Posted on 1 July, 2008 by Egan
The draws for the first qualifying round of the European competitions were made today. The Finnish clubs all have a good chance of progression. In the UEFA Cup Haka will play Cork City and Honka will take on ÍA Akranes of Iceland. Cork are a good side with a growing fan base and I expect [...]
Filed under: Finnish Clubs in Europe | Tagged: Artmedia Bratislava, ÍA Akranes, Budućnost Podgorica, Champions League, Cork City, FC Haka, FC Honka, O'Connells, Partizan Belgrade, Tampere United, UEFA Cup, Valetta FC | 13 Comments »
Posted on 14 May, 2008 by Egan
Zenit St Petersburg represent the city that has often defined relations between Finland and Russia, and therefore the security and prosperity of the Finnish people. The area around St Petersburg was at one time inhabited by people speaking Finnic languages, and on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland there still exists small pockets [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: Cold War, Rangers, Soviet Union, Stalin, UEFA Cup, Zenit St Petersburg | 5 Comments »
Posted on 6 May, 2008 by Egan
FC Haka have been denied a licence to play in the 2008-09 UEFA Cup. Apparently this is for financial reasons, and TPS have been ‘promoted’ from the Intertoto to fill their place. The full list of Finnish entrants now reads:
Champions League: Tampere United
UEFA Cup: Honka, TPS, Jaro (if they win the Fair Play ballot)
Intertoto: [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: budgets, FC Haka, Honka, MyPa, TamU, TPS, UEFA Cup | No Comments »
