Soccer Club Kuopio Futis -98

Soccer Club Kuopio Futis -98
Full name Soccer Club Kuopio Futis -98
Nickname(s) SC KuFu-98
Founded 1998
Ground Savon Sanomat Areena
Kuopio
Capacity 5,000
Chairman Finland Mikko Kolehmainen
Manager Finland Marko Kurikka
Coach Finland Jarmo Matilainen
League Kolmonen

Soccer Club Kuopio Futis -98 (abbreviated SC KuFu-98 or KuFu-98) is a football club from Kuopio, Finland. The club was formed in 1998 and their home ground is Savon Sanomat Areena.

Background

SC KuFu-98 was established in 1998, the club's inaugural meeting being attended by Leo Pohjolainen, Jarmo Hämäläinen, Heikki Kärkkäinen, Markku Korhonen, Pekka Toivanen, Janne Koskinen and Mikko Kolehmainen. The players for the first season came mainly from the Airakselan Yrityksen sports club.[1]

The club began their competitive matches in the Nelonen (Fourth Division). After their first season they gained promotion to the Kolmonen (Third Division) where they have subsequently played most of their football. The one exception was in 2003 when they have played one season in the Kakkonen (Second Division), the third tier of Finnish football.[2]

Well-known former players are Yrjö Happonen, Atik Ismail, Pele Koljonen and Janne Savolainen.

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements
2002 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Eastern Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 2nd Promoted
2003 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 12th Relegated
2004 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Eastern Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 5th
2005 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Eastern Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 4th
2006 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Eastern Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 10th
2007 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Eastern Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 6th
2008 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Eastern Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 4th
2009 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 2nd
2010 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi)

Club Structure

Soccer Club Kuopio Futis-98 run one team. The club does not have a junior section.

2010 season

SC KuFu-98 is competing in the Kolmonen administered by the Itä-Suomi SPL and Keski-Suomi SPL. This is the fourth highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 the team finished in second place in the Kolmonen.

Current Squad for the 2014 season

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

No. Position Player
1 Finland GK Tatu Kiiliäinen
4 Finland MF Santeri Saarenkunnas
5 Canada FW Michael Cox
6 Finland MF Juuso Hartikainen
7 Finland FW Juha-Antti Rissanen
8 Finland DF Jesse Voutilainen
9 Finland MF Harri Penttilä
10 Finland DF Miikka Pasanen
11 Finland MF Joonas Väisänen
12 Finland GK Joni Miettinen
16 Finland MF Jaakko Natunen
No. Position Player
17 Finland DF Jussi Kolari
18 Finland FW Jarkko Pirinen
19 Finland DF Joonas Ojantie
20 Finland MF Tommi Lankinen
21 Finland MF Henri Jäderholm
22 Finland FW Joona Kemppainen
23 Finland FW Petri Luhio
31 Finland MF Jani Mahanen
44 Finland DF Oskari Kantanen
64 Turkey GK Ercan Topçu

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References and sources

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "SC KUFU 98 Seura". Retrieved 02.07.2010. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ↑ "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF Archives. 2010. Retrieved 02.07.2010. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ↑ "JOUKKUE". Retrieved 10 May 2014.