FC Haka

Valkeakosken Haka
Full name Valkeakosken Haka
Nickname(s) Haka
Founded 1934
Ground Tehtaan kenttä,
Valkeakoski
(Capacity: 3,516 seats)
Chairman Vacant
Manager Sami Ristilä
League Veikkausliiga
2010 Veikkausliiga, 8th
Home colours
Away colours

Haka is a Finnish football club, based in the industry town of Valkeakoski. It is one of the most successful clubs in Finland, with nine Finnish championships and 12 Finnish Cup wins.

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History

Haka has historically had close ties with the paper industry in the Valkeakoski area, and it is still sponsored by UPM Kymmene.

The club was founded as Valkeakosken Haka in 1934. In 1949 it was promoted to Finland's top division Mestaruussarja (now called Veikkausliiga), and in 1955 won the inaugural Finnish Cup.

The 1960s was the most successful era in the club's history, winning both the league and cup three times, including the first double in Finnish football history in 1960. The club was relegated in 1972, but came straight back, and won the double again in 1977.

The club's name was changed to FC Haka in the early 1990s. Haka won the title again 1995, but was relegated the next season. Keith Armstrong was hired as the new coach, and the club came straight back again, winning three straight championships from 1998 to 2000. Goalkeeping legend Olli Huttunen succeeded Armstrong as coach in 2002, and has already led the club to the championship (2004) and two cups (2002 and 2005).

Haka's best performance in UEFA competition was in the 1983–1984 season when they reached the quarterfinals of the Cup Winners' Cup, losing to eventual winners Juventus 0-2 on aggregate. The club has been involved in European competitions every year since 1998.

Honours

European campaigns

Season Competition Round Country Club Score Agg.
1961–62 European Cup First round Standard Liège 1-5, v 0-2 1-7
1963–64 European Cup Preliminary round Jeunesse d'Esch 4-1, v 0-4 4-5
1964–65 European Cup Winners' Cup First round Skeid Fotball 0-1, v 2-0 2-1
Second round AC Torino 0-1, v 0-5 0-6
1966–67 European Cup First round RSC Anderlecht 1-10, v 0-2 1-12
1970–71 European Cup Winners' Cup First round CSKA Sofia 0-9, v 1-2 1-11
1977–78 UEFA Cup First round Górnik Zabrze 3-5, v 0-0 3-5
1978–79 European Cup First round Dynamo Kiev 0-1, v 1-3 1-4
1981–82 UEFA Cup First round IFK Göteborg 2-3, v 0-4 2-7
1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup First round Sligo Rovers 1-0, v 3-0 4-0
Second round Hammarby IF 1-1, v 2-1(aet) 3-2
Quarter-finals Juventus 0-1, v 0-1 0-2
1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup First round FC Torpedo Moscow 2-2, v 1-3 3-5
1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup First round Ferencvárosi TC 1-5, v 1-1 2-6
1996-97 UEFA Cup First qualifying round FC Flora Tallinn 2-2, v 1-0 3-2
Second qualifying round Legia Warszawa 0-3, v 1-1 1-4
1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying round Bangor City 2-0, v 1-0 3-0
First round Panionios FC 0-2, v 1-3 1-5
1999–2000 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round HB Tórshavn 1-1, v 6-0 7-1
Second qualifying round Rangers FC 1-4, v 0-3 1-7
2000–01 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round Linfield FC 1-2, v 1-0 2-2 (a)
Second qualifying round Inter Bratislava 0-0, v 0-1(aet) 0-1
2001–02 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round Valletta FC 0-0, v 5-0 5-0
Second qualifying round Maccabi Haifa 0-1, v 3-0 3-1
Third qualifying round Liverpool FC 0-5, v 1-4 1-9
2001-02 UEFA Cup First round 1. FC Union Berlin 1-1, v 0-3 1-4
2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round FK Obilić 2-1, v 1-1 3-2
Second round Fulham F.C. 0-0, v 1-1 1-1 (a)
2003-04 UEFA Cup Qualifying round Hajduk Split 2-1, v 0-1 2-2 (a)
2004-05 UEFA Cup First qualifying round Etzella Ettelbruck 2-1, v 3-1 5-2
Second qualifying round Stabæk IF 1-3, v 1-3 2-6
2005–06 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round Pyunik F.C. 1-0, v 2-2 3-2
Second qualifying round Vålerenga IF 0-1, v 1-4 1-5
2006-07 UEFA Cup First qualifying round Levadia Tallinn 0-2, v 1-0 1-2
2007-08 UEFA Cup First qualifying round Rhyl F.C. 1-3, v 2-0 3-3 (a)
Second qualifying round FC Midtjylland 1-2, v 2-5 3-7
2008-09 UEFA Cup First qualifying round Cork City 2-2, v 4–0 6-2
Second qualifying round Brøndby IF 0-4, v 0–2 0-6

Divisional movements

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements
1980 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja (Premier Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th Championship Group - 2nd
1981 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja (Premier Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th Championship Group - 3rd
1982 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja (Premier Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd Championship Group - 3rd
1983 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja (Premier Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd Championship Group - 3rd
1984 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja (Premier Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Championship Playoffs - 4th
1985 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja (Premier Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th
1986 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja (Premier Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th
1987 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja (Premier Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th
1988 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja (Premier Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th Championship Group - 6th
1989 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja (Premier Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th Championship Group - 4th
1990 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th Playoffs - QF
1991 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
1992 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th
1993 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 10th Relegation Group - 4th
1994 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th
1995 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Champions
1996 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 11th Relegation Group - 11th - Relegated
1997 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Championship - 1st - Promoted
1998 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd Third Round - 1st - Champions
1999 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Championship Group - 1st - Champions
2000 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Champions
2001 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
2002 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd Upper Group - 3rd
2003 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd
2004 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Champions
2005 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
2006 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
2007 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd
2008 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th
2009 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th
2010 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th
2011 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 10th

Current squad

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Saku Pesonen
2 DF Regillio Nooitmeer
3 DF Mikko-Petteri Latosaari (on loan to FC Hämeenlinna)
4 DF Juuso Salonen
5 MF Shane Robinson
8 MF Marco Matrone
9 FW Obi Metzger
10 MF Juha Pirinen
11 MF Mohamed Koroma
12 GK Ville Kauppinen
13 MF Aleksi Nieminen
14 MF Sasha Popovitch
15 MF Jaakko Juuti
16 FW Pekka Sihvola
No. Position Player
17 MF Lassi Luoto
18 DF Josef Chavez
19 FW Kasperi Ojala
20 DF Antti Ojanperä
22 DF Jarno Mattila
23 FW Albert Kuqi
25 DF Niko Perera
27 MF Dema
TBA DF Jussi Heikkinen
TBA DF Pauli Kuusijärvi
TBA MF Claudio Matrone
TBA DF Sami Sanevuori
TBA MF Shane McFaul

Staff

Notable former players

External links

References

  1. ^ "Finland - Divisional Movements 1930-2009". RSSSF Archives. 2010. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesf/finall.html. Retrieved 2010-08-17. 
  2. ^ Milton Keynes Dons : 2004/05 - 2009/10
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