Warkauden Jalkapalloklubi (abbreviated Warkaus JK) is a football club from Varkaus in Finland. The club was formed in 2000 and their home ground is at the Varkauden Keskuskenttä. The men's first team currently plays in the Kakkonen (Second Division). The Chairman of Warkaus JK is Jari Räisänen.
Background
The club was established in 2000 following the amalgamation of the Warkauden Pallo-35 and Varkauden Työväen Palloilijoiden clubs. The new club has now played 10 consecutive seasons in the Kakkonen (Second Division), the third tier of Finnish football from 2001 to the present day. In 2002 the club finished in top position in the West Group but failed to progress in the Promotion Play-offs.
The 2008 season has been the most successful to date for Warkaus JK with the club getting through to the quarter-finals of the Suomen Cup before going out 2–0 away to Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi. In Group A of the Kakkonen the team finished in second place, 5 points behind Klubi 04.
In 2009, Warkaus JK won the final of Työväen Urheiluliiton Cup (Workers' Sports Federation Cup) for the first time in their history.
Season to season
SeasonLevelDivisionSectionAdministrationPositionMovements2001Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd2002Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1stPlay-offs2003Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd2004Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th2005Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th2006Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group AFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th2007Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group AFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th2008Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group AFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd2009Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group AFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th2010Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group AFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)
10 seasons in Kakkonen
Club structure
Warkaus JK currently has 2 men's teams. In addition there is a junior section known as WJK Juniorit which runs 8 boys teams and 4 girls teams.
2010 season
Warkaus JK Men's Team are competing in Group A (Lohko A) of the Kakkonen administered by the Football Association of Finland (Suomen Palloliitto) . This is the third highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 Warkauden Jalkapalloklubi finished in fourth position in their Kakkonen section.
Warkaus JK/2 are participating in Section B (Lohko B) of the Nelonen administered by the Itä-Suomi SPL.
References and sources
WJK Juniorit Website Finnish Wikipedia Suomen Cup Warkaus JK Facebook
Footnotes