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.
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Full name | Kokkolan Palloveikot | ||
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Nickname(s) | KPV | ||
Founded | 1930 | ||
Ground | Kokkolan Keskuskenttä, Kokkola Finland | ||
Capacity | 3,000 | ||
Chairman | Henri Myntti | ||
Manager | Christian Sund | ||
League | Ykkönen | ||
2023 | Ykkönen, 11th of 12 (relegated) | ||
Website | Club 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
European history
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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1970–71 | European Cup | First Round | ![]() | 0–9 | 0–5 | 0–14 |
1974–75 | UEFA Cup | First Round | ![]() | 1–5 | 1–4 | 2–9 |
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. | Nation | Player |
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22 | FW | ![]() | Oke Akpoveta |
24 | DF | ![]() | Simon Uusitalo |
26 | FW | ![]() | Johannes Moilanen |
29 | FW | ![]() | Wegye Wegye |
30 | FW | ![]() | Willem Haapiainen |
32 | DF | ![]() | Aku Ahokangas |
33 | GK | ![]() | Sergey Lazarev |
36 | GK | ![]() | Topi Valtonen |
90 | DF | ![]() | Patrick Byskata |
— | MF | ![]() | Sten Jakob Viidas (on loan from Paide Linnameeskond) |
— | FW | ![]() | Badreddine Bushara |
— | MF | ![]() | Eric Oteng |
— | FW | ![]() | Torfiq Ali-Abubakar |
— | FW | ![]() | Ricardo Gué Cardoso |
— | MF | ![]() | Abraham 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]
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Boardroom
As of 17 April 2019[4]
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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
- (in Finnish) Official website
- (in Finnish) KPV Juniors Website (archived)
- (in Finnish) Finnish Wikipedia
- (in Finnish) Suomen Cup (archived)
- (in Finnish) KPV – Facebook