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Atlantis FC

Atlantis FC
Full nameAtlantis Football Club
Founded1995; 29 years ago (1995)
GroundTöölön Pallokenttä,
Helsinki
Capacity4,000
ChairmanMarkku Ritala
CoachAbdulaziz Moshood Bola
LeagueYkkönen
2024Ykkönen, 4th of 12
Töölön Pallokenttä

Atlantis FC is a Finnish football club, based in Helsinki. It currently plays in the third tier of Finnish football (Ykkönen).

History

The club was founded in late 1995 when Johanneksen Dynamo (founded 1980) and FC Norssi (founded 1985) merged. The name "Atlantis FC" was created by Gösta Sundqvist, singer of Leevi and the Leavings.

The team began to play in the third tier of Finnish football (the Kakkonen) in 1996 and in 1997 they were promoted to the Ykkönen. In 1999 the club reached the playoffs for promotion to the first tier (Veikkausliiga, or betting league in English, named for its sponsor) but lost to Vaasan Palloseura. The following year they achieved promotion to the Veikkausliiga. In 2001 Atlantis finished seventh in the league and won the Finnish Cup.

The club fell into financial difficulties and went bankrupt 2002 and their place in the Premier League was given to AC Allianssi. The club's reserve team, Atlantis Akatemia (Atlantis Academy), still continued in the second division. 2003 it changed its name to Atlantis FC and in 2004 the club was promoted to the Ykkönen.

Atlantis' current manager is Markku Ritala and they play their home matches at Helsingin Pallokenttä. Sakari Tukiainen finished the season 2014 as the top goal scorer and setting a new league record with 40 goals for the Kakkonen.[1]

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Chile CHI Sebastian Jara
3 DF Finland FIN Miika Ekmark
4 MF Brazil BRA Diego Martins
6 DF Algeria ALG Med Bekhedda
7 MF Ivory Coast CIV Konan Kouakou
8 MF Sierra Leone SLE Abdul Sesay
11 FW Finland FIN Nico Weckström
14 FW Finland FIN Stephen Obeng
16 DF Kosovo KOS Vyrtyt Rexhepi
17 FW Finland FIN John Digha
18 FW Finland FIN Faton Ruka
19 DF Finland FIN Santeri Saarenpää
20 MF Finland FIN Kyawsan 'Jose' Chit
22 MF Brazil BRA Andre Dos Santos
24 MF Somalia SOM Fahad Mohamed
25 DF Finland FIN Albert Uljala
25 MF Finland FIN Zakarie Ali
27 MF Finland FIN Dmitro Platonenko
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 DF Finland FIN Aleksandr Rozov
29 MF Finland FIN Ero Virolainen
30 FW Sierra Leone SLE Obi Metzger
31 MF Finland FIN Ikpo Ondo Clyde
32 MF Finland FIN Ibraham Aweys
33 FW Finland FIN Juuso Leimu
34 MF Finland FIN Jami Pietikäinen
35 DF Finland FIN Joona Sneitz
36 FW Senegal SEN Bachir Mboup
37 DF Nicaragua NCA Armando Pongo
38 MF Finland FIN Ibrahim Haji
39 FW Finland FIN Juhana Nousiainen
40 MF Peru PER Gonzalo Oroza
92 GK Finland FIN Eemeli Lohvansuu
95 GK Finland FIN Tomas Turunen
97 GK Finland FIN Joni Lahtinen
99 GK Finland FIN Joonatan Vuorela
99 GK Peru PER Lucas Pereyra

Staff

Management

  • Chairman: Finland Markku Ritala
  • General Manager: Finland Aarne Tenkanen
  • Director of Academy: Finland Janne Wikman

Sports

  • Head Coach:Finland Abdulaziz Moshood Bola
  • Goalkeeper Coach: Senegal Mamadou Vito Diatta
  • Technical Coach: Nigeria Sunny Akintmehin

Medical

  • Masseur: Finland Jukka Ala-Nikkola
  • Kit manager: Nigeria Christopher Aruna
  • Physio: Finland Filip Lunabba

Retired numbers

Main article: List of retired numbers in association football

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Finland FIN Miki Lehtonen (posthumous honour)

Seasons

Former coaches

  • 1980–1983: Juha Leinonen
  • 1984–1986: Hannu Ylöstalo
  • 1987: Hannu Tuukkanen
  • 1988–1989: Mikko Viitamäki
  • 1990–1991: Jari Kurittu
  • 1992–1993: Mikko Viitamäki
  • 1994: Esko Kokkonen
  • 1995: Ari Tiittanen
  • 1996–2000: Jari Europaeus
  • 2000: Markku Palmroos
  • 2001: Ari Tiittanen
  • 2002: Timo Askolin
  • 2003–2007: Pasi Pihamaa
  • 2007: Ville Lyytikäinen
  • 2008: Egypt Abdou Talat
  • 2008: Pasi Pihamaa
  • 2009: Estonia Aavo Sarap
  • 2010: Nigeria Moshood Bola Abdulaziz
  • 2011: Mikko Lappalainen & Unto Virkkala
  • 2012: Unto Virkkala & Brazil Alan Arruda
  • 2013: Mikko Lappalainen
  • 2014: Brazil Alan Arruda
  • 2015: Ari Asukka
  • 2016: Markku Palmroos & Tom Weckström
  • 2017: Brazil Alan Arruda
  • 2018: Nigeria Abdulaziz Moshood Bola

