PK-35 (men)

This article is about the current men's football club in Helsinki. For the former men's football team in Vantaa, see PK-35 Vantaa (men).

For the current women's football team in Helsinki, see PK-35 (women). For the women's club in Vantaa, see PK-35 Vantaa (women).

Not to be confused with Pallo-Kerho 37.

PK-35

Full name	Pallokerho-35
Founded	as Viipurin Pallokerho, 1935 (1935) as Pallokerho-35, 1948 (as PK-35 Vantaa, 2008) as PK-35, 2015
Ground	Algeco Areena Pihlajamäki, Helsinki[1][2]
Capacity	1,200
Manager	Tiago Santos
League	Ykkösliiga
2024	Ykkösliiga, 6th of 10
Website	https://www.pk-35.fi
Home colours Away colours

PK-35 playing against KuPS in a Ykkönen match in 2007.

PK-35 (originally Pallokerho-35) is a Finnish men's football club, based in Helsinki. It currently competes in the Ykkösliiga, the second-tier of men's football league in Finland. The club is based at the Algeco Areena in the Pihlajamäki district of Helsinki, and its colours are red, black and white. The club has played mostly in the lower divisions during its history, except for the lone season in top-tier Veikkausliiga in 1998.

History

PK-35 was founded in Vyborg as Viipurin Pallokerho in 1935. After the Finnish Winter War and Second World War, the club was refounded as Pallokerho-35 by the Karelian refugees in Helsinki in 1948. The name Viipuri (Vyborg) was dropped off from the name due to Soviet pressure per which it was not tolerated to use the names of places of the occupied Karelian territory. In the 1950's, the club operated mostly in the Kallio neighbourhood of Helsinki, from which it expanded to Pakila and other newly built areas in Northern Helsinki. In 1966, PK-35 settled in the Pihlajamäki area. The club played mostly in the lower divisions in the Finnish football league system until 1990s.

The mid-1990s were successful years for PK-35, when the club was coached by Pasi Rautiainen. They won promotions from fourth-tier Kolmonen in 1994 all the way to the Finland's top division, Veikkausliiga for the 1998 Veikkausliiga season. The club also acquired former Finnish national team players such as Petri Helin and Kimmo Tarkkio. PK finished 3rd in the league, and made it to the 1998 Finnish Cup final, but at the end of the season after some economic troubles, the club's top representative team was acquired by Hjallis Harkimo and it was renamed FC Jokerit. The PK-35 club, however, continued with the other teams in lower divisions using its original name. PK-35 was promoted to Kakkonen in 2001 and to Ykkönen in 2005.

PK-35 Vantaa: 2008–2016

Main article: PK-35 Vantaa (men)

In 2008, the club's men's and women's first teams detached from the organisation and relocated to Myyrmäki, Vantaa and gained the club's league license and continued playing in the second-tier Ykkönen under the name PK-35 Vantaa.

Helsinki

PK-35 stayed in Helsinki with their youth sector and reserve team playing in fourth-tier Kolmonen. The reserve and academy team merged with Vantaan Jalkapalloseura (VJS) and were promoted to the third-tier Kakkonen for the 2012 season.

For the 2015 Kolmonen season, PK-35 and VJS separated and PK continued playing in Pihlajamäki, Helsinki. After the PK-35 Vantaa were declared for bankruptcy at the end of 2016, Helsinki-based PK-35 continued as the club's only representative team, competing in Kolmonen, the fourth tier at the time.

In the 2018 season, the team was coached by Jarkko Siikava, Tuomo Berg and Kim Raimi. For the 2019 season, the club acquired Esa Terävä and he was named the team captain. At the end of the season, PK-35 won a promotion to third-tier Kakkonen for the 2020 season.^[3] Next season, the club went on to finish 1st in Kakkonen Group A, and were promoted to then second tier Ykkönen. Former player and current assistant coach Kim Raimi was named the club's new manager, starting in 2021. After two seasons in Ykkönen,^[4][5][6] PK-35 were relegated back to Kakkonen at the end of the 2022 season.

In the 2023 Kakkonen season, PK-35 finished in the 2nd place of Group A. After the dissolvements of FC Honka and HIFK, and the creation of the new second-tier Ykkösliiga, the club were granted a spot to 2024 Ykkösliiga, via promotion-playoffs.^[7][8] However, in the early June 2024, head coach Kim Raimi was dismissed after ten league matches due to relatively poor results. Prior to his departure, PK had a record of two wins, four draws and four losses. A former EPS and Atlantis head coach Tiago Santos was appointed as his replacement.^[9]

