# SJK Akatemia

SJK Akatemia (also referred to as SJK II, formerly Kerho 07 in 2013–2015) is a football club from Seinäjoki in Finland. The club was formed in 2012 and their home ground is at the OmaSP Stadion. SJK Akatemia is the reserve team of Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho (SJK) and currently plays in the Ykkösliiga, the new second level of football in Finland.
SJK Akatemia also contains SJK U17. In 2018, SJK started a football high school with Kuortane sports school, producing young players to SJK and SJK Akatemia.

## Current squad

    As of 2 August 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 4 | FW | BEN | Olatoundji Tessilimi |
| 6 | DF | GHA | Sayibu Yakubu |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Vinícius Ribeiro |
| 14 | MF | NGA | Shehu Sulaiman |
| 15 | FW | FIN | Elias Hyytinen |
| 16 | DF | FIN | Tuomas Koivisto |
| 17 | FW | FIN | Onni Hänninen |
| 23 | DF | NGA | Nathaniel Tahmbi |
| 25 | GK | NCA | Miguel Rodriguez |
| 26 | FW | FIN | Eemeli Honkola |
| 28 | FW | FIN | Akseli Tervaniemi |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 30 | MF | GHA | Emmanuel Anokye |
| 33 | FW | GHA | Emmanuel Akansase |
| 34 | GK | FIN | Juho Kaunismäki |
| 36 | MF | FIN | Denis Cukici |
| 38 | FW | FIN | Elari Hautamäki |
| 60 | GK | FIN | Asseri Heinämäki |
| 72 | MF | FIN | Jore Nikkilä |
| — | FW | FIN | Aapo Hyppönen |
| — | DF | FIN | Arvi Liljaniemi |
| — | MF | FIN | Noah Rantasalmi |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |

## League history

Season to season of SJK Akatemia :
| Season | Level | Division | Section | Administration | Position | Movements |
| 2013 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Northern Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 7th | |
| 2014 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Western Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 6th | |
| 2015 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Northern Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 9th | Relegated |
| 2016 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Northern Ostrobothnia & Vaasa | Finnish FA, Vaasa District (SPL Vaasa) | 2nd | |
| 2017 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Northern Ostrobothnia & Vaasa | Finnish FA, Vaasa District (SPL Vaasa) | 1st | Promoted |
| 2018 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group C | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 3rd | |
| 2019 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group C | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Promoted |
| 2020 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 11th | Relegated |
| 2021 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group C | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Promoted |
| 2022 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 9th | |
| 2023 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 4th | |
| 2024 | Tier 2 | Ykkösliiga (League One) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 7th | |
| 2025 | Tier 2 | Ykkösliiga (League One) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | | |

## Staff

* Head Coaches: Stevie Grieve and Arttu Aromaa
* Fitness Coaches: Tommi Pärmäkoski, Pekka Koskela, Jaakko Ojaniemi and Mika Hormalainen
* Goalkeeping Coaches: Luis Fernando and Jari Kujala
* Team Manager, Secretary: Jorma Tuohisaari