Kotkan Jäntevä is a Finnish football club from the city of Kotka.
Club was founded as a general sports club in 1940 but nowadays focuses only on football. Jäntevä was founded in Metsola district, a continental part of Kotka. Club has a number of youth teams for both boys and girls and for senior players. Club has played a total of 4 seasons in Finnish premier division Mestaruussarja. In the end of 1953 season they were tied in points with VIFK, championship was decided on rematch in neutral ground in Turku, Jäntevä led the match at half time and controversially was denied a penalty while leading the match, but ended up losing 1–3.Helsingin Sanomat no 296, 1953
Season to season +Season to SeasonSeasonLevelDivisionSectionAdministrationPositionMovements1945-46Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division)Kymenlaakso SouthFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1stPromotion Playoff - Promoted1946-47Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)South GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)2ndPromotion Group 1st - Promoted1947-48Tier 1Mestaruussarja (Premier Division)Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)8thRelegated1948Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)South GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)5th1949Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)5th1950Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)5th1951Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)1stPromoted1952Tier 1Mestaruussarja (Premier Division)Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)4th1953Tier 1Mestaruussarja (Premier Division)Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)2ndRematch for championship1954Tier 1Mestaruussarja (Premier Division)Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)9thRelegated1955Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)4th1956Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)4th1957Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)10thRelegated1958Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division)Group 2Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd1959Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division)Group 4Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd1960Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division)Group 2Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1stPromoted1961Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)6th1962Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)10thRelegated1963Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division)Group 5Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1stPromoted1964Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)8th1965Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)6th1966Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)12thRelegated1967Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division)Group 6Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1stPromoted1968Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)4th1969Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)8th1970Tier 2II Divisioona (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)12thRelegated1971Tier 3III Divisioona (Third Division)Group 4Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd1972Tier 3III Divisioona (Third Division)Group 6Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th1973Tier 4III Divisioona (Third Division)Group 6Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)7th1974Tier 4III Divisioona (Third Division)Group 6Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)1stPromoted1975Tier 3II Divisioona (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th1976Tier 3II Divisioona (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th1977Tier 3II Divisioona (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 12thRelegated1978Tier 4III Divisioona (Third Division)Group 6Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)2nd1979Tier 4III Divisioona (Third Division)Group 6Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)2ndPromotion Playoff - Promoted1980Tier 3II Divisioona (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 9th1981Tier 3II Divisioona (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10thRelegated1982Tier 4III Divisioona (Third Division)Group 6Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)12thRelegated1983Tier 5IV Divisioona (Fourth Division)Group 10Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)8th 1984Tier 5IV Divisioona (Fourth Division)Group 10Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)8th 1985Tier 5IV Divisioona (Fourth Division)Group 10Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)6th 1986Tier 5IV Divisioona (Fourth Division)Group 10Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)4th 1987-94Unknown 1995Tier 7Kutonen (Sixth Division)South-East District (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi)7th1996-97Unknown 1998Tier 5Nelonen (Fourth Division)West GroupSouth-East District (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi)8th 1999 2000Tier 5Nelonen (Fourth Division)Relegation GroupSouth-East District (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi)5th 2001Tier 5Nelonen (Fourth Division)South GroupSouth-East District (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi)6thRelegation Group 9th - Relegated2002Tier 6Vitonen (Fifth Division)South GroupSouth-East District (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi)3rd2003Tier 6Vitonen (Fifth Division)South GroupSouth-East District (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi)3rd2004Tier 6Vitonen (Fifth Division)South GroupSouth-East District (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi)4th2005Tier 6Vitonen (Fifth Division)South GroupSouth-East District (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi)4th2006Tier 6Vitonen (Fifth Division)South GroupSouth-East District (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi)4th2007Tier 6Vitonen (Fifth Division)South GroupSouth-East District (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi)3rdPromotion Group West 6th2008Tier 6Vitonen (Fifth Division)West GroupSouth-East District (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi)4th2009Tier 6Vitonen (Fifth Division)South GroupSouth-East District (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi)5th2010Tier 6Vitonen (Fifth Division)South GroupSouth-East District (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi)7th2011Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)South-East District (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi)7th2012Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)South-East District (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi)10th2013Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)South-East District (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi)11th2014Tier 6Vitonen (Fifth Division)West GroupSouth-East District (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi)9thWithdrew from Kolmonen2015Tier 6Vitonen (Fifth Division)West GroupSouth-East District (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi)3rd2016Tier 6Vitonen (Fifth Division)West GroupSouth-East District (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi)7th2017Tier 6Vitonen (Fifth Division)West GroupSouth-East District (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi)10thRelegated2018Tier 7Kutonen (Sixth Division)South GroupSouth-East District (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi)4th2019Tier 7Kutonen (Sixth Division)South GroupSouth-East District (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi)2ndPromoted 4 seasons in Mestaruussarja 16 seasons in Suomensarja 13 seasons in II Divisioona 8 seasons in Kolmonen 7 seasons in Nelonen 13 seasons in Vitonen 2 season in Kutonen
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