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KPV
SINCE 1930 |
Let it flow;
Our river Sunti was flowing stronger and
broader back then when KPV, the football club of Kokkola, was founded in October
1930. But the Sunti wasn’t the only thing in the minds of those young men who
in the Maxim Cafeteria located in Isokatu made the decision of establishing a
new club. They wanted to create a chance for the minority of finnish speaking
boys of Kokkola in those days to let off their energy for and behalf of wholly
own society. This very event lead to a career which most of the finnish football
clubs are just capable of dreaming about. These crucial achievements in
the following speak for themselves.
1930's
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During the first
decade KPV went through a phase of searching its own place and
position and building the framework. What is remarkable is that even in
the circumstances back in 1938 KPV had the junior area of operation in
full activity. The records namely tell us about the line-ups where certain
names can be picked out: B-junior team; Olli Dahlström (Telimaa) and
Jukka Uunila. |
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1940's
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1940’s was a decade
of the great wars and a period of healing the wounds. KPV was emphasising
mainly just on junior activities in the beginning of this decade –
having for example the coming (county)governor Antti Pohjonen in the group.
Before the twentieth year of function KPV had created a team that was
known also in the Southern Finland and a team whose players were
admired of and interesting also to the clubs around the Finlands capital,
Helsinki. In those days team was fighting for the leading positions in old
finnish series. |
1950's
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Operations of the next decade can be described considerably quiet in terms of great successes. There was a slight downhill and KPV dropped all the way to the provincial division to take again a new and strong start. But still there were individuals worth of naming especially Hannu Vainio in the Finnish national team above all. In the end of the decade efficient junior operations started to bear fruit on national level when A -juniors achieved their first Finnish Championship bronze medals to Kokkola in 1956. |
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1960's
The first years of 60’s brought an idea to some of the KPV
members’ head that something must be done in terms of enjoying the fruits of
the own junior work. The iron hard spirit of solidarity and holding to the made
decisions lead to a rise to the league. This was followed by a great success
story of the A-juniors; Finnish Championship bronze medal 1965, Finnish Champion
1967, Finnish Championship silver medal 1968 and Finnish Champion 1969. This was
enough to prove that in 1969 the boys were grown to men who then won the Finnish
Champion.
Finnish Championship in 1969 - Kokkolan Palloveikot
1970's
Thanks to the excellent junior function the next few decades
were also quite flourishing. Men increased the glory of their display cabinet
with a Finnish Championship silver medal and with two Finnish Championship
bronze medals in 1970’s. Additionally the A-juniors achieved Finnish
Championship bronze in 1974 as did the younger fellows in 1975. Juniors
continued their great success also in the Technique skills –competition at
Finnish Championship level. Almost in every year KPV juniors gained medals and
in best year one could find even five KPV players in the junior national team.
1980-luku
1980’s was a period of plodding on between the 1st division
and the champions league. The teaching on this decade was something else than
thriving and a high price was paid for this low pressure during the next one.
The club went through economical troubles as a result of many factors. Still the
junior work was a cause for delight which kept teams from year to another
in the national elite.
1990-luku
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The club’s name was changed to KPV-j after getting deeper into debt in 90’s. Junior coaches took a huge responsibility at this stage and in fact their work even got a needed stimulation despite the chaotic situation in the financial sector. The representative team played in the 1st and 2nd division. |
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2000-luku
At the end of the year 2000 KPV
reach the milestone of 70 years in function where one could memorise the passed
decades’ eventful history, the ups and downs, and in the same time look
forward to the future with confidence.
FC KPV Foto Album
 The Green Sisters starts in 1952 |
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 Väinö Paavolainen with young players in Denmark |
 Many good experience with or without snow |
 Santa Claus made in FC KPV |
 On a flight to Koln, Germany, UEFA-cup |
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 Glasgow Celtic in Kokkola |
FC KPV on Glasgow stadium in 1970 |
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 Tero Koskela was Junior Player of the Year in 1994 |
 Ex-Head Coach of Finnish National Team Martti Kuusela in Kokkola |
 Honkapirtti |