Honours

• Veikkausliiga
  • 3rd place: 1998

• Finnish Cup
  • Runners-up: 1998

• Kakkonen (third tier)
  • Champions: 2020
  • Runners-up: 2023

• Kolmonen (fourth tier)
  • Champions: 2019
  • Runners-up: 2018

Season to season

Season	Level	Division	Section	Administration	Position	Finnish Cup	Movements
1993	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Helsinki & Uusimaa II	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)
1994	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Helsinki & Uusimaa II	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)			Promoted
1995	Tier 3	Kakkonen		Finnish FA
1996	Tier 3	Kakkonen		Finnish FA			Promoted
1997	Tier 2	Ykkönen		Finnish FA			Promoted
1998	Tier 1	Veikkausliiga (Premier League)		Finnish FA	3rd	Runner-up	The first team was sold and renamed FC Jokerit for the 1999.
1999	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Helsinki & Uusimaa II	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)
2000	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Helsinki & Uusimaa II	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)			Promoted
2001	Tier 3	Kakkonen		Finnish FA
2002	Tier 3	Kakkonen		Finnish FA
2003	Tier 3	Kakkonen		Finnish FA
2004	Tier 3	Kakkonen		Finnish FA			Promoted
2005	Tier 2	Ykkönen		Finnish FA
2006	Tier 2	Ykkönen		Finnish FA
2007	Tier 2	Ykkönen		Finnish FA
2008	Tier 2	Ykkönen		Finnish FA			PK-35 Vantaa gained the league license for 2009 Ykkönen.
2009	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Helsinki & Uusimaa II	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)
2010	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Helsinki & Uusimaa II	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)
2011	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Helsinki & Uusimaa II	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)
2012	Tier 3	Kakkonen		Finnish FA
2013	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Helsinki & Uusimaa II	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)
2014	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Helsinki & Uusimaa II	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)
2015	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Helsinki & Uusimaa II	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)
2016	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Helsinki & Uusimaa II	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)	8th
2017	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Helsinki & Uusimaa II	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)	3rd
2018	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Helsinki & Uusimaa I	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)	2nd
2019	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Helsinki & Uusimaa II	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)	1st		Promoted
2020	Tier 3	Kakkonen	Group A	Finnish FA	1st		Promoted
2021	Tier 2	Ykkönen		Finnish FA	8th	Quarter-finals
2022	Tier 2	Ykkönen		Finnish FA	10th	Quarter-finals	Relegated
2023	Tier 3	Kakkonen	Group A	Finnish FA	2nd	Third round	Promoted
2024	Tier 2	Ykkösliiga		Finnish FA

Players and personnel

Updated 3 August 2024^[10]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  FIN Joni Niemi 2 DF  FIN Tomi Kurvinen 3 DF  FIN Joonas Sundman 4 DF  FIN Eero Karjalainen 5 MF  FIN Xhevdet Gela 6 DF  NGA Frankline Okoye 7 MF  FIN Daniel Rantanen 8 FW  FIN Yassin Adam 9 FW  FIN Eero Markkanen 10 FW  GAM Mustafa Beyai 11 FW  GAM Foday Manneh 13 MF  FIN Rafael Lehtonen 15 MF  DEN Mustapha Coker 16 MF  BRA João Costa

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF  JPN Shunta Uchiyama 20 DF  JPN Juta Nakanishi 21 FW  FIN Karo Räsänen 22 DF  FIN Liam Lokake 23 MF  FIN Samba Sillah 24 MF  SOM Ayuub Abdi 25 GK  FIN Ville Viljala 28 FW  LTU Eridanas Bagužas (on loan from Babrungas) 29 FW  FIN Mohamed Lassoued 30 GK  FIN Anwar Abdi 31 MF  FIN Reza Heidari 34 DF  FIN Tuukka Andberg 88 DF  FIN Jasper Pikkuhookana

Players on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 FW  BRA Tiquinho (at HIFK until 31 December 2024)

Coaches and staff

Name Role Tiago Santos Head coach Diogo Pinto Assistant coach Luca Fleres Fitness coach Jussi Jääskeläinen Goalkeeping coach Felix Hauernherm Physiotherapist Jarkko Siikava Director of football

Notable former players

Main page: Category:PK-35 (men) players

• Jasin-Amin Assehnoun
• Petri Helin
• Robert Ivanov
• Joel Pohjanpalo
• Juho Rantala
• Rami Rantanen
• Pasi Rautiainen
• Pekka Sihvola
• Kimmo Tarkkio
• Sauli Väisänen
• Moshtagh Yaghoubi
• Oskari Kekkonen

References

1. Tekemisen meininkiä Pihlajamäessä: PK-35:llä uusittu stadion Archived 2023-06-02 at the Wayback Machine, lahitieto.fi, 5 July 2021
2. PK-35 Areenan nimi muuttuu Algeco Areenaksi Archived 2024-02-20 at the Wayback Machine, pk-35.fi
3. Viipurissa perustettu legendaarinen urheiluseura täyttää 85 vuotta – "Juoksemamme kilometrit eivät tuntuneet missään, koska joukkueessa ja seurassa oli upea fiilis" Archived 2024-02-20 at the Wayback Machine, helsinginuutiset.fi, 19 September 2020
4. Avausottelu Pihlajamäen uusitulla stadionilla – "Onhan tämä hienoa, kun baana on täynnä punapaitoja" Archived 2024-02-20 at the Wayback Machine, helsinginuutiset.fi, 1 July 2021
5. Futiskulttuuri näkyy Oulunkylässä ja Pihlajamäessä – "Meillä on hyvä paikallinen jengi, alueen ylpeys" Archived 2024-02-20 at the Wayback Machine, helsinginuutiset, 10 August 2021
6. HALUATKO YHDISTÄÄ LUKION JA FUTIKSEN? Archived 2024-02-20 at the Wayback Machine, hyuk.fi
7. Edustus Archived 2024-02-20 at the Wayback Machine, pk-35.fi
8. Tulospalvelu Palloliitto PK-35 Archived 2024-02-20 at the Wayback Machine, Finnish FA
9. Tiago Santos PK-35:n peräsimeen!, pk-35.fi
10. "PK-35: Miehet edustus". pk-35.fi (in Finnish). PK-35. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.

External links

• Official website (in Finnish)
• Team profile at Soccerway