Pärnu JK explained

Clubname:Pärnu
Fullname:Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi
Founded:[1]
Dissolved:12 January 2020
Ground:Pärnu Rannastaadion
Capacity:1,501[2]
Manager:Anastassia Morkovkina
Kristina Bannikova
League:Naiste Meistriliiga
Season:2017
Position:1st
Website:http://www.parnujk.ee
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Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi, commonly known as PJK, or simply as Pärnu, was a women's football team based in Pärnu, Estonia. Having won a record 13 Naiste Meistriliiga titles, 6 Estonian Women's Cups and 7 Estonian Women's Supercups, the team stepped down from women's football in 2019. The club's home ground was Pärnu Rannastaadion.

The club announced their dissolvement at the end of December 2019 and played their last game on 12 January 2020.[3]

The club's men's team currently plays in the third division Esiliiga B.

History

Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi was founded in 1989. The team won their first league title in the 1994–95 season. Pärnu made their European debut in the 2004–05 UEFA Women's Cup, finishing fourth in their group in the first qualifying round. In the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League, Pärnu finished as runners-up in their group and advanced to the knockout-stage, where they were defeated by eventual champions VfL Wolfsburg 0–27 on aggregate.[1] [4]

Players

First-team squad

As of 13 August 2018.[5]

Honours

Record in UEFA competitions

All results (home, away and aggregate) list Pärnu's goal tally first.

CompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
First qualifying round Viktória FC-Szombathely0–4
Bobruichanka Bobruisk (Host)1–2
Codru Anenii Noibgcolor=#ffdddd 1–5
2005–06First qualifying round FC United (Host)0–2
Røa1–9
Valur1–8
First qualifying round Masinac Classic Niš1–6
Rapide Wezemaal0–7
Pomurje (Host)1–7
First qualifying round NSA Sofia1–3
Universitet Vitebsk0–6
PAOK (Host)2–3
Qualifying round Krka Novo Mesto (Host)2–1
Rayo Vallecanobgcolor=#ffdddd 1–4
Peamount Unitedbgcolor=#ffdddd 1–5
Qualifying round BIIK Kazygurt0–3
NSA Sofiabgcolor=#ffdddd 0–2
Spartak Subotica (Host)bgcolor=#ffdddd 0–1
Qualifying round PAOK3–1
PK-35 Vantaa (Host)0–0
Biljanini Izvori3–1
Round of 320–14 0–130–27
Qualifying round MTK0–3
Pomurje0–4
Ekonomist (Host)2–1
Qualifying round Olimpia Cluj0–4
Pomurje (Host)bgcolor=#ffdddd 1–2
Ekonomistbgcolor=#ddffdd 2–1
Qualifying round Olimpia Cluj1–7
Medyk Konin (Host)bgcolor=#ffdddd 0–1
Breznicabgcolor=#ffffdd 2–2
Qualifying round Standard Liège0–2
Ajax1–2
Rīgas FS2–0
Qualifying round ȘS Anenii Noi2–0
Vllazniabgcolor=#ffdddd 1–3
Sarajevo (Host)bgcolor=#ffdddd 1–2

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajalugu. History. Pärnu. parnujk.ee. Estonian.
  2. Web site: Pärnu Rannastaadion. Estonian Football Association. Estonian.
  3. Web site: Piiroja Pärnu JK lõpust: see ei olnud rahaliselt enam võimalik . ERR . 12 January 2020.
  4. Web site: Swedish relief as Wolfsburg set record. UEFA.com. 16 October 2013.
  5. Web site: Pärnu JK (N). Estonian Football Association. 13 August 2018. Estonian.