2012 Kakkonen

The 2012 Kakkonen season began on 18 April and ended on 6 October 2012.[1]

Kakkonen
Season2012
Champions
Promoted
2011
2013

Teams

A total of 40 teams contested the league divided into four groups, Eteläinen (Southern), Pohjoinen (Northern), Läntinen (Western) and Itäinen (Eastern). 30 returned from the 2011 season, three relegated from Ykkönen and seven promoted from Kolmonen. The champion of each group qualified to promotion matches to decide which two teams get promoted to the Ykkönen. The bottom two teams in each group and the worst eight-placed qualified directly for relegation to Kolmonen. Each team played a total of 27 matches, playing three times against each team of its group.

Stadia and Locations

Location of the 2012 Kakkonen teams. Eteläinen (Southern) are red dots, Pohjoinen (Northern) are green dots, Läntinen (Western) are blue dots while Itäinen (Eastern) are pink dots.
1Klubi 04 plays in Eteläinen (Southern).
TeamLocationStadiumStadium capacity
ÅIFKTurkuUrheilupuiston yläkenttä1,500
AC KajaaniKajaaniKajaanin Liikuntapuisto800
Atlantis FCHelsinkiTöölön Pallokentta4,000
BK-46RaseborgKarjaan urheilukenttä1,000
EIFRaseborgEkenäs Centrumplan2,500
EsPaEspooMatinkylän tekonurmiN/A
FC Santa ClausRovaniemiSaarenkylän tekonurmi2,000
FC EspooEspooLeppävaaran stadion5,000
FC FuturaPorvooPorvoon keskuskenttä500
FC JazzPoriPorin Stadion12,000
FC KiffenHelsinkiTöölön PallokenttäN/A
FC KiistoVaasaKaarlen kenttä5,500
FC KuusysiLahtiKisapuisto4,400
FC YPAYlivieskaSafari600
GBKKokkolaKokkolan keskuskenttä3,000
GnistanHelsinkiFair Pay Arena2,000
GrIFKKauniainenKauniaisten Keskuskenttä700
HärmäHämeenlinnaKauriala4,000
HauPaHaukipudasHaukiputaan keskuskenttä2,000
IlvesTampereTammela Stadion5,040
JäPSJärvenpääJärvenpään keskuskenttä500
JIlvesJämsäJämsänkosken Pallokenttä2,500
Klubi-04HelsinkiSonera Stadium10,770
KPVKokkolaKokkolan Keskuskenttä2,000
KTPKotkaArto Tolsa Areena4,780
LoPaLohjaHarjun urheilukenttä3,000
LPSHelsinkiLaajasalon urheilupuistoN/A
MPMikkeliMikkelin Urheilupuisto7,000
Närpes KraftNärpesMosedal2,000
P-IirotRaumaÄijänsuon stadion2,000
PallohonkaEspooOtaniemen urheilukeskus500
PK-35/VJSVantaaISS Stadion4,700
PK-37IisalmiSankariniemi5,000
PS KemiKemiSauvosaari1,500
SalPaSaloSalon Urheilupuisto2,500
SportingKristinestadKristinaplan2,000
TP-47TornioPohjan Stadion4,000
TPVTampereTammela Stadion5,040
VIFKVaasaHietalahti Stadium4,600
Warkaus JKVarkausVarkauden Keskuskenttä2,000

League tables

Eteläinen (Southern)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1ÅIFK2717555025+2556Qualification to Promotion playoffs
2BK-462716385535+2051
3SalPa2715575034+1650
4EIF2714677534+4148
5Klubi 042713686436+2845
6GrIFK2712696435+2942
7Pallohonka27133115638+1842
8EsPa2791174659−1328
9FC Espoo (R)2772184861−1323Relegation to Kolmonen
10LoPa (R)27012614165−1511
Source: palloverkko.palloliitto.fi
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Pohjoinen (Northern)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1AC Kajaani (P)2415455333+2049Qualification to Promotion playoffs
2GBK2412845329+2444
3PS Kemi2412395237+1539
4PK-372411673733+439
5TP-472485113942−329
6FC YPA2492134145−429
7KPV2477103039−928
8FC Santa Claus AC[a] (R)2466122954−2524Relegation to Kolmonen
9HauPa (R)2463152747−2021
10Warkaus JK[b] (R)00000000
Source: palloverkko.palloliitto.fi
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Note: The match PS Kemi – TP-47 originally finished 1–0, but the result was changed to 0–3, as PS Kemi fielded an ineligible player.[3]

Läntinen (Western)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Ilves (P)2722418421+6370Qualification to Promotion playoffs
2FC Jazz2717645823+3557
3P-Iirot2718186740+2755
4VIFK27141034625+2152
5Närpes Kraft27125105657−141
6TPV2710894337+638
7Härmä2775153859−2126
8Sporting (R)2763183358−2521Relegation to Kolmonen
9FC Kiisto (R)2734202068−4813
10JIlves (R)2722232181−608
Source: palloverkko.palloliitto.fi
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
2. The match TPV – JIlves originally finished 1–1, but the result was changed to 3–0, as JIlves fielded an ineligible player.[3]
3. The match JIlves – Ilves originally finished 3–5, but the result was changed to 0–3, as JIlves fielded an ineligible player.[3]

Itäinen (Eastern)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1JäPS2716565933+2653Qualification to Promotion playoffs
2Gnistan2715754626+2052
3MP2715486837+3149
4FC Kuusysi27124114539+640
5Atlantis FC27116105443+1139
6KTP27107104354−1137
7FC Futura2796124858−1033
8LPS2795133750−1332
9FC Kiffen (R)2766152553−2824Relegation to Kolmonen
10PK-35/VJS (R)2754182355−3219
Source: palloverkko.palloliitto.fi
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
4. The match Gnistan – Atlantis FC originally finished 0–1, but the result was changed to 3–0, as Atlantis FC fielded an ineligible player.[4]

Promotion play-offs

Group winners will play two-legged ties. Team pairs will be drawn and the two winning teams will be promoted to the Ykkönen for season 2013.[5]

Group winners
Eteläinen (Southern): ÅIFK
Pohjoinen (Northern): AC Kajaani
Läntinen (Western): Ilves
Itäinen (Eastern): JäPS

First leg

JäPS0–0AC Kajaani
Attendance: 753

ÅIFK0–1Ilves
Multanen 11'
Attendance: 902

Second leg

AC Kajaani1–0JäPS
Nikkanen 61'
Attendance: 980

AC Kajaani won 1–0 on aggregate.


Ilves4–1ÅIFK
Vakkala 3'
Scheweleff 11', 26'
Juuti 51'
Okorie 88'
Attendance: 3,841

Ilves won 5–1 on aggregate.

Eight-placed teams

At the end of the season, a comparison is made between the eight-placed teams. The worst eight-placed team will be directly relegated to the Kolmonen.

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRelegation
1EastLPS2795133750−1332
2SouthEsPa2791174659−1328
3NorthFC Santa Claus AC2466122954−2524
4WestSporting (R)2763183358−2521Relegation to Kolmonen
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

See also

References