Tampereen-Viipurin Ilves-Kissat is a Finnish football club from

Tampere Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Tampere is approximately , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the most populous mu ...

. As of 2017 are playing in the

Kolmonen Kolmonen or III divisioona is the fifth level in the Finnish football league system, league system of Finnish football and comprises 108 Finland, Finnish football (soccer), football teams. The III divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mi ...

league. They play their home matches in the

Tammelan Stadion Tammelan Stadion is a football stadium in Tampere, Finland. It is the home ground for the Veikkausliiga club Ilves, Ykkönen club Tampere United, and the Kakkonen side TPV. The Ilves women's team, which plays in the Kansallinen Ykkön ...

, which was opened in 1931.

History

The name of the club was changed to Viipurin Ilves (‘Lynx of Viipuri’) in 1934, and as a result of the

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, the club was relocated in

in 1940. However, there already was a club called

Ilves Tampereen Ilves, commonly known as Ilves, (; Finnish language, Finnish for "Eurasian lynx, Lynx") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team based in Tampere. They play in the Liiga at the Nokia Arena (Tampere), Nokia Arena. The colors of Ilves, ...

in Tampere, so club reverted to the name Ilves-Kissat in December 1944.History of Tampereen-Viipurin Ilves-Kissat.
IKissat Tampere were promoted to the

Mestaruussarja Mestaruussarja (Championship series) was the top division of Finnish football from 1930 to 1989. It was replaced by Veikkausliiga in 1990. In 1930 league format was used for the first time to decide the Finnish champion. Before that (1908-1929) ...

, the top flight of Finnish football, for the 1949 season, and were champions in 1950. They were relegated in 1951. Ilves-Kissat vs

In 1974 Ilves-Kissat and

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n Palloilijat merged with

Ilves Tampere Tampereen Ilves, commonly known as Ilves, (; Finnish for "Lynx") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team based in Tampere. They play in the Liiga at the Nokia Arena. The colors of Ilves, green, yellow, and black, were taken from what was the ...

, 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 ''The Katzenjammer Kids'' is an American comic strip created by Rudolph Dirks in 1897 and later drawn by Harold Knerr for 35 years (1914 to 1949).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 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 ...

, i.e. 3rd tier. For the 2011 season, Ilves-Kissat entered an arrangement whereby they became the

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for

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, but the season ended with relegation to 3rd Division. After the 2023 season, reports about the club's financial troubles have emerged.

Season to season

*15 seasons in ''

Veikkausliiga Veikkausliiga () is a professional association football league in Finland and the highest level of the Finnish football league system. The league comprises the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agenc ...

'' *16 seasons in ''

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 ...

'' *8 seasons in ''Kakkonen'' *14 seasons in ''

'' *1 seasons in ''

Nelonen Nelonen may refer to: * Nelonen (TV channel), a Finnish television station * Nelonen (football), the fifth level in the Finnish football league system * Nelonen Media, a Finnish commercial broadcasting company {{Hndis, Nelonen ...

'' *5 seasons in ''

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 ...

'' *3 seasons in ''

Kutonen Kutonen or VI divisioona is the eighth level in the Finnish football league system and comprises 265 teams. The VI divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Kutonen (''Number Six'' in English and ''Sexan'' in Sw ...

'' *1 seasons in ''

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References

External links

Ilves-Kissat football team home page
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Ilves-Kissat Tampereen-Viipurin Ilves-Kissat is a Finnish football club from Tampere. As of 2017 are playing in the Kolmonen league. They play their home matches in the Tammela Stadion, Tammelan Stadion, which was opened in 1931. History The name of the c ...

Sport in Tampere Sport in Vyborg 1932 establishments in Finland Sports team and club relocations

History

Season to season

Further reading

References

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