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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, which played in the 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...
, the premier football league in Finland
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...
, until the 2010 season, but is currently excluded from participating in Finnish football. The club comes from the city of Tampere
Tampere
Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
. The current head coach of the club is Jarkko Wiss
Jarkko Wiss
Jarkko Wiss is a former Finnish footballer and the current manager of Tampere United.-Player career:As a player he played in the position of defensive midfielder for TPV Tampere, FF Jaro, HJK and Tampere United in Finland, Molde, Lillestrøm and Moss in Norway, Stockport County in England as well...
, who succeeded Ari Hjelm
Ari Hjelm
Ari-Juhani Hjelm is a Finnish football coach and former player. He was the head coach of home-town club Tampere United in Finland's Veikkausliiga....
on 29 October 2010.
History
The club was formed in July 1998. The initial plan was to join two local football clubs FC Ilves and TPVTampereen Pallo-Veikot
Tampereen Pallo-Veikot or TPV is a Finnish football club, based in Tampere. The club plays in the Kakkonen, the third highest level of football in Finland. It is the second largest football club in the Pirkanmaa region in terms of active members, with 1,600 members in 2005.-History:The club was...
but TPV decided to continue as its own team. FC Ilves continued to play in lower divisions and Tampere United inherited its place in the second highest division.
In their first season, 1999 they won promotion to the top division, 15 months after the formation of the club. During season 2000 they reached sixth place in the league. In their third season 2001 they won the Finnish championship. In 2002, they finished in fifth place, and in 2003, third place. In 2006, Tampere United won their 2nd Finnish Championship and one year later, in 2007, they were the champions yet again taking home their 3rd title.
On 14 April 2011 the club were suspended indefinitely by the Finnish Football Association because they had received money from a dubious company based in Singapore, known for involvement in fixed games, and they have therefore been excluded from the 2011 season of the 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...
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Season 2007
During the 2007 season, Tampere United reached the third qualifying round of the Champions League by beating Bulgarian champions Levski SofiaPFC Levski Sofia
"Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria...
2-0 on aggregate in the second qualifying round. Tampere United failed to reach the Champions League group stage when Rosenborg B.K.
Rosenborg B.K.
Rosenborg Ballklub is a Norwegian football club from the city of Trondheim, currently playing in the Norwegian Premier League. With 22 league titles and nine Norwegian Cup titles, the club is the most successful in Norway and has dominated Norwegian football since the start of the 1990s...
defeated them 5-0 on aggregate. On the UEFA Cup first round, United lost to Bordeaux
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux is a French association football club based in the city of Bordeaux. The club currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football, and won its last Ligue 1 title in the 2008–09 season....
4-3 on aggregate.
Tampere United won the Finnish championship in 2007.
Honours
- 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...
: Winners (3)- 2001Veikkausliiga 2001-League standings:-References:*...
, 2006Veikkausliiga 2006The 2006 season of the Veikkausliiga the 17th season in the league's history, began on April 19 and ended on October 29.The league was originally supposed to have 14 teams, but AC Allianssi was refused a license, and the league was subsequently played with only 13 teams.-Table:P = Matches played; W...
, 2007Veikkausliiga 2007The 2007 season of the Veikkausliiga , the 18th season in the league's history, began on April 21.-Final league table:...
- 2001
- Finnish CupFinnish CupThe 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...
: Winners (1)- 2007
- Finnish League CupFinnish League CupThe Finnish League Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually during pre-season in winter by teams from Veikkausliiga.-Finnish League Cup finals:...
