KPV Kokkola
KPV (or Kokkolan Palloveikot) is a Finnish football club, based in Kokkola. It currently plays ''Ykkönen'', in Finnish third-tier. The club's head coach is Christian Sund, and it plays its home matches at ''Kokkolan keskuskenttä''. History KPV is a football club from the town of Kokkola. The rival club is Swedish-speaking GBK. KPV runs a number of teams including 1 men's team, 1 women's team, 10 boys teams and 7 girls teams. The club also runs an academy and Soccer School. Domestic history *20 seasons in ''Veikkausliiga'' *44 seasons in ''Ykkösliiga'' *19 seasons in ''Ykkönen'' European history Current squad ''Updated 3 August 2024'' 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 champions ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1930 In Association Football
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1930 throughout the world. Events Winners club national championship * Denmark: B93 * Greece: Panathinaikos * Italy: Internazionale Milano F.C. * Hungary: Újpest FC * Poland: Cracovia * Spain: Athletic Bilbao * Argentina: Boca Juniors * England: The Wednesday * Scotland: **Scottish Cup: Rangers International tournaments * 1930 British Home Championship (October 19, 1929 – April 5, 1930) :: * I. Dr. Gerö Cup (September 18, 1927 – May 11, 1930) :: * FIFA World Cup in Uruguay (July 13 – 30 1930) *# *# * Baltic Cup 1930 in Lithuania (August 15–17, 1930) :: * 1929-32 Nordic Football Championship (June 14, 1929 – September 25, 1932)1930: (June 1 - September 28, 1930) :: (1930) :: (1929-1932) * Coupe des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland (June 28 – July 6, 1930) *# Újpest FC (Hungary) *# SK Slavia Praha (Czechoslovakia) *# First Vienna FC (Austria) Births * January 9 &nda ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ricardo Cardoso (footballer)
Ricardo Gué Rosa Cardoso (born 23 September 2001) is a footballer who plays as a winger for Kokkolan Palloveikot (KPV). Born in Portugal, he plays for the São Tomé and Príncipe national team. International career Cardoso made his professional debut with the São Tomé and Príncipe national team in a 2–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification loss to Sudan on 24 March 2021. International goals ''updated 23 August 2023'' :''Scores and results list Sao Tome and Principe's goal tally first.'' Honours KPV *Ykkönen runner-up: 2024 Individual *Ykkönen Player of the Year: 2024Captain’s Ball 2024 Timo Nummelinille – Katso kaikki palkitut [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Football Clubs In Finland
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Facebook
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Serge Atakayi
Serge Atakayi (born 30 January 1999) is a Finnish– Congolese professional footballer who plays as a winger for KPV. Originally from the DR Congo, he represented Finland up to the under-19 level before representing DR Congo at under-23 level and then switching back to Finland at under-21 level a year later. Early life Atakayi, originally from Democratic Republic of the Congo, applied for asylum in Finland alongside other members of his youth football team when visiting the country in 2010. Club career FF Jaro Atakayi joined the youth system at FF Jaro from Oravais IF in 2013 and made his senior debut for the club in 2015. He became the youngest goalscorer in the history of the Finnish top flight when he scored against HIFK on 17 May 2015, aged 16 years and 107 days. Rangers On 31 August 2016, after trial periods with Leicester City and Fulham, he joined Rangers on a three-year contract. He signed a one-year contract extension to tie him to Rangers until 2020 in June ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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KPV Kokkola
KPV (or Kokkolan Palloveikot) is a Finnish football club, based in Kokkola. It currently plays ''Ykkönen'', in Finnish third-tier. The club's head coach is Christian Sund, and it plays its home matches at ''Kokkolan keskuskenttä''. History KPV is a football club from the town of Kokkola. The rival club is Swedish-speaking GBK. KPV runs a number of teams including 1 men's team, 1 women's team, 10 boys teams and 7 girls teams. The club also runs an academy and Soccer School. Domestic history *20 seasons in ''Veikkausliiga'' *44 seasons in ''Ykkösliiga'' *19 seasons in ''Ykkönen'' European history Current squad ''Updated 3 August 2024'' 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 champions ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Felix Friberg
Felix Friberg (born 18 February 2005) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a defender for KPV Kokkola, on loan from Vaasan Palloseura. Club career On 15 October 2022, Friberg extended his contract with VPS and signed a new two-year deal with the club. He made his Veikkausliiga debut in the 2023 season. Vasabladet
''Vasabladet'' (abbr. ''VBL'') is a Swedish language regional daily newspaper in Ostrobothnia, Finland. In terms of circulation, it is the second largest Swedish newspaper in Finland, behind ''Hufvudstadsb ...
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IFK Mariehamn
IFK Mariehamn is a Finnish football club based in Mariehamn, the capital of the Åland Islands. It plays in the Finnish Premier Division (''Veikkausliiga''), winning their first title in 2016. The club is managed by Gary Williams, and it plays its home matches at Wiklöf Holding Arena. History While IFK Mariehamn was formed in 1919, the sports club did not have a football department until the mid-1930s. Initially the team participated primarily in local tournaments on Åland, only sporadically playing other Finnish or Swedish teams. The team has participated in the Finnish football leagues since 1945. Until the 1970s, IFK Mariehamn played primarily in the Finnish football divisions 3 and 4. The club reached a peak in 1975 and 1976, when the club first advanced to division 2 and then reached division 1 (''Ykkönen'') the following year. After two seasons in division 1, IFK Mariehamn was relegated to division 2, where it would remain up until the 2000s, except for a few seas ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ardy Mfundu
Ardy Mfundu (born 9 April 2003) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Finnish club KPV, on loan from IFK Mariehamn. Club career Mfundu played in the youth academies of KV Mechelen, Club Brugge and Schalke 04. In 2020, Mfundu was named in the Next Generation list of top 60 young talent in world football by The Guardian. He made his senior debut with Schalke's reserve team in the 2022–23 season. After a season with Beerschot, in January 2025 Mfundu joined with IFK Mariehamn in Finnish Veikkausliiga Veikkausliiga () is a professional association football league in Finland and the highest level of the Finnish football league system. The league comprises the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agenc .... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sampo Ala-Iso
Sampo Ala-Iso (born 6 March 2003) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a centre back for Ykkönen side OLS. Career Ala-Iso played in the youth sectors of Kemin Palloseura and TP-47, before moving to Rovaniemi when aged 16 and joining Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS). On 29 January 2022, Ala-Iso signed a two-year deal with IF Gnistan, playing in the second-tier level Ykkönen. At the end of the 2023 season, Gnistan won promotion to Veikkausliiga, and on 12 December 2023, the club exercised their option to extend Ala Iso's contract for the 2024 season. On 10 July 2024, he signed with KPV in Ykkönen. International career Ala-Iso represented Finland at under-16 youth international level on three occasions. Career statistics [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |