Vammalan Lentopallo — Valepa is volleyball team in southwest Finland

Finland

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 founded in 1978. It is based in the Vammala

Vammala

Vammala is a former town and municipality of southwestern Finland, chartered in 1907.On 1 January 2009 Vammala was consolidated with the municipalities of Mouhijärvi and Äetsä, to form a new city named Sastamala.-Geography:...

 district of the town of Sastamala

Sastamala

Sastamala is a town and municipality of Finland. It was created January 1, 2009, when the municipalities of Vammala, Äetsä and Mouhijärvi were consolidated into a single town....

, in the Pirkanmaa Region

Pirkanmaa

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. Valepa plays in the highest level in Finland.

History

Vammalan Lentopallo was founded 1978, with the club's first season in SM-liiga in 1980-1981. The team's best result to date is second place for season 2011. Valepa played in the European Cup in the 2008-2009 season, where it lost 0-2 to the Bulgaria

Bulgaria

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n Neftehimik Burgas team.

Season 2011-2012

Setters

• Antti Esko
• Toni Vahela

Middle-blockers

• Eduard Venski
• Anssi Vesanen
• Eero Jokinen

Wing-spikers

• Olli Kunnari
• Timo Jokinen
• Elvis Krastins
• Petteri Friberg

Opposite

• Joni Mikkonen
• Arttu Lahdenperä

Libero

• Hannu Hautamäki

Headcoach

• Ugis Krastins

Assistant coach

• Harri Lehtimäki

Club chairman

• Arto Satonen — also a member of the Parliament of Finland
  Parliament of Finland
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