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HJK B

Our team consists of 24-26 enthusiastic and motivated players who train hard roghly 5 times a week with the team. Each player has also individual training programs to develop their physical and technical skills. Many of our players study in sport junior high and high schools (Mäkelänrinne/PHYK) and many of the players are getting extra training sessions with the Regional and National teams. In winter time the team will try to play practice games once a week.

This season our aim is to play at least 10 international games in Finland and abroad. Travel plans for this years tournaments have not been finalized, but last years visit in sunny and warm Barcelona is still well in memories.

Nationally our aim is to succeed last years B-juniors, who won the Finnish National Title. For the second squad the targets are to advance from the Regional Division 2 into Natinal Division 1.

HJK in general

Finland's most successful team was founded over 100 years ago in 1907 in Helsinki. The men's team has won 21 Finnish Championships, last one of them in 2003. Men's team also has 10 Finnish Cup Championships as well as 4 Finnish League Cup Championships. During the years the club has had many players who have then pursued their professional career abroad. Some of these are players are HJK's Hall of Fame players, e.g.: Aulis Rytkönen, Jari Europaeus, Juha Dahllund, Atik Ismail, Markku Kanerva, Pasi Rautiainen and Kai Pahlman. Some more recent, not yet retired from the game are Shefki Kuqi, Mikael Forssell, Aki Riihilahti, Antti Niemi, Hannu Tihinen and many more ...

Also the women's team is the most successful team in Finland with 22 Finnish Championships and 14 Cup Championships. There has been many Finnish top players playing in the team like Tiina Salmen, Laura Kalmari, Sanna Valkonen and Anne Mäkinen.

HJK is also very strongly represented in girls football in Finland. HJK has girls first teams in Wonen's Academy, Girls B National and 1 Division, as well as age groups C-15, D-14, and C-13, .
The club has brought up tens of girls into HJK women's league team and Finnish national teams.

HJK youth model

HJK youth model for boys and girls is divided in two different sections, HJK juniors - suburbs and HJK junior first teams.

Suburbs

HJK junior's suburb teams are located in 8 suburbs around Helsinki and there are around 1300 boys and 200 girls in all age groups playing in those teams. For most of them football is just a hobby and they are training 2-4 times a week. Coaching is usually done by active fathers and mothers. For those teams HJK is offering education, training fields, tournaments. Talented and motivated suburb players can also be selected into first teams.

First teams

HJK has boys junior first teams in all age groups from F-10 to A-19. Each team has 2 nominated coaches, team manager and 14-22 players in each team depending on age. The club provides two goalkeeper coaches for juniors. In years 10-14 the teams train 3-4 times a week and in years 15-19 5-6 times a week. Players who are selected into sport high schools and into HJK's talent academy will get additional training sessions. Players will also get personal training programs and they are tested 2-3 times/year. The most talented players are playing with older age groups.

The main goals for first team players are to develop their individual skills to a level where players can be selected into Helsinki area teams, youth national teams and into HJK league team.

HJK has good relations with many European football countries and the teams in each age group participate annually, and are often, invited to international football tournaments. The most talented players have got invitations from teams like Ajax, Werder Bremen, Charlton and Blackburn.

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