Myllykosken Pallo −47 (or MYPA , formerly MyPa ) is a Finnish football club, based in the industrial village of Myllykoski , part of the city of Kouvola since January 2009. They currently play in the Finnish Premier Division (Veikkausliiga [ 1] Antti Muurinen , and they play their home matches at Kymenlaakson Sähkö Stadion .
History [ edit ] MyPa was founded in December 1947 in the village of Myllykoski in the then municipality of Sippola , which in 1975 became part of the town of Anjalankoski and since 2009 is part of Kouvola . Before that there had been some small-scale football culture in Myllykoski, so forming a football club was a natural step. The final move came from the local paper industry, which built a football pitch with spectator stands. MyPa was promoted to the highest tier in 1975, but the season ended in relegation.[ 2]
Veikkausliiga [ edit ] MyPa have played continuously in the Veikkausliiga since 1992. From 1993 to 1996 they were second four times in a row under the control of Harri Kampman . They won a first Finnish Cup in 1992, and a second in 1995. In 1997 Timo Liekoski was named as the manager of the club, but his employment lasted only one season. He was replaced by Juha Malinen . From 1999 to 2001 under the control of Malinen MyPa were third three times in a row, and finished second in 2002. After the 2003 season Malinen was replaced by Ilkka Mäkelä . Though dropping to 8th in the league, in 2004 MyPa won a third Finnish Cup, and the next season won their first Finnish championship. Mäkelä resigned during the 2007 season and the former assistant coach Janne Hyppönen became the new manager. Hyppönen was sacked in September 2008 and assistant Janne Lindberg took over in a caretaker capacity for the rest of the season.
International achievements [ edit ] MyPa has participated in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup , UEFA Cup and Intertoto Cup . It has faced many big clubs like Boavista , PSV Eindhoven , Dundee United , Rapid Bucureşti , Liverpool and Blackburn . In 2005 they reached the first round of UEFA Cup but lost the decisive match against Swiss side Grasshoppers 1–4 on aggregate.
Season
Competition
Round
Country
Club
Score
Agg.
1993–94 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying round
Valur 1–3, 0–1
1 –4
1994–95 UEFA Cup Qualifying round
Inter Bratislava 3–0, 0–1
3 –1
First round
Boavista FC 1–2, 1–1
2 –3
1995–96 UEFA Cup Qualifying round
Motherwell FC 3–1, 0–2
3 –3
First round
PSV 1–1, 1–7
2 –8
1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying round
FK Qarabag 1–0, 1–1
2 –1
First round
Liverpool FC 0–1, 1–3
1 –4
1997–98 UEFA Cup Prel. round
Apollon Limassol 1–1, 0–3
1 –4
2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round
Neuchâtel Xamax 1–2, 3–3
4 –5
2001–02 UEFA Cup Qualifying round
Helsingborgs IF 1–3, 1–2
2 –5
2002–03 UEFA Cup First qualifying round
Odense BK 1–0, 0–2
1 –2
2003–04 UEFA Cup Qualifying round
BSC Young Boys 3–2, 2–2
5 –4
First round
FC Sochaux 0–1, 0–2
0 –3
2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round
FC Tescoma Zlín 1–1, 2–3
3 –4
2005–06 UEFA Cup First qualifying round
FC TVMK 1–1, 1–0
2 –1
Second qualifying round
Dundee United FC 0–0, 2–2
2 –2
First round
Grasshopper 1–1, 0–3
1 –4
2006–07 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round
The New Saints FC 1–0, 1–0
2 –0
Second qualifying round
FC Copenhagen 2–2, 0–2
2 –4
2007–08 UEFA Cup First qualifying round
EB/Streymur 1–0, 1–1
2 –1
Second qualifying round
Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1, 0–2
0 –3
2010–11 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
JK Narva Trans 2–0, 5–0
7 –0
Second qualifying round
UE Sant Julia 3–0, 5–0
8 –0
Third qualifying round
Politehnica Timişoara 1–2, 3–3
4 –5
2012–13 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
Cefn Druids AFC 0–0, 5−0
5 −0
Second qualifying round
FC Rapid București 1–3, 0–2
1 –5
UEFA club competition record [ edit ] Updated 27 July 2012.
Competition
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
ECCC 4
2
1
1
4
4
ECWC 6
1
1
4
4
9
UCUP UEL 38
11
11
16
50
54
UI 4
0
2
2
7
9
Total 52
14
15
23
65
76
Honours [ edit ] Season to season [ edit ]
Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements
1992
Tier 1
Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)
4th
1993
Tier 1
Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)
2nd Upper Group – 2nd
1994
Tier 1
Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)
2nd
1995
Tier 1
Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)
2nd
1996
Tier 1
Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)
6th Upper Group – 2nd
1997
Tier 1
Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)
4th Third Round – 5th
1998
Tier 1
Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)
6th Third Round – 7th
1999
Tier 1
Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)
5th Upper Group – 3rd
2000
Tier 1
Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)
3rd
2001
Tier 1
Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)
3rd
2002
Tier 1
Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)
2nd Upper Group – 2nd
2003
Tier 1
Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)
4th
2004
Tier 1
Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)
8th
2005
Tier 1
Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)
1st Champions
2006
Tier 1
Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)
6th
2007
Tier 1
Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)
5th
2008
Tier 1
Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)
5th
2009
Tier 1
Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)
9th
2010
Tier 1
Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)
9th
2011
Tier 1
Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)
8th
2012
Tier 1
Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)
6th
2013
Tier 1
Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)
6th
As of 2 March 2014.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managers [ edit ] UEFA club ranking [ edit ] This is the current UEFA club ranking , including season 2013–14.[ 3]
Last update: 1 January 2014
References [ edit ]
^ "Veikkausliiga Seurat" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. Retrieved 14 August 2012 . ^ "Historia - MyPa" (in Finnish). MyPa. Retrieved 14 August 2012 . ^ "UEFA Team Ranking 2011" . www.xs4all.nl. 7 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-07 .
External links [ edit ]
Mestaruussarja
Veikkausliiga
Finnish Champions in Football
Harri Kampman (1991–96)
FK Vardar
KuPS
FC Irtysh Pavlodar
NK Domžale
