Mikkelin Pallo-Kissat (or MiPK) is a Finnish football club, based in Mikkeli.
Background MiPK was founded in 1946, after footballers from local sports club Vauhti, wanted their own club specialized in ball games. MiPK is a member of Finnish Workers' Sports Federation. In early 1980s the club was driven into financial difficulties and their final season was in 1983, new club called Mikkelin Kissat was formed to continue clubs operations. MiPK was able to avoid bankruptcy and in 1997 they re-joined Finnish FA. Since 2016 Mikkelin Kissat has used Mikkelin Pallo-Kissat as their men's name as a homage to original MiPK. In 2020 Mikkelin Kissat continued as a Mikkelin Pallo-Kissat. MiPK shares a local rivalry with MP, in the past MiPK was considered as a working class club while MP was more middle class.
Season to season
SeasonLevelDivisionSectionAdministrationPositionMovements1954Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division)Central Group IFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)1stPromotion Group East 5th1955Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division)East Group IIFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)2nd1956Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division)East Group IIFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)2nd1957Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division)East Group IFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)4th1958Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division)Group 6Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)1stPromoted1959Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)3rd1960Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)7th1961Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)1stPromoted1962Tier 1MestaruussarjaFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto4th1963Tier 1MestaruussarjaFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto7th1964Tier 1MestaruussarjaFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto11thRelegated1965Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)2nd1966Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)4th1967Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)5th1968Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)8th1969Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)3rd1970Tier 2II Divisioona (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)1stPromoted1971Tier 1MestaruussarjaFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto13thRelegated1972Tier 2II Divisioona (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)2ndQualified to new I Divisioona1973Tier 2I divisioona (First Division)Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)1stPromoted1974Tier 1MestaruussarjaFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto4th1975Tier 1MestaruussarjaFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto4th1976Tier 1MestaruussarjaFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto5th1977Tier 1MestaruussarjaFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto9th1978Tier 1MestaruussarjaFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto6th1979Tier 1MestaruussarjaFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto12thRelegation Group 7th - Relegated1980Tier 2I divisioona (First Division)Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)3rdPromotion Group 4th - Promoted1981Tier 1MestaruussarjaFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto12thRelegation Group 8th - Relegated1982Tier 2I divisioona (First Division)Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)10thRelegation Group 7th - Relegated1983Tier 3II Divisioona (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)10thRelegated - Operations ceased. 11 seasons in Mestaruussarja 13 seasons in Ykkönen 6 seasons in Kakkonen
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