| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |