Käpylän Pallo
Käpylän Pallo, commonly referred to as KäPa for short, is a football (soccer) club from the Käpylä district of Helsinki. The club currently plays in the Ykkösliiga, the new second tier of the Finnish league system. Their home arena is Max Westerberg Areena in Käpylän liikuntapuisto, Käpylä, Helsinki. KäPa first team currently play their home matches at the Brahenkenttä, Helsinki due to the requirements in the second-tier.
Background
The club played 21 seasons in the Kakkonen, the third tier of Finnish [football league system|Finnish football], in 1979, 1983–1989, 1997–2007 and 2009–2012. KäPa played one season in the Ykkönen, the second tier of Finnish football, in 2008 and one season in the Kolmonen, the fourth tier of Finnish football, in 2012.KäPa was the first club in Finland to organise football leagues for youth players. The teams in these leagues were named after English League clubs and some teams even received their shirts as gifts from the English clubs they were named for. It has youth teams in a wide range of age groups, and it is the organiser of Finland's biggest youth football tournament, Helsinki Cup, together with FC Honka.
Season to season
- 4 season in Ykkönen/Ykkösliiga
- 32 seasons in Ykkönen/Kakkonen/II Divisioona/Maakuntasarja
- 24 season in Kolmonen
- 1 season in Nelonen
| Season | Level | Division | Section | Administration | Position | Movements |
| 1959 | Tier 4 | Aluesarja | Group 2 | Helsinki & Uusimaa ' | 4th | |
| 1960 | Tier 4 | Aluesarja ' | Group 2 | Helsinki & Uusimaa ' | 1st | Promotion Playoff - Promoted |
| 1961 | Tier 3 | Maakuntasarja ' | Group 1 | Finnish FA ' | 8th | Relegated |
| 1962 | Tier 4 | Aluesarja ' | Group 1 | Helsinki & Uusimaa ' | Withdrew | |
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| 1969 | Tier 4 | Aluesarja ' | Group 1 | Helsinki & Uusimaa ' | 5th | |
| 1970 | Tier 4 | IV Divisioona ' | Group 1 | Helsinki & Uusimaa ' | 2nd | |
| 1971 | Tier 4 | IV Divisioona ' | Group 1 | Helsinki & Uusimaa ' | 4th | |
| 1972 | Tier 4 | IV Divisioona ' | Group 2 | Helsinki & Uusimaa ' | 1st | Promoted |
| 1973 | Tier 4 | III Divisioona ' | Group 1 | Helsinki & Uusimaa ' | 7th | |
| 1974 | Tier 4 | III Divisioona ' | Group 1 | Helsinki & Uusimaa ' | 8th | |
| 1975 | Tier 4 | III Divisioona ' | Group 2 | Helsinki & Uusimaa ' | 5th | |
| 1976 | Tier 4 | III Divisioona ' | Group 2 | Helsinki & Uusimaa ' | 7th | |
| 1977 | Tier 4 | III Divisioona ' | Group 1 | Helsinki & Uusimaa ' | 3rd | |
| 1978 | Tier 4 | III Divisioona ' | Group 2 | Helsinki & Uusimaa ' | 1st | Promotion Playoff - Promoted |
| 1979 | Tier 3 | II Divisioona ' | East Group | Finnish FA ' | 10th | Relegated |
| 1980 | Tier 4 | III Divisioona ' | Group 1 | Helsinki & Uusimaa ' | 5th | |
| 1981 | Tier 4 | III Divisioona ' | Group 2 | Helsinki & Uusimaa ' | 2nd | Promotion Playoff |
| 1982 | Tier 4 | III Divisioona ' | Group 1 | Helsinki & Uusimaa ' | 1st | Promotion Playoff - Promoted |
| 1983 | Tier 3 | II Divisioona ' | East Group | Finnish FA ' | 8th | |
| 1984 | Tier 3 | II Divisioona ' | East Group | Finnish FA ' | 8th | |
| 1985 | Tier 3 | II Divisioona ' | West Group | Finnish FA ' | 7th | |
| 1986 | Tier 3 | II Divisioona ' | East Group | Finnish FA ' | 5th | |
| 1987 | Tier 3 | II Divisioona ' | East Group | Finnish FA ' | 4th | |
| 1988 | Tier 3 | II Divisioona ' | West Group | Finnish FA ' | 6th | |
| 1989 | Tier 3 | II Divisioona ' | East Group | Finnish FA ' | 10th | Relegated |
| 1990 | Tier 4 | III Divisioona ' | Group 1 | Helsinki & Uusimaa ' | 8th | |
| 1991 | Tier 4 | III Divisioona ' | Group 2 | Helsinki & Uusimaa ' | 4th | |
| 1992 | Tier 4 | III Divisioona ' | Group 2 | Helsinki & Uusimaa ' | 8th | |
| 1993 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen ' | Group 2 | Helsinki & Uusimaa ' | 6th | |
| 1994 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen ' | Group 2 | Helsinki & Uusimaa ' | 10th | Relegated |
| 1995 | Tier 5 | Nelonen ' | Group 2 | Helsinki District ' | 1st | Promoted |
| 1996 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen ' | Group 1 | Helsinki & Uusimaa ' | 2nd | Promotion Playoff - Promoted |
| 1997 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | East Group | Finnish FA ' | 6th | |
| 1998 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | East Group | Finnish FA ' | 9th | |
| 1999 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | West Group | Finnish FA ' | 6th | |
| 2000 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | South Group | Finnish FA ' | 4th | |
| 2001 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | South Group | Finnish FA ' | 5th | |
| 2002 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | South Group | Finnish FA ' | 4th | |
| 2003 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | South Group | Finnish FA ' | 6th | |
| 2004 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | South Group | Finnish FA ' | 11th | |
| 2005 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | South Group | Finnish FA ' | 5th | |
| 2006 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | Group A | Finnish FA ' | 5th | |
| 2007 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | Group A | Finnish FA ' | 1st | Promoted |
| 2008 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen ' | Finnish FA ' | 14th | Relegated | |
| 2009 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | Group A | Finnish FA ' | 3rd | |
| 2010 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | Group A | Finnish FA ' | 10th | |
| 2011 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | Group A | Finnish FA ' | 14th | Relegated |
| 2012 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen ' | Section 1 | Helsinki & Uusimaa ' | 1st | Promoted |
| 2013 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | South Group | Finnish FA ' | 7th | |
| 2014 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | South Group | Finnish FA ' | 4th | |
| 2015 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | South Group | Finnish FA ' | 3rd | |
| 2016 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | Group A | Finnish FA ' | 8th | |
| 2017 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | Group B | Finnish FA ' | 7th | |
| 2018 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | Group B | Finnish FA ' | 8th | |
| 2019 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | Group B | Finnish FA ' | 11th | Relegated |
| 2020 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen ' | Group A | Finnish FA ' | 1st | Promotion Playoff - Promoted |
| 2021 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | Group A | Finnish FA ' | 7th | |
| 2022 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen ' | Group A | Finnish FA ' | 1st | Promoted |
| 2023 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen ' | Finnish FA ' | 10th | Remained in second level due to Bankcrupties of FC Honka and HIFK | |
| 2024 | Tier 2 | Ykkösliiga ' | Finnish FA ' | 9th | Won Relegation Playoff | |
| 2025 | Tier 2 | Ykkösliiga ' | Finnish FA |