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2012 Veikkausliiga

FieldValue
competitionVeikkausliiga
season2012
winnersHJK
9th Veikkausliiga title
25th Finnish title
relegatedHaka
continentalcup1Champions League
continentalcup1 qualifiersHJK
continentalcup2Europa League
continentalcup2 qualifiersFC Honka
Inter Turku
TPS
matches198
total goals535
league topscorerIrakli Sirbiladze
(17 goals)
biggest home winTPS 9–2 Haka
(22 August)
biggest away winKuPS 0–6 FC Inter
(22 July)
highest scoringTPS 9–2 Haka
(22 August)
prevseason2011
nextseason2013

9th Veikkausliiga title 25th Finnish title Inter Turku TPS (17 goals) (22 August) (22 July) (22 August) 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. 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

ClubLocationStadiumCapacityManagerCaptain
FC HonkaEspooTapiolan Urheilupuisto6,000FinlandFinland
FC InterTurkuVeritas Stadion110,000NetherlandsFinland
FC LahtiLahtiLahden Stadion15,000FinlandFinland
FF JaroJakobstadJakobstads Centralplan5,000FinlandRussiaFinland
HakaValkeakoskiTehtaan kenttä3,516FinlandRepublic of Ireland
HJKHelsinkiSonera Stadium10,770FinlandFinland
JJKJyväskyläHarjun stadion3,000FinlandFinland
KuPSKuopioSavon Sanomat Areena5,000FinlandFinland
IFK MariehamnMariehamnWiklöf Holding Arena4,000FinlandFinland
MYPAMyllykoski, KouvolaSaviniemi4,167FinlandFinland
TPSTurkuVeritas Stadion110,000FinlandFinland
VPSVaasaHietalahti Stadium4,600FinlandFinland

1 Paavo Nurmi Stadion until June 2012.

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming managerDate of appointmentTable
VPSFIN Petri VuorinenEnd of contractn/aFIN Olli Huttunen1 December 2011Pre-season
HakaFIN Sami RistiläSacked23 August 2012FIN Asko Jussila23 August 201211th
HakaFIN Asko JussilaResigned10 September 2012FIN Juha Malinen10 September 201211th

League table

Results

Matches 1–22

Matches 23–33

Statistics

Updated to games played on 27 October 2012.

Top scorers

*Source: veikkausliiga.com *

RankPlayerClubGoals
1GEO Irakli SirbiladzeFC Inter17
2FIN Aleksei KangaskolkkaIFK Mariehamn16
3JAM Steven MorrisseyVPS15
4FIN Pekka SihvolaMYPA14
5HUN Tamás GruborovicsJJK12
FIN Mika OjalaFC Inter12
GAM Demba SavageHJK12
8FIN Joel PohjanpaloHJK11
FIN Aleksi RistolaTPS11
10FIN Mikko InnanenJJK10
FIN Juho MäkeläHJK10
FIN Tim VäyrynenFC Honka10
NGA Babatunde WusuJJK10
14FIN Petteri ForsellIFK Mariehamn9
15NGA Dennis OkaruTPS8
FIN Jarno ParikkaVPS8
FIN Akseli PelvasHJK8
IRE Shane RobinsonHaka8
FIN Jussi VasaraFC Honka8
FIN Mika ÄäritaloTPS8
215 players7
264 players6
308 players5
3814 players4
5211 players3
6327 players2
9065 players1

Monthly awards

MonthCoach of the MonthPlayer of the Month
url=https://archive.today/20120915100644/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=1&ID=47387date=15 September 2012 }}Finland Toni Korkeakunnas (MYPA)Finland Magnus Bahne (FC Inter)
fi}}Finland Pekka Lyyski (IFK Mariehamn)Hungary Tamás Gruborovics (JJK)
url=https://archive.today/20130205134211/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=1&ID=48096date=5 February 2013 }}FinlandRussia Alexei Eremenko Sr. (FF Jaro)Finland Sampo Koskinen (FC Honka)
url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330082109/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=1&ID=48462date=30 March 2014 }}Finland Marko Rajamäki (TPS)Finland Petteri Forsell (IFK Mariehamn)
url=https://archive.today/20130205171615/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=1&ID=48945date=5 February 2013 }}Finland Toni Korkeakunnas (MYPA)Finland Pekka Sihvola (MYPA)
fi}}Finland Tommi Kautonen (FC Lahti)Georgia Irakli Sirbiladze (FC Inter)
url=https://archive.today/20130205112236/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=1&ID=49569date=5 February 2013 }}Finland Antti Muurinen (HJK)Finland Rasmus Schüller (HJK)

Annual awards

*Source: Pelipaikkojen parhaat 2012 nimetty *

PositionPlayer
Best GoalkeeperFinland Henrik Moisander (TPS)
Best DefenderFinland Jarkko Hurme (TPS)
Best MidfielderFinland Mika Ojala (FC Inter)
Best StrikerGeorgia Irakli Sirbiladze (FC Inter)
Best ManagerFinland Toni Korkeakunnas (MYPA)

Attendances

No.ClubAverage
1HJK3,758
2TPS3,043
3JJK2,566
4Inter Turku2,332
5VPS2,263
6Honka1,635
7KuPS1,575
8Jaro1,492
9Lahti1,471
10Haka1,392
11MyPa1,374
12Mariehamn1,370

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References

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  3. "Miesten Ykkönen - FC TPS".
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  5. (23 August 2012). "FC Haka vaihtaa päävalmentajaa". FC Haka.
  6. (10 September 2012). "Juha Malinen Hakan valmentajaksi, Attakora toppariksi". FC Haka.
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