FC Kuusysi

Kuusysi
Basic data
Surname	FC Kuusysi Lahti ry
Seat	Lahti , Finland
founding	1934
president	Tomi Honkanen
Website	fckuusysi.fi
First soccer team
Head coach	Petri Järvinen
Venue	Lahden kisapuisto , Lahti
Places	approx. 4000
league	Kakkonen , east
2013	4th
home Away

The FC Kuusysi (translated FC six-nine or FC 69 ) is a Finnish football club from Lahti . The first team merged with Lahden Reipas in 1996 to form FC Lahti . FC Kuusysi has been participating in the game again since 2011, from 2013 under the name FC Lahti Akatemia .

Club names

• 1934–1963: Lahden Pallo-Miehet
• 1964-1968: Upon Pallo
• from 1969: Lahti-69 / Lahden Kuusysi / FC Kuusysi Lahti

history

The Lahden Pallo-Miehet failed several times in the early 1960s just about promotion to the Finnish first division. Due to financial difficulties of the club, the club was taken over by the UPO company in autumn 1963. The club then took the name Upon Pallo . In 1964, in the first season after the renaming, Upon Pallo won the eastern season of the II divisioona with only one defeat, whereby the club rose to the first-class Mestaruussarja . After relegation in 1965 and renewed promotion in 1966, the club played consistently first class from 1967 to 1974. In 1969 the name was changed to Lahden Kuusysi . In 1981 Kuusysi made it back to the Mestaruussarja after seven years in the second division. The team also reached the final of the Finnish Football Cup, but lost 4-0 to Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi . In the first first division season after promotion, Kuusysi finished sixth after the regular round of play. In the subsequent championship round, Kuusysi managed to jump to first place in the table. Thus, Kuusysi became Finnish champion for the first time as a climber.

In the following 1983 season, the club won the Finnish Cup with a 2-0 win against Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi, a year later this encounter came again in the final, this time Helsinki won 2-1. For this Kuusysi won the Finnish championship for the second time in 1984. In the 1985/86 European Cup , for which Kuusysi qualified, the Yugoslav champions FK Sarajevo were defeated 2-1 twice in the first round. After a 1: 2 and a 3: 1 after extra time against Zenit Leningrad , Kuusysi reached the quarterfinals, where they were eliminated against the eventual winner Steaua Bucharest after a 0-0 and a 0-1 defeat in the second leg in Helsinki . In 1986 the club from Lahti won again the championship, in 1987 the cup with a 5-4 win over Oulun Työvänen Palloilijat . In 1989 and 1991 championships four and five followed. After a 13th place in the Veikkausliiga 1995 , FC Kuusysi was relegated to the Ykkönen . There the team played in 1996 with Lahden Reipas, among others . With this club, Kuusysi merged after the season to FC Lahti , which took Kuusysis place in the Ykkönen in 1997. Kuusysi only formed its own team again from 2011, which took the place of the City Stars from Lahti in the Kakkonen. In 2013 the name was changed to FC Lahti Akatemia. The team serves as the youth team of FC Lahti.

European Cup balance sheet

season	competition	round	opponent	total	To	Back
1982/83	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	1 round	Galatasaray Istanbul	2: 3	1: 2 (A)	1: 1 (H)
1983/84	European Champions Cup	1 round	Dinamo Bucharest	0: 4	0: 1 (H)	0: 3 (A)
1984/85	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	1 round	Internationál Bratislava	1: 2	1: 2 (A)	0: 0 (H)
1985/86	European Champions Cup	1 round	FK Sarajevo	4: 2	2: 1 (H)	2: 1 (A)
		2nd round	Zenith Leningrad	4: 3	1: 2 (A)	3: 1 a.d. (H)
		Quarter finals	Steaua Bucharest	0: 1	0: 0 (A)	0: 1 (H)
1987/88	European Champions Cup	1 round	Neuchâtel Xamax	2: 6	0: 5 (A)	2: 1 (H)
1988/89	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	1 round	Dinamo Bucharest	0: 6	0: 3 (A)	0: 3 (H)
1989/90	Uefa cup	1 round	Paris Saint-Germain	2: 3	0: 0 (H)	2: 3 (A)
1990/91	European Champions Cup	1 round	FC Swarovski Tirol	1: 7	0: 5 (A)	1: 2 (H)
1991/92	Uefa cup	1 round	Liverpool FC	2: 6	1: 6 (A)	1: 0 (H)
1992/93	UEFA Champions League	1 round	Dinamo Bucharest	1: 2	1: 0 (H)	0: 2 a.d. (A)
1993/94	Uefa cup	1 round	KSV Waregem	6: 1	4: 0 (H)	2: 1 (A)
		2nd round	Brøndby IF	2: 7	1: 4 (H)	1: 3 (A)

