Clubname: | Ilves-Kissat |
Fullname: | Tampereen-Viipurin Ilves-Kissat |
Founded: | 1934, Viipuri |
Ground: | Ratina Stadium, Tammela Stadion and others., Tampere |
League: | Kakkonen |
Season: | 2023 |
Position: | Group B, 3rd |
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Tampereen-Viipurin Ilves-Kissat is a Finnish football club from Tampere. As of 2017 are playing in the Kolmonen league.[1]
They play their home matches in the Tammelan Stadion, which was opened in 1931.[2]
The name of the club was changed to Viipurin Ilves (‘Lynx of Viipuri’) in 1934, and as a result of the Winter War, the club was relocated in Tampere in 1940. However, there already was a club called Ilves in Tampere, so club reverted to the name Ilves-Kissat in December 1944.[3]
IKissat Tampere were promoted to the Mestaruussarja, the top flight of Finnish football, for the 1949 season, and we're champions in 1950. They were relegated in 1951.[4]
In 1974 Ilves-Kissat and Tampellan Palloilijat merged with Ilves Tampere, which now became fully involved in football. Ilves-Kissat discontinued its activities in the sport, but on lower tiers of Finnish football it is, in a way, represented by its sister club, Kissalan Pojat (namesake of the Katzenjammer Kids).[3]
In the autumn of 2004, with the club's football team in 6th Division the management of the club decided to make a push for higher tiers, and in the autumn of 2010 the club achieved promotion to Kakkonen, i.e. 3rd tier. For the 2011 season, Ilves-Kissat entered an arrangement whereby they became the farm team for FC Haka of Valkeakoski, but the season ended with relegation to 3rd Division.[5]
After the 2023 season, reports about the club's financial troubles have emerged.[6]
Season | Level | Division | Section | Administration | Position | Movements | |
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1936 | Tier 3 | Maakuntasarja (Third Division) | East | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | Promotion Playoff | ||
1937 | Tier 3 | Maakuntasarja (Third Division) | East | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | |||
1938 | Tier 2 | Itä-Länsi-Sarja (Second Division) | East League, Southern Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 2nd | ||
1939 | Tier 2 | Itä-Länsi-Sarja (Second Division) | East League, Southern Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 3rd | ||
1940-1944 | Wartime - No participation | ||||||
1945 | Tier 2 | SPL Suomensarja (Second Division) | Groub B | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 3rd | First season in Tampere - Relegated | |
1945-46 | Tier 3 | Maakuntasarja (Third Division) | Häme Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 1st | Promotion Playoff - Promoted | |
1946-47 | Tier 2 | SPL Suomensarja (Second Division) | South Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 5th | ||
1947-48 | Tier 2 | SPL Suomensarja (Second Division) | North Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 2nd | Promotion Group 3rd | |
1948 | Tier 2 | Suomensarja (Second Division) | South Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 1st | Promoted | |
1949 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 7th | |||
1950 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 1st | Champions | ||
1951 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 10th | Relegated | ||
1952 | Tier 2 | Suomensarja (Second Division) | West Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 10th | Relegated | |
1953 | Tier 3 | Maakuntasarja (Third Division) | West Group B | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 1st | Promotion Group West 2nd - Promoted | |
1954 | Tier 2 | Suomensarja (Second Division) | East Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 2nd | ||
1955 | Tier 2 | Suomensarja (Second Division) | West Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 1st | Promoted | |
1956 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 4th | |||
1957 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 5th | |||
1958 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 8th | Relegation Playoff - Relegated | ||
1959 | Tier 2 | Suomensarja (Second Division) | West Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 4th | ||
1960 | Tier 2 | Suomensarja (Second Division) | North Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 6th | ||
1961 | Tier 2 | Suomensarja (Second Division) | West Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 7th | ||
1962 | Tier 2 | Suomensarja (Second Division) | West Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 2nd | ||
1963 | Tier 2 | Suomensarja (Second Division) | West Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 1st | Promoted | |
