Ilves (football)

FC Ilves

File:Ilves Logo.svg
Full name	Tampereen Ilves
Nickname(s)	Ipa
Founded	1931
Ground	Tammela Stadion, Tampere
Capacity	5,040
Chairman	Ari Ruuth
Manager	Jarkko Wiss
League	Veikkausliiga
2015	Veikkausliiga, 8th
Home colours Away colours

Tammela Stadion

Ilves Tampere is a Finnish football club, based in Tampere. As of 2015 they play in the Veikkausliiga, the highest level in Finland.

In 1974 Ilves-Kissat Tampere and TaPa Tampere merged with Ilves, and the club took Ilves-Kissat's place in the Mestaruussarja. Ilves won the Finnish league championship in 1983 and the Finnish Cup in 1979 and 1990.

In the late-1990s, Ilves suffered financial trouble and its professional team was reformed into Tampere United before the 1999 season. The initial plan was to join Ilves with TPV, but TPV decided to continue as its own team. As a result, Tampere United inherited Ilves' place in the second highest division, and Ilves continued to play in lower divisions, although they did not have a men's team from 1999 to 2000.

Ilves has since recovered and was promoted to Ykkönen for the 2013 season. Two years later, they got promoted to the highest league after MyPa lost their place.

Achievements

• Finnish champion (1): 1983
• Finnish Cup winner (2): 1979, 1990

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Finnish Cup Movements 2008 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Third Division) Group B Finnish FA 5th 6th Round 2009 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Third Division) Group B Finnish FA 3rd 5th Round 2010 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Third Division) Group B Finnish FA 1st Quarterfinals Finished 3rd in Promotion Playoffs 2011 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Third Division) Group B Finnish FA 2nd 4th Round 2012 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Third Division) Western Finnish FA 1st 4th Round Promoted to 2013 Ykkönen 2013 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA 4th 3rd Round 2014 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA 3rd 5th Round Promoted to 2015 Veikkausliiga 2015 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA 8th 6th Round European record Year Competition Opponent Result 1980 European Cup Winners' Cup Feyenoord 1–3, 2–4 1984 European Cup Juventus 0–4, 1–2 1986 UEFA Cup Rangers 2–0, 0–4 1992 European Cup Winners' Cup Glenavon 2–1, 2–3 Roma 1–1, 2–5 Current squad As of 25 November 2016. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK FIN Mika Hilander 2 DF FIN Antti Hynynen (captain) 4 DF FIN Felipe Aspegren 5 DF FIN Jani Tanska 7 MF FIN Marco Matrone 8 MF FIN Iiro Järvinen 11 FW FIN Mikael Soisalo 13 FW UGA Yunus Sentamu 14 MF FIN Tuure Siira 15 MF FIN Lauri Ala-Myllymäki No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF FIN Tatu Miettunen 17 MF FIN Eero Tamminen 19 MF FIN Jaakko Juuti 20 MF GHA Reuben Ayarna 22 MF SEN Emile Tendeng 24 MF FIN Artturi Ruuth 25 DF FIN Antti Koskinen 26 FW FIN Antto Hilska 27 DF FIN Martti Haukioja TBA FW CMR Tuco Management As of 12 April 2016. Name Role Jarkko Wiss Head Coach Toni Kallio Coach Mikko Kavén Goalkeeping Coach Heli Rekimies Fitness Coach Ville Niemelä Kit Manager Ville Korpela Kit Manager Sami Mäenpää Team Leader Jonne Väisänen Doctor Managers Matti Paatelainen (1993) Valeri Popovitch (2010–12) Keith Armstrong (2014–15) Jarkko Wiss (2016–) References External links Official club home page