PK-35 Vantaa
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| Full name | PK-35 Vantaa | ||
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| Founded | as Pallokerho-35, 1978 as PK-35 Vantaa, 2008 | ||
| Ground | Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion Myyrmäki, Vantaa, Finland | ||
| Capacity | 4,700 | ||
| Coordinates | 60°15.726′N 24°50.291′E / 60.262100°N 24.838183°E | ||
| Chairman | Annukka Saine-Kottonen | ||
| Manager | Kai Björkqvist | ||
| Coach | Jari Väisänen | ||
| League | Kansallinen Liiga | ||
| 2020 | 7th | ||
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PK-35 Vantaa (formerly Pallokerho-35 or PK-35) is a football club based in Vantaa, Finland. The club is "dedicated to women's football" and its representative team plays in the Kansallinen Liiga, the top-tier women's league in Finland (called the Naisten Liiga, 2006–2019).[1] PK-35 Vantaa has won the Finnish Championship six times and the Finnish Women's Cup four times. The club's home ground is the Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion (Myyrmäki Football Stadium) in the Myyrmäki district of Vantaa.
The club had a men's representative team from 1935 until 2016, which last played in the 2016 season of the Veikkausliiga.
History
Club origins
The club's founding can be traced to 19 September 1935, when a group of 36 footballers gathered in Vyborg, which was part of Finland at that time, to establish Vyborg Ball Club (ViPK). The club remained in operation until 1939, when the Winter War and World War II forced the club to disband. Many club members resettled in Helsinki in the period during and after the wars and, in 1948, the club was reinstated in Helsinki under the new name, Pallokerho-35 (PK-35).
PK-35 Women's team
PK-35 women's representative team was established in 1978 and it first appeared in a Football Association of Finland league in 1982.[2] In 1992, the team reached the qualifiers for the second-flight Naisten I-divisoona (renamed Naisten Ykkönen in 1996) but did not qualify for the league at that time. The team played in the Naisten Ykkönen during the 1999 season and in the third-tier Naisten Kakkonen during 2003–2007. At the end of the 2007 season, under head coach Mitri Pakkanen, the team gained promotion to the Ykkönen. PK-35 finished the 2008 season fourth in the Ykkönen.
Move to Vantaa
At the end of the 2008 season, the PK-35 men’s and women’s representative teams were relocated to Vantaa, where they became the representative teams of the newly-created club, PK-35 Vantaa.[3][4][5] The transfer was done in the hope that the teams would have access to better resources in Vantaa. However, junior and representative team activities carried on in Helsinki and the Helsinki-based PK-35 women’s team continued in the fourth-tier Naisten Kolmonen.[6]
Promotion to Naisten Liiga
In the 2009 season, the primary goal for the women’s team was to gain promotion to the top-tier Naisten Liiga (renamed the Kansallinen Liiga (National League) in 2020). Newly appointed head coach Pauliina Miettinen took charge of a squad bolstered by strong international players, featuring Ifeanyi Chiejine and goalkeeper Rachael Ayegba of Nigeria, and Jenae Seppälä (née Gibbens) and Natalie Capuano of the United States, as weil as promising young Finnish talent, including Pirjo Leppikangas, Aino Lehtinen, and Sanna Saarinen. The club‘s efforts paid off and PK-35 Vantaa beat FC Sport Vaasa to claim first place in the 2009 Naisten Ykkönen, earning promotion for the upcoming Naisten Liiga season.
The team won the Naisten Liiga for the first time in 2010, in their debut season in the championship. They thus made their UEFA Champions League debut in the 2011–12 season, where they were knocked out by Rayo Vallecano Femenino in the Round of 32.
PK-35 subsequently consolidated itself as the new leading Finnish team, winning both the league championship and the Finnish Women's Cup in 2011, 2012, and 2016.[7][8]
Honours
Titles
- Finnish League champions (5): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018[9][10]
- Finnish Women's Cup (3): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016
UEFA competition record
| Season | Competition | Stage | Opponent | Result |
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| 2011–12 | Champions League | Qualifying round |  Ada Velipojë |
10–0 |
 Slovan Bratislava |
1–0 | |||
 Unia Racibórz |
1–1 | |||
| Round of 32 |  Rayo Vallecano |
1–4, 0–3 | ||
| 2012–13 | Champions League | Qualifying round |  Noroc Nimoreni |
6–0 |
 ŽNK Osijek |
3–1 | |||
 Glasgow City |
1–1 | |||
| Round of 32 |  Olympique Lyon |
0–7, 0–5 | ||
| 2013–14 | Champions League | Qualifying round |  Biljanini Izvori |
13–1 |
 Pärnu JK |
0–0 | |||
 PAOK |
2–1 | |||
| Round of 32 |  Birmingham City |
0–3, 0–1 | ||
| 2015–16 | Champions League | Qualifying round | Nové Zámky |
9–0 |
 Rīgas FS |
9–0 | |||
 Zhytlobud Kharkiv |
2–1 | |||
| Round of 32 |  FC Rosengård |
0–2, 0–7 |
Players
2020 squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former internationals
Men's team
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| Full name | PK-35 Vantaa | ||
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| Founded | as Viipurin Pallokerho, 1935 as Pallokerho-35, 1948 as PK-35 Vantaa, 2008 | ||
| Dissolved | 2016 | ||
| Ground | Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion, Vantaa | ||
| Capacity | 4,700 | ||
| Chairman | Markku Hynninen | ||
| Manager | Pasi Pihamaa | ||
| League | Veikkausliiga | ||
| 2016 | Veikkausliiga 12th | ||
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PK-35 Vantaa (formerly Pallokerho-35 or PK-35) was a Finnish men's football club, based in Vantaa. It last played in the Veikkausliiga, the top-tier men's football league in Finland. As of the 2016 season the club was based at the Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion, Myyrmäki, Vantaa.
