Pärnu JK
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| Full name | Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi |
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| Founded | 21 July 1989 |
| Ground | Pärnu Rannastaadion |
| Capacity | 1,501 |
| Chairman | Andres Alari |
| Manager | Jüri Saar |
| League | Naiste Meistriliiga |
| 2015 | 1st |
| Website | Club home page |
Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi (English: Pärnu Football Club), commonly known as PJK, or simply as Pärnu, is a football club, based in Pärnu, Estonia.
Founded in 1989, Pärnu is mostly known for its women's team who compete in the Estonian top division Naiste Meistriliiga. Domestically, Pärnu has won a record 11 Naiste Meistriliiga and 5 Estonian Women's Cup trophies.
The club's men's team currently plays in the fourth division II liiga. It is the reserve team of the Meistriliiga club Pärnu Linnameeskond.
Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi was founded in 1989, with Helmut Hunt being elected as club president. The club isn't a successor club to Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi that operated during the first period of Estonian independence. The club won their first league title in the 1994–95 season. Pärnu made its European debut in the 2004–05 UEFA Women's Cup, finishing fourth in its group in the first qualifying round. In 2013, Andres Alari was elected club president. In the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League, Pärnu finished second in its group and advanced to the knockout-stage, where the club was defeated by eventual champions VfL Wolfsburg 0–27 on aggregate.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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