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FC Hämeenlinna is a Finnish football club, based in Hämeenlinna. The club's manager is Tomi Uusitorppa, and it plays its home matches at Kauriala.
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| Full name | FC Hämeenlinna | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Valkoiset (Whites) | ||
| Founded | 1991 | ||
| Ground | Kauriala, Hämeenlinna | ||
| Capacity | 4000 | ||
| Chairman | Tapio Virtanen | ||
| Manager | Tomi Uusitorppa | ||
| League | Kutonen | ||
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The team was formed in 1991.
Club's history
editInitial years
editFC 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. Hämeenlinna played in the top-tier Veikkausliiga during 2002–2004.
After the 2012 season, they were relegated to third-tier Kakkonen, and two years later to fourth-tier Kolmonen. Due to severe financial problems, the club declined the league spot, were not granted the league license and were forced to be demoted to the seventh-tier Kutonen for the 2015 season.[1]
Current squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaches
edit| 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 |
References
edit- ^ Linna joka romahti, jalkapallolehti.fi, 3 March 2015