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Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in Turku
Turku
Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...
. The club was founded in 1922. TPS currently play in the Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga is the premier division of Finnish football, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Veikkausliiga is currently ranked as the 28th best league in Europe. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name...
, the highest level of Finnish football. They play their home matches at the 9,372 seater Veritas Stadion
Veritas Stadion
Veritas Stadion is a football stadium in Turku, Finland. It is situated in the district of Kupittaa, in an area dedicated to sporting venues...
, Turku
Turku
Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...
.
History
FC TPS Turku has won the Finnish Championship 8 times since 1922. The latest was in 1975, but even though it’s been a while, TPS has done well in recent years too, placing 3rd in 1996, 2007, 2009 and 2010. TPS won the Finnish Cup in 1991, 1994 and 2010 and played in the Finnish Cup final in 1996, 1997 and 2005. FC TPS Turku is also known for its excellent junior work. Several TPS players have made it to the international fields, for example Peter EnckelmanPeter Enckelman
Peter Enckelman is a Finnish football goalkeeper who currently plays for St. Johnstone in the Scottish Premier League.-Aston Villa:...
who plays for St. Johnstone and Jonatan Johansson
Jonatan Johansson (footballer)
Jonatan Lillebror Johansson is a retired Finnish footballer. He last played for TPS in Finnish Veikkausliiga. His main position was a striker and he was a regular in the Finnish national team.- Early career :...
who quit his career after 2010 season. Other famous TPS players are defender Niklas Moisander
Niklas Moisander
Niklas Moisander, is a Finnish footballer, who currently plays as a captain for Dutch team AZ and the national team of Finland. He is a centre back, but can also play as leftback...
(AZ Alkmaar) and striker Jani Virtanen, formerly Udinese
Udinese Calcio
Udinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and currently plays in the Serie A. Founded in 1896, Udinese is the second oldest club in the Serie A, after Genoa....
, currently JJK
Jyväskylän Jalkapalloklubi
JJK Jyväskylä is a Finnish football club, based in Jyväskylä. It currently plays in the Finnish top-flight Veikkausliiga. The club's manager is Kari Martonen...
.
In the early stages of the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
of the season 1987–88, TPS beat Internazionale
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
at the San Siro stadium in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, thanks to a goal by Mika Aaltonen
Mika Aaltonen
Mika Aaltonen is a former Finnish football player. His position was an attacking central midfielder. He also played for the Finnish national team....
, who was later signed by Inter. They lost the return leg with 0–2, but this is widely regarded as the highest point by the club in international football.
After season 2000 TPS lost its place in Finland's Premier League and played for two seasons in the Ykkönen (eng first) in the Finnish first division. They aimed to get back up to the Premier League with determination and it took them two seasons to complete the mission. Since season 2003 TPS has again played in the Finland’s Premier League, Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga is the premier division of Finnish football, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Veikkausliiga is currently ranked as the 28th best league in Europe. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name...
. TPS managed to get in the final of the Finnish Cup
Finnish Cup
The Finnish Cup is Finland's main national cup competition in football.This yearly competition is open for member clubs of the FA of Finland. Finnish Cup has been played since 1955.Finnish Cup winner qualifies to UEFA Europa League...
in 2005, but lost to Haka
Haka
Haka is a traditional ancestral war cry, dance or challenge from the Māori people of New Zealand. It is a posture dance performed by a group, with vigorous movements and stamping of the feet with rhythmically shouted accompaniment...
4–1 in Finnair Stadium
Finnair Stadium
Sonera Stadium is a football stadium in Helsinki, Finland.The stadium was inaugurated in 2000. It has a capacity of 10,770 spectators...
Before season 2007 TPS hired famous Finnish striker Mixu Paatelainen
Mixu Paatelainen
Mika-Matti Petteri "Mixu" Paatelainen is a former Finnish international football player and the current manager of the Finnish national team, having started the role in April 2011...
as their manager. In his guidande TPS won bronze and so ended their ten years medalless run. After the end of season Paatelainen left for Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
club Hibernian FC in early January 2008. Quickly TPS hired heralded Finnish manager Martti Kuusela
Martti Kuusela
Martti Kuusela is an internationally successful Finnish football manager.Kuusela enjoyed a moderately successful career as a player in Finland. As a coach he won the Finnish championship in 1981 and 1990 with HJK Helsinki...