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: 28 games, 8 wins, 4 draws, 16 defeats, 27:53 goals (goal difference −26)

Placements

season	class	league	placement	comment	Nat. Cup	Int. Cup
Lahden Pallo-Miehet:
1939	II.	Suomensarja, Season West 1	06th place / 07th
1958	II.	Suomensarja, Season West	07th place / 08th place
1959	II.	Suomensarja, Season West	05th place / 10th
1960	II.	Suomensarja, East season	02nd place / 12
1961	II.	Suomensarja, East season	09th place / 12th place
1962	II.	Suomensarja, East season	02nd place / 12
1963	II.	Suomensarja, East season	02nd place / 12
Upon Pallo:
1964	II.	Suomensarja, East season	01st place / 12	Ascent
1965	I.	Mestaruussarja	10th place / 12th place	descent
1966	II.	Suomensarja, East season	01st place / 12	Ascent
1967	I.	Mestaruussarja	04th place / 12
1968	I.	Mestaruussarja	06th place / 12th
Lahden Kuusysi:
1969	I.	Mestaruussarja	10th place / 12th place
1970	I.	Mestaruussarja	09th place / 12th place
1971	I.	Mestaruussarja	06th place / 12th
1972	I.	Mestaruussarja	06th place / 12th
1973	I.	Mestaruussarja	08th place / 12th place
1974	I.	Mestaruussarja	11th place / 12th place	descent
1975	II.	I divisioona	09th place / 12th place
1976	II.	I divisioona	08th place / 12th place
1977	II.	I divisioona	03rd place / 12
1978	II.	I divisioona	09th place / 12th place
1979	II.	I divisioona	08th place / 12th place	Participation in the relegation round, relegation
1980	II.	I divisioona	04th place / 12	Participation in promotion round, stay in class
1981	II.	I divisioona	01st place / 12	Participation in the promotion round, promotion	Final participation
1982	I.	Mestaruussarja	06th place / 12th	Participation in championship round, Finnish champion		1st round cup winners
1983	I.	Mestaruussarja	04th place / 12	Participation in championship round, 5th place	Cup winners	1st round national champion
1984	I.	Mestaruussarja	03rd place / 12	Participation in championship round, Finnish champion	Final participation	1st round cup winners
1985	I.	Mestaruussarja	05th place / 12th			Quarter-finals national champions
1986	I.	Mestaruussarja	01st place / 12	Finnish champion
1987	I.	Mestaruussarja	02nd place / 12		Cup winners	1st round national champion
1988	I.	Mestaruussarja	02nd place / 12	Participation in championship round, 2nd place		1st round cup winners
1989	I.	Mestaruussarja	01st place / 12	Participation in championship round, Finnish champion		1st round of the UEFA Cup
1990	I.	Futisliiga	01st place / 12	Participation in championship round, 2nd place		1st round national champion
1991	I.	Futisliiga	01st place / 12	Finnish champion	Final participation	1st round cup winners
1992	I.	Veikkausliiga	02nd place / 12			1st round Champions League
1993	I.	Veikkausliiga	06th place / 12th	Participation in championship round, 4th place		2nd round UEFA Cup
1994	I.	Veikkausliiga	09th place / 14th
1995	I.	Veikkausliiga	13th place / 14th	descent
1996	II.	Ykkönen, North Season	03rd place / 10
2011	III.	Kakkonen, Group A	06th place / 14th
2012	III.	Kakkonen, East Season	04th place / 10
FC Lahti Akatemia:
2013	III.	Kakkonen, East Season	04th place / 10

successes

• Finnish champion (5): 1982, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991
• Finnish Cup Winner (2): 1983, 1987
• Finnish vice cup winner (3): 1981, 1984, 1991

• Team of the year in Finland : 1986

player

• Kari Eloranta (198? –198?)
• Petri Pasanen (1987–1997) youth, (1997) player,
• Sixten Boström (1988–1989, 1990–1991)
• Timo Marjamaa (1995–1999)
• Kaarlo Rantanen (2012–)

ice Hockey

The club used to have an ice hockey department. From 1966 to 1969 Esa Peltonen played for Upon Pallo.

Web links

• Official club website