2012 Veikkausliiga
| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Champions | HJK 9th Veikkausliiga title 25th Finnish title |
| Relegated | Haka |
| Champions League | HJK |
| Europa League | FC Honka Inter Turku TPS |
| Matches played | 198 |
| Goals scored | 535 (2.7 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Irakli Sirbiladze (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | TPS 9–2 Haka (22 August) |
| Biggest away win | KuPS 0–6 FC Inter (22 July) |
| Highest scoring | TPS 9–2 Haka (22 August) |
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The 2012 Veikkausliiga is the 82nd season of top-tier football in Finland. It began on 15 April 2012 and ended on 27 October 2012.[1] HJK Helsinki were the defending champions and successfully defended their title.
Teams
[edit]RoPS were relegated to Ykkönen after finishing at the bottom of the 2011 season. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions FC Lahti.
Team summaries
[edit]
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Honka | Espoo | Tapiolan Urheilupuisto | 6,000 |  Mika Lehkosuo
|
Tapio Heikkilä
|
| FC Inter | Turku | Veritas Stadion1 | 10,000 |  Job Dragtsma
|
Henri Lehtonen
|
| FC Lahti | Lahti | Lahden Stadion | 15,000 | Tommi Kautonen
|
Mikko Hauhia
|
| FF Jaro | Jakobstad | Jakobstads Centralplan | 5,000 |  Alexei Eremenko Sr.
|
Heikki Aho
|
| Haka | Valkeakoski | Tehtaan kenttä | 3,516 | Juha Malinen
|
 Shane Robinson
|
| HJK | Helsinki | Sonera Stadium | 10,770 | Antti Muurinen
|
Ville Wallén
|
| JJK | Jyväskylä | Harjun stadion | 3,000 | Kari Martonen
|
Janne Korhonen
|
| KuPS | Kuopio | Savon Sanomat Areena | 5,000 | Esa Pekonen
|
Pyry Kärkkäinen
|
| IFK Mariehamn | Mariehamn | Wiklöf Holding Arena | 4,000 | Pekka Lyyski
|
Jani Lyyski
|
| MYPA | Myllykoski, Kouvola | Saviniemi | 4,167 | Toni Korkeakunnas
|
Tuomas Aho
|
| TPS | Turku | Veritas Stadion1 | 10,000 | Marko Rajamäki
|
Toni Kolehmainen
|
| VPS | Vaasa | Hietalahti Stadium | 4,600 | Olli Huttunen
|
Sebastian Strandvall
|
1 Paavo Nurmi Stadion until June 2012.[2][3]
Managerial changes
[edit]| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPS | Petri Vuorinen
|
End of contract | n/a | Olli Huttunen
|
1 December 2011[4] | Pre-season |
| Haka | Sami Ristilä
|
Sacked | 23 August 2012[5] | Asko Jussila
|
23 August 2012 | 11th |
| Haka | Asko Jussila
|
Resigned | 10 September 2012[6] | Juha Malinen
|
10 September 2012 | 11th |
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HJK (C) | 33 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 64 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | FC Inter | 33 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 58 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | TPS | 33 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 54 | |
| 4 | IFK Mariehamn | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 51 | |
| 5 | FC Lahti | 33 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 50 | |
| 6 | MYPA | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 49 | |
| 7 | FC Honka | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 43 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[b] |
| 8 | VPS | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 43 | |
| 9 | JJK | 33 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 54 | 65 | −11 | 40 | |
| 10 | KuPS | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 36 | |
| 11 | FF Jaro | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 51 | −23 | 33 | |
| 12 | Haka (R) | 33 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 57 | −25 | 32 | Relegation to Ykkönen |
Source: veikkausliiga.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ IFK Mariehamn qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League via Fair Play rankings.[7]
- ^ FC Honka qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League by winning the 2012 Finnish Cup.
Results
[edit]Statistics
[edit]Updated to games played on 27 October 2012.
