Palloseura Kemi Kings

PS Kemi
Full name Palloseura Kemi Kings
Nickname(s) Kingit (The Kings)
Founded 1999
Ground Sauvosaaren Urheilupuisto
Ground Capacity 4500
Chairman Antti Pasanen
Manager Jari Åhman
League Veikkausliiga
2015 Ykkönen, 1st (promoted)

Palloseura Kemi Kings or PS Kemi[1][2] for short is a Finnish football team based in the town of Kemi, who are currently playing in the Finnish first division, the Ykkönen. After winning the championship, they will play in the premier division, the Veikkausliiga, in 2016.

History

The club was established on October 21, 1999. Kemi Kings was created out of a merger between Kemin Palloseura (KePS), Kemin Pallotoverit-85 (KPT-85) and Visan Pallo. All three teams continue only as junior teams–having younger than B-juniors–while PS Kemi took over A and B juniors. The best achievement of PS Kemi Kings so far has been reaching eighth place in the Finnish Cup competition 2006. The team also played in Finnish Cup's small final, but lost it to Kultsu FC after the penalty shootout. In the 2007 season PS Kemi Kings won the Kakkonen's C-sector and were promoted to the second division, the Ykkönen. In the 2008 season PS Kemi Kings successfully fought against the relegation and also Qualified for the Top-16 in the Finnish Cup. In January 2011 the sport director Jukka Kuusisto signed a contract with finish TopSpot – Sports, Development and Technology – Sports Management with Social Responsibility and signed later his first two Nigerian players for his club the forward Patrick Chibuzor Onyeaghala from Nigerian Football Academy and the defender Faith Friday Obilor from FC Odiaba.[3] PS Kemi won two successive promotions to the first division in 2014, the Ykkönen, and then, for the first time in their history, to the premier division, the Veikkausliiga in 2015.

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements
2001 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th
2002 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th
2003 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Play-Offs
2004 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
2005 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
2006 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd
2007 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted
2008 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th
2009 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th
2010 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th
2011 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 10th Relegated
2012 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Northern Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
2013 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Northern Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Play-offs
2014 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Northern Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Play-offs, promoted
2015 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted
2016 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Division One) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

Current squad

As of 29 April 2016. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Finland GK Juhani Pennanen
2 France DF David Bitsindou
3 Finland DF Henri Louste
5 United States FW Christian Eissele
6 Finland MF Saku Kvist
7 Finland MF Tuomas Tyystälä
8 Finland MF Joona Veteli
9 England FW Billy Ions (Captain)
10 Guinea-Bissau MF Kaby
11 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines FW Cornelius Stewart
12 Finland GK Jusa Impiö
13 Finland DF Janne Turpeenniemi
14 Finland MF Matias Ojala
No. Position Player
15 Serbia MF Željko Savić
17 Finland FW Aleksi Gullsten
18 Finland MF Joni Lehosmaa
19 Finland MF Paavo Jokinen
20 Finland MF Aleksi Räihä
21 Finland FW Juho-Teppo Berg
23 Finland DF Kalle Taimi
24 Finland FW Topias Wiena
87 England MF Ryan Gilligan
88 Finland DF Tuomo Könönen
99 Brazil DF Muller Pereira Roque
TBA Finland GK Mikko Vilmunen

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