Mikkelin Palloilijat

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

The club was founded in 1929. The most successful years witnessed the club in 1970, when the Bandymannschaft champion and the football team won the national cup competition twice.

Football

1939 Mikkeli already played one season in the second highest Finnish league. From 1960 to play MP then second-rate in 1965 for the first time succeeded in promotion to the top league. In 1970, the football runner-up. By a 4:1 after extra Lahti Reipas Mikkeli won this year also the Finnish football trophy, which was defended a year later by a 4-1 over Vaasan Sport. With the two cup triumphs, the club also qualified twice for the European Cup Winners' Cup. 1970, but failed after a 0-0 draw and a 0-4 in the first round of the Turkish representatives Eskişehirspor, in the season it would retire after a 1:6 and a 3:2 victory against Carl Zeiss Jena in the first round from. As a runner-up from 1972, Mikkeli qualified for the UEFA Cup in 1973/74. Here they met again at Jena and Mikkeli lost both games 0-3. After descending 1977 MP was temporarily lift a team before the team from 1986 to 1996 continuously played again top notch. During this time, Mikkeli in 1991 again a Finnish runner. As a third from 1990 played MP 1991/92 UEFA Cup, but was eliminated by Spartak Moscow. In the fifth overall participation in a European Cup competition Mikkeli failed this time at FC Copenhagen. After descending 1996 2001 Mikkeli dismounted also from the second-rate Ykkönen. 2004 to 2006 and again in 2010 played Mikkeli after that in the second division.

Season Overview

Season overview since 1960:

Known player

  • Finland Jussi Jääskeläinen ( born 1975 ), 1992 to 1995 MP
  • Finland Pietari Holopainen (* 1982 ), 2006 MP
  • Finland Njazi Kuqi (* 1983), in youth at MP
  • Shefki Kuqi Finland ( b. 1976 ), 1995 to 1996 MP
  • Finland Eetu Muinonen (* 1986), to 2002 and since 2010 in MP
  • Finland Olli Rehn (born 1962 ), EU politicians, from 1979 to 1983 in the first team

Bandy

The Bandyabteilung MPs in 1968 Finnish champion, came in 1969 when the team to second place.

Kakkonen FC Lahti 1966 Mestaruussarja 1967 Mestaruussarja 1968 Mestaruussarja 1969 Mestaruussarja 1970 Mestaruussarja 1971 Mestaruussarja 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup 1972 Mestaruussarja 1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup 1973 Mestaruussarja 1973–74 UEFA Cup 1974 Mestaruussarja 1990 Veikkausliiga 1991 Veikkausliiga 1991–92 UEFA Cup 1992 Veikkausliiga 1992–93 UEFA Cup 1993 Veikkausliiga 1994 Veikkausliiga 1995 Veikkausliiga 1996 Veikkausliiga
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