. However Kuusela didn't get the best out of his squad and was fired mid September 2008. Afterall TPS ended sixth in Veikkausliiga. So again TPS have to get a new manager, their third in as many seasons. This time they picked Finnish "motor-mouth" Pasi Rautiainen
Pasi Rautiainen
Pasi Pentti Rautiainen is a Finnish football manager and former player. He has coached PK-35, FC Jokerit and FC KooTeePee in Finland and FC Levadia Tallinn and FC Flora Tallinn in Estonia. His last club was TPS....
.
In recent years, TPS has had the highest average attendance in Veikkausliiga but it has suffered from a poor rental agreement with Veritas Stadion
Veritas Stadion
Veritas Stadion is a football stadium in Turku, Finland. It is situated in the district of Kupittaa, in an area dedicated to sporting venues...
. This has led TPS for planning to build their own stadium in Nummi. They have also considered the possibility of using the Paavo Nurmi Stadion
Paavo Nurmi Stadion
Paavo Nurmi Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Turku, Finland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and athletics meets. It holds 13,000 people and is named after the Turku-born Finnish runner, Paavo Nurmi....
as their home ground.
Honours
- Finnish Championship: 8
- In cup-format: 1 (1928), in league competition: 7 (1939, 1941, 1949, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1975)
- Finnish Cup: 3
- 1991, 1994, 2010
Season to season
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Current squad
Notable players
Mika AaltonenMika Aaltonen
Mika Aaltonen is a former Finnish football player. His position was an attacking central midfielder. He also played for the Finnish national team....
Mika Ääritalo
Mika Ääritalo
Mika Ääritalo is a Finnish international footballer who plays as a striker for Veikkausliiga side TPS Turku.-Club career:...
Marco Casagrande Dan-Ola Eckerman
Dan-Ola Eckerman
Dan-Ola Eckerman was a Finnish football goalkeeper.Eckerman spent his entire career in his hometown club Turun Palloseura. From 1983 to 1991 he played 175 matches in the Premier Division. He also had four international caps in Finland national football team.-Source:*...
Peter Enckelman
Peter Enckelman
Peter Enckelman is a Finnish football goalkeeper who currently plays for St. Johnstone in the Scottish Premier League.-Aston Villa:...
Markus Heikkinen
Markus Heikkinen
Markus "Mako" Heikkinen is a Swedish born, Finnish footballer, who currently plays for SK Rapid Wien in the Austrian Bundesliga...
Kasper Hämäläinen
Kasper Hämäläinen
Kasper Hämäläinen is a Finnish footballer, who plays midfield. He currently represents Djurgården of Swedish Premier Football League, Allsvenskan. Hämäläinen has been a regular member of the Finland national under-21 football team and has also been featured in the senior national team.-Club...
Jonatan Johansson
Jonatan Johansson (footballer)
Jonatan Lillebror Johansson is a retired Finnish footballer. He last played for TPS in Finnish Veikkausliiga. His main position was a striker and he was a regular in the Finnish national team.- Early career :...
Mika Nurmela
Mika Nurmela
Mika Nurmela is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for the Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu.- Trivia :He is a right sided player who has played most of his career as a wide midfielder or winger, but can also play at full back....
Jussi Nuorela
Jussi Nuorela
Jussi Nuorela is a former Finnish professional footballer who last played for FC Inter Turku in the Veikkausliiga.-Club career:...
Roope Riski
Roope Riski
Roope Riski is a Finnish footballer currently playing for TPS Turku, on loan from Italian Serie A club Cesena. He is known as a clinical, well positioned forward who can get into the right place at the right time. In the middle of the 2010 season, Riski was selected to the opening squad for the...
Riku Riski
Riku Riski
Riku Riski is a Finnish footballer, who represents Örebro SK on loan from Widzew Łódź of Ekstraklasa.-Club:Riski played his first game for TPS Turku with only sixteen years in the Veikkausliiga...
Urmas Rooba
Urmas Rooba
Urmas Rooba is an Estonian footballer, who is plays for Paide Linnameeskond in Meistriliiga. He plays the position of defender.-Club career:Rooba played for FC Midtjylland before he joined FC København...
