Harju JK Laagri, commonly known as Harju JK, or simply as Harju, is an Estonian professional football club based in Laagri, Harjumaa. Founded in 2009, the club currently competes in Esiliiga, the second-highest division in the Estonian football.
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| Full name | Harju Jalgpallikool Laagri | ||
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| Founded | 27 August 2009 | ||
| Ground | Laagri kunstmurustaadion | ||
| Capacity | 500 | ||
| Manager | Victor Silva | ||
| League | Meistriliiga | ||
| 2024 | Esiliiga, 1st of 10 (champions; promoted) | ||
| Website | https://harjujk.ee/ | ||
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History
editHarju Jalgpallikool was founded on 27 August 2009[1] with the aim of focusing on youth football and developing players for the Estonian national youth teams and foreign academies. Harju JK entered senior football in 2015, when their first team entered IV Liiga, the lowest level of football in Estonia.
In 2019, Harju JK appointed Portuguese Victor da Silva as their manager and in the following seasons gained promotion four consecutive seasons. During the period, Harju's team consisted mostly of their youth system players, which resulted in youth prospects Karel Mustmaa signing a three-year professional contract with Benfica[2] and Imre Kartau moving to Venezia F.C.[3] Harju JK won Esiliiga in the 2022 season and were promoted to Estonian top flight league Premium Liiga for the first time in its history. Despite a number of strong performances,[4][5] the club finished the 2023 season in last place with 23 points and were relegated back to Esiliiga.
Players
edit- As of 1 September 2024[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For season transfers, see transfers winter 2022–23.
Out on loan
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Personnel
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Current technical staffedit
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Managerial historyedit
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Honours
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editLeague and Cup
edit| Season | Division | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Top goalscorer | Estonian Cup | notes |
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| 2015 | IV liiga E | 5 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 33 |  Kalmar Liiv (13)
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| 2016 | III liiga E | 7 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 71 | 58 | +13 | 33 | Ken-Glaid Nool (10)
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| 2017 | III liiga N | 8 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 27 | Ken-Glaid Nool (26)
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| 2018 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 41 | Ken-Glaid Nool (25)
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| 2019 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 23 | +37 | 54 | Ken-Glaid Nool Erik Listmann (16)
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| 2020 | II liiga S/W | 2 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 105 | 41 | +64 | 59 | Ken-Glaid Nool (35)
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| 2021 | Esiliiga B | 2 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 88 | 49 | +39 | 63 | Andre Järva (27)
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| 2022 | Esiliiga | 1 | 36 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 97 | 46 | +51 | 76 | Andre Järva (20)
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| 2023 | Meistriliiga | 10 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 61 | –34 | 23 |  Daniil Rudenko Kaarel Usta (5) |
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References
edit- ^ "MTÜ Harju Jalgpallikool - ESR". www.spordiregister.ee. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
- ^ Remmelkoor, Kristjan (2021-09-01). "Eesti noormees sõlmis kolmeaastase profilepingu Benficaga". Soccernet.ee - Jalgpall luubi all!. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
- ^ ERR (2022-09-10). "Noor Harju Laagri poolkaitsja sõlmis profilepingu Itaalia Serie B klubiga". ERR (in Estonian). Retrieved 2022-12-05.
- ^ "VIDEO | Harju JK Laagri teenis Premium liigas üllatusvõidu Levadia üle". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). 7 May 2023. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ "Suurüllatus! Harju Laagri alistas kurioosses kohtumises Nõmme Kalju". Delfi Sport (in Estonian). 30 September 2023. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ "Harju JK Laagri". Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 6 March 2024.