Palloiluseura Apollo (abbreviated Apollo) is a football club from Hyvinkää, Finland. The club was formed in 1956 and currently plays in the Vitonen (Fifth Division). Their home ground is at the Kankurin tekonurmi. The Club chairman is Ari Alajoki.
Apollo has spent many seasons in the lower divisions of the Finnish football league but they have had two spells covering 5 seasons in the third tier, the Kakkonen (Second Division), in 1980–81 and 1985–87.[1]
In the 1985 season Atik Ismail, the former Finnish international, scored 11 goals for Apollo. The team finished in third position in the West Group of the Second Division and achieved their highest ever attendance of 965 spectators for a home match against Honka. However the most startling attendance of the 1985 season was the 4,349 people who attended the KontU-Apollo league match.[2]
In the 1986 season Apollo finished in second place in the East Group of the Second Division, falling just one league point behind the leaders GrIFK who were promoted.[3] This was the high point of the club's history and was followed in 1987 by relegation and the downward spiral that was soon to gain momentum.
One of the highlights of Hyvinkää football in the 1970s and 1980s were the derby matches with local rivals, Hyvinkään Palloseura, and for a period Apollo were the leading club in the town. However, over the last two decades the club's fortunes have fluctuated and they have sadly dropped to the Vitonen (Fifth Division) in recent years.
There remain links with the club's halcyon days with Pekka Mononen (now the club coach) and Rudel Matamala still registered as players with Apollo some 25 years later.
Palloiluseura Apollo run one team. The club do not have a junior section.
2010 seasonedit
Apollo are competing in Section 4 (Lohko 4) of the Vitonen administered by the Uusimaa SPL. This is the sixth highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 Apollo finished in 5th place in Section 4 of the Vitonen.
Notable former playersedit
Former players that have played in a fully professional league:
^Jalkapallokirja 1986. Suomen Palloliitto. 1986. p. 162. ISBN951-9392-12-2.
^Jalkapallokirja 1988. Suomen Palloliitto. 1988. p. 190. ISBN951-9392-23-8.
April 11, 2024
palloiluseura, apollo, abbreviated, apollo, football, club, from, hyvinkää, finland, club, formed, 1956, currently, plays, vitonen, fifth, division, their, home, ground, kankurin, tekonurmi, club, chairman, alajoki, full, namenickname, apollofounded1956groundk. Palloiluseura Apollo abbreviated Apollo is a football club from Hyvinkaa Finland The club was formed in 1956 and currently plays in the Vitonen Fifth Division Their home ground is at the Kankurin tekonurmi The Club chairman is Ari Alajoki Palloiluseura ApolloFull namePalloiluseura ApolloNickname s ApolloFounded1956GroundKankurin tekonurmi Hyvinkaa FinlandChairmanAri AlajokiCoachPetri Virtanen Pekka MononenLeagueVitonenHome colours Contents 1 History 2 Season to season 3 Club Structure 4 2010 season 5 Notable former players 6 References and sources 7 FootnotesHistory editApollo has spent many seasons in the lower divisions of the Finnish football league but they have had two spells covering 5 seasons in the third tier the Kakkonen Second Division in 1980 81 and 1985 87 1 In the 1985 season Atik Ismail the former Finnish international scored 11 goals for Apollo The team finished in third position in the West Group of the Second Division and achieved their highest ever attendance of 965 spectators for a home match against Honka However the most startling attendance of the 1985 season was the 4 349 people who attended the KontU Apollo league match 2 In the 1986 season Apollo finished in second place in the East Group of the Second Division falling just one league point behind the leaders GrIFK who were promoted 3 This was the high point of the club s history and was followed in 1987 by relegation and the downward spiral that was soon to gain momentum One of the highlights of Hyvinkaa football in the 1970s and 1980s were the derby matches with local rivals Hyvinkaan Palloseura and for a period Apollo were the leading club in the town However over the last two decades the club s fortunes have fluctuated and they have sadly dropped to the Vitonen Fifth Division in recent years There remain links with the club s halcyon days with Pekka Mononen now the club coach and Rudel Matamala still registered as players with Apollo some 25 years later Season to season editSeason Level Division Section Administration Position Movements1998 Tier 5 Nelonen Fourth Division Section 4 Uusimaa District SPL Uusimaa 3rd1999 Tier 5 Nelonen Fourth Division Section 4 Uusimaa District SPL Uusimaa 1st Promoted2000 Tier 4 Kolmonen Third Division Section 2 Helsinki amp Uusimaa SPL Uusimaa 8th2001 Tier 4 Kolmonen Third Division Section 2 Helsinki amp Uusimaa SPL Uusimaa 10th2002 Tier 4 Kolmonen Third Division Section 2 Helsinki amp Uusimaa SPL Uusimaa 12th Relegated2003 Tier 5 Nelonen Fourth Division Section 2 Uusimaa District SPL Uusimaa 9th2004 Tier 5 Nelonen Fourth Division Section 2 Uusimaa District SPL Uusimaa 7th2005 Tier 5 Nelonen Fourth Division Section 2 Uusimaa District SPL Uusimaa 5th2006 Tier 5 Nelonen Fourth Division Section 2 Uusimaa District SPL Uusimaa 5th2007 Tier 5 Nelonen Fourth Division Section 2 Uusimaa District SPL Uusimaa 10th Relegated2008 Tier 6 Vitonen Fifth Division Section 4 Uusimaa District SPL Uusimaa 4th2009 Tier 6 Vitonen Fifth Division Section 4 Uusimaa District SPL Uusimaa 5th2010 Tier 6 Vitonen Fifth Division Section 4 Uusimaa District SPL Uusimaa 3 seasons in Kolmonen 7 seasons in Nelonen 3 seasons in VitonenClub Structure editPalloiluseura Apollo run one team The club do not have a junior section 2010 season editApollo are competing in Section 4 Lohko 4 of the Vitonen administered by the Uusimaa SPL This is the sixth highest tier in the Finnish football system In 2009 Apollo finished in 5th place in Section 4 of the Vitonen Notable former players editFormer players that have played in a fully professional league nbsp Atik Ismail nbsp Alan Waddle 4 nbsp Mark Miller 5 References and sources editOfficial WebsiteFootnotes edit Finland Divisional Movements 1930 2009 RSSSF 2010 Retrieved 2010 06 24 Jalkapallokirja 1986 Suomen Palloliitto 1986 ISBN 951 9392 12 2 Jalkapallokirja 1987 Suomen Palloliitto 1987 ISBN 951 9392 17 3 Jalkapallokirja 1986 Suomen Palloliitto 1986 p 162 ISBN 951 9392 12 2 Jalkapallokirja 1988 Suomen Palloliitto 1988 p 190 ISBN 951 9392 23 8 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Palloiluseura Apollo amp oldid 1146776304, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
