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{{short description|Association football club in Finland}}
{{Football club infobox |
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
clubname = Tampere United |
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image = [[Image:Tampere United.png|85px|Logo]] |
fullname = Tampere United |
| clubname = Tampere United
| image = Tampere-United-logo-2016.svg
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| upright = 0.7
founded = [[1998]] |
ground = [[Ratina Stadion]], [[Tampere]] |
| fullname = Jalkapalloseura Tampere United ry
| founded = {{Start date and age|1998|7}}
capacity = 17,000 |
| ground = [[Tammelan Stadion|Tammela Stadion]]
chairman = {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Jari Viita]] |
| capacity = 8,000
manager = {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Ari Hjelm]] |
| chairman = Antti Niemistö
league = [[Veikkausliiga]] |
season = 2007 |
| manager = Tero Suonperä
| league = [[Ykkönen]]
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[[Image:Tammela Stadion 2023.jpg|thumb|[[Tammelan Stadion|Tammela Stadion]], home of Tampere United.]]


'''Tampere United''' is a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[football (soccer)|football]] club, playing [[Veikkausliiga]], the premier football league in [[Finland]]. The club comes from the city of [[Tampere]]. The current head coach of the club is [[Ari Hjelm]].
'''Tampere United''' is a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[Association football|football]] club from the city of [[Tampere]]. The club plays in [[Kakkonen]], the fourth highest level of football in Finland.

The club had a team in [[Veikkausliiga]], the premier football league in [[Finland]], until the end of the 2010 season. It was excluded from participating in Finnish football during the 2011 season amid suspicions of money laundering. The club was kept alive by its supporters, who entered a team called [[TamU-K]] in Kutonen, the lowest level of football in Finland, in 2012. The club earned three promotions in four years, and all its teams were taken over by Tampere United in the lead up to the 2016 season. Tampere United is now a fan-owned club and controlled by the same supporters who ran TamU-K.


==History==
==History==
The club was formed in July [[1998]]. The initial plan was to join two local football clubs ''[[FC Ilves]]'' and ''[[TPV]]'' 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.
The club was formed in July 1998. The initial plan was to merge two local football clubs [[FC Ilves]] and [[Tampereen Pallo-Veikot|TPV]] 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.
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.
==Season 2007==
During the 2007 season, Tampere United reached the third qualifying round of the Champions League by beating Bulgarian champions [[PFC_Levski_Sofia|Levski Sofia]] 2-0 on aggregate in the second qualifying round. Tampere United failed to reach the Champions League group stage when [[Rosenborg B.K.]] defeated them 5-0 on aggregate. On the UEFA Cup first round, United lost to [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]] 4-3 on aggregate.


During the 2007 season, Tampere United also reached the third qualifying round of the [[2007–08 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]]. Tampere defeated Bulgarian champions [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]] 2–0 on aggregate in the second qualifying round. Tampere United failed to reach the Champions League group stage when [[Rosenborg BK]] defeated them 5–0 on aggregate. In the [[2007–08 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup first round]], United lost to [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Girondins de Bordeaux]] 4–3 on aggregate.
Tampere United won the Finnish championship in 2007.


===Exclusion and collapse===
==Honours==
*'''[[Veikkausliiga]]: Winners (3)'''
** 2001, 2006, 2007
== Current squad ==
The players in '''bold''' have senior international caps.
{{football squad start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=FIN|name='''[[Mikko Kavén]]''' | pos=GK }} (captain)
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=FIN|name=[[Toni Järvinen]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=FIN|name=[[Mathias Lindström]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=FIN|name=[[Iiro Aalto]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=FIN|name=[[Antti Ojanperä]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=FIN|name=[[Jussi Kuoppala]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=FIN|name='''[[Jussi Kujala]]'''|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=FIN|name='''[[Antti Pohja]]'''|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=FIN|name=[[Antti Hynynen]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=FIN|name=[[Tomi Petrescu]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=FIN|name=[[Juha Soukiala]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=FIN|name=[[Sakari Saarinen]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=FIN|name=[[Henri Myntti]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=NGR|name=[[Daniel Nwoke]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=FIN|name=[[Vili Savolainen]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=BRA|name=[[Rafinha (footballer)|Rafinha ]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=FIN|name=[[Heikki Aho]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=FIN|name=[[Jonne Hjelm]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=FIN|name='''[[Henri Scheweleff]]'''|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=NZ|name='''[[Chris James (footballer)|Christopher James]]'''|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=FIN|name='''[[Jari Niemi]]'''|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=FIN|name=[[Jussi Mäkelä]]|pos=GK}}
{{football squad end}}


