Pori Bears

Bears
Established	1982
Head coach	Graham Thorpe
League	Div. 2
Colours
Spagettimalja	1986, 2002

Pori Bears is a Finnish american football club based in Pori, Finland. The team was established in 1982.^[1]^[2] The Bears will join the Finnish 2nd Division for the 2024 season.

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Bears have competed in the top-tier league of Finland, Vaahteraliiga, three times (1982, 1987–88, 2003–2004)^[3]^[2]^[1]

Mike Leach served as the Bears head coach in the 1989 season in the 1st Division of Finland. Leach went on to become a very successful head football coach at the college level in the USA.

1st Division (2nd highest level in Finland)

Spagettimalja bowl champion (2): 1986, 2002

[1]
"Porin Bears ei jatka Vaahteraliigassa". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 2004-10-05. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
[2]
"Pori Bears - vahvaa juniorityötä". Veikko Lehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-06-15.
[3]
"Edustus" (in Finnish). 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2022-06-15.

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[:2-1] [1]
"Porin Bears ei jatka Vaahteraliigassa". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 2004-10-05. Retrieved 2022-06-15.

[:0-2] [2]
"Pori Bears - vahvaa juniorityötä". Veikko Lehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-06-15.

[:1-3] [3]
"Edustus" (in Finnish). 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2022-06-15.

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1st Division (2nd highest level in Finland)

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