FC Loviisa is a football club from Loviisa, Finland. The club was formed in 1992 and its home ground is at the Loviisan keskuskenttä, which can accommodate 500 spectators.
Full name | FC Loviisa | |
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Founded | 1992 | |
Ground | Loviisan keskuskenttä, Loviisa, Finland | |
Capacity | 500 | |
Chairman | Niclas Mattsson | |
Manager | Joakim Forsström | |
Coach | Joni Pertillä Henrik Nurminen | |
League | Nelonen | |
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Background
editThe club was founded in 1992, following the amalgamation of the Loviisan Tor and Loviisan Riento football sections. Loviisan Tor had the more significant history playing in second tier of the Finnish football system for two seasons in 1939 and 1966 and the third tier for five seasons covering 1974 and the period 1976–79. FC Loviisa played one season in the Kakkonen (Second Division), the third tier, in 1994.[1]
Season to season
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Club structure
editFC Loviisa runs a number of teams including 1 men's team, 1 ladies' team, 7 boys' teams, and 5 girls' teams. The Club organises an annual soccer school (120 children attended in 2009) and the Fortum Cup junior tournament.
The club is also active in futsal.
2019 season
editFC Loviisa Men's Team is competing in Section 4 (Lohko 4) of the Vitonen[broken anchor] administered by the Uusimaa SPL. This is the sixth-highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 the team finished in first place in Section 7 of the Kutonen and was promoted.
References and sources
editFootnotes
edit- ^ "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF. 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-17.