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).
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| Full name | Pirkkalan Jalkapalloklubi | |
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| Nickname(s) | PJK | |
| Founded | 1993 | |
| Ground | Pirkkalan keskuskenttä, Pirkkala, Finland | |
| Chairman | Esa Ojala | |
| Coach | Petri Nieminen | |
| League | Kolmonen | |
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Background edit
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 edit
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Club Structure edit
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 edit
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.
References and sources edit
Footnotes edit
- ^ "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF. 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2010.