On 14 April 2011 the club were suspended indefinitely by the [[Football Association of Finland]] because they had received money from a dubious company based in Singapore, known for involvement in fixed games and money laundering. The club was excluded from the 2011 season of [[Veikkausliiga]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Start+of+Veikkausliiga+season+may+have+to+be+postponed+amidst+wrangles+over+clubs+eligibility+/1135265365302 |title=Helsingin Sanomat - International Edition - Sport |access-date=2013-12-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220061038/http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Start+of+Veikkausliiga+season+may+have+to+be+postponed+amidst+wrangles+over+clubs+eligibility+/1135265365302 |archive-date=20 December 2013 }}</ref> Players under contract were released due to lack of funds.
==Transfers 2007-2008==
====Players in====
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=Finland|name=[[Iiro Aalto]]|pos=DF|other=from [[Olympiakos Nicosia]]}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=Finland|name=[[Juha Soukiala]]|pos=GK|other=from [[FC Hämeenlinna]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=Finland|name=[[Vili Savolainen]]|pos=MF|other=from [[HJK Helsinki]]}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=Brazil|name=[[Rafinha (footballer)|Rafinha ]]|pos=MF|other=from [[AC Oulu]]}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=Finland|name=[[Henri Scheweleff]]|pos=MF|other=from [[Örgryte IS]]}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=New Zealand|name=[[Chris James (footballer)|Chris James]]|pos=MF||other=from [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]}}
{{Fs end}}


The club did not participate in any league in 2012 or 2013. In April 2013 the Turku Court of Appeal found the former CEO Deniz Bavautdin and the former chairman of the board Harri Pyhältö guilty of money laundering.
====Players out====
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=Finland|name=[[Jussi-Pekka Savolainen]]|pos=MF|other=to [[KuPS]]}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=Finland|name=[[Mika Hilander]]|pos=GK|other=to [[FF Jaro]]?}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=Finland|name=[[Jarkko Wiss]]|pos=MF|other=Retired}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=Finland|name=[[Miki Sipiläinen]]|pos=FW|other=Retired}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=Finland|name=[[Juska Savolainen]]|pos=MF|other=to [[Rosenborg B.K.]]}}
{{Fs end}}


===Revival by the supporters===
==Starting line-up and formation==


Supporters of Tampere United founded a supporters' trust in 2009 after the club had hit financial difficulties. The aim was to help fans gain a voice within the club and to buy shares of the club.
*4-2-3-1 formation


In 2012 the supporters' trust founded a new team named after the supporters' trust, TamU-K, In 2012 the team played in [[Kutonen]], the bottom division in Finnish football, and gained promotion to [[Vitonen]]. The promotion playoff match that decided promotion had the attendance of 441.<ref>{{cite news | title = New beginnings | pages = 35 | newspaper = When Saturday Comes | date = December 2012 }}</ref> In 2013 the team was promoted to [[Vitonen]] and in 2014 the team made it to penalties in the promotion playoff and lost.<ref name="nyt2014">{{cite news |last=Negrin |first=Matt |date=1 May 2014 |title=Fans Lose Soccer Team, Then Build Their Own |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/01/world/europe/fans-lose-soccer-team-then-build-their-own.html |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=1 May 2014 }}</ref> After another season in Nelonen TamU-K was promoted to [[Kolmonen]],
<div style="position: relative;">
[[Image:Soccer.Field Transparant.png|350px]]
{{Image label|x=0.45|y=0.10|scale=350|text=<font size=2 color="Black">[[Mikko Kaven|'''M. Kaven''' <br/># 1]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.07|y=0.33|scale=350|text=<font size=2 color="Maroon">[[Toni Järvinen|'''T. Järvinen''' <br/># 2]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.33|y=0.30|scale=350|text=<font size=2 color="Maroon">[[Mathias Lindström|'''M. Lindström<br/> # 3]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.58|y=0.30|scale=350|text=<font size=2 color="Maroon">[[Jussi Kuoppala|'''J. Kuoppala''' <br/># 6]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.80|y=0.33|scale=350|text=<font size=2 color="Maroon">[[Antti Ojanperä|'''A. Ojanperä''' <br/># 5]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.28|y=0.55|scale=350|text=<font size=2 color="Navy">[[Jussi Kujala|'''J.Kujala''' <br/># 7]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.64|y=0.55|scale=350|text=<font size=2 color="Navy">[[Vili Savolainen|'''V. Savolainen''' <br/># 17]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.07|y=0.85|scale=350|text=<font size=2 color="White">[[Tomi Petrescu|'''T.Petrescu''' <br/># 10]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.45|y=0.75|scale=350|text=<font size=2 color="White">[[Antti Pohja|'''A.Pohja''' <br/># 8]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.77|y=0.85|scale=350|text=<font size=2 color="White">[[Henri Scheweleff|'''H.Scheweleff''' <br/># 22]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.45|y=1|scale=350|text=<font size=2 color="White">[[Jari Niemi|'''J.Niemi''' <br/># 30]]</font>}}
</div>


