Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat
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| Full name | Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat |
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| Nickname(s) | KTP |
| Founded | 22 September 1927 |
| Ground | Arto Tolsa Areena, Kotka, Finland |
| Capacity | 4,780 |
| Chairman |
 Jarkko Pippola |
| Manager |
Ossi Virta
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| Coach |
 Steven Polack
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| League | Ykkönen |
| 2016 | 9th (relegated) |
| Website | Club home page |
Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat (abbreviated as KTP) is a Finnish football club based in Kotka, Finland, and currently competing in Finland's second league, Ykkönen. The club was founded in 1927 and its colours are green and white. Immediately after its formation the club joined the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation, to which it still belongs. KTP play its home matches at Arto Tolsa Areena.
KTP had a long football traditions centred on its golden age in the early 1950s when the club won two Finnish championships in 1951 and 1952. They also won the Finnish Cup four times, the most recent occasion being in 1980. The club, playing in the renamed Arto Tolsa Areena, were participating in the Veikkausliiga as recently as 2000, but were relegated to Ykkönen and finally went into bankruptcy. The club re-formed and played in the lower divisions before gaining promotion to the Kakkonen in 2007. They spent two seasons in the Kakkonen but were relegated in 2009. In 2010, the club are playing in the Kolmonen and was promoted to Kakkonen where they played 2011–2013.
Season 2014, KTP finished second in Ykkönen, and promoted to Finnish top league Veikkausliiga in season 2015. However, After a difficult 2015 Veikkausliiga season, club finished 11th in the league, and had to play a promotion play-off against PK-35. After a two disappointing performances, club loss in aggregate 3–2, and relegated back to Ykkönen.
The all time Championship appearances and leading goal scorer of KTP is Arto Tolsa with 126 goals in 201 matches.
During December 2013 a merger took place, as part of which FC KooTeePee adopted the name of FC Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat. As of the 2014 season the merged club were allowed to retain FC KooTeePee's place in the Ykkönen.
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