FC Jyväskylä Blackbird (abbreviated FCJ Blackbird or FC Blackbird or FCJ) is a football

Football (soccer)

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 club from Jyväskylä

Jyväskylä

Jyväskylä is the capital of Central Finland and the largest city on the Finnish Lakeland, north-east of Tampere and north of Helsinki, on northern coast of lake Päijänne. The city has been continuously one of the most rapidly growing cities in Finland since World War II. The city is surrounded...

 in Finland

Finland

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. The club was formed in 1996 and their home ground is at the Hippos nurmikenttä. The men's first team currently plays in the 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...

 (Second Division). The Chairman of FCJ Blackbird is Nellu Petrescu and Harri Huttunen is the Manager.

Background

FCJ Blackbird spent their initial seasons in the Kolmonen

Kolmonen

Kolmonen is the fourth highest football league in Finland. The most famous club competing at this level is Helsingin Palloseura who won the Finnish Championship on 9 occasions, the last time being in 1957. They also won the Finnish Cup in 1962...

 (Third Division) of the Finnish football league

Finnish football league system

The Finnish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Finland. The three highest levels are managed by the Finnish FA while the higher leagues are managed by the regional departments of the FA.-The system:...

 in the section covering Central Finland (Keski-Suomi). They were promoted to the 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...

 (Second Division) at the end of the 2007 season. In their first season at the higher level in 2008 they faced an uphill struggle in Group A and just avoided relegation. In 2009 the team were moved to Group C and although they gained less points they were able to finish in ninth position some distance from the relegation spot. The club are now in their third season in the third tier of Finnish football

Finnish football league system

The Finnish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Finland. The three highest levels are managed by the Finnish FA while the higher leagues are managed by the regional departments of the FA.-The system:...

.

Season to season

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Season	Level	Division	Section	Administration	Position	Movements
2006	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)		Central Finland(SPL Keski-Suomi)	1st	Play-offs - Promoted
2007	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group A	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	11th
2008	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group A	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	11th
2009	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group C	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	9th
2010	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group C	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)

• 4 seasons 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...
  
  
• 1 season in Kolmonen
  Kolmonen
  Kolmonen is the fourth highest football league in Finland. The most famous club competing at this level is Helsingin Palloseura who won the Finnish Championship on 9 occasions, the last time being in 1957. They also won the Finnish Cup in 1962...
  
  

Club Structure

FCJ Blackbird currently has 2 men's teams and 1 boys team. An important initiative of the club is the Nappulaliiga (Little League) Champions for boys and girls of 5 to 10 years of age. The League is targeted towards children who are not involved in football activities and who want to explore the world of football.

2010 season

FCJ Blackbird Men's Team are competing in Group C (Lohko C) of the Kakkonen (Second Division) administered by the Football Association of Finland

Football Association of Finland

The Football Association of Finland is the governing body of football in Finland. It was founded in 1907, and was also the governing body of bandy in Finland until the bandy association, Suomen Jääpalloliitto, was founded in 1972....

  (Suomen Palloliitto) . This is the third highest tier in the Finnish football system

Finnish football league system

The Finnish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Finland. The three highest levels are managed by the Finnish FA while the higher leagues are managed by the regional departments of the FA.-The system:...

. In 2009 FC Jyväskylä Blackbird finished in ninth position in their Kakkonen section.

FCJ Blackbird / Mustarastas are a new team participating in Section 2 (Lohko 2) of the Vitonen section administered by the Keski-Suomi SPL.

First team

Mustarastas (Reserve Team)