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Tommi Jyry
Tommi Matti Jyry (born 16 August 1999) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești. A youth product of HJK, Jyry started his professional career at rival team HIFK in 2017. Two years later, he signed for KuPS, winning two domestic trophies during his stint. Jyry changed teams again in 2022, spending two seasons at Inter Turku where he was eventually appointed captain, before moving abroad to Romanian side Petrolul Ploiești. Club career HIFK Jyry was born in Ruoholahti area of Helsinki, but moved to Laajasalo with his family at an early age. He is a product of the HJK Helsinki youth academy, but started his professional career after moving to a rival club HIFK in the 2017 season, coached by Antti Muurinen. Jyry debuted in Veikkausliiga on 12 September 2017, in a Stadin derby match against his former club HJK. During his debut season, Jyry only amassed seven matches without scoring, two of which in the relegation p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Petrolul Ploiești
Asociația Clubul Sportiv Petrolul 52, commonly referred to as FC Petrolul Ploiești (), Petrolul Ploiești or simply Petrolul, is a Romanian professional Association football, football Club (organization), club based in Ploiești, Prahova County, that competes in the Liga I. Founded in 1924 in Bucharest as ''Juventus'', through the merger of ''Triumf'' and ''Romcomit'', the club won its first league championship in the 1929–30 Divizia A, 1929–30 season. In 1952, it relocated to the industrial city of Ploiești, adopting the name Petrolul in 1957. The club subsequently secured three additional national titles in 1957–58 Divizia A, 1957–58, 1958–59 Divizia A, 1958–59, and 1965–66 Divizia A, 1965–66. Its domestic honours also include three Cupa României titles, the most recent in the 2012–13 Cupa României, 2012–13 season. Petrolul made its international debut in the 1958–59 European Cup, 1958–59 season, facing East German side FC Erzgebirge Aue, Wismut Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Veikkausliiga
The 2017 Veikkausliiga was the 87th season of top-tier football in Finland. IFK Mariehamn were the defending champions. Fixtures for the 2017 season were announced on 19 January 2017. The season started on 5 April 2017 and ended on 28 October 2017. Teams PK-35 Vantaa were relegated to Ykkönen after finishing at the bottom of the 2016 season. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions JJK. FC Inter as 11th-placed team regained their Veikkausliiga spot after beating the second-placed Ykkönen team TPS 2–0 on aggregate in a relegation/promotion playoff. Stadia and locations Personnel and kits Managerial changes League table Results Each team plays three times against every other team, either twice at home and once away ''or'' once at home and twice away, for a total of 33 matches played each. Matches 1–22 Matches 23–33 Relegation play-offs First Match Second Match ''FC Honka won 1-1 on away goals.'' Statistics Top scorers ''Sourceveikkausliiga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simo Valakari
Simo Johannes Valakari (born 28 April 1973) is a Finnish football manager and a former international football player. He is currently the manager of Scottish Championship side St Johnstone. Playing career Club Valakari played in the youth sector of Käpylän Pallo (KäPa) in Käpylä, Helsinki, and began his senior career with KäPa first team in 1990 in the fourth-tier Kolmonen. He played also for Kontula-based club KontU in the Finnish second-tier Ykkönen and third-tier Kakkonen, before first moving to Veikkausliiga club FinnPa in 1995 and then to Scottish Premier League club Motherwell in 1996. After four seasons in Scotland, he was off to Derby County in the Premier League. Valakari failed to become a first team regular at Pride Park Stadium and decided to join Dallas Burn for the 2004 MLS season and finished the year with a goal and four assists. Following the 2006 season, his contract was not renewed with the team, known by that time as FC Dallas. Valakari decided to re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Veikkausliiga
The 2020 Veikkausliiga was the 90th season of top-tier football in Finland with KuPS being the defending champions. HJK won the league. New league format Veikkausliiga adopted a new league format for the 2019 season. Each team played against each other twice in the regular season. After the regular season the top six teams advanced to the Championship Series which determines the champion and European tournament qualification places. The bottom six teams advanced to the Challenger Series. The best team from the Challenger Series plays in a tournament against the Championship Series' 4th, 5th, and 6th place teams. The winner from that plays in a final series against the 3rd best team from the Championship Series. The last UEFA Europa Conference League qualification place goes to the winner of that final series. The bottom team from the Challenger Series will relegate to the Ykkönen, and second to last team will play in a relegation play-off series against the 2nd best team from Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achilles Tendon
The Achilles tendon or heel cord, also known as the calcaneal tendon, is a tendon at the back of the lower leg, and is the thickest in the human body. It serves to attach the plantaris, gastrocnemius (calf) and soleus muscles to the calcaneus (heel) bone. These muscles, acting via the tendon, cause plantar flexion of the foot at the ankle joint, and (except the soleus) flexion at the knee. Abnormalities of the Achilles tendon include inflammation ( Achilles tendinitis), degeneration, rupture, and becoming embedded with cholesterol deposits ( xanthomas). The Achilles tendon was named in 1693 after the Greek hero Achilles. History The oldest-known written record of the tendon being named after Achilles is in 1693 by the Flemish/Dutch anatomist Philip Verheyen. In his widely used text he described the tendon's location and said that it was commonly called "the cord of Achilles." The tendon has been described as early as the time of Hippocrates, who described it as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jani Honkavaara
