PK-35 (women)

Pallokerho-35 (PK-35) Naiset is the representative women's football team of the Helsinki-based football club Pallokerho-35 (PK-35). The team debuted in Finland's top-level league, the Kansallinen Liiga, for the 2020 season. They gained promotion at the end of the previous season, winning the 2019 qualifier against IK Myran. PK-35 had previously reached the ascending qualifier in the 2018 season but lost to Oulu Nice Soccer (ONS).[1]

This article is about the Kansallinen Liiga team in Helsinki. For the Kansallinen Liiga team in Vantaa, see PK-35 Vantaa (women).
PK-35
Full namePallokerho-35 Naiset
Nickname(s)Punamustat (The Red-blacks)
Founded1978
GroundMagneCit Areena
Pihlajamäki, Helsinki
ManagerJeff Barck
CoachRami Rantanen
LeagueKansallinen Liiga
20216th
WebsiteClub website

PK-35's home ground is MagneCit Areena in the Pihlajamäki (Swedish: Rönnbacka) sub-district of Malmi, Helsinki. They also play home matches at the Pihlajamäen tekonurmi (Pihlajamäki astroturf), which has a capacity of 300 spectators.[2]

History

PK-35’s women’s football team was established in 1978, and the team played its first match at Pihlajamäki field on 12 June 1978. The team first participated in an organized league in 1982. PK-35 made it to the Naisten I-divisoona qualifiers in 1992 but did not qualify for promotion in that season. The third-tier Naisten I-divisoona was renamed Naisten Kakkonen in 1994 and PK-35 gained promotion to the renamed league for the 1999 season. PK-35 played in the Naisten Kakkonen until the end of the 2007 season when, under head coach Mitri Pakkasen, the team ascended to the second-tier Naisten Ykkönen.[3]

At the end of the 2008 season, the PK-35 men’s and women’s representative teams were relocated to Vantaa, where they became the men’s and women’s representative teams of the newly-created club, PK-35 Vantaa. The transfer was done in the hope that the teams would have access to better resources in Vantaa. However, representative team activities carried on in Helsinki and the Helsinki-based PK-35 women’s team continued in the fourth-tier Naisten Kolmonen.[3]

PK-35 earned promotion to the Naisten Ykkönen for the 2018 season after beating Malmin Palloseura and winning the club‘s seat. Rami Rantanen, who had previously coached the PK-35 junior-B girls team, took over as head coach of the women‘s representative team prior to the 2018 season.[4][5] In 2018, PK-35 ranked second in the Naisten Ykkönen but lost the two-game qualifier against Oulu Nice Soccer and remained in the Ykkönen.[6] In the following season, the team finally earned promotion to the Naisten Liiga after beating IK Myran in the qualifier. The first qualification match between PK-35 and IK Myran ended in a 2–2 tie. No goals were scored during regulation time of the second qualification match and the match dragged on to the penalty shootout. PK-35 eventually claimed a 4–2 victory after the penalty shootout.[7]

Players and personnel

Updated 30 May 2020[8]

Current squad

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 Nea Vidgren
2 DF Finland FIN Julie Forss
3 DF Finland FIN Martta Laitinen
6 DF Finland FIN Jade Bergius
7 FW Finland FIN Pia Tavi
8 MF Finland FIN Krista Hakala
9 DF Finland FIN Inka Hiltunen
10 FW Finland FIN Anita Abu
11 DF Finland FIN Olivia Kåhre
12 GK Finland FIN Tanja Kotoaro
13 MF Finland FIN Elisa Ikonen
14 MF Finland FIN Natalia Kusmin
15 DF Finland FIN Vilma Oksanen
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Finland FIN Neea Hassinen
17 FW Finland FIN Mette Barck
18 DF Finland FIN Dolma Gurung
19 MF Finland FIN Minea Lassas
20 FW Finland FIN Emilia Kupsanen
22 DF Finland FIN Heljä Jokela
23 DF Finland FIN Johanna Grönlund
24 DF Finland FIN Ada Lindroth
25 MF Finland FIN Suvi Kärkkäinen
26 MF Finland FIN Maija Markkanen

Coaches and staff
  • Head Coach: Rami Rantanen
  • Assistant Coach: Krista Dahlberg
  • Assistant Coach: Anne-Maria Weckström-Rantanen
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Henrik Salmelainen
  • Doctor, caretaker: Jan-Patrik Wiksten
  • Team Manager: Karolina Hurmerinta

References

Content in this article is translated from the existing Finnish Wikipedia article at fi:Pallokerho-35 (naiset); see its history for attribution.

  1. "Amanda: "Iso sydän ratkaisi!"" (in Finnish). PK-35. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. "Venues - Naisten Liiga - Finland". us.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. "PK-35 Historiaa 1935-2015" (in Finnish). PK-35. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  4. "PK-35:t sunnuntaina vastakkain Pihlajamäessä" (in Finnish). PK-35 Vantaa. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  5. "Naiset valmiina liigakarsintaan" [Women ready for Liiga qualifiers] (in Finnish). PK-35. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  6. "Punamustille palkintoja" (in Finnish). PK-35. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  7. "PK-35 nousi Naisten Liigaan dramaattisten vaiheiden jälkeen". palloliitto.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Football Association. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  8. "PK-35: Pelaajat ja tilastot". palloliitto.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Football Association. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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