Turun Palloseura
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- This article is about the football club. For the ice hockey club, see TPS (ice hockey).
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| Full name | Turun Palloseura | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1922 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ground | Veritas Stadion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Jouko Narvanmaa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Mixu Paatelainen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Veikkausliiga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Veikkausliiga, 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turun Palloseura (or TPS) as it is more commonly known, was founded in 1922 and is today the best team sports club in Finland. For decades the three magical letters and the black and white club colours have symbolized football and ice hockey played at the international top level.
FC TPS Turku has won the Finnish Championship 8 times since 1922. The latest was in 1975, but even though it it’s been awhile, TPS has done well in recent years too, placing as 3rd in 1996. TPS won the Finnish Cup in 1991 and 1994 and played again in the Finnish Cup final in 1996, 1997 and 2005. FC TPS Turku is also known for it’s excellent junior work. Several TPS players have made it to the international fields, for example Peter Enckelman who plays for Blackburn and Jonathan Johansson who's name can be found from the roster of Malmö FF.
After season 2000 TPS lost it's place in Finland's Premier League and played for two seasons in the 1st 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. The football club's manager is Mika-Matti "Mixu" Paatelainen, and it plays its home matches at the Veritas Stadion (Kupittaan).
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[edit] Honours
- Finnish Championship: 8
- In cup-format: 1 (1928), in league competition: 7 (1939, 1941, 1949, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1975)
- Finnish Cup: 2
- 1991, 1994
[edit] 2006 squad
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[edit] Notable players
- Mika Aaltonen
- Peter Enckelman
- Markus Heikkinen
- Jonatan Johansson
- Mika Nurmela
- Marco Casagrande
- Jussi Nuorela
- Mika Ääritalo
[edit] External links
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The Finnish Veikkausliiga clubs in 2007
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| Veikkausliiga 2006 Champion: Tampere United FC Haka | FC Honka | HJK | IFK Mariehamn | FC Inter | FF Jaro | FC KooTeePee | FC Lahti | |
