Luvian Veto is a sports club from Luvia

Luvia

Luvia is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water. The population density is....

, Finland

Finland

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. The club was formed in 1930 and currently has sections covering football

Football (soccer)

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, skiing

Skiing

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, athletics and fitness. The men's football first team currently plays in the Nelonen

Nelonen

Nelonen is a Finnish commercial TV channel. It started out as Helsinki's local television channel PTV in 1989 on the HTV cable network, which name was changed first to PTV4 and then to Nelonen. It started on June 1, 1997. Nelonen, in Finnish, means the glyph of the number four. The channel is...

 (Fourth Division). Their home ground is at the Tasala Park.

Background

LuVe have always competed in the lower divisions of the Finnish football league

Finnish football league system

The Finnish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Finland. The three highest levels are managed by the Finnish FA while the higher leagues are managed by the regional departments of the FA.-The system:...

. However, since the club re-entered the league in 2003 they have made steady progress over the last 8 seasons gaining respective promotions from the Vitonen (Fifth Division) in 2004 and Nelonen

Nelonen (soccer league)

Nelonen is the fifth highest league in the Finnish Soccer League system. The section winners are promoted to the Kolmonen and the bottom teams to the Vitonen.-Administration:...

 (Fourth Division) in 2009. Playing in the Kolmonen

Kolmonen

Kolmonen is the fourth highest football league in Finland. The most famous club competing at this level is Helsingin Palloseura who won the Finnish Championship on 9 occasions, the last time being in 1957. They also won the Finnish Cup in 1962...

 (Third Division) in the 2010 season represents a new challenge for the club.

Season to season

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Season	Level	Division	Section	Administration	Position	Movements
2003	Tier 6	Vitonen (Fifth Division)		Satakunta District (SPL Satakunta)	5th
2004	Tier 6	Vitonen (Fifth Division)		Satakunta District (SPL Satakunta)	1st	Promoted
2005	Tier 5	Nelonen (Fourth Division)		Satakunta District (SPL Satakunta)	7th
2006	Tier 5	Nelonen (Fourth Division)		Satakunta District (SPL Satakunta)	5th
2007	Tier 5	Nelonen (Fourth Division)		Satakunta District (SPL Satakunta)	7th
2008	Tier 5	Nelonen (Fourth Division)		Satakunta District (SPL Satakunta)	3rd
2009	Tier 5	Nelonen (Fourth Division)		Satakunta District (SPL Satakunta)	2nd	Promoted
2010	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)		Satakunta District (SPL Satakunta)	8th	Relegated

• 1 season in Kolmonen
  Kolmonen
  Kolmonen is the fourth highest football league in Finland. The most famous club competing at this level is Helsingin Palloseura who won the Finnish Championship on 9 occasions, the last time being in 1957. They also won the Finnish Cup in 1962...
  
  
• 5 seasons in Nelonen
  Nelonen (soccer league)
  Nelonen is the fifth highest league in the Finnish Soccer League system. The section winners are promoted to the Kolmonen and the bottom teams to the Vitonen.-Administration:...
  
  
• 2 seasons in Vitonen
  Vitonen
  Vitonen is the sixth highest league in the Finnish Soccer League system. The section winners are promoted to the Nelonen and the bottom teams to the Kutonen.-Administration:...
  
  

Club Structure

Luvian Veto run a large number of teams including 2 men's team, 1 ladies team, 2 men's veterans team and 8 boys teams. The club also run futsal

Futsal

Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...

 teams in the winter months..

2010 season

LuVe Men’s Team are competing in the Kolmonen (Third Division) section administered by the Satakunta SPL. This is the fourth highest tier in the Finnish football system

Finnish football league system

The Finnish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Finland. The three highest levels are managed by the Finnish FA while the higher leagues are managed by the regional departments of the FA.-The system:...

. In 2009 LuVe finished in 2nd place in the Nelonen (Fourth Division).

LuVe /2 are participating in the Vitonen (Fifth Division) section administered by the Satakunta SPL.

Current Squad for the 2011 Season

Goalkeepers: 1. Mikko Luukkanen 94. Timo Sarin Defenders: 3. Ion Buinocvhi 4. Jari Ahonen 5. Johan Nilsen 10. Sami Latva-Risku 15. Joona Uusi-Rasi 18. Ville Hakala 21. Mikko Rajala 23. Juha Heini 24. Mika Saarenmaa

Midfield Players: 2. Thomas Zwick 8. Jussi Salo 9. Timo Lehtonen “C” 12. Mikko Laaksonen 14. Juho Lehtonen player/manager 17. Timo Riihentupa 19. Thomas Härtel 25. Olli Piira 28. Oliver Masch 30. Ion Cirimpei

Forwards: 7. Santeri Kyrövaara 6. Antti Mäki 11. Juuso Uusi-Rasi 13. Jaakko Pitkänen 27. Karri Laihonen 29. Ville Isokorpi