Mikkelin Palloilijat
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Mikkelin Palloilijat is a Finnish
football
club, based in Mikkeli
. Club was formed in 1929 and has also had teams in volleyball, ice hockey and bandy. It played in the Finnish First Division (Ykkönen
) from 2004 to 2006 but was relegated to Kakkonen
at the end of the season. The club gained promotion to Ykkönen by winning the Group A of Kakkonen
2009 but was immediately relegated back to Kakkonen in 2010. The club's manager
is Janne Wilkman, and it plays its home matches at Mikkelin Urheilupuisto.
Ice hockey departments of MP and local rivals MiPK merged in 1970, creating new club Jukurit
. Jukurit has then been quite successful in Finnish amateur levels of ice hockey. However the only medal on Finnish championship level is still won by MP, a bronze in A-juniors year 1961.
Bandy department of MP was disbanded in 1977. After that colours of Mikkeli on bandy fields have been represented by Mikkelin Kampparit. Kampparit was formed in 1972, same year when Finnish Bandy Federation separated from Finnish FA
. MP was a pioneer of women's football in Finland, forming one of the first ladies team. The spot in Naisten Liiga
was moved from MP to Porrassalmen Urheilijat-62 in 1992.
Michael Gilkes Tamás Gruborovics
Jussi Jääskeläinen
Jokke Kangaskorpi
Juuso Kangaskorpi
Antti Kuismala
Njazi Kuqi
Shefki Kuqi
George Lawrence
Eetu Muinonen
Ilkka Mäkelä
Olli Rehn
Babatunde Wusu
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club, based in Mikkeli
Mikkeli
Mikkeli is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in what used to be the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...
. Club was formed in 1929 and has also had teams in volleyball, ice hockey and bandy. It played in the Finnish First Division (Ykkönen
Ykkönen
Ykkönen is the second highest level of the Finnish football league system , although it is the highest league managed by the Football Association of Finland.-Competition:...
) from 2004 to 2006 but was relegated to Kakkonen
Kakkonen
Kakkonen is the third tier of the Finnish football league system.-League structure:Kakkonen is divided to three groups of 14 clubs. A club plays each of the others in the same group twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents. Clubs gain three points for a win, one for a...
at the end of the season. The club gained promotion to Ykkönen by winning the Group A of Kakkonen
Kakkonen
Kakkonen is the third tier of the Finnish football league system.-League structure:Kakkonen is divided to three groups of 14 clubs. A club plays each of the others in the same group twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents. Clubs gain three points for a win, one for a...
2009 but was immediately relegated back to Kakkonen in 2010. The club's manager
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
is Janne Wilkman, and it plays its home matches at Mikkelin Urheilupuisto.
Ice hockey departments of MP and local rivals MiPK merged in 1970, creating new club Jukurit
Mikkelin Jukurit
Mikkelin Jukurit is an ice hockey team in the Mestis. They play in Mikkeli, Finland, at the Kalevankankaan jäähalli. The team has won 4 league championships .-History:...
. Jukurit has then been quite successful in Finnish amateur levels of ice hockey. However the only medal on Finnish championship level is still won by MP, a bronze in A-juniors year 1961.
Bandy department of MP was disbanded in 1977. After that colours of Mikkeli on bandy fields have been represented by Mikkelin Kampparit. Kampparit was formed in 1972, same year when Finnish Bandy Federation separated from Finnish FA
Football Association of Finland
The Football Association of Finland is the governing body of football in Finland. It was founded in 1907, and was also the governing body of bandy in Finland until the bandy association, Suomen Jääpalloliitto, was founded in 1972....
. MP was a pioneer of women's football in Finland, forming one of the first ladies team. The spot in Naisten Liiga
Naisten Liiga
Naisten Liiga is the highest division of women's football in Finland. The competition was first held in 1971. Up to 2006 it was known as Naisten SM-sarja ....
was moved from MP to Porrassalmen Urheilijat-62 in 1992.
Current Squad 2011
Notable players
John AllenJohn Allen
-Politicians:*John Allen , U.S. Representative from Connecticut*John B. Allen , first U.S. Senator from Washington*John Clayton Allen , U.S. Representative from Illinois...
Michael Gilkes Tamás Gruborovics
Tamás Gruborovics
Tamás Gruborovics is a football player of Hungarian descent. He currently plays for JJK Jyväskylä; he formerly played for MP, KuPS and FC KooTeePee. During the 2010 season, he was his team's best goalscorer with 10 goals playing for IFK Mariehamn 2009-2010.On 17th November 2010 he signed a...
Jussi Jääskeläinen
Jussi Jääskeläinen
Jussi Albert Jääskeläinen is a Finnish football goalkeeper, who plays for Bolton Wanderers.-Club career:Jääskeläinen was born in Mikkeli, and made his Veikkausliiga debut in Finland for MP Mikkeli in 1992, and became the club's first choice goalkeeper in 1994. In 1996, he moved to VPS Vaasa where...
Jokke Kangaskorpi
Jokke Kangaskorpi
Jokke Kangaskorpi was a Finnish footballer.He played for the Finnish clubs MP Mikkeli, FC Haka, TPV and KTP. With FC Haka he became Finnish league champion in 1995...
Juuso Kangaskorpi
Juuso Kangaskorpi
Juuso Kangaskorpi is a Finnish football defender and manager who currently is player-manager of for the Ykkönen side Mikkelin Palloilijat in Finland. Kangaskorpi was a long-time captain of FC Haka in Veikkausliiga and coached the clubs A-juniors in 2008 before returning to his hometown club...
Antti Kuismala
Antti Kuismala
Antti Kuismala is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for MYPA in Finnish Veikkausliiga.-References:* *...
Njazi Kuqi
Njazi Kuqi
Njazi Kuqi is a Finnish footballer of Kosovar Albanian origin who plays in the Greek Superleague for Panionios....
Shefki Kuqi
Shefki Kuqi
Shefki Kuqi is a Kosovar-born Finnish professional footballer who is currently playing for League One side Oldham Athletic. Kuqi plays predominately as a striker. He has spent most of his career in the English league, and has played for clubs including Stockport County, Sheffield Wednesday, Ipswich...
George Lawrence
George Lawrence (footballer)
George Randolph Lawrence is a former professional footballer now retired. He played as a midfielder, spending most of his career with Southampton and was known by the nickname "Chicken George" throughout his career.-Playing career:...
Eetu Muinonen
Eetu Muinonen
Eetu Muinonen is a Finnish footballer, who plays for RoPS.-Career:He has played in the Finnish premier division of football, Veikkausliiga, representing MyPa of Anjalankoski. On 1 January 2009 he joined Belgian club S.V. Zulte Waregem, together with teammate Tarmo Neemelo.-External links:*...
Ilkka Mäkelä
Ilkka Mäkelä
Ilkka Mäkelä is a Finnish football manager and former player, who is the current headcoach of Finland's youth teams....
Olli Rehn
Olli Rehn
Olli Ilmari Rehn is a Finnish politician, currently serving as European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs. He had previously served as Commissioner for Enlargement...
Babatunde Wusu
Babatunde Wusu
Babatunde Enitan Wusu is a football striker from Nigeria who currently plays for JJK in the Finnish Veikkausliiga.He also has a Finnish citizenship.- Career :...