Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (women)

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HJK
HJK Helsinki Logo.svg
Full nameHelsingin Jalkapalloklubi Naiset
Founded1971 (1971)
Ground Töölön Pallokenttä
Töölö, Helsinki, Finland
Capacity4,600
ChairmanPentti Markkanen
Manager Joonas Sarelius
League Kansallinen Liiga
2024 Champions
Website http://www.hjk.fi/naiset
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi is a Finnish women's football team representing HJK Helsinki in the Kansallinen Liiga.

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HJK is the championship's most successful team by a large margin, having won 22 titles between 1971 (its founding year) and 2005. [1] The team enjoyed their best winning streak between 1995 and 2001. The following HJK reached the semifinals of the inaugural edition of the UEFA Women's Cup, their best result in three appearances in the competition.

In the subsequent six years from 2005 it has failed to win the championship, finishing either 2nd, 3rd or 4th. [2] However, it has been more successful in the national Cup, including three titles in a row between 2006 and 2008.

Honours

Official

Invitational

Record in UEFA competitions

SeasonCompetitionStageResultOpponent
2001–02 UEFA Women's Cup Group Stage2–1 Flag of Italy.svg Torres
4–0 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
8–0 Flag of Austria.svg Landhaus Wien
Quarterfinals1–2 2–0 Flag of Norway.svg Trondheims-Ørn
Semifinals1–2 0–1 Flag of Sweden.svg Umeå
2002–03 UEFA Women's Cup Group Stage2–0 Flag of Poland.svg Wrocław
8–0 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Bangor City
0–0 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sursee
Quarterfinals0–2 0–10 Flag of Germany.svg Frankfurt
2006–07 UEFA Women's Cup Qualifying Stage2–0 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Zuchwil
1–0 Flag of Poland.svg Wrocław
7–0 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Skiponjat
Group Stage1–2 Flag of Iceland.svg Breiðablik
0–0 Flag of Belarus.svg Universitet Vitebsk
0–2 Flag of Germany.svg Frankfurt

Current squad

As of 16 April 2022. [7] 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.NationPlayer
2 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Tea Heininen
3 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Joanna Tynnilä
5 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Mimmi Nurmela
7 FW Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Veera Hellman
8 MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Linda Nyman
9 FW Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Ria Karjalainen
10 FW Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Jenna Topra
11 FW Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Oona Sevenius
12 GK Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Annika Laihanen
13 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Leonie Pankratz
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Silja Jaatinen
18 MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Tuuli Enkkilä
19 MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Essi Sainio
20 MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Annika Haanpää
21 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Katarina Naumanen
22 MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Daniela Tolonen
24 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Jasmin Mansaray
33 FW Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Wilma Sjöholm
34 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Laura Hillberg
37 MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Ilona Walta
48 MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Sonja Hillberg

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