FC Kuusankoski

FC Kuusankoski
Full name	FC Kuusankoski
Founded	1996
Ground	Kuusankosken urheilupuisto, ; Kuusankoski, Kouvola ; Finland
Capacity	4,000
Chairman	Petteri Metiäinen
Head Coach	Janne Pahkala
Coach	Jyri Peltola ; Joona Venäläinen; Jari Lindberg
League	Kakkonen
2009	11th – Kakkonen (Group A)
	Home colours
	Home colours

FC Kuusankoski is a football club from Kuusankoski, Kouvola in Finland. The club was formed in 1996 and their home ground is at the Kuusankosken urheilupuisto. The men's first team currently plays in the Kakkonen (Second Division). The head coach of FC Kuusankoski is Janne Pahkala.

Background

FC Kuusankoski was founded 24 October 1996 as a result of the merger of Voikkaan Pallo-Peikot and Kumu-Peikot Kuusankoski. This enabled the new club in 1997 to start in the Kakkonen.

The club has played 4 seasons in the Ykkönen (First Division), the second tier of Finnish football in the period 2001 to 2004. They also have had two spells in the third tier, the Kakkonen (Second Division), from 1997 to 2000 and 2005 to the present day.^[1]

FC Kuusankoski is the junior club of the Kumu Junior Team. Kuusankosken Kumu played in the Veikkausliiga, the Finnish Premier league, for one season in 1990.

Season to season

Season	Level	Division	Section	Administration	Position	Movements
2000	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	East Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	1st	Promoted
2001	Tier 2	Ykkönen (First Division)	South Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	7th
2002	Tier 2	Ykkönen (First Division)	South Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	5th	Relegation Group – 4th
2003	Tier 2	Ykkönen (First Division)		Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	12th
2004	Tier 2	Ykkönen (First Division)		Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	13th	Relegated
2005	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	East Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	3rd
2006	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group A	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	11th
2007	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group A	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	2nd
2008	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group A	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	3rd'
2009	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group A	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	11th
2010	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group A	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)

4 seasons in Ykkönen
7 seasons in Kakkonen

Club Structure

FC Kuusankoski run a number of teams including 1 men's teams, 1 ladies team, 1 boys team and 1 girls team.

2010 season

FC Kuusankoski Men's Team are competing in Group A (Lohko A) of the Kakkonen administered by the Football Association of Finland (Suomen Palloliitto) . This is the third highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 FC Kuusankoski finished in eleventh position in their Kakkonen section.

Current Squad for the 2010 Season

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	FIN	Jukka Taavila
3	FW	FIN	Janne Nikkanen
4	DF	FIN	Antti Kauppila
5	DF	FIN	Simo Lampinen
6	DF	FIN	Olavi Koli
7	MF	FIN	Niko Hermunen
8	MF	FIN	Manu Honkanen
9	DF	FIN	Jere Pulli
10	MF	FIN	Joona Venäläinen
11	FW	FIN	Tomi Räikkönen
13	FW	FIN	Joonas Metiäinen


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	FW	FIN	Sami Suleva
17	MF	FIN	Joonas Tanska
18	MF	FIN	Niko Laine
20		FIN	Samuli Nieminen
21	GK	FIN	Tuukka Tolvanen
22	MF	FIN	Joonas Laine
23	DF	FIN	Vertti Vuorinen
25	FW	FIN	Niko Nakari (C)
26	DF	FIN	Toni Inkeroinen
27	DF	FIN	Jesse Hyökki
28	MF	FIN	Niklas Smal

References and sources

Footnotes

^ "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF Archives. 2010. Retrieved 07.05.2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[1] "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF Archives. 2010. Retrieved 07.05.2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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