FC Hämeenlinna












































FC Hämeenlinna
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Full name FC Hämeenlinna
Nickname(s) Valkoiset (Whites)
Founded 1991
Ground
Kauriala,
Hämeenlinna
Capacity 4000
Chairman Tapio Virtanen
Manager Tomi Uusitorppa
League Kakkonen

















Home colours














Away colours







Kaurialan kenttä


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.


The team was formed in 1991.




Contents






  • 1 Club's history


    • 1.1 Initial years




  • 2 Current squad


  • 3 Coaches


  • 4 External links





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.

Position
Player
1

Finland

GK

Jukka Järvinen
3

Finland

DF

Esa Mattila
4

Finland

MF

Jussi Heikkinen
6

Finland

MF

Lauri Hakanen
7

Finland

FW

Jussi Ojala
8

Finland

DF

Jere Saarinen
9

Finland

FW

Jere Suomalainen
11

Finland

DF

Mikko Matinaro
14

Finland

FW

Aleksi Nieminen
17

Finland

MF

Harri Suhonen
18

Finland

GK

Jaakko Puronaho
19

Finland

MF

Mikko Kalervo












































































No.

Position
Player
21

Finland

MF

Omid Musawi
23

Finland

MF

Joni Lindroos
24

Finland

DF

Aleksi Topinoja
45

Finland

FW

Aleksi Latvanen
69

Finland

MF

Jarkko Saarman
71

Finland

DF

Miro Purosto
74

Finland

DF

Kaarle Keskitalo
90

Finland

GK

Ville Kalervo
TBA

Nigeria

MF

Lyam Friday
TBA

Cameroon

MF

Chijioke Ibekwe
TBA

Estonia

GK

Sergei Lepmets



Coaches









































































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


External links


  • Official website



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