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Kolmonen
Kolmonen or III divisioona is the fourth level in the league system of Finnish football and comprises 104 Finnish football teams. The III divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Kolmonen (''Number Three'' in English and ''Trean'' in Swedish). The competition There are 104 clubs in the Kolmonen, divided in 9 groups of 10 to 12 teams each representing a geographical area. During the course of a season (starting in April and ending in October) each club plays the others twice, once at their home ground and once at that of their opponents. The top team in each Kolmonen group is promoted to Kakkonen and the two lowest placed teams are normally relegated to the Nelonen. Administration Football Association of Finland (SPL) The Football Association of Finland ( fi, Suomen Palloliitto, SPL; sv, Finlands Bollförbund, FBF) administered the Kolmonen from 1973 until 1995. There were 9 sections which were divided on a regional basis with between 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SPL Uudenmaan Piiri
The SPL Uusimaan piiri ''(Uusimaa Football Association)'' is one of the 12 district organisations of the Football Association of Finland. It administers lower tier football in Vantaa. Background Suomen Palloliitto Uusimaan piiri, commonly referred to as SPL Uusimaan piiri or SPL Uusimaa, is the governing body for football in Vantaa. Based in the city of Vantaa, the Association's Director is Matti Räisänen. Member clubs League Competitions SPL Uusimaan piiri run the following league competitions: Men's Football * Division 3 - Kolmonen - two sections * Division 4 - Nelonen - two sections * Division 5 - Vitonen - four sections * Division 6 - Kutonen Kutonen or VI divisioona is the seventh level in the Finnish football league system and comprises 265 teams. The VI divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Kutonen (''Number Six'' in English and ''Sexan'' in ... - seven sections Ladies Football * Division 3 - Kolmonen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SPL Helsingin Piiri
The SPL Helsingin piiri ''(Helsinki Football Association)'' is one of the 12 district organisations of the Football Association of Finland. It administers lower tier football in Helsinki. Background Suomen Palloliitto Helsingin piiri, commonly referred to as SPL Helsingin piiri or SPL Helsinki, is the governing body for football in Helsinki. Based in Helsinki, the Association's General Secretary is Kimmo J. Lipponen. The association was founded on 9 January 1924 and is the oldest District Football Association in Finland. SPL Vaasa was established 6 days later and SPL Turku on 5 May 1924. Since 1970 the organisation has only covered the city of Helsinki when the 13 surrounding municipalities formed the new SPL Keski-Uusimaa (which was later to become part of SPL Uusimaa). On 31 December 2009 SPL Helsinki had 137 member clubs and 14,034 registered players. The District's mission statement seeks to enable all to enjoy soccer at their respective ability levels and in a varie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SC KuFu-98
SC Kuopio Futis-98 (abbreviated SC KuFu-98 or KuFu-98) is a football club from Kuopio, Finland. The club was formed in 1998 and their home ground is Savon Sanomat Areena. Background SC KuFu-98 was established in 1998, the club's inaugural meeting being attended by Leo Pohjolainen, Jarmo Hämäläinen, Heikki Kärkkäinen, Markku Korhonen, Pekka Toivanen, Janne Koskinen and Mikko Kolehmainen. The players for the first season came mainly from the Airakselan Yrityksen sports club. The club began their competitive matches in the Nelonen (Fourth Division). After their first season they gained promotion to the Kolmonen (Third Division) where they have subsequently played most of their football. The one exception was in 2003 when they have played one season in the Kakkonen (Second Division), the third tier of Finnish football. Since 2015 KuFu-98 acts as a farm club of Veikkausliiga club KuPS. Well-known former players are Yrjö Happonen, Atik Ismail, Pele Koljonen, Janne Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SPL Tampereen Piiri
The SPL Tamperen piiri ''(Tampere Football Association)'' is one of the 12 district organisations of the Football Association of Finland. It administers lower tier football in Tampere. Background Suomen Palloliitto Tampereen piiri, commonly referred to as SPL Tamperen piiri or SPL Tampere, is the governing body for football in Tampere. Based in the city of Tampere, the Association's Director is Timo Korsumäki. Member clubs League Competitions SPL Tamperen piiri run the following league competitions: Men's Football * Division 3 - Kolmonen - one section * Division 4 - Nelonen - one section * Division 5 - Vitonen - two sections * Division 6 - Kutonen Kutonen or VI divisioona is the seventh level in the Finnish football league system and comprises 265 teams. The VI divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Kutonen (''Number Six'' in English and ''Sexan'' in ... - five sections Ladies Football * Division 3 - Kolmonen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SPL Kaakkois-Suomen Piiri
The SPL Kaakkois-Suomen piiri ''(South Eastern Finland Football Association)'' is one of the 12 district organisations of the Football Association of Finland. It administers lower tier football in South Eastern Finland. Background Suomen Palloliitto Kaakkois-Suomen piiri, commonly referred to as SPL Kaakkois-Suomen piiri or SPL Kaakkois-Suomi, is the governing body for football in South Eastern Finland. The organisation was established on 24 November 1994 and had 84 different clubs with 370 teams and 8,433 registered players in February 2010. Based in Lappeenranta, the Association's Director is Veijo Vainikka. Member clubs League Competitions SPL Kaakkois-Suomen piiri run the following league competitions: Men's Football * Division 3 - Kolmonen - one section * Division 4 - Nelonen - one section * Division 5 - Vitonen - two sections * Division 6 - Kutonen Kutonen or VI divisioona is the seventh level in the Finnish football league system and comprises 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilves-Kissat
