Kellokosken Alku

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Kellokosken Alku
Kellokosken Alku.png
Full nameKellokosken Alku
Nickname(s)KelA
Founded1926
GroundKellokosken nurmi,
Kellokoski,
Finland
ChairmanKyösti Lehtonen
CoachHarri Ronimus
Kari Ristola
League Vitonen

Kellokosken Alku (abbreviated KelA) is a sports club from Kellokoski, Finland. The club was formed in 1926 as Woimistelu and Urheiluseura Alku. It has specialised in athletics, skiing, gymnastics, wrestling, boxing, pesäpallo, cycling, football, volleyball, basketball, bandy, table tennis, swimming, orienteering, weight lifting, ice hockey, and floorball. Football and ice hockey are the two most popular sports. [1] The men's football team currently plays in the Vitonen (Fifth Division) and their home ground is at the Kellokosken nurmi. The ice hockey team plays in the Second Division South, the fourth tier of Finnish ice-hockey. The Club chairman is Kyösti Lehtonen.

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Background

KelA has spent many seasons in the lower divisions of the Finnish football league with occasional spells in the fourth tier, the Kolmonen (Third Division).

The club is able to make use of the indoor facilities at the Fortum-halli in Järvenpää.

Season to season

SeasonLevelDivisionSectionAdministrationPositionMovements
1998Tier 5Nelonen(Fourth Division)Section 4Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa)5th
1999Tier 5Nelonen(Fourth Division)Section 4Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa)4thPromoted
2000Tier 4Kolmonen(Third Division)Section 2Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)12thRelegated
2001Tier 5Nelonen(Fourth Division)Section 4Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa)7th
2002Tier 5Nelonen(Fourth Division)Section 2Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa)3rd
2003Tier 5Nelonen(Fourth Division)Section 2Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa)5th
2004Tier 5Nelonen(Fourth Division)Section 2Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa)8th
2005Tier 5Nelonen(Fourth Division)Section 2Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa)12thRelegated
2006Tier 6Vitonen(Fifth Division)Section 3Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa)8th
2007Tier 6Vitonen(Fifth Division)Section 4Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa)8th
2008Tier 6Vitonen(Fifth Division)Section 4Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa)6th
2009Tier 6Vitonen(Fifth Division)Section 4Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa)7th
2010Tier 6Vitonen(Fifth Division)Section 4Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa)

Club structure

Kellokosken Alku runs a number of teams including 1 men's team, 3 men's veterans teams, and 6 boys teams. The club also runs a football school for young boys and girls.

2010 season

KelA are competing in Section 4 (Lohko 4) of the Vitonen [ broken anchor ] administered by the Uusimaa SPL. This is the senary highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 KelA finished in 7th place in Section 4 of the Vitonen.

References and sources

Footnotes

  1. "Seuran esittely – Kellokosken Alku". Archived from the original on 2010-02-28. Retrieved 2010-07-13.

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