Warkauden Jalkapalloklubi (abbreviated Warkaus JK) is a football club from

Varkaus Varkaus (before year 1929 ''Warkaus'') is a Middle- Savonian industrial town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region, between city of Kuopio and town of Savonlinna. T ...

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. The club was formed in 2000 and their home ground is at the Varkauden Keskuskenttä. The men's first team currently plays in the

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(Second Division). The Chairman of Warkaus JK is Jari Räisänen.

Background

The club was established in 2000 following the amalgamation of the Warkauden Pallo-35 and Varkauden Työväen Palloilijoiden clubs. The new club has now played 10 consecutive seasons in the

(Second Division), the third tier of

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from 2001 to the present day. In 2002 the club finished in top position in the West Group but failed to progress in the Promotion Play-offs. The 2008 season has been the most successful to date for Warkaus JK with the club getting through to the quarter-finals of the Suomen Cup before going out 2–0 away to

Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (), commonly known as HJK Helsinki, or simply as HJK, is a professional football club based in Helsinki, Finland. The club competes in the Finnish Veikkausliiga. Founded in 1907, the club has spent most of its history i ...

. In Group A of the

the team finished in second place, 5 points behind Klubi 04. In 2009, Warkaus JK won the final of Työväen Urheiluliiton Cup (Workers' Sports Federation Cup) for the first time in their history.

Season to season

Club structure

Warkaus JK currently has 2 men's teams. In addition there is a junior section known as WJK Juniorit which runs 8 boys teams and 4 girls teams.

2010 season

Warkaus JK Men's Team are competing in Group A (Lohko A) of the

administered by the

Football Association of Finland The Football Association of Finland ( fi, Suomen Palloliitto, abbr. SPL; sv, Finlands Bollförbund) is the governing body of football in Finland. It was founded in Helsinki on 19 May 1907. The SPL organises the men's and women's national footb ...

'' (Suomen Palloliitto) ''. This is the third highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 Warkauden Jalkapalloklubi finished in fourth position in their

section. Warkaus JK/2 are participating in Section B (Lohko B) of the

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administered by the Itä-Suomi SPL.

References and sources

Official Website WJK Juniorit Website
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Footnotes

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