Jani Honkavaara (born 2 February 1976), is a Finnish professional football manager and former player, who is currently the manager of Swedish Allsvenskan club Djurgården. Nicknamed "Super-Honsu", he lead Veikkausliiga club KuPS to two Finnish championship titles in two separate stints as manager, in 2019 and 2024. Playing career Honkavaara began his football career in his hometown club TP-Seinäjoki (formerly known as Törnävän Pallo-55). During his time with the club, he played 10 matches in the Finnish top tier Veikkausliiga in the 1997 season. While studying in Joensuu, Honkavaara played for local clubs and Jippo in the third-tier Kakkonen, in 2000 and 2002 respectively. Later in his career, he was mainly known for playing for East Helsinki based club FC Viikingit of Vuosaari in the second-tier Ykkönen. Managerial career Viikingit After retiring as a football player, Honkavaara started as an assistant coach of FC Viikingit, in the coaching staff of Toni Korkeakunna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Veikkausliiga
The 2019 Veikkausliiga was the 89th season of top-tier football in Finland. Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi were the defending champions. KuPS won the title. New league format Veikkausliiga adopted a new league format for the 2019 season. Each team played against each other twice in the regular season. After the regular season the top six teams advanced to the Championship Series which determines the champion and European tournament qualification places. The bottom six teams advanced to the Challenger Series. The best team from the Challenger Series plays in a tournament against the Championship Series' 4th, 5th, and 6th place teams. The winner from that plays in a final series against the 3rd best team from the Championship Series. The last UEFA Europa League qualification place goes to the winner of that final series. The bottom team from the Challenger Series will relegate to the Ykkönen, and second to last team will play in a relegation play-off series against the 2nd best team from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JJK Jyväskylä
Jyväskylän Jalkapalloklubi (), commonly referred to as JJK Jyväskylä or simply JJK, is a Finnish football club, based in Jyväskylä. JJK plays its home matches at Harjun Stadion. History Early years 1923–1992 Jyväskylän Palloilijat (abbreviated JyP), the predecessor of JJK, was founded in December 1923. In addition to football JyP had also a pesäpallo team and a bandy team. In the JJK's first football match it was defeated 2–3 by Mikkelin Kilpaveikot. In its early years, JyP played football infrequently and usually worked just to make the game of football known in the city. JyP began competing in football leagues in 1928 when it was beaten in a qualification match by Savo in the regional league. In 1939, JyP qualified for the first time to play in the second highest level of Finnish football leagues. Nevertheless, World War II halted the promising progress of the team. In 1941, JyP played against a friendly match against a German military team. As many as 6000 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Ykkönen
The 2018 Ykkönen was the 47th season of Ykkönen, the second highest football league in Finland. The season began on 28 April 2018 and ended on 27 October 2018. The winning team was directly promoted to the 2019 Veikkausliiga, while the second-placed team played a play-off against the eleventh-placed team from Veikkausliiga to decide who would play in that division. The bottom two teams were relegated to Kakkonen. Overview A total of ten teams contested in the league, including five sides from the 2017 season, HIFK and JJK who was relegated from Veikkausliiga and Klubi 04 and AC Kajaani who were promoted from Kakkonen after winning the promotion play-offs. OPS, who was refused a license for Ykkönen, was replaced by FC KTP. GrIFK and Gnistan were relegated from 2017 Ykkönen. TPS, the champion of 2017 Ykkönen and FC Honka, the runner-up of 2017 Ykkönen were promoted to the 2018 Veikkausliiga. League table References {{DEFAULTSORT:2018 Ykkonen Ykkönen seasons F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilta-Sanomat
is one of Finland's two prominent tabloid-size evening newspapers and the largest paper in the country. Its counterpart and biggest rival is '' Iltalehti''. According to the National Media Research done in 2019, ''Ilta-Sanomat'' is also the biggest digital media in Finland and reaches about 2.5 million Finns. Johanna Lahti has been the editor-in-chief of ''Ilta-Sanomat'' since November 2019, when the previous editor-in-chief Tapio Sadeoja retired after 38 years in office. History and profile The paper was established in 1932 as the afternoon edition of ''Helsingin Sanomat''. In 1949 it became a separate newspaper and was named ''Ilta-Sanomat''. Its sister paper is ''Helsingin Sanomat'' and both papers are part of Sanoma. ''Ilta-Sanomat'' is published in tabloid format six times per week. The paper has an independent political stance. Circulation The circulation of ''Ilta-Sanomat'' was 212,854 copies in 1993, making it the second largest newspaper in Finland after its siste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Football League System
The Finnish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Finland. The levels two to nine are managed by the Finnish FA. System As of 2025 Cup competitions Clubs at all levels are eligible for the Finnish Cup. Clubs of Kolmonen and below are eligible to compete in the Regions' Cup. Clubs of Vitonen and below are eligible to compete in the Regions' Roots Cup. The Finnish League Cup is a cup competition for top tier clubs played during the winter months before the start of the league season. It was replaced in 2017 by the Finnish Cup group stage, but returned in 2022 after the reformation of the Finnish Cup. References External links Finnish FA - Finnish football league tables, records & statistics database. Finlandfootball.net- Football Archive of Finnish football with league tables and cup results. flashscore- Football Finnish league - Finland Live Scores, Results. {{League systems Finland Finland, officially the Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ykkönen
''Ykkönen'' (Finnish language, Finnish for 'Number One'; , previously I divisioona) is the third highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga and Ykkösliiga), managed by the Football Association of Finland. Until the end of 2023, ''Ykkönen'' was the second-highest level in Finland, but after the creation of new second-tier Ykkösliiga, it was dropped down one level in the league pyramid. History The first league format competition in the second level of Finnish football was called , which was founded in 1936. Before the inauguration of the , from 1930 to 1935, there had been special qualification matches for the right to play in the ''Mestaruussarja''. In the autumn of 1969, the Finnish football underwent a league system reform, and the was renamed ''II divisioona'', or Kakkonen, 2nd Division, with regional sections. In 1973, this level of football in Finland became nationwide, and the new name was (First Division). The name has been used s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
