Tikkurilan Palloseura

Tikkurilan Palloseura (abbreviated TiPS) is a football club from Tikkurila in Vantaa, Finland. The club was established in 1958 and its main catchment areas comprise Tikkurila and Hakunila in Itä-Vantaa (East Vantaa). The women's team competes in the Kansallinen Liiga ('National Liga') which is the highest division of women's football in Finland. Men's team competes in the Kolmonen ('Third Division') which is the fourth highest division in Finland. The club's home ground is at Tikkurilan urheilupuisto ('Tikkurila Sports Park').

Tikkurilan Palloseura

Full name	Tikkurilan Palloseura
Nickname(s)	TiPS
Founded	1958; 67 years ago (1958)
Ground	Tikkurilan urheilupuisto, Tikkurila, Vantaa
Capacity	1000
Chairman	Tapio Rostedt
Coordinator	Tina Kuusela
League	Naisten Liiga
Home colours

Background

TiPS men played two seasons in the Ykkönen ('First Division'), the second tier of Finnish football in 1996 and 1997. They also have had six spells covering 12 seasons in the third tier, the Kakkonen ('Second Division'), in 1980–85, 1991–92, 1995, 1998, 2004 and 2011.^[1]

Their history became somewhat distorted in 1998 when Jalkapalloseura Airport City (AC Vantaa) was established as a flagship club for Vantaa following the merger of TiPS and Vantaan Jalkapalloseura men's first teams with assistance from Koivukylän Palloseura, Pallokerho-50 and Itä-Vantaan Urheilijat clubs. TiPS finished top of the East Group of the Kakkonen (Second Division) in 1998 and their place in the Ykkönen (First Division) in 1999 was taken by the new AC Vantaa club.

TiPS men started again in the Kutonen ('Sixth Division') and by 2004 had progressed through the divisions back to the Kakkonen ('Second Division'), coincidentally at a higher level than AC Vantaa who at the same time had been relegated to the Kolmonen. However their stay in third-tier football was this time short-lived and over the last few years TiPS have been playing in the Nelonen (Fourth Division) and Kolmonen (Third Division). TiPS earned promotion back to Kakkonen for the 2011 season, but soon dropped back to Kolmonen.

Tikkurilan Palloseura is better known for its successful women's team and high level girl's junior football. Girls from many age groups have been representing juniors' national teams and are playing in the highest national level.

Tikkurilan Palloseura is one of Finland's largest football clubs, bringing together players and officials from different backgrounds. The club provides coaching and training programmes to ensure equal opportunities for everyone to participate, develop, practice and compete.

Children and young people are able to enjoy football in a familiar and safe environment where opportunities are provided for youngsters to fulfill their potential as well as assisting their social development.

Season to season Men's team

Season to Season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements 1969 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Area Series) Group 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th 1970 Tier 4 4. divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promoted 1971 Tier 3 3. divisioona (Third Division) Group 4 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 11th 1972 Tier 3 3. divisioona (Third Division) Group 5 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th 1973 Tier 4 3. divisioona (Third Division) Group 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th 1974 Tier 4 3. divisioona (Third Division) Group 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 9th Relegated 1975 Tier 5 4. divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promoted 1976 Tier 4 3. divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 9th Relegated 1977 Tier 5 4. divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 3 Helsinki & Uusimaa Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promoted 1978 Tier 4 3. divisioona (Third Division) Group 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd 1979 Tier 4 3. divisioona (Third Division) Group 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promotion Playoff - Promoted 1980 Tier 3 2. divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th 1981 Tier 3 2. divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th 1982 Tier 3 2. divisioona (Second Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th 1983 Tier 3 2. divisioona (Second Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th 1984 Tier 3 2. divisioona (Second Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 9th 1985 Tier 3 2. divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 12th Relegated 1986 Tier 4 3. divisioona (Third Division) Group 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10th 1987 Tier 4 3. divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd 1988 Tier 4 3. divisioona (Third Division) Group 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th 1989 Tier 4 3. divisioona (Third Division) Group 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th 1990 Tier 4 3. divisioona (Third Division) Group 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promoted 1991 Tier 3 2. divisioona (Second Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th 1992 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10th Relegation Playoff Relegated 1993 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group 1 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th 1994 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promoted 1995 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promoted 1996 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th 1997 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 9th Relegation Group – Relegated 1998 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promoted 1999 Ykkönen (First Division) Place taken by AC Vantaa 2000 Tier 7 Kutonen (Sixth Division) Section 5 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 2nd Promoted 2001 Tier 6 Vitonen (Fifth Division) Section 2 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 1st Promoted 2002 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 3 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 8th 2003 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 1st Promoted 2004 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 13th Relegated 2005 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 3 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 2nd 2006 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 6th Took place of TiPS M2 Reservi in 2007 2007 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Section 2 Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 3rd 2008 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Section 2 Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 5th 2009 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Section 2 Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 1st Promoted 2010 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 1st Promoted 2011 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 14th Relegated 2012 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group 3 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 11th Relegated 2013 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Group 2 Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 5th 2014 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Group 1 Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 5th 2015 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Group 2 Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 2nd Lost Promotion Playoff 2016 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group C Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 7th 2017 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 5th 2018 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 3rd 2019 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 2nd 2020 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group B Finnish FA Southern (South) 3rd 2021 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group B Finnish FA Southern (South) 5th 2022 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group C Finnish FA Southern (South) 1st Promoted 2023 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 12th Relegated 2024 Tier 5 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group C Finnish FA Southern(South) 3rd 2 seasons in 2nd Tier 15 seasons in 3rd Tier 27 seasons in 4th Tier 9 season in 5th Tier 1 seasons in 6th Tier 1 season in 7th Tier [2] [3]

