Turun Palloseura (women's football)
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| Full name | Turun Palloseura Naiset | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Tepsi, Tepsimuijat | ||
| Short name | TPS Naiset | ||
| Founded | 1972 | ||
| Ground | Turun Urheilupuiston yläkenttä, Turku | ||
| Capacity | 750 | ||
| Coordinates | 60°26′35″N 22°15′57″E / 60.44306°N 22.26583°E | ||
| Chairman | Teppo Virta | ||
| Managers | Päivi Hämäläinen Tommy Sandås | ||
| Coach | Sami Haltia | ||
| League | Kansallinen Liiga | ||
| 7th, Naisten Liiga | |||
| Website | Club website | ||
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| Active departments of Turun Palloseura | ||
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| Floorball | Football (Men's) | Football (Women's) |
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| Ice hockey (Men's) | Ice hockey (Women's) | |
Turun Palloseura Naiset, commonly known as TPS Naiset, is a Finnish women's football team based in Turku. They represent Turun Palloseura in the Kansallinen Liiga (previously Naisten Liiga, Naisten SM-sarja), the top division of women's football in Finland. Their home ground is the upper field (Finnish: yläkenttä) of the Turun Urheilupuiston (Turku Sportspark), an artificial turf pitch with seating capacity for 750 spectators.
History[]
TPS' home ground, Turun Urheilupuiston yläkenttä, in 2015
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.[1] The 2016 campaign is team’s most successful season since returning to the top league, with TPS earning Finnish Championship silver.[2]
Honours[]
Finnish Championship[]
Naisten SM-sarja 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
Runners-up (8):
Naisten SM-sarja Third Place (2): 1976, 1985Players[]
- As of 23 August 2020[3]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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| 1 | GK | Siiri Välimaa |  Finland
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| 3 | DF | Finland
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| 4 | MF | Finland
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| 5 | DF | Finland
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| 6 | DF | Finland
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| 7 | MF | Finland
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| 8 | DF | Finland
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| 9 | FW | Finland
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| 10 | FW |  United States
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| 11 | MF | Finland
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| 13 | MF | Finland
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| 14 | MF | Finland
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| 16 | DF | Finland
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| 18 | MF | Finland
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| 19 | DF | Finland
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| 20 | FW | Finland
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| 22 | MF | Finland
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| 23 | MF | Finland
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| 25 | FW | Finland
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| 26 | DF | Finland
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| 27 | MF | Finland
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| 28 | MF | Finland
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| 29 | FW | Finland
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| 30 | GK | Finland
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| 31 | FW | Eden Avital |  Israel
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References[]
- ^ Pietarinen, Heikki (11 July 2013). "Finland - List of Women Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "TPS:n naisten edustusjoukkue solmi kahdeksan uutta pelaajasopimusta" (in Finnish). Turun Sanomat. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Naisten edustus" (in Finnish). Turun Palloseura. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
External links[]
- Official website (in Finnish)
- Turun Palloseura on Facebook
- Turun Palloseura on Twitter
Categories:
- Women's football clubs in Finland
- Association football clubs established in 1972
- Sport in Turku
- TPS (football)
- Finnish football club stubs