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Rovaniemen Palloseura is a Finnish
football
club, founded in 1950 and based in the town of Rovaniemi
. In 2009 RoPS played in the Finnish Premier Division (Veikkausliiga
) but got relegated to Ykkönen
after being the lowest-placed team in the end of the season. Club plays home games at Keskuskenttä
downtown Rovaniemi.
in 1986.
The club's most notable international achievement is reaching the quarter-finals of the European Cup-Winners' Cup
in 1987/88.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club, founded in 1950 and based in the town of Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi is a city and municipality of Finland. It is the administrative capital and commercial centre of Finland's northernmost province, Lapland. It is situated close to the Arctic Circle and is between the hills of Ounasvaara and Korkalovaara, at the confluence of the Kemijoki River and its...
. In 2009 RoPS played in the Finnish Premier Division (Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga is the premier division of Finnish football, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Veikkausliiga is currently ranked as the 28th best league in Europe. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name...
) but got relegated to Ykkönen
Ykkönen
Ykkönen is the second highest level of the Finnish football league system , although it is the highest league managed by the Football Association of Finland.-Competition:...
after being the lowest-placed team in the end of the season. Club plays home games at Keskuskenttä
Keskuskenttä
Keskuskenttä is a multi-purpose stadium in Rovaniemi, Finland. It is currently used for football matches, football training and sport classes of nearby schools and daycare centres. During winter there is a skiing track for young skiers. The stadium has seating capacity of 2 500, of which 1 300 are...
downtown Rovaniemi.
Achievements
In Finland, RoPS has achieved the 3rd place in the Finnish Premier Division in 1988 and 1989. In total, the forthcoming season is the 23rd for the club at Finnish premier level. RoPS has also won the Finnish CupFinnish Cup
The Finnish Cup is Finland's main national cup competition in football.This yearly competition is open for member clubs of the FA of Finland. Finnish Cup has been played since 1955.Finnish Cup winner qualifies to UEFA Europa League...
in 1986.
The club's most notable international achievement is reaching the quarter-finals of the European Cup-Winners' Cup
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
in 1987/88.
European cup history
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987–88 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but... |
1. Round |  |
Glentoran Glentoran F.C. Glentoran F.C. is a semi-professional, football club in Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 and plays its home games at the Oval in east Belfast. Club colours are green, red, and black.Glentoran's biggest rivals are Linfield... |
0–0 | 1–1 | (a)1–1 |
| 2. Round |  |
KS Vllaznia Shkodër KS Vllaznia Shkodër Klub Futboll Vllaznia Shkodër is an Albanian football club based in Shkodër. KF Vllaznia have been Albanian champions nine times and won the National Cup six times, the last success coming at the end of the 2007–08 season, after a long 21 year drought in the competition... |
1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3. Round |  |
Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In... |
0–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | ||
| 1989–90 | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
1. Round |  |
GKS Katowice GKS Katowice GKS Katowice is a Polish football club based in Katowice, Poland. The club currently plays in the Polish First League.-History:In 1963 in Katowice a special organizational committee was called with the purpose of uniting all the clubs and sporting organizations of city into one large club which... |
1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| 2. Round | |
AJ Auxerre AJ Auxerre Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise is a French association football club based in the commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club was founded in 1905 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Auxerre plays its home matches at the Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps on the banks of the... |
0–5 | 0–3 | 0–8 | ||
| 1990–91 | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
1. Round |  |
1. FC Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg is a German association football club playing in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt.-History:Football has been played in Magdeburg since the end of the 19th century. On 15 June 1896 SV Victoria 96 Magdeburg was founded, a club that had its best days before World War II, when it participated... |
0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Season to season
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| Season | Level | Division | Section | Administration | Position | Movements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 5th | ||
| 1995 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 9th | ||
| 1996 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 9th | Lower Group - 8th | |
| 1997 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 9th | Third Round - 6th | |
| 1998 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 7th | Third Round - 8th | |
| 1999 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 8th | Upper Group - 8th | |
| 2000 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 9th | ||
| 2001 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 12th | Relegated | |
| 2002 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | North Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 4th | Lower Group North - 5th |
| 2003 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd | Promotion Playoffs - Promoted | |
| 2004 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 12th | ||
| 2005 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 13th | Relegation Playoffs - Relegated | |
| 2006 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 7th | ||
| 2007 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd | Promotion Playoffs - Promoted | |
| 2008 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 10th | ||
| 2009 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 14th | Relegated | |
| 2010 2010 Ykkönen -League table:-Relegation play-offs:The 13th placed team of 2010 Veikkausliiga and the runners-up of the 2010 Ykkönen will compete in a two-legged play-offs for one spot in the 2011 Veikkausliiga... |
Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Promoted | |
| 2011 2011 Veikkausliiga The 2011 Veikkausliiga was the eighty-first season of top-tier football in Finland. It began on 2 May 2011 and ended on 29 October 2011. HJK Helsinki were the defending champions and successfully defended their title.... |
Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 12th | Relegated | |
- 13 seasons in VeikkausliigaVeikkausliigaVeikkausliiga is the premier division of Finnish football, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Veikkausliiga is currently ranked as the 28th best league in Europe. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name...
