Atlantis FC

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

Atlantis FC

Full name	Atlantis Football Club
Founded	1995; 30 years ago (1995)
Ground	Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki
Capacity	4,000
Chairman	Markku Ritala
Coach	Abdulaziz Moshood Bola
League	Ykkönen
2024	Ykkönen, 4th of 12
Home colours Away colours

Töölön Pallokenttä

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

Sports

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

Medical

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

Retired numbers

Main article: List of retired numbers in association football

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

Season to season of Atlantis

1 seasons in Veikkausliiga 8 seasons in second tier 17 seasons in third tier 3 seasons in fourth tier Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements 1996 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd 1997 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted 1998 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th Promotion Group 10th 1999 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd Promotion Group 2nd - Promotion Playoff 2000 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th Promotion Group 2nd - Promotion Playoff - Promoted 2001 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th 2002 Bankruptcy - league spot given to AC Allianssi 2003 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd Academy team continued as Atlantis 2004 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Southern Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promotion Playoff - Promoted 2005 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th 2006 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd 2007 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th 2008 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 11th 2009 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 13th Relegated 2010 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th 2011 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th 2012 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Eastern Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th 2013 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Eastern Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd 2014 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Eastern Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promotion Playoff 2015 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Southern Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th 2016 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 11th Relegated 2017 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Helsinki & Uusimaa Group 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 3rd 2018 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Helsinki & Uusimaa Group 3 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 2nd 2019 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Helsinki & Uusimaa Group 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 1st Promoted 2020 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th 2021 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd 2022 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th 2023 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th Playoff to third tier - remained in new nation wide third tier 2024 Tier 3 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th 2025 Tier 3 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

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: Abdou Talat
• 2008: Pasi Pihamaa
• 2009: Aavo Sarap
• 2010: Moshood Bola Abdulaziz
• 2011: Mikko Lappalainen & Unto Virkkala
• 2012: Unto Virkkala & Alan Arruda
• 2013: Mikko Lappalainen
• 2014: Alan Arruda
• 2015: Ari Asukka
• 2016: Markku Palmroos & Tom Weckström
• 2017: Alan Arruda
• 2018: 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