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SPL Keski-Pohjanmaan Piiri
The SPL Keski-Pohjanmaan piiri ''(Central Ostrobothnia Football Association)'' is one of the 12 district organisations of the Football Association of Finland. It administers lower tier football in Central Ostrobothnia. Background Suomen Palloliitto Keski-Pohjanmaan piiri, commonly referred to as SPL Keski-Pohjanmaan piiri or SPL Keski-Pohjanmaa, is the governing body for football in Central Ostrobothnia. The organisation was established on 25 November 1945 and had 57 different clubs with 350 teams and 4,75 registered players in 2010. Based in Kokkola, the Association's Director is Kari Mars. Member clubs League Competitions SPL Keski-Pohjanmaan piiri run the following league competitions: Men's Football * Division 3 - Kolmonen - one section * Division 4 - Nelonen - one section * Division 5 - Vitonen - one sections * Division 6 - Kutonen Kutonen or VI divisioona is the seventh level in the Finnish football league system and comprises 265 teams. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokkola
Kokkola (; sv, Karleby, ) is a cities of Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. The town is located in the Central Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, region. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbour municipalities are Halsua, Kalajoki, Kannus, Kaustinen, Kronoby, Lestijärvi, Larsmo and Toholampi. The municipality is bilingual with being Finnish language, Finnish and Finland-Swedish, Swedish speakers. Kokkola celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2020. Etymology Name In the oldest Swedish sources Kokkola is mentioned as ''Karlabi''. The town was known in Swedish by the name until 1 January 1977 when the surrounding land municipality of Kaarlela ( sv, Karleby) was consolidated with Kokkola, and the town took over the Swedish name of . The word means "old", ''karl'' (anglicanized Charles), is a Germanic males name, a name of many kings, meaning simply "man" and ''by'' means "v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC YPA
FC YPA is a Finnish football club from the town of Ylivieska. FC YPA was formed in 1998. The club is currently playing in the Kakkonen, the third tier of the Finnish league system. FC YPA play their home matches at Safari. They also have a futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football. Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is ... team, Sievi Futsal. Season to season References and sourcesOfficial Website Football clubs in Finland 1998 establishments in Finland {{Finland-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalajoki
Kalajoki (; literally translated the "fish river") is a coastal town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the immediate vicinity of the Gulf of Bothnia in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. History The first reference to Kalajoki can be found from the beginning of 16th century and it got the status of a parish in 1525, it was designated as a regional parish in 1545. This status ended with the abolishment of the parish form of organization in the early 1860s. Kalajoki was a significant market place and controlled the whole region's tar trading. By the end of 19th century the meaning of tar was diminishing as a good and the importance of Kalajoki was reduced thereafter. The tar trade was a derivative of the forestry industry, and Kalajoki has long been the location of forestry activities. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakobstads Bollklubb
Jakobstads BK, also known as JBK, is a Finnish Football team from Jakobstad currently playing in Kakkonen, a third tier soccer league in Finland. The club's home venue is Västra plan. History The club was founded at a meeting held on December 14, 1944. Jakobstads Bollklubb's first official match was played on May 10, 1945 against NIK. The team's captain at that time, Lasse Hellund, scored the club's first goal. JBK later won the match 3–1. The club's early history was significant as they played 16 seasons in the Suomisarja (Finland League), which at that time was the second tier of Finnish football, over three periods from 1948, 1950 and 1952–65. More recently, JBK has mostly been represented in Kakkonen or in regional leagues (Kolmonen and lower). Since the early 1970s, the club has played in Kakkonen for 23 seasons in total (1973–75, 1977–78, 1996–97, 1999–2011, 2014–2015 and 2017). References and sourcesOfficial Website*Finnish Wikipedia The Finnish Wikip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haapajärvi
Haapajärvi is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbour municipalities are Haapavesi, Kärsämäki, Nivala, Pihtipudas, Pyhäjärvi, Reisjärvi and Sievi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. History Haapajärvi was first mentioned in 1548 as ''Hapaierffue'' (a Swedish transcription of the Finnish name), when it was a part of the parish of Kalajoki. It acquired its own chapel in 1698. Haapajärvi became an independent parish in 1838. Nivala was split off from Haapajärvi as its own parish in 1876. Villages Notable people * Johan Gabriel Ståhlberg (1832–1873), Finnish priest and father of President K. J. Ståhlberg Gallery File:KunnalliskotiHaapajarvi.jpeg, A "municipal home" (kunnaliskoti) for those unable to provide themselves in Haapajärvi in pre-war Finland See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kronoby
Kronoby ( fi, Kruunupyy) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is bilingual, with the majority speaking Swedish () and the minority Finnish (). The neighbouring municipalities of Kronoby are Evijärvi, Kaustinen, Kokkola, Larsmo, Pedersöre and Veteli. The city of Vaasa is located southwest of Kronoby. Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport ( sv, Karleby-Jakobstad flygplats, fi, Kokkola-Pietarsaaren lentoasema; ) is located in Kronoby, Finland, about south of Kokkola city centre and north-east of Jakobstad city centre. Overview The airport opened to ... is located in Kronoby. – Kokairport.f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamlakarleby Bollklubb
