Atlantis FC

Atlantis FC
Full nameAtlantis Football Club
Founded1995; 31 years ago (1995)
GroundTöölön Pallokenttä,
Helsinki
Capacity4,000
ChairmanMarkku Ritala
CoachAbdulaziz Moshood Bola
LeagueKakkonen
2026Kakkonen Group A, 3rd of 10
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.

Current squad

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

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

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

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

Seasons

Former coaches

Player of the year

Topscorer

Highest Attendances by season

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.