FC Loviisa is a football club from Loviisa, Finland. The club was formed in 1992 and its home ground is at the Loviisan keskuskenttä, which can accommodate 500 spectators.
Background
The club was founded in 1992, following the amalgamation of the Loviisan Tor and Loviisan Riento football sections. Loviisan Tor had the more significant history playing in second tier of the Finnish football system for two seasons in 1939 and 1966 and the third tier for five seasons covering 1974 and the period 1976–79. FC Loviisa played one season in the Kakkonen (Second Division), the third tier, in 1994.
Season to season
SeasonLevelDivisionSectionAdministrationPositionMovements2002Tier 5Nelonen (Fourth Division)South South-East Finland (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi) 2ndUpper Section – 9th2003Tier 5Nelonen (Fourth Division)West South-East Finland (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi) 4thUpper Section – 2nd -Play-offs2004Tier 5Nelonen (Fourth Division)South South-East Finland (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi) 2ndUpper Section – 4th2005Tier 5Nelonen (Fourth Division) South-East Finland (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi)Promoted2006Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) South-East Finland (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi) 14th Relegated2007Tier 5Nelonen (Fourth Division) South-East Finland (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi)8th2008Tier 5Nelonen (Fourth Division) South-East Finland (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi)9thMoved to SPL Uusimaa for 2009.2009Tier 7Kutonen (Sixth Division)Section 7Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa)1stPromoted2010Tier 6Vitonen (Fifth Division)Section 4Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa)2019Tier 5Nelonen (Fourth Division)Section 4Kaakkois-Suomi (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi)
1 season in Kolmonen 2 seasons in Nelonen 1 season in Vitonen 1 season in Kutonen
Club structure
FC Loviisa runs a number of teams including 1 men's team, 1 ladies' team, 7 boys' teams, and 5 girls' teams. The Club organises an annual soccer school (120 children attended in 2009) and the Fortum Cup junior tournament.
The club is also active in futsal.
2019 season
FC Loviisa Men's Team is 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 the team finished in first place in Section 7 of the Kutonen and was promoted.
References and sources Official Website Finnish Wikipedia Suomen Cup FC Loviisa Facebook
Footnotes