Forssan Jalkapalloklubi (abbreviated FJK) is a football club from

Forssa Forssa is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located almost in the centre of a triangle defined by the three largest major cities in Finland (Helsinki, Turku and Tampere), in the Tavastia Proper region, and which is crossed by Highway 2 ...

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. The club was formed in 1997 and their home ground is at the Lamminrannan urheilukenttä. The men's first team currently plays in the

Kolmonen Kolmonen or III divisioona is the fourth level in the league system of Finnish football and comprises 104 Finnish football teams. The III divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Kolmonen (''Number Three'' in En ...

(Third Division).

Background

FJK was established in 1997 following the merger of the Forssan A-futis and Pallotiimi Forssa clubs. There was a lot of preparation in getting to this stage since the concept was first mooted in October 1994. The founding meeting was held on 30 January 1997 and was attended by Pertti Aalto, Ismo Suontausta, Tarmo Laajalehto, Ari Turtola, Tapio Virtanen, Kari Perkiö, Veikko Haavisto, Pauli Miettinen, Jari Rosenberg, Heikki Jokikunnas and Harri Hemming. Following their early years in the

(Third Division), the club have spent four seasons in the third tier of

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, the

Kakkonen Kakkonen or II divisioona is the third level in the league system of Finnish football and comprises 36 Finnish football teams. The II divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Kakkonen (Finnish for 'Number Two' ...

(Second Division) in 2002–04 and 2008. The last decade has been a rollercoaster with the highlight being the 2004 season when the club finished top of the West Group of the Kakkonen (Second Division) only to fail in the play-offs in gaining promotion to the Ykkönen (First Division). The club over-stretched themselves and withdrew from the Kakkonen for 2005 before starting again in the Nelonen (Fourth Division) in 2006. With back to back promotions FJK achieved their former status in the Kakkonen for 2008. This time they were less successful in the third tier and quickly slipped back into the Kolmonen (Third Division) where the club currently reside.

Season to season

Club Structure

Forssan Jalkapalloklubi run a number of teams including 2 men's teams, 1 ladies team, 2 men's veterans teams (Pampa Boys), 8 boys teams and 4 girls teams. In total the club has a total of more than 500 registered players and serves the

, Tammela,

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, and

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and

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areas.

2010 season

FJK Men's Team are competing in the

(Third Division) section administered by the Tampere SPL. This is the fourth highest tier in the Finnish football system. FJK /2 participated in Section 1 of the

Vitonen Vitonen or V divisioona is the sixth level in the Finnish football league system and comprises 228 teams. The V divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Vitonen (''Number Five'' in English and ''Femman'' in Swed ...

(Fifth Division) administered by the Tampere SPL in the 2009 season. They have not entered a side for the 2010 campaign following relegation.

References

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External links

Official Website
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Suomen Cup
Football clubs in Finland Forssa 1997 establishments in Finland