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Vaasan Palloseura

Vaasan Palloseura, commonly known 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 Stadium. 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 respectively.

VPS
Full nameVaasan Palloseura
NicknamesVepsu, Raita (the Stripe)
Founded1924; 102 years ago (1924)
GroundHietalahti,
Vaasa, Finland
Capacity6,005
ChairmanTimo Harri
ManagerJussi Nuorela
LeagueVeikkausliiga
2025Veikkausliiga, 9th of 12
Websitevepsu.fi
Hietalahden Jalkapallostadion

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

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European campaigns

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Season Competition Round Club 1st Leg 2nd Leg Aggregate
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

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As of 30 March 2026[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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  FIN Aleksi Piispa
2 DF  GNB Lassana Mané
5 DF  SWE Vilmer Rönnberg
6 DF  NGA Emmanuel Okereke
7 MF  SUR Jayden Turfkruier
8 MF  STP Paulo Lima
9 FW  NED Simon van Duivenbooden
10 FW  SWE Jabir Abdihakim Ali
11 FW  FIN Jonathan Muzinga
12 GK  FIN Lucas Väyrynen
13 DF  NGA Oluwaseyi Ogunniyi (on loan from Horsens)
14 MF  FIN Simon Lindholm
15 FW  AUS Luka Smyth
18 DF  FIN Adrian Arrakoski
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF  FIN Martti Haukioja
22 GK  FIN Eino Ehrnrooth
23 DF  FIN Miika Niemi
24 DF  FIN Yassin Daoussi
26 MF  FIN Rasmus Forsbacka
27 DF  FIN Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan
28 MF  KEN Will Wilson
30 MF  FIN Joonas Vahtera
31 MF  FIN Alex Myntti
33 MF  FIN Akon Kuek
34 MF  FIN Antti-Ville Räisänen
35 FW  FIN Olavi Keturi
37 FW  FIN Joona Somppi
41 GK  SLE Mamadou Jalloh (on loan from Brøndby)

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Management and boardroom

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Management

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As of 10 March 2024[7]

Name Role
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

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As of 24 September 2020[8]

Name Role
Finland Timo Harri Chairman
Finland Riku Asukas Vice Chairman
Finland Tommi Pikkarainen Sporting director

Managers

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  • 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–)

References

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  1. ↑ "Design: Hietalahden Stadion – StadiumDB.com". stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Draamaa Vaasassa - VPS nousi voittoon ja pronssille lisäajalla, HJK:n mestaruusjuhlat siirtyivät, helsinginsanomat.fi, 8 October 2023
  3. ↑ Jalkapallokirjat 1946–>, Suomen Palloliitto, ISSN 0787-7188
  4. ↑ Helsingin Sanomat, Volumes 1979-1987
  5. ↑ "Tulostus". www.urheilumuseo.fi. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "VPS - Vaasan Palloseura. Vepsun viralliset kotisivut. Since 1924! - Joukkue". VPS - Vaasan Palloseura. Vepsun viralliset kotisivut. Since 1924!. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "VPS 2023" (in Finnish). VPS. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Timo Harrista VPS Oy:n hallituksen uusi puheenjohtaja" (in Finnish). VPS. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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