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HJK Helsinki

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  fullname = Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi |
nickname = Klubi | founded = 1907 | ground = Finnair Stadium,
Helsinki |
  capacity = 10,800 | 
chairman = Olli-Pekka Lyytikäinen | manager = Keith Armstrong | league = Veikkausliiga |
  season   = 2005 |
position = Veikkausliiga, 2nd |
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Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (or HJK), internationally known as HJK Helsinki, is a Finnish football club, based in the capital Helsinki.

Generally considered Finland's biggest club, HJK Helsinki is also the most successful Finnish club in terms of league championships with 21. The club has also won eight Finnish Cups and four Finnish League Cups. Many of Finland's internationally most successful players have played for HJK Helsinki before moving abroad.

HJK Helsinki is the only Finnish club to have played in the UEFA Champions League group stage. They did so in the19981999 season, triumphing over FC Metz in the second qualifying round. The club also managed a respectable five points in their group, beating Benfica at home and earning draws at home to Kaiserslautern and away to Benfica. They lost to PSV Eindhoven twice and to Kaiserslautern away.

Honours

*Finnish championship (cup format): 1911, 1912, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1925
*Finnish championship (league format): 1936, 1938, 1964, 1973, 1978, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2003
*Finnish Cup: 1966, 1981, 1984, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003
*Finnish League Cup: 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998

2006 squad

{|valign="top"|
*1

Suomi

Ville Wallén
*2

Suomi

Ilari Äijälä
*4

Suomi

Ville Nylund
*5

Suomi

Timo Marjamaa
*6

Suomi

Iiro Aalto
*7

Suomi

Vili Savolainen
*8

Suomi

Antti Pohja
*9
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Algeria

Farid Ghazi
*10

Suomi

Perparim Hetemaj
*11

Suomi

Veli Lampi
*12

Suomi

Mika Johansson
*16

Suomi

Jarno Parikka
 
*17

Suomi

Mika Hänninen
*18

Suomi

Tuomas Aho
*19

Suomi

Rami Hakanpää
*20

Suomi

Jussi Aalto
*21

Suomi

Petri Oravainen
*22

Suomi

Markus Halsti
*24

Suomi

Erfan Zeneli
*25

Suomi

Jani Koivisto
*27

Suomi

Sebastian Sorsa
*28

Suomi

Mehmet Hetemaj
*29

Suomi

Jussi Vasara
*34

Sierra Leone

Unisa Bangura

Notable players

{|valign="top"|
*Alexei Eremenko Jr.
*Alexei Eremenko Sr.
*Mikael Forssell
*Markus Heikkinen
*Ari Hjelm
*Atik Ismail
*Toni Kallio
*Mikko Kavén
*Peter Kopteff
 
*Toni Kuivasto
*Shefki Kuqi
*Martti Kuusela
*Mika Lehkosuo
*Jari Litmanen
*Juho Mäkelä
*Antti Niemi
*Mika Nurmela
*Kai Pahlman
 
*Janne Saarinen
*Jari Rantanen
*Pasi Rautiainen
*Aki Riihilahti
*Paulus Roiha
*Aulis Rytkönen
*Hannu Tihinen
*Jarkko Wiss
*Antti Pohja

Notable coaches

*Keith Armstrong (2002-)
*Jyrki Heliskoski (2000-2001)
*Bo Johansson
*Martti Kuusela
*Antti Muurinen (1997-1999)

External link

*Official website



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