Kokkolan Palloveikot

KPV (or Kokkolan Palloveikot) is a Finnish football club, based in Kokkola. It currently plays Ykkönen, in Finnish third-tier. The club's head coach is Christian Sund, and it plays its home matches at Kokkolan keskuskenttä.

KPV Kokkola
Full nameKokkolan Palloveikot
Nickname(s)KPV
Founded1930
GroundKokkolan Keskuskenttä,
Kokkola
Finland
Capacity3,000
ChairmanHenri Myntti
ManagerChristian Sund
LeagueYkkönen
2023Ykkönen, 11th of 12 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

History

KPV is a football club from the town of Kokkola. The rival club is Swedish-speaking GBK.

KPV runs a number of teams including 1 men's team, 1 women's team, 10 boys teams and 7 girls teams. The club also runs an academy and Soccer School.[1]

Domestic history

SeasonLevelPosPldWDLForAgainstPointsFinnish CupLeague CupTop goalscorer
20003rd622967494733Fourth Round- Pekka Kainu  – 17
20013rd520857333229Fifth Round- Pekka Kainu  – 13
20023rd2221615602749Fifth Round-
20033rd420857383629Fourth Round-
20043rd1201514481346Fourth Round-
20052nd42613211362941--
20062nd926899424733Runners Up-
20072nd10268711274631--
20082nd6261088373638Sixth Round-
20092nd2261565322551-- Lasse Linjala  – 7
20102nd4261457433147Sixth Round- Irakli Sirbiladze  – 16
20112nd12244416195816-- Olli Pekka Itälä  – 4
20123rd7247710303928Fifth Round- Henri Myntti  – 11
20133rd62711412464737Third Round- Henri Myntti  – 16
20143rd6279711283534Third Round- Henri Myntti  – 8
20153rd1271845633558Sixth Round- Emmanuel Ihionu Bright  – 14
20162nd52711610404339Sixth Round- Irakli Sirbiladze  – 15
20172nd3271296422645Quarterfinal- Washilly Tshibasu  – 8
Irakli Sirbiladze  – 8
20182nd2271647442652Group stage- Kalle Multanen  – 11
20191st11277416324725Semifinal- Ishmael Yartey  – 6
20202nd82284103834281/8 finals- Aleksi Tarvonen  - 10

European history

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1970–71European CupFirst Round Celtic0–90–50–14
1974–75UEFA CupFirst Round 1. FC Köln1–51–42–9

Current squad

Updated 3 August 2023.[2]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
22FW  NGAOke Akpoveta
24DF  FINSimon Uusitalo
26FW  FINJohannes Moilanen
29FW  FINWegye Wegye
30FW  FINWillem Haapiainen
32DF  FINAku Ahokangas
33GK  RUSSergey Lazarev
36GK  FINTopi Valtonen
90DF  FINPatrick Byskata
MF  ESTSten Jakob Viidas (on loan from Paide Linnameeskond)
FW  FINBadreddine Bushara
MF  GHAEric Oteng
FW  GHATorfiq Ali-Abubakar
FW  STPRicardo Gué Cardoso
MF  GHAAbraham Okyere

Former players

For a complete list of former Kokkolan Palloveikot players with Wikipedia articles, see Category:Kokkolan Palloveikot players.

Management and boardroom

Management

As of 17 April 2019[3]

NameRole
Jarmo KorhonenHead Coach
Niko KalliokoskiCoach
Rasmus BrobergFitness Coach
Matti LaitinenTeam Manager
Tuomas MoilanenTeam Manager
Keijo HautamäkiKit Manager
Miikka MäntyläKit Manager

Boardroom

As of 17 April 2019[4]

NameRole
Jouko VierimaaChairman
Kim HuuhkaVice chairman

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

References and sources

Footnotes


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