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KPV Kokkola
File:Kokkolan Palloveikot.png
Full nameKokkolan Palloveikot
Nickname(s)KPV
Founded1930
GroundKokkolan Keskuskenttä,
Kokkola
Finland
Capacity2000
ChairmanFinland Risto Pouttu
ManagerFinland Antti Ylimäki
LeagueKakkonen
2011Ykkönen 12th (relegated)

KPV (or Kokkolan Palloveikot) is a Finnish football club, based in Kokkola. It currently plays in the Finnish Second Division (Kakkonen). The club's manager is Henri Myntti, and it plays its home matches at Kokkolan keskuskenttä.

KPV is the club of Finnish-speaking people in the town. The rival club is Swedish-speaking GBK.

Honours

  • Finnish championship (league format): 1969
  • Finnish championship (league format) 2nd: 1973
  • Finnish championship (league format) 3rd: 1971, 1975, 2005
  • Finnish Cup finalist: 1982, 2006

KPV in Europe

  • 1R = First Round
Season Competition Round Country Club Score
1970–71 European Cup 1R Scotland Celtic FC 0–9, 0–5
1974–75 UEFA Cup 1R Germany 1. FC Köln 1–5, 1–4

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements
1999 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th KPV-j – Relegation Group – Relegated
2000 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th KPV-j
2001 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th KPV-j
2002 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd KPV-j
2003 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th KPV-j
2004 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promoted
2005 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th
2006 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 9th
2007 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10th
2008 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th
2009 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd
2010 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th
2011 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 12th Relegated
2012 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)

Club structure

KPV run a number of team including 1 men's teams, 1 ladies team, 10 boys team and 7 girls teams. The club also runs an Academy and Soccer School.[1]

2011 season

KPV are competing in the Ykkönen (First Division) administered by the Football Association of Finland (Suomen Palloliitto). This is the second tier of the Finnish football system. In 2009 the team finished in second position in the Ykkönen.

Current squad in 2015

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Finland FIN Joonas Myllymäki
2 DF The Gambia GAM Matthew Mendy
4 MF The Gambia GAM Yankuba Ceesay
5 FW The Gambia GAM Dawda Bah
8 MF Belgium BEL Washilly Tshibasu
9 FW Finland FIN Ville Huuhka
10 FW Finland FIN Kim Palosaari
12 MF Finland FIN Aki Sipilä
14 MF Finland FIN Lassi Känsälä
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Finland FIN Henri Myntti
18 MF Finland FIN Jouni Ahvenkoski
21 DF Finland FIN Timo Rauhala
23 MF Finland FIN Harri Heiermann
32 GK Finland FIN Riku Uuskartano
66 DF Finland FIN Teemu Mäki
TBA DF United States USA Mike Banner
TBA DF Finland FIN Samu Laitinen
TBA FW Georgia (country) GEO Irakli Sirbiladze

Former players

For a complete list of former Kokkolan Palloveikot players with Wikipedia articles, see Category:Kokkolan Palloveikot players.

References and sources

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Kokkolan Palloveikot Pääsivusto". Retrieved 2010-06-11.