Soccer Club Riverball is a football club from

Joensuu Joensuu (; ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Karelia. It is located in the eastern interior of the country and in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Joensuu is approximately , while the sub-region has a population ...

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

. The club was formed in 2006 and their home ground is at Koillispuisto field. The men's first team currently plays in the

Vitonen Vitonen or V divisioona is the seventh 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 ...

(Level 7 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 fifth level in the Finnish football league system, league system of Finnish football and comprises 108 Finland, Finnish football (soccer), football teams. The III divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mi ...

, (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 fourth level in the league system of Finnish football and comprises 36 Finnish football teams. Until the end of 2023, ''Kakkonen'' was the third-highest level in Finland, but after the creation of new second-t ...

Club structure

SC Riverball runs two men's teams. In addition the club has an active veteran's section and runs four teams at this level.

2010 season

SC Riverball Men's Team are competing in Group A (Lohko A) of the

administered by the

Football Association of Finland The Football Association of Finland (, SPL; ) is the governing body of football (soccer), football and futsal in Finland. It was founded in Helsinki on 19 May 1907. The SPL organises the Finland national football team, men's and Finland women's ...

'' (Suomen Palloliitto) ''. This is the third highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 Soccer Club Riverball finished in first position in their

section. SC Riverball/2 are participating in Section A (Lohko A) of the Nelonen administered by the Itä-Suomi SPL.

Current squad

as of 22 December 2012JOUKKUEKUVA SC RIVERBALL 2012
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Staff

;Head coach: * Tuomo Santaharju ;Assistant coach: * Arpad Mester ;Goalkeeper coach: * Marko Karvinen

References

Sources

Official Website
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