In Europe
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Score | Agg. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969–70 European Cup 1969-70 The season 1969–70 of the European Cup football club tournament was won by Feyenoord in an extra time final victory against Celtic FC. It was the first time the cup went to the Netherlands, and beginning a run of four consecutive years the trophy went there... |
European Cup | 1R |  |
KB Copenhagen | 0–1, 0–4 | 0–5 | |
| 1972–73 European Cup 1972-73 The 1972–73 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by for the third consecutive time by Ajax in the final against Juventus at Stadion FK Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade... |
European Cup | 1R |  |
1. FC Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg is a German association football club playing in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt.-History:Football has been played in Magdeburg since the end of the 19th century. On 15 June 1896 SV Victoria 96 Magdeburg was founded, a club that had its best days before World War II, when it participated... |
0–6, 1–3 | 1–9 | |
| 1973–74 European Cup 1973-74 The 1973–74 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the first time by Bayern Munich, beginning their own three year period of domination, in a replayed final against Atlético Madrid... |
European Cup | 1R |  |
Celtic FC | 1–6, 0–3 | 1–9 | |
| 1976–77 European Cup 1976-77 The 1976–77 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the first time by Liverpool in the final against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Three-time defending champions Bayern Munich were knocked out by Dynamo Kyiv in the quarter-finals. It was only the second time an English side won... |
European Cup | 1R |  |
Sliema Wanderers | 1–2, 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| 1/8 |  |
FC Zürich | 0–2, 0–1 | 0–3 | |||
| 1985–86 UEFA Cup 1985-86 The UEFA Cup 1985-86 was won by Real Madrid on aggregate over 1. FC Köln. English clubs were banned from European football competitions for five years, with Liverpool, who had already won the UEFA Cup twice, banned for six years... |
UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
1R |  |
Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times... |
0–1, 1–3 | 1–4 | |
| 1987–88 UEFA Cup 1987-88 The UEFA Cup 1987-88 was won by Bayer Leverkusen on penalty kicks over Espanyol.It was the third season of English clubs being barred from this and indeed all European competitions as the sequel of the Heysel disaster of May 1985... |
UEFA Cup | 1R |  |
FC Admira/Wacker Wenen | 0–1, 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2R |  |
Internazionale | 1–0, 0–2 | 1–2 | |||
| 1988–89 UEFA Cup 1988-89 The UEFA Cup 1988-89 was won by Napoli over Stuttgart.It was the fourth season for which English clubs were banned from European competitions as a result of the Heysel disaster in May 1985... |
UEFA Cup | 1R |  |
Linfield FC Belfast | 0–0, 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| 2R | |
First Vienna | 1–2, 1–0 | 2–2 | |||
| 1/8 |  |
Victoria Bucureşti Victoria Bucuresti Victoria Bucureşti is a former Romanian football club, dissolved right after the Romanian Revolution of 1989.- History :The club was sponsored by the Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs . In 1985 Victoria played for the first time in the Romanian top division, becoming very fast one of the most... |
0–1, 3–2 | 3–3 | |||
| 1990–91 UEFA Cup 1990-91 The UEFA Cup 1990–91 was won by Internazionale on aggregate over Roma. This tournament also marked the return of English clubs after a five-year ban resulting from the Heysel Stadium Disaster in 1985... |
UEFA Cup | 1R |  |
GKS Katowice GKS Katowice GKS Katowice is a Polish football club based in Katowice, Poland. The club currently plays in the Polish First League.-History:In 1963 in Katowice a special organizational committee was called with the purpose of uniting all the clubs and sporting organizations of city into one large club which... |
0–3, 0–1 | 0–4 | |
| 1992–93 | Cup Winners Cup | 1R |  |
Trabzonspor Trabzonspor Trabzonspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor won six championships in Turkish Super League. The Club won their first Championship title in 1975 which is also the Club's initiation year... |
0–2, 2–2 | 2–4 | |
| 1995–96 | Cup Winners Cup | Q |  |
KS Teuta Durrës KS Teuta Durrës Klubi Sportiv Teuta Durrës or KS Teuta is an Albanian football team, with its base in the city of Durrës. The club was founded in 1925 with the name of "KS Urani". In 1927, the club renamed themselves to "SK Durrës", in 1930, "KS Teuta Durrës", in 1946 "Ylli i Kuq Durrës" , in 1950 "SK Durrës", in... |
