FC Germania Helsinki
Finnish sports club
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FC Germania Helsinki (FCGH) is a sports club from Greater Helsinki, Finland, playing association football.
History
The club was formed by German-speaking immigrants in 2015[1][2] and formally established in 2017.[3] It has been a Registered association and member of the Football Association of Finland since 2018.[4][5] FC Germania is listed among the official German institutions in Finland.[6] The sports club has about 60 members,[7] among them many immigrants from the German speaking area and Finns with family ties to Germany, Austria or Switzerland.[8]
Germania's first men's team plays in Vitonen.[9] The second men's team, called FC Germania/Akademie, plays in Kutonen[10] and there is another men's team, called FC Germania Hki 2015, playing in Helsinki's hobby league.[11] A youth section was established in 2021 with a mixed team at preschool age training at the German School Helsinki.[12] During the winter saison 2018–19 even a women's team, called FCGH Ladies, was playing.[13][14]
The Club Chairman is the lawyer Tim Becker, who was born in the former GDR and has been living in Vantaa since 2007.[15][16] The German professional player Thomas Dähne, who won both the Finnish League and Finnish League Cup in 2017, has been an honorary member since the club's foundation.[17][18]
Season to season
Notable club members
- Benjamin Bachler, former Austrian professional player
- Thomas Dähne, German professional player
- Mia Heikkinen, musician
- Ewald Kibler, former Austrian professional player
- Torsten Tiebout, musician
See also
Links and References
- Official Website
- Club profile Archived 2021-01-29 at the Wayback Machine, Suomen Palloliitto
- Interwiew with two executive committee members, Finntastic.de
- Interwiew with two players from 1st squad, Fussballbotschafter.de