FC Futura

FC Futura Porvoo

Full name	FC Futura
Nickname(s)	Futura
Founded	1992
Ground	Porvoon keskuskenttä, Porvoo Finland
Chairman	Matti Valasti
Head Coach	Roberto Nuccio
Coach	Pertti Koponen
League	Kakkonen
2009	6th - Kakkonen (Group A)
Home colours

FC Futura (abbreviated Futura) is a football club from Porvoo in Finland. The club was formed in 1992 and their home ground is at the Porvoon keskuskenttä. The other venue used by the club is the Porvoon Pallokenttä. The men's first team currently plays in the Kakkonen (Second Division). The Chairman of FC Futura is Matti Valasti.

Background

FC Futura was established in 1992 and is now recognised as Porvoo's largest football club. Founder Members of the Club's Committee include Alvari Ari Juha, Markku Kemppainen and Vesa Hautala.

The club has played three seasons in the Kakkonen (Second Division), the third tier of Finnish football in 2002-03 and 2009 to date.

FC Futura is strongly focused on the activities of junior club players, with 90% of members coming from the youth section of the club.

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements 2000 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 4th 2001 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 2nd Promoted 2002 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th 2003 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 12th Relegated 2004 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 3 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 1st Play-Offs 2005 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 2nd 2006 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 3 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 3rd 2007 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 3 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 3rd 2008 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 1st Promoted 2009 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th 2010 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th 2011 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th 2012 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th 6 seasons in Kakkonen 7 seasons in Kolmonen

Club structure

FC Futura run a number of teams including 3 men's teams, 1 ladies team, 11 boys team and 7 girls teams. The club also runs an Academy the name of which has recently been changed from Futura Academy to the Itä-Uudenmaan Akatemia (IUA). This reflects the fact that the Academy players represent several different clubs.

2010 season

FC Futura 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 FC Futura finished in sixth position in their Kakkonen section.

FC Futura / 2 are participating in Section 6 (Lohko 6) of the Kutonen administered by the Uusimaa SPL.

Futura A are a new team participating in Section 5 (Lohko 5) of the Kutonen administered by the Uusimaa SPL.

Current Squad for the 2015 Season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Dmitry Chudaykin 2 FW Henri Määttä 4 DF Johannes Ahlfors 5 DF Jesse Sundström 6 MF Arttu Pösö 7 MF Teimuraz Apriamashvili 8 MF Benjamin Backman 9 FW Daniel Nylund 10 FW Anton Britschgi 11 MF Emil Forsblom 12 GK Antti Kaikkonen

No. Position Player 13 MF Joni Oikkonen 14 MF Luigi Mariani 15 MF Cihan Göksil 16 FW Jeremie Malolo 17 DF Rasmus Ahlfors 19 MF Petri Lampinen 20 DF Mikko Lönnström 21 DF Nico Eerola 21 MF Emil Conti 23 MF Ville Kuusela 24 DF Juska Reiman

References and sources

• Official website
• Finnish Wikipedia
• Suomen Cup