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

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.

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

Season Level Pos Pld W D L For Against Points Finnish Cup League Cup Top goalscorer
2000 3rd 6 22 9 6 7 49 47 33 Fourth Round - Finland Pekka Kainu  – 17
2001 3rd 5 20 8 5 7 33 32 29 Fifth Round - Finland Pekka Kainu  – 13
2002 3rd 2 22 16 1 5 60 27 49 Fifth Round -
2003 3rd 4 20 8 5 7 38 36 29 Fourth Round -
2004 3rd 1 20 15 1 4 48 13 46 Fourth Round -
2005 2nd 4 26 13 2 11 36 29 41 - -
2006 2nd 9 26 8 9 9 42 47 33 Runners Up -
2007 2nd 10 26 8 7 11 27 46 31 - -
2008 2nd 6 26 10 8 8 37 36 38 Sixth Round -
2009 2nd 2 26 15 6 5 32 25 51 - - Finland Lasse Linjala  – 7
2010 2nd 4 26 14 5 7 43 31 47 Sixth Round - Georgia (country) Irakli Sirbiladze  – 16
2011 2nd 12 24 4 4 16 19 58 16 - - Finland Olli Pekka Itälä  – 4
2012 3rd 7 24 7 7 10 30 39 28 Fifth Round - Finland Henri Myntti  – 11
2013 3rd 6 27 11 4 12 46 47 37 Third Round - Finland Henri Myntti  – 16
2014 3rd 6 27 9 7 11 28 35 34 Third Round - Finland Henri Myntti  – 8
2015 3rd 1 27 18 4 5 63 35 58 Sixth Round - Nigeria Emmanuel Ihionu Bright  – 14
2016 2nd 5 27 11 6 10 40 43 39 Sixth Round - Georgia (country) Irakli Sirbiladze  – 15
2017 2nd 3 27 12 9 6 42 26 45 Quarterfinal - Belgium Washilly Tshibasu  – 8
Georgia (country) Irakli Sirbiladze  – 8
2018 2nd 2 27 16 4 7 44 26 52 Group stage - Finland Kalle Multanen  – 11
2019 1st 11 27 7 4 16 32 47 25 Semifinal - Ghana Ishmael Yartey  – 6
2020 2nd 8 22 8 4 10 38 34 28 1/8 finals - Finland Aleksi Tarvonen  - 10

European history

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1970–71 European Cup First Round Scotland Celtic 0–9 0–5 0–14
1974–75 UEFA Cup First Round Germany 1. FC Köln 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
1 GK Finland FIN Ville Seppä
2 DF Finland FIN Jusa Ihalainen
3 DF Finland FIN Sami Sipola
4 DF Finland FIN Samuel Uusitalo
5 DF Finland FIN Samuel Mahlamäki
6 MF Finland FIN Niilo Kujasalo (on loan from Klubi 04)
7 FW Finland FIN Benjamin Heikkinen
8 MF Finland FIN Sebastian Mannström
9 FW Finland FIN Juuso Liukkonen
10 MF Finland FIN Harri Heiermann
11 FW Finland FIN Joonas Paananen
12 DF United States USA Kyle Curinga
13 MF Finland FIN Tino Hautamäki
14 FW Finland FIN Miika Kauppila
15 MF Finland FIN Santeri Mäkinen
16 DF Finland FIN Matias Åberg
17 FW Brazil BRA Vitor Gomes
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Finland FIN Ville Välipakka
20 DF Finland FIN Oskar Ylimäki
21 DF Germany GER Charalampos Chantzopoulos
22 FW Nigeria NGA Oke Akpoveta
23 MF Finland FIN Altti Hellemaa
24 DF Finland FIN Simon Uusitalo
26 FW Finland FIN Johannes Moilanen
29 FW Finland FIN Wegye Wegye
30 FW Finland FIN Willem Haapiainen
32 DF Finland FIN Aku Ahokangas
33 GK Russia RUS Sergey Lazarev
36 GK Finland FIN Topi Valtonen
90 DF Finland FIN Patrick Byskata
— MF Estonia EST Sten Jakob Viidas (on loan from Paide Linnameeskond)
— FW Finland FIN Badreddine Bushara
— MF Ghana GHA Eric Oteng
— FW Ghana GHA Torfiq Ali-Abubakar
— FW São Tomé and Príncipe STP Ricardo Gué Cardoso

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]

Name Role
Finland Jarmo Korhonen Head Coach
Finland Niko Kalliokoski Coach
Finland Rasmus Broberg Fitness Coach
Finland Matti Laitinen Team Manager
Finland Tuomas Moilanen Team Manager
Finland Keijo Hautamäki Kit Manager
Finland Miikka Mäntylä Kit Manager

Boardroom

As of 17 April 2019[4]

Name Role
Finland Jouko Vierimaa Chairman
Finland Kim Huuhka Vice chairman

Honours

References and sources

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Kokkolan Palloveikot Pääsivusto". Archived from the original on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
  2. ^ "Joukkue". Archived from the original on 2020-05-28. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  3. ^ "Joukkueen toimihenkilöt" (in Finnish). KPV. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Seuran toimihenkilöt" (in Finnish). KPV. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.


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