Mikkelin Palloilijat

Full name

Nickname(s)

Siniset (The Blues)

Founded

1929

Ground

Mikkelin Urheilupuisto, Mikkeli, Finland

Capacity

7,000

Chairman

Jarmo Vuorinen

Manager

Ilkka Mäkelä

League

Kakkonen

Home colours

Away colours

Mikkelin Palloilijat (or MP) is a Finnish football club, based in Mikkeli. The club was formed in 1929 and has also had teams in volleyball, ice hockey and bandy. It played in the Finnish First Division (Ykkönen) from 2004 to 2006 but was relegated to Kakkonen at the end of the season. The club gained promotion to Ykkönen by winning the Group A of Kakkonen 2009 but was immediately relegated back to Kakkonen in 2010. The club's manager is Ilkka Mäkelä, and it plays its home matches at Mikkelin Urheilupuisto. In 2015 they got promoted to the Ykkönen again.

Ice hockey departments of MP and local rivals MiPK merged in 1970, creating new club Jukurit. Jukurit has then been quite successful in Finnish amateur levels of ice hockey. However the only medal on Finnish championship level is still won by MP, a bronze in A-juniors year 1961.

Bandy department of MP was disbanded in 1977. After that colours of Mikkeli on bandy fields have been represented by Mikkelin Kampparit. Kampparit was formed in 1972.

MP was a pioneer of women's football in Finland, forming one of the first ladies team. The spot in Naisten Liiga was moved from MP to Porrassalmen Urheilijat-62 in 1992.

