Helsingin Palloseura
Full name | Helsingin Palloseura | |
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Nickname(s) | HPS, Vihreät Jääkärit (Green Rangers) | |
Founded | 1917 | |
Ground | JYA AREENA Helsinki Finland | |
Capacity | 2000 | |
Chairman | Kurt Grönlund | |
Manager | Janne Viljamaa, Ramiro Muñoz | |
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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
Brief history of men's team
The first football match played by HPS men's team in September 1918 against
They were relegated again in
There then followed a gradual downward spiral with HPS fluctuating between
European campaigns
HPS men have played in Europe on two occasions, the first time being in the
Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Score | Agg. |
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1958–59 | European Cup | Second round | Stade Reims
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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
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Junior Football
The club has a thriving youth section running a large number of teams with around 700 players. Junior coaching is seen as the key to creating a sound foundation for the development of the club in the future. HPS's mission is to be a local club serving the Pakila-Paloheinä-Torpparimäki and Oulunkylä-Maunula areas by offering soccer as a hobby for children and youngsters. Educational values, teamwork and consideration of others are key aspects that are delivered.
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.
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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.
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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
- ^ "Finland – List of league First Level Tables". RSSSF. 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ "Finland – List of league First Level Tables". RSSSF. 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ "Finland – List of league First Level Tables". RSSSF. 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF. 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ "Home". finlandfootball.net.
- ^ "Helsingin Palloseura Naiset". Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Helsingin Palloseura Miehet". Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2014.