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Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It was founded in 1999. The club was known for its wild supporters, 116% Boys, and for its owner, Hjallis Harkimo who is also the owner of Jokerit
Jokerit
Jokerit is an ice-hockey team from Helsinki, Finland, playing in the Finnish Elite League, SM-liiga. The team has won 6 league championships...
, an ice hockey club based in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
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FC Jokerit's last season of football was in 2003
Veikkausliiga 2003
-League standings:-References:*...
, finishing 10th in Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga is the premier division of Finnish football, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Veikkausliiga is currently ranked as the 28th best league in Europe. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name...
. The club was sold to rivals HJK Helsinki
HJK Helsinki
Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi , internationally known as HJK Helsinki, is a Finnish football club, based in the capital Helsinki...
in March 2004, renamed to Klubi-04
Klubi-04
Klubi 04 is the reserve team of Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi for whom a number of the players are also registered.-History:It was founded in 2004 when HJK bought FC Jokerit. Initially Klubi 04 played Kakkonen. Klubi 04 rose to Ykkönen in 2006 when it beat FC Inter's reserve team VG-62...
and established in Kakkonen
Kakkonen
Kakkonen is the third tier of the Finnish football league system.-League structure:Kakkonen is divided to three groups of 14 clubs. A club plays each of the others in the same group twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents. Clubs gain three points for a win, one for a...
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Coaches
- Pasi RautiainenPasi RautiainenPasi Pentti Rautiainen is a Finnish football manager and former player. He has coached PK-35, FC Jokerit and FC KooTeePee in Finland and FC Levadia Tallinn and FC Flora Tallinn in Estonia. His last club was TPS....
1999-2000, 2003 - Jan EverseJan EverseJan Everse is a retired Dutch footballer, who currently coaches the Dutch amateur team WHC.-Career:He played for Feyenoord Rotterdam and Ajax Amsterdam in the 1970s...
2001 - Ville LyytikäinenVille LyytikäinenVille Lyytikäinen is a Finnish football coach. He is currently the head coach of Atlantis FC in Finland's second highest tier, Ykkönen.In the past Lyytikäinen has coached FC Jokerit, FC Hämeenlinna and FC Honka...
2001-2002
Achievements
- Finnish CupFinnish CupThe Finnish Cup is Finland's main national cup competition in football.This yearly competition is open for member clubs of the FA of Finland. Finnish Cup has been played since 1955.Finnish Cup winner qualifies to UEFA Europa League...
winners 1999 - 2nd in VeikkausliigaVeikkausliigaVeikkausliiga is the premier division of Finnish football, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Veikkausliiga is currently ranked as the 28th best league in Europe. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name...
2000 - Champions in YkkönenYkkönenYkkönen is the second highest level of the Finnish football league system , although it is the highest league managed by the Football Association of Finland.-Competition:...
2002
Well known players and former players
- Krisztián TimárKrisztián TimárKrisztián Tímár is a Hungarian footballer who plays as a centre back. He has represented Hungary at international level, gaining four caps.-Playing career:...
- Shefki KuqiShefki KuqiShefki Kuqi is a Kosovar-born Finnish professional footballer who is currently playing for League One side Oldham Athletic. Kuqi plays predominately as a striker. He has spent most of his career in the English league, and has played for clubs including Stockport County, Sheffield Wednesday, Ipswich...
- Alain Didier-Six
- Alexei EremenkoAlexei EremenkoAleksei Alekseyevich Yeryomenko is a Russian-born Finnish professional footballer who currently plays for Rubin Kazan in Russia, in-between studying Architecture at University of Strathclyde...
- Mika Väyrynen
- Antti PohjaAntti PohjaAntti Pohja is a Finnish footballer. His position is forward. Pohja represents Tampere United playing in Finnish premier league Veikkausliiga. He returned to the club for the season 2007 having represented the club earlier in 2000-2001 and 2004...
- Vesa VasaraVesa VasaraVesa Vasara is a Finnish former professional footballer who played for the Veikkausliiga sides HJK Helsinki, FF Jaro, and FC Honka, as well as for Kalmar FF in Sweden. He also played 12 caps for the Finland national football team, scoring twice.-External links: at FC Honka...
- Martyn CorriganMartyn CorriganMartyn Alexander Corrigan is a Scottish professional footballer who is currently player/ coach for the Scottish side, Stenhousemuir....
- Martijn Abbenhuës
- Azubuike OlisehAzubuike OlisehAzubuike Oliseh is a Nigerian football midfielder. He last played for Ermis Aradippou in the Cypriot First Division. He is the younger brother of retired Nigeria captain Sunday Oliseh and the older brother of the former AS Nancy and QPR midfielder Egutu Oliseh; another brother is Churchill Oliseh...