Pargas Idrottsförening Explained

Clubname:	Pargas IF
Nickname:	PIF, Piffen
Founded:	1914
Ground:	Pajbacka, Pargas
Chairman:	Petra Furu
Manager:	Stefan Strömborg
League:	Kakkonen
Season:	2022
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Pargas Idrottsförening, or PIF for short, is a sports club based in the city of Pargas, Finland. The club has over 1,500 members and is known, especially for handball, football, and orienteering. It also makes provision for cross-country skiing, floorball, gymnastics, and athletics. The club was founded in 1914 as Pargas Malms Idrottsförening but changed its name to its current title in 1916.

Football

PIF played their first official match in 1916, their opponents being the Kimito based club Wrethalla and the match ended in a 2- 2 draw. In 1994 the club played one season in the Ykkönen, the second tier of the Finnish football system. They also have experienced two other seasons at the same level back in 1939 and 1948. Their records indicate that the club have had three spells in the Kakkonen (Second Division) in 1990–93, 1995 and 2000–06.^[1] At the end of the 2006 season they were relegated to the Kolmonen where they currently reside. In addition, PIF has played two seasons at the highest level in Futsal in Finland,

PIF is the youth club of Finnish international and former Charlton and Rangers player Jonatan "Tintin" Johansson, who has now returned to Turun Palloseura.

Current squad

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements 1938 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1939 Tier 2 Itä-Länsi-sarja (Second Division) West League, Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd 1940 Unknown 1940–41 Tier 3 C-Sarja (Third Division) Group 1 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd 1942–44 Unknown 1945–46 Tier 3 SPL Maakuntasarja (Third Division) South-West Finland Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd 1946–47 Tier 3 SPL Maakuntasarja (Third Division) South-West Finland Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd 1947–48 Tier 3 SPL Maakuntasarja (Third Division) South-West Finland Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted 1948 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 14th Relegated 1949 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd 1950 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) South Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th 1951 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group II Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th 1952 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th 1953 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th 1954 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group II Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th 1955 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group I Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th 1956 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group II Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th Relegated 1957 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Fourth Division) Group 4 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted 1958 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th Relegated 1959 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Fourth Division) Group 4 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd Promoted 1960 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th 1961 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd 1962 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th 1963 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th Relegation Playoff 1964 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th Relegated 1965 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Fourth Division) Group 4 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th 1966 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Fourth Division) Group 5 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd 1967 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Fourth Division) Group 4 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted 1968 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th Relegated 1969 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Fourth Division) Group 4 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted 1970 Tier 3 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th 1971 Tier 3 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd 1972 Tier 3 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th 1973 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th Relegated 1974 Tier 5 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 5 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd 1975 Tier 5 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 5 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd 1976 Tier 5 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 4 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th 1977 Tier 5 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 5 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted 1978 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th 1979 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th 1980 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th 1981 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th 1982 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th 1983 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd Promotion Playoff 1984 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th 1985 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th 1986 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th 1987 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th 1988 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd 1989 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted 1990 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th 1991 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd 1992 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th 1993 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted 1994 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 12th Relegated 1995 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 10th Relegated 1996 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group 3 Turku District (SPL Turku) 8th 1997 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group 3 Turku District (SPL Turku) 9th 1998 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group 3 Turku District (SPL Turku) 5th 1999 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group 3 Turku District (SPL Turku) 1st Promoted 2000 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th 2001 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th 2002 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th 2003 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th 2004 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd 2005 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd 2006 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 13th Relegated 2007 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku and Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 7th 2008 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku and Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 9th 2009 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku and Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 11th 2010 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku and Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 9th 2011 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku and Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 10th 2012 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku and Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 9th 2013 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku and Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 10th 2014 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku and Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 4th 2015 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku and Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 3rd 2016 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku and Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 6th 2017 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Western Finland Western District (SPL Länsi-Suomi) 7th 2018 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Western Finland Western District (SPL Länsi-Suomi) 5th 2019 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Western Finland Western District (SPL Länsi-Suomi) 1st Promoted 2020 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3 seasons in Ykkönen 36 seasons in Kakkonen 36 seasons in Kolmonen 4 seasons in Nelonen

Club Structure

The club runs a large number of teams including a men's team, a ladies' team, a veteran's side (Team 82 Oldboys) and 8 boys and 4 girls junior teams.

A key facility provided by the club is the Aktia Arena, a floodlit all-weather pitch that is 104 x 62 metres (or two junior pitches 62 x 45 metres). Some matches are played here but the main home venue is at Pajbacka.

2010 season

PIF Men's Team are competing in the Kolmonen administered by the Turku SPL. This is the fourth highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 PIF finished in eleventh position in their Kolmonen section.

Orienteering

Pargas won the women's relay in Tiomila in 1999.^[2] The orienteering section was founded in 1945.

References and sources

• Official Club Website
• Official Football Club Website
• Finnish Wikipedia
• Suomen Cup
• Pargas IF Facebook

Notes and References

1. News: Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009 . 2010 . . 2010-03-26.
2. Web site: 10MILA 1945-2005 - www.10mila.se.