Käpylän Pallo, commonly referred to as KäPa for short, is a football (soccer) club from the Käpylä district of Helsinki. The club currently plays in the Ykkösliiga, the new second tier of the Finnish league system. Their home arena is Max Westerberg Areena in Käpylän liikuntapuisto, Käpylä, Helsinki. KäPa first team currently play their home matches at the Brahenkenttä, Helsinki due to the requirements in the second-tier.

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KäPa

Full name	Käpylän Pallo
Founded	1956; 68 years ago (1956)
Ground	Brahenkenttä Helsinki, Finland
Capacity	1,000
Chairman	Petri Vanhala
Head coach	Sami Okkonen
League	Ykkösliiga
2023	Ykkönen, 10th of 12
Home colours Away colours

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The club played 21 seasons in the Kakkonen (Second Division), the third tier of Finnish football, in 1979, 1983–89, 1997–2007 and from 2009 to 2012. KäPa played one season in the Ykkönen (First Division), the second tier of Finnish football, in 2008 and one season in the Kolmonen, the fourth tier of Finnish football, in 2012.^[1]

KäPa was the first club in Finland to organise football leagues for youth players. The teams in these leagues were named after English League clubs and some teams even received their shirts as gifts from the English clubs they were named for. It has youth teams in a wide range of age groups, and it is the organiser of Finland's biggest youth football tournament, Helsinki Cup, together with FC Honka.

As of 3 August 2023^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  FIN Luka Nokelainen 3 DF  FIN Niilo Heikurinen 6 MF  FIN Omar Adawi 7 MF  MKD Calvin N'Sombo 8 MF  FIN Pasi Forsman 9 FW  JPN Takanori Yokochi 11 FW  FIN Samuel Tammivuori 12 MF  FIN Mikael Pulkkinen 14 DF  FIN Pekka Hietalahti 15 FW  FIN Kristian Yli-Hietanen 16 DF  FIN Ilmari Lappalainen 17 MF  FIN Casper Lönnqvist 18 MF  FIN Toivo Valakari 20 MF  FIN Leo Ussher

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 GK  FIN Aleksi Piispa 23 FW  FIN Iiro Kärsämä 24 DF  FIN Aaron Sivonen 29 DF  FIN Joonas Salmi 77 DF  FIN Juri Kinnunen 80 FW  FIN Benjamin Rekola 92 FW  FIN Noakim Lokake 99 GK  FIN Arttu Kilpelä — GK  FIN Otto Hautamo — MF  FIN Maximo Tolonen — MF  FIN Arttu Auranen — MF  FIN Yllson Lika — FW  FIN Miro Turunen (on loan from SJK Akatemia)

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KäPa currently has 2 men's teams, 1 veterans' team, 1 ladies' team, 24 boys' teams and 7 girls' teams. The club operates a large junior section and is able to take full advantage of the extensive training facilities at the indoor Käpylän Juniorihalli (Käpylä Junior Hall). The club provides a number of additional initiatives, including sports camps and events.

• Official Website
• Finnish Wikipedia
• Suomen Cup
• Käpylän Pallo Facebook