Top scorers
[edit]Source: veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish)
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Irakli Sirbiladze
|
FC Inter | 17 |
| 2 | Aleksei Kangaskolkka
|
IFK Mariehamn | 16 |
| 3 |  Steven Morrissey
|
VPS | 15 |
| 4 | Pekka Sihvola
|
MYPA | 14 |
| 5 |  Tamás Gruborovics
|
JJK | 12 |
| Mika Ojala
|
FC Inter | 12 | |
 Demba Savage
|
HJK | 12 | |
| 8 | Joel Pohjanpalo
|
HJK | 11 |
| Aleksi Ristola
|
TPS | 11 | |
| 10 | Mikko Innanen
|
JJK | 10 |
| Juho Mäkelä
|
HJK | 10 | |
| Tim Väyrynen
|
FC Honka | 10 | |
 Babatunde Wusu
|
JJK | 10 | |
| 14 | Petteri Forsell
|
IFK Mariehamn | 9 |
| 15 | Dennis Okaru
|
TPS | 8 |
| Jarno Parikka
|
VPS | 8 | |
| Akseli Pelvas
|
HJK | 8 | |
| Shane Robinson
|
Haka | 8 | |
| Jussi Vasara
|
FC Honka | 8 | |
| Mika Ääritalo
|
TPS | 8 | |
| 21 | 5 players | 7 | |
| 26 | 4 players | 6 | |
| 30 | 8 players | 5 | |
| 38 | 14 players | 4 | |
| 52 | 11 players | 3 | |
| 63 | 27 players | 2 | |
| 90 | 65 players | 1 | |
Monthly awards
[edit]| Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month |
|---|---|---|
| April[8] | Toni Korkeakunnas (MYPA)
|
Magnus Bahne (FC Inter)
|
| May[9] | Pekka Lyyski (IFK Mariehamn)
|
Tamás Gruborovics (JJK)
|
| June[10] | Alexei Eremenko Sr. (FF Jaro)
|
Sampo Koskinen (FC Honka)
|
| July[11] | Marko Rajamäki (TPS)
|
Petteri Forsell (IFK Mariehamn)
|
| August[12] | Toni Korkeakunnas (MYPA)
|
Pekka Sihvola (MYPA)
|
| September[13] | Tommi Kautonen (FC Lahti)
|
Irakli Sirbiladze (FC Inter)
|
| October[14] | Antti Muurinen (HJK)
|
Rasmus Schüller (HJK)
|
Annual awards
[edit]Source: Pelipaikkojen parhaat 2012 nimetty (in Finnish)
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Best Goalkeeper | Henrik Moisander (TPS)
|
| Best Defender | Jarkko Hurme (TPS)
|
| Best Midfielder | Mika Ojala (FC Inter)
|
| Best Striker | Irakli Sirbiladze (FC Inter)
|
| Best Manager | Toni Korkeakunnas (MYPA)
|
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Veikkausliigan otteluohjelma 2012". Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ^ "FC Inter". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
- ^ "Miesten Ykkönen - FC TPS".
- ^ "Vepsussa alkaa Okan aika" (in Finnish). VPS. 11 October 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ "FC Haka vaihtaa päävalmentajaa" (in Finnish). FC Haka. 23 August 2012. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "Juha Malinen Hakan valmentajaksi, Attakora toppariksi" (in Finnish). FC Haka. 10 September 2012. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ^ "IFK klara för Europa League". Ålandstidningen. 9 May 2013. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ Magnus Bahnesta Veikkausliigan huhtikuun pelaaja Archived 15 September 2012 at archive.today (in Finnish)
- ^ Toukokuun joukkue nimetty (in Finnish)
- ^ Sampo Koskinen Veikkausliigan kesäkuun pelaaja Archived 5 February 2013 at archive.today (in Finnish)
- ^ Petteri Forsell Veikkausliigan heinäkuun pelaaja Archived 30 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- ^ Pekka Sihvola elokuun kuukauden pelaaja Archived 5 February 2013 at archive.today (in Finnish)
- ^ Sirbiladze syyskuun kuukauden pelaaja (in Finnish)
- ^ HJK miehitti lokakuun joukkueen Archived 5 February 2013 at archive.today (in Finnish)
External links
[edit]- Official site (in Finnish)
- uefa.com