Pärnu JK

Pärnu

Full name	Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi
Founded	21 July 1989 (1989-07-21)[1]
Dissolved	12 January 2020
Ground	Pärnu Rannastaadion
Capacity	1,501[2]
Manager	Anastassia Morkovkina Kristina Bannikova
League	Naiste Meistriliiga
2017	1st
Website	Club website
Home colours

Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi, commonly known as PJK, or simply as Pärnu, was a women's football team based in Pärnu, Estonia. Having won a record 13 Naiste Meistriliiga titles, 6 Estonian Women's Cups and 7 Estonian Women's Supercups, the team stepped down from women's football in 2019. The club's home ground was Pärnu Rannastaadion.

The club announced their dissolvement at the end of December 2019 and played their last game on 12 January 2020.^[3]

The club's men's team currently plays in the third division Esiliiga B.

History[edit]

Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi was founded in 1989. The team won their first league title in the 1994–95 season. Pärnu made their European debut in the 2004–05 UEFA Women's Cup, finishing fourth in their group in the first qualifying round. In the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League, Pärnu finished as runners-up in their group and advanced to the knockout-stage, where they were defeated by eventual champions VfL Wolfsburg 0–27 on aggregate.^[1][4]

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

As of 13 August 2018.^[5]

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  EST Mari-Ann Ploompuu 2 DF  EST Saskia Sonnberg 4 DF  EST Ketlin Saar 5 FW  EST Ulrika Tülp 6 DF  EST Anete Paulus 7 DF  UKR Alina Svergun 8 MF  EST Kairi Himanen 10 DF  EST Berle Brant (captain) 12 GK  EST Jennifer Smirnov 13 MF  EST Aljona Sasova

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 FW  EST Sandra Paulberg 15 MF  EST Laada Tereštšenkova 17 FW  UKR Olena Lymar 19 FW  EST Ljubov Maksimova 20 FW  EST Merily Toom 21 FW  BLR Anastasiya Shcherbachenya 22 MF  EST Kristina Bannikova 30 DF  EST Alika Malešina 32 MF  EST Evelyn Šilina

Honours[edit]

• Naiste Meistriliiga
  • Winners (13): 1994–95, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

• Estonian Women's Cup
  • Winners (6): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017

• Estonian Women's Supercup
  • Winners (7): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

Record in UEFA competitions[edit]

All results (home, away and aggregate) list Pärnu's goal tally first.

Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2004–05	First qualifying round	Viktória FC-Szombathely	–	0–4	–
		Bobruichanka Bobruisk (Host)	–	1–2	–
		Codru Anenii Noi	–	1–5	–
2005–06	First qualifying round	FC United (Host)	–	0–2	–
		Røa	–	1–9	–
		Valur	–	1–8	–
2006–07	First qualifying round	Masinac Classic Niš	–	1–6	–
		Rapide Wezemaal	–	0–7	–
		Pomurje (Host)	–	1–7	–
2007–08	First qualifying round	NSA Sofia	–	1–3	–
		Universitet Vitebsk	–	0–6	–
		PAOK (Host)	–	2–3	–
2011–12	Qualifying round	Krka Novo Mesto (Host)	–	2–1	–
		Rayo Vallecano	–	1–4	–
		Peamount United	–	1–5	–
2012–13	Qualifying round	BIIK Kazygurt	–	0–3	–
		NSA Sofia	–	0–2	–
		Spartak Subotica (Host)	–	0–1	–
2013–14	Qualifying round	PAOK	–	3–1	–
		PK-35 Vantaa (Host)	–	0–0	–
		Biljanini Izvori	–	3–1	–
	Round of 32	VfL Wolfsburg	0–14	0–13	0–27
2014–15	Qualifying round	MTK	–	0–3	–
		Pomurje	–	0–4	–
		Ekonomist (Host)	–	2–1	–
2015–16	Qualifying round	Olimpia Cluj	–	0–4	–
		Pomurje (Host)	–	1–2	–
		Ekonomist	–	2–1	–
2016–17	Qualifying round	Olimpia Cluj	–	1–7	–
		Medyk Konin (Host)	–	0–1	–
		Breznica	–	2–2	–
2017–18	Qualifying round	Standard Liège	0–2	–	–
		Ajax	1–2	–	–
		Rīgas FS	2–0	–	–
2018–19	Qualifying round	ȘS Anenii Noi	–	2–0	–
		Vllaznia	–	1–3	–
		Sarajevo (Host)	–	1–2	–

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website (in Estonian)
• Pärnu at Estonian Football Association
• UEFA profile
• at Facebook