Turun Palloseura
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Turun Palloseura, commonly known as TPS, is a professional football club based in Turku, Finland. Since 2024, the men's team competes in Ykkösliiga, the second highest tier. Nicknamed "Tepsi", the club was founded in 1922.<ref name=TPS />
TPS have won 8 League titles and 3 Finnish Cups.<ref name=TPS>Template:Cite web</ref> They play their home league matches at Veritas Stadion, with a capacity of 9,372 seats for most matches.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
History
In the early stages of the UEFA Cup of the season 1987–88, 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. In 2001, Petri Jakonen was named a new sporting director of TPS. 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 at Finnair Stadium.
Before season 2007, TPS hired famous Finnish striker Mixu Paatelainen as their manager. In his guidance TPS won bronze, ending their ten-year 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 had to get a new manager, their third in as many seasons. This time they picked Pasi Rautiainen. The CEO also changed next year as Jakonen moved on to Finnish FA and a former sporting director Marco Casagrande was named the new CEO.
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,<ref name=RSSSF /> winning the Ykkönen title on 21 October 2017 with a 1–1 draw against Honka.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> However, after the 2018 season, TPS was again relegated to Ykkönen, after finishing second-to-last in the league and losing the two-leg play-off against Kokkolan Pallo-Veikot (KPV), the Ykkönen runner-up.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Since the 2018 season, TPS plays all home games at Veritas Stadion.
During 2020–2022, the club's former manager Mika Laurikainen worked as a sporting director. He named himself the first team's head coach for the 2023 Ykkönen season.
The club's former homegrown player Lukas Hradecky had been a minority shareholder of the club. In mid-August 2024, it was announced that Hradecky had increased his share and is currently one of the club's majority owners.<ref>Petro Punnasta uusi TPS Jalkapallon toimitusjohtaja, Lukas Hradeckysta yksi pääomistajista, Yle, 16 August 2024</ref> In late August, the club's former player Kasper Hämäläinen was named the new sporting director.<ref>KASPER HÄMÄLÄINEN ON TPS:N UUSI URHEILUTOIMENJOHTAJA, fc.tps.fi, 29 August 2024</ref>
Due to economic troubles, head coach Miika Nuutinen left the club in January 2025 after serving one season in the position. Subsequently a Spanish coach Ivan Piñol was named the new manager for the 2025 Ykkösliiga season.
Honours
| Competition | Titles / medals |
Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Finnish Championship | 8<ref name=TPS /> | 1928,Template:Efn 1939, 1941, 1949, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1975<ref name=TPS /> |
| 12<ref name=TPS /> | 1923, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1938, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1960, 1984, 1986, 1989<ref name=TPS /> | |
| 11<ref name=TPS /> | 1929, 1931, 1957, 1967, 1977, 1987, 1996, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012<ref name=TPS /> | |
| Finnish Cup | 3<ref name=TPS /> | 1991, 1994, 2010<ref name=TPS /> |
| Finnish League Cup | 1 | 2012 |
Season to season
| Season | Level | Division | Section | Administration | Position | Movements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Tier 1 | A-Sarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd | Championship rematch, lost to HIFK | |
| 1931 | Tier 1 | A-Sarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 3rd | ||
| 1932 | Tier 1 | A-Sarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 4th | ||
| 1933 | Tier 1 | A-Sarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 4th | ||
| 1934 | Tier 1 | A-Sarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 7th | Relegated | |
| 1935 | Tier 2 | B-Sarja (Second Division) | West Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Promotion Group 1st |
| 1936 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 6th | ||
| 1937 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 6th | ||
| 1938 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd | ||
| 1939 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Champions | |
| 1940 | Tier 1 | Cup-Competition | Cup format | Finnish FA(Suomen Palloliitto) | Final | Lost to Sudet |
| 1940–1941 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Champions | |
| 1942 | Tier 1 | Cup-Competition | Cup format | Finnish FA & TUL(Suomen Palloliitto & Työväen Urheiluliitto) | Quarterfinals | |
| 1943–44 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd | Championship rematch, lost to VIFK | |
| 1945 | Tier 1 | SPL Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Group A | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Championship Playoff SPL Champions |
| 1945 | Tier 1 | Cup-Competition | Cup format | Finnish FA & TUL(Suomen Palloliitto & Työväen Urheiluliitto) | Semifinals | |
| 1945–46 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd | ||
| 1946–47 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 4th | ||
| 1947–48 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 4th | ||
| 1948 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd | ||
| 1949 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Champions | |
| 1950 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 7th | ||
| 1951 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 6th | ||
| 1952 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 10th | Relegated | |
| 1953 | Tier 2 | Suomensarja (Second Division) | West Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 4th | |
| 1954 | Tier 2 | Suomensarja (Second Division) | West Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 5th | |
| 1955 | Tier 2 | Suomensarja (Second Division) | West Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 5th | |
| 1956 | Tier 2 | Suomensarja (Second Division) | West Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Promoted |
