Kiffen is a historic Helsinki football club whose identity combines more than a century of sporting continuity with the character of an urban community institution. Founded in 1908, the club is associated with black colours, the Töölön Pallokenttä setting and the enduring Mustat Hurmurit nickname. Its football story includes Finnish championship success and a long presence in the national league pyramid. The page brings together the club’s recorded squad, coaching chronology, recent player movement, competitions and lasting cultural profile.
Kiffen Upcoming matches by league
Kakkonen - Lohko A
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- Group A
PEPO
Kiffen
Kiffen Last matches by league
Kakkonen - Lohko A
Suomen Cup
Friendlies Clubs
Kiffen Team Roster
Kiffen’s recorded squad contains 29 players: eight attackers, nine defenders, three goalkeepers and nine midfielders. The attacking group includes Akseli Lehtojuuri, Aku Haajanen, J. Partanen and Mauricio Hopsu, while the defensive options include Arttu Loukiainen, Ilmari Lappalainen and Zakaria Osman. S. Shumilov, R. Källman and A. Abdi form the goalkeeper group. Midfield is represented by Egzon Mehmeti, J. Kovalainen, R. Niska, Rasmus Ruismaki and Viljami Jurvanen. Shirt numbers run across the squad, from S. Shumilov’s number 1 to Mikko Koivumaki’s number 37 in the recorded lineup.
position Goalkeeper
Serhii Shumilov
Robin Källman
position Defender
Arttu Loukiainen
Joona Kyander
A. Rugumiriza
Milan Peetumber
Ilmari Lappalainen
Zakaria Osman
Romy Nevalainen
Tuomas Saarikko
Arttu Makinen
position Midfielder
Fesal Mohamed
R. Niska
Jimi Kovalainen
Viljami Jurvanen
Benjamin Thurling
O. Puumala
Rasmus Ruismaki
G. Ferati
Egzon Mehmeti
position Attacker
N. Anttila
Janne Partanen
Mauricio Hopsu
Aku Haajanen
V. Unikkolinna
Akseli Lehtojuuri
S. Kantelinen
Salomon Maliki
Mikko Koivumaki
Last Kiffen Coachs
The most recent recorded coaching appointment is N. Leppänen, who began on 1 January 2025; the available timeline does not confirm that he remains in the role. Before him, Edmundo Wify led the team from December 2023 to December 2024, following J. Kevari’s spell from July to December 2023. M. Tukiainen served from January 2019 to July 2023, while T. Lingman’s recorded tenure covered 2018. The sequence documents successive coaching periods without confirming the current holder.
Niko Leppänen
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niko Leppänen | Finland | 1 January 2025 | |
| Edmundo Wify | Brazil | 1 December 2023 | 1 December 2024 |
| Juuso Kevari | Finland | 1 July 2023 | 1 December 2023 |
| Marko Tukiainen | Finland | 1 January 2019 | 1 July 2023 |
| Tommi Lingman | Finland | 1 January 2018 | 31 December 2018 |
| Timo Salo | Finland | 1 January 2013 |
Kiffen Transfers
The recorded arrivals include Egzon Mehmeti from PuiU Helsinki, A. Abdi from HIFK Helsinki and G. Ferati from EBK. J. Kovalainen, V. Unikkolinna, R. Niska, S. Shumilov and Aku Haajanen are marked as free-agent arrivals, while J. Partanen is listed as a transfer from JIPPO. F. Mohamed is recorded as a loan return from Atlantis. Other recorded arrivals include players from GBK, VJS, Santa Claus and Tomori Berat, with movement labels varying across entries. This selected record is not a complete arrivals total.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salomon Maliki |
JäPS
|
Return from loan | 9 August 2026 |
| S. Kantelinen |
KuPS Akatemia
|
Free agent | 31 July 2026 |
PuiU Helsinki
|
- | 30 June 2026 | |
| A. Abdi |
HIFK Helsinki
|
Loan | 27 May 2026 |
EBK
|
- | 7 May 2026 | |
| J. Kovalainen |
Tampere United
|
Free agent | 28 February 2026 |
| S. Shumilov |
Metal Kharkiv
|
Free agent | 28 February 2026 |
|
Metal Kharkiv
|
Free agent | 28 February 2026 | |
| R. Niska |
Atlantis
|
Free agent | 28 February 2026 |
| V. Unikkolinna |
Atlantis
|
Free agent | 28 February 2026 |
| J. Kovalainen |
Tampere United
|
Free agent | 28 February 2026 |
| Aku Haajanen |
PPJ
|
Free agent | 31 January 2026 |
| Aku Haajanen |
PPJ
|
Free agent | 31 January 2026 |
| B. Thurling |
Atlantis
|
- | 31 December 2025 |
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Atlantis
|
- | 31 December 2025 |
The recorded departures include Muslim Markhiev to GrIFK and Tony Lehtimaki to NJS, both marked as free-agent moves, alongside Salomon Maliki to JäPS and K. Kuikka to Gnistan O35 with no stated type. Milot Kastrati is listed as a free agent moving to MP. F. Mohamed appears in July 2025 entries describing both a transfer and a loan to Atlantis, while K. Laitinen has paired March and April records involving KuPS Akatemia. Earlier entries include moves to Klubi-04, Kontu and GrIFK. The selected record is not a complete departures total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Abdi |
HIFK Helsinki
|
Return from loan | 18 August 2026 |
| T. Lehtimäki |
NJS
|
Free agent | 28 February 2026 |
| M. Markhiyev |
GrIFK
|
Free agent | 28 February 2026 |
| Tony Lehtimaki |
NJS
|
Free agent | 28 February 2026 |
| Muslim Markhiev |
GrIFK
|
Free agent | 28 February 2026 |
| M. Kastrati |
MP
|
