Kasper Hämäläinen
Kasper Woldemar Hämäläinen (born 8 August 1986) is a Finnish Association football, football executive and former professional Football player, player who played as an attacking midfielder. He is currently the sporting director of Ykkösliiga club Turun Palloseura, TPS. Hämäläinen was born in Turku, Finland, where he started his senior career in Turun Palloseura, TPS before moving to Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, Djurgården. Hämäläinen earned 63 Cap (sport), caps for the Finland national football team, Finland national team, having made his debut in November 2008. He returned to his former club Turun Palloseura, TPS in 2021, and ended his professional career with the club at the end of the 2023 season. Club career TPS Turku Born in Turku, Hämäläinen started his career in his hometown club Turun Palloseura, TPS. In June 2008, Portuguese Primeira Liga club C.D. Nacional was keen to sign him, but he was said to be too expensive. He visited Italian clubs A.S. Roma, Roma, S.S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lech Poznań
Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division. The club was established on 19 March 1922 as ''KS Lutnia Dębiec'', later changing its name several times. Until 1994, the club was closely linked to Polish State Railways (PKP). As a result, its popular nickname is ''Kolejorz'' , which means The Railwayman in local slang. The club's debut in the Polish top division took place in the year 1948. The brightest era of Lech was in the early 1980s and early 1990s when they won 5 Polish league titles, 3 Polish Cups and a Polish Super Cup. Lech has won the Polish league a total of nine times, most recently in 2025, and is the most popular football club in the Greater Poland region. Names History Formation and early years (1920–1945) In August 1920, a group of young teenagers from the Catho ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ykkösliiga
''Ykkösliiga'' (English language, English: ''"League One"''; ) is the second highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga), managed by the Football Association of Finland. The teams in Ykkösliiga also play a pre-season league cup, the Ykkösliigacup. The nation-wide second-tier league was first established in 1973 as I divisioona. It was later renamed Ykkönen, starting in 1994. The new and current Ykkösliiga will start running in 2024, and the former second-tier Ykkönen continues as the new third-tier level. History The first league format competition in the second level of Finnish football was called , which was founded in 1936. Before the inauguration of the , from 1930 to 1935, there had been special qualification matches for the right to play in the ''Mestaruussarja''. In the autumn of 1969, the Finnish football underwent a league system reform, and the was renamed ''II divisioona'', or Kakkonen, 2nd Division, with regional sections. I ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2015 Polish Super Cup
The 2015 Polish Super Cup was held on 10 July 2015 between the 2014–15 Ekstraklasa winners Lech Poznań and the 2014–15 Polish Cup winners Legia Warsaw. Lech won the match 3–1 and won the trophy for the fifth time. Match details See also *2014–15 Ekstraklasa *2014–15 Polish Cup The 2014–15 Polish Cup was the sixty-first season of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. It began on 19 July 2014 with the first matches of the extra preliminary round and ended on 2 May 2015 with the Final, in which Legia Warsaw def ... References SuperCup Polish Super Cup July 2015 sports events in Europe Sports competitions in Poznań {{Poland-footy-competition-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2014–15 Ekstraklasa
The 2014–15 Ekstraklasa (also known as T-Mobile Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by T-Mobile Polska) was the 81st season of Sports league, the highest level of football leagues in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1927 Ekstraklasa, 1927. It began on 18 July 2014. A total of 16 teams are participating, 14 of which competed in the league during the 2013–14 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the 2013–14 I Liga (Poland), I Liga. Each team played a total of 30 matches, half at home and half away. Legia Warsaw (football), Legia Warsaw were the defending champions, having won their 10th title last season, but Lech Poznań won their 7th title. Teams Promotion and relegation as usual was determined by the position in the table from prior season. The bottom two teams were directly relegated to the I Liga (Poland), I Liga, while the top two teams are promoted to the Ekstraklasa. Widzew Łódź and Zagłębie Lubin fin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ruch Chorzów
Ruch Chorzów () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia. It is one of the most successful football teams in Poland, having won fourteen List of Polish football champions, Polish Championships, and the Polish Cup thrice. As of the 2025–26 I liga, 2025–26 season, they compete in the I liga. Ruch's home venue is the Ruch Chorzów Stadium, with a capacity of 9,300 seats. As it is currently under renovation, Ruch temporarily hosts their games at the Silesian Stadium with a capacity of 55,211 seats. The club is known for its Silesian identity. Ruch Chorzów has also had a very successful female handball team (9 times national champions). Names History The club was founded on 20 April 1920 in Chorzów Batory, Bismarkhuta (German ''Bismarckhütte'', historically ''Hajduki''), one of the many heavily industrialised municipalities in the eastern part of Upper Silesia, a disputed province between Poland and Germany. The main i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ekstraklasa
(; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish football league system. Contested by 18 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the I liga, seasons start in July, and end in May or June the following year. Teams play a total of 34 games each. Games are played on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. The winner of the qualifies for the Polish Super Cup. Since 2005, the league is operated by the S.A. (corporation), Spółka Akcyjna. The (former I liga) was officially formed as Liga Polska on 4–5 December 1926 in Warsaw, since 1 March 1927 as Liga Piłki Nożnej (), but the Polish Football Association (Polish: Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej, PZPN) had been in existence since 20 December 1919, a year after the independence of Poland in 1918. The first games of the f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Magnus Pehrsson
Karl Magnus Pehrsson (born 25 May 1976) is a Swedish Association football, football manager and former professional player who is the Director of Football at Spanish club Vélez CF. Club career Pehrsson started his career in IFK Lidingö. He played for Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, Djurgårdens IF and IFK Göteborg in Sweden, as well as Bradford City A.F.C., Bradford City in England. For the 1999 season, he rejoined Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, Djurgården. He retired from football as a player due to an injury in 2003. International career Pehrsson represented Sweden at the Sweden national youth football team, youth and Sweden national football B team, B levels. Managerial career Pehrsson started his coaching career as Assistant coach, assistant manager in Åtvidabergs FF. He then managed IK Sirius Fotboll, IK Sirius in 2006 and GAIS in 2008. Aalborg BK (2009–2010) In January 2009 he moved from the Swedish leagues to Denmark to coach the Danish Superliga team AaB Football, Aalborg ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Daniel Sjölund
Henrik Daniel "Daja" Sjölund (born 22 April 1983) is a Finnish football coach and a former footballer who played as a midfielder. Sjölund is currently working as an assistant coach of Veikkausliiga club IFK Mariehamn. He is best remembered for his stints with Djurgårdens IF and IFK Norrköping. He won 37 caps for the Finland national team. Career Daniel Sjölund was born in the municipality of Finström, based in Åland which is a Swedish-speaking autonomous region that belongs to Finland. Sjölund started his career at IF Finströms Kamraterna, when he was a child. Afterwards he went to IFK Mariehamn and IF Brommapojkarna, before being signed by West Ham at the age of just 16, after impressive displays for Finland's youth teams. In 2000 Liverpool manager Gérard Houllier agreed to pay £1 million for the talented forward in a deal that also saw Rigobert Song going the other way. After failing to get into the first team at Liverpool, Sjölund joined Djurgården for the 2 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan (; ), also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan (, ) is a professional association football league in Sweden and the highest level of the Swedish football league system. Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan, the second highest league in the Swedish football, Swedish men's football league system. Seasons run from late March or early April to the beginning of November, with the 16 clubs all meeting each other twice, resulting in a 30-match season, for a total of 240 matches league-wide. Allsvenskan is ranked 23rd in the UEFA coefficients of leagues based on performances in European competitions over the last five years. Allsvenskan is currently ranked third highest among the leagues in Scandinavia, after UEFA coefficient#Current ranking, Norway and Denmark. The current champions are Malmö FF, who won the title in the 2024 Allsvenskan, 2024 season. The three teams with most Swedish championships are Malmö FF (24), IFK Göteb ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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First Team (association Football)
Association football (more commonly known as football or soccer) was first codified in 1863 in England, although games that involved the kicking of a ball were evident considerably earlier."History of the FA" The Football Association. Archived fro the original on 7 April 2005. Retrieved 9 October 2007. A large number of football-related terms have since emerged to describe various aspects of the sport and its culture. The evolution of the sport has been mirrored by changes in this term ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Udinese Calcio
Udinese Calcio (; "Udinese Football") is a professional association football, football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. The team currently competes in the Serie A, the first tier of Italian football league system, Italian football. It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a sports club, and on 5 July 1911 as a football club. The traditional team home kit is black and white striped shirt, black shorts, and white socks. The club broadcasts on channel 110 (Udinese Channel) on digital terrestrial television in the north-east of Italy. It has many fans in Friuli and the surrounding areas. History Foundation and early years Udinese Calcio was established in 1896 as part of the ''Società Udinese di Ginnastica e Scherma'', (Udinese Society of Gymnastics and Fencing). In its inaugural year, the club won the Torneo FNGI in Treviso beating Ferrara 2–0; however, this title is not recognised as official. On 5 July 1911, some gymnasts of Udinese, headed by Luigi Dal Dan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |