MyPa

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MyPa

Full name

Myllykosken Pallo –47

Short name

MyPa

Founded

1947

Ground

Saviniemi,
Anjalankoski
(Capacity 4,067)

Chairman

Matti Tiihonen

Manager

Janne Hyppönen

League

Veikkausliiga

2007

Veikkausliiga, 5th





Home colours





Away colours

Myllykosken Pallo –47 (or MyPa) is a Finnish football club, based in the industrial town of Anjalankoski. They currently play in the Finnish Premier Division (Veikkausliiga). The club's manager is Janne Hyppönen, and they play their home matches at Saviniemi.

1 History
- 1.1 Veikkausliiga
- 1.2 International achievements
2 Honours
3 Current squad
4 Notable players
5 UEFA ranking
6 External links

[edit] History

MyPa was founded in December 1947 in the municipality of Anjalankoski. Before that there had been some small-scale football culture in Anjalankoski, so forming a football club was a natural step. The final move came from the local paper industry, which built a football pitch with spectator stands. MyPa was promoted to the highest tier in 1975, but the season ended in relegation.

[edit] Veikkausliiga

In Veikkausliiga MyPa has stayed continuously since 1992 Between 1993 and 1996 MyPa placed second four times in a row under the control of Harri Kampan. It also won its first Finnish Cup in 1992, and again in 1995. In the year 1997 Timo Liekoski was named as the manager of the club, but his employment lasted only one season. He was replaced by Juha Malinen. 1999–2001, under the control of Malinen MyPa placed third three times in a row, and second in 2002. After the season 2003 Malinen was replaced by Ilkka Mäkelä. In 2004 MyPa won its third Finnish Cup, and the next season it was time for the first Finnish championship of the club. Mäkelä resigned during the 2007 season and the former assistant coach Janne Hyppönen became the new manager.

[edit] International achievements

MyPa has participated to UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Cup and Intertoto Cup. It has faced many big clubs like Boavista, PSV Eindhoven, Dundee United and Liverpool. In 2005 it ascended to the first round of UEFA Cup but lost the decisive match against Swiss Grasshoppers on aggregate 1-4.

[edit] Honours

Veikkausliiga
- Winners (1): 2005
Finnish Cup
- Winners (3): 1992, 1995, 2004

[edit] Current squad

As of 4 February 2008.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Janne Korhonen
2	DF	Heikki Pulkkinen
3	DF	Sampsa Timoska
5	DF	Jarno Tuunainen
6	MF	Kuami Agboh
7	MF	Tuomas Kuparinen
8	FW	Niki Helenius
9	FW	Saku Puhakainen
10	FW	Aleksei Kangaskolkka
11	MF	Ilari Äijälä
12	GK	Jani Luukkonen

No.	Position	Player
13	DF	Toni Lindberg
14	MF	Eetu Muinonen
15	MF	Juho Nykänen
16	DF	Toni Huttunen
18	DF	Hugo Miranda
20	FW	Mohamed Fofana
22	DF	Ilkka Juura
24	MF	Nebi Mustafi
33	FW	Tarmo Neemelo
	MF	Adrian Webster