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FC Inter Turku

Football Club International Turku, commonly referred to as Inter Turku (Swedish: Inter Åbo) and colloquially known as Inter, is a Finnish professional football club based in Turku that competes in the Veikkausliiga, the top flight of Finnish Football. Founded in 1990 by Stefan Håkans, the club has a rivalry with Turun Palloseura.

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Full nameFootball Club International Turku
Nickname(s)Sinimustat ('Black and Blues')
Founded1990; 35 years ago (1990)
GroundVeritas Stadion
Kupittaa, Turku, Finland
Capacity9,372
ChairmanStefan Håkans
ManagerVesa Vasara
LeagueVeikkausliiga
2024Veikkausliiga, 7th of 12
Websitefcinter.fi
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Veritas Stadion

Inter have won one Finnish football championship title, two Finnish Cups, and three Finnish League Cups. They play their home league matches at Veritas Stadion, with a capacity of 9,372 seats for most matches.

History

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FC Inter was founded in 1990 by Stefan Håkans, the managing director of the towage and salvage company Alfons Håkans, allegedly after his 11-year-old son could not fit into any of the other youth teams in Turku. The club started out as a youth team, but in 1992 a senior squad was founded and it entered the Finnish league system at the fourth level (third division Kolmonen). The following year, the club assumed the place of the financially troubled local club Turun Toverit in the Second Division. Manager Timo Sinkkonen invested in new players, and eventually the club finished first and was promoted to the First Division (Ykkönen).

In 1995, Inter finished first in the Ykkönen and was promoted, as well as reaching the semi-final stage in the Finnish Cup. The squad was strengthened with new players, and in 1996, as both of Turku's better teams were now playing in the Veikkausliiga, the club's attendance records were broken with 8,200 spectators in the local derby between Turun Palloseura (TPS) and Inter.

In 1997, the club were relegated after finishing last in the Veikkausliiga, but achieved promotion again the following season. New foreign players were bought to strengthen the squad, such as Richard Teberio and Fernando della Sala. Since then the club has consistently finished between 7th and 4th in the league, and maintained a steady inflow of foreign players as well as young starlets from its own youth academy.

During the 2006 season Inter sacked their manager Kari Virtanen and hired new coach, Dutchman Rene van Eck. After the season van Eck returned to Switzerland to coach FC Wohlen, and another Dutchman Job Dragtsma took over.

In 2008 Inter led the league since early season and clinched their first Finnish championship title after winning against FF Jaro in their final game.

In the 2011 Veikkausliiga season, the club's first-choice striker Timo Furuholm scored 22 goals and won the Veikkausliiga Golden Boot, and helped Inter to finish as the season's runner-up.

European cup history

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Iceland ÍA 0–0 4–0 4–0
2R Croatia NK Varteks 2–2 3–4 5–6
2009–10 UEFA Champions League 2Q Moldova Sheriff 0–1 0–1 0–2
2010–11 UEFA Europa League 3Q Belgium Genk 1–5 2–3 3–8
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 2Q Netherlands Twente 0–5 1–1 1–6
2013–14 UEFA Europa League 1Q Faroe Islands Víkingur Gøta 0–1 1–1 1–2
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 1Q Denmark Brøndby 2–0 1–4 3–4
2020–21 UEFA Europa League 1Q Hungary Honvéd 1−2 (a.e.t.)
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Hungary Puskás Akadémia 1–1 0–2 1–3
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Kosovo Drita 1–0 0–3 1–3
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Season to season

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Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements
1992 Tier 4 III divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Turku District (SPL Turku) 6th
1993 Tier 3 II divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd Promoted
1994 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
1995 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted
1996 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th Upper Group 6th
1997 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th Third round 10th – Relegated
1998 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd Upper Group 3rd – Promoted
1999 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd Upper Group 5th
2000 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th
2001 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th
2002 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th
2003 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th
2004 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
2005 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th
2006 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 10th
2007 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th
2008 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Champions
2009 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th
2010 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th
2011 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd
2012 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd
2013 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th
2014 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 10th
2015 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
2016 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 11th
2017 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th
2018 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th
2019 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd
2020 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd
2021 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
2022 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th
2023 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th
2024 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th
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Current squad

As of 29 March 2025[1]

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Out on loan

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Management

As of 7 November 2024

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Finland Vesa Vasara Manager
Finland Riku Paularinne Assistant coach
Finland Jussi-Pekka Savolainen Reserve team head coach
Finland Miika Salmi Goalkeeping coach
England David Moore First Team Administrator
Finland Ville Peltonen Physiotherapist
Finland Teemu Ahonen Physiotherapist
Finland Seppo Pajunen Kit Manager
Finland Jani Meriläinen InterAction director
Finland Kalle Parviainen Sporting director
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Finland Jyrki Ahola Scout
Spain Sergio Almenara Scout
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Honours

Player records

  • Most goals scored: Tero Forss (74 goals)
  • Most matches played: Petri Lehtonen (227 matches)

Past managers

References

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