Helsinki 69ers
<td style"text-align:center">
 | ||||||||||||||||
| Established | 1991 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Based in | Helsinki, Finland | |||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Helsinki Velodrome | |||||||||||||||
| Head coach |
 Jason Thomas | |||||||||||||||
| General manager |
 Jukka Rantala | |||||||||||||||
| League | Vaahteraliiga | |||||||||||||||
| Current uniform | ||||||||||||||||
|
<td style"text-align:center">
| ||||||||||||||||
 | ||
 |
 |
 |
 | ||
 | ||
| Away kit | ||
Helsinki 69ers is an american football club from Helsinki, Finland. The club was formed in 1991 and its men's first team are currently playing in Vaahteraliiga, the top tier of american football in Finland.
History
Helsinki 69ers were formed in 1991. The team started in lower divisions of Finnish american football and slowly made their way up to 1st Division. The 69ers played 10 seasons in the division and in 2012 the 69ers won the 1st Division championship, the Spaghettibowl. 69ers won the final against Kouvola Indians with a score of 43-10. For the first time the 69ers had a chance to play in the Vaahteraliiga, the highest level in Finland. The team played its first Vaahteraliiga game in 2013 season against TAFT, losing 41-14.[1][2][3]
The club shares their stadium Helsinki Velodrome with other football teams from Helsinki: Helsinki Roosters and Helsinki Wolverines.
Club Structure
69ers men's first team played in Vaahteraliiga in the 2014 season and placed sixth after the regular season, missing the playoffs.[4]
The youth section of the club was founded in 2005. 69ers have five boys' youth teams: U11, U13, U15, U17 and U19.[5]
References
- ↑ "Helsinki 69ers divarin mestaruuteen". gridiron.fi (in Finnish). Gridiron. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ↑ "69ers - In English". 69ers.fi. Helsinki 69ers. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ↑ "Helsinki 69ers Are Ready For The Maple League". Touchdown-europe.net. Touchdown Europe. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ↑ "Sarjataulukko - Vaahteraliiga 2014". Salj.org. American Football Federation of Finland. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ↑ "Juniorit". 69ers.fi (in Finnish). Helsinki 69ers. Retrieved 26 November 2014.