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| Full name | Kajaanin Haka | ||
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| Nicknames | KajHa Haka | ||
| Founded | 1953 | ||
| Ground | Kajaanin liikuntapuisto, Kajaani Finland | ||
| Chairman | Jarmo Anttonen | ||
| Head Coach | Luis Figueiredo | ||
| Coach | Peter Olson | ||
| League | Kakkonen | ||
| 2009 | 1st – Kolmonen (Pohjois-Suomi) | ||
Kajaanin Haka (abbreviatedKajHa) is a football club fromKajaani inFinland. The club was formed in 1953 and their home ground is at the Kajaanin liikuntapuisto. The men'sfootball first team currently plays in theKolmonen (Third Division). The Chairman of KajHa is Jarmo Anttonen.
KajHa was founded on 15 March 1953 and in the early years the club was known asHevossuon Haka. The change to the current name was made on 23 January 1963. Originally Haka was a typical village club, which in addition to football ran sections providing for sports ofathletics,skiing, andvolleyball. Specialisation in football occurred in the early 1960s and has remained the popular activity. There are currently 245 registered players and the number is growing all the time.
The club's first taste of success was in 1968 when they played one season in the Suomisarjaa (Finland League) which at that time was the second tier ofFinnish football. They have had four other periods at this level, currently known as theYkkönen (First Division) in 1970–71, 1985–86, 1993–94, 1998–99.[1]
Haka have had nine periods covering 21 seasons in theKakkonen (Second Division), the third tier ofFinnish football covering 1975, 1979, 1981–84, 1987, 1990–92, 1995–97, 2000–05, 2007 and the current season 2010.[2]
In 1999 KajHa won the Työväen Urheiluliiton Cup (Workers' Sports Federation Cup) for the first time in their history.
The attendance record for a KajHa match was the 1968 derby match with Kajaanin Palloilijat which was watched by 2,376 spectators.[3]
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The club provides for 5 different age groups for boys and in 2008 . In 2008 Kajaani Haka was selected as northern Finland's first football club to meet the new quality standards for coaching from which benefits are now experienced throughout theKainuu region.
The club runs the Kainuun nappulaliiga (Kainuu Little League) for 5–12 years old boys and girls throughout the year. It covers almost the whole of the Kainuu region includingPaltamo,Puolanka,Suomussalmi,Hyrynsalmi,Sotkamo,Kuhmo andKajaani.
A traditional event provided by the club in the winter in January and February is the Tammiturnaus.
KajHa currently has 1 men's team and 5 boys teams.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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