Atlantis FC
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| Atlantis FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Atlantis Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ground | Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki |
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| Capacity | 4,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Markku Ritala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Pasi Pihamaa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Ykkönen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Ykkönen, 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Atlantis FC is a Finnish football club, based in Helsinki. It currently plays in the Finnish First Division (Ykkönen). It was founded late 1995 when 1980 founded Johanneksen Dynamo and 1985 FC Norssi merged. The name "Atlantis FC was invented by Gösta Sundqvist, singer of Leevi and the Leavings.
Team started to play in second division (Kakkonen) 1996 and 1997 it was able to rise to Ykkönen. 1999 club reached qualification games for premium leaague (Veikkausliiga, betting league) but then was Vaasan Palloseura stronger. Next year it reached Veikkausliiga. 2001 Atlantis was seventh in league and won the cup of Finland.
The club had financial difficulties and went bankrupt 2002 and its' place in premium league was given to AC Allianssi. Reserve team of the club Atlantis Akatemia (Atlantis Academy) still continued in second division. 2003 it changed its' name to Atlantis FC and 2004 club raised to Ykkönen. 2006 it tries to reach premium league again.
The club's manager is Markku Ritala, coach is Pasi Pihamaa and it plays its home matches at Helsingin Pallokenttä.
[edit] Squad 2006
2. Panu Kuusela (def)
3. Adel Eid (def/mid)
4. Miika Jokiperä (def)
5. Teemu Kankkunen (def)
6. Pasi Karppinen (def/mid)
7. Mikko Simula (def/mid)
8. Kimmo Tauriainen (mid)
9. Vesa Kosonen (for)
11. Jani Koivisto (mid/for)
12. Adam Highfield (gk)
14. Pekka Utriainen (def)
15. Vitali Suetov (mid)
19. Matias Juvonen (def/mid)
21. Feras Abid (for)
22. Axel Orrström (mid)
23. Patrik Rikama (def)
24. Petteri Paajanen (for)
25. Risto Salmi (mid)
26. Janne Arolinna (def/mid)
30. Obi Metzger (for)
34. Tony Kaukomaa (gk)
36. Aleksandr Mištšuk (gk)
[edit] Academy players 2006
27. Tuukka Myyrä
28. Zakaria Kibona
29. Ojembe Olatuga
31. Mamet Mula
32. Auror Zadrina
33. Alimamy Jalloh
35. Michael Ozor
39. Iiro Ikäheimo
41. Adam Abdi
42. Tatu Liljama
43. Tuomas Savukoski
44. Xhevdet Gela
45. Panu Hetemäki
69. Ari Sharif
| Ykkönen 2007 |
| Atlantis | FC Hämeenlinna | GBK | JIPPO | JJK | Klubi-04 | KPV | KuPS | PK-35 | PP-70 | RoPS | TPV| TP-47 | VIFK |
