PK-35 Vantaa (women)

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PK-35 Vantaa
PK-35 and PK-35 Vantaa logo 2020.png
Full namePK-35 Vantaa
Foundedas Pallokerho-35, 1978 (1978)
as PK-35 Vantaa, 2008
GroundMyyrmäen jalkapallostadion
Myyrmäki, Vantaa, Finland
Capacity4,700
Coordinates60°15.726′N 24°50.291′E / 60.262100°N 24.838183°E / 60.262100; 24.838183Coordinates: 60°15.726′N 24°50.291′E / 60.262100°N 24.838183°E / 60.262100; 24.838183
ChairmanAnnukka Saine-Kottonen
ManagerKai Björkqvist
Coach
LeagueKansallinen Liiga
20207th

PK-35 Vantaa (formerly Pallokerho-35 or PK-35) is a football club based in Vantaa, Finland. The club is "dedicated to women's football" and its representative team plays in the Kansallinen Liiga, the top-tier women's league in Finland (called the Naisten Liiga, 2006–2019).[1] PK-35 Vantaa has won the Finnish Championship six times and the Finnish Women's Cup four times. The club's home ground is the Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion (Myyrmäki Football Stadium) in the Myyrmäki district of Vantaa.

The club had a men's representative team from 1935 until 2016, which last played in the 2016 season of the Veikkausliiga.

History[]

Club origins[]

The club's founding can be traced to 19 September 1935, when a group of 36 footballers gathered in Vyborg, which was part of Finland at that time, to establish Vyborg Ball Club (ViPK). The club remained in operation until 1939, when the Winter War and World War II forced the club to disband. Many club members resettled in Helsinki in the period during and after the wars and, in 1948, the club was reinstated in Helsinki under the new name, Pallokerho-35 (PK-35).

PK-35 Women's team[]

PK-35 women's representative team was established in 1978 and it first appeared in a Football Association of Finland league in 1982.[2] In 1992, the team reached the qualifiers for the second-flight Naisten I-divisoona (renamed Naisten Ykkönen in 1996) but did not qualify for the league at that time. The team played in the Naisten Ykkönen during the 1999 season and in the third-tier during 2003–2007. At the end of the 2007 season, under head coach Mitri Pakkanen, the team gained promotion to the Ykkönen. PK-35 finished the 2008 season fourth in the Ykkönen.

Move to Vantaa[]

Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion

At the end of the 2008 season, the PK-35 men’s and women’s representative teams were relocated to Vantaa, where they became the representative teams of the newly-created club, PK-35 Vantaa.[3][4][5] The transfer was done in the hope that the teams would have access to better resources in Vantaa. However, junior and representative team activities carried on in Helsinki and the Helsinki-based PK-35 women’s team continued in the fourth-tier Naisten Kolmonen.[6]

Promotion to Naisten Liiga[]

In the 2009 season, the primary goal for the women’s team was to gain promotion to the top-tier Naisten Liiga (renamed the Kansallinen Liiga (National League) in 2020). Newly appointed head coach Pauliina Miettinen took charge of a squad bolstered by strong international players, featuring Ifeanyi Chiejine and goalkeeper of Nigeria, and Jenae Seppälä (née Gibbens) and of the United States, as weil as promising young Finnish talent, including Pirjo Leppikangas, , and Sanna Saarinen. The club‘s efforts paid off and PK-35 Vantaa beat to claim first place in the 2009 Naisten Ykkönen, earning promotion for the upcoming Naisten Liiga season.

The team won the Naisten Liiga for the first time in 2010, in their debut season in the championship. They thus made their UEFA Champions League debut in the 2011–12 season, where they were knocked out by Rayo Vallecano Femenino in the Round of 32.

PK-35 subsequently consolidated itself as the new leading Finnish team, winning both the league championship and the Finnish Women's Cup in 2011, 2012, and 2016.[7][8]

Honours[]

Titles[]

UEFA competition record[]

Season Competition Stage Opponent Result
2011–12 Champions League Qualifying round Albania Ada Velipojë 10–0
Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 1–0
Poland Unia Racibórz 1–1
Round of 32 Spain Rayo Vallecano 1–4, 0–3
2012–13 Champions League Qualifying round Moldova Noroc Nimoreni 6–0
Croatia ŽNK Osijek 3–1
Scotland Glasgow City 1–1
Round of 32 France Olympique Lyon 0–7, 0–5
2013–14 Champions League Qualifying round North Macedonia Biljanini Izvori 13–1
Estonia Pärnu JK 0–0
Greece PAOK 2–1
Round of 32 England Birmingham City 0–3, 0–1
2015–16 Champions League Qualifying round Slovakia Nové Zámky 9–0
Latvia Rīgas FS 9–0
Ukraine Zhytlobud Kharkiv 2–1
Round of 32 Sweden FC Rosengård 0–2, 0–7

Players[]

2020 squad[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Finland FIN
4 DF Finland FIN
5 MF Finland FIN
6 DF Finland FIN
7 FW Finland FIN
8 DF Finland FIN
9 FW Finland FIN
10 FW Finland FIN
11 FW Finland FIN
13 MF Finland FIN Sanna Saarinen
14 DF Finland FIN
15 FW Finland FIN
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Finland FIN
18 MF Finland FIN
19 DF Finland FIN
21 MF Finland FIN
22 FW Finland FIN
24 MF Finland FIN
25 FW Finland FIN
26 DF Finland FIN
28 MF Finland FIN
29 FW Finland FIN
31 GK Finland FIN

Former internationals[]

References[]

  1. ^ "PK-35 Vantaa: In English". PK-35 Vantaa (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. ^ Club history Archived 2010-08-23 at the Wayback Machine on official site
  3. ^ "PK-35 Vantaa – uusi jalkapalloseura" (PDF). Pallokerho-35. 17 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
  4. ^ "Jalkapallostadionista ISS Stadion – PK-35:n edustusjoukkueet Vantaalle". Energia Areena. 17 December 2008. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
  5. ^ "PK-35 vaihtaa Vantaalle". Iltalehti. 17 December 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
  6. ^ "PK-35 Historiaa 1935-2015" (in Finnish). PK-35. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  7. ^ List of champions in RSSSF.com
  8. ^ "PK-35 ilman pelikuria cup-mestariksi". MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). 24 September 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  9. ^ http://www.hs.fi/urheilu/a1441342901833?jako=8c7ee3ed246589828f79c3e7c12043d[dead link]
  10. ^ https://www.palloliitto.fi/uutiset/naisten-liiga/pk-35-vantaa-naisten-liigan-mestari-0[permanent dead link]

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