FC Jazz

The FC Jazz Pori is a football club from the city of Pori in Finland, which takes place an internationally renowned Jazz Festival. The club was relegated in 2013 to the second-class Ykkönen on. From 1984 to 1988, between 1991 and 2004 FC Jazz played first-class, winning twice the Finnish championship.

History

The club was founded in 1934, often abbreviated by the name of porin Pallo - Toverit with PPT, founded. PPT joined the Workers Sports Federation TUL, in whose leagues he played the TUL until the unification of gaming operations of the Finnish Football Association with after the war. For years the club played in the second division until 1983 for the first time, the rise in the Mestaruussarja, as it was then called the highest Finnish league, succeeded. 1988 we got off again, but managed after two years the rise. In 1991, the club after the Pori Jazz Festival Jazz was renamed to FC Jazz Pori.

The first Finnish championship was won by FC Jazz 1993. Another title followed in 1996. Though occupied Pori to the main round only second behind the FF Jaro Jakobstad, but after five games of the championship round, the club still conquered the first place. 1995 was also one in the Finnish Cup final but lost against MyPa Anjalankoski 0:1.

2004, the club got serious financial problems. There were high tax debts accrued and other taxes could not be paid. Also, sporty things went downhill and the club finished the season in 13th place in the relegation place. After a 0-1 and a 2-2 draw against IFK Mariehamn in the relegation Pori dismounted. Before the start of the 2005 season came for the club because of its financial problems, the end. The club started then in 2006 with his former junior team in the sixth league. As of 2009, the FC Jazz played mediocre. 2013 succeeded the way into the quarter-finals of the Finnish football Cup and after a 2-2 draw and a 2-0 in the relegation over Ekenäs IF promotion to the second division.

Achievements

  • Finnish football champions in 1993 and 1996
  • Finnish Football Cup Finalist 1995
  • Winner TUL Cup (Cup competition of the workers' sports clubs) 1982, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998 and 2002

Season Overview

European games

Stadium

The venue is the municipal stadium was built in 1966 Pori, which offers 12,300 spectators. It is located west of downtown Pori in the sports center Isomäki. Due to the weather conditions on the ground it is nicknamed Ikuisen Tuulen stadium ( " Stadium of the eternal wind" ).

Well-known former players

  • Finland Timo Furuholm (* 1987), 2003 Association
  • Soviet Union Yuri Gavrilov, the late 1980s, a short time at PPT
  • Finland Janne Hietanen (born 1978 ), 1996/97 club
  • Finland Toni Kallio (born 1978 ), 1997 a league match for the club
  • Brazil Rafael Pires Vieira (born 1978 ), 1998 /99 club
  • Finland Antti Sumiala ( b. 1974 ), and 1993 club
  • Kazakhstan Denis Volodin (* 1982 ), 2001 in the club
  • Finland Hermanni Vuorinen ( born 1985 ), 2002 /03 in the club

Coach

  • 2009-2010: Mikko Mannila
  • 2011: Risto Virtanen
  • 2011: Jouni Joensuu
  • Since 2012: Matti Santahuhta

Women's Soccer

The women's football department was spun off in 1989 at the club Nice Futis Pori. The team plays in the highest league in Finland, the Naisten Liiga.

Bandy and ice hockey

As usual in Finland also maintained the porin Pallo - Toverit until the 1960s a Bandyabteilung. Your biggest success the department in 1947 by winning the TUL Championship by a 3-0 over Turun Pyrkivä. The subsequent match against the champion of the SPL but lost Pori with 0:9 against Warkauden Pallo -35. The Hockey Division won the 1951 TUL Championship. 1969, the hockey Spie has ceased operations.

Pori Stadium Kakkonen TUL-Cup 1994–95 UEFA Cup 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1996–97 UEFA Cup 1997–98 UEFA Champions League 1997–98 UEFA Cup France HIFK AC Oulu PK-35 Vantaa FC Viikingit
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