Kerho 07

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SJK Akatemia
Short nameSJK Akatemia
Founded2012
GroundOmaSP Stadion,
Seinäjoki,
Finland
Capacity5,900
Head CoachToni Lehtinen
LeagueYkkösliiga
2025Ykkösliiga, 8th of 10

SJK Akatemia (also referred to as SJK II, formerly Kerho 07 in 2013–2015) is a football club from Seinäjoki in Finland. The club was formed in 2012 and their home ground is at the OmaSP Stadion. SJK Akatemia is the reserve team of Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho (SJK) and currently plays in the Ykkösliiga, the new second level of football in Finland.[1][2]

SJK Akatemia also contains SJK U17. In 2018, SJK started a football high school with Kuortane sports school, producing young players to SJK and SJK Akatemia.

Current squad

As of 1 September 2025[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  FIN Gabriel Oksanen
3 FW  FIN Aleksi Lyyra
5 DF  IRL Josh Okpolokpo
6 MF  FIN Marius Könkkölä
7 FW  FIN Elari Hautamäki
8 MF  FIN Aniis Machaal
9 FW  FIN Onni Hänninen
11 FW  NGA Chinedu Kingsley Umeh
15 FW  FIN Elias Hyytinen
16 DF  FIN Tuomas Koivisto
17 FW  FIN Sander Korsunov
18 MF  FIN Leon Vesterbacka
19 FW  KEN Lawrence Ouma
20 FW  FIN Justus Ojanen
21 MF  FIN Lucas Kyllönen
22 MF  FIN Taavi Kangaskokko
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF  FIN Arvi Liljaniemi
24 DF  FIN Eero Lehto
25 GK  NCA Miguel Rodriguez
26 DF  FIN Adam Zahedi
27 MF  FIN Jore Nikkilä
28 FW  FIN Muchipay Abdu
29 FW  FIN Noah Rantasalmi
32 GK  FIN Asseri Heinämäki
33 DF  FIN Adrian Pozo
34 GK  FIN Juho Kaunismäki
37 FW  FIN Aleksi Tervaniemi
39 DF  FIN Ronal Malik
40 MF  FIN Eze Onuoha
43 DF  FIN Oskari Raiski
60 GK  NGA Samuel Friday James
— DF  GHA Sayibu Yakubu

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

League history

Season to season of SJK Akatemia
Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements
2013 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Northern Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th
2014 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Western Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th
2015 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Northern Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th Relegated
2016 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Northern Ostrobothnia & Vaasa Finnish FA, Vaasa District (SPL Vaasa) 2nd
2017 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Northern Ostrobothnia & Vaasa Finnish FA, Vaasa District (SPL Vaasa) 1st Promoted
2018 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
2019 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted
2020 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 11th Relegated
2021 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted
2022 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th
2023 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
2024 Tier 2 Ykkösliiga (League One) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th
2025 Tier 2 Ykkösliiga (League One) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

Staff

Source: [4][5][6]

  • Head Coaches: Stevie Grieve and Arttu Aromaa
  • Fitness Coaches: Tommi Pärmäkoski, Pekka Koskela, Jaakko Ojaniemi, Mika Hormalainen and Mikko Kujala
  • Goalkeeping Coaches: Luis Fernando and Jari Kujala
  • Team Manager, Secretary: Jorma Tuohisaari

References

  1. "Finland - Kerho 07 (SJK II) - Results and fixtures - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  2. "SJK Akatemia varmisti nousun Ykköseen". 19 September 2021.
  3. "SJK Akatemia squad". Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  4. "Valmentajat" (in Finnish). SJK. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  5. "Kuortaneen Urheiluopisto luomaan linjaa SJK:n suorituskyvylle" (in Finnish). SJK. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  6. "Page, Lehtinen ja Aromaa akatemian valmentajina". sjk.fi/ (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.