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.

Soccer Club Riverball
Full nameSoccer Club Riverball
Nickname(s)SC Riverball
Founded2006
GroundKoillispuisto field
ChairmanRauno Pasanen
Head CoachTommi Piipponen
CoachIiro Kärkkäinen
LeagueVitonen
20236th – Vitonen Eastern Finland A3

History

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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

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Head coach
  •   Tuomo Santaharju
Assistant coach
  •   Arpad Mester
Goalkeeper coach
  •   Marko Karvinen

References

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Sources

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