- 5 seasons in YkkönenYkkönenYkkönen is the second highest level of the Finnish football league system , although it is the highest league managed by the Football Association of Finland.-Competition:...
Current squad
Former players
| Dejan Godar Dejan Godar Dejan Godar is Croatian footballer who plays for Degerfors IF in the Swedish Division 1. He is originally from the village of Tavankut in Bačka in autonomic province of Vojvodina, Serbia.-Club career:... (2003–07) Stuart Douglas Stuart Douglas Stuart Douglas is an English football player.-Career:Douglas began his career with Luton Town as a youth player, going on to make 146 football league appearances for the club... (2004) Malcolm Dunkley (1988–90) Brian Greenhoff Brian Greenhoff Brian Greenhoff was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester United, Leeds United and Rochdale. He was capped 18 times for England.... (1983) Lee Jenkins Lee Jenkins (English footballer) Lee Robert Jenkins is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Port Vale and Birmingham City.-Playing career:... (1980's) Steven Polack (1984–94) Jari Europaeus Jari Europaeus Jari Europaeus is a retired football defender.During his club career, Europaeus played for HJK Helsinki, Gefle IF, Östers IF, RoPS and Atlantis FC. He made 56 appearances for the Finland national team.... (1989) Tuomo Hakala Matti Hiukka (1995–98), (2004), (2006) Jarkko Hurme Jarkko Hurme Jarkko Erkki Hurme is a Finnish footballer.Hurme, a right back, started his career at OLS Oulu and AC Oulu,before moving to Veikkausliiga club RoPS Rovaniemi for the 2005 season. He then transferred to Udinese Calcio of the Italian Serie A on 1 January 2006. He played for Hellas Verona in Serie C1... (2005) Jari Ilola Jari Ilola Jari Ilola is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for IF Elfsborg and the Finland national football team.-External links:*... (1995–97) Jarmo Ilola Petri Jalava Petri Jalava Petri Jalava is a Finnish football central defender. He currently plays for PK-35.He was on trial to South China in December 2006, but failed to get a contract... (2003–06) Marko Koivuranta Marko Koivuranta Marko Koivuranta is a former Finnish football player, who played last time for RoPS; he formerly played for FC Jazz, AC Oulu and FC YPA.After Finnish Premier League season 2009 Koivuranta decided to retire his footballing career.... (1995–96), (1998–99), (2009) Mika Kottila Mika Kottila Mika "Hirvi" Kottila is a retired Finnish footballer. He played as a striker.Kottila spent the vast majority of his career playing in Scandinavia joining RoPS in 1992. He had a spell on loan at Hereford United during the 1996-97 season... |
Mika Lahtinen Mika Lahtinen Mika Lahtinen is a Finnish footballer. He is a forward and he plays for Finnish team RoPS of the Veikkausliiga. He has previously also played for JJK at the top level and on loan at RoPS, Rovaniemi.-References:*... (2006) Ismo Lius Ismo Lius Ismo Lius is a retired football forward.During his club career, Lius played for Kuusysi Lahti, Örgryte IS, HJK Helsinki, RoPS and FC Hämeenlinna. He made 36 appearances for the Finland national team, scoring 4 goals.... Mika Nurmela Mika Nurmela Mika Nurmela is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for the Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu.- Trivia :He is a right sided player who has played most of his career as a wide midfielder or winger, but can also play at full back.... Jukka Santala Jukka Santala Jukka Santala is a Finnish footballer who plays as a striker for RoPS. He returned to Finland after few years playing abroad. He had a trial with the Finnish Veikkausliiga side HJK Helsinki., but he chose to take a contract from FC Haka... Kimmo Tauriainen Kimmo Tauriainen Kimmo Tauriainen is a former Finnish professional footballer.-Career:Tauriainen played in the midfield and is 169 cm in height and weighs in at 72 kg.... Pasi Tauriainen Vesa Tauriainen Ari Tegelberg Jani Viander Jani Viander Jani Viander is a former Finnish footballer who last played for HJK Helsinki. Currently he works as a goalkeeping coach for both HJK and it's reserves Klubi-04 and for the Finland U21.-Career:... Kari Virtanen Ville Wallén Ville Wallén Ville Wallén is a Finnish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki.