Korson Palloseura
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Korson Palloseura is a football
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 club from Korso in Vantaa
Vantaa
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, Finland
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. The club was formed in 1980 and currently has over 600 members. The men's football first team currently plays in the Kolmonen
Kolmonen
Kolmonen is the fourth highest football league in Finland. The most famous club competing at this level is Helsingin Palloseura who won the Finnish Championship on 9 occasions, the last time being in 1957. They also won the Finnish Cup in 1962...

 (Third Division) and their home ground is at the Havukosken nurmi.

Background

KOPSE was established in 1980 and to date has played in the lower divisions of the Finnish football league
Finnish football league system
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. Over the last decade the club has oscillated between the Kolmonen
Kolmonen
Kolmonen is the fourth highest football league in Finland. The most famous club competing at this level is Helsingin Palloseura who won the Finnish Championship on 9 occasions, the last time being in 1957. They also won the Finnish Cup in 1962...

 (Third Division) and Nelonen
Nelonen (soccer league)
Nelonen is the fifth highest league in the Finnish Soccer League system. The section winners are promoted to the Kolmonen and the bottom teams to the Vitonen.-Administration:...

 (Fourth Division) with 2 promotions and 2 relegations.

Since 2006 KOPSE has been one of the feeder clubs for Allianssi Vantaa
Allianssi Vantaa
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.

Season to season

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Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements
2000 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 3 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 10th
2001 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 3 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)
2002 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 3 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 7th
2003 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 11th Relegated
2004 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Section 2 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 1st Promoted
2005 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 3 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 11th Relegated
2006 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Section 2 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 4th
2007 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Section 2 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 4th
2008 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Section 2 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 1st Promoted
2009 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 3 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 10th
2010 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 3 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 8th

  • 7 seasons in Kolmonen
    Kolmonen
    Kolmonen is the fourth highest football league in Finland. The most famous club competing at this level is Helsingin Palloseura who won the Finnish Championship on 9 occasions, the last time being in 1957. They also won the Finnish Cup in 1962...

  • 4 seasons in Nelonen
    Nelonen (soccer league)
    Nelonen is the fifth highest league in the Finnish Soccer League system. The section winners are promoted to the Kolmonen and the bottom teams to the Vitonen.-Administration:...


Club Structure

Korson Palloseura run a large number of teams including 3 men's teams, 1 ladies teams, 10 boys teams and 6 girls teams.

2010 season

KOPSE Men's Team are competing in Section 3 (Lohko 3) of the Kolmonen (Third Division) administered by the Uusimaa SPL. This is the fourth highest tier in the Finnish football system
Finnish football league system
The Finnish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Finland. The three highest levels are managed by the Finnish FA while the higher leagues are managed by the regional departments of the FA.-The system:...

. In 2009 KOPSE finished in 10th place in Section 3 (Lohko 3) of the Kolmonen.

KOPSE / 2 are competing in Section 5 (Lohko 5) of the Vitonen (Fifth Division) administered by the Uusimaa SPL.

KOPSE / 3 are competing in Section 5 (Lohko 5) of the Kutonen (Sixth Division) administered by the Uusimaa SPL.

Current Squad for the 2010 Season

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