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Sports governing body in Finland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Football Association of Finland (Finnish: Suomen Palloliitto, abbr. SPL; Swedish: Finlands Bollförbund) is the governing body of football and futsal in Finland. It was founded in Helsinki on 19 May 1907.
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| Founded | 19 May 1907 |
| Headquarters | Bolt Arena |
| FIFA affiliation | 1908 |
| UEFA affiliation | 1954 |
| President | Ari Lahti |
| Website | https://www.palloliitto.fi/ |
The SPL organises the men's and women's national football teams, and the second to ninth tiers of national football. The premier division Veikkausliiga is organized by a distinct organisation. The SPL is based in the Finnish capital city of Helsinki.
The SPL has more than 1,000 member clubs and approximately 140,000 registered players. The Finnish Gallup survey has indicated that football is a popular pastime with around 500,000 Finns interested in the sport. The SPL is Finland's largest amateur sports federation.[1]
The association was also the governing body of bandy in Finland until Finland's Bandy Association was founded in 1972. In 1928, it also arranged the first Finland ice hockey championship, before the 1929 establishment of the Finnish Ice Hockey Association.[2]
The association publishes several magazines, including now-defunct monthly magazine Futari.[3]
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