Bollklubben-46

Bollklubben-46 (abbreviated BK-46) is a sports club from Karis, Raseborg in Finland. The club was formed in 1946 and the main activities covered are football and handball with large junior sections in both disciplines. BK-46 men's first team currently plays in the Kakkonen (Second Division), the third level of football in Finland. Their home ground is at the Karis sportplan. The Chairman of the club is Leif Österholm.

Bollklubben-46

Full name	Bollklubben-46
Nickname(s)	BK-46
Founded	1946
Ground	Karis sportplan, Karis, Raseborg, Finland
Chairman	Leif Österholm
Head Coach	Markku Palmroos
Coach	Hans Holmqvist
League	Kakkonen
2012	2012 Kakkonen (Southern Group), 2nd
Home colours

History

BK-46 was founded in 1946 and from the outset specialised in the sports of football and handball. The club has been more successful at handball and the men's team have won the SM Championship 20 times and the women's SM championship once.

The club has not always been successful and in 1974 ceased operations completely as the result of a poor economic situation. When the organisation was re-launched it was as two separate sections for football and handball.

BK-46 most successful period for football was in the late 1950s and the 1960s when they spent 4 seasons in the Suomensarjaa (Finland League), which at that time was the second tier of Finnish football, in 1957, 1961 and 1968–69.^[1] There then followed many barren years in the lower divisions until 2009 when the club won Section 1 of the Kolmonen (Helsinki and Uusimaa). The year 2010 is the club's first season in the Kakkonen (Second Division), the third tier of Finnish football.

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements 1947-48 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Uusimaa Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd 1948 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd Promotion Playoff 1949 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promotion Playoff 1950 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) South Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd 1951 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promotion Group West 4th 1952 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promotion Group West 7th 1953 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd 1954 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group III Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd 1955 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) South Group I Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th 1956 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) South Group I Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promotion Playoff - Promoted 1957 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th Relegated 1958 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th 1959 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 1 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th 1960 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 1 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promoted 1961 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 10th Relegated 1962 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 1 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd 1963 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd 1964 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd 1965 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd 1966 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promotion rematch 1967 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promoted 1968 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th 1969 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 10th Relegated 1970 Tier 3 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd 1971 Tier 3 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 1 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd 1972 Tier 3 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 1 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th 1973 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd 1974 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10th Relegated 1975 Tier 5 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 4 Finnish FA(Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd 1976 Tier 5 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 3 Finnish FA(Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd 1977 Tier 5 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 1 Finnish FA(Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd Promotion rematch - Promoted 1978 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th 1979 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th 1980 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th 1981 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 9th 1982 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th 1983 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th 1984 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th 1985 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 11th Relegated 1986 Tier 5 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 3 Finnish FA(Suomen Palloliitto) 7th 1987 Tier 5 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) 1988 Tier 5 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Helsinki & Uusimaa 1989 Tier 5 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Promoted 1990 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th 1991 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th 1992 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 12th Relegated 1993 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Group 3 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 11th Relegated 1994 Tier 6 Vitonen (Fifth Division) 1995 Tier 6 Vitonen (Fifth Division) Promoted 1996 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Group 3 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 10th 1997 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Group 1 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 6th 1998 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Group 1 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 1999 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Group 1 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 5th 2000 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Section 1 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 8th 2001 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Section 1 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 1st Promoted 2002 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 9th 2003 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 10th 2004 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 11th Relegated 2005 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Section 1 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 1st Promoted 2006 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 7th 2007 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 1st Play-offs 2008 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 2nd 2009 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 1st Promoted 2010 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th 2011 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Play-offs 2012 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd 2013 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th 2014 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd 2015 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th 2016 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd 2017 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th 2018 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 12th Relegated 2019 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 8th 4 season in Suomensarja 31 season in Kakkonen 21 seasons in Kolmonen 15 seasons in Nelonen 2 season in Vitonen [2]

Club Structure

BK-46 run a number of teams including 2 men's teams, 8 boys teams and 1 girls team.

2010 season

BK-46 are competing in Group B (Lohko B) of the Kakkonen administered by the Football Association of Finland (Suomen Palloliitto) . This is the third highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 Bollklubben-46 finished in first position in Section 1 of the Kolmonen and were promoted to the Kakkonen.

BK-46 NK02 are participating in Section 1 (Lohko 1) of the Vitonen^{[broken anchor]} administered by the Uusimaa SPL.

References

1. "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF. 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
2. "Home". finlandfootball.net.

Sources

• Official Football Website
• BK-46 NK02 Website
• Official Handball Website
• Finnish Wikipedia
• BK-46 Fotboll (Unofficial) Facebook