1–0, 0–3 | 1–3 | |
| 1997 | Intertoto Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued... |
Group |  |
Halmstads BK Halmstads BK Halmstads Bollklubb, also called HBK or just Halmstad, is a Swedish football club located in Halmstad in the southwest of Sweden. The club, formed 6 March 1914, competes in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan, and has won 4 national championship titles and 1 national cup title... |
1–6 | ||
| Group |  |
SK Lommel | 1–1 | ||||
| Group |  |
Hajduk Kula FK Hajduk Rodic M&B Kula Fudbalski klub Hajduk Kula is a Serbian football club based in Kula that play in the Serbian SuperLiga.-Beginning: KAFK:... |
1–2 | ||||
| Group |  |
Kongsvinger IL Kongsvinger IL Kongsvinger Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from the city of Kongsvinger in Hedmark, founded in 1892. It is known chiefly for its football team for men, but also does or have done well in other sports.-Athletics:... |
2–0 | ||||
| 1998 | Intertoto Cup | 1R | |
FC Sion FC Sion FC Sion is a Swiss football team from the city of Sion. The club was founded in 1909, and play their home games at the Stade Tourbillon. They have won the Swiss Super League twice, and the Swiss Cup in each of their twelve appearances in the final, the most recent being in 2011.The first team also... |
0–1, 3–2 | 2–4 | |
| 2R |  |
Shinnik Yaroslavl | 0–2, 2–3 | 2–5 | |||
| 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008 The 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup was the last UEFA Intertoto Cup football tournament, the 14th to be organised by UEFA and the third since the competition's format was given a major overhaul. Three rounds were held, and eleven teams qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. The draw... |
Intertoto Cup | 1R | |
Lisburn Distillery FC | 3–2, 3–1 | 6–3 | |
| 2R | |
Odense BK Odense BK Odense Boldklub is a Danish professional football club based in the town of Odense. The club has won three Danish championships and five Danish Cup trophies. OB play in the Danish Superliga and their home field is TRE-FOR Park in Odense on Funen... |
1–2, 0–2 | 1–4 | |||
| 2010–11 | Europa League | 1Q |  |
Port Talbot Town | 3–1, 4–0 | 7–1 | |
| 2Q | |
Cercle Brugge | 1–2, 1–0 | 2–2 | |||
| 2011–12 | Europa League | 2Q | |
K.V.C. Westerlo K.V.C. Westerlo Koninklijke Voetbal Club Westerlo is a Belgian professional football club located in the city of Westerlo in the province of Antwerp. Westerlo has been playing in the Belgian Pro League since 1997–98. Their highest finish is a 6th place in 1999–2000, 2003–04 and 2008–09. They have won 1 Belgian... |
0–1, 0-0 | 0-1 |
UEFA Club Ranking
This is the current UEFA Club Ranking, including season 2010–11.Last update: July 9, 2010
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 276 | FK Borac Banja Luka | 2.149 |
| 277 |  FK RenovaFK Renova FK Renova is a football club based in Džepčište, Republic of Macedonia. They currently play in the Macedonian First League.-History:FK Renova was founded in 2003 but was derived from the football school established in 2000. As a result of successful work in 2003, the people from Dzepciste began to... |
2.141 |
| 278 |  DundalkDundalk Dundalk is the county town of County Louth in Ireland. It is situated where the Castletown River flows into Dundalk Bay. The town is close to the border with Northern Ireland and equi-distant from Dublin and Belfast. The town's name, which was historically written as Dundalgan, has associations... |
2.116 |
| Sporting Fingal |
2.116 | |
| Shamrock Rovers |
2.116 | |
| 281 |  TPS Turku |
2.093 |
| MYPA MyPa Myllykosken Pallo –47 is a Finnish football club, based in the industrial town of Myllykoski, part of the city of Kouvola since January 2009. They currently play in the Finnish Premier Division... |
2.093 | |
| 283 |  FK Tauras TauragėFK Tauras Tauragė FK Tauras is a Lithuanian football team from the city of Tauragė. The team plays in the A Lyga, Lithuania's highest football division.- Name :During its history the club has changed its name several times:*1922 – Tauragės Sporto Sąjunga*19?? – Šauliai... |
1.991 |
| FK Siauliai FK Šiauliai FK Šiauliai is a Lithuanian football team from the city of Šiauliai. The team plays in the Lithuanian top division A Lyga.Before 2004 it was known as "Sakalas Šiauliai".- Participation in Lithuanian Championships :* 2003 – 8th* 2004 – 1st... |
1.991 | |
| FBK Kaunas FBK Kaunas Kauno futbolo beisbolo klubas is a Lithuanian football club from the city of Kaunas, that currently plays in the A Lyga, the top level of Lithuanian football.- History :... |
1.991 | |
| 286 | Dinamo Tirana |
1.949 |