Hyvinkään Palloseura (abbreviated HyPS) is a football club from

Hyvinkää Hyvinkää (; , ) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Hyvinkää is situated in the northern part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Hyvinkää is approximately . It is the most populous municipality in ...

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. The club was formed in 1947 and its main home ground is at the Hyvinkään Urheilupuisto.

History

HyPS played four seasons in the Suomensarja (Finland League), the second tier of Finnish football in 1949, 1951, 1954 and 1965. They also have had three spells covering 19 seasons in the third tier, the

Kakkonen Kakkonen or II divisioona is the fourth level in the league system of Finnish football and comprises 36 Finnish football teams. Until the end of 2023, ''Kakkonen'' was the third-highest level in Finland, but after the creation of new second-t ...

(Second Division), in 1975–77, 1987 and 1995–2009. It was a huge disappointment when they were relegated back to the

Kolmonen Kolmonen or III divisioona is the fifth level in the Finnish football league system, league system of Finnish football and comprises 108 Finland, Finnish football (soccer), football teams. The III divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mi ...

(Third Division) at the end of the 2009 campaign after 15 consecutive years in the Kakkonen. HyPS have had a number of outstanding players but none surpass Pertti Jantunen who played a record 327 games for the club scoring 174 goals. One of the highlights of Hyvinkää football in the 1970s and 1980s were the derby matches with local rivals, Palloiluseura Apollo, who have sadly dropped to the

Vitonen Vitonen or V divisioona is the seventh 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 ...

in recent years.

Season to season

Club Structure

Hyvinkään Palloseura run a large number of teams including 2 men's teams, 2 ladies teams, 12 boys teams and 6 girls teams. The Club organises diverse activities for its young players including the popular Euroliiga (Euro League). The club is one of the largest in Finland with around 1,600 footballers

2010 season

HyPS Men's Team are competing in Section 3 (Lohko 3) of the

administered by the Helsinki SPL and Uusimaa SPL. This is the fourth highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 HyPS finished in 13th place in Group A of the

. HyPS 02 are participating in Section 2 (Lohko 2) of the Nelonen administered by the Uusimaa SPL. In 2009 they were promoted from Section 4 of the

References and sources

Official Website
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Suomen Cup

Footnotes

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