In the lead up to the 2016 season, Tampere United took over all the teams that played under TamU-K. Thereby the first team played in Kolmonen in 2016, and after the season it got promoted [[Kakkonen]]. In 2017 Tampere United finished sixth in Kakkonen Group B and in 2018 it finished ninth in Group C, and remains in Kakkonen in the 2019 season.
==Notable players==
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Mikko Kavén]]
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Jari Niemi]]
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Antti Pohja]]
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Jussi Kuoppala]]
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Sakari Saarinen]]
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Tomi Petrescu]]


==Honours==
== Notable former players ==
'''[[Veikkausliiga]]'''
* Champions: [[Veikkausliiga 2001|2001]], [[Veikkausliiga 2006|2006]], [[Veikkausliiga 2007|2007]]


'''[[Finnish Cup]]'''
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Jarkko Wiss]]
* Champions: 2007
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Pasi Salmela]]
* Runners-up: [[2001 Finnish Cup|2001]], [[2009 Finnish Cup|2009]]
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Ville Lehtinen]]
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Janne Räsänen]]
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Juska Savolainen]]
* {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Vasile Marchis]]
* {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Dionisio]]
* {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Noah Hickey]]
* {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Lee Jones (New Zealand soccer player)|Lee Jones]]
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Gerry Creaney]] (1999)
* {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Laszlo Repasi|László Répási]] (1999-2001)


'''[[Finnish League Cup]]'''
== IFFHS Club World Ranking ==
* Champions: [[2009 Finnish League Cup|2009]]
* Runners-up: [[2011 Finnish League Cup|2011]]


'''Finnish Regions’ Cup'''
*84 [[Image:GreenUpArrow.svg|15px]] (72.) {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[AC Sparta Prague]]
* Champions: 2021
*'''85''' [[Image:GreenUpArrow.svg|15px]] (89.) {{flagicon|Finland}} '''Tampere United'''
*86 [[Image:GreenUpArrow.svg|15px]] (91.) {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus]]


==Tampere United in Europe==
[http://www.iffhs.de/?10f42e00fa2d17f73702fa3016e23c17f7370eff3702bb1c2bbb6f28f53512 Full List]
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 0 0 0 0;"
! Season
! Competition
! Round
! Opponent
! Score (home-away)
|-
| [[2002–03 UEFA Champions League|2002–03]]
| [[UEFA Champions League]]
| Q1
| {{flagicon|ARM}} [[Pyunik F.C.]]
| 0–4, 0–2
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2003]]
| rowspan="3" | [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]
| 1
| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț]]
| 1–0, 1–2
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|Serbia and Montenegro}} [[FK Sutjeska Nikšić]]
| 0–0, 1–0
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[HNK Cibalia]]
| 0–2, 1–0
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2004]]
| rowspan="3" | [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]
| 1
| {{flagicon|LUX}} [[CS Grevenmacher]]
| 0–0, 1–1
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|AZE}} [[Keşla FK|Khazar Universiteti]]
| 3–0, 0–1
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|SER}} [[OFK Beograd]]
| 0–0, 0–1
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2005]]
| rowspan="3" | [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]
| 1
| {{flagicon|FRO}} [[Skála ÍF]]
| 2–0, 1–0
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[R. Charleroi S.C.]]
| 1–0, 0–0
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[SS Lazio]]
| 1–1, 0–3
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2006]]
| rowspan="2" | [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]
| 1
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Carmarthen Town]]
| 5–0, 3–1
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kalmar FF]]
| 1–2, 2–3
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[2007–08 UEFA Champions League|2007–08]]
| rowspan="3" | [[UEFA Champions League]]
| Q1
| {{flagicon|San Marino}} [[SS Murata]]
| 2–0, 2–1
|-
| Q2
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[PFC Levski Sofia]]
| 1–0, 1–0
|-
| Q3
| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Rosenborg BK]]
| 0–3, 0–2
|-
| [[2007–08 UEFA Cup|2007–08]]
| [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]
| 1
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Girondins de Bordeaux]]
| 2–3, 1–1
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[2008–09 UEFA Champions League|2008–09]]
| rowspan="2" | [[UEFA Champions League]]
| Q1
| {{flagicon|Montenegro}} [[FK Budućnost Podgorica]]
| 2–1, 1–1
|-
| Q2
| {{flagicon|SVK}} [[FC Artmedia Petržalka]]
| 1–3, 2–4
|-
|}