Free agent | 31 December 2025 |
Gnistan O35
|
- | 31 December 2025 | |
| Milot Kastrati |
MP
|
Free agent | 31 December 2025 |
| Salomon Maliki |
JäPS
|
Loan | 31 December 2025 |
| F. Mohamed |
Atlantis
|
Transfer | 18 July 2025 |
| F. Mohamed |
Atlantis
|
Loan | 16 July 2025 |
| Roope Lahti |
Klubi-04
|
- | 10 June 2025 |
| K. Laitinen |
KuPS Akatemia
|
Free | 1 April 2025 |
| K. Laitinen |
KuPS Akatemia
|
Free agent | 31 March 2025 |
| M. Markhiyev |
Atlantis II
|
Free Transfer | 1 March 2025 |
Transfers Synthesis
Taken together, the recorded movement around Kiffen shows a mix of local recruitment, free-agent arrivals, departures to Finnish clubs and occasional loan activity. Incoming entries connect the squad with PuiU Helsinki, HIFK Helsinki, EBK, Atlantis, PPJ, Tampere United and several other clubs, while exits include destinations such as GrIFK, NJS, JäPS, MP, Atlantis, Klubi-04 and KuPS Akatemia. The records also include a loan return for F. Mohamed and separate July entries describing his movement to Atlantis as both a transfer and a loan. Several arrivals and departures carry no stated movement type, so their mechanics cannot be classified more precisely. The dated activity stretches from 2023 into 2026, with the most recent entries concentrated in the 2025–26 period. These selected records illustrate player turnover but do not establish a complete arrivals-versus-departures balance or a definitive season-wide movement total.
Leagues Kiffen has participated in
Kiffen’s recorded competition footprint includes Kakkonen - Lohko B, logged from 2016 through 2025, and Kakkonen - Play-offs, recorded from 2024 through 2025; both are the most recent league entries. Suomen Cup and Friendlies Clubs are also recorded through 2025, with participation histories beginning in 2012 and 2021 respectively. Kakkonen - Lohko A is a historical entry spanning 2015 to 2024, while Kakkonen - Lohko C appears only for 2012. The 2025 records indicate recent involvement in the league, play-offs, cup and friendly competition, without establishing a 2026 schedule.
More about Kiffen
Kiffen is a Helsinki football club founded in 1908 and known in the Finnish sporting landscape as Kiffen, or KIF. Its roots lie in the historic Kronohagens Idrottsförening association, linking the football side to a broader multi-sport tradition and to the Kruununhaka district. That background gives the club an identity shaped by continuity, local belonging and independence rather than by a corporate ownership model.
The club is one of Finland’s traditional football names. Its historical record includes multiple Finnish championship successes, with early triumphs in the 1910s and a celebrated later title in the mid-1950s. Those achievements belong to earlier eras of the Finnish game, yet they remain central to Kiffen’s standing among Helsinki’s pioneering sporting institutions. The club’s wider competitive story is rooted in domestic football, with its modern pathway connected to the multi-tier Finnish league system and competitions such as Kakkonen and the Suomen Cup.
Kiffen’s home-match setting is primarily Töölön Pallokenttä, a classic football venue in central Helsinki near the Olympic Stadium area. The ground’s intimate urban character suits a club whose history is closely tied to the city. Black is the defining colour of the traditional first-choice identity, while the nickname Mustat Hurmurit, translated as The Black Charmers, connects the football section with a story that began around a bandy tour to Sweden in the 1920s.
The club culture is associated with an open and tolerant outlook, including a tradition of welcoming Finnish- and Swedish-speaking members across social boundaries. Governance is described through a democratic, board-and-members structure that emphasizes community participation, local sporting integration and independence. In football terms, Kiffen represents a durable Helsinki institution: historically decorated, culturally distinctive and still connected to the domestic pyramid. Its identity combines black-shirted tradition with a metropolitan community spirit, allowing the club’s heritage to remain visible across changing competitive levels.
Last matches statistics for Kiffen
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kiffen
2 - 0
PEPO
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Kiffen
1 - 1
HIFK Helsinki
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
MyPa
0 - 0
Kiffen
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Kiffen
1 - 0
Union Plaani
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
PuiU Helsinki
1 - 3
Kiffen
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Kiffen
5 - 1
HPS
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Kiffen
2 - 1
HPS
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
PPJ
4 - 1
Kiffen
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Kiffen
2 - 1
Atlantis
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Kiffen
1 - 0
HIFK Helsinki
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
Detailed statistics Kiffen
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).