PK-35 Vantaa


PK-35 Vantaa was a Finnish football club, based in Vantaa. It last played in the Finnish League. As of the 2016 season the club was based at the Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion, Myyrmäki, Vantaa.
PK-35 was founded in Vyborg in 1935. After the Finnish Winter War and Second World War, PK-35 was refounded in Helsinki in 1948. When PK-35 was coached by Pasi Rautiainen in the mid-1990s they were promoted to Finland's top division, the Veikkausliiga. After some economical troubles the first team was acquired by Hjallis Harkimo and renamed FC Jokerit. The PK-35 club, however, continued with the other teams in lower divisions using its original name. PK-35 was promoted to Kakkonen in 2001 and to Ykkönen in 2005.

Move to Vantaa

After the 2008 season Pallokerho-35 decided to move its men's and women's first teams to the commuter town of Vantaa, where they will play at ISS Stadion in Myyrmäki. Those teams will be run by a new association and compete with the name PK-35 Vantaa. Pallokerho-35 and its other teams will stay in Helsinki under PK-35 ry.

Bankruptcy

The club suffered serious financial problems in its final years. Sitting bottom of the 2016 Veikkausliiga, the club were docked 6 points and manager Shefki Kuqi left to join Inter Turku.
The club were relegated at the end of the season but did not apply for a licence to play in the 2017 Ykkönen and ceased operations. The club's name continues however as the club which split from the PK-35 organisation when it was renamed FC Jokerit still play in the Helsinki area Kolmonen division. The club's women's team also continues to use the name and still plays in Myyrmäki - they finished top of the Naisten Liiga in 2018.

Season to season

SeasonLevelDivisionSectionAdministrationPositionFinnish CupMovements
2002Tier 3KakkonenSouthernFinnish FA9th4th Round
2003Tier 3KakkonenSouthernFinnish FA1st1st RoundLost in Promotion Playoffs
2004Tier 3KakkonenSouthernFinnish FA2nd1st RoundPromoted to 2005 Ykkönen
2005Tier 2YkkönenFinnish FA3rdQuarterfinals
2006Tier 2YkkönenFinnish FA10th5th Round
2007Tier 2YkkönenFinnish FA8th5th Round
2008Tier 2YkkönenFinnish FA7th6th Round
2009Tier 2YkkönenFinnish FA9th6th Round
2010Tier 2YkkönenFinnish FA8th5th Round
2011Tier 2YkkönenFinnish FA4th4th Round
2012Tier 2YkkönenFinnish FA4th4th Round
2013Tier 2YkkönenFinnish FA6th5th Round
2014Tier 2YkkönenFinnish FA6th3rd Round
2015Tier 2YkkönenFinnish FA2nd6th RoundPromoted to 2016 Veikkausliiga
2016Tier 1VeikkausliigaFinnish FA12thRelegated/Dissolved

Management

As of 2 August 2016.

Women's team

The women's football section was founded in 1982. The team won the Naisten Liiga for the first time in 2010 in their debut in the championship; they had been promoted after winning the second-tier Naisten Ykkönen in 2009. They thus made their UEFA Champions League debut in the 2011–12 season, where they were knocked out by Rayo Vallecano in the Round of 32.
PK-35 subsequently consolidated itself as the new leading Finnish team, winning both the Naisten Liiga and the national cup in 2011 and 2012.

Honours

Titles

  • Naisten Liiga
  • * 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018,
  • Naisten Cup
  • * 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016

    UEFA competition record

2020 Squad

Former internationals

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