Elo Kuopio

Kuopion Elo (originally Männistön Elo) is a football club from Kuopio, Finland. In 2023, they compete in Kakkonen, the third tier of Finnish football. Elo is the oldest existing football club from Kuopio.

History
Kuopion Elo was founded as Männistön Elo by local working class youth in 1919. In the past, the club have also played other sports. From early on their home area have been Männistö and Itkonniemi districts north of Kuopio city center. At the beginning they played only against Kuopion Riento. They played their first match in 1919. In 1929 club possessions where ceased by court as a leftist organization and some members founded a new club called Männistön Urheilijat, some joined Kuopion Kisa-Veikot. In 1946, Männistön Urheilijat continued as Männistön Elo. They have played three seasons in Finnish top tier Mestaruussarja. In late 1980s club had financial difficulties and they eventually merged with other financially troubled club Koparit to form FC Kuopio. Elo continued football in 2012 season from sixth tier Vitonen.

Notable players

 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Pat Corbett
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Paul Sugrue
 * 🇫🇮 Olavi Rissanen
 * 🇫🇮 Jouko Suomalainen
 * 🇫🇮 Tero Taipale
 * 🇫🇮 Ilja Venäläinen
 * Valeri Chupin

Season to season

 * 3 seasons in Mestaruussarja
 * 20 seasons in I Divisioona
 * 16 seasons in II Divisioona
 * 1 season in Kolmonen
 * 6 seasons in Nelonen
 * 4 seasons in Vitonen

References and sources

 * Official Kuopion Elo Website
 * Finnish Wikipedia