Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (lit. "The Football Club of Helsinki') also known as HJK Helsinki or simply as HJK is a professional football team located within Helsinki, Finland. The club plays in the Finnish Veikkausliiga. Established in 1907, the club has played for most of its existence in the top division in Finnish football. The home of the club includes the 10,770 seat Bolt Arena which they've played since.
The club is generally regarded as Finland's largest team, HJK is also the best-performing Finnish club in terms of championships won with 31. The club also has been awarded the 14 Finnish Cups and 5 Finnish League Cups. Many of Finland's top athletes have been with HJK prior to moving abroad. The club also has similar success in ladies' Kansallinen Liiga.
HJK is the sole Finnish club to have participated at participating in the UEFA Champions League group stage. They participated back in 1998 and defeated Metz at the end of the play-off round in order to secure their spot in the tournament for the next season. HJK also played twice during the groups stages in the UEFA Europa League in 2014-15 and 2022-23, respectively, as playing in the inaugural edition of the UEFA Conference League. The club's top score in the European competition was scored during the 2011-12 season which included a 13-0 aggregate win against Welsh champions Bangor City, which included an 10-0 win at home.
The traditional colours of HJK's kit were for a long time white and blue striped shirts with blue socks and shorts. The club's crest has remained almost unaltered for the past century. It has had one minor font change to make it more modern.
