FC Kontu[1]is afootballclub fromHelsinki,Finland.It servesKontulainEast Helsinkiand the immediately surrounding area. The club was formed in 1967 under the nameKontulan Urheilijat(abbreviatedKontU), the name being changed in 1994. The men's football first team currently plays in theKolmonen(Third Division) and their home ground is at the Kontulan liikuntapuisto. The club also run a Ladies team that play at the same level in Women's Football.
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| Full name | FC Kontu | ||
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| Founded | 1967 | ||
| Ground | Kontulan liikuntapuisto, Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Chairman | Juha Granbom | ||
| Coach | Anssi Salmi Jari Hänninen Juha Korhonen (GK) | ||
| League | Kolmonen | ||
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Background
editThe club was founded in 1967 and has specialised in the sports offootball,ice hockey,basketballandbowlingduring its history. The club has concentrated exclusively on football since 1992. In its early years the club played in the lower divisions of theFinnish football leaguebut were promoted from theKolmonen(Third Division) in 1983 and from theKakkonen(Second Division) in 1985.[2]
FC Kontu (formerly Kontulan Urheilijat) has played 10 seasons in theYkkönen(First Division), the second tier ofFinnish footballin the years 1986–91 and 1993–96. They also have had five spells covering 12 seasons in the third tier, theKakkonen(Second Division), in 1984–85, 1992, 1997, 1999–2000, 2003–08.[3]The highest ever attendance for a KontU match was in 1986 when 5,547 people attended the home game withKemin Palloseura.[4]
The Ladies Team gained promotion to the Women's Premier Division (Naisten SM-sarja) in 1986 where they remained until the 2000 season when they withdrew. The 1990s were a great period for the team, the highlight being in 1993 when KontU won the Naisten SM-sarja championship. They were unsuccessful in the Premier Division/Division One 2001 promotion/relegation group and the Premier Division/Division One 2003 promotion/relegation playoff. However luck was on the club’ side and they inherited the place of HJK-J Helsinki in the Premier Division for the 2004 season. The team gained only 1 point in 18 games and were relegated again.[5]
The Ladies Team bounced back a few years later winning promotion to the Premier Division (now known as theKansallainen Liiga) at the end of the 2007 season. In 2008 they finished in a meritable 5th position in the Naisten Liiga but sadly withdrew for the 2009 season.[6]The team now play at 3 levels lower in the Kolmonen (Third Division).
FC Kontu has a total of around 700 registered players
Season to season
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Club Structure
editFC Kontu Itä-Helsinki run a large number of teams including 5 men's teams, 2 ladies teams, 1 veteran's team, 10 boys teams and 5 girls teams.[8]
2010 season
editFC Kontu Men's Teamare competing in Section 3 (Lohko 3) of theKolmonen(Third Division) administered by the Uusimaa SPL. This is the fourth highest tier in theFinnish football system.In 2009 FC Kontu finished in 8th place in Section 2 (Lohko 2) of theKolmonen.
FC Kontu / 2are competing in Section 2 (Lohko 2) of theNelonen[broken anchor](Fourth Division) administered by the Helsinki SPL.
FC Kontu / 4are competing in Section 2 (Lohko 2) of theKutonen[broken anchor](Sixth Division) administered by the Helsinki SPL.
FC Kontu / HSPare competing in Section 2 (Lohko 2) of theSeiska(Seventh Division) administered by the Helsinki SPL.
FC Kontu / 3are competing in Section 3 (Lohko 3) of theSeiska(Seventh Division) administered by the Helsinki SPL.
References and Sources
editFootnotes
edit- ^"Miesten Ykkönen".Archived fromthe originalon 2016-02-04.Retrieved2016-04-21.
- ^"Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009".RSSSF.2010.Retrieved2010-07-20.
- ^"Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009".RSSSF.2010.Retrieved2010-07-20.
- ^"Jalkapallokirja 1996".Jalkapallokirja.Suomen Palloliitto. 1996.ISSN0787-7188.
- ^"Finland – List of Women League First Level Tables".RSSSF.2010.Retrieved2010-07-20.
- ^"Finland – List of Women League First Level Tables".RSSSF.2010.Retrieved2010-07-20.
- ^"Football Archive - Index of SPL Finnish League Suomen Cup Seasons".
- ^"Joukkueet – FC Kontu Itä-Helsinki ry".Retrieved2010-07-20.