Tervakosken Pato (abbreviated Pato) is a football club from Tervakoski, Janakkala, Finland. The club was formed in 1902 and their home ground is at the Tervakosken urheilukenttä. The men's first team currently plays in the Kolmonen (Third Division).
Background
In the 1970s the club played in the lower levels of Finnish football (in Divisions 4 and 5) but over the last thirty years Pato has competed mainly in the Kolmonen (Division 3).
Season to season
SeasonLevelDivisionSectionAdministrationPositionMovements2000Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 3Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 3rd2001Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 3Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)3rd2002Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 3Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)4th2003Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 3Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)6th2004Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 3Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)2nd2005Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 2Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)6th2006Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 2Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)4th2007Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 7th2008Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 7th2009Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 9th2010Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 11 seasons in Kolmonen
Club structure
Tervakosken Pato run a number of teams including 2 men's teams, 2 men's veterans team, 5 boys teams and 2 girls teams.
2010 season
Pato Men's Team are competing in the Kolmonen section administered by the Tampere SPL. This is the fourth highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 Pato finished in ninth place in the Kolmonen.
Pato 2 are participating in Section 1 (Lohko 1) of the Kutonen administered by the Tampere SPL.
References and sources Official Website Finnish Wikipedia Suomen Cup