Orimattilan Pedot

Orimattilan Pedot

Full name	Orimattilan Pedot
Nickname(s)	OPedot , Pedot
Founded	1967
Ground	Orimattilan keskuskenttä 100m x 65m Orimattila, Finland
Capacity	900
Chairman	Petri Marjamäki
Coach	Tero Hatamaa
League	Nelonen
Home colours Away colours

Orimattilan Pedot (abbreviated OPedot) is a sports club from Orimattila, Finland specialising in football and ice-hockey. The club was formed in 1967 and its main home ground is at the Orimattilan keskuskenttä.

Orimattilan Pedot was originally established in 1967 as an ice-hockey club. However, in recent years football has become the undisputed number one club sport with its low start-up costs.^[1]

A very important facility for the club is the Jalkapallohalli (Football Hall) which was opened in March 2008 as an indoor training space for the football club. No longer is it necessary to train or play on snow, ice or a wooden floor. The playing surface is FIFA-approved artificial turf.^[2]

The Orimattilan Pedot club recognises that team sports experiences and activities are important for the development of youngsters. Mutually shared moments of joy and disappointment for youngsters are something that sticks with them through life. The club may also be able to set a sound foundation for good quality of life and a sporty lifestyle.^[3]

The club has spent many seasons in the lower divisions of the Finnish football league. For much of the last decade OPedot has participated in the Nelonen (Fourth Division) but at the end of the 2007 the club gained promotion to the Kolmonen (Third Division) where they stayed for three seasons.

Orimattilan Pedot run a large number of teams including 1 men's team, 1 ladies team, 2 veteran's teams, 8 boys teams and 1 girls teams. The club now has more than 200 pre-school and primary school age girls and boys who enjoy activities such as the club's Säästöpankkiliiga.^[4]

In 2014 OPedot Men's Team finished in 4th place in Section 2 (Lohko 2) of the Nelonen. Pedot competed in Section 2 (Lohko 2) of the Nelonen administered by the Uusimaa SPL. This is the 5th highest tier in the Finnish football system.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 MF  FIN Joona Marjamäki 3 DF  FIN Jaakko Simola 4 MF  FIN 5 DF  FIN 6 MF  FIN Ville Nieminen 8 FW  FIN 9 MF  FIN Toni Sundholm 10 MF  FIN Petri Kuosa 12 GK  FIN 13 DF  FIN

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  FIN Aleksi Viitanen 15 FW  FIN Antti Perttunen 16 MF  FIN Roni Hatamaa 19 DF  FIN Jani Hakanen 20 DF  FIN Roni Pelkonen 21 DF  FIN Timo Toroi (C) 22 MF  FIN Miki Mäkelä 24 MF  FIN Juho Kyöstilä 26 FW  FIN Tuomas Sipiläinen

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http://www.resultcode.fi/sarjat/sarja_sarjatilanne_ja_ottelut_nayta.php?sarja_id=105614&piiri_id=100005

http://www.resultcode.fi/sarjat/sarja_sarjatilanne_ja_ottelut_nayta.php?sarja_id=106819&piiri_id=100005

http://www.resultcode.fi/sarjat/sarja_sarjatilanne_ja_ottelut_nayta.php?sarja_id=108048&piiri_id=100005

• Official First Team Website
• Official Website
• Suomen Cup
• Orimattilan Pedot Facebook
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