FC Haka is a Finnish football club based in the industrial town of Valkeakoski. It competes in Finland's premier division of football, Veikkausliiga. It is one of the most successful clubs in Finland, with nine Finnish championships and 12 Finnish Cup wins.
Jami Petteri Puustinen is a Finnish football player who plays as a striker for FC Haka. Born in Espoo, Puustinen began his career with FC Kasiysi at the age of eight in 1995, before signing for FC Espoo in 2000. After going on trial with Manchester United in July 2003, Puustinen attracted attention from several big European clubs, before signing a three-year contract with United on 29 September 2003. However, Puustinen never made a senior appearance for Manchester United and he was released in January 2006. He then returned to Finland to sign for newly promoted FC Honka.
Teemu Mikael Tainio is a Finnish football coach and former player. He is the current head coach of FC Haka.
Toni Kuivasto is a retired Finnish footballer who last played for Veikkausliigaside FC Haka.
Tarmo Neemelo is an Estonian retired professional footballer who last played as a forward for Meistriliiga club Paide Linnameeskond.
Péter Kovács is a Hungarian former professional footballer played as a forward for Újpest and Érd in Hungary, for La Neuveville-Lamboing in Switzerland, for Lahti and Haka in Finland, for Tromsø, Viking, Strømsgodset, Odd Grenland, Sarpsborg 08, Sandefjord and Arendal in Norway, and for Lierse in Belgium.
Petri Viljanen is a Finnish football referee and retired football player.
Valeri Aleksandrovich Popovitch is a Russian former football forward. Popovitch is the all-time scoring leader of FC Haka. After his contract ended with HJK in 2010, he joined Ilves Tampere playing in Kakkonen, as a player-coach, signing a two-year contract. Currently he is a youth coach at FC Haka.
Sami Ristilä is a Finnish football manager and former player.
Cheyne Fowler is a South African professional footballer who plays in Finland for VPS. He previously played for FC Haka. He also holds Finnish nationality.
Saku Pesonen is a Finnish football coach and a former goalkeeper. He is the manager of Kultsu.
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.
Esko Malm is a Finnish former footballer and manager who earned 1 cap at international match in 1963. but the match is not recognized as full internationals match by FIFA. At club level Malm played for FC Haka between 1958–72. After playing career he became a manager of Haka and in 1979 he was chosen as a manager of Finland.
The 2013 Finnish Cup is the 59th season of the main annual association football cup competition in Finland. It is organised as a single-elimination knock–out tournament. Participation in the competition is voluntary. A total of 152 teams registered for the competition, with 12 teams from the Veikkausliiga, 8 from the Ykkönen, 31 from the Kakkonen, 54 from the Kolmonen and 101 teams from other divisions.
The 2016–17 Finnish Cup(Suomen Cup) was the 62nd season of the Finnish Cup. It was the first edition of the tournament to be played on a fall-spring schedule, running from July to September of the following year. The introduction of this new competition format meant that the Finnish League Cup was discontinued.
The 2017–18 Finnish Cup(Suomen Cup) was the 63rd season of the Finnish Cup. It was the second edition of the tournament to be played on a fall-spring schedule, running from July to September of the following year. The introduction of this new competition format meant that the Liiga Cup was discontinued.
Maximus Tainio is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Finnish club AC Oulu. He is the son of former footballer Teemu Tainio.
Niilo Mäenpää is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa side Warta Poznań and the Finland national team.
The 2020 Finnish Cup is the 65th season of the Finnish Cup football competition.
Stavros Zarokostas is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a forward for FC Haka in the Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga.
