Mikkelin Pallo-Kissat

Mikkelin Pallo-Kissat (or MiPK) is a Finnish football club, based in Mikkeli.

Mikkelin Pallo-Kissat

Full name	Mikkelin Pallo-Kissat
Nickname(s)	Kissat (The Cats)
Founded	1929
Ground	Mikkelin Urheilupuisto, Mikkeli, Finland
Capacity	7,000
Chairman	Jyri Paasonen
Manager	Osseias Graciano
Home colours

Background

MiPK was founded in 1946, after footballers from local sports club Vauhti, wanted their own club specialized in ball games. MiPK is a member of Finnish Workers' Sports Federation. In early 1980s club was driven into financial difficulties and their final season was in 1983, new club called Mikkelin Kissat was formed to continue clubs operations. MiPK was able to avoid bankruptcy and in 1997 they re-joined Finnish FA. Since 2016 Mikkelin Kissat has used Mikkelin Pallo-Kissat as their men's name as a homage to original MiPK. In 2020 Mikkelin Kissat continued as a Mikkelin Pallo-Kissat. MiPK shares a local rivalry with MP, in the past MiPK was considered as a working class club while MP was more middle class.

1959 colours

Season to season

Season to Season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements 1954 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Central Group I Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promotion Group East 5th 1955 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) East Group II Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd 1956 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) East Group II Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd 1957 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) East Group I Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th 1958 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 6 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promoted 1959 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd 1960 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th 1961 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promoted 1962 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto 4th 1963 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto 7th 1964 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto 11th Relegated 1965 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd 1966 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th 1967 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th 1968 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th 1969 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd 1970 Tier 2 II Divisioona (Second Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promoted 1971 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto 13th Relegated 1972 Tier 2 II Divisioona (Second Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd Qualified to new I Divisioona 1973 Tier 2 I divisioona (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promoted 1974 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto 4th 1975 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto 4th 1976 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto 5th 1977 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto 9th 1978 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto 6th 1979 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto 12th Relegation Group 7th - Relegated 1980 Tier 2 I divisioona (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd Promotion Group 4th - Promoted 1981 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto 12th Relegation Group 8th - Relegated 1982 Tier 2 I divisioona (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10th Relegation Group 7th - Relegated 1983 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10th Relegated - Operations ceased. 11 seasons in Mestaruussarja 13 seasons in Ykkönen 6 seasons in Kakkonen

External links

• Official website
• Finnish Wikipedia