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Myllykosken Pallo -47, commonly referred to as MyPa, is a Finnish football club based in Myllykoski, a neighbourhood of city of Kouvola. The club currently competes in Kakkonen, the fourth tier of Finnish football league system. Founded in 1947, the club spent most of the 1990s and 2000s in the top tier of Finnish football, Veikkausliiga. The club temporarily shut down after having ceased operations in 2015 due to financial difficulties, but returned in 2017 getting a place in the third division Kolmonen. The club's home ground is Saviniemen Jalkapallostadion.

MyPa
Logo of MYPA
Full nameMyllykosken Pallo -47
Short nameMyPa
Founded1947; 79 years ago (1947)
GroundSaviniemen Jalkapallostadion
Kouvola
Capacity4,167
ChairmanInka Häkkinen
ManagerMiika Kuntonen
LeagueKakkonen
2025Kakkonen Group A, 5th of 10
Websitehttp://mypa.fi/

History

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MyPa was founded in December 1947 in the village of Myllykoski in the then municipality of Sippola, which in 1975 became part of the town of Anjalankoski and since 2009 is part of Kouvola. Before that there had been some small-scale football culture in Myllykoski, 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.[1]

Veikkausliiga

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MyPa played continuously in the Veikkausliiga from 1992 to 2014. From 1993 to 1996 they were runners up four consecutive times under the control of Harri Kampman. They won a first Finnish Cup in 1992, and a second in 1995. In 1997 Timo Liekoski was named as the manager of the club, but his employment lasted only one season. He was replaced by Juha Malinen. From 1999 to 2001, under the control of Malinen, MyPa finished third three times in a row, and finished second in 2002. After the 2003 season Malinen was replaced by Ilkka Mäkelä. Though dropping to 8th in the league, in 2004 MyPa won a third Finnish Cup, and the following season won their first league championship. The seasons following the championship were marked by mixed success. Mäkelä resigned during the 2007 season after a series of losses, and the former assistant coach Janne Hyppönen became the new manager. Hyppönen was sacked in September 2008 and assistant Janne Lindberg took over in a caretaker capacity for the rest of the season. In the 2009 season the club changed their spelling from 'MyPa' to 'MYPA'. In the same season under Lindberg MYPA finished ninth, which was their worst placement in Veikkausliiga. MYPA was denied league licence for the 2015 season due to financial troubles, and after at first having accepted a place in the second tier Ykkönen, finally withdrew from all professional football on February 13th 2015.

Return

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MYPA made a return in the 2017 season earning a place from Purha in the Finnish third division Kolmonen due to Purha having difficulties gathering a team for the upcoming season.[2]

In the 2017 Kolmonen season MYPA didn't lose a single match and was promoted to the second division Kakkonen.[3] Playing in Group A of the second division, MYPA continued their positive endeavors by winning their group, which granted them a place in the promotion playoffs to Ykkönen. They lost the following playoffs to Tampereen Pallo-Veikot.[4]

Due to PS Kemi relinquishing their place in Ykkönen after getting relegated from Veikkausliiga,[5] MYPA received an invitation to join Ykkönen on their place as first in line for the 2019 season. MYPA accepted the offer and played in Ykkönen for the next two seasons. After struggling on a higher level, MYPA was relegated in the 2020 Ykkönen back to Kakkonen. Losing many key players after getting relegated, MYPA's struggles continued and was relegated back into Kolmonen. After the season MYPA changed their club name's spelling back into 'MyPa'.[6]

MyPa against FC Kuusysi in 2023 Finnish Cup

In 2022 on their first season back in Kolmonen, MyPa was able to stabilize their results and started winning matches more frequently. However, due to losing points in key matches through the season, MyPa narrowly missed the promotion playoffs and came second behind Haminan Pallo-Kissat.[7] In 2023 after bringing back many key players from the earlier seasons such as Jari Hassel and Jussi-Pekka Rämä, results improved and they won the league by a large margin.[8] The championship granted them a direct promotion to Kakkonen for the 2024 season with Rämä being the top goalscorer of the league with 31 goals in 17 matches.[9]

International achievements

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MyPa has participated in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Cup and Intertoto Cup. It has faced many clubs like Boavista, PSV Eindhoven, Rapid București, Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers and Dundee United. In 2005 they reached the first round of UEFA Cup but lost the decisive match against Swiss side Grasshoppers 1–4 on aggregate.

