN	Miika Koskela
6	DF	FIN	Riku Selander
7	FW	FIN	Rasmus Karjalainen
8	MF	FIN	Marius Könkkölä
9	FW	ARG	Michael López
10	MF	BRA	Lucas Morais
11	DF	BRA	Rafinha (captain)
13	DF	FIN	Joona Lohela
14	MF	FIN	Niklas Jokelainen
15	MF	FIN	Jere Kallinen (3rd captain)
16	FW	ENG	Ibra Sekajja

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	FIN	Samuel Anini Jr (on loan from HJK)
18	MF	CMR	Roan Nogha (on loan from N'Kufo Academy Sports)
20	MF	FIN	Otso Liimatta
21	DF	FIN	Aapo Heikkilä
23	DF	POR	Sandro Sakho
24	DF	POR	Rafael Floro
26	MF	FIN	Nestori Kekonen
27	GK	FIN	Nuutti Kaikkonen
28	MF	FIN	Armend Kabashi
30	DF	FIN	Noah Pallas
35	GK	ENG	Calum Ward
44	MF	SUI	Magnus Breitenmoser (on loan from Thun)
70	DF	AUT	Mehdi Hetemaj

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	FIN	Onni Suutari (at Gnistan)
77	MF	FIN	Moshtagh Yaghoubi (at SJK)
—	MF	FIN	Lasse Ikonen (at Gnistan)

Management and boardroom

Management

As of 28 January 2022

Name Role Ricardo Duarte Head Coach Teemu Tavikainen Assistant Coach Luis Freitas Assistant Coach Jani Luukkonen Goalkeeping Coach Joao Faleiro Fitness Coach Olli Kyösti Technical Assistant Pasi Moilanen Team Manager Jari Malmi Kit Manager Ari Korkala Physiotherapist Ville Puukka Doctor

Boardroom

As of 15 September 2020

Name Role Ville Puukka Chairman Timo Kalermo Vice Chairman Juho Meriläinen CEO Markus Heikkinen Director of Football

Statistics

Season to season

			G	W	D	L	GF - GA	P
2003	Ykkönen	8.	26	9	8	9	37 - 37	35
2004	Ykkönen	5.	26	10	9	7	39 - 33	39
2005	Ykkönen	10.	26	8	7	11	32 - 33	31
2006	Ykkönen	2.	26	15	7	4	53 - 25	52
2007	Veikkausliiga	14.	26	5	7	14	28 - 49	22
2008	Ykkönen	4.	26	10	11	5	40 - 26	41
2009	Ykkönen	1.	26	16	5	5	57 - 24	53
2010	Veikkausliiga	11.	26	8	6	12	31 - 44	30
2011	Ykkönen	3.	24	14	6	4	51 - 22	48
2012	Ykkönen	6.	27	9	10	8	38 - 35	37
2013	Ykkönen	5.	27	11	7	9	36 - 38	40
2014	Ykkönen	4.	27	13	8	6	46 - 32	47
2015	Ykkönen	5.	27	12	8	7	31 - 28	44
2016	Ykkönen	4.	27	12	7	8	50 - 31	43

External links

• Official website (in Finnish)