==UEFA ranking==
==Season to season==


{|
'''Current Club Ranking'''
|valign="top" width=0%|
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#f0f6fa;"
!'''Season'''
!'''Level'''
!'''Division'''
!'''Section'''
!'''Administration'''
!'''Position'''
!'''Movements'''
|-
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|1999
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|''' Ykkönen'''
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|North Group
|style="background:#87CEFA;"| Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)''
|style="background:#87CEFA;"| '''1st'''
|style="background:#87CEFA;"| Promotion Group&nbsp;– '''1st'''
|-
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|2000
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|''' Veikkausliiga'''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| '''6th'''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|
|-
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|2001
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|''' Veikkausliiga'''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| '''1st'''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Champions
|-
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|2002
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|''' Veikkausliiga'''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| '''6th'''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Upper Group&nbsp;– '''5th'''
|-
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|2003
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|''' Veikkausliiga'''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| '''3rd'''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|
|-
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|2004
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|''' Veikkausliiga'''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| '''3rd'''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|
|-
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|2005
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|''' Veikkausliiga'''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| '''3rd'''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|
|-
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|2006
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|''' Veikkausliiga'''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| '''1st'''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Champions
|-
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|2007
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|''' Veikkausliiga'''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| '''1st'''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Champions
|-
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|2008
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|''' Veikkausliiga'''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| '''7th'''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|
|-
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|2009
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|''' Veikkausliiga'''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| '''7th'''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|
|-
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|2010
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|''' Veikkausliiga'''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| '''7th'''
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|
|-
|style="background:#;"|2011
|style="background:#;"|N/A
|style="background:#;"|Suspended
|style="background:#;"|
|style="background:#;"|
|style="background:#;"|
|style="background:#;"|
|-
|style="background:#7DF9FF;"|2012
|style="background:#7DF9FF;"|Tier 7
|style="background:#7DF9FF;"|'''Kutonen'''
|style="background:#7DF9FF;"|Group 4
|style="background:#7DF9FF;"| Finnish FA Tampere District
|style="background:#7DF9FF;"| '''2nd'''
|style="background:#7DF9FF;"|Promoted
|-
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|2013
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Tier 6
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|'''Vitonen'''
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Group 1
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| Finnish FA Tampere District
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| '''1st'''
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Promoted
|-
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|2014
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|'''Nelonen'''
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|
|style="background:#CECE1B;"| Finnish FA Tampere District
|style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''2nd'''
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|
|-
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|2015
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|'''Nelonen'''
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|
|style="background:#CECE1B;"| Finnish FA Tampere District
|style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''1st'''
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Promoted
|-
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|2016
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''Kolmonen'''
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|
|style="background:#FF7F00;"| Finnish FA Tampere District
|style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''1st'''
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Promoted
|-
|style="background:#77DD77;"|2017
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3
|style="background:#77DD77;"|'''Kakkonen'''
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Group B
|style="background:#77DD77;"| Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)''
|style="background:#77DD77;"| '''6th'''
|style="background:#77DD77;"|
|-
|style="background:#77DD77;"|2018
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3
|style="background:#77DD77;"|'''Kakkonen'''
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Group C
|style="background:#77DD77;"| Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)''
|style="background:#77DD77;"| '''9th'''
|style="background:#77DD77;"|
|-
|style="background:#77DD77;"|2019
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3
|style="background:#77DD77;"|'''Kakkonen'''
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Group B
|style="background:#77DD77;"| Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)''
|style="background:#77DD77;"| '''12th'''
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Relegated
|-
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|2020
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''Kolmonen'''
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|
|style="background:#FF7F00;"| Finnish FA Tampere District
|style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''3rd'''
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|
|-
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|2021
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''Kolmonen'''
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|
|style="background:#FF7F00;"| Finnish FA Tampere District
|style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''1st'''
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Promoted
|-
|style="background:#77DD77;"|2022
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3
|style="background:#77DD77;"|'''Kakkonen'''
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Group B
|style="background:#77DD77;"| Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)''
|style="background:#77DD77;"| '''8th'''
|style="background:#77DD77;"|
|-
|style="background:#77DD77;"|2023
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3
|style="background:#77DD77;"|'''Kakkonen'''
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Group B
|style="background:#77DD77;"| Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)''
|style="background:#77DD77;"| ''TBD''
|style="background:#77DD77;"|
|}
*'''11''' seasons in ''[[Veikkausliiga]]''
*'''1''' season in ''[[Ykkönen]]''
*'''5''' seasons in ''[[Kakkonen]]''
*'''3''' season in ''[[Kolmonen]]''
*'''2''' seasons in ''[[Nelonen (television)|Nelonen]]''
*'''1''' season in ''[[Vitonen]]''
*'''1''' season in ''[[Kutonen]]''
|}


