Pargas Idrottsförening, or PIF for short, is a sports club based in the city of Pargas, Finland. The club has over 1,500 members and is known, especially for handball, football, and orienteering. It also makes provision for cross-country skiing, floorball, gymnastics, and athletics. The club was founded in 1914 as Pargas Malms Idrottsförening but changed its name to its current title in 1916.
Football
PIF played their first official match in 1916, their opponents being the Kimito based club Wrethalla and the match ended in a 2- 2 draw. In 1994 the club played one season in the Ykkönen, the second tier of the Finnish football system. They also have experienced two other seasons at the same level back in 1939 and 1948. Their records indicate that the club have had three spells in the Kakkonen (Second Division) in 1990–93, 1995 and 2000–06. At the end of the 2006 season they were relegated to the Kolmonen where they currently reside. In addition, PIF has played two seasons at the highest level in Futsal in Finland,
PIF is the youth club of Finnish international and former Charlton and Rangers player Jonatan "Tintin" Johansson, who has now returned to Turun Palloseura.
Current squad
Season to season
SeasonLevelDivisionSectionAdministrationPositionMovements1938Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1939Tier 2Itä-Länsi-sarja (Second Division) West League, Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd 1940Unknown1940–41Tier 3C-Sarja (Third Division) Group 1 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd 1942–44Unknown1945–46Tier 3SPL Maakuntasarja (Third Division) South-West Finland Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd 1946–47Tier 3SPL Maakuntasarja (Third Division) South-West Finland Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd 1947–48Tier 3SPL Maakuntasarja (Third Division) South-West Finland Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted1948Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 14th Relegated1949Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd 1950Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division) South Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th 1951Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group II Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th 1952Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th 1953Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th 1954Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group II Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th 1955Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group I Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th 1956Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group II Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th Relegated1957Tier 4Aluesarja (Fourth Division) Group 4 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted1958Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th Relegated1959Tier 4Aluesarja (Fourth Division) Group 4 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd Promoted1960Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th1961Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd 1962Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th 1963Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th Relegation Playoff1964Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th Relegated1965Tier 4Aluesarja (Fourth Division) Group 4 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th 1966Tier 4Aluesarja (Fourth Division) Group 5 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd1967Tier 4Aluesarja (Fourth Division) Group 4 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted1968Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th Relegated1969Tier 4Aluesarja (Fourth Division) Group 4 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted1970Tier 3III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th1971Tier 3III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd1972Tier 3III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th1973Tier 4III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th Relegated1974Tier 5IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 5 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd1975Tier 5IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 5 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd1976Tier 5IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 4 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th1977Tier 5IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 5 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted1978Tier 4III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th1979Tier 4III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th1980Tier 4III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th1981Tier 4III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th1982Tier 4III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th1983Tier 4III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd Promotion Playoff1984Tier 4III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th1985Tier 4III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th1986Tier 4III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th1987Tier 4III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th1988Tier 4III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd1989Tier 4III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted1990Tier 3II Divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th1991Tier 3II Divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd1992Tier 3II Divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th1993Tier 3II Divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1stPromoted1994Tier 2Ykkönen (First Division)Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)12thRelegated1995Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)South GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 10thRelegated1996Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Group 3 Turku District (SPL Turku) 8th1997Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Group 3 Turku District (SPL Turku) 9th1998Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Group 3 Turku District (SPL Turku) 5th1999Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Group 3 Turku District (SPL Turku) 1st Promoted2000Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th2001Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th2002Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th2003Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th2004Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd2005Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd2006Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 13thRelegated2007Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku and Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 7th2008Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku and Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 9th2009Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku and Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 11th2010Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku and Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 9th2011Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku and Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 10th2012Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku and Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 9th2013Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku and Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 10th2014Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku and Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 4th2015Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku and Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 3rd2016Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku and Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 6th2017Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Western Finland Western District (SPL Länsi-Suomi) 7th2018Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Western Finland Western District (SPL Länsi-Suomi) 5th2019Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Western Finland Western District (SPL Länsi-Suomi) 1st Promoted2020Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3 seasons in Ykkönen 36 seasons in Kakkonen 36 seasons in Kolmonen 4 seasons in Nelonen
Club Structure The club runs a large number of teams including a men's team, a ladies' team, a veteran's side (Team 82 Oldboys) and 8 boys and 4 girls junior teams.
A key facility provided by the club is the Aktia Arena, a floodlit all-weather pitch that is 104 x 62 metres (or two junior pitches 62 x 45 metres). Some matches are played here but the main home venue is at Pajbacka.
2010 season
PIF Men's Team are competing in the Kolmonen administered by the Turku SPL. This is the fourth highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 PIF finished in eleventh position in their Kolmonen section.
Orienteering Pargas won the women's relay in Tiomila in 1999. The orienteering section was founded in 1945.
References and sources Official Club Website Official Football Club Website Finnish Wikipedia Suomen Cup Pargas IF Facebook
Footnotes