Turun Palloseura (women's football)

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Turun Palloseura
Full nameTurun Palloseura Naiset
Nickname(s)Tepsi, Tepsimuijat
Short nameTPS Naiset
Founded1972
GroundTurun Urheilupuiston yläkenttä,
Turku
Capacity750
Coordinates 60°26′35″N22°15′57″E / 60.44306°N 22.26583°E / 60.44306; 22.26583
ChairmanTeppo Virta
ManagersPäivi Hämäläinen
Tommy Sandås
CoachSami Haltia
League Kansallinen Liiga
20239th
Website https://www.tpsjuniorijalkapallo.fi/joukkueet/7624
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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.

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History

TPS' home ground, Turun Urheilupuiston ylakentta, in 2015 Turun Urheilupuiston ylakentta 22.7.2015.jpg
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

References

  1. ↑ Pietarinen, Heikki (11 July 2013). "Finland - List of Women Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "TPS:n naisten edustusjoukkue solmi kahdeksan uutta pelaajasopimusta" (in Finnish). Turun Sanomat. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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