AC Oulu

AC Oulu (ACO) is a Finnish football club based in Oulu. Formed in 2002, the club have played two seasons in Finland's highest football league Veikkausliiga and seven seasons in the second highest league Ykkönen. The club are currently playing in Ykkönen. They play their home games at Raatti Stadium, and the club colours are navy blue and white.

AC Oulu

Full name	AC Oulu
Founded	2002
Ground	Raatti Stadium, Oulu
Capacity	5,000
Chairman	Arto Oja
Manager	Rauno Ojanen
League	Ykkönen
2018	Ykkönen, 4th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

History

AC Oulu was founded in 2002 as a joint initiative of the OLS, OPS, OTP and Tervarit clubs with the aim of bringing top level football back to Oulu. FC Oulu played in the Veikkausliiga in the early '90s as the most recent team from Oulu to play top-tier Finnish football. After four seasons in the Ykkönen, AC Oulu reached the Finlands highest football league Veikkausliiga in 2007. However, they were relegated back to the Ykkönen at the end of their first season in the top division. After two seasons in the second tier AC Oulu won promotion again to the Veikkausliiga at the end of the 2009 season after finishing top of the Ykkönen.

Having finished 11th in 2010 season the club were initially going to continue in the Veikkausliiga for the 2011 season. However, they were denied a league licence for financial reasons and therefore dropped down to the Ykkönen.

Current squad

As of 9 August 2020[1][2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  FIN Juhani Pennanen 2 DF  FIN Kaapo Kemilä 3 DF  FIN Miika Koskela 5 DF  FIN Lassi Nurmos 6 DF  FIN Anselmi Nurmela 7 MF  FIN Daniel Rantanen 8 MF  FIN Jere Aallikko 11 DF  BRA Rafinha 12 GK  FIN Juuso Särkelä 13 GK  FIN Valtteri Tikkanen 14 FW  FIN Niklas Jokelainen 15 MF  FIN Jere Kallinen 16 DF  FIN Henrik Ölander 17 FW  FIN Christian Bohui 18 FW  FIN Juho Mäkelä

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW  FIN Samuli Leppälä 20 MF  FIN Samuel Kurttila 21 FW  FIN Aapo Heikkilä 22 FW  FIN Loorents Hertsi 24 MF  NGA Alexander Jibrin 26 MF  FIN Lasse Ikonen 33 DF  FIN Kristian Heinolainen 37 MF  FIN Sami Karjalainen

Out on loan

As of 17 January 2018

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player

Management and boardroom

Management

As of 25 April 2019[3]

Name Role Jyrki Ahola Head Coach Teemu Tavikainen Assistant Coach Jani Luukkonen Goalkeeping Coach Pasi Moilanen Team Manager Lasse Pohjola Kit Manager Lauri Siren Coach Arttu Siira Masseur Ari Korkala Physiotherapist Ville Puukka Doctor

Boardroom

As of 25 April 2019[4]

Name Role Ville Puukka Chairman Arto Oja Vice Chairman Juho Meriläinen CEO

Statistics

Season to season

			G	W	D	L	GF - GA	P
2003	Ykkönen	8.	26	9	8	9	37 - 37	35
2004	Ykkönen	5.	26	10	9	7	39 - 33	39
2005	Ykkönen	10.	26	8	7	11	32 - 33	31
2006	Ykkönen	2.	26	15	7	4	53 - 25	52
2007	Veikkausliiga	14.	26	5	7	14	28 - 49	22
2008	Ykkönen	4.	26	10	11	5	40 - 26	41
2009	Ykkönen	1.	26	16	5	5	57 - 24	53
2010	Veikkausliiga	11.	26	8	6	12	31 - 44	30
2011	Ykkönen	3.	24	14	6	4	51 - 22	48
2012	Ykkönen	6.	27	9	10	8	38 - 35	37
2013	Ykkönen	5.	27	11	7	9	36 - 38	40
2014	Ykkönen	4.	27	13	8	6	46 - 32	47
2015	Ykkönen	5.	27	12	8	7	31 - 28	44
2016	Ykkönen	4.	27	12	7	8	50 - 31	43

References

1. "Joukkue 2020" (in Finnish). AC Oulu. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
2. "Lisää kovia paluumuuttajia – Anselmi Nurmelalle vuoden mittainen sopimus!" (in Finnish). AC Oulu. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
3. "Joukkue 2019" (in Finnish). AC Oulu. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
4. "Yhteystiedot" (in Finnish). AC Oulu. Retrieved 25 April 2019.

External links

• Official website (in Finnish)