Pärnu JK

Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi, commonly known as PJK, or simply as Pärnu, is a football club, based in Pärnu, Estonia. The club's home ground is Pärnu Rannastaadion.

For the men's football team, see Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi.
Pärnu
Full namePärnu Jalgpalliklubi
Founded21 July 1989 (1989-07-21)[1]
GroundPärnu Rannastaadion
Capacity1,501[2]
ManagerAnastassia Morkovkina
Kristina Bannikova
LeagueNaiste Meistriliiga
20171st
WebsiteClub website

Founded in 1989, Pärnu is mostly known for its women's team who compete in the Naiste Meistriliiga, the top level of women's football in Estonia. They are the most successful club in Estonian women's football, having won a record 13 Naiste Meistriliiga titles, a record 6 Estonian Women's Cup and a record 7 Estonian Women's Supercup.

The club's men's team currently play 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][3]

Players

First-team squad
As of 10 May 2020.

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  EST Mari-Ann Ploompuu
2 DF  EST Saskia Sonnberg
4 DF  EST Ketlin Saar
5 FW  EST Ulrika Tülp
6 DF  EST Anete Paulus
7 DF  UKR Alina Svergun
8 MF  EST Kairi Himanen
10 DF  EST Berle Brant (captain)
12 GK  EST Jennifer Smirnov
13 MF  EST Aljona Sasova
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW  EST Sandra Paulberg
15 MF  EST Laada Tereštšenkova
17 FW  UKR Olena Lymar
19 FW  EST Ljubov Maksimova
20 FW  EST Merily Toom
22 MF  EST Kristina Bannikova
30 DF  EST Alika Malešina
32 MF  EST Evelyn Šilina

Honours

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 Viktória FC-Szombathely –0–4–
Bobruichanka Bobruisk (Host) –1–2–
Codru Anenii Noi –1–5–
2005–06 First qualifying round FC United (Host) –0–2–
Røa –1–9–
Valur –1–8–
2006–07 First qualifying round Masinac Classic Niš –1–6–
Rapide Wezemaal –0–7–
Pomurje (Host) –1–7–
2007–08 First qualifying round NSA Sofia –1–3–
Universitet Vitebsk –0–6–
PAOK (Host) –2–3–
2011–12 Qualifying round Krka Novo Mesto (Host) –2–1–
Rayo Vallecano –1–4–
Peamount United –1–5–
2012–13 Qualifying round BIIK Kazygurt –0–3–
NSA Sofia –0–2–
Spartak Subotica (Host) –0–1–
2013–14 Qualifying round PAOK –3–1–
PK-35 Vantaa (Host) –0–0–
Biljanini Izvori –3–1–
Round of 32 VfL Wolfsburg 0–14 0–13 0–27
2014–15 Qualifying round MTK –0–3–
Pomurje –0–4–
Ekonomist (Host) –2–1–
2015–16 Qualifying round Olimpia Cluj –0–4–
Pomurje (Host) –1–2–
Ekonomist –2–1–
2016–17 Qualifying round Olimpia Cluj –1–7–
Medyk Konin (Host) –0–1–
Breznica –2–2–
2017–18 Qualifying round Standard Liège 0–2––
Ajax 1–2––
Rīgas FS 2–0––
2018–19 Qualifying round ȘS Anenii Noi –2–0–
Vllaznia –1–3–
Sarajevo (Host) –1–2–

References
  1. "Ajalugu" [History]. parnujk.ee (in Estonian). Pärnu.
  2. "Pärnu Rannastaadion" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  3. "Swedish relief as Wolfsburg set record". UEFA.com. 16 October 2013.
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