Tampereen Pallo-Veikot

Tampereen Pallo-Veikot (TPV) is a Finnish football club, based in Tampere.^[1] The club plays in the Kakkonen, the third highest level of football in Finland. It is the second largest football club in the Pirkanmaa region in terms of active members, with 1,600 members in 2005.

TPV

Full name	Tampereen Pallo-Veikot
Nickname(s)	Paltsarit, Punakone (Red Machine)
Founded	1930; 94 years ago (1930)
Ground	Tammela Stadion, Tampere, Finland
Capacity	8,000
Chairman	Jouni Kaikuranta
Manager	Markus Halme
League	Kakkonen
Home colours Away colours

Tammela Stadion

History

The club was founded in 1930 as a general sports club for workers. In the past there were also bandy, boxing and ice hockey sections, but nowadays TPV is purely a football club. In the 1960s TPV played three seasons at the highest level of Finnish ice hockey. Before the 1950s the clubs of Finnish Workers' Sports Federation played in their own leagues that were not connected to the Football Association of Finland. Tampereen Pallo-Veikot won the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation championship six times.

TPV later joined the Finnish FA and competed at the highest level in the top tier of the Finnish football league system for five seasons in 1971, 1993–1995 and 1999. The most successful year was in 1994 when the club won the Finnish Championship, but the next season they were relegated to the Ykkönen.

In July 1998 there were plans to merge TPV and the other local Tampere club FC Ilves but TPV decided to continue as its own team and FC Ilves reformed as Tampere United nicknamed TamU. In 1999 the club regained its Veikkausliiga status, but this only lasted for one season. In 2002 TPV had to abandon its place in the second tier Ykkönen most likely due to financial issues.

They were promoted back to Ykkönen in 2006 and stayed for four seasons before being relegated to the 3rd tier Kakkonen again. Finally in 2018 TPV defeated MyPa in the Kakkonen Promotion Playoffs to be promoted back to the 2nd tier Ykkönen.

Markus Räikkönen, ex-husband of Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin played in the club between 2006 and 2009.^[2]

Honours

Veikkausliiga

• Champions: 1994

European record

Year	Competition	Round	Opponent	Results
1995/1996	UEFA Cup	1Q	Viking Stavanger	0–4, 1–3, Jarkko Wiss

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements 1948 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 11th Relegated 1949-53 TUL Leagues 1954 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Central Group III Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd 1955 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group II Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd 1956 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group I Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd 1957 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group II Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted 1958 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th 1959 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd 1960 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd 1961 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 12th Relegated 1962 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 6 Tampere & Satakunta Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd 1963 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 3 Tampere & Satakunta Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted 1964 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th 1965 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th 1966 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th 1967 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th 1968 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd Promotion Group 4th 1969 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promotion Group 4th 1970 Tier 2 II divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted 1971 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 11th Relegation Group 4th - Relegated 1972 Tier 2 II divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th Failed to qualify to new I Divisioona 1973 Tier 3 II divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th 1974 Tier 3 II divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th 1975 Tier 3 II divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd 1976 Tier 3 II divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd 1977 Tier 3 II divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th 1978 Tier 3 II divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th 1979 Tier 3 II divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th 1980 Tier 3 II divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 11th Relegated 1981 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 5 - Tampere & Central Finland Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 3rd 1982 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 5 - Tampere & Central Finland Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 1st Promotion Playoff - Promoted 1983 Tier 3 II divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd Promotion Playoff 1984 Tier 3 II divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th 1985 Tier 3 II divisioona (Second Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted 1986 Tier 2 I divisioona (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd 1987 Tier 2 I divisioona (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th 1988 Tier 2 I divisioona (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 12th Relegated 1989 Tier 3 II divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd 1990 Tier 3 II divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th 1991 Tier 3 II divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted 1992 Tier 2 I divisioona (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted 1993 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th Championship Group – 6th 1994 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Champions 1995 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 12th Relegated 1996 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd 1997 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd Promotion Group – 5th 1998 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th Promotion Group – 4th – Promoted 1999 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 12th Relegation Group – 12th – Relegated 2000 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd Promotion Group – 10th 2001 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th Withdrew from Ykkönen for 2002 2002 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Play-offs 2003 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd 2004 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd 2005 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd 2006 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted 2007 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 11th 2008 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th 2009 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 11th 2010 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 12th Relegated 2011 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th 2012 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th 2013 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd 2014 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th 2015 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th 2016 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd 2017 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th 2018 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promotion - Playoffs – Promoted 2019 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 10th Relegated 5 season in Veikkausliiga 27 seasons in Ykkönen 33 seasons in Kakkonen 2 seasons in Kolmonen

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Current squad 2019

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  FIN Tuomas Karjanlahti 2 DF  FIN Juho Saarinen 3 DF  FIN Ardian Kovaqi 4 DF  FIN Mauno Sirén 5 MF  FIN Tommi Smeets 6 DF  FIN Jari Nikkilä 7 MF  FIN Tuomas Lähdesmäki 8 MF  FIN Eino-Veikko Ek 9 MF  FIN Arjan Goljahanpoor 10 MF  FIN Paavo Näykki 11 MF  FIN Tomi Ylinen 12 GK  FIN Antti Kuusinen

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 DF  GEO Giorgi Ositashvili 14 FW  FIN Eetu Räisänen 15 FW  FIN Roope Kostiainen 16 MF  FIN Riku Oras 17 MF  FIN Jesse Oksanen 18 FW  FIN Topi Järvi 19 MF  FIN Hakim Belbachir 20 FW  FIN Eetu Kolu 22 GK  FIN Aapo Sipponen 23 DF  FIN Joonas Rantala 25 DF  FIN Juho Mattila 28 DF  FIN Iiro Karimäki

References

1. "Finland - Tampereen Pallo-Veikot - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
2. Halonen, Mika (2020-08-08). "Tällainen jalkapalloilija Sanna Marinin aviopuoliso Markus Räikkönen oli nuorempana – "Jumalattoman kova laukaus"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-03-01.
3. "Football Archive - Index of SPL Finnish League Suomen Cup Seasons".

External links

• Official website