Soccer Club Riverball is a football club from
Joensuu
Joensuu (; krl, Jovensuu; ) is a city and municipality in North Karelia, Finland, located on the northern shore of Lake Pyhäselkä (northern part of Lake Saimaa) at the mouth of the Pielinen River (''Pielisjoki''). It was founded in 1848. Th ...
in
Finland
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. The club was formed in 2006 and their home ground is at the Rantakylä. The 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' ...
(Level 3 of the Finnish League System). The Chairman of SC Riverball is Rauno Pasanen.
History
The club was established in 2006 and has played in the Central and Eastern Finland (Keski- and Itä-Suomi) section 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 ...
, (Third Division). In 2009 SC Riverball finished in pole position and were promoted for the first time to 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' ...
.
Club structure
SC Riverball runs 2 men's teams. In addition the club has an active Veteran's Section and runs 4 teams at this level.
2010 season
SC Riverball Men's Team are competing in Group A (Lohko A) 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 Soccer Club Riverball finished in first position in their
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 ...
section.
SC Riverball/2 are participating in Section A (Lohko A) of the
Nelonen
Nelonen () is a Finnish commercial television channel. It started out as Helsinki's local television channel PTV in 1990 on the HTV cable network (now part of DNA Welho), and changed its name first to PTV4. On June 1, 1997, the channel expand ...
administered by the Itä-Suomi SPL.
Current squad
as of 22 December 2012
JOUKKUEKUVA SC RIVERBALL 2012
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Staff
;Head coach:
* Tuomo Santaharju
;Assistant coach:
* Arpad Mester
;Goalkeeper coach:
* Marko Karvinen
References
Sources
Official Website
Football clubs in Finland
Joensuu
2006 establishments in Finland
Association football clubs established in 2006
Sport in North Karelia
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