SJK supporters.
Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho (or SJK Seinäjoki or SJK) is a Finnish football club from the city of Seinäjoki. The club plays in the Veikkausliiga, the highest tier of the Finnish league system, winning their first title in 2015.
History
SJK was formed in 2007 after the merger of TP-Seinäjoki and Sepsi-78. SJK played seasons 2008-2011 in Kakkonen, the third level of Finnish football. Seasons 2012-2013 SJK played in Ykkönen and 2013 got promoted to Veikkausliiga. In 2014 SJK won the Finnish League Cup. The final was against Vaasan Palloseura, close rival of SJK. The final ended 2-0 for SJK. In the league SJK surprised many and placed second and achieved league silver. SJK also got the place for Europa League qualifications. In 2015, SJK won their first ever Finnish Veikkausliiga title, ending HJK Helsinki's run of 6 titles in a row, and also took part in the Europa League qualifications. 2016 SJK finished third in the league and achieved league bronze, SJK also won the Finnish Cup and played in the Champions League qualifications. In February 2017 SJK surprisingly sacked Simo Valakari before the start of Veikkausliiga and replaced him with Sixten Boström. He was sacked too after 6-0 defeat to HJK. His replacement was Spanish Manuel Roca. After difficulties with players and staff, he was sacked as well. Toni Lehtinen and Brian Page coached the rest of the season. SJK placed 6th in the league and were runners-up in the Finnish Cup. It was annonuced that the next head coach would be Tommi Kautonen. He was sacked in May 2018 after bad results. His replacement is Aleksei Borisovich Yeryomenko.
European history
- Notes
- 1Q: First qualifying round
- 2Q: Second qualifying round
Stadium
SJK play their home matches at OmaSP Stadion. Previously SJK played their home matches at Seinäjoen keskuskenttä.
In 2010, it was reported for the first time that SJK were planning a new football stadium. Eventually, in autumn 2014 it was announced that the construction of SJK's new stadium would start soon. The construction began in summer 2015 and the new stadium was completed in June 2016.[2] Stadium has a capacity of 5817 seats.
SJK play their friendlies and cup matches during the winter at Wallsport Areena which is an indoor training facility owned and operated by the team.
Honours
Winners (1) 2015
Runners-up (1) 2014
Third place (1) 2016
- Winners (1) 2016
- Runners-up (1) 2017
- Winners (1) 2014
- Runners-up (1) 2016
Current squad
- As of 5 August 2018[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
- As of 2 April 2018
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Position |
Player |
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GK |
Teppo Marttinen (at KPV) |
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Management and boardroom
Management
As of 5 August 2018[4]
External links
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