The 2012 Kakkonen season began on 18 April and ended on 6 October 2012.
Teams A total of 40 teams contested the league divided into four groups, Eteläinen (Southern), Pohjoinen (Northern), Läntinen (Western) and Itäinen (Eastern). 30 returned from the 2011 season, three relegated from Ykkönen and seven promoted from Kolmonen. The champion of each group qualified to promotion matches to decide which two teams get promoted to the Ykkönen. The bottom two teams in each group and the worst eight-placed qualified directly for relegation to Kolmonen. Each team played a total of 27 matches, playing three times against each team of its group.
Stadia and Locations
Team Location Stadium Stadium capacityÅIFK Turku Urheilupuiston yläkenttä 1,500AC Kajaani Kajaani Kajaanin Liikuntapuisto 800Atlantis FC Helsinki Töölön Pallokentta 4,000BK-46 Raseborg Karjaan urheilukenttä 1,000EIF Raseborg Ekenäs Centrumplan 2,500EsPa Espoo Matinkylän tekonurmi N/AFC Santa Claus Rovaniemi Saarenkylän tekonurmi 2,000FC Espoo Espoo Leppävaaran stadion 5,000FC Futura Porvoo Porvoon keskuskenttä 500FC Jazz Pori Porin Stadion 12,000FC Kiffen Helsinki Töölön Pallokenttä N/AFC Kiisto Vaasa Kaarlen kenttä 5,500FC Kuusysi Lahti Kisapuisto 4,400FC YPA Ylivieska Safari 600GBK Kokkola Kokkolan keskuskenttä 3,000Gnistan Helsinki Fair Pay Arena 2,000GrIFK Kauniainen Kauniaisten Keskuskenttä 700Härmä Hämeenlinna Kauriala 4,000HauPa Haukipudas Haukiputaan keskuskenttä 2,000Ilves Tampere Tammela Stadion 5,040JäPS Järvenpää Järvenpään keskuskenttä 500JIlves Jämsä Jämsänkosken Pallokenttä 2,500Klubi-04 Helsinki Sonera Stadium 10,770KPV Kokkola Kokkolan Keskuskenttä 2,000KTP Kotka Arto Tolsa Areena 4,780LoPa Lohja Harjun urheilukenttä 3,000LPS Helsinki Laajasalon urheilupuisto N/AMP Mikkeli Mikkelin Urheilupuisto 7,000Närpes Kraft Närpes Mosedal 2,000P-Iirot Rauma Äijänsuon stadion 2,000Pallohonka Espoo Otaniemen urheilukeskus 500PK-35/VJS Vantaa ISS Stadion 4,700PK-37 Iisalmi Sankariniemi 5,000PS Kemi Kemi Sauvosaari 1,500SalPa Salo Salon Urheilupuisto 2,500Sporting Kristinestad Kristinaplan 2,000TP-47 Tornio Pohjan Stadion 4,000TPV Tampere Tammela Stadion 5,040VIFK Vaasa Hietalahti Stadium 4,600Warkaus JK Varkaus Varkauden Keskuskenttä 2,000
League tables Eteläinen (Southern)
Pohjoinen (Northern)
Note: The match PS Kemi – TP-47 originally finished 1–0, but the result was changed to 0–3, as PS Kemi fielded an ineligible player.
Läntinen (Western)
2. The match TPV – JIlves originally finished 1–1, but the result was changed to 3–0, as JIlves fielded an ineligible player. 3. The match JIlves – Ilves originally finished 3–5, but the result was changed to 0–3, as JIlves fielded an ineligible player.
Itäinen (Eastern)
4. The match Gnistan – Atlantis FC originally finished 0–1, but the result was changed to 3–0, as Atlantis FC fielded an ineligible player.
Promotion play-offs Group winners will play two-legged ties. Team pairs will be drawn and the two winning teams will be promoted to the Ykkönen for season 2013.Kakkosen nousukarsintaparit arvottiin
Group winners Eteläinen (Southern): ÅIFK Pohjoinen (Northern): AC Kajaani Läntinen (Western): Ilves Itäinen (Eastern): JäPS
First leg
Second leg
AC Kajaani won 1–0 on aggregate.
Ilves won 5–1 on aggregate.
Eight-placed teams At the end of the season, a comparison is made between the eight-placed teams. The worst eight-placed team will be directly relegated to the Kolmonen.
See also 2012 Veikkausliiga 2012 Finnish League Cup 2012 Suomen Cup 2012 Ykkönen
References Kakkonen 2012