| 1957 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 3rd | ||
| 1958 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 4th | ||
| 1959 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 6th | ||
| 1960 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd | ||
| 1961 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 4th | ||
| 1962 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 8th | ||
| 1963 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 10th | Relegated | |
| 1964 | Tier 2 | Suomensarja (Second Division) | West Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd | |
| 1965 | Tier 2 | Suomensarja (Second Division) | West Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Promotion Playoff – Promoted |
| 1966 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 7th | ||
| 1967 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 3rd | ||
| 1968 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Champions | |
| 1969 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 8th | ||
| 1970 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 7th | ||
| 1971 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Champions | |
| 1972 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Champions | |
| 1973 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 9th | ||
| 1974 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 6th | ||
| 1975 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Champions | |
| 1976 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 10th | ||
| 1977 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 3rd | ||
| 1978 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 4th | ||
| 1979 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 6th | Championship Group 7th | |
| 1980 | Tier 1 | SM-Sarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd | Championship Group 4th | |
| 1981 | Tier 1 | SM-Sarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 3rd | Championship Group 4th | |
| 1982 | Tier 1 | SM-Sarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Championship Group 4th | |
| 1983 | Tier 1 | SM-Sarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Championship Group 4th | |
| 1984 | Tier 1 | SM-Sarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd | Championship Playoff 2nd | |
| 1985 | Tier 1 | SM-Sarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Championship Playoff 4th | |
| 1986 | Tier 1 | SM-Sarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd | ||
| 1987 | Tier 1 | SM-Sarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 3rd | ||
| 1988 | Tier 1 | SM-Sarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 5th | Championship Group 5th | |
| 1989 | Tier 1 | SM-Sarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd | Championship Group 2nd | |
| 1990 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 6th | Championship Playoff Quarterfinals | |
| 1991 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 9th | ||
| 1992 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 9th | ||
| 1993 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 7th | Championship Group 8th | |
| 1994 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 8th | ||
| 1995 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 6th | ||
| 1996 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 3rd | Upper Group – 3rd | |
| 1997 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 6th | Third round – 4th | |
| 1998 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 5th | Third round – 6th | |
| 1999 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 9th | Lower Group – 9th | |
| 2000 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 11th | Playoff – Relegated | |
| 2001 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | South Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Playoffs |
| 2002 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | North Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | promotion/relegation group 2nd – Promoted |
| 2003 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 9th | ||
| 2004 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 5th | ||
| 2005 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 9th | ||
| 2006 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 7th | ||
| 2007 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 3rd | ||
| 2008 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 6th | ||
| 2009 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 3rd | ||
| 2010 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 3rd | ||
| 2011 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 5th | ||
| 2012 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 3rd | ||
| 2013 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 8th | ||
| 2014 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 12th | Relegated to Ykkönen | |
| 2015 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 3rd | ||
| 2016 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd | Playoffs | |
| 2017 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Promoted to Veikkausliiga | |
| 2018 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 11th | Relegation Playoff – Relegated | |
| 2019 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd | Promotion Playoff – Promoted | |
| 2020 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 11th | Relegation Playoff – Relegated | |
| 2021 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 3rd | ||
| 2022 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd | ||
| 2023 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 5th | ||
| 2024 | Tier 2 | Ykkösliiga (First Division) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 4th | ||
| 2025 | Tier 2 | Ykkösliiga (First Division) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |
- 76 seasons in Veikkausliiga
- 17 seasons in Ykkönen/Ykkösliiga
- 3 seasons in Cup-format championship
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Transfers
Previously, Turun Palloseura have produced numerous local players for Veikkausliiga and for transfers abroad.
