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Rovaniemen Palloseura
Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS) is a football (soccer), football club founded in 1950 and based in Rovaniemi, Finland. In 2019 RoPS participated in the Finnish Premier Division, (''Veikkausliiga'') marking their 32nd season in the top flight (previously called "Veikkausliiga") since 1981. The club plays home games at the Rovaniemen Keskuskenttä in the Arctic Circle of Lapland. The closest affiliated team is RoPS/2 from Kakkonen who participates in the third tier of Finnish football. History RoPS have won the Finnish Cup on two occasions, in 1986 and 2013, and were runners-up in 1962. They placed third in the Finnish Premier Division in 1988 Mestaruussarja, 1988 and 1989, before finishing as runner-up in 2015 Veikkausliiga, 2015, losing out on the title by 1 point to eventual champions Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho, SJK. The club's most notable international achievement was reaching the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, European Cup-Winners' Cup in 1987–88 European Cup Win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rovaniemen Keskuskenttä
Keskuskenttä is a multi-purpose stadium in Rovaniemi, Finland. It is currently used for football matches, football training and sport classes of nearby schools and daycare centres. During winter there is a skiing track for young skiers. The stadium has covered seating capacity of 2800, in two stands. Main stand capacity is 2000, second stand 800. Total capacity is up to over 5000. For running there are three tracks, with fourth track in front of main stand. Lanes are green in color. The stadium has a new floodlighting with capacity of 1000 lux installed in 2008. During summer 2009 the grass pitch was replaced with third generation artificial turf with under-soil heating. Cost of stadium renovation so far is 1,5 million euros. During the grass pitch dig-up in June 2009, a German World War II -era 105-millimeter artillery shell was uncovered from ground. The shell was promptly removed by Lapland Air Defence Regiment and subsequently safely detonated. The new main stand was built ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godfrey Chibanga
Godfrey Chibanga (born February 16, 1989) is a Zambian football player who is currently a free agent. He scored his first league goal with RoPS against Klubi-04 Klubi 04 is a Finnish football club based in Helsinki. It is the reserve team of Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi for whom a number of the players are also registered. History Klubi 04 was founded in 2004 when HJK bought FC Jokerit. Initially Klubi 04 ... on September 5, 2010. Chibanga and eight other RoPS players got sacked in the spring of 2011 due to a match fixing scandal. References Guardian Football 1989 births Living people Zambian men's footballers Zambian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Men's association football midfielders People from Copperbelt Province Rovaniemen Palloseura players Veikkausliiga players {{Zambia-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Veikkausliiga
Statistics of Veikkausliiga in the 1994 season. Overview It was contested by 14 teams, and TPV Tampere won the championship. League standings Results See also *Ykkönen ''(Tier 2)'' ReferencesFinland - List of final tables (RSSSF) {{1994–95 in European Football (UEFA) Veikkausliiga seasons Fin Fin A fin is a thin component or appendage attached to a larger body or structure. Fins typically function as foils that produce lift or thrust, or provide the ability to steer or stabilize motion while traveling in water, air, or other fluids. Fin ... 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Veikkausliiga
This article contains statistics of Veikkausliiga in the 1993 season. Overview Preliminary Stage is performed in 12 teams, and higher 8 teams go into Championship Group. Lower 4 teams fought in Promotion/Relegation Group with higher 4 teams of Ykkönen. FC Jazz Pori won the championship. Preliminary Stage Table Results Championship Group Table Results Promotion/Relegation Group Table NB: Top six to Premier Division 1994, the rest to Division One 1994. See also *Ykkönen ''(Tier 2)'' Footnotes ReferencesFinland - List of final tables (RSSSF) {{1993–94 in European Football (UEFA) Veikkausliiga seasons Fin Fin A fin is a thin component or appendage attached to a larger body or structure. Fins typically function as foils that produce lift or thrust, or provide the ability to steer or stabilize motion while traveling in water, air, or other fluids. Fin ... 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Veikkausliiga
Statistics of Veikkausliiga in the 1992 season. This was the first season under the Veikkausliiga brand. Overview It was contested by 12 teams, and HJK Helsinki won the championship. League standings Results Matches 1–22 Matches 23–33 See also *1992 Ykkönen, Ykkönen ''(Tier 2)'' ReferencesFinland - List of final tables (RSSSF) Veikkausliiga seasons 1991–92 in European association football leagues, Fin 1992–93 in European association football leagues, Fin 1992 in Finnish football, 1 {{Finland-footy-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Futisliiga
Statistics of Futisliiga in the 1991 season. Overview It was contested by 12 teams, and Kuusysi Lahti won the championship. League standings Results Matches 1–22 Matches 23–33 See also *Ykkönen ''(Tier 2)'' ReferencesFinland - List of final tables (RSSSF) {{1991–92 in European Football (UEFA) Veikkausliiga seasons Fin Fin A fin is a thin component or appendage attached to a larger body or structure. Fins typically function as foils that produce lift or thrust, or provide the ability to steer or stabilize motion while traveling in water, air, or other fluids. Fin ... 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish League Cup
