The football section was dissolved in 1981 and today Ässät is known as an ice hockey club.

[4] The Karhut football team continued its activities for one more season as Ässät's secondary team in Suomensarja, the second-tier league of Finland at the time.Ässät played its first two seasons in the Mestaruussarja, the Premier League of Finland.

Ässät got relegated to II Divisioona at the end of the 1969 season and never got promoted to the top-tier again.

Ässät came in 2nd in the 2nd division in 1973, but lost in the promotion qualifiers to Turun Toverit (TuTo).

Ässät played two more seasons in the 2nd division before being relegated and disestablished in 1981 and had all its players moved to the newly formed Porin Palloilijat.