HJK Helsinki

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HJK Helsinki
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Full name Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi
Nickname(s) Klubi
Founded 1907
Ground Finnair Stadium,
Helsinki
Capacity 10,770
Chairman Olli-Pekka Lyytikäinen
Manager Flag of England Keith Armstrong
League Veikkausliiga
2006 Veikkausliiga, 2nd
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Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (or HJK), internationally known as HJK Helsinki, is a Finnish football club, based in the capital Helsinki.

Generally considered Finland's biggest club, HJK Helsinki is also the most successful Finnish club in terms of league championships with 21. The club has also won eight Finnish Cups and four Finnish League Cups. Many of Finland's internationally most successful players have played for HJK Helsinki before moving abroad.

HJK Helsinki is the only Finnish club to have played in the UEFA Champions League group stage. They did so in the 1998–1999 season, triumphing over FC Metz in the second qualifying round. The club also managed a respectable five points in their group, beating Benfica at home and earning draws at home to Kaiserslautern and away to Benfica. They lost to PSV Eindhoven twice and to Kaiserslautern away.

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  • Finnish championship (cup format): 1911, 1912, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1925
  • Finnish championship (league format): 1936, 1938, 1964, 1973, 1978, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2003
  • Finnish Cup: 1966, 1981, 1984, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006
  • Finnish League Cup: 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998

As of 3 March 2007:

No. Position Player
1 Flag of Finland GK Ville Wallen
12 Flag of Finland GK Mika Johansson
35 Flag of Finland GK Turo Simolin
2 Flag of Finland DF Ilari Äijälä
5 Flag of Finland DF Timo Marjamaa
6 Flag of Finland DF Iiro Aalto
18 Flag of Finland DF Tuomas Aho
20 Flag of Finland DF Jukka Raitala
21 Flag of Finland DF Fredrik Vikström
22 Flag of Finland DF Markus Halsti
Flag of Nigeria DF Christopher Kanu (on trial)
No. Position Player
4 Flag of Sierra Leone MF Mohamed Kamara
7 Flag of Finland MF Vili Savolainen
10 Flag of Algeria MF Mohamed Medjoudj
14 Flag of Finland MF Mika Nurmela
24 Flag of Finland MF Erfan Zeneli
27 Flag of Finland MF Sebastian Sorsa
28 Flag of Finland MF Mehmet Hetemaj
8 Flag of Sierra Leone FW Kabba Samura
9 Flag of Algeria FW Farid Ghazi
16 Flag of Finland FW Jarno Parikka
29 Flag of Finland FW Jani Bäckman
30 Flag of Sierra Leone FW John Keister
16 Flag of Finland FW Akseli Pelvas

No. Position Player
Flag of Finland MF Valeri Minkenen (AC Oulu - season 2007)

   

The Finnish Veikkausliiga clubs in 2007
v • d • e
 Flag of Finland
Veikkausliiga 2006 Champion: Tampere United

FC Haka | FC Honka | HJK | IFK Mariehamn | FC Inter | FF Jaro | FC KooTeePee | FC Lahti |
MyPa | AC Oulu | Tampere United | Turun Palloseura | VPS | FC Viikingit
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