Hyvinkään Palloseura

Hyvinkään Palloseura (abbreviated HyPS) is a football club from Hyvinkää, Finland. The club was formed in 1947 and its main home ground is at the Hyvinkään Urheilupuisto.

Hyvinkään Palloseura

Full name	Hyvinkään Palloseura
Nickname(s)	HyPS
Founded	1947; 77 years ago (1947)
Ground	Hyvinkään Urheilupuisto, Hyvinkää, Finland
Chairman	Sari Räikkä
Coach	Ari Pasanen
League	Kolmonen
Home colours

History

HyPS played four seasons in the Suomensarja (Finland League), the second tier of Finnish football in 1949, 1951, 1954 and 1965. They also have had three spells covering 19 seasons in the third tier, the Kakkonen (Second Division), in 1975–77, 1987 and 1995–2009.^[1] It was a huge disappointment when they were relegated back to the Kolmonen (Third Division) at the end of the 2009 campaign after 15 consecutive years in the Kakkonen.

HyPS have had a number of outstanding players but none surpass Pertti Jantunen who played a record 327 games for the club scoring 174 goals.^[2] One of the highlights of Hyvinkää football in the 1970s and 1980s were the derby matches with local rivals, Palloiluseura Apollo, who have sadly dropped to the Vitonen in recent years.

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements 1994 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd Promoted 1995 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th 1996 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th 1997 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th 1998 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th 1999 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10th Relegation Play-offs 2000 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th 2001 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 9th 2002 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd 2003 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 9th 2004 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th 2005 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 9th 2006 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd 2007 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 9th 2008 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10th 2009 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 13th Relegated 2010 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 3 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 3rd 15 season in Kakkonen 2 seasons in Kolmonen

Club Structure

Hyvinkään Palloseura run a large number of teams including 2 men's teams, 2 ladies teams, 12 boys teams and 6 girls teams. The Club organises diverse activities for its young players including the popular Euroliiga (Euro League). The club is one of the largest in Finland with around 1,600 footballers

2010 season

HyPS Men's Team are competing in Section 3 (Lohko 3) of the Kolmonen administered by the Helsinki SPL and Uusimaa SPL. This is the fourth highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 HyPS finished in 13th place in Group A of the Kakkonen.

HyPS 02 are participating in Section 2 (Lohko 2) of the Nelonen administered by the Uusimaa SPL. In 2009 they were promoted from Section 4 of the Vitonen.

References and sources

• Official Website
• Finnish Wikipedia
• Suomen Cup

Footnotes

1. "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF. 2010. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
2. "HyPSin edustusjoukke tilastot". Retrieved 2010-06-23.