{{Short description|Finnish football club}} {{Distinguish|text=the football club Mikkelin Kissat, formed in 1981 and also known as Mikkelin Pallo-Kissat (MiPK) since 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Mikkelin Pallo-Kissat | image = | image_size = | fullname= Mikkelin Pallo-Kissat | nickname = Kissat (The Cats) | founded = {{Start date and age|1946|df=yes}} | ground = Mikkelin Urheilupuisto, Mikkeli, Finland | capacity = 7,000 | chairman = Jyri Paasonen | manager = Osseias Graciano | league = | season = | position = | pattern_la1 = | pattern_b1 = | pattern_ra1 = | pattern_so1 = | leftarm1 = FF0000 | body1 = FF0000 | rightarm1 = FF0000 | shorts1 = FF0000 | socks1 = FF0000 | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2 = | pattern_ra2 = | leftarm2 = | body2 = | rightarm2 = | shorts2 = | socks2 = }}
'''Mikkelin Pallo-Kissat''' (or '''MiPK''') is a Finnish football club, based in Mikkeli.
==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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jukkajoutsi.com/mikkelifutis.html|title = Mikkelifutis}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mikkelinpallokissat.fi/seura/historia/|title = Historia}}</ref> 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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==Season to season== {{cot|Season to season}} {| |valign="top" width=0%| {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#f0f6fa;" !'''Season''' !'''Level''' !'''Division''' !'''Section''' !'''Administration''' !'''Position''' !'''Movements''' |- |style="background:#77DD77;"|1954 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''Maakuntasarja''' ''(Third Division)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|Central Group I |style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA ''(Suomen Pallolitto)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''1st''' |style="background:#77DD77;"|Promotion Group East 5th |- |style="background:#77DD77;"|1955 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''Maakuntasarja''' ''(Third Division)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|East Group II |style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA ''(Suomen Pallolitto)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''2nd''' |style="background:#77DD77;"| |- |style="background:#77DD77;"|1956 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''Maakuntasarja''' ''(Third Division)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|East Group II |style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA ''(Suomen Pallolitto)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''2nd''' |style="background:#77DD77;"| |- |style="background:#77DD77;"|1957 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''Maakuntasarja''' ''(Third Division)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|East Group I |style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA ''(Suomen Pallolitto)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''4th''' |style="background:#77DD77;"| |- |style="background:#77DD77;"|1958 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''Maakuntasarja''' ''(Third Division)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|Group 6 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA ''(Suomen Pallolitto)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''1st''' |style="background:#77DD77;"|Promoted |- |style="background:#87CEFA;"|1959 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'''Suomensarja''' ''(Second Division)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|East Group |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA ''(Suomen Pallolitto)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'''3rd''' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |- |style="background:#87CEFA;"|1960 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'''Suomensarja''' ''(Second Division)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|East Group |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA ''(Suomen Pallolitto)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'''7th''' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |- |style="background:#87CEFA;"|1961 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'''Suomensarja''' ''(Second Division)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|East Group |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA ''(Suomen Pallolitto)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'''1st''' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Promoted |- |style="background:#FFFF00;"|1962 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|'''Mestaruussarja''' |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto |style="background:#FFFF00;"|'''4th''' |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |- |style="background:#FFFF00;"|1963 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|'''Mestaruussarja''' |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto |style="background:#FFFF00;"|'''7th''' |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |- |style="background:#FFFF00;"|1964 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|'''Mestaruussarja''' |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto |style="background:#FFFF00;"|'''11th''' |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Relegated |- |style="background:#87CEFA;"|1965 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'''Suomensarja''' ''(Second Division)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|East Group |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA ''(Suomen Pallolitto)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'''2nd''' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |- |style="background:#87CEFA;"|1966 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'''Suomensarja''' ''(Second Division)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|East Group |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA ''(Suomen Pallolitto)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'''4th''' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |- |style="background:#87CEFA;"|1967 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'''Suomensarja''' ''(Second Division)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|East Group |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA ''(Suomen Pallolitto)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'''5th''' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |- |style="background:#87CEFA;"|1968 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'''Suomensarja''' ''(Second Division)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|East Group |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA ''(Suomen Pallolitto)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'''8th''' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |- |style="background:#87CEFA;"|1969 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'''Suomensarja''' ''(Second Division)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|East Group |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA ''(Suomen Pallolitto)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'''3rd''' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |- |style="background:#87CEFA;"|1970 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'''II Divisioona''' ''(Second Division)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|East Group |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA ''(Suomen Pallolitto)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'''1st''' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Promoted |- |style="background:#FFFF00;"|1971 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|'''Mestaruussarja''' |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto |style="background:#FFFF00;"|'''13th''' |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Relegated |- |style="background:#87CEFA;"|1972 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'''II Divisioona''' ''(Second Division)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|East Group |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA ''(Suomen Pallolitto)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'''2nd''' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Qualified to new I Divisioona |- |style="background:#87CEFA;"|1973 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'''I divisioona''' ''(First Division)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA ''(Suomen Pallolitto)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'''1st''' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Promoted |- |style="background:#FFFF00;"|1974 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|'''Mestaruussarja''' |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto |style="background:#FFFF00;"|'''4th''' |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |- |style="background:#FFFF00;"|1975 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|'''Mestaruussarja''' |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto |style="background:#FFFF00;"|'''4th''' |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |- |style="background:#FFFF00;"|1976 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|'''Mestaruussarja''' |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto |style="background:#FFFF00;"|'''5th''' |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |- |style="background:#FFFF00;"|1977 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|'''Mestaruussarja''' |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto |style="background:#FFFF00;"|'''9th''' |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |- |style="background:#FFFF00;"|1978 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|'''Mestaruussarja''' |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto |style="background:#FFFF00;"|'''6th''' |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |- |style="background:#FFFF00;"|1979 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|'''Mestaruussarja''' |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto |style="background:#FFFF00;"|'''12th''' |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Relegation Group 7th - Relegated |- |style="background:#87CEFA;"|1980 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'''I divisioona''' ''(First Division)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA ''(Suomen Pallolitto)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'''3rd''' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Promotion Group 4th - Promoted |- |style="background:#FFFF00;"|1981 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|'''Mestaruussarja''' |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto |style="background:#FFFF00;"|'''12th''' |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Relegation Group 8th - Relegated |- |style="background:#87CEFA;"|1982 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'''I divisioona''' ''(First Division)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA ''(Suomen Pallolitto)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'''10th''' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Relegation Group 7th - Relegated |- |style="background:#77DD77;"|1983 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''II Divisioona''' ''(Second Division)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|East Group |style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA ''(Suomen Pallolitto)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''10th''' |style="background:#77DD77;"|Relegated - Operations ceased. |} *'''11''' seasons in ''Mestaruussarja'' *'''13''' seasons in ''Ykkönen'' *'''6''' seasons in ''Kakkonen'' |} {{cob}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website|https://mikkelinpallokissat.fi/}}
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