1964 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 7th | |||
1965 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 7th | |||
1966 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 8th | |||
1967 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 12th | Relegated | ||
1968 | Tier 2 | Suomensarja (Second Division) | South Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 1st | Promotion Group 2nd - Promoted | |
1969 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 6th | |||
1970 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 10th | |||
1971 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 14th | Relegated | ||
1972 | Tier 2 | Suomensarja (Second Division) | West Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 1st | Promoted | |
1973 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 10th | |||
1974 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 12th | Relegated | ||
1975-86 | Merged with TaPa | ||||||
1987 | Tier 4 | III Divisioona (Third Division) | Group 5 - Tampere & Central Finland | Tampere District (SPL Tampere) | 6th | ||
1988 | Tier 4 | III Divisioona (Third Division) | Group 4 - Tampere & Satakunta | Tampere District (SPL Tampere) | 9th | ||
1989 | Tier 4 | III Divisioona (Third Division) | Group 5 - Tampere & Central Finland | Tampere District (SPL Tampere) | 9th | ||
1990 | Tier 4 | III Divisioona (Third Division) | Group 5 - Tampere & Central Finland | Tampere District (SPL Tampere) | 6th | ||
1991 | Tier 4 | III Divisioona (Third Division) | Group 5 - Tampere & Central Finland | Tampere District (SPL Tampere) | 12th | ||
1992 | Tampere District (SPL Tampere) | Unknown | |||||
1993 | Tampere District (SPL Tampere) | Unknown | |||||
1994 | Tier 8 | Seiska (Seventh Division) | Tampere District (SPL Tampere) | 8th | |||
1995 | Tampere District (SPL Tampere) | Unknown | |||||
1996 | Tampere District (SPL Tampere) | Unknown | |||||
1997 | Tier 6 | Vitonen (Fifth Division) | North Group | Tampere District (SPL Tampere) | 9th | ||
1998 | Tier 6 | Vitonen (Fifth Division) | Tampere District (SPL Tampere) | 11th | |||
1999 | Tampere District (SPL Tampere) | Unknown | |||||
2000 | Tampere District (SPL Tampere) | Unknown | |||||
2001 | Tier 7 | Kutonen (Sixth Division) | Group 2 | Tampere District (SPL Tampere) | 6th | ||
2002 | Tier 7 | Kutonen (Sixth Division) | Group 2 | Tampere District (SPL Tampere) | 10th | ||
2003 | Tampere District (SPL Tampere) | Unknown | |||||
2004 | Tier 7 | Kutonen (Sixth Division) | Group 2 | Tampere District (SPL Tampere) | 1st | Promoted | |
2005 | Tier 6 | Vitonen (Fifth Division) | South Group | Tampere District (SPL Tampere) | 8th | ||
2006 | Tier 6 | Vitonen (Fifth Division) | North Group | Tampere District (SPL Tampere) | 5th | ||
2007 | Tier 6 | Vitonen (Fifth Division) | Group 3 | Tampere District (SPL Tampere) | 1st | Promoted | |
2008 | Tier 5 | Nelonen (Fourth Division) | Tampere District (SPL Tampere) | 2nd | Promoted | ||
2009 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Tampere District (SPL Tampere) | 3rd | |||
2010 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Tampere District (SPL Tampere) | 1st | Promotion Playoff - Promoted | ||
2011 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group B | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 11th | Relegated | |
2012 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Tampere & Satakunta | Tampere District (SPL Tampere) | 3rd | ||
2013 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Tampere & Satakunta | Tampere District (SPL Tampere) | 1st | Promoted | |
2014 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Western Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 7th | ||
2015 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Southern Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 9th | Relegated | |
2016 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Tampere & Satakunta | Tampere District (SPL Tampere) | 2nd | ||
2017 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Tampere | Tampere District (SPL Tampere) | 2nd | ||
2018 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Tampere | Tampere District (SPL Tampere) | 3rd | ||
2019 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Tampere | Tampere District (SPL Tampere) | 2nd | ||
2020 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Western Group B | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 1st | Promotion Playoff - Promoted | |
2021 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group B | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 10th |