Season Competition Round Country Club Score Agg.
1993–94 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying round Iceland Valur 1–3, 0–1 1–4
1994–95 UEFA Cup Qualifying round Slovakia Inter Bratislava 3–0, 0–1 3–1
First round Portugal Boavista 1–2, 1–1 2–3
1995–96 UEFA Cup Qualifying round Scotland Motherwell 3–1, 0–2 3–3
First round Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1–1, 1–7 2–8
1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying round Azerbaijan Qarabağ 1–0, 1–1 2–1
First round England Liverpool 0–1, 1–3 1–4
1997–98 UEFA Cup Prel. round Cyprus Apollon Limassol 1–1, 0–3 1–4
2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax 1–2, 3–3 4–5
2001–02 UEFA Cup Qualifying round Sweden Helsingborgs IF 1–3, 1–2 2–5
2002–03 UEFA Cup First qualifying round Denmark OB Odense 1–0, 0–2 1–2
2003–04 UEFA Cup Qualifying round Switzerland Young Boys 3–2, 2–2 5–4
First round France Sochaux 0–1, 0–2 0–3
2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round Czech Republic Tescoma Zlín 1–1, 2–3 3–4
2005–06 UEFA Cup First qualifying round Estonia FC TVMK 1–1, 1–0 2–1
Second qualifying round Scotland Dundee United 0–0, 2–2 2–2
First round Switzerland Grasshopper 1–1, 0–3 1–4
2006–07 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round Wales The New Saints 1–0, 1–0 2–0
Second qualifying round Denmark Copenhagen 2–2, 0–2 2–4
2007–08 UEFA Cup First qualifying round Faroe Islands EB/Streymur 1–0, 1–1 2–1
Second qualifying round England Blackburn Rovers 0–1, 0–2 0–3
2010–11 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Estonia Narva Trans 2–0, 5–0 7–0
Second qualifying round Andorra UE Sant Julià 3–0, 5–0 8–0
Third qualifying round Romania Politehnica Timișoara 1–2, 3–3 4–5
2012–13 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Wales Cefn Druids 0–0, 5–0 5–0
Second qualifying round Romania Rapid București 1–3, 0–2 1–5
2014–15 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Faroe Islands ÍF Fuglafjørður 1–0, 0–0 1–0
Second qualifying round Belarus Dinamo Minsk 0–3, 0–0 0–3

UEFA club competition record

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Updated 14 February 2015.

Competition Pld W D L GF GA
UEFA Champions League421144
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup611449
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League421213175257
UEFA Intertoto Cup402279
Total561517246779

Honours

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Veikkausliiga match against AC Oulu in May 2007

Season to season

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Players

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As of 13 April 2026[11][12]

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 Lassi Laine
2 DF  FIN Vili Ekman
3 DF  FIN Joosua Erjanko
4 DF  FIN Onni Eskelinen
5 DF  FIN Juhani Rauos
6 DF  FIN Miro Köykkä
7 FW  FIN Daniel Kaiga
8 DF  FIN Niko Ritola
9 FW  FIN Otto Haimi
10 FW  FIN Tomi Räikkönen
11 MF  FIN Mohammed Ahmed
13 DF  FIN Olli Kähkönen
14 FW  FIN Veeti Piira
15 MF  FIN Sasu Hernesniemi
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  FIN Otto Heimonen
18 FW  FIN Aleksi Onatsu
19 MF  FIN Kasperi Ahola
20 MF  FIN Aapeli Saarelainen
21 DF  FIN Kasper Mehtojärvi
25 GK  FIN Mico Vanhala
26 FW  FIN Khalid Kaddouri
27 MF  FIN Veikko Turunen
28 MF  FIN Onni Rauhala
37 FW  FIN Veeti Niemi
61 DF  FIN Veeti Karppanen
77 DF  FIN Joona Kuismala
87 FW  FIN Väinö Hietala
99 GK  FIN Antti Kaikkonen

