Tampereen-Viipurin Ilves-Kissat

Tampereen-Viipurin llves-Kissat is a Finnish football club from Tampere. As of 2017 are playing in the Kolmonen league.[1]

Ilves-Kissat
Full nameTampereen-Viipurin Ilves-Kissat
Founded1934, Viipuri
GroundRatina Stadium, Tammela Stadion and others., Tampere
LeagueKolmonen
Locations of Viipuri and Tampere within the 1920–1940 borders

They play their home matches in the Tammelan Stadion, which was opened in 1931.[2]

The name of the club was changed to Viipurin Ilves (‘Lynx of Viipuri’) in 1934, and as a result of the Winter War, the club was relocated in Tampere in 1940. However, there already was a club called Ilves in Tampere, so club reverted to the name Ilves-Kissat in December 1944.[3]

IKissat Tampere were promoted to the Mestaruussarja, the top flight of Finnish football, for the 1949 season, and we're champions in 1950. They were relegated in 1951.[4]

Ilves-Kissat playing at home in the Ratina Stadion against Salon Palloilijat in 2011 Kakkonen in August 2011.

In 1974 Ilves-Kissat and Tampellan Palloilijat merged with Ilves Tampere, which now became fully involved in football. Ilves-Kissat discontinued its activities in the sport, but on lower tiers of Finnish football it is, in a way, represented by its sister club, Kissalan Pojat (namesake of the Katzenjammer Kids).[3]

In the autumn of 2004, with the club's football team in 6th Division the management of the club decided to make a push for higher tiers, and in the autumn of 2010 the club achieved promotion to Kakkonen, i.e. 3rd tier. For the 2011 season, Ilves-Kissat entered an arrangement whereby they became the farm team for FC Haka of Valkeakoski, but the season ended with relegation to 3rd Division.[5]

Further reading
  • Matti Wacklin: Sydämenasiana Ilves. Tampere: Ilves ry, 2006. ISBN 952-92-0783-2

References
  1. "Tampereen-Viipurin Ilves-Kissat". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  2. "Tammelan Stadion". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  3. History of Tampereen-Viipurin Ilves-Kissat. Archived 2012-01-28 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Heikki Pietarinen (8 December 2016). "Finland - List of League First Level Tables". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  5. Farm team deal between Haka and Ilves-Kissat.
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