Savonlinnan Työväen Palloseura or STPS for short, is a

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club located in

Savonlinna Savonlinna (, , ; sv, Nyslott, lit=New Castle) is a town and a municipality of inhabitants in the southeast of Finland, in the heart of the Saimaa lake region, which is why the city is also nicknamed the "Capital of Saimaa". Together with Mikkel ...

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. The club was founded in 1947. STPS has a strong

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background, ''"työväen palloseura"'' meaning "workers ball club" in Finnish. This traditional club has 650 active members which makes STPS largest sport group in the city of Savonlinna. The club hosts many youth and women's teams. The women's

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team won the Finnish championship in 2005. STPS is currently playing in South-Eastern Finland's

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(the 4th highest tier in the Finnish football system).

History

The men's team played under the name of ''Estura'' from 1979 to 1980 and under the name ''FC Savonlinna'' in the 1990s. The club has enjoyed 9 seasons in the Kakkonen (Second Division), the third tier of Finnish Football, in 1974–75, 1977–80, 1991 and 1994–1995.

Season to season

Club Structure

STPS run 2 men's teams, a men's veterans team and 9 boys teams. In addition the Mertalan Pallo, Karvilan Kivekkäät, FC Anttola and Rantasalmen Urheilijat clubs form part of the STPS structure. The club also run a Nappulaliiga for youngsters.

2010 season

STPS Men's Team are competing in the

(Third Division) administered by the Kaakkois-Suomi SPL. This is the fourth highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 STPS finished in fifth place in the

. STPS/2 are participating in the

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(Fourth Division) administered by the Kaakkois-Suomi SPL. In 2009 they were promoted from North Section of the

Vitonen Vitonen or V divisioona is the sixth level in the Finnish football league system and comprises 228 teams. The V divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Vitonen (''Number Five'' in English and ''Femman'' in Swed ...

References and sources

Official WebsiteFirst Team Website
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Footnotes

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