Pärnu JK
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.
Full name | Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi | |
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Founded | 21 July 1989[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 | |
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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
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
First-team squad
- 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.
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Honours
- 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
All results (home, away and aggregate) list Pärnu's goal tally first.
References
- "Ajalugu" [History]. parnujk.ee (in Estonian). Pärnu.
- "Pärnu Rannastaadion" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
- "Piiroja Pärnu JK lõpust: see ei olnud rahaliselt enam võimalik". ERR. 12 January 2020.
- "Swedish relief as Wolfsburg set record". UEFA.com. 16 October 2013.
- "Pärnu JK (N)" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
External links
- Official website (in Estonian)
- Pärnu at Estonian Football Association
- UEFA profile
- at Facebook