# FC Kiffen 08

Kronohagens Idrottsförening (abbreviated KIF or Kiffen) (English: Kruununhaka Sports Association) is a sports club from Helsinki, Finland. The club was founded on 27 September 1908, and has been mainly known for the achievements of its association football and handball teams. In the past the club also played at the top level in ice hockey and has won the Kalevan malja (Kaleva Cup) in athletics. Other sports that the club participates include shooting, bandy, bowling, and boxing.
The men's football team is historically one of the most successful teams in Finland, and won the national football championship on three occasions during the 1910s, but currently plays in the Kakkonen (Second Division), the third tier of Finnish football. The football section of Kronohagens Idrottsforening is now known as FC Kiffen 08.

## Football
### History

Kiffen football is known as the Mustat Hurmurit (Black charmers). The name comes from the late 1920s when the black coloured jersey was first introduced bu Kiffen bandy team. Kiffen had two representatives, Ragnar Wickström and Lars Schybergson, in the Finnish football team at the Stockholm Olympics in 1912. The club then won the Finnish football championship (Mestaruussarja) in 1913, 1915 and 1916 in the years prior to Finnish independence in 1917. Kiffen's last championship win came much later in 1955.
The decline in Kiffen football set in a decade later when the club were relegated from the Mestaruussarja and then a further relegation from the Suomensarja (Finland League), the second tier, followed in 1965 to the Maakuntasarja, the third tier. Fortunes fluctuated in the late 1960s and early 1970s before the club made its last appearances in the Mestaruussarja in 1977 and 1978. Among the players representing Kiffen at that time were Erkki Alaja, Juha Dahllund, Kai Haaskivi, Atik Ismail and Reima Kokko.
The following year in 1978 Kiffen had dropped to the Ykkönen (First Division) and in the subsequent years the club have not reached second-tier football. Over the last 30 years the club has fluctuated between the Kakkonen (Second Division) and Kolmonen (Third Division).
In 1982 and 1983 Kiffen's ladies team reached the Finnish Women's league championship qualifiers and from 1984 until 1989 played in the Premier Division after which the team withdrew with their divisional place being inherited by MP Mikkeli.

### Honours and achievements

* Finnish Champions (Mestaruussarja Winners): 1913, 1915, 1916 and 1955
* Finnish Cup (Suomen Cup): Runners–up in 1958 (2–4 to KTP Kotka).

### Divisional movements since 1930

Top Level (25 seasons): 1930–32, 1940/41–46/47, 1948–57, 1960–64, 1977–78 Second Level (16 seasons): 1936–39, 1947/48, 195859, 1965, 1969–74, 1976, 1979 Third Level (21 seasons): 1975, 1980–85, 1990, 1994–2004, 2009–2012, 2015–

