Jokelan Kisa
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Jokelan Kisa is a sports club from Jokela
, Finland
. The club was formed in 1931 and in its early years specialised in athletics, gymnastics
and skiing
followed later by boxing
, weight lifting and pesäpallo
. Today the club has 4 sections covering skiing
, football
, volleyball
and badminton
. Football has become a very popular sport. The men’s football team currently plays in the Kutonen
(Sixth Division) and their home ground is at the Jokelan kenttä. In total JoKi has around 450 members. The Club Chairman is Eila Hafeez.
. The last decade has been a very mixed bag and they did not even participate in the 2008 season. However, a year later in 2009 they just missed out on promotion to the Vitonen (Fifth Division) finishing only 1 point behind FC Loviisa
and Lahen Pojat JS. On 3 June 2010 the team recorded their biggest ever win with a 30-0 away victory over Hyvinkään Urheiluseura 1.
The club currently has 12 football teams comprising 1 men’s team, 1 ladies team, 5 boys teams, 3 girls' teams and 2 mixed teams. In total there are around 250 players supported by 50 active parents. Football has become a very visible and popular hobby in Jokela. This is reflected by the increasing number of players which grew by 20% in the Spring 2009. Teams play in leagues run by the SPL Uusimaa district and in the winter months the club now run a couple of futsal
teams. The club uses pitches at Jokelan kenttä and Kolsan kenttä.
The other club in Jokela is Derius
and in 2006 and 2007 the two clubs joined forces to field a joint team because of the shortage of players at that time.
. In 2009 JoKi finished in 3rd place in Section 7 of the Kutonen.
Jokela
Jokela is one of the three administrative centers in the Finnish municipality Tuusula. It has a population of around 6,000 residents. The Jokela School Centre and the Jokela railway station serve the community...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. The club was formed in 1931 and in its early years specialised in athletics, gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
and skiing
Skiing
Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....
followed later by boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
, weight lifting and pesäpallo
Pesäpallo
Pesäpallo is a fast-moving ball sport that is quite often referred to as the national sport of Finland and has some presence in other countries, such as Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, and Northern Ontario in Canada...
. Today the club has 4 sections covering skiing
Skiing
Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....
, football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
and badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
. Football has become a very popular sport. The men’s football team currently plays in the Kutonen
Kutonen
Kutonen is the seventh tier of the Finnish Soccer League system. The section winners are promoted to the Vitonen and the bottom teams to the Seiska.-Administration:...
(Sixth Division) and their home ground is at the Jokelan kenttä. In total JoKi has around 450 members. The Club Chairman is Eila Hafeez.
Background
JoKi’s men’s team has competed in the lower divisions of the Finnish football leagueFinnish football league system
The Finnish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Finland. The three highest levels are managed by the Finnish FA while the higher leagues are managed by the regional departments of the FA.-The system:...
. The last decade has been a very mixed bag and they did not even participate in the 2008 season. However, a year later in 2009 they just missed out on promotion to the Vitonen (Fifth Division) finishing only 1 point behind FC Loviisa
FC Loviisa
FC Loviisa is a football club from Loviisa, Finland. The club was formed in 1992 and its home ground is at the Loviisan keskuskenttä which can accommodate 500 spectators.-Background:...
and Lahen Pojat JS. On 3 June 2010 the team recorded their biggest ever win with a 30-0 away victory over Hyvinkään Urheiluseura 1.
The club currently has 12 football teams comprising 1 men’s team, 1 ladies team, 5 boys teams, 3 girls' teams and 2 mixed teams. In total there are around 250 players supported by 50 active parents. Football has become a very visible and popular hobby in Jokela. This is reflected by the increasing number of players which grew by 20% in the Spring 2009. Teams play in leagues run by the SPL Uusimaa district and in the winter months the club now run a couple of futsal
Futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...
teams. The club uses pitches at Jokelan kenttä and Kolsan kenttä.
The other club in Jokela is Derius
Derius
Derius is a sports club from Jokela, Finland. The club was formed in 1990 and has specialised in football, bandy and floorball. The men’s football first team currently plays in the Kutonen and their home ground is at the Jokelan kenttä...
and in 2006 and 2007 the two clubs joined forces to field a joint team because of the shortage of players at that time.
Season to season
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| Season | Level | Division | Section | Administration | Position | Movements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Tier 7 | Kutonen (Sixth Division) | Section 6 | Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) | 8th | |
| 2002 | Tier 7 | Kutonen (Sixth Division) | Section 6 | Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) | 5th | |
| 2003 | Tier 7 | Kutonen (Sixth Division) | Section 7 | Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) | 5th | |
| 2004 | Tier 7 | Kutonen (Sixth Division) | Section 7 | Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) | 8th | JoKi Suired |
| 2005 | Tier 7 | Kutonen (Sixth Division) | Section 7 | Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) | 9th | JoKi Suired |
| 2006 | Tier 7 | Kutonen (Sixth Division) | Section 7 | Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) | Withdrew | JoKi Derius Derius Derius is a sports club from Jokela, Finland. The club was formed in 1990 and has specialised in football, bandy and floorball. The men’s football first team currently plays in the Kutonen and their home ground is at the Jokelan kenttä... |
| 2007 | Tier 7 | Kutonen (Sixth Division) | Section 6 | Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) | 9th | JoKi Derius Derius Derius is a sports club from Jokela, Finland. The club was formed in 1990 and has specialised in football, bandy and floorball. The men’s football first team currently plays in the Kutonen and their home ground is at the Jokelan kenttä... |
| 2008 | No team entered | |||||
| 2009 | Tier 7 | Kutonen (Sixth Division) | Section 7 | Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) | 3rd | |
| 2010 | Tier 7 | Kutonen (Sixth Division) | Section 7 | Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) | 1st | Promoted |
- 9 seasons in KutonenKutonenKutonen is the seventh tier of the Finnish Soccer League system. The section winners are promoted to the Vitonen and the bottom teams to the Seiska.-Administration:...
2010 season
JoKi are competing in Section 7 (Lohko 7) of the Kutonen administered by the Uusimaa SPL. This is the sixth highest tier in the Finnish football systemFinnish football league system
The Finnish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Finland. The three highest levels are managed by the Finnish FA while the higher leagues are managed by the regional departments of the FA.-The system:...
. In 2009 JoKi finished in 3rd place in Section 7 of the Kutonen.