AC Vantaan Allianssi (or AC Allianssi) was a Finnish
football club, based in the town of
Vantaa
Vantaa (; sv, Vanda, ) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is part of the inner core of the Finnish Capital Region along with Helsinki, Espoo, and Kauniainen. With a population of (), Vantaa is the fourth most populated city in Finland ...
.
History
Allianssi were a club in decline, following an 8–0 defeat at fellow Finnish club
FC Haka
FC Haka is a Finnish football club based in the industry town of Valkeakoski. It is currently competing in Finland's premier division of football, Veikkausliiga. It is one of the most successful clubs in Finland, with nine Finnish championship ...
. The match was believed to have been fixed by a Belgian-Chinese betting cartel, which took control of the club in summer 2005. A subsequent police investigation failed to find sufficient evidence of match fixing though. In 2006, a former managing director,
Olivier Suray
Olivier Suray (born 16 October 1971) is a Belgian football manager and former professional player who played for several clubs in Europe.
In 2006, he was implicated in a match-fixing scandal involving Chinese business executive Zheyun Ye.
Clu ...
, admitted that the notorious match was fixed. However, he accused Chinese owner
Ye Zheyun
Ye Zheyun is a Chinese businessman who was accused of being involved in a Belgian football corruption and betting scandal that took place in 2005. It was alleged that several teams and/or players received money from Ye to influence match resul ...
for fixing.
Helsingin Sanomat – International Edition – Sport
On 11 April 2006, club chairman Erkki Salo announced that the club would be filing for bankruptcy with immediate effect.
Domestic history
European history
Honours
;Finnish League Cup
The Finnish League Cup was a knock-out football competition contested annually during the pre-season in winter by teams from Veikkausliiga. The league cup was abolished after the 2016 tournament and replaced with the Finnish Cup group stage starti ...
(2): 2004, 2005
References
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Allianssi
Sport in Vantaa
2002 establishments in Finland
2006 disestablishments in Finland
Association football clubs established in 2006
Sports clubs disestablished in 2006