==Current squad==
*[http://www.xs4all.nl/~kassiesa/bert/uefa/data/method3/trank2008.html Full List]
{{updated|9 May 2021}}


{{Fs start}}
'''Current National League ranking''' (Previous year rank in italics)
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=FIN|name=Riku Tanila|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=FIN|name=Henri Savolainen|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=FIN|name=Aapo Sipponen|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=FIN|name=Antti Kuusinen|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=FIN|name=Matias Stark|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=FIN|name=Eino-Veikko Ek|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=FIN|name=Severi Kankkunen|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=FIN|name=Mauno Sirén|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=FIN|name=Topias Järvelä|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=FIN|name=Eric Bullock|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=FIN|name=Ali Aitbenzanzoun|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=FIN|name=Roope Kostiainen|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=FIN|name=Anton Bright|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=FIN|name=Jesse Vuori |pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=FIN|name=Paavo Kujala|pos=DF}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=FIN|name=Jesse Oksanen|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=FIN|name=Panu Väliaho|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=FIN|name=Hakim Belbachir|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=FIN|name=Arttu Haapala|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=FIN|name=Pyry Virtanen|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=GER|name=Markus Kopf|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=FIN|name=Po Law|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=FIN|name=Arttu Mättö|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=FIN|name=Iikka Häkkinen|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=FIN|name=Verneri Uimonen|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=FIN|name=Nils Strömsholm|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=41|nat=FIN|name=Eetu Räisänen|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FIN|name=[[Taha Özcelik]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=GHA|name=[[Baba Haruna]]|pos=FW|other=on loan from [[Salon Palloilijat|SalPa]]}}
{{Fs end}}


==Managers==
* 28 [[Image:RedDownArrow.svg|15px]] (''27'') {{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Cypriot First Division|League Marfin Laiki]]
* 29 [[Image:YellowCircle.svg|15px]] (''29'') {{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[PrvaLiga Telekom Slovenije]]
* '''30''' [[Image:GreenUpArrow.svg|15px]] (''33'') {{flagicon|Finland}} '''[[Veikkausliiga]]'''
* 32 [[Image:YellowCircle.svg|15px]] (''31'') {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[LMT Virslīga]]
* 31 [[Image:RedDownArrow.svg|15px]] (''30'') {{flagicon|Bosnia-Herzegovina}} [[Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Premijer Liga]]