Tampereen-Viipurin llves-Kissat is a Finnish football club from Tampere. As of 2017 are playing in the Kolmonen league. They play their home matches in the Tammelan Stadion, which was opened in 1931. The name of the club was changed to Viipurin Ilves (‘Lynx of Viipuri’) in 1934, and as a result of the Winter War, the club was relocated in Tampere in 1940. However, there already was a club called Ilves in Tampere, so club reverted to the name Ilves-Kissat in December 1944.History of Tampereen-Viipurin Ilves-Kissat. IKissat Tampere were promoted to the , the top flight of Finnish football, for the 1949 season, and we're champions in 1950. They were relegated in 1951. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SPL Turun Piiri
The SPL Turun piiri ''(Turku Football Association)'' is one of the 12 district organisations of the Football Association of Finland. It administers lower tier football in Turku. Background Suomen Palloliiton Turun piiri, commonly referred to as SPL Turun piiri or SPL Turku, is the governing body for football in Turku. Based in the city of Turku, the Association's Director is Jouni Koivuniemi. Member clubs League Competitions SPL Turkun piiri run the following league competitions: Men's Football * Division 3 - Kolmonen - one section * Division 4 - Nelonen - one section * Division 5 - Vitonen - two sections * Division 6 - Kutonen Kutonen or VI divisioona is the seventh level in the Finnish football league system and comprises 265 teams. The VI divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Kutonen (''Number Six'' in English and ''Sexan'' in ... - three sections Ladies Football * Division 3 - Kolmonen - one section Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Viikkarit
FC Viikkarit (previously FC Viikingit/2) are a Finnish association football team based in Vuosaari, East Helsinki. They play in the ''Kakkonen'', the third tier of football in Finland, and are the reserve team of second-tier club FC Viikingit. The reserve team was established in 2007 and won promotion to the Kakkonen after the 2013 season. The team is managed by Alexei Zhukov, who had a long career as a player for the first team of the East Helsinki club. History FC Viikingit/2 was founded as the reserve team of FC Viikingit for the 2007 season, when the first team was promoted to the ''Veikkausliiga''. The team started out in the third division (''Kolmonen'') and did moderately well, finishing between 5th and 9th in its first seasons up to 2011. For the 2012 season, the club began to invest more in the success of the reserve team. Cooperation between the first team, the reserve team and youth teams was increased, and former first-team players Alexei Zhukov and Vitali Suet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SPL Pohjois-Suomen Piiri
The SPL Pohjois-Suomen piiri ''(Northern Finland Football Association)'' is one of the 12 district organisations of the Football Association of Finland. It administers lower tier football in Northern Finland. Background Suomen Palloliitto Pohjois-Suomen piiri, commonly referred to as SPL Pohjois-Suomen piiri or SPL Pohjois-Suomi, is the governing body for football in Northern Finland. Based in Oulu, the Association's Director is Esa Saajanto. Member clubs League Competitions SPL Pohjois-Suomen piiri run the following league competitions: Men's Football * Division 3 - Kolmonen - one section * Division 4 - Nelonen - two sections * Division 5 - Vitonen Vitonen or V divisioona is the sixth level in the Finnish football league system and comprises 228 teams. The V divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Vitonen (''Number Five'' in English and ''Femman'' in Swed ... - one section Ladies Football * Division 3 - Kolmonen - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SPL Vaasan Piiri
The SPL Vaasan piiri ''(Vaasa Football Association)'' is one of the 12 district organisations of the Football Association of Finland. It administers lower tier football in Vaasa. Background Suomen Palloliitto Vaasan piiri, commonly referred to as SPL Vaasan piiri or SPL Vaasa, is the governing body for football in Vaasa. Based in the city of Vaasa, the Association's Chairman is Stig Nygård. Member clubs League Competitions SPL Vaasan piiri run the following league competitions: Men's Football * Division 3 - Kolmonen - one section * Division 4 - Nelonen - one section * Division 5 - Vitonen - one section * Division 6 - Kutonen Kutonen or VI divisioona is the seventh level in the Finnish football league system and comprises 265 teams. The VI divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Kutonen (''Number Six'' in English and ''Sexan'' in ... - three sections Ladies Football * Division 3 - Kolmonen - one section Footn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SPL Keski-Suomen Piiri
The SPL Keski-Suomen piiri ''(Central Finland Football Association)'' is one of the 12 Finnish District Football Associations, district organisations of the Football Association of Finland. It administers lower tier football (soccer), football in Central Finland. Background Suomen Palloliitto Keski-Suomen piiri, commonly referred to as SPL Keski-Suomen piiri or SPL Keski-Suomi, is the governing body for football in Central Finland. Based in Jyväskylä, the Association's Director is Ari Matinlassi. Member clubs League Competitions SPL Keski-Suomen piiri run the following league competitions: Men's Football * Division 3 - Kolmonen - one section * Division 4 - Nelonen (football), Nelonen - one section * Division 5 - Vitonen - one section Ladies Football * Division 3 - Kolmonen - one section Footnotes References * External links SPL Keski-Suomen piiri Official Website Finnish District Football Associations, K {{footy-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Football League System
The Finnish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Finland. The three highest levels are managed by the Finnish FA while the other leagues are managed by the regional departments of the FA. System As of the 2017 season. 7th level (Kutonen) is played 2x35 minutes in Helsinki, 8th level (Seiska) 2x30 minutes in Helsinki and 2x40 minutes in Tampere. Cup competitions Clubs at all levels are eligible for Finnish Cup. Clubs of Kolmonen and below are eligible to compete in Regions' Cup. Finnish League Cup was a cup competition for top tier clubs played during winter months before the start of the league season. It was replaced in 2017 by Finnish Cup group stage. External links Finnish FA - Finnish football league tables, records & statistics database. Finlandfootball.net- Football Archive of Finnish football with league tables and cup results. flashscore- Football Finnish league - Finland Live Scores, Results. {{League systems Finl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