Management

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Coaching staff

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Updated 13 April 2026[13]

Name Role
Finland Miika Kuntonen Manager
Finland Jari Hassel Coach
Finland Markus Mehtojärvi Coach
Finland Antti Kaikkonen Goalkeeping coach

Managers

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[14]

  • Finland Teemu Pälli (1948)
  • Finland Aki Ruotsalainen (1949–1952)
  • Finland Arvo Lavenius (1953–1954)
  • Finland Ensio Mustajärvi (1955–1956)
  • Finland Jaakko Toikander (1956, 1964–1973)
  • ??? (1957-1960)
  • Finland Aimo Kinnunen (1961-1962)
  • Finland Jaakko Tuomi (1963)
  • Finland Olli Käppi (1974–1975)
  • Finland Erkki Jauhiainen (1976–1978)
  • Finland Aarne Olkkola (1979–1981)
  • Finland Jorma Ovaska (1981–1982)
  • Finland Rauno Ruotsalainen (1983–1986)
  • Scotland Billy Hodgson (1987–1990)
  • Finland Harri Kampman (1991–96)
  • Finland Timo Liekoski (1997)
  • Finland Juha Malinen (1998–2003)
  • Finland Ilkka Mäkelä (Jan 2004 – Aug 2007)
  • Finland Janne Hyppönen (Aug 2007 – Sept 2008)
  • Finland Janne Lindberg (Sept 2008 – Dec 2010)
  • Finland Toni Korkeakunnas (Jan 2011 – Sept 2013)
  • Finland Antti Muurinen (Sept 2013 – Feb 2015)
  • Finland Jukka Karjalainen (Apr 2017 – Nov 2019)
  • Finland Ilkka Mäkelä (Jan 2020 – Sep 2020)
  • Finland Marko Honkanen (Sep 2020 – Nov 2021)
  • Finland Jyrki Saarela (Nov 2021 – Oct 2023)
  • Finland Mika Pasanen (Oct 2023 – Sep 2024)
  • Finland Miika Kuntonen (Sep 2024 –)

Kits

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Kit supplier Period
United Kingdom Umbro ?–1993
United States Reebok 1994–1996
United States Nike 1997–2009
Germany Puma 2010–2013
United Kingdom Umbro 2014
Sweden Craft 2017–2020
Italy Macron 2021–present

References

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  1. ↑ "Historia – MyPa" (in Finnish). MyPa. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Ahlroth, Tapio (7 November 2016). "Purhan sarjapaikka siirtyy MyPalle — "Kolmosen joukkue tavallaan vain vaihtaa nimeä"". Kouvolan Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Tulospalvelu". tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Mobile livescore - Flashscore.mobi football scores". www.flashscore.mobi. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "MyPan mahdollisuudet sarjanousuun paranivat – PS Kemi veti lisenssihakemuksensa pois". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 30 November 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Perinteikäs MyPa palaa seuran viralliseksi kirjoitusasuksi | Myllykosken Pallo". mypa.fi. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Tulospalvelu". tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Tulospalvelu". tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Tulospalvelu". tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "Football Archive". Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "Joukkue" (in Finnish). Myllykosken Pallo. Archived from the original on 13 April 2026. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Joukkue" (in Finnish). Palloliitto. Archived from the original on 13 April 2026. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "MyPa – Squad & Staff" (in Finnish). Palloliitto. Archived from the original on 13 April 2026. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "kouvolafutis". www.jukkajoutsi.com. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
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