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Finnish football club From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Musan Salama (lit. 'The Lightning Bolt of Musa'), commonly abbreviated MuSa,[1] is a football club based in Pori, Finland, playing in the Finnish fifth tier Kolmonen as of the 2024 season. It was founded in 1960 in the Musa suburb of Pori as a football and ice hockey club. The ice hockey section was continued by the Porin Kiekko-Salamat after 1972.[2][3]
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| Nickname(s) | Valkoiset Tiikerit (The White Tigers) | ||
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| Founded | April 10, 1960 | ||
| Ground | Musan kenttä | ||
| Capacity | 700 | ||
| Sporting director | Kari Löytökorpi | ||
| Head coach | Aki Pietikäinen | ||
| League | Kolmonen | ||
| 2023 | Kolmonen group A, 3rd | ||
| Website | https://musansalama.fi/ | ||
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MuSa is a member of the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation.[4][5] The club is nicknamed Valkoiset Tiikerit (White Tigers in English).[6][7][8]
MuSa women's football team played in the premier division SM-sarja from 1981 to 1985. The women's futsal team are two time Finnish Champions.[9][10]
Musan Salama has mostly played in the Finnish third or fourth levels. In 1999–2001 MuSa made a three-year spell to the second tier Ykkönen, but was relegated after the 2001 season. In 2016 MuSa made it to the promotion play-offs losing to the Helsinki side Gnistan on penalties. Finally, in 2018 MuSa achieved promotion back to the second tier Ykkönen by defeating Kokkola based side GBK in the finals of the promotion playoffs on penalties.[11]
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Musan Salama's main rival is considered to be the FC Jazz Pori. The games between MuSa and Jazz are known as the Pori Derby.[12][13][14]
As of 14 June 2024[update].[15] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Musan Salama and Toejoen Veikot have formed two youth academy teams for ages U20 and U17 called the Pori Akatemia.[16]
Former EFL Championship, Veikkausliiga and Finnish national team player Sampsa Timoska played for MuSa as a junior.[17][18]
NHL ice hockey players Jesse Joensuu and Joel Armia have both played for MuSa's junior teams.[19]
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