PK-35 was founded in Vyborg in 1935. After the Finnish Winter War and Second World War, PK-35 was refounded in Helsinki in 1948. When PK-35 was coached by Pasi Rautiainen in the mid-1990s they were promoted to Finland's top division, the Veikkausliiga. After some economical troubles the first team was acquired by Hjallis Harkimo and renamed FC Jokerit. The PK-35 club, however, continued with the other teams in lower divisions using its original name. PK-35 was promoted to Kakkonen in 2001 and to Ykkönen in 2005.
Move to Vantaa
After the 2008 season Pallokerho-35 decided to move its men's and women's first teams to the commuter town of Vantaa, where they played at ISS Stadion in Myyrmäki. The teams were run by a newly created association and competed with the name PK-35 Vantaa. Pallokerho-35 and its other teams (juniors) stayed in Helsinki under the association PK-35 ry (main club).[11]
Bankruptcy
The club suffered serious financial problems in its final years. Sitting bottom of the 2016 Veikkausliiga, the club were docked 6 points and manager Shefki Kuqi left to join Inter Turku.[12]
The club was relegated at the end of the season but did not apply for a licence to play in the 2017 Ykkönen and ceased operations. The club's name continues however as the club which split from the PK-35 organisation when it was renamed FC Jokerit still play in the Helsinki area Kolmonen division (4th tier).
Season to season
| Season | Level | Division | Section | Administration | Position | Finnish Cup | Movements |
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| 1998 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga | Finnish FA | 3rd | Sold league spot to FC Jokerit | ||
| 1999 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Group 1 | Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) | 6th | ||
| 2000 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Group 3 | Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) | 4th | ||
| 2001 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Group 3 | Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) | 1st | 2nd Round | Promoted |
| 2002 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen | Southern | Finnish FA | 9th | 4th Round | |
| 2003 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen | Southern | Finnish FA | 1st | 1st Round | Lost in Promotion Playoffs |
| 2004 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen | Southern | Finnish FA | 2nd | 1st Round | Promoted to 2005 Ykkönen |
| 2005 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen | Finnish FA | 3rd | Quarterfinals | ||
| 2006 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen | Finnish FA | 10th | 5th Round | ||
| 2007 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen | Finnish FA | 8th | 5th Round | ||
| 2008 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen | Finnish FA | 7th | 6th Round | ||
| 2009 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen | Finnish FA | 9th | 6th Round | ||
| 2010 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen | Finnish FA | 8th | 5th Round | ||
| 2011 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen | Finnish FA | 4th | 4th Round | ||
| 2012 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen | Finnish FA | 4th | 4th Round | ||
| 2013 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen | Finnish FA | 6th | 5th Round | ||
| 2014 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen | Finnish FA | 6th | 3rd Round | ||
| 2015 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen | Finnish FA | 2nd | 6th Round | Promoted to 2016 Veikkausliiga | |
| 2016 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga | Finnish FA | 12th | Relegated/Dissolved |
Management
As of 2 August 2016.
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See also
References
- ^ "PK-35 Vantaa: In English". PK-35 Vantaa (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Club history Archived 2010-08-23 at the Wayback Machine on official site
- ^ "PK-35 Vantaa – uusi jalkapalloseura" (PDF). Pallokerho-35. 17 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
- ^ "Jalkapallostadionista ISS Stadion – PK-35:n edustusjoukkueet Vantaalle". Energia Areena. 17 December 2008. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
- ^ "PK-35 vaihtaa Vantaalle". Iltalehti. 17 December 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
- ^ "PK-35 Historiaa 1935-2015" (in Finnish). PK-35. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ List of champions in RSSSF.com
- ^ "PK-35 ilman pelikuria cup-mestariksi". MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). 24 September 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ http://www.hs.fi/urheilu/a1441342901833?jako=8c7ee3ed246589828f79c3e7c12043d[dead link]
- ^ https://www.palloliitto.fi/uutiset/naisten-liiga/pk-35-vantaa-naisten-liigan-mestari-0[permanent dead link]
- ^ "PK-35 Vantaa – uusi jalkapalloseura" (PDF). Pallokerho-35. 17 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
- ^ [1] in yle.fi
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