Jalkapalloseura Airport City (abbreviated AC Vantaa) was a football club from Vantaa in Finland. The club was formed in 1998 and their home ground was at ISS Stadion in Myyrmäki, Vantaa.
Background
The club was founded in 1998 as a flagship club for Vantaa following the merger of Tikkurilan Palloseura and Vantaan Jalkapalloseura men's first teams with assistance from Koivukylän Palloseura, Pallokerho-50 and Itä-Vantaan Urheilijat clubs.
AC Vantaa played two seasons in the Ykkönen (First Division), the second tier of Finnish football in 1999 and 2001. They also have had three spells in the third tier, the Kakkonen (Second Division), in 2000, 2002–03 and now again in 2010.
In 2003 the club were relegated to the Kolmonen (Third Division) and were in danger of folding but were re-energised by a new Committee whose hard work was eventually rewarded by promotion back to the Kakkonen at the end of the 2009 season as champions of Section 2 of the Kolmonen.
In 2013, AC Vantaa was dissolved and merged with another local club Team Vanpa.
Season to season
SeasonLevelDivisionSectionAdministrationPositionMovements1999Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division)South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 9th Relegation Group – Relegated2000Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)South GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)2ndPlay-offs – Promoted2001Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division)South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 9th Relegated2002Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)South GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)2nd2003Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)South GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)11thRelegated2004Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 3Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)8th2005Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 3Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)6th2006Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 2Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)7th2007Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 3Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)2nd2008Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 3Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)2nd2009Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 2Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)1st Promoted2010Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group AFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2 seasons in Ykkönen 4 seasons in Kakkonen 6 seasons in Kolmonen
Club structure
Jalkapalloseura Airport City ran a number of teams including 3 men's teams, 1 ladies team and 1 boys team.
2010 season
AC Vantaa Men's Team were competing in Group A (Lohko A) of the Kakkonen administered by the Football Association of Finland (Suomen Palloliitto). This is the third highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 AC Vantaa finished in first position in Section 2 of the Kolmonen and were promoted to the Kakkonen.
AC Vantaa / 2 were participating in Section 3 (Lohko 3) of the Vitonen administered by the Uusimaa SPL.
References
External links Official Website Finnish Wikipedia Suomen Cup AC Vantaa Facebook