Pärnu JK

Pärnu
Full namePärnu Jalgpalliklubi
Founded21 July 1989 (1989-07-21)[1]
Dissolved12 January 2020
GroundPärnu Rannastaadion
Capacity1,501[2]
ManagerAnastassia Morkovkina
Kristina Bannikova
LeagueNaiste Meistriliiga
20171st
Websitehttp://www.parnujk.ee

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.

Pärnu JK - VfL Wolfsburg, 2013/14 UEFA Women's Champions League

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]

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

Honours

Former crest of Pärnu JK

Record in UEFA competitions

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

Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2004–05 First qualifying round Hungary Viktória FC-Szombathely 0–4
Belarus Bobruichanka Bobruisk (Host) 1–2
Moldova Codru Anenii Noi 1–5
2005–06 First qualifying round Finland FC United (Host) 0–2
Norway Røa 1–9
Iceland Valur 1–8
2006–07 First qualifying round Serbia Masinac Classic Niš 1–6
Belgium Rapide Wezemaal 0–7
Slovenia Pomurje (Host) 1–7
2007–08 First qualifying round Bulgaria NSA Sofia 1–3
Belarus Universitet Vitebsk 0–6
Greece PAOK (Host) 2–3
2011–12 Qualifying round Slovenia Krka Novo Mesto (Host) 2–1
Spain Rayo Vallecano 1–4
Republic of Ireland Peamount United 1–5
2012–13 Qualifying round Kazakhstan BIIK Kazygurt 0–3
Bulgaria NSA Sofia 0–2
Serbia Spartak Subotica (Host) 0–1
2013–14 Qualifying round Greece PAOK 3–1
Finland PK-35 Vantaa (Host) 0–0
North Macedonia Biljanini Izvori 3–1
Round of 32 Germany VfL Wolfsburg 0–14 0–13 0–27
2014–15 Qualifying round Hungary MTK 0–3
Slovenia Pomurje 0–4
Montenegro Ekonomist (Host) 2–1
2015–16 Qualifying round Romania Olimpia Cluj 0–4
Slovenia Pomurje (Host) 1–2
Montenegro Ekonomist 2–1
2016–17 Qualifying round Romania Olimpia Cluj 1–7
Poland Medyk Konin (Host) 0–1
Montenegro Breznica 2–2
2017–18 Qualifying round Belgium Standard Liège 0–2
Netherlands Ajax 1–2
Latvia Rīgas FS 2–0
2018–19 Qualifying round Moldova ȘS Anenii Noi 2–0
Albania Vllaznia 1–3
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo (Host) 1–2

References

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