Sepsi-78


Sepsi-78 is a Finnish association football club from Seinäjoki. The club was founded in 1978 after bankruptcy of its predecessor, Seinäjoen Palloseura. The first teams of Sepsi-78 and TP-Seinäjoki merged into Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho in 2007. Currently Sepsi-78 focuses in youth football and its first team plays in the Kutonen, seventh tier of the Finnish football league system.

History

Seinäjoen Palloseura was founded in 1930. SePS had activity in football and bandy, which was the club's main sport in the beginning. SePS played seven seasons in the bandy top flight before 1966. The club also played football for 15 seasons in the second tier between 1945 and 1977.
In 1977, SePS went bankrupt, but Sepsi-78 was formed and the new club got its place in the Ykkönen. In 1979, Sepsi-78 finished third and was promoted to Mestaruussarja after finishing fourth in the promotion qualifiers. In the club's first top flight season, Sepsi-78 finished seventh. In 1981 season Sepsi-78 narrowly escaped relegation after a replay with RoPS. In 1982 Sepsi-78 was relegated to Division One. The club was relegated again next season and after that it remained in the third and fourth tier until 2007.
After 2007 season the first teams of Sepsi-78 and TP-Seinäjoki merged into Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho, which got Sepsi-78's place in the Kakkonen.

Season to season

SeasonLevelDivisionSectionAdministrationPositionMovements
1945Tier 2Suomensarja Group AFinnish FA '6th
1945-46Tier 3Maakuntasarja 'PohjanmaaFinnish FA '1stPromotion Playoff - Promoted
1946-47Tier 2Suomensarja 'North GroupFinnish FA '5th
1947-48Tier 2Suomensarja 'North GroupFinnish FA '7thRelegated
1948Tier 3Maakuntasarja 'North Group BFinnish FA '3rd
1949
1950Tier 4Piirinsarja 'NorthVaasa District 'Promotion Playoff - Promoted
1951Tier 3Maakuntasarja 'North Group BFinnish FA '5th
1952Tier 3Maakuntasarja 'North Group BFinnish FA '3rd
1953Tier 3Maakuntasarja 'North Group BFinnish FA '5th
1954Tier 3Maakuntasarja 'North Group IVFinnish FA '6thRelegated
1955Tier 4Piirinsarja 'Vaasa District 'Promotion Playoff - Promoted
1956Tier 3Maakuntasarja 'North Group IIFinnish FA '7thRelegated
1957Tier 4Aluesarja 'Group 15 - VaasaFinnish FA '2nd
1958Tier 4Aluesarja 'Group 14 - VaasaFinnish FA '2nd
1959Tier 4Aluesarja 'Group 15 - VaasaFinnish FA '1stPromoted
1960Tier 3Maakuntasarja 'Group 8Finnish FA '3rd
1961Tier 3Maakuntasarja 'Group 8Finnish FA '1stPromoted
1962Tier 2Suomensarja 'North GroupFinnish FA '9th
1963Tier 2Suomensarja 'North GroupFinnish FA '4th
1964Tier 2Suomensarja 'North GroupFinnish FA '4th
1965Tier 2Suomensarja 'North GroupFinnish FA '6th
1966Tier 2Suomensarja 'North GroupFinnish FA '9th
1967Tier 2Suomensarja 'North GroupFinnish FA '11thRelegated
1968Tier 3Maakuntasarja 'Group 7Finnish FA '4th
1969Tier 3Maakuntasarja 'Group 7Finnish FA '2nd
1970Tier 3III Divisioona 'Group 7Finnish FA '2nd
1971Tier 3III Divisioona 'Group 7Finnish FA '1stPromoted
1972Tier 2II Divisioona 'West GroupFinnish FA '3rd
1973Tier 2I Divisioona 'Finnish FA '6th
1974Tier 2I Divisioona 'Finnish FA '3rd
1975Tier 2I Divisioona 'Finnish FA '6th
1976Tier 2I Divisioona 'Finnish FA '3rd
1977Tier 2I Divisioona 'Finnish FA '7th
1978Tier 2I Divisioona 'Finnish FA '3rd
1979Tier 2I Divisioona 'Finnish FA '3rdPromotion Group 4th - Promoted
1980Tier 1SM-Sarja 'Finnish FA '7thChampionship Group 7th
1981Tier 1SM-Sarja 'Finnish FA '9thRelegation Group 4th
1982Tier 1SM-Sarja 'Finnish FA '10thRelegation Group 6th - Relegated
1983Tier 2I Divisioona 'Finnish FA '10thRelegation Group 8th - Relegated
1984Tier 3II Divisioona 'North GroupFinnish FA '9th
1985Tier 3II Divisioona 'North GroupFinnish FA '6th
1986Tier 3II Divisioona 'North GroupFinnish FA '9th
1987Tier 3II Divisioona 'North GroupFinnish FA '12thRelegated
1988Tier 4III Divisioona 'Group 8 - Central Ostrobothnia & VaasaFinnish FA '5th
1989Tier 4III Divisioona 'Group 5 - Tampere & Central FinlandFinnish FA '5th
1990Tier 4III Divisioona 'Group 8 - Central Ostrobothnia & VaasaFinnish FA '1stPromoted
1991Tier 3II Divisioona 'North GroupFinnish FA '6th
1992Tier 3II Divisioona 'North GroupFinnish FA '11thRelegated
1993Tier 4Kolmonen ''Group 8 - Central Ostrobothnia & VaasaFinnish FA '1stPromoted
1994Tier 3Kakkonen 'North GroupFinnish FA '8th
1995Tier 3Kakkonen 'West GroupFinnish FA '7th
1996Tier 3Kakkonen 'North GroupFinnish FA '7th
1997Tier 3Kakkonen 'West GroupFinnish FA '10thRelegation Playoff
1998Tier 3Kakkonen 'West GroupFinnish FA '12thRelegated
1999Tier 4Kolmonen 'Group 7 - Central Ostrobothnia & VaasaVaasa District '8th
2000Tier 4Kolmonen 'VaasaVaasa District '1stPromoted
2001Tier 3Kakkonen 'North GroupFinnish FA '7th
2002Tier 3Kakkonen 'North GroupFinnish FA '12thRelegated
2003Tier 4Kolmonen 'VaasaVaasa District '11thRelegation Group 10th
2004Tier 4Kolmonen 'VaasaVaasa District '4thPromotion Group 3rd - Promotion Group North 2nd - Promoted
2005Tier 3Kakkonen 'West GroupFinnish FA '8th
2006Tier 3Kakkonen 'Group cFinnish FA '8th
2007Tier 3Kakkonen 'Group CFinnish FA '10th
2008Tier 6Vitonen 'Vaasa District '10thRelegated
2008Tier 7Kutonen 'Vaasa District '9th
2009Tier 7Kutonen 'Group 3Vaasa District '2nd
2010Tier 7Kutonen 'Group 3Vaasa District '3rdPromotion Group 8th
2011Tier 7Kutonen 'Group 3Vaasa District '7th
2012Did not participate-----
2013Tier 7Kutonen 'Group 3Vaasa District '8thLower Group 8th
2014-17Did not participate-----
2018Tier 7Kutonen 'Group 2Vaasa District '4thPromotion Group 2nd
2019Tier 6Vitonen 'Vaasa District '11thRelegated

  • 3' seasons in Veikkausliiga
  • 18 seasons in Ykkönen
  • 29 seasons in Kakkonen
  • 13 seasons in Kolmonen
  • 2 seasons in Vitonen
  • 6 seasons in Kutonen''