: Winners (1)- 2009
Tampere United in Europe
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Score (home-away) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... |
Q1 |  Pyunik F.C. |
0–4, 0–2 |
| 2003 | UEFA Intertoto Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued... |
1 |  Ceahlaul Piatra NeamtCeahlaul Piatra Neamt Fotbal Club Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ is a Romanian football club based in Piatra Neamţ, established on October 20, 1919.The club's home ground is Ceahlăul Stadium with a capacity of 18,000 seats... |
1–0, 1–2 |
| 2 |  FK Sutjeska Nikšić |
0–0, 1–0 | ||
| 3 |  HNK CibaliaHNK Cibalia HNK Cibalia, or just Cibalia, is a Croatian football club from the town of Vinkovci in eastern Croatia. Cibalia currently play in the Prva HNL, Croatia's top flight. Their stadium is located in the south part of their home town and can hold 12,000 spectators... |
0–2, 1–0 | ||
| 2004 | UEFA Intertoto Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued... |
1 |  CS GrevenmacherCS Grevenmacher Club Sportif Grevenmacher is a football club, based in Grevenmacher, in eastern Luxembourg.- History :The club was founded in 1909 as 'Stade Mosellan' . The current name, 'CS Grevenmacher' , was adopted in 1919.... |
0–0, 1–1 |
| 2 |  FC Inter BakuFC Inter Baku Inter Baku PFC is an Azerbaijani football club based in Baku, that currently plays in Azerbaijan Premier League.Inter Baku is a multi-sports club and competes in football, wrestling, boxing, judo and unifight. The football team won the championship in 2008 and 2010... |
3–0, 0–1 | ||
| 3 | OFK Beograd OFK Beograd Omladinski fudbalski klub Beograd, commonly referred to as OFK Beograd , is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia, more precisely from the Karaburma urban neighborhood. It currently is the oldest team playing in the Serbian SuperLiga. The name means "Youth Football Club Belgrade" in Serbian... |
0–0, 0–1 | ||
| 2005 | UEFA Intertoto Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued... |
1 |  Skála ÍFSkála ÍF Skála Ítróttarfelag is a Faroese football club based in Skáli, municipality of Runavík. The club was founded on 15 May 1965. They currently play in 1. deild, which is the second best football division of the Faroe Islands.... |
2–0, 1–0 |
| 2 |  R. Charleroi S.C.R. Charleroi S.C. Sporting du Pays de Charleroi is a Belgian football club based in the city of Charleroi, in the province of Hainaut. Charleroi plays in the Belgian Pro League and their current spell at the highest level in Belgian football has started in the 1985–86 season... |
1–0, 0–0 | ||
| 3 |  SS Lazio |
1–1, 0–3 | ||
| 2006 | UEFA Intertoto Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued... |
1 |  Carmarthen Town |
5–0, 3–1 |
| 2 |  Kalmar FFKalmar FF Kalmar FF is a Swedish football club located in Kalmar. Formed 10 January 1910, the club has won three national cup titles and 1 league title. Kalmar FF currently play in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan.... |
1–2, 2–3 | ||
| 2007-08 | UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... |
Q1 |  SS Murata |
2–0, 2–1 |
| Q2 |  PFC Levski SofiaPFC Levski Sofia "Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria... |
1–0, 1–0 | ||
| Q3 |  Rosenborg BK |
0–3, 0–2 | ||
| 2007-08 | UEFA Cup | 1 |  Girondins de BordeauxFC Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux is a French association football club based in the city of Bordeaux. The club currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football, and won its last Ligue 1 title in the 2008–09 season.... |
2–3, 1–1 |
| 2008-09 | UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... |
Q1 |  FK Budućnost PodgoricaFK Buducnost Podgorica FK Budućnost is a football club from Podgorica, Montenegro, currently competing in the First League of Montenegro. Its colours are blue and white. FK Buducnost is a part of the Budućnost sport society.-History:... |
2–1, 1–1 |
| Q2 |  FC Artmedia Petržalka |
1–3, 2–4 | ||
Season to season
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| Season | Level | Division | Section | Administration | Position | Movements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | North Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Promotion Group - 1st |
| 2000 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 6th | ||
| 2001 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Champions | |
| 2002 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 6th | Upper Group - 5th | |
| 2003 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 3rd | ||
| 2004 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 3rd | ||
| 2005 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 3rd | ||
| 2006 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Champions | |
| 2007 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Champions | |
| 2008 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 7th | ||
| 2009 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 7th | ||
| 2010 | Tier 1 | Veikkausliiga (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 7th |
- 11 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...
- 1 season 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:...
Notable players
Mikko KavénMikko Kavén
Mikko Juhani Kavén is a Finnish football goalkeeper who used to play for Tampere United in Finland's Veikkausliiga.- Trivia :...
Jari Niemi
Jari Niemi
Jari Niemi is a Finnish footballer who currently plays forFC Ilves in the third tier of Finnish football league system. He has also played for R.A.E.C. Mons, Standard Liège and K. Sint-Truidense V.V. in Belgium. In the Finnish Veikkausliiga Niemi has played for TPV Tampere, FC Haka and Tampere...
Antti Pohja
Antti Pohja
Antti Pohja is a Finnish footballer. His position is forward. Pohja represents Tampere United playing in Finnish premier league Veikkausliiga. He returned to the club for the season 2007 having represented the club earlier in 2000-2001 and 2004...
