2012 Kakkonen

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Champions
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2011
2013

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

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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

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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
ÅIFK Turku Urheilupuiston yläkenttä1,500
AC Kajaani Kajaani Kajaanin Liikuntapuisto800
Atlantis FC Helsinki Töölön Pallokentta4,000
BK-46 Raseborg Karjaan urheilukenttä1,000
EIF Raseborg Ekenäs Centrumplan2,500
EsPa Espoo Matinkylän tekonurmiN/A
FC Santa Claus Rovaniemi Saarenkylän tekonurmi2,000
FC Espoo Espoo Leppävaaran stadion5,000
FC Futura Porvoo Porvoon keskuskenttä500
FC Jazz Pori Porin Stadion 12,000
FC Kiffen Helsinki Töölön Pallokenttä N/A
FC Kiisto Vaasa Kaarlen kenttä 5,500
FC Kuusysi Lahti Kisapuisto 4,400
FC YPA Ylivieska Safari600
GBK Kokkola Kokkolan keskuskenttä3,000
Gnistan Helsinki Fair Pay Arena2,000
GrIFK Kauniainen Kauniaisten Keskuskenttä 700
Härmä Hämeenlinna Kauriala 4,000
HauPa Haukipudas Haukiputaan keskuskenttä2,000
Ilves Tampere Tammela Stadion 5,040
JäPS Järvenpää Järvenpään keskuskenttä500
JIlves Jämsä Jämsänkosken Pallokenttä2,500
Klubi-04 Helsinki Sonera Stadium 10,770
KPV Kokkola Kokkolan Keskuskenttä2,000
KTP Kotka Arto Tolsa Areena 4,780
LoPa Lohja Harjun urheilukenttä3,000
LPS Helsinki Laajasalon urheilupuistoN/A
MP Mikkeli Mikkelin Urheilupuisto 7,000
Närpes Kraft Närpes Mosedal2,000
P-Iirot Rauma Äijänsuon stadion2,000
Pallohonka Espoo Otaniemen urheilukeskus500
PK-35/VJS Vantaa ISS Stadion 4,700
PK-37 Iisalmi Sankariniemi5,000
PS Kemi Kemi Sauvosaari1,500
SalPa Salo Salon Urheilupuisto2,500
Sporting Kristinestad Kristinaplan2,000
TP-47 Tornio Pohjan Stadion4,000
TPV Tampere Tammela Stadion 5,040
VIFK Vaasa Hietalahti Stadium 4,600
Warkaus JK Varkaus Varkauden Keskuskenttä2,000

League tables

Eteläinen (Southern)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 ÅIFK 2717555025+2556Qualification to Promotion playoffs
2 BK-46 2716385535+2051
3 SalPa 2715575034+1650
4 EIF 2714677534+4148
5 Klubi 04 2713686436+2845
6 GrIFK 2712696435+2942
7 Pallohonka 27133115638+1842
8 EsPa 27911746591328
9 FC Espoo (R)27721848611323Relegation to Kolmonen
10 LoPa (R)270126141651511
Source: palloverkko.palloliitto.fi
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Pohjoinen (Northern)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 AC Kajaani (P)2415455333+2049Qualification to Promotion playoffs
2 GBK 2412845329+2444
3 PS Kemi 2412395237+1539
4 PK-37 2411673733+439
5 TP-47 2485113942329
6 FC YPA 2492134145429
7 KPV 2477103039928
8 FC Santa Claus AC [lower-alpha 1] (R)24661229542524Relegation to Kolmonen
9 HauPa (R)24631527472021
10 Warkaus JK [lower-alpha 2] (R)00000000
Source: palloverkko.palloliitto.fi
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. FC Santa Claus AC was relegated from the Kakkonen due to bankruptcy.
  2. Warkaus JK was excluded from the Kakkonen due to breaking the rules of the association. [2]

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
1 Ilves (P)2722418421+6370Qualification to Promotion playoffs
2 FC Jazz 2717645823+3557
3 P-Iirot 2718186740+2755
4 VIFK 27141034625+2152
5 Närpes Kraft 27125105657141
6 TPV 2710894337+638
7 Härmä 27751538592126
8 Sporting (R)27631833582521Relegation to Kolmonen
9 FC Kiisto (R)27342020684813
10 JIlves (R)2722232181608
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
1 JäPS 2716565933+2653Qualification to Promotion playoffs
2 Gnistan 2715754626+2052
3 MP 2715486837+3149
4 FC Kuusysi 27124114539+640
5 Atlantis FC 27116105443+1139
6 KTP 271071043541137
7 FC Futura 27961248581033
8 LPS 27951337501332
9 FC Kiffen (R)27661525532824Relegation to Kolmonen
10 PK-35/VJS (R)27541823553219
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

JäPS 0–0 AC Kajaani
Attendance: 753

ÅIFK 0–1 Ilves
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Attendance: 902

Second leg

AC Kajaani 1–0 JäPS
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Attendance: 980

AC Kajaani won 1–0 on aggregate.


Ilves 4–1 ÅIFK
Vakkala Soccerball shade.svg3'
Scheweleff Soccerball shade.svg11', 26'
Juuti Soccerball shade.svg51'
Okorie Soccerball shade.svg88'
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
1 East LPS 27951337501332
2 South EsPa 27911746591328
3 North FC Santa Claus AC 24661229542524
4 West Sporting (R)27631833582521Relegation to Kolmonen
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

See also

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