Full name | Kokkolan Palloveikot |
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Nickname(s) | KPV |
Founded | 1930 |
Ground | Kokkolan Keskuskenttä, Kokkola Finland |
Capacity | 2000 |
Chairman | Risto Pouttu |
Manager | Antti Ylimäki |
League | Ykkönen |
2015 | Ykkönen 1st (win in play-off) (promoted) |
KPV (or Kokkolan Palloveikot) is a Finnish football club, based in Kokkola. It currently plays in the Finnish Second Division (Kakkonen). The club's manager is Henri Myntti, and it plays its home matches at Kokkolan keskuskenttä.
KPV is the club of Finnish-speaking people in the town. The rival club is Swedish-speaking GBK.
KPV run a number of team including 1 men's teams, 1 ladies team, 10 boys team and 7 girls teams. The club also runs an Academy and Soccer School.
KPV are competing in the Ykkönen (First Division) administered by the Football Association of Finland (Suomen Palloliitto). This is the second tier of the Finnish football system. In 2009 the team finished in second position in the Ykkönen.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.