Savonlinnan Työväen Palloseura

STPS
Full name Savonlinnan Työväen Palloseura r.y.
Ground Kyrönniemen kenttä
Savonlinna
Finland
Ground Capacity 1000
Chairman Finland Jukka Nokelainen
Head Coach Finland Kai Koikkalainen
League Kolmonen (South-East Finland)

Savonlinnan Työväen Palloseura or STPS for short, is a football (soccer) club located in Savonlinna, Finland. The club was founded in 1947. STPS has a strong labour movement background, "työväen palloseura" meaning "workers ball club" in Finnish.

This traditional club has 650 active members which makes STPS largest sport group in the city of Savonlinna. The club hosts many youth and women's teams. The women's futsal team won the Finnish championship in 2005.

STPS is currently playing in South-Eastern Finland's Kolmonen (the 4th highest tier in the Finnish football system).

History

The men's team played under the name of Estura from 1979 to 1980 and under the name FC Savonlinna in the 1990s. The club has enjoyed 9 seasons in the Kakkonen (Second Division), the third tier of Finnish Football, in 1974-75, 1977–80, 1991 and 1994-1995.[1]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements
2002 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) South-East Finland (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi) 2nd
2003 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) South-East Finland (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi) 5th Edustus STPS
2004 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) South-East Finland (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi) 2nd
2005 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) South-East Finland (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi) 4th
2006 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) South-East Finland (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi) 7th
2007 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) South-East Finland (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi) 9th
2008 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) South-East Finland (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi) 7th
2009 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) South-East Finland (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi) 5th
2010 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) South-East Finland (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi) 4th
2011 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) South-East Finland (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi) 2nd

Club Structure

STPS run 2 men's teams, a men's veterans team and 9 boys teams. In addition the Mertalan Pallo, Karvilan Kivekkäät, FC Anttola and Rantasalmen Urheilijat clubs form part of the STPS structure. The club also run a Nappulaliiga for youngsters.

2010 season

STPS Men's Team are competing in the Kolmonen (Third Division) administered by the Kaakkois-Suomi SPL. This is the fourth highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 STPS finished in fifth place in the Kolmonen.

STPS/2 are participating in the Nelonen (Fourth Division) administered by the Kaakkois-Suomi SPL. In 2009 they were promoted from North Section of the Vitonen.

First team squad in 2012

As of 28 January 2012[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Russia GK Dmitry Chudaykin
Finland GK Ville Vaahtoluoto
Finland Vili-Verneri Roivainen
Finland Toni Loikkanen
Finland Marko Huttu
Finland Timo Pitko
Finland Toni Kotro
Finland Eetu Komu
Finland Antti Pulkkinen
No. Position Player
Finland Sebastian Veijola
Finland Markus Riikilä
Finland Juuso Kautonen
Finland Henri Kontinen
Russia Leonid Parzhetskii
Finland Roope Koikkalainen
Finland Topi Seppänen
Finland Olli Koskeli

References and sources

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Finland - Divisional Movements 1930-2009". RSSSF Archives. 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
  2. ↑ http://stps.wordpress.com/


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