# SJK Akatemia > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/SJK_Akatemia > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/SJK_Akatemia.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SJK_Akatemia > Source revision: 1350183839 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Finnish football club Football club SJK Akatemia Short name SJK Akatemia Founded 2012 Ground OmaSP Stadion, Seinäjoki, Finland Capacity 5,900 Head Coach Toni Lehtinen League Ykkösliiga 2025 Ykkösliiga, 8th of 10 Home colours Away colours Third colours **SJK Akatemia** (also referred to as **SJK II**, formerly **Kerho 07** in 2013–2015) is a football club from [Seinäjoki](/source/Sein%C3%A4joki) in [Finland](/source/Finland). The club was formed in 2012 and their home ground is at the [OmaSP Stadion](/source/OmaSP_Stadion). SJK Akatemia is the reserve team of [Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho](/source/Sein%C3%A4joen_Jalkapallokerho) (SJK) and currently plays in the *[Ykkösliiga](/source/Ykk%C3%B6sliiga)*, the new second level of [football in Finland](/source/Finnish_football_league_system).[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](/source/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](/source/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 4 season in Ykkönen/Ykkösliiga (Tier 2) 6 seasons in Kakkonen (Tier 3) 2 seasons in Kolmonen (Tier 4) 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](/source/Stevie_Grieve) and [Arttu Aromaa](/source/Arttu_Aromaa) - *Fitness Coaches:* Tommi Pärmäkoski, Pekka Koskela, Jaakko Ojaniemi, Mika Hormalainen and [Mikko Kujala](/source/Mikko_Kujala) - *Goalkeeping Coaches:* Luis Fernando and Jari Kujala - *Team Manager, Secretary:* Jorma Tuohisaari ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Finland - Kerho 07 (SJK II) - Results and fixtures - Soccerway"](https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/finland/sjk-ii/23832/matches/). *uk.soccerway.com*. Retrieved 5 April 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["SJK Akatemia varmisti nousun Ykköseen"](https://sjk.fi/raportit/sjk-akatemia-varmisti-nousun-ykkoseen/). 19 September 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["SJK Akatemia squad"](https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/team/168874/players). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 2 April 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Valmentajat"](https://www.sjk.fi/w/akatemiau23) (in Finnish). SJK. Retrieved 20 January 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Kuortaneen Urheiluopisto luomaan linjaa SJK:n suorituskyvylle"](https://sjk.fi/uutiset/kuortaneen-urheiluopisto-luomaan-linjaa-sjkn-suorituskyvylle/) (in Finnish). SJK. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Page, Lehtinen ja Aromaa akatemian valmentajina"](https://sjk.fi/uutiset/page-lehtinen-ja-aromaa-akatemian-valmentajina/). *sjk.fi/* (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021. ## External links - [Official website](http://www.sjk.fi/w/akatemiau23) v t e Ykkösliiga · 2025 Ekenäs IF Jippo JäPS Klubi 04 KäPa FC Lahti PK-35 SalPa SJK Akatemia TPS v t e Seinäjoki Cityscape Parks and recreation Hirvijärvi Reservoir Kalajärvi Reservoir Mannerheim Park Culture Aalto Centre Ilkka Provinssirock Seinäjoki City Theatre Seinäjoki Civil Guard House Seinäjoki Library Tangomarkkinat Churches and landmarks Lakeuden Risti Church Seinäjoki City Hall Torikeskus Education Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences Sports Venues OmaSP Stadion Seinäjoen keskuskenttä Seinäjoki Pesäpallo Stadium Teams and clubs Nurmon Jymy Peräseinäjoen Toive Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho Seinäjoen JymyJussit Seinäjoen Maila-Jussit Seinäjoki Crocodiles Sepsi-78 SJK Akatemia Transport Seinäjoki Airport Seinäjoki railway station Ylistaro railway station --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [SJK Akatemia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SJK_Akatemia) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SJK_Akatemia?action=history)). 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