Turun Palloseura Naiset, commonly known as TPS Naiset, is a Finnish

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team based in

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Turun Palloseura Turun Palloseura, commonly known as TPS, is a professional association football, football club based in Turku, Finland. Since 2024, the men's team competes in Ykkösliiga, the second highest tier. Nicknamed "''Tepsi''", the club was founded i ...

in the

Kansallinen Liiga The Kansallinen Liiga ('National League') is the premier division of women's football in Finland. It was previously called the Jalkapallon naisten SM-sarja ('Women's Football Finnish Championship Series') during 1974 to 2006 and the Naisten L ...

(previously Naisten Liiga, Naisten SM-sarja), the top division of women's football in Finland. Their home ground is the upper field () of the Turun Urheilupuiston (Turku Sportspark), an artificial turf pitch with seating capacity for 750 spectators.

History

TPS took part in the national championship for the first time in 1972, and won the title in 1978. After withdrawing from the top league in 1992, they returned in 2008. The 2016 campaign is team’s most successful season since returning to the top league, with TPS earning

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silver.

Honours

Finnish Championship

Naisten SM-sarja The is the national premier league for women's ice hockey in Finland. Founded by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association as the Naisten Suomen mestaruus, SM-sarja (NSMs; ) in 1982, it was known as the Naisten Liiga (NSML;) from 2017 until being rebr ...

Champions ''(1)'': 1978 * Runners-up ''(8)'': ** Naisten SM-sarja Runners-up ''(7)'': 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984 ** Naisten Liiga Runners-up ''(1)'': 2016 * Naisten SM-sarja Third Place ''(2)'': 1976, 1985

References

External links

Official website
* * Women's football clubs in Finland Association football clubs established in 1972 Sport in Turku

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