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FC Santa Claus AC
Full nameFC Santa Claus Arctic Circle
Nickname(s)Santa
Founded1993
GroundRovaniemen Keskuskenttä, Rovaniemi, Finland
Capacity2,500 (1,300 covered)
ChairmanFinland Juha Eteläinen
CoachFinland Jari Alamäki
LeagueKolmonen

FC Santa Claus AC (abbreviated Santa) is a football club from Rovaniemi, Finland. The club was formed in 1993 following the amalgamation of Rovaniemen Reipas and Rovaniemen Lappi football clubs. FC Santa Claus won its group in Kakkonen, but lost promotion play-offs final to HIFK and failed to gain promotion to the Ykkonen league in 2010.

Background

Rovaniemen Reipas (RoRe) were the more successful of the two founder clubs, playing 12 seasons in the Kakkonen (Second Division), the third tier of the Finnish football system in the periods 1978-81, 1984–89, 1991-92. Rovaniemen Lappi (RoLa) played 3 season at this level in 1987-88 and 1992. The merger consolidated FC Santa Claus as a Kakkonen club and they spent a further 8 years at this level until they were relegated to the Kolmonen at the end of the 2000 season. The club gained promotion from the Northern Finland (Pohjois-Suomi) section of the Kolmonen in 2008.[1]

The club won the Midnattsolscupen (Midnight Sun Cup) in 1994.[2]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements
1994 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th
1995 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th
1996 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 9th
1997 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th
1998 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th
1999 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10th Relegation Play-Offs
2000 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th Relegated
2001 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 8 (Lapland) Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) 1st Play-Offs
2002 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 8 (Lapland) – Group 2 Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) 2nd
2003 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section C Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) 4th
2004 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Lapland Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) 2nd
2005 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) 5th
2006 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) 5th
2007 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) 3rd
2008 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) 1st Play-Offs - Promoted
2009 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10th
2010 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Play-Offs, runner-up
2011 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 11th
2012 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th Relegated
2013 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) 3rd
2014 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi)

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Finland FIN Erkka Alamäki
— DF Finland FIN Arttu Härkönen *
— ? Finland FIN Aapo Kerola
— MF Finland FIN Aleksi Koivumaa
— ? Finland FIN Eemeli Korkala
— FW Finland FIN Santeri Kumpula *
— FW Finland FIN Jarkko Luiro
— ? Finland FIN Joona Mikkola
— MF Finland FIN Jarkko Niskajärvi
— GK Finland FIN Harri Nykänen
— GK Finland FIN Jarkko Ojaniemi
— FW Finland FIN Jaakko Paavilainen
No. Pos. Nation Player
— ? Finland FIN Joni Paloniemi
— MF Finland FIN Olli Pöyliö *
— GK Finland FIN Mikko Rantala
— ? Finland FIN Juho Salmela
— DF Finland FIN Juho Sieppi
— ? Finland FIN Matti Sieppi
— ? Finland FIN Timo Silander
— MF Finland FIN Eetu Soppela
— FW Finland FIN Santeri Suvala
— FW Finland FIN Eeli Tuovinen
— FW Finland FIN Toni Vesala
  • *Dual registered with parent team RoPS.

See also

References and sources

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Finland - Divisional Movements 1930-2009". RSSSF Archives. 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
  2. ^ Suomen Cup
  3. ^ FC Santa Claus - Joukkue
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