Turun Palloseura
| Nickname(s) | Tepsi | ||
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| Founded | 1922[1] | ||
| Ground | Veritas Stadion | ||
| Capacity | 8,072 | ||
| Chairman | Jouko Peräaho | ||
| Manager | Mika Laurikainen | ||
| League | Veikkausliiga | ||
| 2017 | Ykkönen 1st (promoted) | ||
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Turun Palloseura, commonly known as TPS, is a professional football club based in Turku, Finland, that competes in the Veikkausliiga, the top flight of Finnish Football. Nicknamed "Tepsi", the club was founded in 1922.[1]
TPS have won 8 League titles and 3 Finnish Cups.[1] They play their home league matches at Veritas Stadion, with a capacity of 9,372 seats for most matches.[2]
History
In the early stages of the UEFA Cup of the season 1987–1988, TPS beat Internazionale at the San Siro stadium in Milan, thanks to a goal by Mika Aaltonen, 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. TPS managed to get in the final of the Finnish Cup in 2005, but lost to Haka 4–1 in Finnair Stadium
Before season 2007 TPS hired famous Finnish striker Mixu Paatelainen 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 club Hibernian FC in early January 2008. Quickly TPS hired heralded Finnish manager Martti Kuusela. However Kuusela didn't get the best out of his squad and was fired mid September 2008. Overall TPS ended sixth in Veikkausliiga. So again TPS have to get a new manager, their third in as many seasons. This time they picked Pasi Rautiainen.
In recent years, TPS has had the highest average attendance in Veikkausliiga but it has suffered from a poor rental agreement with Veritas Stadion. This has led TPS for planning to build their own stadium in Nummi. They also considered the possibility of using the Paavo Nurmi Stadion as their home ground, but these plans faced scheduling problems with Athletics competitions and were scrapped. Both Turku based teams however played few games at the Paavo Nurmi Stadion during 2014 season when the Veritas Stadion was under maintenance. After relegation TPS changed their home venue to the Urheilupuiston yläkenttä, which is close to the Paavo Nurmi Stadion in the Turku Sports Park, but is not eligible to be used in the Veikkausliiga. Future plans for home ground development have not been made public.
TPS returned to the Veikkausliiga for the 2018 season,[3] winning the Ykkönen title on 21 October 2017 with a 1–1 draw against Honka.[4]
Honours
| Competition | Titles / medals |
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| Finnish Championship | 8[1] | 1928,[lower-alpha 1] 1939, 1941, 1949, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1975[1] |
| 12[1] | 1923, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1938, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1960, 1984, 1986, 1989[1] | |
| 11[1] | 1929, 1931, 1957, 1967, 1977, 1987, 1996, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012[1] | |
| Finnish Cup | 3[1] | 1991, 1994, 2010[1] |
| Finnish League Cup | 1 | 2012 |
Season to season
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Current squad
- As of 24 March 2018[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Management and boardroom
Management
As of 12 January 2018.
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Boardroom
As of 9 March 2018[6]
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Women's football
The club also has a women's team which participate in Naisten Liiga, the top division of women's football in Finland. TPS women took part in the national championship for the first time in 1972, and won the title in 1978. After withdrawing from the top league in 1992, they returned in 2008.[7]
Footnotes
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Seura | Historia". Official website of Turun Palloseura (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ↑ "TPS News". fc.tps.fi. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- 1 2 Pietarinen, Heikki (30 November 2017). "Finland - List of League First Level Tables". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ↑ Zavros, Christos (21 October 2017). "TPS:n nousu Veikkausliigaan varmistui dramaattisten vaiheiden jälkeen – FC Honka karsintaan". Ilta-Sanomat (IS.fi) (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ↑ https://fc.tps.fi/fi/joukkueet/miehet-edustus
- ↑ "Yhteystiedot - FC TPS" (in Finnish). TPS. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ↑ Pietarinen, Heikki (11 July 2013). "Finland – List of Women Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
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