IF Gnistan

IF Gnistan
Nickname(s)Kipinä
Founded1924; 100 years ago (1924)
GroundMustapekka Areena,
Oulunkylä, Helsinki,
Finland
Capacity2,200
ChairmanRisto Murto
Head CoachJussi Leppälahti[1]
LeagueVeikkausliiga
2023Ykkönen, 2nd of 12 (promoted)

IF Gnistan (Kipinä in Finnish; The Spark in English), commonly known as Gnistan, is a Finnish football club from the city of Helsinki, founded in 1924. The club is currently playing in the Veikkausliiga, the first tier of the Finnish league system. IF Gnistan play their home matches at Mustapekka Areena. Club's home district is Oulunkylä,[2] which locates in northern part of the capital city.

  1. ^ JUSSI LEPPÄLAHTI GNISTANIN PÄÄVALMENTAJAKSI Archived 11 November 2023 at the Wayback Machine, gnistan.fi, 10 November 2023
  2. ^ "Historiaa – IF Gnistan". gnistan.net. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2019.