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
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
| 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
| 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
| 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
Matches 1–22 |
Matches 23–33
|
Statistics
Updated to games played on 27 October 2012.
Top scorers
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
| 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
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
References
- ^ "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
- Official site (in Finnish)
- uefa.com