Pallokerho Keski-Uusimaa (abbreviated PK Keski-Uusimaa or PKKU) is a football club serving the sub-region of Keski-Uusimaa in Finland and is centred on the towns of Järvenpää, Kerava and Tuusula.Pikku seurasta maailmalle, Helsingin Sanomat, 2 February 2024 The club was formed in 2005 and the men's first team currently plays in the newly formed Ykkönen (Second Division). The Chairman of PK Keski-Uusimaa is Mikko Bergman.
Background
The club was founded on 30 November 2005 as a flagship club for the Keski-Uusimaa area with Järvenpään Palloseura, Keravan Pallo-75 and Tuusulan Palloseura as the feeder clubs. Founder club members included Jussi Hautamäki, Mikko Honkanen, Miika Tiira, Lassi Kunttu, Markku Pyykkölä, Raine Nieminen, Tero Valtonen, Pekka Ekegren and Timo Helkamo.
The project had been considered as early as 1988 but the time was not right. However, in the early 2000 decade discussions were reopened by the leading local clubs (JäPS, KP-75 and TuPS) and joint working initiatives came forward such as staff training, the Lionsliigaa (Lions League) for 12- to 15-year-olds and the Keski-Uusimaa Academy.
On 15 December 2005 the clubs gave their final approval to the project and the historic three-club umbrella organisation was established. The PK Keski-Uusimaa club does not compete with the feeder clubs with, but complements them enabling the more talented and motivated high-profile players (B-juniors upwards) to play locally rather than in Helsinki.
PK Keski-Uusimaa has been playing in the Kakkonen (the Second Division), the third tier of Finnish football since 2008.
In August 2022, the club sold its own protégé Hugo Toivonen to Italian Palermo.
Season to season
SeasonLevelDivisionSectionAdministrationPositionMovements2006Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 2Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)2nd2007Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 3Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)1st Promoted2008Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group AFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th2009Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group AFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th2010Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group AFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)14thRelegated2011Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 3Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)1st 2012Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 2Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)1st Promoted2013Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Eastern GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th2014Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Eastern GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th2015Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Southern GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th Relegated2016Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Group 2Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)1st Promoted2017Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group AFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th2018Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group AFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 11thRelegated2019Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Group 3Southern District (SPL Etelä)1st Promoted2020Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group AFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10th2021Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group AFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10th2022Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group AFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th2023Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group AFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th Qualifiers for Ykkönen - Qualified2024Tier 3Ykkönen (First Division)Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th2025Tier 3Ykkönen (First Division)Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th 14 seasons in Ykkönen/Kakkonen 6 seasons in Kolmonen
Current squad Miehet edustus Pelaajat, pkku.fi, 28 July 2026
Club structure
PK Keski-Uusimaa runs 2 men's team, 7 boys teams and 3 girls teams in an elite junior section. The club play their home games in Kerava and Tuusula at the following venues:
Kalevan urheilupuisto, Kerava Tuusulan urheilukeskus, Tuusula
2010 season
PK Keski-Uusimaa Men's Team are 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 Pallokerho Keski-Uusimaa finished in fifth position in their Kakkonen section.
References and sources Official Website Suomen Cup Pallokerho Keski-Uusimaa Facebook
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