Record transfers
Current squad
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Management and boardroom
Management
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Boardroom
As of 29 August 2024<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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Managers
- Template:Flagicon Juuso Lampila (1939–47)
- Template:Flagicon Imre Markos (1948–50)
- Template:Flagicon Raino Suominen (1951–54)
- Template:Flagicon Leo Aaltonen (1955–59)
- Template:Flagicon Knut Gustafsson (1960–61)
- Template:Flagicon Olli Virho (1962)
- Template:Flagicon Kalevi Lehtovirta (1962)
- Template:Flagicon Leo Aaltonen (1963)
- Tage Friedfeld (1964)
- Template:Flagicon Leo Aaltonen (1964)
- Template:Flagicon Rainer Forss (1965–70)
- Template:Flagicon Paavo Nenonen (1971)
- Template:Flagicon Lars Nyström (1972)
- Template:Flagicon Manuel Gerpe (1973)
- Template:Flagicon Paavo Nenonen (1973–74)
- Template:Flagicon Olavi Laaksonen (1975–77)
- Template:Flagicon Tommy Lindholm (1978)
- Template:Flagicon Tapio Harittu (1978–80)
- Template:Flagicon Raimo Toivanen (1980–83)
- Template:Flagicon Hans Martin (1981–84)
- Template:Flagicon Timo Sinkkonen (1984)
- Template:Flagicon Rainer Forss (1985)
- Template:Flagicon Timo Sinkkonen (1985)
- Template:Flagicon Tommy Lindholm (1986–88)
- Template:Flagicon Heikki Suhonen (1989–90)
- Template:Flagicon Veijo Wahlsten (1989–90)
- Template:Flagicon Heikki Suhonen (1991)
- Template:Flagicon Tommy Lindholm (1991)
- Template:Flagicon Raimo Toivanen (1992–93)
- Template:Flagicon Pauno Kymäläinen (1993)
- Template:Flagicon Tomi Jalo (1993)
- Template:Flagicon Juha Malinen (1993–97)
- Template:Flagicon Siegfried Melzig (1998)
- Template:Flagicon Seppo Miettinen (1998–00)
- Template:Flagicon Mika Laurikainen (2001 – December 2003)
- Template:Flagicon Kari Ukkonen (January 2004 – December 2006)
- Template:Flagicon Mixu Paatelainen (October 2006 – January 2008)
- Template:Flagicon Martti Kuusela (January 2008 – September 2008)
- Template:Flagicon John Allen (September 2008 – December 2008)
- Template:Flagicon Pasi Rautiainen (January 2009 – January 2010)
- Template:Flagicon Marko Rajamäki (January 2010 – February 2014)
- Template:Flagicon Mika Laurikainen (February 2014 – November 2018)
- Template:Flagicon Tommi Pikkarainen (November 2018 – July 2020)
- Template:Flagicon Jonatan Johansson (July 2020 – September 2022)
- Template:Flagicon Marko Rajamäki (October 2022)
- Template:Flagicon Mika Laurikainen (January 2023 – December 2023)
- Template:Flagicon Miika Nuutinen (January 2024 – December 2024)
- Template:Flagicon Ivan Piñol (January 2025 – present)
TPS in Europe
Women's football
Template:Main The club also has a women's team which competes in the Kansallinen 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>