FC Viikkarit

FC Viikkarit
Full name FC Viikkarit
Founded 2007
Ground Heteniitty
Chairman Finland Mika Forsman
Manager Russia Alexei Zhukov
League Kakkonen
2013 Kolmonen, 1st
Website Club home page

FC Viikkarit (previously FC Viikingit/2) are a Finnish association football team based in Vuosaari, East Helsinki. They play in the Kakkonen, the third tier of football in Finland, and are the reserve team of second-tier club FC Viikingit. The reserve team was established in 2007 and won promotion to the Kakkonen after the 2013 season. The team is managed by Alexei Zhukov, who had a long career as a player for the first team of the East Helsinki club.

History

FC Viikingit/2 was founded as the reserve team of FC Viikingit for the 2007 season, when the first team was promoted to the Veikkausliiga. The team started out in the third division (Kolmonen) and did moderately well, finishing between 5th and 9th in its first seasons up to 2011.[1][2] For the 2012 season, the club began to invest more in the success of the reserve team. Cooperation between the first team, the reserve team and youth teams was increased, and former first-team players Alexei Zhukov and Vitali Suetov were hired to coach the reserves.[3] As a result, the team did well in the 2012 Kolmonen, but the close-run season ended with FC Viikingit/2 in fourth place, just two points behind group winners FC POHU, who were promoted to the second division.[1]

In 2013, the reserve team led by Zhukov consisted mostly of FC Viikingit Under-19s with a few older players. The young side enjoyed success both in the Kolmonen and in the 2013 Finnish Cup. In the cup, they progressed to the fifth round, knocking out two second-division clubs (JäPS and PK Keski-Uusimaa), before finally losing out to FC Jazz, who went on to achieve promotion to the Ykkönen at the end of the season. In the league, FC Viikingit/2 held on to first place for most of the season. They secured their first-place finish, and therefore promotion, on the penultimate match day by beating East Helsinki local rivals Herttoniemen Toverit.[4][5]

For the 2014 season, the team changed its name to FC Viikkarit. They will play in the Eastern group of the 2014 Kakkonen, with the aim of succeeding in the competition and developing the club's players in cooperation with the first team and youth teams. Reserve team manager Alexei Zhukov signed a new contract in December 2013, and will therefore remain in charge for the upcoming season.[6] The home ground for 2014 has not yet been announced. In 2013, the team played their home matches at Kartanon kenttä in Nordsjön kartano.[2] However, the ground does not, at least in its current state, fulfil second-division requirements due to e.g. lack of sufficient seating,[7] and therefore cannot host Kakkonen matches without major changes.

Season records

Season League Pos PM W D L GD P
2007 Kolmonen (group 3) 7th 22 8 5 9 33–41 29
2008 Kolmonen (group 2) 5th 22 10 4 8 37–34 34
2009 Kolmonen (group 2) 6th 22 8 1 13 41–45 25
2010 Kolmonen (group 2) 8th 22 8 4 10 36–46 28
2011 Kolmonen (group 3) 9th 22 9 2 11 31–44 29
2012 Kolmonen (group 3) 4th 22 15 2 5 58–19 47
2013 Kolmonen (group 3) 1st 22 14 5 3 58–17 47

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Current squad

As of 16 May 2013.[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
2 Finland DF Emil Conti
3 Finland DF Sakari Siilin
4 Finland MF Nemanja Biga
5 Finland DF Sebastian Veijola
6 Finland MF Sami Ylisaari
7 Finland Jon Oskar Nyström
8 Finland MF Pekka Vasara
9 Estonia FW Sergei Jegorov
10 Finland MF Julius Remes
11 Finland FW Aleksander Manev
12 Finland GK Erkka Niini
13 Finland MF Matias Ailio
14 Finland MF Patrik Ahonen
15 Finland MF Oscar Simula
No. Position Player
16 Finland MF Mika Hadzhiev
17 Russia MF Ilja Malakeev
18 Finland MF Juuso Mieho
19 Finland DF Ville Varila
21 Finland DF Jesse Mutikainen
22 Finland DF Otto Lehto
23 Finland DF Mikko Vekkeli
24 Finland DF Miika Nurmi
26 Finland DF Jere Palomäki
27 Finland MF Aleksi Wikström
30 Finland GK Valtteri Kuusisto
37 Finland FW Rinor Zogejani
42 Finland MF Onni Mannila

Backroom staff

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kilpailuarkisto" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto, Helsingin piiri. Retrieved 18 Jan 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sarjat" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto, Uudenmaan piiri. Retrieved 18 Jan 2014.
  3. ↑ "Tapaa herrat Suetov ja Zhukov" (in Finnish). Vuokki. Retrieved 18 Jan 2014.
  4. ↑ "FC Viikingit/2 varmisti nousun II divisioonaan" (in Finnish). FC Viikingit. Retrieved 18 Jan 2014.
  5. ↑ "Kausi 2013" (in Finnish). FC Viikingit. Retrieved 18 Jan 2014.
  6. ↑ "Alexei "Losa" Zhukov jatkaa valmentajana" (in Finnish). FC Viikingit. Retrieved 18 Jan 2014.
  7. ↑ "Kenttä- ja hallimääräykset" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 18 Jan 2014.
  8. ↑ "FC VIIKKAREIDEN HARJOITUS- / PELAAJALUETTELO" (in Finnish). FC Viikingit. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
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