Kokkolan Palloveikot
KPV (or Kokkolan Palloveikot) is a Finnish football club, based in Kokkola. It currently plays in the Finnish First Division (Ykkönen). The club's manager is Jarmo Korhonen, 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
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 |
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| 2010 |
Tier 2 |
Ykkönen (First Division) |
|
Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) |
4th |
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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 2011
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 |
|
DF |
Miika Ritala |
| 4 |
|
DF |
Sergii Shpak (on loan from FF Jaro) |
| 5 |
|
DF |
Aleksi Kangasvieri |
| 6 |
|
DF |
Teemu Mäki |
| 7 |
|
MF |
Timo Tahvanainen (on loan from FF Jaro) |
| 8 |
|
DF |
Janne Hosio |
| 9 |
|
FW |
Tom Melarti |
| 10 |
|
FW |
Olli-Pekka Itälä |
| 11 |
|
FW |
Kim Palosaari |
| 13 |
|
MF |
Jukka Lyyski |
| 15 |
|
MF |
Konsta Tastula |
| 16 |
|
FW |
Georgi Khidesheli (on loan from FF Jaro) |
| 17 |
|
DF |
Toni Räisälä |
| 20 |
|
MF |
Oskari Hinkkanen |
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| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 22 |
|
MF |
Lauri Tuohisto-Kokko |
| 23 |
|
FW |
Harri Hujanen |
| 24 |
|
FW |
Kristof Rönnau |
| 26 |
|
DF |
Niko Kalliokoski |
| 28 |
|
DF |
Aleksi Paavolainen |
| 30 |
|
FW |
Samu Laitinen |
| 35 |
|
GK |
Aki Lyyski |
| TBA |
|
MF |
Said Daftari |
| TBA |
|
FW |
Irakli Sirbiladze (on loan to FF Jaro) |
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|
DF |
Jukka Hakala (released?) |
|
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MF |
Erekle Kiladze (released?) |
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|
MF |
Nika Kiladze (released?) |
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|
MF |
Janne Möttönen (released?) |
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Former players
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Finland:
England:
El Salvador:
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Gambia:
Jamaica:
Northern Ireland:
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References and sources