Salon Palloilijat

Salon Palloilijat
Full name Salon Palloilijat
Nickname(s) SalPa
The Swans
Founded 1956
Ground Salon Urheilupuisto,
Salo
Finland
Chairman Finland Vesa Valkonen
Head Coach England David Moore
League Kakkonen
2012 3rd – Kakkonen (Southern)

Salon Palloilijat (abbreviated SalPa) is a sports club from Salo in Finland. The club is popularly known as The Swans. SalPa was formed in 1956 and their home ground is at the Salon Urheilupuisto. The men's football first team currently plays in the Kakkonen (Second Division). The Chairman of SalPa is Toni Tammi.

The club currently has sections covering football, floorball, figure skating and basketball.

Background

Salon Palloilijat was established in 1956 and the club’s first taste of success was in 1960 when the gained promotion to the Suomisarjaa (Finland League) which at that time was the second tier of Finnish football. Their success at this level was short-lived but just over forty years later in 2001 they played one season in the Ykkönen (First Division) which is the current second tier.[1]

SalPa have had four periods covering 25 seasons in the Kakkonen (Second Division), the third tier of Finnish football from 1978–79, 1982–90, 1996–2000 and 2002 to the current day.[2]

The club’s highest attendance is 2,984 spectators (SalPa-Futistähdet 21.6.1999). The largest attendance for a league match is 835 spectators (SalPa-AC Vantaa, 2001, Ykkönen – First Division).

SalPa have historically invested heavily in youth activities and continues to provide a thriving junior section.

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements
1994 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
1995 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted
1996 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
1997 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th
1998 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
1999 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th
2000 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted
2001 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 10th Relegated
2002 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd
2003 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
2004 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th
2005 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Play-Offs
2006 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd
2007 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th
2008 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th
2009 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th
2010 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd
2011 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th
2012 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Southern Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd

Club Structure

SalPa currently has 1 men's team, 1 ladies teams, 7 boys teams and 7 girls team. The club organises various activities for its young players including skill and ability schools, tournaments and futsal.

2016 season

Current Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
6 Finland MF Jukka-Pekka Tuomanen
14 Finland MF Ville Rannikko
15 Finland DF Valtteri Sinervo
18 Finland MF Elmo Heinonen
19 Finland MF Jesse Jokiniemi
21 Finland FW Iku Leino
22 Russia DF Aleksander Strekalovskiy
23 Finland MF Aholi Rasul
25 Finland FW Jaakko Oksanen
26 Finland MF Joel Kontkanen
27 Finland DF Joonas Juhola
No. Position Player
30 Finland MF Touko Tumanto
TBA Finland GK Ville Seppä
TBA Canada DF Jon Dollery
TBA Finland DF Ville Rannikko
TBA Finland MF Markus Kuivala
TBA Finland MF Tempo Hopsu
TBA Finland MF Juha Wähäsilta
TBA Finland FW Lari Kinnunen
TBA Finland FW Kevin Kreen
TBA Finland FW Joonas Manzo
TBA Finland FW Nicolas Manzo

References and sources

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF Archives. 2010. Retrieved 11.05.2010. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. ↑ "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF Archives. 2010. Retrieved 11.05.2010. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
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