Kajaanin Palloilijat

Kajaanin Palloilijat is a football club from Kajaani in Finland. The club was formed in 1924. KaPa has played one season in the Finnish premier division Mestaruussarja in 1953. In 2006 the club's men's team merged with Tarmo and formed AC Kajaani, original KaPa has since focused on youth football.

History

In 1924 footballers from to local sports clubs, Kipinä and Ärjy, decided to form a new football club. Founding meeting was held on 3.7.1924 at a local cafeteria. Only 9 days later club played their first match against football club from Kuopio, match ended in a 1–1 draw. Club participated in Savo district leagues during the 1930s but was not allowed to participate in national competition due to the town's remote location, almost all other clubs at the time came from southern and western coast. In 1939 they were allowed to qualify to national leagues. In 1952 Club won a promotion to premier division, but was relegated after a single season. In the 1956 first division season KaPa came second just one point behind KoRe, missing promotion back to Mestaruussarja. Palloilijat spent most of its history in the second and third levels of Finnish football. In the 1970s another local club, Kajaanin Haka rose to prominence, which eventually led KaPa losing its long-held position as leading football club of Kajaani, and relegating in to lower tiers in the 1990s. In 2006 the adults team merged with Tarmo to form AC Kajaani.

Season to season

Season	Level	Division	Section	Administration	Position	Movements
1931	Tier 3	Piirinsarja		Savo District '	5th
1932	Tier 3	Piirinsarja '		Savo District '	6th
1933	Tier 3	Piirinsarja '		Savo District '	4th
1934	Tier 3	Piirinsarja '		Savo District '	6th
1935	Tier 3	Piirinsarja '		Savo District '	3rd
1936-38	Tier 3	Piirinsarja '		Savo District '	No tables available
1939	Tier 2	Itä-Länsi-sarja '	East League, North Group	Finnish FA '	3rd
1940-41	Tier 3	C-sarja '	Group 6	Finnish FA '	1st	Promotion Playoff
1942-44						Did not participate
1945-46	Tier 3	Maakuntasarja '	North Group	Finnish FA '	2nd
1946-47	Tier 3	Maakuntasarja '	Savonia Group	Finnish FA '	1st	Promotion Playoff - Promoted
1947-48	Tier 2	Suomensarja '	North Group	Finnish FA '	3rd
1948	Tier 2	Suomensarja '	North Group	Finnish FA '	2nd
1949	Tier 2	Suomensarja '	East Group	Finnish FA '	3rd
1950	Tier 2	Suomensarja '	East Group	Finnish FA '	3rd
1951	Tier 2	Suomensarja '	East Group	Finnish FA '	3rd
1952	Tier 2	Suomensarja '	East Group	Finnish FA '	1st	Promoted
1953	Tier 1	Mestaruussarja '		Finnish FA '	10th	Relegated
1954	Tier 2	Suomensarja '	East Group	Finnish FA '	8th
1955	Tier 2	Suomensarja '	East Group	Finnish FA '	7th
1956	Tier 2	Suomensarja '	East Group	Finnish FA '	2nd
1957	Tier 2	Suomensarja '	East Group	Finnish FA '	5th
1958	Tier 2	Suomensarja '	North Group	Finnish FA '	4th
1959	Tier 2	Suomensarja '	North Group	Finnish FA '	4th
1960	Tier 2	Suomensarja '	East Group	Finnish FA '	4th
1961	Tier 2	Suomensarja '	North Group	Finnish FA '	9th
1962	Tier 2	Suomensarja '	North Group	Finnish FA '	7th
1963	Tier 2	Suomensarja '	North Group	Finnish FA '	5th
1964	Tier 2	Suomensarja '	North Group	Finnish FA '	7th
1965	Tier 2	Suomensarja '	North Group	Finnish FA '	4th
1966	Tier 2	Suomensarja '	North Group	Finnish FA '	2nd
1967	Tier 2	Suomensarja '	North Group	Finnish FA '	3rd
1968	Tier 2	Suomensarja '	East Group	Finnish FA '	3rd
1969	Tier 2	Suomensarja '	North Group	Finnish FA '	6th
1970	Tier 2	II Divisioona '	North Group	Finnish FA '	3rd
1971	Tier 2	II Divisioona '	North Group	Finnish FA '	5th
1972	Tier 2	II Divisioona '	North Group	Finnish FA '	10th
1973	Tier 3	II Divisioona '	North Group	Finnish FA '	2nd	Promoted
1974	Tier 2	I Divisioona '		Finnish FA '	8th
1975	Tier 2	I Divisioona '		Finnish FA '	11th	Relegated
1976	Tier 3	II Divisioona '	North Group	Finnish FA '	5th
1977	Tier 3	II Divisioona '	North Group	Finnish FA '	3rd
1978	Tier 3	II Divisioona '	North Group	Finnish FA '	3rd
1979	Tier 3	II Divisioona '	North Group	Finnish FA '	4th
1980	Tier 3	II Divisioona '	North Group	Finnish FA '	7th
1981	Tier 3	II Divisioona '	North Group	Finnish FA '	3rd
1982	Tier 3	II Divisioona '	North Group	Finnish FA '	2nd	Promotion Playoff
1983	Tier 3	II Divisioona '	North Group	Finnish FA '	1st	Promotion Playoff - Promoted
1984	Tier 2	I Divisioona '		Finnish FA '	10th	Relegated
1985	Tier 3	II Divisioona '	North Group	Finnish FA '	3rd
1986	Tier 3	II Divisioona '	North Group	Finnish FA '	1st	Promoted
1987	Tier 2	I Divisioona '		Finnish FA '	11th	Relegated
1988	Tier 3	II Divisioona '	North Group	Finnish FA '	4th
1989	Tier 3	II Divisioona '	North Group	Finnish FA '	8th
1990	Tier 3	II Divisioona '	North Group	Finnish FA '	10th	Relegated
1991	Tier 4	III Divisioona '	Group 7	Northern Finland'	1st	Promoted
1992	Tier 3	II Divisioona '	North Group	Finnish FA '	7th
1993	Tier 3	Kakkonen '	North Group	Finnish FA '	12th	Relegated
1994	Tier 4	Kolmonen '	Group 8/A	Northern Finland'	4th
1995	Tier 4	Kolmonen '	Group 6	Northern Finland'	2nd	Promoted
1996	Tier 3	Kakkonen '	North Group	Finnish FA '	12th	Relegated
1997	Tier 4	Kolmonen '	Group 8 - Oulu-Kainuu	Northern Finland'	3rd
1998	Tier 4	Kolmonen '	Group 8 - Oulu-Kainuu	Northern Finland'	1st	Lost championship final and promotion playoff
1999	Tier 4	Kolmonen '	Group 8 - Oulu-Kainuu	Northern Finland'	1st	Promotion Group 3rd
2000	Tier 4	Kolmonen '	Group 8 - Oulu-Kainuu	Northern Finland'	1st	Promotion Playoff
2001	Tier 4	Kolmonen '	Oulu-Kainuu	Northern Finland'	2nd	Promoted
2002	Tier 3	Kakkonen '	North Group	Finnish FA '	9th
2003	Tier 3	Kakkonen '		Finnish FA '		Withdrew
2004	Tier 5	Nelonen '	Kainuu	Northern Finland'	2nd

1' seasons in Mestaruussarja
30 seasons in I Divisioona
26 season in Kakkonen
8 season in Kolmonen
1 season in Nelonen''