SC Riverball

Soccer Club Riverball

Full name	Soccer Club Riverball
Nickname(s)	SC Riverball
Founded	2006
Ground	Koillispuisto field
Chairman	Rauno Pasanen
Head Coach	Tommi Piipponen
Coach	Iiro Kärkkäinen
League	Vitonen
2023	6th – Vitonen Eastern Finland A3
Home colours Away colours

Soccer Club Riverball is a football club from Joensuu in Finland. The club was formed in 2006 and their home ground is at Koillispuisto field. The men's first team currently plays in the Vitonen (Level 7 of the Finnish League System). The Chairman of SC Riverball is Rauno Pasanen.

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 two men's teams. In addition the club has an active veteran's section and runs four 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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   FIN Juha-Matti Ryynänen 2 DF   FIN Antti Kiimamaa 3 DF   FIN Eero Naakka 4 DF   FIN Perttu Rytivaara 5 DF   FIN Joona Sistonen 6 MF   FIN Tommi Piipponen 7 MF   FIN Hermanni Peltola 8 MF   FIN Mikko Alamäki 10 FW   RUS Anton Kuzmin 11 MF   FIN Eero Kanerva 14 FW   FIN Olli Muttonen 15 MF   FIN Joni-Jukka Korhonen

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF   FIN Mikko Malinen 17 FW   FIN Teemu Nielikäinen 18 MF   FIN Kimi Koskinen 20 FW   FIN Esa Kokko 21 DF   FIN Vili Väänänen 23 FW   FIN Juha-Pekka Roivainen 28 GK   FIN Antti Jäntti 41 MF   ALB Henri Pupaza 44 DF   FIN Erno Pennanen 87 FW   FIN Markus Pippola 89 MF   FIN Markus Ihalainen

Staff

Head coach

• Tuomo Santaharju

Assistant coach

• Arpad Mester

Goalkeeper coach

• Marko Karvinen

References

1. SC Riverball Facebook
2. "Riverball Website". Archived from the original on 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
3. Suomen Cup
4. JOUKKUEKUVA SC RIVERBALL 2012

Sources

• Official Website