Mikkelin Palloilijat

MP
Basic data
Surname	Mikkelin Palloilijat
Seat	Mikkeli , Finland
founding	1929
Website	mikkelinpalloilijat.fi
First soccer team
Venue	Mikkelin Urheilupuisto , Mikkeli
Places	7,000
league	Ykkönen
2019	1st place ( ▲ Kakkonen )
home Away

Mikkelin Palloilijat ( MP for short ) is a Finnish sports club from the city of Mikkeli .

The association was founded in 1929. The club experienced its most successful years around 1970, when the bandy team became champions and the soccer team won the national cup competition twice.

Soccer

In 1939, Mikkeli played for one season in the second highest Finnish division. From 1960 onwards, MP played second class again, and in 1965 they were promoted to the top division for the first time. In 1970 the footballers were runner-up. With a 4-1 after extra time against Lahden Reipas , Mikkeli also won the Finnish Football Cup that year, which was defended a year later by a 4-1 win over Vaasan Sport . After relegation in 1977 MP was temporarily to an elevator team, before the team from 1986 to 1996 again played first-class without interruption. During this time Mikkeli was again Finnish runner-up in 1991. After relegation in 1996, Mikkeli also rose from the second-rate Ykkönen in 2001. From 2004 to 2006 and again in 2010, Mikkeli then played in the second division. In 2015 MP Mikkeli will play again at Ykkönen .

European Cup balance sheet

season	competition	round	opponent	total	To	Back
1971/72	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	1 round	Eskişehirspor	0: 4	0: 0 (H)	0: 4 (A)
1972/73	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	1 round	FC Carl Zeiss Jena	4: 8	1: 6 (A)	3: 2 (H)
1973/74	Uefa cup	1 round	FC Carl Zeiss Jena	0: 6	0: 3 (A)	0: 3 (H)
1991/92	Uefa cup	1 round	Spartak Moscow	1: 5	0: 2 (H)	1: 3 (A)
1992/93	Uefa cup	1 round	FC Copenhagen	01:10	0: 5 (A)	1: 5 (H)

Legend: (H) - home game, (A) - away game, (N) - neutral place, (a) - away goal rule , (i. E.) - on penalties , (n. V.) - after extra time

Overall record: 10 games, 1 win, 1 draw, 8 defeats, 6:33 goals (goal difference −27)

Season overview

Season overview since 1960:

season	class	League name	space	comment	Cup	International
1960	2.	Division I, East Squadron	06./12
1961	2.	Division I, East Squadron	05th / 12th
1962	2.	Division I, East Squadron	03rd / 12th
1963	2.	Division I, East Squadron	04th / 12th
1964	2.	Division I, East Squadron	03rd / 12th
1965	2.	Division I, East Squadron	01./12	Ascent
1966	1.	Mestaruussarja	04th / 12th
1967	1.	Mestaruussarja	10./12
1968	1.	Mestaruussarja	08./12
1969	1.	Mestaruussarja	05th / 12th
1970	1.	Mestaruussarja	02nd / 12th		winner
1971	1.	Mestaruussarja	05th / 14th		winner	Cup winner, 1st round
1972	1.	Mestaruussarja	02nd / 12th			Cup winner, 1st round
1973	1.	Mestaruussarja	07/12			UEFA Cup, 1st round
1974	1.	Mestaruussarja	10./12
1975	1.	Mestaruussarja	09/12
1976	1.	Mestaruussarja	06./12
1977	1.	Mestaruussarja	11./12	descent
1978	2.	Division I.	04th / 12th
1979	2.	Division I.	01./12	Relegation and class retention
1980	2.	Division I.	01./12	Relegation and promotion
1981	1.	Mestaruussarja	11./12	Relegation and relegation
1982	2.	Division I.	03rd / 12th	Relegation and class retention
1983	2.	Division I.	01./12	Relegation and promotion
1984	1.	Mestaruussarja	12./12	descent
1985	2.	Division I.	01./12	Ascent
1986	1.	Mestaruussarja	07/12
1987	1.	Mestaruussarja	07/12
1988	1.	Mestaruussarja	09/12	Relegation round and relegation
1989	1.	Mestaruussarja	09/12	Relegation round and relegation
1990	1.	Veikkausliiga	07/12	Championship finals: 3rd place
1991	1.	Veikkausliiga	02nd / 12th			UEFA Cup, 1st round
1992	1.	Veikkausliiga	10./12			UEFA Cup, 1st round
1993	1.	Veikkausliiga	09/12	Relegation round and relegation
1994	1.	Veikkausliiga	11./14
1995	1.	Veikkausliiga	11./14	Relegation and relegation
1996	1.	Veikkausliiga	12./12	Relegation round and relegation
1997	2.	Ykkönen, Season South	04th / 10th	Promotion Round and Remaining Class
1998	2.	Ykkönen, North Season	06./10	Relegation round and relegation
1999	2.	Ykkönen, Season South	03rd / 10th	Promotion Round and Remaining Class
2000	2.	Ykkönen, Season South	02nd / 10th	Promotion Round and Remaining Class
2001	2.	Ykkönen, North Season	08./10	Relegation and relegation
2002	3.
2003	3.			Ascent
2004	2.	Ykkönen	07/14
2005	2.	Ykkönen	09./14
2006	2.	Ykkönen	13./14	descent
2007	3.	Kakkonen
2008	3.	Kakkonen
2009	3.	Kakkonen		Ascent
2010	2.	Ykkönen	14./14	descent
2011	3.	Kakkonen, Group A	03rd / 14th
2012	3.	Kakkonen, East Season	03rd / 10th
2013	3.	Kakkonen, East Season	2nd / 10th		3rd round
2014	3.	Kakkonen, East Season	2nd / 10th	Ascent

player

• Olli Rehn (1979–1983), EU politician.
• Njazi Kuqi (199?)
• Jussi Jääskeläinen (1992–1995)
• Shefki Kuqi (1995-1996)
• Antti Kuismala (1996–1997, 2008, 2011, 2013–2015)
• Eetu Muinonen (199? –2002) youth, (2002, 2010–) player,
• Pietari Holopainen (2006)

Bandy

The bandy division of MPs became Finnish champions in 1968, and in 1969 the team came second.

Web links

• Official website of the association

Individual evidence

1. ↑ rsssf.com: Finland - List of League First Level Tables (Accessed December 18, 2011)
2. ↑ rsssf.com: Finland - List of League Second Level Tables (Accessed December 18, 2011)