FC Futura Porvoo

Full name	FC Futura
Nickname(s)	Futura
Founded	1992
Ground	Porvoon keskuskenttä, Porvoo Finland
Chairman	Juha Kolehmainen
Head Coach	Cihan Gökcil
League	Kakkonen
2022	10th – Kakkonen (Group A)
Home colours

FC Futura (abbreviated Futura) is a football club from Porvoo in Finland. The club was formed in 1992 and their home ground is at the Porvoon keskuskenttä. The other venue used by the club is the Porvoon Pallokenttä. The men's first team currently plays in the Kakkonen (Second Division). The Chairman of FC Futura is Matti Valasti.

Background

FC Futura was established in 1992 and is now recognised as Porvoo's largest football club. Founder Members of the Club's Committee include Alvari Ari Juha, Markku Kemppainen and Vesa Hautala.

The club has played three seasons in the Kakkonen (Second Division), the third tier of Finnish football in 2002–03 and 2009 to date.^[1]

FC Futura is strongly focused on the activities of junior club players, with 90% of members coming from the youth section of the club.

Season to season

Current squad

As of 26 October 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 1 GK  FIN Robert Barton 3 DF  FIN Leo Kurvinen 4 DF  FIN Jani Kaukomaa 5 MF  FIN Jesse Sundström 6 MF  SOM Abdulkadir Said Ahmed 8 MF  FIN Simon Stenstrand 9 FW  TUR Mehmet Gökcil 10 MF  FIN Aaron Lindholm 11 FW  FIN Matias Viitanen 12 GK  FIN Paulus Haapniemi 13 MF  FIN Lassi Kouri 14 MF  FIN Joni Vis 15 DF  FIN Patrick Ntare

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  FIN Tore Hirvonen 17 FW  ITA Michele Desalegen 18 DF  FIN Kasper Eriksson 19 FW  FIN Anton Britschgi 20 MF  GAM Saloum Faal 21 DF  FIN Nico Eerola 22 MF  FIN Oliver Henrichson 23 MF  FIN Valtteri Rouvila 26 GK  FIN Hugo Råstedt 27 MF  FIN Alejandro Löfman 28 MF  FIN Milo Formisano 35 DF  FIN Elton Maloku

Club structure

FC Futura run a number of teams including 3 men's teams, 1 ladies team, 11 boys team and 7 girls teams. The club also runs an Academy the name of which has recently been changed from Futura Academy to the Itä-Uudenmaan Akatemia (IUA). This reflects the fact that the Academy players represent several different clubs.

2010 season

FC Futura Men's Team are competing in Group A (Lohko A) of the Kakkonen administered by the Football Association of Finland (Suomen Palloliitto) . This is the third highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 FC Futura finished in sixth position in their Kakkonen section.

FC Futura / 2 are participating in Section 6 (Lohko 6) of the Kutonen administered by the Uusimaa SPL.

Futura A are a new team participating in Section 5 (Lohko 5) of the Kutonen administered by the Uusimaa SPL.

References and sources

• Official website
• Finnish Wikipedia
• Suomen Cup