Europe Friendlies 03/17 12:00 - Tampere Utd v FC Jazz D 2-2
Finland Kakkonen Group B 10/07 11:00 - FC Jazz v GrIFK W 4-2
Finland Kakkonen Group B 09/29 16:00 21 [5] Tampere Utd v FC Jazz [1] L 2-1
Finland Kakkonen Group B 09/23 12:00 - [1] FC Jazz v Atlantis [3] W 2-1
Finland Kakkonen Group B 09/15 16:00 - [4] I-Kissat v FC Jazz [1] L 3-2
Finland Kakkonen Group B 09/02 13:00 17 [9] Poxyt v FC Jazz [1] W 0-2
Finland Kakkonen Group B 08/26 13:00 16 [2] FC Jazz v PIF Parainen [11] W 6-1
Finland Kakkonen Group B 08/18 16:00 15 [8] P-Iirot v FC Jazz [1] W 0-4
Finland Kakkonen Group B 08/12 13:00 14 [3] FC Jazz v FC Ilves II [9] W 5-0
Finland Kakkonen Group B 07/29 13:00 13 [7] EPS v FC Jazz [1] L 3-1
Finland Kakkonen Group B 07/26 16:00 - [1] FC Jazz v FC Honka II [5] L 1-2
Finland Kakkonen Group B 07/21 15:30 - [1] FC Jazz v HJS Akatemia [11] W 3-1
Finland Kakkonen Group B 07/16 15:00 - [5] GrIFK v FC Jazz [1] W 1-2
Finland Kakkonen Group B 07/12 15:30 - [1] FC Jazz v Tampere Utd [4] W 2-1
Finland Kakkonen Group B 07/04 16:00 - [7] FC Honka II v FC Jazz [4] W 1-4
Finland Kakkonen Group B 06/28 15:30 - FC Jazz v I-Kissat D 1-1
Finland Kakkonen Group B 06/08 16:30 - [4] FC Jazz v Poxyt [12] W 6-0
Finland Kakkonen Group B 06/04 15:00 - [11] PIF Parainen v FC Jazz [4] D 2-2
Finland Cup 05/31 15:30 11 FC Jazz v VIFK L 0-2
Finland Kakkonen Group B 05/26 17:00 - [5] FC Jazz v P-Iirot [8] W 3-1
Finland Kakkonen Group B 05/22 16:00 - [8] FC Ilves II v FC Jazz [6] W 0-6
Finland Cup 05/17 16:00 10 FC Jazz v HJS Akatemia W 4-1
Finland Kakkonen Group B 05/12 16:00 - [11] FC Jazz v EPS [5] W 3-1
Finland Kakkonen Group B 05/06 13:00 - [8] HJS Akatemia v FC Jazz [12] D 2-2
Finland Cup 04/29 15:00 9 FC Jazz v I-Kissat W 4-2
Finland Kakkonen Group B 04/21 16:00 1 Atlantis v FC Jazz L 6-1
Europe Friendlies 04/08 11:00 - TPS v FC Jazz L 2-1
Finland Kakkonen Group B 10/01 11:00 1 [8] GrIFK v FC Jazz [4] L 2-0
Finland Kakkonen Group B 09/24 13:00 1 FC Jazz v Kaapo W 2-1
Finland Kakkonen Group B 09/10 13:00 1 [5] FC Jazz v SalPa [2] L 0-1

Wikipedia - FC Jazz

Football Club Jazz, commonly known as just Jazz, is a Finnish football club based in Pori, which plays in the Finnish third tier, Ykkönen. The club was founded in 1934 as Porin Pallo-Toverit. PPT changed its name to FC Jazz in November 1991.

FC Jazz is tied with several other clubs as the 13th most successful Finnish club by Finnish Championship titles. FC Jazz won the Finnish Championship twice (1993, 1996). Other medals for the club include Finnish Championship bronze (1992), Finnish Cup silver (1994) and Finnish League Cup silver (1994).

History

2013 promotion playoffs FC Jazz vs. Ekenäs IF at Pori Stadium.

PPT 1934–1991

PPT's ice hockey player (left) and a Porin Karhut player (right)

FC Jazz was established in 1934 as Porin Pallo-Toverit (PPT for short) by 18 young men who had previously played football in the local sports club Pyrintö. The founders had strong labour movement background and PPT immediately joined the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation (TUL). PPT had also a section for bandy and ice hockey.

PPT played its first years in TUL regional series and after the second world war in TUL national divisions. The club made its debut in Finnish Football Association's national divisions in 1948 Suomensarja which was the second tier of Finnish football. After six more seasons in TUL series PPT joined the FA's divisions permanently in 1955 playing third or fourth tiers up to the 1980s. In 1982 PPT was promoted to 1. division and year later to the premier division Mestaruussarja.

FC Jazz

In 1992 PPT changed its name for FC Jazz. The name was inspired by Pori Jazz festival, which is one of the most popular jazz festivals in Europe. FC Jazz won two Finnish championship titles in 1993 and 1996. The club was relegated to second tier in 2004, but the first team was dissolved 2005 as a result of financial problems.

FC Jazz youth section had been separated from the league organisation in 2002 and was known as FC Jazz-juniorit (FC Jazz Juniors). In 2006 club started in FA Satakunta district 5. division. Two years later FC Jazz-juniorit was promoted to third tier Kakkonen, which is the lowest national level in Finnish football. Since 2010 FC Jazz-juniorit has been again known as FC Jazz. In 2013 FC Jazz was promoted to Ykkönen after beating Ekenäs IF 4–2 on aggregate in the promotion playoffs.

Name changes

  • Porin Pallo-Toverit (PPT, 1934–1992)
  • FC Jazz (1992–2004)
  • FC Jazz-juniorit (FC Jazz-j, 2005–2009)
  • FC Jazz (2010–present)
FC Jazz is a professional soccer team based in Pori, Finland. The team was founded in 1934 and has a rich history of success in Finnish football. The team plays their home matches at the Pori Stadium, which has a capacity of 12,310 spectators.

FC Jazz has won the Finnish Cup twice, in 1993 and 1996, and has also won the Finnish League Cup twice, in 1994 and 1995. The team has also had success in the Finnish Veikkausliiga, finishing as runners-up in 1996 and 1998.

The team's colors are blue and white, and their logo features a stylized musical note, reflecting the team's name, which is a reference to the jazz music that is popular in Pori.

FC Jazz has a strong youth academy and has produced several notable players who have gone on to play for the Finnish national team, including Jari Litmanen and Sami Hyypiä.

Overall, FC Jazz is a respected and successful team in Finnish football, with a rich history and a bright future ahead.