Player of the year

  • 1996: Marko Ignatius
  • 1997: Esa Pamppunen
  • 1998: Kimmo Tauriainen
  • 1999: Tero Pilvi
  • 2000: Pasi Solehmainen
  • 2001: Sami Ylä-Jussila
  • 2002: Mika Johansson
  • 2003: Henri Kokkonen
  • 2004: Juha Jussila
  • 2005: Risto Salmi
  • 2006: Adel Eid
  • 2007: Risto Salmi
  • 2008: Ernest Simon
  • 2009: Tomas Sirevicius
  • 2010: Alan Arruda
  • 2011: Alimamy Jalloh
  • 2012: Mohamed Fofana
  • 2013: Alimamy Jalloh
  • 2014: Jussi Äijälä
  • 2015: Pierre Nlate
  • 2016: Pierre Nlate

Topscorer

  • 1980: Kari Nevala (9)
  • 1981: Kari Nevala (8)
  • 1982: Hannu Vallius (12)
  • 1983: Kari Nevala (12)
  • 1984: Kari Nevala (22)
  • 1985: Kari Nevala (14)
  • 1986: Kari Nevala (11)
  • 1987: Jukka Innanen (10)
  • 1988: Jorma Lempinen (12)
  • 1989: Jorma Lempinen (12)
  • 1990: Kari Nevala (10)
  • 1991: Jouko Mikkonen & Henri Taavitsainen (7)
  • 1992: Esa Pamppunen (28)
  • 1993: Esa Pamppunen (17)
  • 1994: Esa Pamppunen (17)
  • 1995: Esa Pamppunen (19)
  • 1996: Esa Pamppunen (12)
  • 1997: Jani Nieminen & Esa Pamppunen (10)
  • 1998: Kimmo Tauriainen (8)
  • 1999: Tero Pilvi (9)
  • 2000: Sukru Uzuner (19)
  • 2001: Sami Ylä-Jussila (12)
  • 2002: Eero Voipio (8)
  • 2003: Eero Voipio (7)
  • 2004: Eero Voipio (12)
  • 2005: Vesa Kosonen (13)
  • 2006: Feras Abid ja Petteri Paajanen(11)
  • 2007: Muwahid Sesay (9)
  • 2008: Kalle Vasse (7)
  • 2009: Zakaria Kibona (6)
  • 2010: Bobo Bola (11)
  • 2011: Victor Solomon (14)
  • 2012: Victor Solomon & Abdul Sesay (12)
  • 2013: Misse Eboungue (16)
  • 2014: Sakari Tukiainen (41)
  • 2015: Samuel Chidi (7)
  • 2016: Shaggy Kimuenimeso & Juuso Leimu (4)

Highest Attendances by season

  • 1996: 17 August 1996 Atlantis FC – PK-35 228
  • 1997: 13 September 1997 Atlantis FC – EIF 213
  • 1998: 16 June 1998 Atlantis FC – FC Lahti 427
  • 1999: 14 October 1999 Atlantis FC – Tampere United 1.243
  • 2000: 30 September 2000 Atlantis FC – KuPS 1.768
  • 2001: 4 May 2001 Atlantis FC – FC Haka 2.797
  • 2002: 11 July 2002 Atlantis FC – Exeter City 325
  • 2003: 1 July 2003 Atlantis FC – FCK Salamat 358
  • 2004: 26 September 2004 Atlantis FC – JIPPO 512
  • 2005: 2 August 2005 Atlantis FC – PK-35 746
  • 2006: 2 September 2006 Atlantis FC – TP-47 742
  • 2007: 23 September 2007 Atlantis FC – KuPS 722
  • 2008: 11 October 2008 Atlantis FC – JJK 835
  • 2009: 3 May 2009 Atlantis FC – PoPa 623
  • 2010: 23 July 2010 Atlantis FC – HIFK 289
  • 2011: 10 May 2011 Atlantis FC – Pallohonka 241
  • 2012: 25 April 2012 Atlantis FC – FC Honka 312
  • 2013: 21 May 2013 Atlantis FC – KTP 215
  • 2014: 18 October 2014 Atlantis FC – EIF 932
  • 2015: 3 August 2015 Atlantis FC – FC Honka 327

Former Chairmen

Erkki Alaja

References

  1. ^ "Kakkosen ihmemies iski taas hattutempun – maaliennätys uudelle kymmenluvulle". iltasanomat.fi. 4 October 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
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