### Season to season

Season to Season :
| Season | Level | Division | Section | Administration | Position | Movements |
| 1930 | Tier 1 | A-Sarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 6th | |
| 1931 | Tier 1 | A-Sarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 4th | |
| 1932 | Tier 1 | A-Sarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 8th | Relegated |
| 1933 | Tier 2 | B-Sarja (Second Division) | Helsinki Region Qualifying | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | | Did not Qualify to nationwide league |
| 1934 | Tier 2 | B-Sarja (Second Division) | Western Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 4th | |
| 1935 | Tier 2 | B-Sarja (Second Division) | West League | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 5th | |
| 1936 | Tier 2 | Itä-Länsi-sarja (Second Division) | West League | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 3rd | |
| 1937 | Tier 2 | Itä-Länsi-sarja (Second Division) | West League | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 3rd | |
| 1938 | Tier 2 | Itä-Länsi-sarja (Second Division) | West League, South Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Promotion Playoff |
| 1939 | Tier 2 | Itä-Länsi-sarja (Second Division) | West League, Group 1 | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Promotion Group West 1st – Promoted |
| 1940 | Tier 1 | Cup-Competition | Cup format | Finnish FA(Suomen Palloliitto) | Quarter-finals | |
| 1940–41 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 6th | |
| 1942 | Tier 1 | Cup-Competition | Cup format | Finnish FA & TUL (Suomen Palloliitto & Työväen Urheiluliitto) | Quarter-finals | |
| 1943–44 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 4th | Qualifying round 2nd |
| 1945 | Tier 1 | SPL Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Groub B | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 4th | |
| 1945 | Tier 1 | Cup-Competition | Cup format | Finnish FA & TUL (Suomen Palloliitto & Työväen Urheiluliitto) | Round of 32 | |
| 1945–46 | Tier 1 | SPL Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 5th | |
| 1946–47 | Tier 1 | SPL Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 8th | Relegated |
| 1947–48 | Tier 2 | Suomensarja (Second Division) | South Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Promotion Group 1st – Promoted |
| 1948 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 6th | |
| 1949 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 3rd | |
| 1950 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 6th | |
| 1951 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 7th | |
| 1952 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 8th | |
| 1953 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 7th | |
| 1954 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 7th | |
| 1955 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Champions |
| 1956 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 3rd | |
| 1957 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 9th | Relegated |
| 1958 | Tier 2 | Suomensarja (Second Division) | South Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd | |
| 1959 | Tier 2 | Suomensarja (Second Division) | South Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Promoted |
| 1960 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 3rd | |
| 1961 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd | |
| 1962 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 9th | |
| 1963 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 9th | |
| 1964 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 12th | Relegated |
| 1965 | Tier 2 | Suomensarja (Second Division) | West Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 12th | Relegated |
| 1966 | Tier 3 | Maakuntasarja (Third Division) | Group 1 Helsinki | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 3rd | |
| 1967 | Tier 3 | Maakuntasarja (Third Division) | Group 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 2nd | |
| 1968 | Tier 3 | Maakuntasarja (Third Division) | Group 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 1st | Promoted |
| 1969 | Tier 2 | Suomensarja (Second Division) | East Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd | |
| 1970 | Tier 2 | II Divisioona (Second Division) | East Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 5th | |
| 1971 | Tier 2 | II Divisioona (Second Division) | East Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 8th | |
| 1972 | Tier 2 | II Divisioona (Second Division) | East Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 4th | |
| 1973 | Tier 2 | I Divisioona (First Division) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 8th | |
| 1974 | Tier 2 | I Divisioona (First Division) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 12th | Relegated |
| 1975 | Tier 3 | II Divisioona (Second Division) | East Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 1st | Promoted |
| 1976 | Tier 2 | I Divisioona (First Division) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Promoted |
| 1977 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 8th | |
| 1978 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 11th | Relegated |
| 1979 | Tier 2 | I Divisioona (First Division) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 12th | Relegation Group 8th – Relegated |
| 1980 | Tier 3 | II Divisioona (Second Division) | East Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 8th | |
| 1981 | Tier 3 | II Divisioona (Second Division) | East Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 9th | |
| 1982 | Tier 3 | II Divisioona (Second Division) | East Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 5th | |
| 1983 | Tier 3 | II Divisioona (Second Division) | East Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 7th | |
| 1984 | Tier 3 | II Divisioona (Second Division) | East Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 7th | |
| 1985 | Tier 3 | II Divisioona (Second Division) | West Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 11th | Relegated |
| 1986 | Tier 4 | III divisioona (Third Division) | Group 2 | Helsinki & Uusimaa | 4th | |
| 1987 | Tier 4 | III divisioona (Third Division) | Group 2 | Helsinki & Uusimaa | 9th | |
| 1988 | Tier 4 | III divisioona (Third Division) | Group 2 | Helsinki & Uusimaa | 8th | |
| 1989 | Tier 4 | III divisioona (Third Division) | Group 1 | Helsinki & Uusimaa | 1st | Promoted |
| 1990 | Tier 3 | II Divisioona (Second Division) | East Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 11th | Relegated |
| 1991 | Tier 4 | III divisioona (Third Division) | Group 2 | Helsinki & Uusimaa | 7th | |
| 1992 | Tier 4 | III divisioona (Third Division) | Group 1 | Helsinki & Uusimaa | 5th | |
| 1993 | Tier 4 | III divisioona (Third Division) | Group 2 | Helsinki & Uusimaa | 2nd | Promoted |
| 1994 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | South Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 9th | |
| 1995 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | South Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 4th | |
| 1996 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | South Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 6th | |
| 1997 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | South Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 8th | |
| 1998 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | East Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 5th | |
| 1999 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | South Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 3rd | |
| 2000 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | South Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 5th | |
| 2001 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | South Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 7th | |
| 2002 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | South Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 6th | |
| 2003 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | South Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 10th | |
| 2004 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | South Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 12th | Relegated |
| 2005 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Section 1 | Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) | 3rd | |
| 2006 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Section 3 | Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) | 5th | |
| 2007 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Section 2 | Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) | 2nd | |
| 2008 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Section 3 | Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) | 1st | Promoted |
| 2009 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group A | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 8th | |
| 2010 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group A | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 2nd | |
| 2011 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group A | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 9th | |
| 2012 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Itäinen (Eastern) | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 9th | Relegated |
| 2013 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Section 2 | Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) | 2nd | |
| 2014 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Section 2 | Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) | 1st | Promoted |
| 2015 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Itäinen (Eastern) | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 6th | |
| 2016 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Itäinen (Eastern) | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 8th | |
| 2017 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Itäinen (Eastern) | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 6th | |
| 2018 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group B | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 9th | |
| 2019 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group A | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 10th | |
| 2020 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group A | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 5th | |