Jussi Kujala
Jussi Kujala
Jussi Kujala is a Finnish football player, who currently plays for Dutch Eredivisie side De Graafschap.-Club career:...
Jussi Kuoppala
Jussi Kuoppala
Jussi Kuoppala is a former Finnish footballer, who played as a defender. He represented Tampere United in the Finnish premier division Veikkausliiga. At the premier level he has also represented his youth club FC Ilves. He has played in a total of 236 matches scoring three goals.-References:...
Sakari Saarinen
Sakari Saarinen
Sakari Saarinen is a Finnish footballer, who representes Rovaniemen Palloseura of Finnish premier division Veikkausliiga. Saarinen is 178 cm tall and he plays mostly in midfield, but occasionally also as a defender. In the Finnish premier league Saarinen has played 183 matches and scored 15...
Tomi Petrescu
Tomi Petrescu
Tomi Petrescu is a Finnish footballer of Romanian descent who plays as a forward for FC Honka.-Career:Petrescu plays for Finnish club Tampere United and has also played for another Finnish Veikkausliiga-side, F.C. International Turku. He has also played for Leicester City F.C. in the English...
Jonne Hjelm
Jonne Hjelm
Jonne Hjelm is a Finnish footballer who plays as a winger for German 3rd Liga club Wehen Wiesbaden. He is the son of Finnish former Tampere United head coach and former footballer Ari Hjelm.-Club:Tampere United...
Henri Myntti
Henri Myntti
Henri Myntti is a Finnish footballer and coach who is currently the head coach of KPV Kokkola.-Club career:Myntti began his career at his hometown Kokkola's top club KPV. In March 2001 he was signed as a promising youth player by the Norwegian Tippeligaen side Tromsø IL...
Jarkko Wiss
Jarkko Wiss
Jarkko Wiss is a former Finnish footballer and the current manager of Tampere United.-Player career:As a player he played in the position of defensive midfielder for TPV Tampere, FF Jaro, HJK and Tampere United in Finland, Molde, Lillestrøm and Moss in Norway, Stockport County in England as well...
Pasi Salmela Ville Lehtinen
Ville Lehtinen
Ville Lehtinen is a former Finnish footballer.As a junior Lehtinen played for Jyväskylän Jalkapalloklubi. He made his first-team debut in Finland's top division Veikkausliiga for Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi in 1997. He played only two games before moving to Sheffield United...
Janne Räsänen Petri Heinänen Juska Savolainen
Juska Savolainen
Juska Samuli Savolainen is a Finnish footballer, who plays as midfielder. He currently represents FK Haugesund in the Norwegian Premier League.-Career:...
Vili Savolainen
Vili Savolainen
Vili Savolainen is a Finnish football player, who plays as defensive midfielder or a defender.Savolainen currently represents Tampere United of Veikkausliiga. He started playing football for Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi when he was five years old and made his debut for the senior team, when he was 17...
Mathias Lindström
Mathias Lindström
Mathias Lindström is a Finnish footballer, who plays as a central defender. He has played for FC Inter Turku, AC Allianssi, Fredrikstad FK, and Tampere United. Lindström currently represents HJK Helsinki. In his career, he has played 193 games and has scored 14 goals. Lindström won the...
Vasile Marchiş
Vasile Marchiş
Vasile Marchiş is a Romanian football player who currently plays for Kakkonen's Pallo-Iirot as a central defender...
Dionisio
Dionísio
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Rafinha Aristides Pertot
Aristides Pertot
Arístides Pertot is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for FC Inter Turku.-References:*-External links:* *...
Noah Hickey
Noah Hickey
Noah Hickey is a association football player from New Zealand who plays for Gisborne City in the Central Premier League and last played professionally for the New Zealand Knights in the Hyundai A-League...
Lee Jones
Lee Jones (New Zealand footballer)
Lee Jones is an association football player who has represented New Zealand at international level.-Career:...
Gerard Davis
Gerard Davis
Gerard Davis is an association football player who played for the New Zealand national football team, the All Whites....
Chris James
Chris James (footballer)
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Levent Osman
Levent Osman
Levent Osman is a Turkish Australian football player. He plays as a defender.He has previously played for Trabzonspor in Turkey, FCU Politehnica Timişoara in Romania, Tampere United in Finland as well as South Melbourne, Auckland Kingz in and Gippsland Falcons in the Australian NSL.He has...
Tyler Hemming
Tyler Hemming
Tyler Hemming is an Canadian soccer player currently playing for Forest City London in the USL Premier Development League.-College and amateur:...
Iban Parra López
Iban Parra
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