Salon Palloilijat

Salon Palloilijat
Full name	Salon Palloilijat
Nickname(s)	SalPa; The Swans
Founded	1956
Ground	Salon Urheilupuisto, ; Salo ; Finland
Chairman	Vesa Valkonen
Head Coach	Jarkko Tallqvist
League	Kakkonen
2012	3rd – Kakkonen (Southern)
	Home colours
	Home colours

Salon Palloilijat (abbreviated SalPa) is a sports club from Salo in Finland. The club is popularly known as The Swans. SalPa was formed in 1956 and their home ground is at the Salon Urheilupuisto. The men's football first team currently plays in the Kakkonen (Second Division). The Chairman of SalPa is Toni Tammi.

The club currently has sections covering football, floorball, figure skating and basketball.

Background

Salon Palloilijat was established in 1956 and the club's first taste of success was in 1960 when the gained promotion to the Suomisarjaa (Finland League) which at that time was the second tier of Finnish football. Their success at this level was short-lived but just over forty years later in 2001 they played one season in the Ykkönen (First Division) which is the current second tier.^[1]

SalPa have had four periods covering 25 seasons in the Kakkonen (Second Division), the third tier of Finnish football from 1978 to 1979, 1982–90, 1996–2000 and 2002 to the current day.^[2]

The club's highest attendance is 2,984 spectators (SalPa-Futistähdet 21.6.1999). The largest attendance for a league match is 835 spectators (SalPa-AC Vantaa, 2001, Ykkönen – First Division).

SalPa have historically invested heavily in youth activities and continues to provide a thriving junior section.

Season to season

Season	Level	Division	Section	Administration	Position	Movements
1994	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Section 3	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	3rd
1995	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Section 3	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	1st	Promoted
1996	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	South Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	4th
1997	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	South Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	6th
1998	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	South Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	3rd
1999	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	West Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	5th
2000	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	West Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	1st	Promoted
2001	Tier 2	Ykkönen (First Division)	South Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	10th	Relegated
2002	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	West Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	2nd
2003	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	West Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	4th
2004	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	West Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	6th
2005	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	West Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	1st	Play-offs
2006	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group B	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	2nd
2007	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group B	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	5th
2008	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group B	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	7th
2009	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group B	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	7th
2010	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group B	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	2nd
2011	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group B	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	5th
2012	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Southern	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	3rd

1 seasons in Ykkönen
16 seasons in Kakkonen
2 seasons in Kolmonen

Club Structure

SalPa currently has 1 men's team, 1 ladies teams, 7 boys teams and 7 girls team. The club organises various activities for its young players including skill and ability schools, tournaments and futsal.

References and sources

Footnotes

^ "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF Archives. 2010. Retrieved 11.05.2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF Archives. 2010. Retrieved 11.05.2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[1] "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF Archives. 2010. Retrieved 11.05.2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[2] "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF Archives. 2010. Retrieved 11.05.2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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