KPV (or Kokkolan Palloveikot) is a

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club, based in

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. It currently plays in the Finnish First Division (''

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''). The club's

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is Christian Sund, and it plays its home matches at ''Kokkolan keskuskenttä''.

History

KPV is the club of Finnish-speaking people in the town. The rival club is Swedish-speaking GBK. KPV run a number of team including 1 men's teams, 1 ladies team, 10 boys team and 7 girls teams. The club also runs an Academy and Soccer School.

Domestic history

European history

Current squad

''Updated 1 January 2022.''

Out on loan

Former players

For a complete list of former Kokkolan Palloveikot players with Wikipedia articles, see :Kokkolan Palloveikot players.

Management and boardroom

Management

''As of 17 April 2019''

Boardroom

''As of 17 April 2019''

Honours

*Finnish championship (league format): 1969 *Finnish championship (league format) 2nd: 1973 *Finnish championship (league format) 3rd: 1971, 1975, 2005 *Finnish Cup finalist: 1982, 2006

References and sources

Official Website

KPV Juniors Website
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Suomen Cup

KPV Facebook

Footnotes

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