Helsingin Palloseura

Helsingin Palloseura

Full name	Helsingin Palloseura
Nickname(s)	HPS, Vihreät Jääkärit (Green Rangers)
Founded	1917; 107 years ago (1917)
Ground	JYA AREENA Helsinki Finland
Capacity	2000
Chairman	Kurt Grönlund
Manager	Janne Viljamaa, Ramiro Muñoz
Home colours

Helsingin Palloseura (HPS) (English: Helsinki Ball Game Club) is a sports club from Helsinki, Finland established in 1917. HPS has been active in several sports including bandy, ice hockey, football, handball and basketball.

Historically, HPS men's team is one of the most successful football teams in Finland, winning nine national championships during the 1920s and 1930s. The team is currently playing in the fourth highest league, however. In bandy, the club was the runner-up for the Finnish championship in 1920.

Famous HPS footballers have included William Kanerva, Aulis Koponen, Max Viinioksa, Kai Pahlman, Jyrki Heliskoski and Pertti Alaja.

Football

Achievements

HPS Helsinki's men's team won the Finnish football championship (

• Men's Finnish Champions (Mestaruussarja Winners): 1921, 1922, 1926, 1927, 1929,
  1957^[1]
• Men's Finnish Cup (Miesten Suomen Cup): 1962

The first football match played by HPS men's team in September 1918 against

They were relegated again in

.

European campaigns

HPS men have played in Europe on two occasions, the first time being in the

Cup Winners' Cup

in the 1963–64 season.

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Score	Agg.
1958–59	European Cup	Second round		Stade Reims	0–4, v 0–3	0–7
1963–64	European Cup Winners' Cup	Preliminary round		ŠK Slovan Bratislava	1–4, v 1–8	2–12

Divisional movements since 1930

Top Level (28 seasons): 1930–42, 1945–49, 1956–64
Second Level (18 seasons): 1943/44, 1950–55, 1965–70, 1972, 1974–76, 1983
Third Level (13 seasons): 1971, 1973, 1977–82, 1984, 1988–89, 1997–98
Fourth level (19 seasons): 1985–87, 1990, 1992–93, 1995–96, 2009–19
Fifth Level (5 seasons): 1991, 1994, 2005, 2007–08
Sixth Level (2 seasons): 2004, 2006
Seventh Level (1 season): 2003
Eight Level (3 seasons): 2000–02[4]

Season to season

Junior Football

The club has a youth section running a large number of teams with around 700 players.

Current season Women

For the season 2018 the representative team of HPS, HPS women's I, competes in the Naisten Ykkönen, in the second highest national level.

Current women's Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 {{{pos}}}  FIN Ida-Sofia Helppikangas 3 {{{pos}}}  FIN Ella Haaksluoto 4 {{{pos}}}  FIN Hanna Posa 6 {{{pos}}}  FIN Ella Andberg 7 {{{pos}}}  FIN Emilia Pessi 9 {{{pos}}}  FIN Julianna Jatkola 10 {{{pos}}}  FIN Alina Kosunen 12 {{{pos}}}  FIN Piipa Kämppi 13 {{{pos}}}  FIN Jessica Kiviaho 14 {{{pos}}}  FIN Aino-Marja Lehtinen 17 {{{pos}}}  FIN Ada Torala 19 {{{pos}}}  FIN Tessa Auvinen 20 {{{pos}}}  FIN Nina Eid 21 {{{pos}}}  FIN Minna Pelkonen 22 {{{pos}}}  FIN Oona Antola 23 {{{pos}}}  FIN Anna Eld 24 {{{pos}}}  FIN Emilia Ukkonen 51 {{{pos}}}  FIN Julia Säppi 52 {{{pos}}}  FIN Maiju Hirvonen 70 {{{pos}}}  FIN Taru Kalliovaara 91 {{{pos}}}  FIN Dali Meller 92 {{{pos}}}  FIN Hanna Onufriew

^[6]

Current season men

For the 2014 season HPS men compete in Section 1 (Lohko 1) of the

HPS/2 men are participating in Section 1 (Lohko 1) of the Nelonen administered by the Helsinki SPL.

HPS/Jägers are participating in Section 3 (Lohko 3) of the Kutonen administered by the Helsinki SPL.

Current men's Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 4  FIN Juho Silvola 6  FIN Janne Sihvonen 10  FIN Antti Hakala 11  FIN Janne Löfberg 12  FIN Jere Paavilainen 14  FIN Emil Asp 16  FIN Tatu Virtanen 17  FIN Tomas O'Shaugnessy 18  FIN Sami Hellström 19  FIN Pasi Paakki 22  FIN Janne Herranen 23  FIN Henrik Peltoniemi 25  FIN Sami Salmi 28  FIN Juho Iso-Kuusela 29  FIN Tim Basili 31  FIN Timo Aalto

No. Pos. Nation Player 36  FIN Valtteri Frantsi 37  FIN Joni Knuutinen 42  FIN Aleksi Honkonen

^[7]

Ice hockey

HPS played in SM-sarja for five seasons (1928, 1929, 1932, 1933 and 1934)

References and sources

• (in Finnish) Official Website
• (in Finnish) Helsingin Palloseura – Finnish Wikipedia
• (in Finnish) Suomen Cup
• (in Finnish) Helsingin Palloseura Facebook

Footnotes