Structure

The club runs a large number of teams including 2 men's teams, 2 women's teams and a very wide range of girls and boys junior teams. TiPS organises diverse activities for its players including an academy and Football Coaching Schools.

2011 season

For the current season TiPS Women's Team is competing in the highest level in Naisten Liiga.

TiPS Men's Team is competing in Group B (Lohko B) of the Kakkonen administered by the Finnish FA. This is the third highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2010 TiPS was promoted from the Kolmonen.

TiPS M2 is participating in Section 2 (Lohko 2) of the Vitonen administered by the Uusimaa SPL. In 2009 TiPS AN were relegated from the Vitonen.

Men's team

As of 17 April 2018.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  FIN Jussi Hämäläinen 2 DF  FIN Henri Nieminen 5 MF  NGA Christopher Onyema Uchechi 6 MF  FIN Aki Miettinen 7 DF  FIN Mika Karpoff 8 DF  FIN Juha Mäkelä 10 MF  FIN Kim Kuusisto 11 MF  SRB Nemanja Biga 12 GK  FIN Eemeli Lohvansuu 14 DF  FIN Aki Tuovinen 15 DF  FIN Ari Salonen 16 DF  FIN Teemu Pyhämäki

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  FIN Ymer Kaqamak 18 DF  FIN Tomi Häihänen 19 MF  FIN Toni Kneip 20 DF  FIN Valtteri Lauri 21 DF  FIN Kristian Konu 22 FW  NGA Ifeanyichukwu Ezenwafor 23 FW  FIN Nico Weckström 24 FW  FIN Oskari Lehtonen 26 FW  FIN Santeri Saarenpää 27 DF  FIN Matti Suursalmi 28 FW  NGA Phillip Nduka

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Women's team

As of 1 May 2020.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  FIN Riina Isokääntä 2 DF  FIN Emmi Siren 3 DF  FIN Joanna Tynnilä 4 DF  FIN Oona Siren 5 MF  FIN Ronja Isokääntä 6 MF  FIN Iiona Anttonen 7 MF  FIN Anna Nurmi 10 FW  FIN Jenna Topra 11 FW  FIN Aino Martikainen 12 GK  FIN Inna Vannula 13 FW  FIN Melanie Azodo

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 DF  FIN Pinja Eklund 16 FW  FIN Elina Mankki 17 DF  FIN Waranya Chaimuk 19 MF  FIN Neea Hassinen 20 MF  FIN Annika Haanpää 21 DF  FIN Liina Nora 23 MF  FIN Elli-Nora Kainulainen 66 GK  FIN Elsa Sulku 97 MF  FIN Tia Hälinen

Source:^[5]

Honours and achievements

• Naisten Ykkönen Winners (2): 2009, 2019
• Finnish Women's Cup Winners (4): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016