Gilla Football Club (formerly Aston Gilla) is an association football club based in Helsinki, Finland.
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| Short name | Gilla |
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| Founded | 2022 |
| Ground | Jätkäsaaren tekonurmi Bolt Arena (Fenix Trophy) |
| Capacity | ≈ 500 10 770 |
| Owner | Gilla Oy |
| Manager | Arttu Heinonen |
| League | Kolmonen |
| 2025 | Nelonen South Group 2, 1st of 12 (promoted) |
| Website | https://gillafc.fi/ |
History
editAston Gilla was founded in 2022. Aston Gilla was founded by Finnish YouTubers Joona Puhakka, Roope Rannisto, Olli Litmanen and Tuomas Mönkkönen Gilla FC is also the most followed club in social media in Finland.[1][2][3][4][5]
Aston Gilla got a spot in the Kutonen and they changed their name to Gilla FC. The club won their group and got promoted to the Vitonen.[6] The same year Gilla FC participated in the Fenix Trophy.[7]
Some notable former professional players such as Përparim Hetemaj, Ilari Mettälä, Duarte Tammilehto, Teemu Penninkangas, Niko Markkula, Youness Rahimi, Mauro Severino, Eero Markkanen, Sakari Mattila, Niko Markkula and Daniel Rantanen have played for the club.
References
edit- ↑ "Onko tässä Suomen yllättävin jalkapallojoukkue?" (in Finnish). italehti.fi.
- ↑ "Suomen seuratuimmalla urheiluseuralla muhkea tavoite – julkkisjoukkue Gilla FC haluaa Veikkausliigaan" (in Finnish). mtv.fi.
- ↑ "Gilla FC on raikas tuulahdus suomalaiseen urheilukulttuuriin" (in Finnish). kaupunkikanava.fi.
- ↑ "Suomen seuratuin urheiluseura Gilla FC lanseeraa uuden Gillacast-podcastin Podimossa" (in Finnish). sttinfo.fi.
- ↑ "Veikkausliiga ja Gilla FC tempaisevat Unelmien kierroksella". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish).
- ↑ "Julkkisfutaajien Gilla FC päätti kautensa nousujuhliin". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ↑ "Gilla FC matkaa valloittamaan Eurooppaa" (in Finnish). is.fi.
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