Vaasan Palloseura
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| Full name | Vaasan Palloseura | |||
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| Nicknames | Vepsu, Raita (the Stripe) | |||
| Founded | 1924 | |||
| Ground | Hietalahti, Vaasa, Finland | |||
| Capacity | 6,005 | |||
| Chairman | Timo Harri | |||
| Manager | Jussi Nuorela | |||
| League | Veikkausliiga | |||
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga, 9th of 12 | |||
| Website | vepsu | |||
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Vaasan Palloseura, commonly referred to as VPS, is a Finnish football club, based in Vaasa. It currently plays in the first tier of Finnish football (Veikkausliiga). The club's current manager is Jussi Nuorela. The club plays its home matches at Hietalahti. VPS played twice in the UEFA Cup in 1998–99 and in 1999–00, but were knocked out in the 2nd Qualifying Round by Grazer AK of Austria and in the 1st Qualifying Round by St Johnstone of Scotland.
In spring of 2015 it was announced that the construction of VPS's new stadium would start soon. The construction of the new stadium began in the summer of 2015 and was completed in August 2016.[1]
Achievements
[edit | edit source]- Mestaruussarja/Veikkausliiga
- Ykkönen
- Winners: 2021
- Finnish Cup
- Runners-up: 1972
- Finnish League Cup
- Winners: 1999, 2000
- Runners-up: 1997, 2014
European campaigns
[edit | edit source]| Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg | Aggregate |
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| 1998–99 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn | 0–2 | 4–0 | 4–2 |
| 2Q | Austria Grazer AK | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | ||
| 1999–00 | UEFA Cup | QR | Scotland St Johnstone | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| 2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Sweden IF Brommapojkarna | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 |
| 2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Sweden AIK | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–6 |
| 2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 2Q | Denmark Brøndby IF | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | ||
| 2024–25 | UEFA Conference League | 1Q | Lithuania Žalgiris | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1−3 |
Season to season
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Current squad
[edit | edit source]- As of 31 August 2025[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
[edit | edit source]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Management and boardroom
[edit | edit source]Management
[edit | edit source]As of 10 March 2024[7]
| Name | Role |
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| Finland Jussi Nuorela | Head Coach |
| Finland Henri Sillanpää | Assistant Coach |
| Finland Kari Salmi | Fitness Coach |
| Finland Vesa Kumpula | Goalkeeper Coach |
| Finland Tommi Helminen | Video Analyst |
| Egypt Loai Mohamed | Video Analyst |
| Finland Veli Lampi | Team Manager |
| Finland Jouko Jokinen | Team Manager |
Boardroom
[edit | edit source]As of 24 September 2020[8]
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Managers
[edit | edit source]- Finland Nuutti Lintamo (1945–46)
- Finland Heikki Kultti (1945–48)
- Hungary Géza Toldi (1948–49)
- Finland Tauno Koistinen (1950)
- Finland Jussi Sillanpää (1951)
- Finland Tauno Koistinen (1952–53)
- Finland Martti Häyhä (1954–58)
- Finland Ole Stolpe (1959)
- Finland Erkki Riihimäki (1960–62)
- Finland Niilo Kinnunen (1963)
- Finland Jussi Sillanpää (1964–68)
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jovan Jevtić (1969–70)
- Finland Kari Dahlsten (1970–72)
- Finland Raimo Hudd (1973)
- Finland Eero Tuhkanen (1974–77)
- Finland Pekka Mäkelä (1978)
- Finland Erkki Myllyaho (1979)
- Finland Esa Virta (1980–82)
- Finland Raimo Hudd (1983)
- Finland Jarmo Meltoranta (1984)
- Poland Jerzy Wojtowicz (1985–87)
- Finland Jarmo Meltoranta (1988–89)
- Finland Markku Myötänen (1989–90)
- Poland Boguslaw Hajdas (1991–92)
- Poland Jerzy Wojtowicz (1993)
- Poland Bogusław Hajdas (1993–95)
- Poland Tomasz Arceusz (1995)
- Finland Heikki Suhonen (1995)
- Finland Hannu Touru (1996–98)
- Sweden Sören Cratz (1999)
- Finland Kimmo Lipponen (1999)
- Finland Jukka Ikäläinen (2000–01)
- Finland Keijo Paananen (2002)
- England Stephen Ward (2003–04)
- Finland Jari Pyykölä (1 January 2006 – 9 June 2007)
- Finland Mika Koivumäki (2007)
- Finland Janne Lindberg (18 June 2007 – 31 December 2007)
- Finland Tomi Kärkkäinen (1 January 2008 – 15 May 2009)
- Finland Petri Vuorinen (1 January 2009 – 15 May 2009)
- Finland Tommi Pikkarainen (2010–11)
- Finland Petri Vuorinen (10 January 2011 – 28 July 2011)
- Finland Olli Huttunen (1 January 2012 – 29 June 2015)
- Finland Petri Vuorinen (29 June 2015 – 8 July 2019)
- Finland Christian Sund (8 July 2019 – 31 December 2020)
- Finland Jukka Karjalainen (1 January 2021 – 17 June 2021)
- Finland Jussi Nuorela (18 June 2021–)
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Draamaa Vaasassa - VPS nousi voittoon ja pronssille lisäajalla, HJK:n mestaruusjuhlat siirtyivät, helsinginsanomat.fi, 8 October 2023
- ^ Jalkapallokirjat 1946–>, Suomen Palloliitto, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Helsingin Sanomat, Volumes 1979-1987
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website (in Finnish)