FC Kuusankoski

FC Kuusankoski

Full name	FC Kuusankoski
Founded	1996 (1996)
Ground	Kuusankosken urheilupuisto, Kuusankoski, Kouvola Finland
Capacity	4,000
Chairman	Petteri Metiäinen
Head Coach	Janne Pahkala
Coach	Jyri Peltola Joona Venäläinen Jari Lindberg
League	Kakkonen
2009	11th – Kakkonen (Group A)
Home colours

FC Kuusankoski is a football club from Kuusankoski, Kouvola in Finland. 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 (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 (First Division), the second tier of Finnish football in the period 2001 to 2004. They also have had two spells in the third tier, the Kakkonen (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, the Finnish Premier league, for one season in 1990.

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements 2000 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promoted 2001 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th 2002 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th Relegation Group – 4th 2003 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 12th 2004 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 13th Relegated 2005 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd 2006 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 11th 2007 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd 2008 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd' 2009 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 11th 2010 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4 seasons in Ykkönen 7 seasons in Kakkonen

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 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 section.

References and sources

• Official Website Archived 13 July 2006 at the Wayback Machine
• Finnish Wikipedia
• Suomen Cup
• FC Kuusankoski Facebook