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 | ||
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History edit
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 edit
| Season | Level | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Points | Finnish Cup | League Cup | Top goalscorer |
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| 2000 | 3rd | 6 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 47 | 33 | Fourth Round | - |  Pekka Kainu – 17
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| 2001 | 3rd | 5 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 29 | Fifth Round | - | Pekka Kainu – 13
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| 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 | - | - | Lasse Linjala – 7
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| 2010 | 2nd | 4 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 31 | 47 | Sixth Round | - |  Irakli Sirbiladze – 16
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| 2011 | 2nd | 12 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 58 | 16 | - | - | Olli Pekka Itälä – 4
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| 2012 | 3rd | 7 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 39 | 28 | Fifth Round | - | Henri Myntti – 11
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| 2013 | 3rd | 6 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 46 | 47 | 37 | Third Round | - | Henri Myntti – 16
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| 2014 | 3rd | 6 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 34 | Third Round | - | Henri Myntti – 8
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| 2015 | 3rd | 1 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 63 | 35 | 58 | Sixth Round | - |  Emmanuel Ihionu Bright – 14
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| 2016 | 2nd | 5 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 43 | 39 | Sixth Round | - | Irakli Sirbiladze – 15
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| 2017 | 2nd | 3 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 45 | Quarterfinal | - |  Washilly Tshibasu – 8 Irakli Sirbiladze – 8
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| 2018 | 2nd | 2 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 26 | 52 | Group stage | - | Kalle Multanen – 11
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| 2019 | 1st | 11 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 32 | 47 | 25 | Semifinal | - |  Ishmael Yartey – 6
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| 2020 | 2nd | 8 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 34 | 28 | 1/8 finals | - | Aleksi Tarvonen - 10
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European history edit
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1970–71 | European Cup | First Round |  Celtic
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0–9 | 0–5 | 0–14 |
| 1974–75 | UEFA Cup | First Round |  1. FC Köln
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1–5 | 1–4 | 2–9 |
Current squad edit
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.
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Former players edit
For a complete list of former Kokkolan Palloveikot players with Wikipedia articles, see Category:Kokkolan Palloveikot players.
Management and boardroom edit
Management edit
As of 17 April 2019[3]
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Boardroom edit
As of 17 April 2019[4]
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Honours edit
- 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 edit
- (in Finnish) Official Website
- (in Finnish) KPV Juniors Website
- (in Finnish) Finnish Wikipedia
- (in Finnish) Suomen Cup
- (in Finnish) KPV Facebook
Footnotes edit
- ^ "Kokkolan Palloveikot Pääsivusto". Archived from the original on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ^ "Joukkue". Archived from the original on 2020-05-28. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ^ "Joukkueen toimihenkilöt" (in Finnish). KPV. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Seuran toimihenkilöt" (in Finnish). KPV. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
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