FC Jyväskylä Blackbird (abbreviated FCJ Blackbird or FC Blackbird or FCJ) is a

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club from

Jyväskylä Jyväskylä () is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Central Finland. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Jyväskylä is approximately , while the Jyväskylä sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately ...

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. The club was formed in 1996 and their home ground is at the Viitaniemen tekonurmi. The men's first team currently plays in the

Kolmonen Kolmonen or III divisioona is the fifth level in the Finnish football league system, league system of Finnish football and comprises 108 Finland, Finnish football (soccer), football teams. The III divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mi ...

. The Chairman of FCJ Blackbird is Nellu Petrescu and Harri Huttunen is the Manager.

Background

FCJ Blackbird spent their initial seasons in the

(Third Division) of the Finnish football league in the section covering Central Finland (Keski-Suomi). They were promoted to the

Kakkonen Kakkonen or II divisioona is the fourth level in the league system of Finnish football and comprises 36 Finnish football teams. Until the end of 2023, ''Kakkonen'' was the third-highest level in Finland, but after the creation of new second-t ...

(Second Division) at the end of the 2007 season. In their first season at the higher level in 2008 they faced an uphill struggle in Group A and just avoided relegation. In 2009 the team were moved to Group C and although they gained less points they were able to finish in ninth position some distance from the relegation spot. The club are now in their third season in the third tier of Finnish football.

Season to season

Club structure

FCJ Blackbird currently has 2 men's teams and 1 boys team. An important initiative of the club is the Nappulaliiga (Little League) Champions for boys and girls of 5 to 10 years of age. The League is targeted towards children who are not involved in football activities and who want to explore the world of football.

2010 season

FCJ Blackbird Men's Team are competing in Group C (Lohko C) of the

(Second Division) administered by the

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'' (Suomen Palloliitto) ''. This is the third highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 FC Jyväskylä Blackbird finished in ninth position in their

section. FCJ Blackbird / Mustarastas are a new team participating in Section 2 (Lohko 2) of the

Vitonen Vitonen or V divisioona is the seventh 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 ...

section administered by the Keski-Suomi SPL.

Footnotes

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jyvaskyla Blackbird Football clubs in Finland Blackbird Association football clubs established in 1996 1996 establishments in Finland