Finnairin Palloilijat Helsinki
FinnPa Helsinki
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| Full name | Finnairin Palloilijat Helsinki | ||
| place | Helsinki | ||
| Founded | 1965 | ||
| Dissolved | 1998 | ||
| Club colors | {{{club colors}}} | ||
| Stadion | Olimpik | ||
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Finnairin Palloilijat Helsinki (FinnPa) was a Finnish football club that existed from 1965 to 1998. The first team played for six seasons, from 1993 to 1998, in the top Finnish league . The club's floorball department also exists .
history
The association was founded by employees of the Finnish airline Aero O / Y as Aeron Palloilijat . When the airline was renamed Finnair in 1969, the club name changed accordingly.
1992 succeeded the club under coach Reima Kokko promotion to the Veikkausliiga . FinnPa stayed in the House of Lords of Finnish Football for six years and achieved the top ranking in 1997 with third place. As a result, FinnPa also qualified for the 1998/99 UEFA Cup . In the Suomen Cup in 1998, FinnPa made it to the semi-finals. Otherwise, the 1998 season was anything but good for FinnPa. In the league, the club finished penultimate and rose after two draws due to the away goals rule in the relegation against TPV Tampere . Finnair took the descent as an opportunity to withdraw financial support from the club. The association was dissolved in 1998.
This had an impact on Finnish football history at the turn of the millennium: The Finnair Stadium , which was commissioned by businessman Hjallis Harkimo for FinnPa and which was supposed to be built in 1999, was nearing its end. Since it was not possible for the “first” club in the city, HJK Helsinki , to even partially cover the costs, Hjallis Harkimo bought the PK-35 Helsinki club (since 1997 in the Veikkausliiga) to add another strong club Helsinki to establish and changed the name to FC Jokerit , based on the ice hockey club Jokerit, which was also owned by Harkimos at the time . The Finnair Stadium finally opened in 2000. FC Jokerit was taken over in 2004 by local rivals HJK Helsinki, who converted the club into their second team, Klubi-04 .
European Cup balance sheet
| season | competition | round | opponent | total | To | Back |
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| 1998/99 | Uefa cup | 1st qualifying round |
 Hapoel Tel Aviv
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2: 6 | 1: 3 (A) | 1: 3 (H) |
Overall record: 2 games, 2 defeats, 2: 6 goals (goal difference −4)
Season overview (1976 to 1998)
| season | league | League name | space | comment | Cup | League Cup |
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| 1976 | 3. | Division II | Ascent | / | ||
| 1977 | 2. | Division I. | 10. (12) | descent | / | |
| 1978 | 3. | Division II | / | |||
| 1979 | 3. | Division II | / | |||
| 1980 | 3. | Division II | Ascent | / | ||
| 1981 | 2. | Division I. | 11. (12) | / | ||
| 1982 | 2. | Division I. | 4. (12) | / | ||
| 1983 | 2. | Division I. | 9. (12) | / | ||
| 1984 | 2. | Division I. | 9. (12) | / | ||
| 1985 | 2. | Division I. | 7. (12) | / | ||
| 1986 | 2. | Division I. | 7. (12) | / | ||
| 1987 | 2. | Division I. | 7. (12) | / | ||
| 1988 | 2. | Division I. | 11. (12) | descent | / | |
| 1989 | 3. | Division II | / | |||
| 1990 | 3. | Division II | Ascent | / | ||
| 1991 | 2. | Division I. | 2. (11) | / | ||
| 1992 | 2. | Division I. | 2. (12) | Ascent | Ykköscup winner | |
| 1993 | 1. | Veikkausliiga | 4. (12) | / | ||
| 1994 | 1. | Veikkausliiga | 10. (14) | |||
| 1995 | 1. | Veikkausliiga | 8. (14) | |||
| 1996 | 1. | Veikkausliiga | 4. (12) | |||
| 1997 | 1. | Veikkausliiga | 3. (10) | |||
| 1998 | 1. | Veikkausliiga | 9. (10) | (Descent) | Semifinals |
Former players
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Simo Valakari (* 1973) played 48 games (5 goals) in 1995 and 1996 before moving to Motherwell FC in Scotland . -
Kari Laukkanen (* 1963) came from SV Waldhof Mannheim in 1995 after eight years in the Bundesliga . The goalkeeper moved to Hangö Idrottsklubb after the 1998 season .
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Sixten Boström (* 1963) ended his career in 1993 after three seasons with FinnPa and later became the club's coach.
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Njazi Kuqi (* 1983) first played for FinnPa in his youth.
Floorball
The floorball department was not affected by the dissolution of the club and continues to participate in third-class (as of 2009) in the game.