Kokkolan Palloveikot
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| Full name | Kokkolan Palloveikot | ||
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| Nickname(s) | KPV | ||
| Founded | 1930 | ||
| Ground |
Kokkolan Keskuskenttä, Kokkola Finland | ||
| Capacity | 2000 | ||
| Chairman |
 Risto Pouttu | ||
| Manager |
Antti Ylimäki | ||
| League | Ykkönen | ||
| 2015 | Kakkonen 1st (promoted) | ||
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KPV (or Kokkolan Palloveikot) is a Finnish football club, based in Kokkola. It currently plays in the Finnish First Division (Ykkonen). The club's manager is Henri Myntti, 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
- 1R = First Round
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970–71 | European Cup | 1R |  |
Celtic FC | 0–9, 0–5 |
| 1974–75 | UEFA Cup | 1R |  |
1. FC Köln | 1–5, 1–4 |
Season to season
| Season | Level | Division | Section | Administration | Position | Movements |
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| 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 | ||
| 2010 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 4th | ||
| 2011 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 12th | Relegated | |
| 2012 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | North Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) |
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 2017
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former players
For a complete list of former Kokkolan Palloveikot players with Wikipedia articles, see Category:Kokkolan Palloveikot players.
References and sources
- (in Finnish) Official Website
- (in Finnish) KPV Juniors Website
- (in Finnish) Finnish Wikipedia
- (in Finnish) Suomen Cup
- (in Finnish) KPV Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ "Kokkolan Palloveikot Pääsivusto". Retrieved 2010-06-11.