Pirkkalan Jalkapalloklubi


Pirkkalan Jalkapalloklubi 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.

Background

PJK was established in 1993 and has played in the lower levels of Finnish football. The one exception was in 2009 when the club spent a season in the third tier, the Kakkonen.
In 2008 and 2009 the club's ladies team played in the Ladies Kakkonen – 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

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 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 and were relegated.
PJK /2 are participating in the Nelonen administered by the Tampere SPL.
PJK /3 are participating in Section 1 of the Kutonen administered by the Tampere SPL.

Footnotes

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