FC Kuusankoski is a football club from
Kuusankoski
Kuusankoski is a neighbourhood of city of Kouvola, former industrial town and municipality of Finland, located in the region of Kymenlaakso in the province of Southern Finland. The population of Kuusankoski was 20,392 (2003) and the total are ...
,
Kouvola
Kouvola () is a city and municipality in southeastern Finland. It is located along the Kymijoki River in the region of Kymenlaakso, kilometers east of Lahti, west of Lappeenranta and northeast of the capital, Helsinki. With Kotka, Kouvola is ...
in
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
. 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
Kakkonen or II divisioona is the third level in the Finnish football league system, league system of Finnish football and comprises 36 Finland, Finnish football (soccer), football teams. The II divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1 ...
(Second Division). The head coach of FC Kuusankoski is Janne Pahkala.
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
''Ykkönen'' ( Finnish for 'Number One'; sv, Ettan) is the second highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga), although it is the highest league managed by the Football Association of Finland. The teams also pla ...
(First Division), the second tier of
Finnish football
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in the period 2001 to 2004. They also have had two spells in the third tier, the
Kakkonen
Kakkonen or II divisioona is the third level in the Finnish football league system, league system of Finnish football and comprises 36 Finland, Finnish football (soccer), football teams. The II divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1 ...
(Second Division), from 1997 to 2000 and 2005 to the present day.
FC Kuusankoski is the junior club of the Kumu Junior Team. Kuusankosken Kumu played in the
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 Veikka ...
, the Finnish Premier league, for one season in 1990.
Season to season
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
Kakkonen or II divisioona is the third level in the Finnish football league system, league system of Finnish football and comprises 36 Finland, Finnish football (soccer), football teams. The II divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1 ...
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
Kakkonen or II divisioona is the third level in the Finnish football league system, league system of Finnish football and comprises 36 Finland, Finnish football (soccer), football teams. The II divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1 ...
section.
References and sources
Official Website
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Finnish Wikipedia
The Finnish Wikipedia ( fi, Suomenkielinen Wikipedia) is the edition of Wikipedia in the Finnish language. By article count, it is the largest Wikipedia with about articles as of . Wikipedia is the only encyclopedia in Finnish which is still up ...
Suomen Cup FC Kuusankoski Facebook
Footnotes
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Football clubs in Finland
Kouvola
Association football clubs established in 1996
1996 establishments in Finland