FC Vaajakoski is an active

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from

Vaajakoski Vaajakoski is a district of Jyväskylä, Finland and the centre of Vaajakoski-Jyskä ward. It is located seven kilometres from the city centre on the Northern end of lake Päijänne, where it is bordered by Jyskä to the west, Sulunperä and Kau ...

Jyväskylä Jyväskylä () is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Central Finland. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Jyväskylä is approximately , while the Jyväskylä sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately ...

, Finland. The club was formed in 1993 and their home ground is at the Vaajakosken keskuskenttä. The men's first team currently plays in the

Ykkönen ''Ykkönen'' (Finnish language, Finnish for 'Number One'; , previously I divisioona) is the third highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga and Ykkösliiga), managed by the Football Association of Finland. Until ...

, the Finnish third-tier in 2024. The Chairman of FCV is Laasi Paavolainen.

Background

The club was established in 1993 and serves the Vaajakoski-Jyskä area of Jyväskylä. The club currently provides for

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and

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and has over 300 registered players. In their short history FCV have already had three spells covering 5 seasons in the

Kakkonen Kakkonen or II divisioona is the fourth level in the league system of Finnish football and comprises 36 Finnish football teams. Until the end of 2023, ''Kakkonen'' was the third-highest level in Finland, but after the creation of new second-t ...

(Second Division), the third tier of Finnish football in 2003, 2005–06 and 2009 to the present day.

Season to season

*15 seasons in ''3rd Tier'' *9 seasons in ''4th Tier'' *1 season in ''5th Tier''

Club Structure

FCV runs 3 men's teams and several boys teams.

Club teams

FCV Men's Team are participating in

administered by the

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'' (Suomen Palloliitto).'' It is the third highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 FCV finished in sixth position in their

section. FCV Reds are participating in the

Vitonen Vitonen or V divisioona is the seventh level in the Finnish football league system and comprises 228 teams. The V divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Vitonen (''Number Five'' in English and ''Femman'' in ...

(Fifth Division) section administered by the Keski-Suomi SPL.

2018 season

FCV got promoted to

for season 2018, as a result of

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failing to meet license regulations in

and refusing to take part in Kakkonen. Current manager of the squad, Mika Järvinen has been in charge since 2013.

References and sources

Official Website Suomen Cup

Footnotes

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