# Kajaanin Haka

Kajaanin Haka (abbreviated KajHa) is a football club from Kajaani in Finland. The club was formed in 1953 and their home ground is at the Kajaanin liikuntapuisto. The men's football first team currently plays in the Kolmonen (Third Division). The Chairman of KajHa is Jarmo Anttonen.

## Background

KajHa was founded on 15 March 1953 and in the early years the club was known as Hevossuon Haka. The change to the current name was made on 23 January 1963. Originally Haka was a typical village club, which in addition to football ran sections providing for sports of athletics, skiing, and volleyball. Specialisation in football occurred in the early 1960s and has remained the popular activity. There are currently 245 registered players and the number is growing all the time.
The club's first taste of success was in 1968 when they played one season in the Suomisarjaa (Finland League) which at that time was the second tier of Finnish football. They have had four other periods at this level, currently known as the Ykkönen (First Division) in 1970–71, 1985–86, 1993–94, 1998–99.
Haka have had nine periods covering 21 seasons in the Kakkonen (Second Division), the third tier of Finnish football covering 1975, 1979, 1981–84, 1987, 1990–92, 1995–97, 2000–05, 2007 and the current season 2010.
In 1999 KajHa won the Työväen Urheiluliiton Cup (Workers' Sports Federation Cup) for the first time in their history.
The attendance record for a KajHa match was the 1968 derby match with Kajaanin Palloilijat which was watched by 2,376 spectators.

## Season to season

| Season | Level | Division | Section | Administration | Position | Movements |
| 1994 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 13th | Relegated |
| 1995 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | North Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 3rd | |
| 1996 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | North Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 2nd | |
| 1997 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | North Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 1st | Promoted |
| 1998 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | North Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 7th | North Relegation Group |
| 1999 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | North Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 10th | North Relegation Group – Relegated |
| 2000 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | East Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 5th | |
| 2001 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | North Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 8th | |
| 2002 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | North Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 10th | |
| 2003 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | East Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 8th | |
| 2004 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | East Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 10th | |
| 2005 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | North Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 11th | Relegated |
| 2006 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 1st | Playoff Group C – Promoted |
| 2007 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group C | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 12th | Relegated |
| 2008 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 3rd | |
| 2009 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 1st | Promoted |
| 2010 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group C | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 13th | Relegated |
| 2011 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 2nd | |
| 2012 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 5th | |
| 2013 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 5th | |
| 2014 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 8th | |
| 2015 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 6th | |
| 2016 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 1st | Promoted |
| 2017 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group C | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | | |

## Junior section

The club provides for 5 different age groups for boys and in 2008 . In 2008 Kajaani Haka was selected as northern Finland's first football club to meet the new quality standards for coaching from which benefits are now experienced throughout the Kainuu region.
The club runs the Kainuun nappulaliiga (Kainuu Little League) for 5–12 years old boys and girls throughout the year. It covers almost the whole of the Kainuu region including Paltamo, Puolanka, Suomussalmi, Hyrynsalmi, Sotkamo, Kuhmo and Kajaani.
A traditional event provided by the club in the winter in January and February is the Tammiturnaus.

## Club structure

KajHa currently has 1 men's team and 5 boys teams.

## Current squad

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 | Toni Soini |
| 4 | MF | FIN | Väinö Juntunen |
| 6 | DF | FIN | Santeri Nukarinen |
| 7 | FW | FIN | Leevi Kemppainen |
| 8 | MF | FIN | Aleksi Fomin |
| 9 | FW | FIN | Severi Manninen |
| 11 | MF | FIN | Timo Liimatta |
| 12 | GK | FIN | Olli Karppinen |
| 13 | MF | FIN | Joona Ojala |
| 14 | MF | FIN | Jesse Kemppainen |
| 15 | DF | FIN | Joonas Tikkanen |
| 16 | DF | FIN | Joona Heiskanen |
| 17 | DF | | Mabrouk Naoufel |
| 18 | FW | FIN | Timo Väisänen |
| 19 | FW | FIN | Juuso Rissanen |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | FIN | Arsi Kähkönen |
| 22 | FW | FIN | Tommi Lukkari |
| 23 | DF | FIN | Konsta Hurskainen |
| 24 | DF | FIN | Tuomas Ingalsuo |
| 25 | DF | NGA | Edozie Chiedra |
| 25 | FW | FIN | Arttu Seppänen |
| 26 | MF | FIN | Lassi Toppinen |
| 27 | MF | FIN | Juuso Pikkarainen |
| 27 | MF | SRB | Nikola Erceg |
| 28 | DF | FIN | Harkko Helvelahti |
| 29 | FW | FIN | Jimi Sirviö |
| 25 | FW | FIN | Patrik Ahola |
| 30 | DF | NGA | Chinedu Nwanneka |
| 37 | FW | BRA | Vitor Borges |

## References and sources

* Official Website
* Finnish Wikipedia
* Kajaanin Haka Facebook

## Footnotes

* ↑ "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
* ↑ "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
* ↑ Jalkapallokirja 1991. Suomen Palloliitto. 1991. ISSN 0787-7188.