Mikkelin Pallo-Kissat

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Mikkelin Pallo-Kissat (or MiPK) is a Finnish football club, based in Mikkeli.

Full nameMikkelin Pallo-Kissat
NicknameKissat (The Cats)
Founded1946; 80 years ago (1946)
GroundMikkelin Urheilupuisto, Mikkeli, Finland
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Mikkelin Pallo-Kissat
Full nameMikkelin Pallo-Kissat
NicknameKissat (The Cats)
Founded1946; 80 years ago (1946)
GroundMikkelin Urheilupuisto, Mikkeli, Finland
Capacity7,000
ChairmanJyri Paasonen
ManagerOsseias Graciano
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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.[1] 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.[2] MiPK shares a local rivalry with MP, in the past MiPK was considered as a working class club while MP was more middle class.

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