Season to Season

Season	Level	Division	Section	Administration	Position	Movements
1930	Tier 3	Piirisarja (Second Division)		Savo (SPL Savo)	?
1931	Tier 3	Piirisarja (Second Division)		Savo (SPL Savo)	2nd
1932	Tier 3	Piirisarja (Second Division)		Savo (SPL Savo)	4th
1933	Tier 3	Piirisarja (Second Division)		Savo (SPL Savo)	2nd
1934	Tier 3	Piirisarja (Second Division)		Savo (SPL Savo)	3rd
1935	Tier 3	Piirisarja (Second Division)		Savo (SPL Savo)	5th
1936	Tier 4	Piirisarja (Third Division)	?	Savo (SPL Savo)	?
1937	Tier 4	Piirisarja (Third Division)	?	Savo (SPL Savo)	?
1938	Tier 4	Piirisarja (Third Division)	?	Savo (SPL Savo)	?	Play-offs
1939	Tier 2	Itä-Länsi Sarja (First Division)	East series north group	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	6th
1940–41						Did not participate
1943–44						Did not participate
1945–46	Tier 3	Maakuntasarja (Second Division)	Kymenlaakso North	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	3rd
1946–47	Tier 3	Maakuntasarja (Second Division)	Kymenlaakso North	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	2nd
1947–48	Tier 3	Maakuntasarja (Second Division)	Kymenlaakso North	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	1st	Play-offs
1948	Tier 3	Maakuntasarja (Second Division)	East group A	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	5th
1949	Tier 3	Maakuntasarja (Second Division)	East group A	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	6th	Relegated
1950	Tier 4	Piirisarja (Third Division)	?	Savo (SPL Savo)	?	Play-offs, promoted
1951	Tier 3	Maakuntasarja (Second Division)	East group B	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	3rd
1952	Tier 3	Maakuntasarja (Second Division)	East group A	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	5th
1953	Tier 3	Maakuntasarja (Second Division)	East group B	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	6th	Relegated
1954	Tier 4	Piirisarja (Third Division)	?	Saimaa (SPL Saimaa)	?
1955	Tier 4	Piirisarja (Third Division)	?	Saimaa (SPL Saimaa)	?	Play-offs, promoted
1956	Tier 3	Maakuntasarja (Second Division)	East group II	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	6th
1957	Tier 3	Maakuntasarja (Second Division)	East group I	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	6th
1958	Tier 3	Maakuntasarja (Second Division)	Group 6	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	2nd
1959	Tier 3	Maakuntasarja (Second Division)	Group 4	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	1st	Promoted
1960	Tier 2	Suomensarja (First Division)	East Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	6th
1961	Tier 2	Suomensarja (First Division)	East Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	5th
1962	Tier 2	Suomensarja (First Division)	East Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	3rd
1963	Tier 2	Suomensarja (First Division)	East Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	4th
1964	Tier 2	Suomensarja (First Division)	East Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	3rd
1965	Tier 2	Suomensarja (First Division)	East Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	1st	Promoted
1966	Tier 1	Mestaruussarja		Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto	4th
1967	Tier 1	Mestaruussarja		Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto	10th
1968	Tier 1	Mestaruussarja		Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto	8th
1969	Tier 1	Mestaruussarja		Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto	5th
1970	Tier 1	Mestaruussarja		Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto	2nd
1971	Tier 1	Mestaruussarja		Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto	5th
1972	Tier 1	Mestaruussarja		Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto	2nd
1973	Tier 1	Mestaruussarja		Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto	7th
1974	Tier 1	Mestaruussarja		Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto	10th
1975	Tier 1	Mestaruussarja		Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto	9th
1976	Tier 1	Mestaruussarja		Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto	6th
1977	Tier 1	Mestaruussarja		Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto	11th	Relegated
1978	Tier 2	I divisioona (First Division)		Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	4th
1979	Tier 2	I divisioona (First Division)		Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	1st	Promotion Group 6th
1980	Tier 2	I divisioona (First Division)		Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	1st	Promotion Group 3rd, promoted
1981	Tier 1	Mestaruussarja		Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto	11th	Relegation Group 6th, relegated
1982	Tier 2	I divisioona (First Division)		Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	3rd	Promotion Group 5th
1983	Tier 2	I divisioona (First Division)		Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	1st	Promotion Group 2nd, promoted
1984	Tier 1	Mestaruussarja		Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto	12th	Relegated
1985	Tier 2	I divisioona (First Division)		Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	1st	Promoted
1986	Tier 1	Mestaruussarja		Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto	7th
1987	Tier 1	Mestaruussarja		Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto	7th
1988	Tier 1	Mestaruussarja		Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto	9th	Relegation Group 3rd
1989	Tier 1	Mestaruussarja		Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto	9th	Relegation Group 4th
1990	Tier 1	Futisliiga		Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto	3rd	Play-offs
1991	Tier 1	Futisliiga		Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto	2nd
1992	Tier 1	Veikkausliiga		Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto	10th
1993	Tier 1	Veikkausliiga		Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto	9th	Relegation Group 1st
1994	Tier 1	Veikkausliiga		Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto	11th
1995	Tier 1	Veikkausliiga		Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto	11th	Relegation play-off
1996	Tier 1	Veikkausliiga		Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto	12th	Relegated
1997	Tier 2	Ykkönen (First Division)	South Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	4th	Promotion Group 7th
1998	Tier 2	Ykkönen (First Division)	North Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	6th	Relegation Group 1st
1999						did not participate
2000						did not participate
2001						did not participate
2002	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	East Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	2nd
2003	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	East Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	2nd	Play-offs, promoted
2004	Tier 2	Ykkönen (First Division)		Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	7th
2005	Tier 2	Ykkönen (First Division)		Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	9th
2006	Tier 2	Ykkönen (First Division)		Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	13th	Relegated
2007	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group A	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	3rd
2008	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group A	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	6th
2009	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group A	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	1st	Promoted
2010	Tier 2	Ykkönen (First Division)		Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	14th	Relegated
2011	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group A	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	3rd
2012	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	East Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	3rd
2013	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	East Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	2nd
2014	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	East Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	2nd	Promoted
2015	Tier 2	Ykkönen (First Division)		Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)

25 seasons in Veikkausliiga
20 seasons in Ykkönen
27 seasons in Kakkonen
6 seasons in Kolmonen

Current Squad 2017

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Joose Koskiranta
2	DF	Sami Ekmark
3	DF	Ozeias Graciano
4	DF	Iiro Äijö
5	DF	Jere Hasanen
6	MF	Mikko Hiltunen
7	DF	Vili Nyström
8	MF	Antti-Pekka Kesonen
9	MF	Juuso Liukkonen
10	FW	Vadym Petrov
11	DF	Tomi Janhunen

No.		Position	Player
13		DF	Jiri Haikonen
14		FW	Joonas Kimari
15		MF	Markus Brusila
16		MF	Sami Kariniitty
17		MF	Matias Kyttä
18		FW	Iikka Häkkinen
19		DF	Olli Numminen
23		MF	Joona Mäenpää
24		GK	Samuli Posti
24		GK	Lassi Rahikainen
25	Template:Country data France/USA	MF	Dylan Autran
30		GK	Jonne Uronen

External links

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