Pargas Idrottsförening
Pargas IF
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| Nickname(s) |
PIF, Piffen |
| Founded |
1914 |
| Ground |
Pajbacka, Pargas |
| Chairman |
Michael Isaksson |
| Manager |
Juha Winberg |
| Coach |
David Moore |
| League |
Kolmonen |
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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.
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 seasoms 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.
Season to Season
| Season |
Level |
Division |
Section |
Administration |
Position |
Movements |
| 2000 |
Tier 3 |
Kakkonen (Second Division) |
West Group |
Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) |
8th |
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| 2001 |
Tier 3 |
Kakkonen (Second Division) |
West Group |
Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) |
6th |
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| 2002 |
Tier 3 |
Kakkonen (Second Division) |
West Group |
Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) |
9th |
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| 2003 |
Tier 3 |
Kakkonen (Second Division) |
West Group |
Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) |
5th |
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| 2004 |
Tier 3 |
Kakkonen (Second Division) |
West Group |
Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) |
3rd |
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| 2005 |
Tier 3 |
Kakkonen (Second Division) |
West Group |
Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) |
3rd |
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| 2006 |
Tier 3 |
Kakkonen (Second Division) |
Group B |
Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) |
13th |
Relegated |
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| 2007 |
Tier 4 |
Kolmonen (Third Division) |
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Turku and Åland Islands (SPL Turku) |
7th |
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| 2008 |
Tier 4 |
Kolmonen (Third Division) |
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Turku and Åland Islands (SPL Turku) |
9th |
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| 2009 |
Tier 4 |
Kolmonen (Third Division) |
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Turku and Åland Islands (SPL Turku) |
11th |
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| 2010 |
Tier 4 |
Kolmonen (Third Division) |
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Turku and Åland Islands (SPL Turku) |
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Club Structure
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
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.
Players in 2011
Current Squad for the 2011 Season
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. |
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Position |
Player |
| 1 |
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GK |
Daniel Vedel |
| 3 |
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MF |
Benjamin Storbacka |
| 4 |
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DF |
Janne Forsman |
| 6 |
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MF |
Atte Holmberg |
| 7 |
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DF |
Roope Vahalahti |
| 9 |
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MF |
Petteri Suominen |
| 10 |
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MF |
Lauri Tulla |
| 11 |
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FW |
Matias Tulla |
| 12 |
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GK |
Teemu Oivanen |
| 14 |
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DF |
Karl Kaasik |
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| No. |
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Position |
Player |
| 16 |
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GK |
Long Le Nguyen |
| 17 |
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MF |
Henri Filatoff |
| 18 |
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FW |
Christoffer Sundholm |
| 19 |
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FW |
Daniel Lundqist |
| 21 |
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FW |
Jami Virtanen |
| 22 |
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FW |
Huy Tran |
| 23 |
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DF |
Tomas Lindblom |
| 24 |
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DF |
Yrjö Kivimäki |
| 77 |
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DF |
Oscar Sumelius |
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Notable former players
- Teo Allén
- Tomas Antus
- Bo Blomqvist
- Hannes Hautala
- Juhana Hautala
- Pasi Holmberg
- Jetro Hanhilampi
- Matti Hautala
- Stefan Heinänen
- Jonatan Johansson
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- Juho Karlsson
- Kauko Kivimäki
- Mikael Lahtinen
- Tommy Lindholm
- Daniel Lindqvist
- Mathias Lindström
- Ville Köpilä
- Kevin Lahtinen
- Miikka Mäntylä
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- Sampo Niinimaa
- Markus Nikinmaa
- Christoffer Österholm
- Ville Ranta-Aho
- Marcus Suominen
- Niklas Johansson
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References and sources