FC Jyväskylä Blackbird

FC Jyväskylä Blackbird
Full name FC Jyväskylä Blackbird
Nickname(s) FCJ Blackbird
Founded 1996
Ground Hippos nurmikenttä
Jyväskylä
Finland
Chairman Nellu Petrescu
Manager Harri Huttunen
Coach Paul Taylor
Timo Laakso
Nellu Petrescu
Jaakko Hilpinen (GK)
League Kakkonen
2009 9th - Kakkonen (Group C)
Home colours

FC Jyväskylä Blackbird (abbreviated FCJ Blackbird or FC Blackbird or FCJ) is a football club from Jyväskylä in Finland. The club was formed in 1996 and their home ground is at the Hippos nurmikenttä. The men's first team currently plays in the Kakkonen (Second Division). The Chairman of FCJ Blackbird is Nellu Petrescu and Harri Huttunen is the Manager.

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Background

FCJ Blackbird spent their initial seasons in the Kolmonen (Third Division) of the Finnish football league in the section covering Central Finland (Keski-Suomi). They were promoted to the Kakkonen (Second Division) at the end of the 2007 season. In their first season at the higher level in 2008 they faced an uphill struggle in Group A and just avoided relegation. In 2009 the team were moved to Group C and although they gained less points they were able to finish in ninth position some distance from the relegation spot. The club are now in their third season in the third tier of Finnish football.[1]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements
2006 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Finland(SPL Keski-Suomi) 1st Play-offs - Promoted
2007 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 11th
2008 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 11th
2009 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 9th
2010 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)

Club Structure

FCJ Blackbird currently has 2 men's teams and 1 boys team. An important initiative of the club is the Nappulaliiga (Little League) Champions for boys and girls of 5 to 10 years of age. The League is targeted towards children who are not involved in football activities and who want to explore the world of football.

2010 season

FCJ Blackbird Men's Team are competing in Group C (Lohko C) of the Kakkonen (Second Division) administered by the Football Association of Finland (Suomen Palloliitto) . This is the third highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 FC Jyväskylä Blackbird finished in ninth position in their Kakkonen section.

FCJ Blackbird / Mustarastas are a new team participating in Section 2 (Lohko 2) of the Vitonen section administered by the Keski-Suomi SPL.

Current Squads for the 2010 Season

First team

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 Antti-Jussi Karnio
2 Erkka Pönni
3 Olli-Pekka Höynälä
4 Antti Vanhala
5 Sampo Ojala
6 Joona Ala-Porkkunen
7 Niko Kautto
8 Sükrü Uzuner
9 Janne Veija
10 Stefan Petrescu (captain)
No. Position Player
11 Jasin Abahassine
12 Matti Kari
13 Miika Nykänen
14 Antti-Pekka Kesonen
15 Adil Hatni
16 Mikko Pietilä
17 Anssi Nurminen
20 Caius Forsberg
21 Antti Peltomäki

Mustarastas (Reserve Team)

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
Ville Harvia
Jussi Toivonen
Teemu Ahonen
Henri Koljonen
Ville Santala (captain)
Toni Lavia
Ville Antila
Perttu Riipinen
No. Position Player
Kimmo Silvennoinen
Mika Minkkinen
Riku Huttunen
Janne Portin
Petri Kuhmoinen
Matti Petrescu
Markus Manninen
Paul Taylor

Notable former players

References and sources

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Finland - Divisional Movements 1930-2009". RSSSF Archives. 2010. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesf/finall.html. Retrieved 2010-05-17.