2012 Ykkönen

Ykkönen
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 →

The Ykkönen 2012 season began on 27 April 2012 and ended on 6 October 2012.^[1]

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]

Overview[edit]

Location of teams in Ykkönen 2011

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.

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

Managerial changes[edit]

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

League table[edit]

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	Relegation to Kakkonen

Source: palloverkko.palloliitto.fi
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results[edit]

Matches 1–18[edit]

Home \ Away	ACO	HÄM	KTP	VII	HIFK	JIP	OPS	PKV	RPS	SJK
AC Oulu		0–0	4–1	0–3^[a]	3–1	1–1	2–2	2–1	0–0	3–1
FC Hämeenlinna	1–0		1–1	3–0	1–3	1–1	0–0	1–2	0–2	0–2
FC KooTeePee	0–1	0–0		0–4	0–2	3–0^[b]	1–1	1–0	0–3	0–1
FC Viikingit	1–1	2–1	1–0		2–1	1–0	3–0	0–4	1–3	0–2
HIFK	2–2	0–2	0–3	1–1		0–0	1–1	0–0	1–4	0–4
JIPPO	2–3	3–1	1–0	0–1	1–0		3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1
OPS	1–1	4–0	0–3	1–2	1–1	2–1		1–0	0–1	1–1
PK-35 Vantaa	2–0	9–0	2–1	0–4	5–1	5–1	3–0		0–0	2–0
RoPS	1–0	3–0	3–1	2–0	3–1	4–0	3–0	1–1		2–0
SJK	2–2	1–1	0–0	3–1	3–1	3–1	0–2	2–1	1–3

Source: palloverkko.palloliitto.fi
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

^ The match originally finished 5–0, but AC Oulu fielded an ineligible player.^[9]
^ The match originally finished 1–2, but JIPPO fielded an ineligible player.^[10]

Matches 19–27[edit]

Home \ Away	ACO	HÄM	KTP	VII	HIFK	JIP	OPS	PKV	RPS	SJK
AC Oulu			2–2	3–3		2–0	1–0			0–2
FC Hämeenlinna	1–3				1–0				0–2	0–2
FC KooTeePee		3–0				1–0	0–1			1–0
FC Viikingit		0–2	0–3		2–1			0–4		0–1
HIFK	1–0		1–2				3–4	2–1
JIPPO		0–0		0–2	5–2					2–0
OPS		2–1		0–1		3–0		1–1	2–0
PK-35 Vantaa	1–0	3–0	2–3			4–3			0–1
RoPS	3–2		3–0	0–1	2–3	1–1
SJK					1–0		2–3	3–0	4–2

Source: palloverkko.palloliitto.fi
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics[edit]

Updated to games played on 6 October 2012.

Top scorers[edit]

Source: palloverkko.palloliitto.fi

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Aleksandr Kokko	RoPS	15
2	Toni Lehtinen	SJK	12
3	Mika Lahtinen	RoPS	11
3	Ariel Ngueukam	JIPPO	11

References[edit]

^ "Print Schedule". palloverkko.palloliitto.fi. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ "Miesten Ykkönen".
^ "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.

External links[edit]

Official site (in Finnish)

[table_note_1_ACO_VII0.75647662941202-10] The match originally finished 5–0, but AC Oulu fielded an ineligible player.^[9]

[table_note_1_KTP_JIP0.75647662941202-12] The match originally finished 1–2, but JIPPO fielded an ineligible player.^[10]

[1] "Print Schedule". palloverkko.palloliitto.fi. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[2] "Miesten Ykkönen".

[3] "Kari Virtanen päävalmentajaksi". RoPS (in Finnish). RoPS. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.

[4] "Honkavaaran sopimus purettu". HIFK (in Finnish). HIFK. 19 October 2011. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2011.

[5] "Juha Moilanen HIFK:n päävalmentajaksi". HIFK (in Finnish). HIFK. 10 January 2012. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2011.

[6] "Christoffer Kloo ei jatka Kerhossa". SJK (in Finnish). SJK. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.

[7] "Tervetuloa Simo Valakari ja Keith Armstrong". SJK (in Finnish). SJK. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.

[8] "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.

[9] "Sivua ei löydy". 11 May 2022.

[11] "Sivua ei löydy". 11 May 2022.

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