Helsinki-Alliance

Helsinki-Alliance

Helsinki-Alliance

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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

Cups

References

  1. [1]
    BEN (1 August 1962), "Finsk seger på straff mot Djurgården i cupen", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 13
  2. [2]
    "Nordisk cupfinal DIF–Helsingfors", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 11, 31 July 1962
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