FC Jokerit

The FC Jokerit is a former Finnish football club from Helsinki . It existed from 1999 to 2004, won the Finnish Cup in 1999 and became Finnish runner-up in 2000.

history

FC Jokerit was founded in 1999 after the businessman Hjallis Harkimo took over the professional division and the associated first division license of the Pallokerho-35 Helsinki (PK-35) club. PK-35 was promoted to the top division of Finland, the Veikkausliiga , in 1998, where it took 3rd place in the 1998 season. Hjallis Harkimo, who took over the ice hockey club Jokerit in 1991 , called the club FC Jokerit from 1999.

In the first year under this name, the team finished 4th in the Veikkausliiga and won the Finnish Cup by beating FF Jaro 2-1 in the final . In the Intertoto Cup , FC Jokerit reached the third round after victories against JK Trans Narva and FC Floriana , where they were eliminated against West Ham United . The following year, Jokerit was second in the league and was also in the final of the league cup , which was lost 2-1 to Vaasan PS . In the UEFA Cup , the team failed to qualify at MTK Budapest .

In qualifying for the 2001/02 UEFA Cup , FC Jokerit was eliminated by Arsenal Kiev . The 2001 season of Veikkausliiga ended the team in penultimate place. After a defeat in the relegation against FF Jaro, they were relegated to the second-class Ykkönen . There succeeded in 2002 in the relegation of direct promotion to the top division, where they finished 10th in the 2003 season.

In early 2004, local rival HJK Helsinki took over FC Jokerit and made it his second team, which initially competed in the third-class Kakkonen under the name Klubi-04 .

successes

• Finnish runner-up: 2000
• Finnish cup winner : 1999
• Finnish league cup finalist : 2000

Placements

season	class	league	placement	comment	Nat. Cup	Int. Cup
1999	I.	Veikkausliiga	04th place / 12	Championship round, 4th place	Cup winners	3rd round Intertoto Cup
2000	I.	Veikkausliiga	02nd place / 12			UEFA Cup qualification
2001	I.	Veikkausliiga	11th place / 12th place	Relegation, relegation		UEFA Cup qualification
2002	II.	Ykkönen, North Season	02nd place / 09th	Relegation, promotion
2003	I.	Veikkausliiga	10th place / 14th

European Cup balance sheet

season	competition	round	opponent	total	To	Back
1999	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1 round	JK Trans Narva	7: 1	3: 0 (H)	4: 1 (A)
		2nd round	FC Floriana	3: 2	2: 1 (H)	1: 1 (A)
		3rd round	West Ham United	1: 2	0: 1 (A)	1: 1 (H)
2000/01	Uefa cup	qualification	MTK Budapest FC	2: 5	0: 1 (A)	2: 4 (H)
2001/02	Uefa cup	qualification	Arsenal Kiev	0: 4	0: 2 (A)	0: 2 (H)

Legend: (H) - home game, (A) - away game, (N) - neutral place, (a) - away goal rule , (i. E.) - on penalties , (n. V.) - after extra time

Overall record: 10 games, 3 wins, 2 draws, 5 defeats, 13:14 goals (goal difference −1)

Trainer

• 1999-2000: Pasi Rautiainen
• 2001–2001: Jan Everse junior
• 2001-2002: Ville Lyytikäinen
• 2003-2003: Pasi Rautiainen

Known players

Argo Arbeiter (* 1973), joined the association in 2000 Alexei Eremenko (* 1983), 2001 in the club Miloslav Kufa (* 1971), joined the club in 2000 Shefki Kuqi (* 1976), 2000 in the club Timo Marjamaa (* 1976), from 2000 to 2001 in the association

Niklas Tarvajärvi (* 1983), 2001 to 2004 in the association Mika Väyrynen (* 1981), 2001 in the association Ville Wallén (* 1976), on loan from HJK Helsinki to the club in 2002 David Zoubek (* 1974), 2003 in the association

Individual evidence

1. ↑ www.rsssf.com
2. ↑ Harkimo: Katsoimme viisaaksi keskittyä yhteen lajiin (Finnish)