### Club structure

Kiffen runs 3 men's teams and 6 veteran's teams.
FC Kiffen are competing in Group A of the Kakkonen. This is the third tier of the Finnish football system. In 2020 the team finished in fifth position in their Kakkonen group.
FC Kiffen/3 are participating in the Section 1 of the Nelonen (Fourth Division).
FC Kiffen/3 are participating in the Section 3 of the Vitonen (Fifth Division).

### Current squad

    As of 26 October 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | FIN | Axel Andersson |
| 2 | DF | FIN | Maxim Nazari (on loan from HJK) |
| 2 | DF | FIN | Pyry Korhonen |
| 4 | DF | FIN | Arttu Loukiainen |
| 5 | DF | FIN | Artti Korhonen |
| 5 | MF | FIN | Leo Ussher |
| 6 | MF | FIN | Emil Lehtinen |
| 7 | MF | FIN | Valtteri Lohi |
| 8 | MF | FIN | Riku Heinonen |
| 9 | FW | FIN | Samuli Heiska |
| 10 | FW | FIN | Mauricio Hopsu |
| 11 | FW | FIN | Eetu Kolu |
| 12 | GK | FIN | Tuuka Niemelä |
| 13 | MF | FIN | Bob Diasonama |
| 14 | MF | FIN | Severi Murto |
| 15 | FW | FIN | Akseli Hollmen |
| 16 | MF | BRA | Dudu |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | SLE | Tejan Deen |
| 18 | FW | FIN | Noakim Lokake |
| 18 | FW | FIN | Peik Koskinen |
| 19 | FW | FIN | Joona Tukiainen |
| 20 | FW | FIN | Reko Räsänen |
| 21 | DF | FIN | Jere Pulkkinen |
| 23 | MF | FIN | Fesal Mohamed |
| 24 | DF | FIN | Valtteri Karlsson |
| 25 | DF | FIN | Liam Lokake |
| 26 | DF | FIN | Touko Laakkonen |
| 27 | DF | FIN | Tuomas Saarikko |
| 28 | DF | FIN | Arttu Mäkinen |
| 29 | MF | FIN | Muslim Markhiyev |
| 30 | GK | FIN | Niko Tervonen |
| 31 | GK | EST | Martin Kella |
| 32 | FW | FIN | Milot Kastrati |

### Management

Updated 9 January 2021
| Name | Role |
| Mako Tukiainen | Head coach |
| Daniel Stevens | Assistant coach |
| Jari Hakala | Coach |
| Oso Hautamo | Goalkeeping coach |
| Teemu Itkonen | Kit Manager |
| Raynold Dickmann | Honorary Kit Manager |
| Kimmo Silventoinen | Team Manager |
| Henrik Lindström | First Team Administrator |
| Janne Wikman | Executive Director |
| Jaakko Jokilahti | Media |

## Bandy

The club played bandy in its early years and was the runner-up for the Finnish championship five times between 1917 and 1932.

## Ice hockey

Kiffen played under the name KIF in the Finnish SM-sarja for several occasions. KIF won the SM-sarja 3 times (1939, 1941 and 1943). KIF played its final SM-sarja season in 1952 and has not been playing top level ice hockey since.

## Handball

Kiffen has one of the most successful Handball teams in Finland. Kiffen played in the Finnish Handball League from 1969 to 2003. Kiffen's best years were during the 1970s when they were 10 times in the medals.

## References and sources

* Official club website
* Official football website
* Finnish Wikipedia
* Suomen Cup (archived 12 June 2010)

## Footnotes

* 1 2 "Finland – List of league First Level Tables". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
* 1 2 3 "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
* ↑ "Finland – List of Women's League First Level Tables". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
* ↑ "Home". finlandfootball.net.
* ↑ Helsingin Sanomat 1933 no 148
* ↑ "Mustat Hurmurit 2023" (in Finnish). FC Kiffen. Retrieved 9 August 2018.