Kellokosken Alku

Kellokosken Alku (abbreviated KelA) is a sports club from Kellokoski, Finland. The club was formed in 1926 as Woimistelu and Urheiluseura Alku. It has specialised in athletics, skiing, gymnastics, wrestling, boxing, pesäpallo, cycling, football, volleyball, basketball, bandy, table tennis, swimming, orienteering, weight lifting, ice hockey, and floorball. Football and ice hockey are the two most popular sports.^[1] The men's football team currently plays in the Vitonen (Fifth Division) and their home ground is at the Kellokosken nurmi. The ice hockey team plays in the Second Division South, the fourth tier of Finnish ice-hockey. The Club chairman is Kyösti Lehtonen.

Kellokosken Alku

Full name	Kellokosken Alku
Nickname	KelA
Founded	1926
Ground	Kellokosken nurmi, Kellokoski, Finland
Chairman	Kyösti Lehtonen
Coach	Harri Ronimus Kari Ristola
League	Vitonen
Home colours

Background

KelA has spent many seasons in the lower divisions of the Finnish football league with occasional spells in the fourth tier, the Kolmonen (Third Division).

The club is able to make use of the indoor facilities at the Fortum-halli in Järvenpää.

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements 1998 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Section 4 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 5th 1999 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Section 4 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 4th Promoted 2000 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 12th Relegated 2001 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Section 4 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 7th 2002 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Section 2 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 3rd 2003 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Section 2 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 5th 2004 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Section 2 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 8th 2005 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Section 2 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 12th Relegated 2006 Tier 6 Vitonen (Fifth Division) Section 3 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 8th 2007 Tier 6 Vitonen (Fifth Division) Section 4 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 8th 2008 Tier 6 Vitonen (Fifth Division) Section 4 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 6th 2009 Tier 6 Vitonen (Fifth Division) Section 4 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 7th 2010 Tier 6 Vitonen (Fifth Division) Section 4 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 1 season in Kolmonen 7 seasons in Nelonen 5 seasons in Vitonen

Club structure

Kellokosken Alku runs a number of teams including 1 men's team, 3 men's veterans teams, and 6 boys teams. The club also runs a football school for young boys and girls.

2010 season

KelA are competing in Section 4 (Lohko 4) of the Vitonen^{[broken anchor]} administered by the Uusimaa SPL. This is the senary highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 KelA finished in 7th place in Section 4 of the Vitonen.

References and sources

• Official Website
• Finnish Wikipedia
• Suomen Cup
• Kellokosken Alku Facebook