Gilla FC
Football club
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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 |
| Manager | Olli Litmanen |
| League | Nelonen |
| 2025 | Vitonen South Group 3, 1st of 10 (promoted) |
| Website | https://gillafc.fi/ |
History
Aston 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 and Daniel Rantanen have played for the club.
