Bollklubben-46 (abbreviated BK-46) is a sports club from
Karis
Karis (; fi, Karjaa ) is a town and former municipality in Finland. On January 1, 2009, it was consolidated with Ekenäs and Pohja to form the new municipality of Raseborg; fi, Raasepori.
It is located in the Finnish province of Southern F ...
,
Raseborg
Raseborg ( fi, Raasepori) is a town (administrative area) and municipality of Finland. It was created on January 1, 2009, when the municipalities of Ekenäs, Karis and Pohja were consolidated into a single town. Of these, Ekenäs now serves as t ...
in
Finland
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. The club was formed in 1946 and the main activities covered are
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
and
handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
with large junior sections in both disciplines. BK-46 men's first team currently plays in the ''
Kakkonen
Kakkonen or II divisioona is the third level in the league system of Finnish football and comprises 36 Finnish football teams. The II divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Kakkonen (Finnish for 'Number Two' ...
'' (Second Division), the third level of
football in Finland
)
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. Their home ground is at the Karis sportplan. The Chairman of the club is Leif Österholm.
History
BK-46 was founded in 1946 and from the outset specialised in the sports of football and handball. The club has been more successful at handball and the men's team have won the SM Championship 20 times and the women's SM championship once.
The club has not always been successful and in 1974 ceased operations completely as the result of a poor economic situation. When the organisation was re-launched it was as two separate sections for football and handball.
BK-46 most successful period for football was in the late 1950s and the 1960s when they spent 4 seasons in the Suomensarjaa (Finland League), which at that time was the second tier of
Finnish football
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, in 1957, 1961 and 1968–69.
There then followed many barren years in the lower divisions until 2009 when the club won Section 1 of the
Kolmonen (Helsinki and Uusimaa). The year 2010 is the club's first season in the
Kakkonen
Kakkonen or II divisioona is the third level in the league system of Finnish football and comprises 36 Finnish football teams. The II divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Kakkonen (Finnish for 'Number Two' ...
(Second Division), the third tier of
Finnish football
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Season to season
Club Structure
BK-46 run a number of teams including 2 men's teams, 8 boys teams and 1 girls team.
2010 season
BK-46 are competing in Group B (Lohko B) of the
Kakkonen
Kakkonen or II divisioona is the third level in the league system of Finnish football and comprises 36 Finnish football teams. The II divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Kakkonen (Finnish for 'Number Two' ...
administered by the
Football Association of Finland
The Football Association of Finland ( fi, Suomen Palloliitto, abbr. SPL; sv, Finlands Bollförbund) is the governing body of football in Finland. It was founded in Helsinki on 19 May 1907.
The SPL organises the men's and women's national footb ...
'' (Suomen Palloliitto) ''. This is the third highest tier in the
Finnish football system. In 2009 Bollklubben-46 finished in first position in Section 1 of the
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 En ...
and were promoted to the Kakkonen.
BK-46 NK02 are participating in Section 1 (Lohko 1) of the
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 ...
administered by the Uusimaa SPL.
References
Sources
Official Football WebsiteBK-46 NK02 WebsiteOfficial Handball Website*
Finnish Wikipedia
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BK-46 Fotboll (Unofficial) Facebook
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Football clubs in Finland
Organisations based in Raseborg
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