The Finnish League Cup was a knock-out association football, football competition contested annually during the pre-season in winter by teams from Veikkausliiga. The league cup was abolished after the 2016 tournament and replaced with the Finnish Cup group stage starting from the 2017 season. League cup will be played again in spring of 2022. The competition is notably one of the only football competitions in Europe which is mostly played indoors. Finnish League Cup Finals Performance by club Notes: *Teams in ''Italic'' no longer exist. See also * Finnish Cup References External linksLiigacup at Veikkausliiga site RSSSF.com Finnish League Cup Soccerway Finnish League Cup, Football cup competitions in Finland, 2 National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valter Khorguashvili
Valter is a spelling variant of the German name ''Walter'', ''Walther'', from Old High German ''walt'' "rule" and ''her'' "army". The spelling variant in ''V-'' is adopted in a number of European languages, including Scandinavian (North Germanic), Finnic (Finnish, Estonian), Slavic (Slovenian, Croatian), Baltic (Latvian, Lithuanian) and Romance (Italian, Portuguese). Notable people with the name include: Given name *Valter (Brazilian footballer) (born 1975), Brazilian football striker *Valter Birsa (born 1986), Slovenian football player *Valter Bonča (born 1968), Slovenian racing cyclist *Valter Borges (born 1988), Cape Verdean football player *Valter Chifu (born 1952), Romanian volleyball player * Valter Costa (born 1949), Portuguese football player *Ricardo Valter da Costa (born 1981), Brazilian football player *Valter Dešpalj (born 1947), Croatian cellist *Valter Di Salvo (born 1963), Italian fitness coach *Valter Ever (1902–1981), Estonian track and field athlete *Valter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavle Khorguashvili
Pavle (Macedonian language, Macedonian and sr-cyr, Павле; ka, პავლე) is a Serbian, Macedonian, Croatian and Georgian male given name corresponding to English Paul (given name), Paul; the name is of Bible, biblical origin (cf. Saint Paul). People known mononymously as Pavle include: * Pavle I, Serbian Patriarch (c. 1526–1541), Serbian Orthodox bishop * Pavle, Serbian Patriarch (1914–2009), Serbian Orthodox Patriarch People with this name include: * Pavle Abramidze (1901–1989), Georgian Soviet general * Pavle Dešpalj (born 1934), Croatian composer and conductor * Pavle Đurišić (1909–1945), Montenegrin Serb Chetnik army commander * Pavle Gregorić (1892–1989), Croatian communist politician * Pavle Ingorokva (1893–1983), Georgian historian * Pavle Ivić (1924–1999), Serbian linguist * Paja Jovanović, Pavle "Paja" Jovanović (1859–1957), Serbian painter * Pavle Jurina (1954–2011), Croatian handball player * Pavle Kalinić (born 1959), Croatian po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nchimunya Mweetwa
Nchimunya Mweetwa (born March 22, 1984) is a Zambian football striker for Nico United. Career Mweetwa began his career whilst still at high school, with his Choma based school being a feeder club for local second division club Kabibya United. After playing for Medical Stars, Ndola United, Kitwe United and Zesco United in Zambia, Mweetwa went on trial with Finnish Veikkausliiga club RoPS, eventually signing with them. During his first season with RoPS, Mweetwa scored 17 goals in 24 games, which included a run of scoring 1 goal in 12 consecutive games. Mweetwa's second season was cut short by a serious knee injury. In the 2010 Ykkönen season Mweetwa made dramatic come-back with total of 13 goals in 23 games, of which in 13 he was in the starting line-up. He was the top scorer for RoPS and according to local newspaper Lapin Kansa, he received three offers from foreign clubs outside Finland. In August 2014, Mweetwa was named as one of three foreign players for SC Villa's 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chanda Mwaba
Chanda Mwaba (born October 2, 1988) is a Zambian football midfielder who is currently a free agent. Mwaba was one of the Zambians who came to RoPS in 2007,aged just 18, joining RoPS with Nchimunya Mweetwa, Stephen Kunda, Chileshe Chibwe and Zeddy Saileti's younger brother Derik Saileti for a trial. The quintet of Mweetwa, Kunda, Chibwe and Mwaba were awarded professional contracts with RoPS, with Mwaba signing a 4-year deal (until 2010), but extended it for a further 2 years in 2007. At the end of the season RoPS won promotion to Veikkausliiga (Finnish Premier Division), and Mwaba was called by Kari Virtanen the most promising 18-year-old in Finland he has seen. Mwaba also received praise from Jyrki Heliskoski the former HJK and former Finnish National team coach. On 15 November 2008 RoPS revealed that Mwaba had been loaned to his former club Power Dynamos F.C. where he would play alongside Stephen Kunda on a guest player status. During the loan spell, Mwaba scored Power Dynamo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Musonda
Christopher Musonda (born January 24, 1986) is a retired Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...n football player. Characterized as a pacy forward, Musonda could also play as a winger. He was capped for Zambia and played abroad in Finland and Botswana. Musonda and eight other RoPS players got sacked in the spring of 2011 due to match fixing scandal. References Guardian Football 1986 births Living people Zambian men's footballers Zambia men's international footballers Zambian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate men's footballers in Botswana Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Botswana Men's association football forwards Veikkausliiga players Forest Rangers F.C. pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
