Salon Piivolley

Infobox Football club
clubname = Piivolley


fullname = Salon Piivolley
nickname = | | founded = 1999
ground = Salohalli
Salo, Finland
capacity = 2000
chairman = flagicon|Finland Martti Ojamo
mgrtitle = Head Coach
manager = flagicon|Finland Ismo Tuovinen
league = Finland Champion League
season = 2007-08
position = SM-league, 6th place

Salon Piivolley is finnish volleyball team from Salo, Finland. It has founded 1999. Team play in Finland volleyball league where it is one of the best teams.

History

Two volleyball club Perttelin Peikot and Salon Piivolley decide to connect they clubs and made new club. Soon new club has madet and name was Salon Piivolley. Piivolley continue in Finland volleyball league in Perttelin Peikot`s place. Season 2001 team won bronze in the league and season 2003 it won Finland Cup Champion. Aftert that Piivolley played many successful years. Club advanced to league finals three times season 2004-2006, but loosed every finals. Team success was good too in Finland Cup, when they advance years 2004, 2006 and 2007 to cup-final. There they however loosed againts Pielaveden Sampo yers 2006 and 2007 and season 2004 to Raision Loimu. [cite news |title=Finland Cup all finals|url=http://www.lentopalloliitto.fi/sarjatoiminta/cup-ottelut/suomen_cup/suomen_cupin_kaikki_loppuottelut/ |author= |publisher=Finland volleyball federation|date=2006-08-30 |accessdate=2006-07-29 |language=finnish]

Notable players

* Olli Aakula
* Gabor Janosi
* Matti Hietanen
* Sami Heikkiniemi
* Kert Toobal
* Jussi Niemelä

Other

Season 2003 team background shake doping hullabaloo when one team player get cauhght it. However play work only himself and the team wansn`t knowledgeable at that. Player got two years interdict to play. [cite news |title=Salon Piivolley`s player two years intedrict to play|url=http://www.lentopalloliitto.fi/lentopalloliitto/artikkeliarkisto/?num=56325 |author= |publisher=Finland volleyball federation|date=2003-08-30 |accessdate=2003-07-29 |language=finnish]

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