| 2024 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Ari Lahti | ||
| Manager | Jani Honkavaara | ||
| Stadium | Kuopio Football Stadium | ||
| Veikkausliiga | 2nd | ||
| UEFA Conference League | Second qualifying round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Arttu Heinonen Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba Petteri Pennanen (4) All: Jonathan Muzinga Otto Ruoppi (7) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 3,560 [1] | ||
The 2024 season is the 102nd season in the history of Kuopion Palloseura and the club's 17th consecutive season in the Finnish topflight.
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| 13 January 2024Friendly | KuPS  | 3–0 | MP Mikkeli |
| 19 January 2024Friendly | AC Oulu | 2–5 | KuPS |
| 9 March 2024Friendly | KuPS | 4–1 | FF Jaro |
| 23 March 2024Friendly | Hammarby IF  | 2–0 | KuPS |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Veikkausliiga | 6 April 2024 | 1 September 2024 | Matchday 1 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 56.25 |
| Finnish Cup | 16 June 2024 | Fifth round | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 100.00 | |
| UEFA Conference League | 11 July 2024 | First qualifying round | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 50.00 | |
| Total | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 18 | +25 | 61.90 | |||
Last updated: 21 July 2024
Source: Soccerway
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KuPS | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 44 | Qualification for the Championship Round |
| 2 | HJK | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 43 | |
| 3 | Ilves | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 39 | |
| 4 | SJK | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 36 | |
| 5 | Haka | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 35 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KuPS (C) | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 56 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Ilves | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 27 | +29 | 54 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round [a] |
| 3 | HJK | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 45 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round [a] |
| 4 | SJK (O) | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 40 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off final |
| 5 | VPS | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 39 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off quarter-finals |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter Turku | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 41 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off quarter-finals |
| 2 | Gnistan | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 37 | |
| 3 | Oulu | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 28 | |
| 4 | Mariehamn | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 26 | |
| 5 | Lahti (R) | 27 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 24 | Qualification for the Veikkausliiga play-off |
| 6 | EIF (R) | 27 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 57 | −33 | 19 | Relegation to the Ykkösliiga |
The match schedule was released on 18 January. [2] [3]
| 6 April 20241 | KuPS | 3–1 | HJK | Kuopio |
| 19:00 UTC+3 |
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| Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium Referee: Oliver Reitala |
| 13 April 20242 | Mariehamn | 2–2 | KuPS | Mariehamn |
| 17:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Wiklöf Holding Arena Referee: Dennis Antamo |
| 19 April 20243 | Inter Turku | 1–1 | KuPS | Turku |
| 18:00 UTC+3 |
| Stadium: Veritas Stadion Referee: Oliver Reitala |
| 27 April 20244 | Lahti | 0–1 | KuPS | Lahti |
| Stadium: Lahti Stadium |
| 4 May 20245 | SJK | 1–1 | KuPS | Seinäjoki |
| Stadium: OmaSP Stadion |
| 10 May 20246 | KuPS | 2–1 | VPS | Kuopio |
| Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium |
| 22 May 202415 | VPS | 1–3 | KuPS | Vaasa |
| Stadium: Hietalahti Stadium |
| 19 May 20247 | Gnistan | 0–0 | KuPS | Helsinki |
| Stadium: Mustapekka Areena |
| 26 May 20248 | KuPS | 4–1 | EIF | Kuopio |
| Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium |
| 31 May 20249 | Ilves | 1–2 | KuPS | Tampere |
| Stadium: Tammelan Stadion |
| 8 June 202410 | KuPS | 4–1 | Oulu | Kuopio |
| Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium |
| 12 June 202411 | KuPS | 0–1 | Haka | Kuopio |
| Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium |
| 19 June 202412 | HJK | 3–1 | KuPS | Helsinki |
| 21:00 UTC+3 |
| Stadium: Bolt Arena Referee: Antti Munukka |
| 28 June 202413 | AC Oulu | 1–0 | KuPS | Oulu |
| 20:00 UTC+3 |
| Stadium: Raatti Stadium Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara |
| 7 July 202414 | KuPS | 3–1 | Gnistan | Kuopio |
| 18:30 UTC+3 |
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| Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium Referee: Matti Roth |
| 21 July 202416 | KuPS | v | Lahti | Kuopio |
| 18:30 UTC+3 | Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium |
| 4 August 202418 | KuPS | v | SJK | Kuopio |
| 18:30 UTC+3 | Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium |
| 11 August 202419 | Haka | v | KuPS | Valkeakoski |
| 17:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Tehtaan kenttä |
| 18 August 202420 | KuPS | v | Ilves | Kuopio |
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium |
| 25 August 202421 | KuPS | v | Mariehamn | Kuopio |
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium |
| 1 September 202422 | KuPS | v | Inter Turku | Kuopio |
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium |
| 16 June 2024Fifth round | Mariehamn | 1–3 | KuPS | Mariehamn |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Wiklöf Holding Arena Referee: Petri Viljanen |
| 25 June 2024Sixth round | PEPO | 1–5 | KuPS | Lappeenranta |
| 18:30 UTC+3 | Stadium: Kimpisen Urheilupuisto Referee: Ayhan Dag |
| 3 July 2024Quarter-finals | EIF | 0–2 | KuPS | Raasepori |
| 18:30 UTC+3 | Stadium: Ekenäs Sparbank Arena TN Referee: Oliver Reitala |
| 21 August 2024Semi-finals | SJK | v | KuPS |
| 11 July 2024First leg | UNA Strassen  | 0–0 | KuPS | Differdange, Luxembourg |
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stade Municipal de la Ville de Differdange Referee: Helgi Mikael Jónasson (Iceland) |
| 18 July 2024Second leg | KuPS | 5–0 (5–0 agg.) | UNA Strassen | Kuopio |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium Referee: Ian McNabb (Northern Ireland) |
| 25 July 2024Second leg | KuPS | v |  Tromsø | Kuopio |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium |
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