Kajaanin Haka

Kajaanin Haka

Full name	Kajaanin Haka
Nickname(s)	KajHa Haka
Founded	1953
Ground	Kajaanin liikuntapuisto, Kajaani Finland
Chairman	Jarmo Anttonen
Head Coach	Luis Figueiredo
Coach	Peter Olson
League	Kakkonen
2009	1st – Kolmonen (Pohjois-Suomi)
Home colours Away colours

Kajaanin Haka (abbreviated KajHa) is a football club from Kajaani in Finland. The club was formed in 1953 and their home ground is at the Kajaanin liikuntapuisto. The men's football first team currently plays in the Kolmonen (Third Division). The Chairman of KajHa is Jarmo Anttonen.

Background

KajHa was founded on 15 March 1953 and in the early years the club was known as Hevossuon Haka. The change to the current name was made on 23 January 1963. Originally Haka was a typical village club, which in addition to football ran sections providing for sports of athletics, skiing, and volleyball. Specialisation in football occurred in the early 1960s and has remained the popular activity. There are currently 245 registered players and the number is growing all the time.

The club's first taste of success was in 1968 when they played one season in the Suomisarjaa (Finland League) which at that time was the second tier of Finnish football. They have had four other periods at this level, currently known as the Ykkönen (First Division) in 1970–71, 1985–86, 1993–94, 1998–99. ^[1]

Haka have had nine periods covering 21 seasons in the Kakkonen (Second Division), the third tier of Finnish football covering 1975, 1979, 1981–84, 1987, 1990–92, 1995–97, 2000–05, 2007 and the current season 2010. ^[2]

In 1999 KajHa won the Työväen Urheiluliiton Cup (Workers' Sports Federation Cup) for the first time in their history.

The attendance record for a KajHa match was the 1968 derby match with Kajaanin Palloilijat which was watched by 2,376 spectators. ^[3]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements 1994 Tier 2 Ykkönen(First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 13th Relegated 1995 Tier 3 Kakkonen(Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd 1996 Tier 3 Kakkonen(Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd 1997 Tier 3 Kakkonen(Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promoted 1998 Tier 2 Ykkönen(First Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th North Relegation Group 1999 Tier 2 Ykkönen(First Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10th North Relegation Group – Relegated 2000 Tier 3 Kakkonen(Second Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th 2001 Tier 3 Kakkonen(Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th 2002 Tier 3 Kakkonen(Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10th 2003 Tier 3 Kakkonen(Second Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th 2004 Tier 3 Kakkonen(Second Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10th 2005 Tier 3 Kakkonen(Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 11th Relegated 2006 Tier 4 Kolmonen(Third Division) Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) 1st Playoff Group C – Promoted 2007 Tier 3 Kakkonen(Second Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 12th Relegated 2008 Tier 4 Kolmonen(Third Division) Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) 3rd 2009 Tier 4 Kolmonen(Third Division) Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) 1st Promoted 2010 Tier 3 Kakkonen(Second Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 13th Relegated 2011 Tier 4 Kolmonen(Third Division) Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) 2nd 2012 Tier 4 Kolmonen(Third Division) Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) 5th 2013 Tier 4 Kolmonen(Third Division) Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) 5th 2014 Tier 4 Kolmonen(Third Division) Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) 8th 2015 Tier 4 Kolmonen(Third Division) Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) 6th 2016 Tier 4 Kolmonen(Third Division) Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) 1st Promoted 2017 Tier 3 Kakkonen(Second Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3 seasons in Ykkönen 12 seasons in Kakkonen 9 seasons in Kolmonen

Junior section

The club provides for 5 different age groups for boys and in 2008 . In 2008 Kajaani Haka was selected as northern Finland's first football club to meet the new quality standards for coaching from which benefits are now experienced throughout the Kainuu region.

The club runs the Kainuun nappulaliiga (Kainuu Little League) for 5–12 years old boys and girls throughout the year. It covers almost the whole of the Kainuu region including Paltamo, Puolanka, Suomussalmi, Hyrynsalmi, Sotkamo, Kuhmo and Kajaani.

A traditional event provided by the club in the winter in January and February is the Tammiturnaus.

Club structure

KajHa currently has 1 men's team and 5 boys teams.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   FIN Toni Soini 4 MF   FIN Väinö Juntunen 6 DF   FIN Santeri Nukarinen 7 FW   FIN Leevi Kemppainen 8 MF   FIN Aleksi Fomin 9 FW   FIN Severi Manninen 11 MF   FIN Timo Liimatta 12 GK   FIN Olli Karppinen 13 MF   FIN Joona Ojala 14 MF   FIN Jesse Kemppainen 15 DF   FIN Joonas Tikkanen 16 DF   FIN Joona Heiskanen 17 DF   Mabrouk Naoufel 17 MF   PAK Saddam Hussain 18 FW   FIN Timo Väisänen 19 FW   FIN Juuso Rissanen

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 MF   FIN Arsi Kähkönen 22 FW   FIN Tommi Lukkari 23 DF   FIN Konsta Hurskainen 24 DF   FIN Tuomas Ingalsuo 25 DF   NGA Edozie Chiedra 25 FW   FIN Arttu Seppänen 26 MF   FIN Lassi Toppinen 27 MF   FIN Juuso Pikkarainen 27 MF   SRB Nikola Erceg 28 DF   FIN Harkko Helvelahti 29 FW   FIN Jimi Sirviö 25 FW   FIN Patrik Ahola 30 DF   NGA Chinedu Nwanneka 37 FW   BRA Vitor Borges

References and sources

• Official Website
• Finnish Wikipedia
• Kajaanin Haka Facebook

Footnotes

1. "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
2. "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
3. Jalkapallokirja 1991. Suomen Palloliitto. 1991. ISSN   0787-7188.