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FC Kuusankoski
FC Kuusankoski.png
Full name FC Kuusankoski
Founded 1996
Ground Kuusankosken urheilupuisto,
Kuusankoski, Kouvola
Finland
Capacity 4,000
Chairman
Finland Petteri Metiäinen
Head Coach
Finland Janne Pahkala
Coach
Finland Jyri Peltola
Finland Joona Venäläinen
Finland Jari Lindberg
League Kakkonen
2009 11th – Kakkonen (Group A)














Home colours




FC Kuusankoski is a football club from Kuusankoski, Kouvola in Finland. The club was formed in 1996 and their home ground is at the Kuusankosken urheilupuisto. The men's first team currently plays in the Kakkonen (Second Division). The head coach of FC Kuusankoski is Janne Pahkala.




Contents






  • 1 Background


  • 2 Season to season


  • 3 Club Structure


  • 4 2010 season


  • 5 Current Squad for the 2010 Season


  • 6 References and sources


  • 7 Footnotes





Background


FC Kuusankoski was founded 24 October 1996 as a result of the merger of Voikkaan Pallo-Peikot and Kumu-Peikot Kuusankoski. This enabled the new club in 1997 to start in the Kakkonen.


The club has played 4 seasons in the Ykkönen (First Division), the second tier of Finnish football in the period 2001 to 2004. They also have had two spells in the third tier, the Kakkonen (Second Division), from 1997 to 2000 and 2005 to the present day.[1]


FC Kuusankoski is the junior club of the Kumu Junior Team. Kuusankosken Kumu played in the Veikkausliiga, the Finnish Premier league, for one season in 1990.



Season to season

















































































































Season

Level

Division

Section

Administration

Position

Movements
2000
Tier 3

Kakkonen (Second Division)
East Group
Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)

1st
Promoted
2001
Tier 2

Ykkönen (First Division)
South Group
Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)

7th

2002
Tier 2

Ykkönen (First Division)
South Group
Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)

5th
Relegation Group – 4th
2003
Tier 2

Ykkönen (First Division)

Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)

12th

2004
Tier 2

Ykkönen (First Division)

Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)

13th
Relegated
2005
Tier 3

Kakkonen (Second Division)
East Group
Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)

3rd

2006
Tier 3

Kakkonen (Second Division)
Group A
Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)

11th

2007
Tier 3

Kakkonen (Second Division)
Group A
Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)

2nd

2008
Tier 3

Kakkonen (Second Division)
Group A
Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)

3rd'

2009
Tier 3

Kakkonen (Second Division)
Group A
Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)

11th

2010
Tier 3

Kakkonen (Second Division)
Group A
Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)





  • 4 seasons in Ykkönen


  • 7 seasons in Kakkonen




Club Structure


FC Kuusankoski run a number of teams including 1 men's teams, 1 ladies team, 1 boys team and 1 girls team.



2010 season


FC Kuusankoski 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 Kuusankoski finished in eleventh position in their Kakkonen section.



Current Squad for the 2010 Season



Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
















































































No.

Position
Player
1

Finland

GK

Jukka Taavila
3

Finland

FW

Janne Nikkanen
4

Finland

DF

Antti Kauppila
5

Finland

DF

Simo Lampinen
6

Finland

DF

Olavi Koli
7

Finland

MF

Niko Hermunen
8

Finland

MF

Manu Honkanen
9

Finland

DF

Jere Pulli
10

Finland

MF

Joona Venäläinen
11

Finland

FW

Tomi Räikkönen
13

Finland

FW

Joonas Metiäinen












































































No.

Position
Player
16

Finland

FW

Sami Suleva
17

Finland

MF

Joonas Tanska
18

Finland

MF

Niko Laine
20

Finland


Samuli Nieminen
21

Finland

GK

Tuukka Tolvanen
22

Finland

MF

Joonas Laine
23

Finland

DF

Vertti Vuorinen
25

Finland

FW

Niko Nakari (C)
26

Finland

DF

Toni Inkeroinen
27

Finland

DF

Jesse Hyökki
28

Finland

MF

Niklas Smal



References and sources



  • Official Website

  • Finnish Wikipedia

  • Suomen Cup

  • FC Kuusankoski Facebook



Footnotes





  1. ^ "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF Archives. 2010. Retrieved 07.05.2010. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help).mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}










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