Käpylän Pallo

KäPa

Full name	Käpylän Pallo
Founded	1956 (1956)
Ground	Brahenkenttä Helsinki, Finland
Capacity	1,000
Chairman	Petri Vanhala
Head coach	Lari Lummepuro
League	Ykkösliiga
2024	Ykkösliiga, 9th of 10
Home colours Away colours

Käpylän Pallo, commonly referred to as KäPa for short, is a football (soccer) club from the Käpylä district of Helsinki. The club currently plays in the Ykkösliiga, the new second tier of the Finnish league system. Their home arena is Max Westerberg Areena in Käpylän liikuntapuisto, Käpylä, Helsinki. KäPa first team currently play their home matches at the Brahenkenttä, Helsinki due to the requirements in the second-tier.

The club played 21 seasons in the Kakkonen (Second Division), the third tier of Finnish football, in 1979, 1983–1989, 1997–2007 and 2009–2012. KäPa played one season in the Ykkönen (First Division), the second tier of Finnish football, in 2008 and one season in the Kolmonen, the fourth tier of Finnish football, in 2012.^[1]

KäPa was the first club in Finland to organise football leagues for youth players. The teams in these leagues were named after English League clubs and some teams even received their shirts as gifts from the English clubs they were named for. It has youth teams in a wide range of age groups, and it is the organiser of Finland's biggest youth football tournament, Helsinki Cup, together with FC Honka.

As of 7 August 2025^[2]

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 1 GK  FIN Aleksi Piispa 2 DF  FIN Urho Huhtamäki 3 DF  FIN Niilo Heikurinen 4 DF  FIN Pekka Hietalahti 5 DF  FIN Pontus Lindberg 6 DF  FIN Niko Nurmi 7 MF  FIN Niklas Leinonen 8 MF  FIN Reko Huhtamäki 9 FW  FIN Willem Haapiainen 10 MF  FIN Daniel Ripatti 11 MF  GAM Foday Manneh 12 FW  FIN Samu Herronen 14 FW  FIN Yllson Lika 15 DF  FIN Antti Pastinen 16 DF  FIN Milo Niskanen

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW  FIN Samuel Anini Junior 18 MF  FIN Toivo Valakari 19 DF  FIN Kasper Meriläinen 22 DF  FIN Aaron Sivonen 23 DF  FIN Joel Huovinen 24 GK  FIN Tuomas Väänänen 25 MF  FIN Mikko Kuningas 27 MF  FIN Elias Kallio 29 DF  FIN Otto Minkkinen 29 DF  FIN Joonas Salmi 30 GK  FIN Tuomas Collin 31 MF  FIN Adam Jouhi 33 FW  FIN Kenny Prince Ume 36 MF  FIN Denis Cukici

KäPa currently has 2 men's teams, 1 veterans' team, 1 ladies' team, 24 boys' teams and 7 girls' teams. The club operates a large junior section and is able to take full advantage of the extensive training facilities at the indoor Käpylän Juniorihalli (Käpylä Junior Hall). The club provides a number of additional initiatives, including sports camps and events.

• Official Website
• Finnish Wikipedia
• Suomen Cup
• Käpylän Pallo Facebook