Pärnu JK

Pärnu
Full name	Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi
Founded	21 July 1989; 35 years ago
Ground	Pärnu Rannastaadion
Capacity	1,501
Chairman	Andres Alari
Manager	Jüri Saar
League	Naiste Meistriliiga
2015	1st
Website	Club website
	Home colours
	Home colours

Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi (English: Pärnu Football Club), commonly known as PJK, or simply as Pärnu, is a football club, based in Pärnu, Estonia.

Founded in 1989, Pärnu is mostly known for its women's team who compete in the Estonian top division Naiste Meistriliiga. Domestically, Pärnu has won a record 11 Naiste Meistriliiga and 5 Estonian Women's Cup trophies.

The club's men's team currently plays in the fourth division II liiga. It is the reserve team of the Meistriliiga club Pärnu Linnameeskond.

History

Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi was founded in 1989, with Helmut Hunt being elected as club president. The club isn't a successor club to Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi that operated during the first period of Estonian independence. The club won their first league title in the 1994–95 season. Pärnu made its European debut in the 2004–05 UEFA Women's Cup, finishing fourth in its group in the first qualifying round. In 2013, Andres Alari was elected club president.^[2] In the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League, Pärnu finished second in its group and advanced to the knockout-stage, where the club was defeated by eventual champions VfL Wolfsburg 0–27 on aggregate.^[3]

Honours

Domestic

Naiste Meistriliiga

Winners (11): 1994–95, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Estonian Women's Cup

Winners (5): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015

Players

First-team squad

As of 10 August 2016.^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	EST	Elis Meetua
2	DF	EST	Ketlin Saar
4	DF	EST	Heleri Saar
5	FW	EST	Ulrika Tülp
6	DF	EST	Anete Paulus
7	FW	EST	Anastassia Morkovkina
8	MF	EST	Kairi Himanen
9	MF	EST	Liivi Sõrmus


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
10	DF	EST	Berle Brant
13	FW	EST	Margarita Matjuhhova
16	MF	EST	Laada Tereštšenkova
17	MF	EST	Marve Bessmertnõi
18	MF	EST	Elizaveta Rutkovskaja
20	FW	EST	Merily Toom
21	FW	BLR	Anastasija-Grazyna Shcherbachenia
22	FW	EST	Kristina Bannikova

Pärnu in Europe

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Agg.
2004–05	UEFA Women's Cup	First qualifying round	Viktória Szombathely	0–4		4th
			Babruyshanka	1–2
			Codru Anenii Noi	1–5
2005–06	UEFA Women's Cup	First qualifying round	United	0–2		4th
			Røa	1–9
			Valur	1–8
2006–07	UEFA Women's Cup	First qualifying round	Masinac Classic Niš	1–6		4th
			Rapide Wezemaal	0–7
			Pomurje	1–7
2007–08	UEFA Women's Cup	First qualifying round	NSA Sofia	1–3		4th
			Universitet Vitebsk	0–6
			PAOK	2–3
2011–12	UEFA Women's Champions League	Qualifying round	Krka Novo Mesto	2–1		3rd
			Rayo Vallecano	1–4
			Peamount United	1–5
2012–13	UEFA Women's Champions League	Qualifying round	BIIK Kazygurt	0–3		4th
			NSA Sofia	0–2
			Spartak Subotica	0–1
2013–14	UEFA Women's Champions League	Qualifying round	PAOK	3–1		2nd
			PK-35 Vantaa	0–0
			Bilјanini Izvori	3–1
		Round of 32	Wolfsburg	0–14	0–13	0–27
2014–15	UEFA Women's Champions League	Qualifying round	MTK	0–3		3rd
			Pomurje	0–4
			Ekonomist	2–1
2015–16	UEFA Women's Champions League	Qualifying round	Olimpia Cluj	0–4		3rd
			Pomurje	1–2
			Ekonomist	2–1

Men's team

First-team squad

As of 23 July 2016.^[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	EST	Kermo Hunt
—	GK	EST	Kaupo Koort
—	DF	EST	Kris Antsmaa
—	DF	EST	Daniel Barinov
—	DF	EST	Eiko Kuningas
—	DF	EST	Helger Kuusik
—	DF	EST	Hannes Lehe
—	DF	EST	Siim Mäeots
—	DF	EST	Mirko Mardiste
—	DF	EST	Karmo Valk
—	DF	EST	Veiko Vespere
—	MF	EST	Aleksander Algo
—	MF	EST	Uku Kõrre
—	MF	EST	Tarmo Kovalevski


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	EST	Henry Laurson
—	MF	EST	Reimo Madissoo
—	MF	EST	Igor Mohhov
—	MF	EST	Jevgeni Novikov
—	MF	EST	Ranet Ristikivi
—	MF	EST	Reigo Tamm
—	MF	EST	Viktor Tkatšenko
—	FW	EST	Albert Anissimov
—	FW	EST	Henri Hansson
—	FW	EST	Risto Kauniste
—	FW	EST	Kein Makovei
—	FW	EST	Artur Šalda
—		EST	Hevar Aas

References

^ "History section on website". parnujk.ee. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
^ "Ajalugu" (in Estonian). Pärnu JK.
^ Swedish relief as Wolfsburg set record - UEFA Women's Champions League - News. UEFA
^ "PäRNU JK (N) (2016)". Retrieved 10 August 2016.
^ "PäRNU JALGPALLIKLUBI (2016)". jalgpall.ee. Retrieved 28 June 2016.

External links

[1] "History section on website". parnujk.ee. Retrieved 31 July 2011.

[2] "Ajalugu" (in Estonian). Pärnu JK.

[3] Swedish relief as Wolfsburg set record - UEFA Women's Champions League - News. UEFA

[4] "PäRNU JK (N) (2016)". Retrieved 10 August 2016.

[5] "PäRNU JALGPALLIKLUBI (2016)". jalgpall.ee. Retrieved 28 June 2016.

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