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Pargas IF
Nickname(s)PIF, Piffen
Founded1914
GroundPajbacka, Pargas
ChairmanPetra Furu
ManagerStefan Strömborg
LeagueKakkonen
202212th in Ykkonen Decrease

Pargas Idrottsförening, or PIF for short, is a sports club based in the city of Pargas, Finland. The club has over 1,500 members and is known, especially for handball, football, and orienteering. It also makes provision for cross-country skiing, floorball, gymnastics, and athletics. The club was founded in 1914 as Pargas Malms Idrottsförening but changed its name to its current title in 1916.

Football

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PIF played their first official match in 1916, their opponents being the Kimito based club Wrethalla and the match ended in a 2- 2 draw. In 1994 the club played one season in the Ykkönen, the second tier of the Finnish football system. They also have experienced two other seasons at the same level back in 1939 and 1948. Their records indicate that the club have had three spells in the Kakkonen (Second Division) in 1990–93, 1995 and 2000–06.[1] At the end of the 2006 season they were relegated to the Kolmonen where they currently reside. In addition, PIF has played two seasons at the highest level in Futsal in Finland,

PIF is the youth club of Finnish international and former Charlton and Rangers player Jonatan "Tintin" Johansson, who has now returned to Turun Palloseura.

Current squad

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As of 17 September 2020

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 Finland FIN Arnold Uschanoff
3 DF Finland FIN Wille Öhman
4 MF Finland FIN Kristoffer Lövholm
6 MF Finland FIN Matias Lahti
7 MF Finland FIN Behar Cimili
8 DF Finland FIN Ville Ranta-Aho
9 FW Finland FIN Emil Peltonen
10 FW Finland FIN Gezim Voca
12 GK Finland FIN Rasmus Knuts
14 FW Finland FIN Allan Andersson
15 DF Finland FIN Roni Järvinen
17 FW Finland FIN Ted Rosenström
18 MF Finland FIN Viktor Johansson
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Ghana GHA Saliw Babawo
20 MF Iraq IRQ Yasser Al-Musawi
21 DF Finland FIN Paulus Kopperoinen
22 DF Finland FIN Lukas Eloranta
23 DF Finland FIN John Adolfsson
24 FW Finland FIN Kasper Fröjdö
25 MF Finland FIN Tomas Hradecký
26 MF Finland FIN Casper Nyberg
27 MF Finland FIN Samir Achkir
28 FW Finland FIN Elias Untamala
29 MF Finland FIN Niklas Rantanen
77 DF Finland FIN Arsalan Azizi
— DF Finland FIN Frans Grönlund

Season to season

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Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements
1938 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)
1939 Tier 2 Itä-Länsi-sarja (Second Division) West League, Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
1940 Unknown
1940–41 Tier 3 C-Sarja (Third Division) Group 1 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd
1942–44 Unknown
1945–46 Tier 3 SPL Maakuntasarja (Third Division) South-West Finland Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd
1946–47 Tier 3 SPL Maakuntasarja (Third Division) South-West Finland Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd
1947–48 Tier 3 SPL Maakuntasarja (Third Division) South-West Finland Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted
1948 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 14th Relegated
1949 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
1950 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) South Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
1951 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group II Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
1952 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th
1953 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
1954 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group II Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th
1955 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group I Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th
1956 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group II Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th Relegated
1957 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Fourth Division) Group 4 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted
1958 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th Relegated
1959 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Fourth Division) Group 4 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd Promoted
1960 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th
1961 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
1962 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
1963 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th Relegation Playoff
1964 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th Relegated
1965 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Fourth Division) Group 4 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th
1966 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Fourth Division) Group 5 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
1967 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Fourth Division) Group 4 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted
1968 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th Relegated
1969 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Fourth Division) Group 4 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted
1970 Tier 3 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th
1971 Tier 3 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
1972 Tier 3 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th
1973 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th Relegated
1974 Tier 5 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 5 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd
1975 Tier 5 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 5 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
1976 Tier 5 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 4 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
1977 Tier 5 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 5 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted
1978 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th
1979 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th
1980 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th
1981 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th
1982 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th
1983 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd Promotion Playoff
1984 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th
1985 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
1986 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th
1987 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th
1988 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
1989 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted
1990 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th
1991 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
1992 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th
1993 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted
1994 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 12th Relegated
1995 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 10th Relegated
1996 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group 3 Turku District (SPL Turku) 8th
1997 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group 3 Turku District (SPL Turku) 9th
1998 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group 3 Turku District (SPL Turku) 5th
1999 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group 3 Turku District (SPL Turku) 1st Promoted
2000 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th
2001 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th
2002 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th
2003 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th
2004 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
2005 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
2006 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 13th Relegated
2007 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku and Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 7th
2008 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku and Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 9th
2009 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku and Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 11th
2010 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku and Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 9th
2011 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku and Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 10th
2012 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku and Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 9th
2013 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku and Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 10th
2014 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku and Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 4th
2015 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku and Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 3rd
2016 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku and Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 6th
2017 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Western Finland Western District (SPL Länsi-Suomi) 7th
2018 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Western Finland Western District (SPL Länsi-Suomi) 5th
2019 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Western Finland Western District (SPL Länsi-Suomi) 1st Promoted
2020 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

Club Structure

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The club runs a large number of teams including a men's team, a ladies' team, a veteran's side (Team 82 Oldboys) and 8 boys and 4 girls junior teams.

A key facility provided by the club is the Aktia Arena, a floodlit all-weather pitch that is 104 x 62 metres (or two junior pitches 62 x 45 metres). Some matches are played here but the main home venue is at Pajbacka.

2010 season

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PIF Men's Team are competing in the Kolmonen administered by the Turku SPL. This is the fourth highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 PIF finished in eleventh position in their Kolmonen section.

Orienteering

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Pargas won the women's relay in Tiomila in 1999.[2] The orienteering section was founded in 1945.

References and sources

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF. 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
  2. ^ "10MILA 1945-2005 - www.10mila.se".
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