Vaasan Palloseura (or VPS) is a Finnish football club, based in

Vaasa Vaasa (; sv, Vasa, , Sweden ), in the years 1855–1917 as Nikolainkaupunki ( sv, Nikolajstad; literally meaning "city of Nicholas),

. It currently plays in the first tier of Finnish football ('' Veikkausliiga''). The club's current

manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities o ...

is Jussi Nuorela. The club plays its home matches at Hietalahti. VPS played twice in the

UEFA Cup A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, china, clay, w ...

in 1998–99 and in 1999–00, but were knocked out in the 2nd Qualifying Round by

Grazer AK Grazer AK, founded 18 August 1902 as Grazer Athletiksport Klub (in Austria the abbreviation GAK is more common), is an Austrian sports club, from the city of Graz in the federal state of Styria (''Steiermark''). The football section used to be on ...

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and in the 1st Qualifying Round by

St Johnstone St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland which is a member of the Scottish Premiership for the 2022–23 season. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun ''aka'' Saint Johnstoun – an old ...

of Scotland. In spring of 2015 it was announced that the construction of VPS's new stadium would start soon. The construction of the new stadium began in the summer of 2015 and was completed in August 2016.

Achievements

Mestaruussarja Mestaruussarja (Championship series) was the top division of Finnish football from 1930 to 1989. It was replaced by Veikkausliiga in 1990. In 1930 league format was used for the first time to decide the Finnish champion. Before that from 1908 to ...

/ Veikkausliiga: ::Winners (2): 1945, 1948 ::Runners-up (5): 1932, 1940–41, 1949, 1997, 1998 ::3rd placed (2): 1938, 2013 * Ykkönen: ::Winners (1): 2021 *

Finnish Cup The Finnish Cup ( fi, Suomen cup; sv, Finlands cup) is Finland's main national cup competition in football. This yearly competition is open for all member clubs of the FA of Finland and has been played since 1955. The winner qualifies for the ...

: ::Runners-up (1): 1972 *

Finnish League Cup The Finnish League Cup was a knock-out football competition contested annually during the pre-season in winter by teams from Veikkausliiga. The league cup was abolished after the 2016 tournament and replaced with the Finnish Cup group stage starti ...

: ::Winners (2): 1999, 2000 ::Runners-up (2): 1997, 2014

European campaigns

Season to season

*56 seasons in '' Veikkausliiga'' *20 seasons in '' Ykkönen'' *12 seasons in ''

Kakkonen Kakkonen or II divisioona is the third level in the league system of Finnish football and comprises 36 Finnish football teams. The II divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Kakkonen ( Finnish for 'Number Tw ...

'' *1 season in ''

Kolmonen Kolmonen or III divisioona is the fourth level in the league system of Finnish football and comprises 104 Finnish football teams. The III divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Kolmonen (''Number Three'' in E ...

'' Jalkapallokirjat 1946–>, Suomen Palloliitto,

Current squad

Management and boardroom

Management

''As of 9 November 2021''

Boardroom

''As of 24 September 2020''

Managers

* Nuutti Lintamo (1945–46) * Heikki Kultti (1945–48) *

Géza Toldi Géza Toldi (11 February 1909 – 16 August 1985) was a Hungarian footballer. He played for Ferencvárosi TC, and from 1934 to 1938 for the Hungarian national team, serving as captain in 1936. He scored a goal in the 1938 FIFA World Cup. Club ...

(1948–49) * Tauno Koistinen (1950) * Jussi Sillanpää (1951) * Tauno Koistinen (1952–53) * Martti Häyhä (1954–58) * Ole Stolpe (1959) * Erkki Riihimäki (1960–62) * Niilo Kinnunen (1963) * Jussi Sillanpää (1964–68) * Jovan Jevtić (1969–70) * Kari Dahlsten (1970–72) * Raimo Hudd (1973) * Eero Tuhkanen (1974–77) * Pekka Mäkelä (1978) * Erkki Myllyaho (1979) * Esa Virta (1980–82) * Raimo Hudd (1983) * Jarmo Meltoranta (1984) * Jerzy Wojtowicz (1985–87) * Jarmo Meltoranta (1988–89) * Markku Myötänen (1989–90) * Boguslaw Hajdas (1991–92) * Jerzy Wojtowicz (1993) * Bogusław Hajdas (1993–95) * Tomasz Arceusz (1995) *

Heikki Suhonen Heikki is a Finnish and Estonian male given name. It derives from a medieval vernacular form of the name Henrik. Notable people with the name include: *Heikki Aho (footballer) (born 1983), Finnish footballer * Heikki A. Alikoski (1912–1997), ...

(1995) *

Hannu Touru Hannu Touru (born 1952) is a Finnish football manager. In 1991, Touru was elected as the manager of the year by the Finnish Football Association. He still remains the highest achieving manager in the history of FF Jaro FF Jaro is a Finni ...

(1996–98) * Sören Cratz (1999) * Kimmo Lipponen (1999) * Jukka Ikäläinen (2000–01) * Keijo Paananen (2002) * Stephen Ward (2003–04) *

Jari Pyykölä Jari Pyykölä (born 29 February 1956) is a Finnish football manager. He is currently the Coaching Director of Finnish third-tier club Tervarit. Pyykölä has managed FC Jazz, FC Lahti, KuPS and VPS in the Finnish premier division Veikkausli ...

(Jan 1, 2006 – June 9, 2007) * Mika Koivumäki (2007) *

Janne Lindberg Janne Lindberg (born 24 May 1966) is a Finnish former professional footballer managing Finnish fourth-tier side Sudet. Lindberg joined his local club Kumu as a six-year-old boy where he stayed for 18 years. In 1990, at the age of 24, he move ...

(June 18, 2007 – Dec 31, 2007) * Tomi Kärkkäinen (Jan 1, 2008 – May 15, 2009) * Petri Vuorinen (Jan 1, 2009 – May 15, 2009) * Tommi Pikkarainen (2010–11) * Petri Vuorinen (Jan 10, 2011 – July 28, 2011) *

Olli Huttunen Olavi "Olli" Huttunen (born 4 August 1960 in Kajaani) is a Finnish football coach and former goalkeeper. He is the former head coach of the Finnish national team. Considered one of the best Finnish goalkeepers of all time, Huttunen represen ...

(Jan 1, 2012 – Jun 29, 2015) * Petri Vuorinen (Jun 29, 2015 – Jul 8, 2019) * Christian Sund (Jul 8, 2019 – Dec 31, 2020) * Jukka Karjalainen (Jan 1, 2021 – Jun 17, 2021) * Jussi Nuorela (Jun 18, 2021–)

References

External links

Official website
{{Finnish Champions in Football Football clubs in Finland Association football clubs established in 1924 Sport in Vaasa 1924 establishments in Finland