SJK Akatemia

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. NationPlayer
2DF FINGabriel Oksanen
3FW FINAleksi Lyyra
5DF IRLJosh Okpolokpo
6MF FINMarius Könkkölä
7FW FINElari Hautamäki
8MF FINAniis Machaal
9FW FINOnni Hänninen
11FW NGAChinedu Kingsley Umeh
15FW FINElias Hyytinen
16DF FINTuomas Koivisto
17FW FINSander Korsunov
18MF FINLeon Vesterbacka
19FW KENLawrence Ouma
20FW FINJustus Ojanen
21MF FINLucas Kyllönen
22MF FINTaavi Kangaskokko
No.Pos. NationPlayer
23DF FINArvi Liljaniemi
24DF FINEero Lehto
25GK NCAMiguel Rodriguez
26DF FINAdam Zahedi
27MF FINJore Nikkilä
28FW FINMuchipay Abdu
29FW FINNoah Rantasalmi
32GK FINAsseri Heinämäki
33DF FINAdrian Pozo
34GK FINJuho Kaunismäki
37FW FINAleksi Tervaniemi
39DF FINRonal Malik
40MF FINEze Onuoha
43DF FINOskari Raiski
60GK NGASamuel Friday James
—DF GHASayibu 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. NationPlayer

League history

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.
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