FC Kiisto

FC Kiisto is a Finnish football club, based in the city of Vaasa. It currently plays in Kolmonen (Third Division).

FC Kiisto

Founded	1904 (Vaasan Kiisto) 1949 (refounded) 1999 (FC Kiisto)
Ground	Kaarlen kenttä, Vaasa
Capacity	5,500
Chairman	Arja Bondas
Manager	Marko Salo
Coach	Jan-Christian Westermark
League	Kolmonen
2023	5th – Kolmonen
Home colours Away colours

History

Vaasan Kiisto was founded in September 1904 in Vaasa Finnish Gymnasiums gym hall, after members of Vaasa Workers Association saw a need for separate Gymnastics and Sports Club. Kiisto started to play football in 1908. In Finnish civil war some members of the club participated as a red guards and as a result club was dismissed from Finnish Gymnastics and Sports Federation (SVUL) and as a result joined newly formed Finnish Workers' Sports Federation. In 1931 Club was dismissed by court as a communist organisation, after playing a friendly match against football team from Soviet Union. Club was re-founded in 1949 and football was taken again to club repertoire in 1954. In 1999 when football had become considerably big part of club activity, FC Kiisto was separated from Vaasan Kiisto.^[1]

Season to season

Season to Season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements 1954 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) North Group IV Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th 1955 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) North Group II Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th 1956 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) North Group II Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd 1957 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) North Group I Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th 1958 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 8 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th 1959 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 8 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th 1960 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 8 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd 1961 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 8 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th Relegated 1962 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Fourth Division) Group 15 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd 1963 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Fourth Division) Group 15 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promoted 1964 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 8 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th 1965 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 8 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th Relegated 1966 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Fourth Division) Group 15 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th 1967 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Fourth Division) Group 15 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th 1968 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Fourth Division) Group 14 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promoted 1969 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 7 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th Relegated 1970 Tier 4 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 15 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promoted 1971 Tier 3 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 6 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th 1972 Tier 3 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 8 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10th Relegated 1973 Tier 5 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 15 - Vaasa Vaasa District (SPL Vaasa) 8th 1974 Tier 5 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 15 - Vaasa Vaasa District (SPL Vaasa) 10th Relegated 1975 1976 Tier 6 V Divisioona (Fifth Division) Vaasa District (SPL Vaasa) 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Tier 5 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 15 - Vaasa Vaasa District (SPL Vaasa) 7th 1984 Tier 5 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 15 - Vaasa Vaasa District (SPL Vaasa) 9th 1985 Tier 5 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 15 - Vaasa Vaasa District (SPL Vaasa) 3rd 1986 Tier 5 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 15 - Vaasa Vaasa District (SPL Vaasa) 1st Promoted 1987 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 7 Vaasa District (SPL Vaasa) 10th Relegated 1988 1989 1990 1991 Tier 5 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 15 - Vaasa Vaasa District (SPL Vaasa) 5th 1992 1993 1994 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Group 15 - Vaasa Vaasa District (SPL Vaasa) 1st Promoted 1995 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group 7 Vaasa District (SPL Vaasa) 11th Relegated 1996 1997 1998 1999 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group 7 Vaasa District (SPL Vaasa) 1st Promoted 2000 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th 2001 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th 2002 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th 2003 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th 2004 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th 2005 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd 2006 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 9th 2007 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th 2008 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promoted 2009 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 14th Relegated 2010 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th 2011 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th 2012 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 9th Relegated 2013 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Ostrobothnia & Vaasa Vaasa District (SPL Vaasa) 2nd 2014 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Ostrobothnia & Vaasa Vaasa District (SPL Vaasa) 1st Promoted 2015 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10th Relegated 2016 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Ostrobothnia & Vaasa Vaasa District (SPL Vaasa) 5th 2017 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Ostrobothnia & Vaasa Vaasa District (SPL Vaasa) 2nd 2018 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Ostrobothnia & Vaasa Vaasa District (SPL Vaasa) 2nd 2019 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Ostrobothnia & Vaasa Keski-Pohjanmaa District (SPL Keski-Pohjanmaa) 1st Promoted 2020 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 12nd Relegated 2021 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Ostrobothnia & Vaasa Keski-Pohjanmaa District (SPL Keski-Pohjanmaa) 2nd 2022 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Ostrobothnia & Vaasa Keski-Pohjanmaa District (SPL Keski-Pohjanmaa) 5th 2023 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Ostrobothnia & Vaasa Keski-Pohjanmaa District (SPL Keski-Pohjanmaa) 5th 1 season in Ykkönen 27 seasons in Kakkonen 18 seasons in Kolmonen 8 seasons in Nelonen 1 seasons in Vitonen [2]

2024 season

For the current season, FC Kiisto are competing in Group C West of the Kolmonen (Third Division). This is the fourth tier of the Finnish football system. In 2023, the team finished in fifth position in the Kolmonen

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 Jukka Pylväinen 2 DF  FIN Ilari Antila 3 DF  FIN Miikka Vedenjuoksu 4 DF  FIN Mikael Nurmi 5 DF  FIN Tomi Paananen 6 MF  SSD Mustafa Maki 7 MF  FIN Toni Pylkkänen 9 FW  FIN Amadeus Ekman 10 MF  FIN Pekka Liukkonen (captain) 12 GK  FIN Teemu Kulmala 14 MF  FIN Matias Träskbäck

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 FW  FIN Campus Lindgård 17 MF  FIN Lauri Karri 18 MF  FIN Ossi Katajamäki 19 MF  FIN Roni Jääskä 21 MF  FIN Olli Katajamäki 22 GK  FIN Valtteri Lähde 24 DF  FIN Nicolas Tuisku 25 FW  FIN Tobias De Cet 26 DF  FIN Arthur Lindholm 28 DF  FIN Kasper Muurimäki - DF  FIN Juska Päivänurmi

References

1. "Vaasan Kiisto - Historiikki". www.vaasankiisto.fi. Archived from the original on 2020-09-18.
2. "Home". finlandfootball.net.

External links

• (in Finnish) Official website