The Helsinki 69ers are an American football club from Helsinki, Finland. The club was formed in 1991, and its men's first team is currently playing in the third highest level league of American football in Finland.
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| Established | 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Based in | Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Helsinki Velodrome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach |  Jason Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General manager |  Jukka Rantala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Vaahteraliiga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
editThe Helsinki 69ers were formed in 1991. The team started in the lower divisions of Finnish American football and slowly made its way up to 1st Division. The 69ers played 10 seasons in the division, and in 2012, the 69ers won the 1st Division championship, the Spaghettibowl. 69ers won the final against Kouvola Indians with a score of 43–10. For the first time the 69ers had a chance to play in the Vaahteraliiga, the highest level in Finland. The team played its first Vaahteraliiga game in 2013 season against TAFT, losing 41–14.[1][2][3]
The club shares their stadium, the Helsinki Velodrome, with two other football teams from Helsinki: the Helsinki Roosters and the Helsinki Wolverines.
Club Structure
editThe 69ers men's first team played in Vaahteraliiga in the 2014 season and placed sixth after the regular season, missing the playoffs.[4]
The youth section of the club was founded in 2005. 69ers have five boys' youth teams: U11, U13, U15, U17 and U19.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Helsinki 69ers divarin mestaruuteen". gridiron.fi (in Finnish). Gridiron. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "69ers - In English". 69ers.fi. Helsinki 69ers. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Helsinki 69ers Are Ready For The Maple League". Touchdown-europe.net. Touchdown Europe. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Sarjataulukko - Vaahteraliiga 2014". Salj.org. American Football Federation of Finland. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Juniorit". 69ers.fi (in Finnish). Helsinki 69ers. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
External links
edit- Official website
- Vaahteraliiga Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine