Finnish Second League Team FC Haka Fans Allegedly Set Their Stadium On Fire After They Were Relegated

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Haka, a club from Valkeakoski, about 150 kilometers from Helsinki, was left without a stadium after a surprising relegation to the second division of Finland. Three perpetrators, all minors, started a fire at the iconic home of the black and whites, which destroyed a large part of the main stand and also damaged the grass surface.

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Nine-time Finnish champion FC Haka was relegated from the top flight this season, and the club's historic home stadium was left without a main stand after a fire last weekend.

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At least two foreign sports websites have claimed on social media that the fire was caused by FC Haka's relegation from the Veikkausliiga.

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In Finland they still find it hard to believe: the Tehtaan Kenttä stadium, in Valkeakoski, was set on fire after the second division relegation of FC Haka, a historic club that won nine times the Veikkausliiga (Finnish Serie A) and 12 national cups. Such a protest, with a fire that destroyed an entire tribune, has few precedents in the history of football. The stadium is small, contains just over 3,000 spectators, but it is one of the oldest ins…

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Shock in Valkeakoski: Fire destroys the main grandstand of Finnish football club FC Haka. Police are investigating fans help with reconstruction.