Pirkkalan Jalkapalloklubi (abbreviated PJK) is a football club from Pirkkala, Finland. The club was formed in 1993 and their home ground is at the Pirkkalan keskuskenttä. The men's first team currently plays in the Kolmonen (Third Division).
Background
PJK was established in 1993 and has played in the lower levels of Finnish football (mainly in Divisions 3 and 4). The one exception was in 2009 when the club spent a season in the third tier, the Kakkonen (Second Division).
In 2008 and 2009 the club's ladies team played in the Ladies Kakkonen (Second Division) – Group B. The Men's futsal team reached the Finnish Cup semi-finals in the 2007–2008 season.
PJK's most notable former player is Miki Sipiläinen who played for the club in the 2008 season.
Season to season
SeasonLevelDivisionSectionAdministrationPositionMovements2001Tier 5Nelonen (Fourth Division)South Section Tampere District (SPL Tampere)2nd2002Tier 5Nelonen (Fourth Division)South Section Tampere District (SPL Tampere)2nd2003Tier 5Nelonen (Fourth Division)South Section Tampere District (SPL Tampere)3rd2004Tier 5Nelonen (Fourth Division)South Section Tampere District (SPL Tampere)1stPromoted2005Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 9th2006Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 5th2007Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 2nd2008Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 1stPromoted2009Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)14th Relegated2010Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 1 season in Kakkonen 5 seasons in Kolmonen 4 season in Nelonen
Club structure
Pirkkalan Jalkapalloklubi run a number of teams including 3 men's teams, 1 ladies team, 1 men's veterans team, 11 boys teams and 1 girls team. In total the club has a total of more than 300 registered players.
2010 season
PJK Men's Team are competing in the Kolmonen (Third Division) section administered by the Tampere SPL. This is the fourth highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 PJK finished in last place in Group B of the Kakkonen (Second Division) and were relegated.
PJK /2 are participating in the Nelonen (Fourth Division) administered by the Tampere SPL.
PJK /3 are participating in Section 1 (Lohko 1) of the Kutonen (Sixth Division) administered by the Tampere SPL.
References and sources Official Website Finnish Wikipedia Suomen Cup PJK Facebook
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