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

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.

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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)

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 has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Jukka Taavila
3 FW Janne Nikkanen
4 DF Antti Kauppila
5 DF Simo Lampinen
6 DF Olavi Koli
7 MF Niko Hermunen
8 MF Manu Honkanen
9 DF Jere Pulli
10 MF Joona Venäläinen
11 FW Tomi Räikkönen
13 FW Joonas Metiäinen
No. Position Player
16 FW Sami Suleva
17 MF Joonas Tanska
18 MF Niko Laine
20 Samuli Nieminen
21 GK Tuukka Tolvanen
22 MF Joonas Laine
23 DF Vertti Vuorinen
25 FW Niko Nakari (C)
26 DF Toni Inkeroinen
27 DF Jesse Hyökki
28 MF Niklas Smal

Notable former players

References and sources

Footnotes