-References:*-External links:* at * at... (2004) Erfan Zeneli Erfan Zeneli Erfan Zeneli isa Finnish footballer of Kosovar Albanian descent currently playing as a left winger for HJK Helsinki.-External links:* at * at... Patrice Ollo Patrice Ollo N'Doumba Patrice Derigobert Ollo N'Doumba is a Cameroonian football player, who has last playing for KuPS.-References:... (2009-2010) Daniel Bauer Daniel Bauer Daniel Bauer is a German football player who is currently a free agent.- Career :Bauer began his senior career at TuS Mayen in the then fifth-tier Verbandsliga Rheinland, winning promotion to tier IV in his first season... (2008) Adrian Pelka (2005) Abeiku Adams Abeiku Adams Abeiku Junior Adams is a Ghanaian football player who, who playing for Bofoakwa Tano.- Career :He played 2006/2007 in Finland by RoPS and played in the season 2006/2007 3 games for the team, he cames in July 2006 from Bofoakwa Tano on loan.-References:... (2007–08) |
Norbert Kerényi Norbert Kerényi Norbert Kerényi is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for BFC Siófok.-References:*... (2002–03) Tibor Márkus Tibor Márkus Tibor Márkus is a Hungarian football player. He plays for Paksi SE. He also played for Rovaniemen Palloseura and Apollon Limassol.-External links:**... (2003) Anton Shokh Anton Shokh Anton Rokhusovich Shokh was a Kazakhstani professional football player and coach.He also held Russian citizenship. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1979 for FC Kairat.-Honours:* Soviet Top League champion: 1988.... (1993) Raphael Edereho (2005) Zbigniew Wachowicz Zbigniew Wachowicz Zbigniew Wachowicz is a Polish footballer who plays as a defender. He currently plays for Radomiak Radom in the Polish Third League in Poland.... Kwon Jung-Hyuk Kwon Jung-Hyuk Kwon Jung-Hyuk is a South Korean football goalkeeper who play for Incheon United.He has played in his own country for Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i, Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo , Pohang Steelers and FC Seoul. In 2009 Kwon signed a one year contract with Finnish Veikkausliiga club Rovaniemen Palloseura... (2009) Vasili Karatayev Vasili Karatayev Vasili Ivanovich Karatayev is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1981 for FShM Moscow.His identical twin Mikhail Karatayev also played football professionally.-European club competitions:... (1997) Aleksandr Kulik Aleksandr Kulik Aleksandr Kulik is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in the Estonian Meistriliiga for JK Sillamäe Kalev. He plays the position of defender or striker and is 1.93 m tall.-External links:*... (2008) Mykola Pavlenko Mykola Pavlenko Mykola Pavlenko is a Ukrainian football player.Pavlenko made one appearance in the Russian First Division for SKA Rostov-on-Don.... (2008) Jon Burklo Jon Burklo Jon Burklo is an American soccer player, currently without a club.Although born in Texas, Burklo grew up in Tampa Bay, Florida. He played his club soccer with Black Watch. He went on to play soccer at Liberty University from 2002 to 2005. In 2005, he spent the collegiate off season with the... (2007) César Pellegrín César Pellegrín César Eduardo Pellegrín García is a Uruguayan association footballer who plays for Rampla Juniors. Currently a free agent.Pellegrín played in 1997 and 1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup. 1999 he won the silver medal.-External links:... (2005) Zeddy Saileti Zeddy Saileti Zeddy Saileti is a former Zambian football striker and present football coach. Currently he is the manager of RoPS Youth Academy based in Kitwe. A good goalscorer, he formed part of the squad that reached the final of the 1994 African Nations Cup. Saileti was born and raised in a family of eleven... (1994-09) Whiteson Simwanza Whiteson Simwanza Whiteson Simwanza , also known as White Simwanza, is a Zambian football middlefielder who played last time for RoPS. Simwanza had a contract with RoPS until the end of season 2011. But it was terminated at the end of season 2009.... (2009) Christian Gyan Christian Gyan Christian Attah Gyan is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for RoPS in Finland.- Career :Gyan signed for Feyenoord in 1996. During the following season the club send him on loan to Excelsior. After only a couple of months Feyenoord recalled the defender, and he made his debut for Feyenoord... (2010) |