Kotka is a city in the southern part of the Kymenlaakso province on the Gulf of Finland. Kotka is a major port and industrial city and also a diverse school and cultural city, which was formerly part of the old Kymi parish; later, Kymi with the Haapasaari island and Karhula, the latter of which once separate from Kymi as the market town, were incorporated into Kotka. The neighboring municipalities of Kotka are Hamina, Kouvola and Pyhtää. Kotka belongs to the Kotka-Hamina subdivision, and with Kouvola, Kotka is one of the capital center of the Kymenlaakso region. It is the 19th largest city in terms of population as a single city, but the 12th largest city of Finland in terms of population as an urban area.
Shane Charles Alan McFaul is an Irish former professional footballer. McFaul has played for over 11 clubs in 5 countries throughout Europe, Asia and North America, including UCD, Sporting Fingal & St Patrick's Athletic in Ireland, Notts County & Brighton & Hove Albion in England, FC Haka, KTP, Mikkelin Palloilijat & Sudet in Finland, Virginia Beach Mariners and Northern Colorado Hailstorm in the United States of America, and also DSK Shivajians in India.
Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat is a Finnish football club based in Kotka, Finland, and currently competing in Finland's premier league, Veikkausliiga. The club was founded in 1927 and its colours are green and white. Immediately after its formation the club joined the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation, to which it still belongs. KTP play its home matches at Arto Tolsa Areena.
Kalle is a masculine given name of North Germanic origin, a variation of Karl. In Sweden, people named Karl are commonly nicknamed Kalle. The name is also found in Finland and Estonia Notable people with the name include:
Karl-Johan Anton Johnsson is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Karlbergs BK is a Swedish football club originating from Karlberg in Birkastaden, an area in the southwestern part of Vasastan in central Stockholm. As Vasastans has no full sized football pitches, the club relocated to neighbouring Kungsholmen and has the majority of its operations on the island.
AC Kajaani was a football club from Kajaani, Finland. The club was formed in 2006 after the merger of FC Tarmo and Kajaanin Palloilijat (KaPa). Their home ground was Kajaanin Liikuntapuisto. The men's football first team last played in the Ykkönen. The club dissolved in December 2020 following their relegation from the Ykkönen.
Karl-Gunnar "Kalle" Björklund is a Swedish former football player and coach. He has served as coach in several clubs in Scandinavia. As a player, Björklund earned 14 caps for Sweden, and the midfielder won Allsvenskan with Östers IF three times. He is the father of Joachim Björklund.
Rudinilson Gomes Brito Silva is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a defender.
The 2014 Ykkönen began on 27 April 2014 and ended on 4 October 2014. The winning team was directly promoted to the 2015 Veikkausliiga. The bottom two teams were relegated to Kakkonen.
Gianfranco Bellotto is an Italian football manager and former football player, who played as a midfielder. He served as head coach several Italian football teams such as Modena, Sampdoria and Venezia. Among others, he achieved a Serie B Championship, a Capodanno Cup and a Red Leaf Cup.
Georgios Manthatis is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a winger for Athens Kallithea FC.
Jere Koponen is a Finnish football goalkeeper for Turun Palloseura.
Frederikus Quirinus "Daan" Klinkenberg is a Dutch professional football player who plays as a centre-back for Veikkausliiga club KTP. He has played in the Netherlands, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
Ralph Kottoy Yapande is a Central African professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French club FC Limonest Dardilly Saint-Didier and the Central African Republic national team.
Carmine Giorgione is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Serie C club AlbinoLeffe, which he captains. He spent over 7 seasons in Serie C.
The 2019 Ykkönen was the 48th season of Ykkönen, the second highest football league in Finland. The season started on 27 April 2019. The winning team was qualified promoted to the 2020 Veikkausliiga, while the second-placed team played a play-off against the eleventh-placed team from Veikkausliiga to decide who would play in that division. The bottom team was relegated to Kakkonen.
Willis Alvés Furtado is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Finnish club KTP. Born in France, he represents the Cape Verde national team.
Damiano Daniele Pecile is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Italian Serie B club Venezia.
Willian Pozo-Venta Angell is a Cuban footballer who plays as a winger or attacker for Finnish club KTP. A former youth international for Norway, he represents the Cuba national team.
