Haukiputaan Pallo ry (abbreviated HauPa) is a football club from Haukipudas, Oulu, Finland. The club was formed in 1993 and their home ground is at the Haukiputaan keskuskenttä. The men's first team got promoted after 2010 season and currently plays in the Kakkonen (Second Division).
Background
HauPa was established in 1993 and with one exception have spent their short history in the lower divisions of the Finnish football league. The club's main achievement to date is one season in the third tier of Finnish football, the Kakkonen (Second Division), in 2000. Their stay at the higher level was short lived and the club then dropped back into the Kolmonen (Third Division) in 2001 where they have remained for the last decade.
The club has grown significantly since its early beginnings and now runs 16 teams with more than 370 registered players and about 1,000 members in total. A huge achievement for the club has been the development of the HauPa Halli which provides year-round training in a quality environment including the latest in artificial grass technology. The field dimensions are 22.5 metres wide by 48.5 metres high. The height of the building is 8.4 metres at the highest point of the arc. In addition to the training area there is a sauna, cafeteria and meeting rooms.
Season to season
SeasonLevelDivisionSectionAdministrationPositionMovements2000Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) North GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)12th Relegated2001Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Oulu / Kainuu Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) 4th2002Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Oulu / Kainuu Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) 2nd2003Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section A Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) 2nd2004Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Oulu / Kainuu Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) 4th2005Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) 6th2006Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) 3rd2007Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) 6th2008Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) 7th2009Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) 6th2010Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi)1stPromoted 1 season in Kakkonen 10 seasons in Kolmonen
Club Structure
Haukiputaan Pallo run a large number of teams including 2 men's team, 10 boys' teams and 4 girls' teams. In addition the FC Rauha club also form part of the HauPa structure.
References Official Website Suomen Cup
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