Pirkkalan Jalkapalloklubi

Pirkkalan Jalkapalloklubi
Full name Pirkkalan Jalkapalloklubi
Nickname(s) PJK
Founded 1993
Ground Pirkkalan keskuskenttä, Pirkkala, Finland
Chairman Finland Petri Huuhtanen
Coach Finland Petri Nieminen
League Kolmonen

Pirkkalan Jalkapalloklubi (abbreviated PJK) is a football club from Pirkkala, Finland. The club was formed in 1993 and their home ground is at the Pirkkalan keskuskenttä. The men's first team currently plays in the Kolmonen (Third Division).

Background

PJK was established in 1993 and has played in the lower levels of Finnish football (mainly in Divisions 3 and 4). The one exception was in 2009 when the club spent a season in the third tier, the Kakkonen (Second Division).[1]

In 2008 and 2009 the club’s ladies team played in the Ladies Kakkonen (Second Division) – Group B. The Men's futsal team reached the Finnish Cup semi-finals in the 2007-2008 season.

PJK's most notable former player is Miki Sipiläinen who played for the club in the 2008 season.

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements
2001 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) South Section Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 2nd
2002 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) South Section Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 2nd
2003 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) South Section Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 3rd
2004 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) South Section Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 1st Promoted
2005 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 9th
2006 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 5th
2007 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 2nd
2008 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 1st Promoted
2009 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 14th Relegated
2010 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere)

Club Structure

Pirkkalan Jalkapalloklubi run a number of teams including 3 men's teams, 1 ladies team, 1 men's veterans team, 11 boys teams and 1 girls team. In total the club has a total of more than 300 registered players.

2010 season

PJK Men's Team are competing in the Kolmonen (Third Division) section administered by the Tampere SPL. This is the fourth highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 PJK finished in last place in Group B of the Kakkonen (Second Division) and were relegated.

PJK /2 are participating in the Nelonen (Fourth Division) administered by the Tampere SPL.

PJK /3 are participating in Section 1 (Lohko 1) of the Kutonen (Sixth Division) administered by the Tampere SPL.

Players in 2010

Goalkeepers:

  • Finland Antti Loukiala

Defenders:

  • Finland Petri Heljo
  • Finland Jussi Hietamo
  • Finland Juha Kivistö
  • Finland Pekka Köttö
  • Finland Taro Lipponen
  • Finland Lauri Lätti
  • Finland AP Mäkinen
  • Finland Tomi Tiira
  

Midfield Players:

  • Finland Antti Harju
  • Finland Harri Joki
  • Finland Antti Latvanen
  • Finland Miikka Mörö
  • Finland Antti Ronkainen
  • Finland Juho Seppälä
  

Forwards:

  • Finland Timor Inapshba
  • Finland Jyri Leinonen
  • Finland Markus Lindroos
  • Finland Valtteri Similä
  • Finland Kalle Strömberg

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References and sources

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Finland - Divisional Movements 1930-2009". RSSSF Archives. 2010. Retrieved 03.07.2010. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ↑ "PJK Edustus". Retrieved 03.07.2010. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)