FC Viikingit

FC Viikingit
Full name FC Viikingit
Nickname(s) Viikkarit, Punaiset
Founded 1965/1998
Ground Vuosaaren Urheilukenttä
Vuosaari, Helsinki, Finland
(Capacity: 4,200)
Chairman Jorma Koivukangas
Manager Ilkka Jäntti
League Finnish First Division (Ykkönen)
2010 Finnish First Division, Ykkönen, 2nd
Home colours
Away colours

FC Viikingit is a Finnish football club, based in Vuosaari, East Helsinki. The club was founded as Vuosaaren Viikingit (The Vikings of Vuosaari) in 1965, but in 1998 the football section was separated from the rest of the club and continued under the name FC Viikingit. Usually, the team is referred to as just Viikingit (Finnish for "The Vikings"). The team plays its home matches at Vuosaari on Vuosaaren Urheilukenttä, nicknamed Heteniitty, Hettari and Monttu.

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Recent history

During the years 2002-2006, the team played in the Finnish First Division (Ykkönen). The team was promoted from the third division to the second division in 2001 and consequently a year after to the first division. In 2003, FC Viikingit finished 3rd only two points away from a qualification spot for the Finnish Premier Division. The team finished 4th in 2004.

In 2005, Jari Europaeus, a former national team defender, started as the club's manager. The team's target was promotion to the top flight, but it finished 6th. In the pre-season 2006, the team was widely considered one of the biggest promotion candidates. The first half of the season was uneven, but the second half displays were stable and the team was on top of the table when 23 rounds were played. In the 24th round home game against FC Hämeenlinna a winning goal in the 89th minute by Jarno Kallijärvi secured second place and direct following round home victory against RoPS secured the championship title of Ykkönen. In 2007, FC Viikingit played its first ever season in the Premier Division finishing 13th and was relegated back to the First Division.

FC Viikingit lost the play-off finals against KuPS from the Premier Division following the 2008 regular season, which meant that FC Viikingit didn't win promotion to the top flight.

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements
2000 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 3 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 1st Promoted
2001 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted
2002 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th Relegation Group – Play-Offs
2003 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
2004 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
2005 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th
2006 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted
2007 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 13th Relegated
2008 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd Play-Offs
2009 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
2010 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd Play-Offs

Current squad

As of 31 August 2011

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Aapo Kiljunen
4 DF Osmo Kleemola
5 FW Carlos Eduardo Gonzalez Guaza
6 MF Jukka Hirvonen
7 MF Kåre Björkstrand
8 MF Heikki Pulkkinen
9 MF Teemu Pannula
10 FW Kalle Sotka
11 FW Eero Peltonen
12 GK Heikki Kärkkäinen
13 MF Samuel Woodward
14 MF Teemu Kankkonen
No. Position Player
16 MF Juri Kinnunen
17 MF Mikko Lehtinen
18 DF Teemu Honkaniemi
20 DF Tomi Nyman
22 MF Jussi Peteri
23 MF Markus Maunu
24 MF Miguel Angel Delgado Navarreta
26 FW Ville Salmikivi
30 GK Sam Jammeh
31 FW Joni Korhonen
TBA MF Miro Olsoni
TBA DF Julius Särkkälä

Notable former players

External links

2012 teams
AC Oulu · Hämeenlinna · HIFK · JIPPO · KooTeePee · OPS · PK-35 · RoPS · SJK · Viikingit