| 2009 season | |||
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| Manager | Mika Lehkosuo | ||
| Stadium | Tapiolan Urheilupuisto | ||
| Veikkausliiga | 2nd | ||
| Finnish Cup | Semi-final vs FC Tampere United | ||
| League Cup | Runners-Up vs FC TPS Turku | ||
| UEFA Europa League | Third qualifying round vs FK Qarabağ | ||
| 2009 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Mika Lehkosuo | ||
| Stadium | Tapiolan Urheilupuisto | ||
| Veikkausliiga | 2nd | ||
| Finnish Cup | Semi-final vs FC Tampere United | ||
| League Cup | Runners-Up vs FC TPS Turku | ||
| UEFA Europa League | Third qualifying round vs FK Qarabağ | ||
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| 16 July 20092nd Qualifying Round 1st leg | FC Honka  | 2 – 0 |  | Espoo, Finland |
| 18:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Perovuo  Schüller | Stadium: Tapiolan Urheilupuisto Attendance: 1,668 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia) |
| 23 July 20092nd Qualifying Round 2nd leg | Bangor City | 0 – 1 (0 – 3 agg.) | | Wrexham, Wales |
| 22:15 (UTC+1) | Puustinen | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 602 Referee: Peter Sippel (Germany) |
| 30 July 20093rd Qualifying Round 1st leg | FC Honka | 0 – 1 |  | Helsinki, Finland |
| 17:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Mammadov | Stadium: Finnair Stadium Referee: Albert Toussaint (Luxembourg) |
| 6 August 20093rd Qualifying Round 2nd leg | Qarabağ FK | 2 – 1 (3 – 1 agg.) | | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| 17:00 (UTC+4) | Mammadov Sadygov | Koskinen | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Referee: Tomasz Mikulski (Poland) |
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