TamU-K is a football club based in

Tampere Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population o ...

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. It was founded in 2009 as a

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for

Tampere United Tampere United is a Finnish football club from the city of Tampere. The club plays in Kakkonen, the third highest level of football in Finland. The club had a team in Veikkausliiga, the premier football league in Finland, until the end of the ...

, who then played in the Finnish top division

Veikkausliiga Veikkausliiga (; sv, Tipsligan) is the premier division of Finnish football, the highest tier of the Finnish football league structure, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikka ...

. After the Football Association of Finland banned Tampere United from

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at the eve of the 2011 season under still-unproven allegations of third party influence in the club, the supporters' trust took upon themselves to maintain the club's legacy in Finnish football by starting a team in the bottom division

Kutonen Kutonen or VI divisioona is the seventh level in the Finnish football league system and comprises 265 teams. The VI divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Kutonen (''Number Six'' in English and ''Sexan'' in ...

for the 2012 season. In the next four seasons the club earned three promotions, and handed over its spot 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 ...

, the fourth highest level of football in Finland, back to Tampere United. Currently the club does not have any activities.

History

TamU-K was founded by supporters of Tampere United on September 11, 2009 as a supporters’ trust. The aim was to gain a voice within the club and buy shares to the club when it hit financial difficulties. The original purpose of the supporters’ trust changed when the Tampere United was thrown out of Veikkausliiga in April 2011, and the football Association of Finland subsequently banned the club from all competitions. At this point the supporters' trust decided to enter a team into a recreational football league for the 2011 season. The limited company that ran Tampere United declared bankruptcy in the summer of 2011. In 2012 TamU-K entered Kutonen, the division at the bottom of the Finnish football pyramid. After a successful regular season with 13 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, the team earned promotion to

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 ...

by winning two promotion playoff matches. The final match against Tahmelan Vesa, a 4–2 victory, was played at Pyynikki Stadium in front of a crowd of more than 400 people. In 2013 TamU-K played in Vitonen, and gained promotion to

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by Finishing at the top of the table 16 points ahead of the second-place team (20 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss). In 2014, in addition to the first team that played in Nelonen, the club had a second team playing in the bottom division Kutonen, and a third team in a recreational league. In addition, the club had six youth teams ranging from six-year-olds to seventeen-year-olds. The 2014 TamU-K finished second in Nelonen. The season ended in a loss in the promotion playoff match away at FC Rauma. In 2015 TamU-K played another season in Nelonen, and earned promotion to

. The deciding match, the last of the season, was a 2–1 win over FC Teivo, giving TamU-K a one-point advantage on the table against the second-place team Parolan Visa. In the lead-up to the 2016 season all the teams playing under TamU-K were handed over to

, which is now a fan-owned club and controlled by the same supporters that founded and ran TamU-K.

Club officials

* Chairman: Heikki Wilen

References

External links

Official website

Official website
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