FC Hämeenlinna

FC Hämeenlinna is a Finnish football club, based in Hämeenlinna. It currently plays in the Finnish Second Division (Kakkonen). The club's manager is Tomi Uusitorppa, and it plays its home matches at Kauriala.

FC Hämeenlinna
Full nameFC Hämeenlinna
Nickname(s)Valkoiset (Whites)
Founded1991
GroundKauriala,
Hämeenlinna
Capacity4000
ChairmanTapio Virtanen
ManagerTomi Uusitorppa
LeagueKakkonen
Kaurialan kenttä

The team was formed in 1991.

Club's history

Initial years

FC Hämeenlinna was founded in autumn 1991, when the town's two football teams HPK and Pallo-Kärpät decided to merge. In the spring of 1992, K-Team took the place of HPK in the Kolmonen. The team were coached by Seppo Pyykkö and Teuvo Palkki.

FC Hämeenlinna in the autumn of 1993 gained promotion to the Kakkonen, where their stay was short-lived, as they gained promotion this time to the Ykkönen. The club played at this level until 1998, when they were relegated back to the Kakkonen. The first team won the Ykkönen Cup in the summer of 1996.

In the autumn of 1998, the club launched a project with the objective of achieving to top-level football for Hämeenlinna. Jari-Pekka Keurulainen was hired as coach, and one of his signings was Ismo Lius. The following season Lius took on additional training responsibilities, and he coached the team during the 2000 season. Then Hannu Touru was hired as coach, and season 2001 ended with celebrations, with the team winning the play-off against in Jaro (from Pietarsaari) by 4–2 on aggregate.

Current squad

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 Jukka Järvinen
3 DF  FIN Esa Mattila
4 MF  FIN Jussi Heikkinen
6 MF  FIN Lauri Hakanen
7 FW  FIN Jussi Ojala
8 DF  FIN Jere Saarinen
9 FW  FIN Jere Suomalainen
11 DF  FIN Mikko Matinaro
14 FW  FIN Aleksi Nieminen
17 MF  FIN Harri Suhonen
18 GK  FIN Jaakko Puronaho
19 MF  FIN Mikko Kalervo
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  FIN Omid Musawi
23 MF  FIN Joni Lindroos
24 DF  FIN Aleksi Topinoja
45 FW  FIN Aleksi Latvanen
69 MF  FIN Jarkko Saarman
71 DF  FIN Miro Purosto
74 DF  FIN Kaarle Keskitalo
90 GK  FIN Ville Kalervo
TBA MF  NGA Lyam Friday
TBA MF  CMR Chijioke Ibekwe
TBA GK  EST Sergei Lepmets

Coaches
1991–1995Seppo Pyykkö
1996–1998Jorma Kangasmäki
1998Seppo Pyykkö
1999Jari-Pekka Keurulainen
2000Ismo Lius
2001–2002Hannu Touru
2003–2004Ville Lyytikäinen
2004Toni Korkeakunnas
2005Danny Hoekman
2005Geert Meijer
2006Jussi Laihanen
2007–2010Teuvo Palkki
2011–2012Jussi Lempinen
2013–Tomi Uusitorppa


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