AC Oulu is a Finnish professional football club based in Oulu, currently playing in Finland's premier division, Veikkausliiga. Formed in 2002, the club have played five seasons in Finland's highest football league Veikkausliiga and 16 seasons in the second highest league Ykkönen. They currently play their home games at Raatti Stadium, and the club colours are navy blue, and white.
Toni Koskela is a Finnish football manager and former player. He most recently managed Cypriot First Division club AEL Limassol.
Rafael Scapini de Almeida, commonly known as Rafinha, is a Brazilian football coach of OLS and a former professional footballer. Besides Brazil, he has played in Finland and Belgium. During his career, Rafinha was deployed on different positions on the field, having started as a winger, moving on to midfield and ending his career as a centre back.
The 2012 Finnish Cup is the 58th 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 198 teams registered for the competition, with 12 teams from the Veikkausliiga, 10 from the Ykkönen, 28 from the Kakkonen, 54 from the Kolmonen and 94 teams from other divisions.
The 2017 Ykkönen was the 46th season of Ykkönen, the second highest football league in Finland. The season started on 29 April 2017 and ended on 21 October 2017. The winning team qualified directly for promotion to the 2018 Veikkausliiga, while the second had to play a play-off against the eleventh-placed team from Veikkausliiga to decide who would play in that division. The bottom two teams were relegated to Kakkonen.
Bile-Enoch Banza is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as right winger for Ykkösliiga club KTP.
The 2018 Ykkönen was the 47th season of Ykkönen, the second highest football league in Finland. The season began on 28 April 2018 and ended on 27 October 2018. The winning team was directly promoted to the 2019 Veikkausliiga, while the second-placed team played a play-off against the eleventh-placed team from Veikkausliiga to decide who would play in that division. The bottom two teams were relegated to Kakkonen.
Henrik Ölander is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for Gnistan, as a left back.
Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Veikkausliiga club HJK.
Casper Mikael Terho is a Finnish professional football player who plays for Belgian Pro League club Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and the Finland national team.
Tuomas Ollila is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 2 club Paris FC, and the Finland national team.
Yassin Daoussi is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu.
Oliver Pettersson is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Veikkausliiga club Gnistan, and the Finland U21 national team.
Liam Möller is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club HJK.
Stanislav Baranov is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Klubi 04.
Tommi Jäntti is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lahti.
Niilo Kujasalo is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club HJK.
Jussi Leppälahti is a Finnish football manager and a former player, currently working as a manager of IF Gnistan in Veikkausliiga. Leppälahti has also worked as a sports journalist in 2010s for Jalkapallolehti, Urheilulehti and Elmo, gaining popularity as a critical writer with controversial and provocative style.
Joonas Rantanen is a Finnish football manager, currently working as a manager of Veikkausliiga club Ilves. Rantanen has a UEFA Pro -coaching license.
Mikko Mannila is a Finnish football manager and a former player.
