Helsinki-Alliance
Helsinki-Alliance (Swedish: Helsingforsalliansen) was a football team from Helsinki that took part in the 1959–62 Nordic Cup and eventually won the tournament after having beaten Djurgården in the final.[1] The team consisted of players otherwise representing other clubs in Helsinki.[2]
In the final, the team fielded Anders Westerholm, Reijo Jalava, Karl Ström, Stig Holmqvist, Pertti Hartikainen, Sakari Pihlamo, Eero Rauniola, Hannu Kankkonen, Raimo Kauppinen, Paavo Lyytikäinen, and Ilka Hayla.[2]
Honours
[edit]Cups
[edit]- Nordic Cup:
- Winners (1): 1959–62[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b BEN (1 August 1962), "Finsk seger på straff mot Djurgården i cupen", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 13
- ^ a b "Nordisk cupfinal DIF–Helsingfors", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 11, 31 July 1962