PK-35 (men)

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This article is about the current men's football club in Helsinki. For the former men's football team in Vantaa, see PK-35 Vantaa (men).
For the current women's football team in Helsinki, see PK-35 (women). For the women's club in Vantaa, see PK-35 Vantaa (women).
PK-35
Full namePallokerho-35
Foundedas Viipurin Pallokerho, 1935 (1935)
as Pallokerho-35, 1948
as PK-35 Vantaa, 2008
as PK-35, 2015
GroundAlgeco Areena
Pihlajamäki, Helsinki[1][2]
Capacity1,200
ManagerKim Raimi
LeagueYkkösliiga
2023Kakkonen Group A, 2nd
(promoted via play-offs)
WebsiteClub website
colours

PK-35 (originally Pallokerho-35) is a Finnish men's football team, based in Helsinki. It currently competes in the Ykkösliiga, the second-tier of men's football league in Finland. The team is based at the Algeco Areena in the Pihlajamäki district of Helsinki.

History[edit]

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, Veikkausliiga. After some economic troubles, the club's top representative 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 and bankruptcy: 2008–2016[edit]

Main article: PK-35 Vantaa (men)

Re-organisation[edit]

For the 2015 season, PK-35 first team were detached from the Vantaa-based team. The club relocated back to Helsinki to compete in then fourth-tier Kolmonen. For the 2019 season, club acquired Esa Terävä as their captain. At the end of the season, PK-35 won a promotion to third-tier Kakkonen for the 2020 season.[3] Next season, the club went on to finish 1st in Kakkonen Group A, and were promoted to then second tier Ykkönen. After two seasons in Ykkönen,[4][5][6] PK-35 were relegated back to Kakkonen at the end of the 2022 season.

In the 2023 Kakkonen season, PK-35 finished in the 2nd place of Group A. After the dissolvements of FC Honka and HIFK, and the creation of the new second-tier Ykkösliiga, the club were granted a spot to 2024 Ykkösliiga, via promotion-playoffs.[7][8]

Season to season[edit]

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Finnish Cup Movements
2016 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Helsinki & Uusimaa II Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 8th
2017 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Helsinki & Uusimaa II Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 3rd
2018 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Helsinki & Uusimaa I Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 2nd
2019 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Helsinki & Uusimaa II Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 1st Promoted
2020 Tier 3 Kakkonen Group A Finnish FA 1st Promoted
2021 Tier 2 Ykkönen Finnish FA 8th Quarter-finals
2022 Tier 2 Ykkönen Finnish FA 10th Quarter-finals Relegated
2023 Tier 3 Kakkonen Group A Finnish FA 2nd Third round Promoted
2024 Tier 2 Ykkösliiga Finnish FA

Players and personnel[edit]

Updated 20 February 2024[9]

Current squad[edit]

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 Joni Niemi
2 DF Finland FIN Tomi Kurvinen
4 DF Finland FIN Eero Karjalainen
5 MF Finland FIN Xhevdet Gela
6 DF Nigeria NGA Frankline Okoye
7 MF Finland FIN Daniel Rantanen
8 FW Finland FIN Yassin Adam
10 FW The Gambia GAM Mustafa Beyai
11 DF Finland FIN Samba Sillah
13 MF Finland FIN Rafael Lehtonen
14 FW Brazil BRA Tiquinho
16 MF Brazil BRA João Costa
17 MF Finland FIN Richard Florent
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Japan JPN Hiroki Nekado
19 DF Japan JPN Shunta Uchiyama
20 DF Japan JPN Juta Nakanishi
21 FW Finland FIN Karo Räsänen
24 MF Somalia SOM Ayuub Abdi
25 GK Finland FIN Ville Viljala
27 FW The Gambia GAM Foday Manneh
29 FW Finland FIN Mohamed Lassoued
34 DF Finland FIN Tuukka Andberg
81 DF Finland FIN Otto Kouva
88 DF Finland FIN Jasper Pikkuhookana
— FW Finland FIN Eero Markkanen
— DF Finland FIN Liam Lokake

Coaches and staff[edit]

Name Role
Finland Kim Raimi Head coach
Portugal Diogo Pinto Assistant coach
Italy Luca Fleres Fitness coach
Finland Jussi Jääskeläinen Goalkeeping coach
Finland Felix Hauernherm Physiotherapist
Finland Jarkko Siikava Director of football

Honours[edit]

  • Kolmonen (fourth tier)
    • Champions: 2019
    • Runners-up: 2018

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tekemisen meininkiä Pihlajamäessä: PK-35:llä uusittu stadion, lahitieto.fi, 5 July 2021
  2. ^ PK-35 Areenan nimi muuttuu Algeco Areenaksi, pk-35.fi
  3. ^ Viipurissa perustettu legendaarinen urheiluseura täyttää 85 vuotta – "Juoksemamme kilometrit eivät tuntuneet missään, koska joukkueessa ja seurassa oli upea fiilis", helsinginuutiset.fi, 19 September 2020
  4. ^ Avausottelu Pihlajamäen uusitulla stadionilla – "Onhan tämä hienoa, kun baana on täynnä punapaitoja", helsinginuutiset.fi, 1 July 2021
  5. ^ Futiskulttuuri näkyy Oulunkylässä ja Pihlajamäessä – "Meillä on hyvä paikallinen jengi, alueen ylpeys", helsinginuutiset, 10 August 2021
  6. ^ HALUATKO YHDISTÄÄ LUKION JA FUTIKSEN?, hyuk.fi
  7. ^ Edustus, pk-35.fi
  8. ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto PK-35, Finnish FA
  9. ^ "PK-35: Miehet edustus". pk-35.fi (in Finnish). [PK-35. Retrieved 20 February 2024.

External links[edit]

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