SPL Karjalan piiri

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Suomen Palloliiton
Karjalan piiri
AbbreviationSPL Karjala
Formation1930
PurposeDistrict Football Association
Location

The SPL Karjalan piiri(Karelia Football Association) is a former district organisation of the Football Association of Finland. It administered football in the North Karelia area. [1]

The District Football Associations are the local governing bodies of association football in Finland. The 12 District FAs exist to govern all aspects of local football in their defined areas, providing grassroots support to the Finnish Football Association by promoting and administering football and futsal in their respective districts. The District FAs administer youth football and the lower tier leagues covering Kolmonen and the lower divisions.

Football Association of Finland sports governing body in Finland

The Football Association of Finland is the governing body of football in Finland. It was founded in Helsinki on 19 May 1907.

Karelia area in Northern Europe

Karelia, the land of the Karelian people, is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for Finland, Russia, and Sweden. It is currently divided among the northwestern Russian Federation and Finland.

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Background

Suomen Palloliitto Karjalan piiri, commonly referred to as SPL Karjalan piiri or SPL Karjala, was the governing body for football in the North Karelia area. The organisation was founded in May 1930 and was based in Sortavala. [1] It is not clear when the association ceased operating but it is known that 4 clubs broke away from their own area to form the SPL Joensuun piiri on 18 December 1938. [2]

Sortavala Town in Republic of Karelia, Russia

Sortavala is a town in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located at the northern tip of Lake Ladoga near the Finnish border. Population: 19,235 (2010 Census); 21,131 (2002 Census); 22,579 (1989 Census).

Member clubs

Member clubs affiliated to the association included:

Joensuun Palloseura

Joensuun Palloseura is a football club from Joensuu, Finland. JoPS is Joensuu's oldest football club having been formed in 1929. The club has competed in the second tier of Finnish football over 6 seasons, the last time being in 1968. JoPS currently plays in the Kolmonen section that covers Eastern and Central Finland.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 "Suomalaisen jalkapalloilun yleisjuttuja menneiltä vuosilta" (in Finnish). Jukka Joutsi. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
  2. ↑ "Suomen Palloliitto Itä-Suomen piiri - Piirin historia" (in Finnish). SPL. Retrieved 2011-12-18.

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