Vaasan Palloseura

VPS
Full name	Vaasan Palloseura
Nickname(s)	Vepsu, "Vepsi"
Founded	1924
Ground	Hietalahti,; Vaasa; (Capacity: 4,600)
Chairman	Riku Asukas
Manager	Olli Huttunen
League	Veikkausliiga
2011	Veikkausliiga, 9th
Home colours	Away colours

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Vaasan Palloseura (or VPS) is a Finnish football club, based in Vaasa. It currently plays in the Finnish Premier Division (Veikkausliiga). The club's manager is Tommi Pikkarainen and assistant manager is Petri Vuorinen. The club plays its home matches at Hietalahti. VPS played twice in the UEFA Cup in 1998/1999 and in 1999/2000, but were knocked out in the 2nd Qualifying Round by Grazer AK of Austria and in the 1st Qualifying Round by St Johnstone of Scotland.

[edit] Achievements

Mestaruussarja/Veikkausliiga:
- Winners (2): 1945, 1948
- Runners-up (5): 1932, 1940–1941, 1949, 1997, 1998

Finnish Cup:
- Runners-up (1): 1972

Finnish League Cup:
- Winners (2): 1999, 2000
- Runners-up (1): 1997

[edit] European Campaigns

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Score	Agg.
1998-99	UEFA Cup	First Qualifying round	HB Tórshavn	0-2, v 4-0	4-2
		Second Qualifying round	Grazer AK	0-0, v 0-3	0-3
1999–2000	UEFA Cup	Qualifying round	St Johnstone F.C.	1-1, v 0–2	1-3

[edit] Season to season

Season	Level	Division	Administration	Position	Movements
1994	Tier 2	Ykkönen (First Division)	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	2nd	Promoted
1995	Tier 1	Veikkausliiga (Premier League)	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	10th
1996	Tier 1	Veikkausliiga (Premier League)	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	7th	Relegation Group - 7th
1997	Tier 1	Veikkausliiga (Premier League)	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	2nd
1998	Tier 1	Veikkausliiga (Premier League)	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	2nd
1999	Tier 1	Veikkausliiga (Premier League)	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	11th	Relegation Group - Playoffs
2000	Tier 1	Veikkausliiga (Premier League)	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	10th
2001	Tier 1	Veikkausliiga (Premier League)	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	6th
2002	Tier 1	Veikkausliiga (Premier League)	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	11th	Relegation Group - 7th - Relegated
2003	Tier 2	Ykkönen (First Division)	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	5th
2004	Tier 2	Ykkönen (First Division)	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	6th
2005	Tier 2	Ykkönen (First Division)	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	2nd	Playoffs - Promoted
2006	Tier 1	Veikkausliiga (Premier League)	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	9th
2007	Tier 1	Veikkausliiga (Premier League)	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	10th
2008	Tier 1	Veikkausliiga (Premier League)	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	11th
2009	Tier 1	Veikkausliiga (Premier League)	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	8th
2010	Tier 1	Veikkausliiga (Premier League)	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	10th
2011	Tier 1	Veikkausliiga (Premier League)	Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)	9th

14 seasons in Veikkausliiga
4 seasons in Ykkönen

[edit] Current squad

As of 2 March 2012 (2012 -03-02)^[update] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Janne Henriksson
2	DF	Augustine Jibrin
3	DF	Ville Koskimaa
4	DF	Jesper Engström
5	DF	Antti Uimaniemi
6	MF	Cheyne Fowler
7	MF	Riku Heini
8	MF	Sebastian Strandvall
9	FW	Jarno Parikka
15	FW	Kim Böling

No.	Position	Player
16	DF	Jyrki Saranpää
17	MF	Mustafa Maki
19	DF	O'Brian Woodbine
20	MF	Ville Luokkala
22	MF	Tony Björk
24	GK	Juuso Kevari
26	FW	Steven Morrissey
TBA	MF	Denis Abdulahi (on loan from Örebro SK)
TBA	MF	Tero Koskela