SC Riverball
Soccer Club Riverball is a football club from Joensuu in Finland. The club was formed in 2006 and their home ground is at the Rantakylä. The men's first team currently plays in the Kakkonen (Level 3 of the Finnish League System). The Chairman of SC Riverball is Rauno Pasanen.
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| Full name | Soccer Club Riverball | ||
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| Nickname(s) | SC Riverball | ||
| Founded | 2006 | ||
| Ground | Rantakylä, Joensuu Finland | ||
| Chairman | Rauno Pasanen | ||
| Head Coach | Tommi Piipponen | ||
| Coach | Iiro Kärkkäinen | ||
| League | Kakkonen | ||
| 2009 | 1st – Kolmonen (Keski- and Itä-Suomi) | ||
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History
The club was established in 2006 and has played in the Central and Eastern Finland (Keski- and Itä-Suomi) section of the Kolmonen, (Third Division). In 2009 SC Riverball finished in pole position and were promoted for the first time to the Kakkonen.
Club structure
SC Riverball runs 2 men's teams. In addition the club has an active Veteran's Section and runs 4 teams at this level.[1]
2010 season
SC Riverball Men's Team are competing in Group A (Lohko A) of the Kakkonen administered by the Football Association of Finland (Suomen Palloliitto) . This is the third highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 Soccer Club Riverball finished in first position in their Kolmonen section.[2]
SC Riverball/2 are participating in Section A (Lohko A) of the Nelonen administered by the Itä-Suomi SPL.[3]
Current squad
as of 22 December 2012[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
- Head coach
Tuomo Santaharju
- Assistant coach
Arpad Mester
- Goalkeeper coach
- Marko Karvinen