Gamlakarleby Bollklubb is a Finnish football club from Kokkola (''Gamlakarleby'' in Swedish). It currently plays in the Finnish Second Division (''Kakkonen''), which is the third-highest level in Finnish football. GBK play their home games at the Keskuskenttä in Kokkola, which has the capacity to accommodate around 3,000 people. GBK is a bilingual club that organises its activities in both Finnish and Swedish. Club history Year 1920 IV (Idrottens vänner) and GUIK (Gamlakarleby Ungdomsförenings Idrottsklubb) joined their teams and the new club Gamlakarleby Idrottsförenig (GIF) was founded. Year 1921 the sponsor of GIF, August Kyntzell, had visited England and seen Stoke City playing in their red and white striped dress. Kyntzell became fond of the costumes and decided that his team (GIF and later GBK) would play in the same colours. In the summer of 1921 GIF appeared in red and white striped costumes. 19 February 1924 GIF changed its name to GBK, and it is therefore one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GBK Kokkola
Gamlakarleby Bollklubb is a Finnish football club from Kokkola (''Gamlakarleby'' in Swedish). It currently plays in the Finnish Second Division (''Kakkonen''), which is the third-highest level in Finnish football. GBK play their home games at the Keskuskenttä in Kokkola, which has the capacity to accommodate around 3,000 people. GBK is a bilingual club that organises its activities in both Finnish and Swedish. Club history Year 1920 IV (Idrottens vänner) and GUIK (Gamlakarleby Ungdomsförenings Idrottsklubb) joined their teams and the new club Gamlakarleby Idrottsförenig (GIF) was founded. Year 1921 the sponsor of GIF, August Kyntzell, had visited England and seen Stoke City playing in their red and white striped dress. Kyntzell became fond of the costumes and decided that his team (GIF and later GBK) would play in the same colours. In the summer of 1921 GIF appeared in red and white striped costumes. 19 February 1924 GIF changed its name to GBK, and it is therefore one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennäs
Bennäs ( fi, Pännäinen) is a village, urban area and railway station in the municipality of Pedersöre, Finland. It is the administrative center of the municipality, but the biggest urban area is Kållby. The railway station in Bennäs is called Jakobstad-Pedersöre railway station and operates among other things as the station of Jakobstad Jakobstad (; fi, Pietarsaari) is a town and municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland. The town has a population of () and covers a land area of . The population density is . Neighboring municipalities are Larsmo, Pedersöre, and Nykarleby. The ci .... Pedersöre Villages in Finland {{WesternFinland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga (; sv, Tipsligan) is the premier division of Finnish football, the highest tier of the Finnish football league structure, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name. Veikkausliiga was founded in 1990; before that the top division was called ''Mestaruussarja'' (championship series) since 1930 which was an amateur or semi-professional league. Between 1908 and 1930 the championship was decided as a knock-out cup competition. Structure During the 1990 and 1991 seasons the Veikkausliiga was played under the name "Futisliiga" ( sv, Fotbollsligan). As with certain other cold-climate European countries, league matches in Finland are played in summer, with a schedule usually from April to October. The format and number of teams has changed frequently. As of 2020 there are 12 teams, which first face the other teams two times. After the two rounds, the league is divided into champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fotbollsföreningen Jaro
FF Jaro is a Finnish football club, based in the bilingual town of Jakobstad. It currently plays in ''Ykkönen''. Home matches are played at the Jakobstads Centralplan. Current squad ''Updated 7 March, 2022.'' Management and boardroom Management ''As of 22 July 2021'' Boardroom ''As of 22 July 2021'' Season to season *23 seasons in ''Veikkausliiga'' *22 seasons in ''Ykkönen'' *9 seasons in ''Kakkonen'' International achievements 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup FF Jaro – Guingamp 0-0 Dinamo Bucharest – FF Jaro 0-2 FF Jaro – Kolkheti Poti 2-0 Zemun – FF Jaro 3-2 Former managers * Börje Nygård (1966–67) * Rainer Aho (1968–70) * Matti Aarni (1971–74) * Bjarne Sjöholm (1975–77) * Esko Vikman (1978) * Ulf Larsson (1979) * Bjarne Sjöholm (1980) * Jan–Eric Holmberg (1981) * Kalle Jaskari (1982–84) * Matti Huotari (1985) * Kalle Jaskari (1986) * Richard Wilson (1987–89) * Kari Mars (1989) * Hannu Touru (1990–93) * Ant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FF Jaro
FF Jaro is a Finnish football club, based in the bilingual town of Jakobstad. It currently plays in ''Ykkönen''. Home matches are played at the Jakobstads Centralplan. Current squad ''Updated 7 March, 2022.'' Management and boardroom Management ''As of 22 July 2021'' Boardroom ''As of 22 July 2021'' Season to season *23 seasons in ''Veikkausliiga'' *22 seasons in ''Ykkönen'' *9 seasons in ''Kakkonen'' International achievements 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup FF Jaro – Guingamp 0-0 Dinamo Bucharest – FF Jaro 0-2 FF Jaro – Kolkheti Poti 2-0 Zemun – FF Jaro 3-2 Former managers * Börje Nygård (1966–67) * Rainer Aho (1968–70) * Matti Aarni (1971–74) * Bjarne Sjöholm (1975–77) * Esko Vikman (1978) * Ulf Larsson (1979) * Bjarne Sjöholm (1980) * Jan–Eric Holmberg (1981) * Kalle Jaskari (1982–84) * Matti Huotari (1985) * Kalle Jaskari (1986) * Richard Wilson (1987–89) * Kari Mars (1989) * Hannu Touru (1990–93) * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
