MYPA
 | |||
| Full name | Myllykosken Pallo −47 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Short name | MYPA (formerly MyPa) | ||
| Founded | 1947 | ||
| Ground |
Kymenlaakson Sähkö Stadion Kouvola | ||
| Capacity | 4,167 | ||
| Chairman | Seppo Mäkinen | ||
| Manager | Antti Muurinen | ||
| League | Veikkausliiga | ||
| 2013 | Veikkausliiga, 6th | ||
| |||
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] The club's manager is Antti Muurinen, and they play their home matches at Kymenlaakson Sähkö Stadion.
History
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
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
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
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
- Veikkausliiga
- Winners (1): 2005
- Finnish Cup
- Winners (3): 1992, 1995, 2004
Season to season
|
Squad
- As of 25 November 2013.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
Managers
Harri Kampman (1991–96)- Timo Liekoski (1997)
- Juha Malinen (1998–03)
- Ilkka Mäkelä (Jan 2004–Aug 2007)
- Janne Hyppönen (Aug 2007–Sept 2008)
- Janne Lindberg (Sept 2008–Dec 2010)
- Toni Korkeakunnas (Jan 2011– Sep 2013)
- Antti Muurinen (Sep 2013–)
UEFA club ranking
This is the current UEFA club ranking, including season 2013–14.[3]
Last update: 1 January 2014
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 344 |  FK Vardar | 3.050 |
| 345 | FK Renova | 3.050 |
| 346 | KuPS | 2.935 |
| 347 | MYPA | 2.935 |
| 283 |  FC Irtysh Pavlodar | 2.900 |
| 286 |  NK Domžale | 2.900 |
References
- ↑ "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
- (Finnish) Official website
| |||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||