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Salon Palloilijat

Salon Palloilijat

Full name	Salon Palloilijat
Nickname(s)	SalPa The Swans
Founded	1956
Ground	Salon Urheilupuisto, Salo Finland
Chairman	Toni Tammi
Head Coach	Kari Hagelberg
Coach	Mikko Känkänen Marko Jalonen
League	Kakkonen
2010	2nd - Kakkonen (Group B)
Home colours

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.

Contents 1 Background 2 Season to season 3 Club Structure 4 2012 season 4.1 Current Squad 5 Notable players 6 References and sources 7 Footnotes

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 1 seasons in Ykkönen 14 seasons in Kakkonen 2 seasons in Kolmonen

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.

2012 season

Current Squad

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

No. Position Player 1 Erald Gjondedaj 2 Joonas Tursas 3 Niklas Friberg 4 Verneri Kryssi 6 Robert Lang 7 Joni-Petteri Malka 8 Sami Lahtinen 9 Antti Hakala 10 Jussi Haijanen 11 Toni Kuisma 12 Santeri Aaltonen

No. Position Player 13 Riku Yli-Ikkelä 14 Markus Mustonen 16 Hadi Ridha 18 Kennedy Owusu-Ansah 19 Jon Uotila 20 Russinho de Romao 21 Iku Leino 23 Juho Väinälä 24 Oskari Jakonen 26 Joel Kontkanen

Notable players

• Petri Jakonen
• Mikko Känkänen
• Miikka Ilo
• Marko Rajamäki

• John Allen

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