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* [http://www.xs4all.nl/~kassiesa/bert/uefa/data/method3/crank2008.html Full List]
*{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Harri Kampman]] (1999&ndash;2000)
*{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Ari Hjelm]] (2001&ndash;2010)
*{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Jarkko Wiss]] (2011)
*{{flagicon|Finland}} Antti Pettinen (2011&ndash;2012)
*{{flagicon|Finland}} Mika Suonsyrjä (2012&ndash;2015)
*{{flagicon|Finland}} Mikko Mäkelä (2016&ndash;2018)
*{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Leroy Maluka]] (2018)
*{{flagicon|Finland}} Mourad Seddiki (2019)
*{{flagicon|Finland}} Jukka Listenmaa (2020–2024)
*{{flagicon|Finland}} Tero Suonperä (2024 – present)
{{div col end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{fi icon}} [http://www.tampereunited.com/ Official website]
*{{in lang|fi}} [http://www.tampereunited.fi/ Official website]
*{{fi icon}} [http://www.sinikaarti.net/ Sinikaarti - Unofficial supporter group]
*{{en icon}} [http://www.tamperefc.com/ Unofficial website]
*{{en icon}} [http://footballinfinland.blogspot.com/ Football in Finland - Blog]


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Latest revision as of 15:32, 12 November 2024

Tampere United
Full nameJalkapalloseura Tampere United ry
FoundedJuly 1998; 26 years ago (1998-07)
GroundTammela Stadion
Capacity8,000
ChairmanAntti Niemistö
ManagerTero Suonperä
LeagueYkkönen
Websitehttp://www.tampereunited.fi/
Tammela Stadion, home of Tampere United.

Tampere United is a Finnish football club from the city of Tampere. The club plays in Kakkonen, the fourth highest level of football in Finland.

The club had a team in Veikkausliiga, the premier football league in Finland, until the end of the 2010 season. It was excluded from participating in Finnish football during the 2011 season amid suspicions of money laundering. The club was kept alive by its supporters, who entered a team called TamU-K in Kutonen, the lowest level of football in Finland, in 2012. The club earned three promotions in four years, and all its teams were taken over by Tampere United in the lead up to the 2016 season. Tampere United is now a fan-owned club and controlled by the same supporters who ran TamU-K.

History

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The club was formed in July 1998. The initial plan was to merge two local football clubs FC Ilves and TPV 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.

During the 2007 season, Tampere United also reached the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. Tampere defeated Bulgarian champions Levski Sofia 2–0 on aggregate in the second qualifying round. Tampere United failed to reach the Champions League group stage when Rosenborg BK defeated them 5–0 on aggregate. In the UEFA Cup first round, United lost to Girondins de Bordeaux 4–3 on aggregate.

Exclusion and collapse

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On 14 April 2011 the club were suspended indefinitely by the Football Association of Finland because they had received money from a dubious company based in Singapore, known for involvement in fixed games and money laundering. The club was excluded from the 2011 season of Veikkausliiga.[1] Players under contract were released due to lack of funds.

The club did not participate in any league in 2012 or 2013. In April 2013 the Turku Court of Appeal found the former CEO Deniz Bavautdin and the former chairman of the board Harri Pyhältö guilty of money laundering.

Revival by the supporters

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Supporters of Tampere United founded a supporters' trust in 2009 after the club had hit financial difficulties. The aim was to help fans gain a voice within the club and to buy shares of the club.

In 2012 the supporters' trust founded a new team named after the supporters' trust, TamU-K, In 2012 the team played in Kutonen, the bottom division in Finnish football, and gained promotion to Vitonen. The promotion playoff match that decided promotion had the attendance of 441.[2] In 2013 the team was promoted to Vitonen and in 2014 the team made it to penalties in the promotion playoff and lost.[3] After another season in Nelonen TamU-K was promoted to Kolmonen,

In the lead up to the 2016 season, Tampere United took over all the teams that played under TamU-K. Thereby the first team played in Kolmonen in 2016, and after the season it got promoted Kakkonen. In 2017 Tampere United finished sixth in Kakkonen Group B and in 2018 it finished ninth in Group C, and remains in Kakkonen in the 2019 season.

Honours

[edit]

Veikkausliiga

Finnish Cup

Finnish League Cup

Finnish Regions’ Cup

  • Champions: 2021

Tampere United in Europe

[edit]
Season Competition Round Opponent Score (home-away)
2002–03 UEFA Champions League Q1 Armenia Pyunik F.C. 0–4, 0–2
2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1 Romania Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 1–0, 1–2
2 Serbia and Montenegro FK Sutjeska Nikšić 0–0, 1–0
3 Croatia HNK Cibalia 0–2, 1–0
2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1 Luxembourg CS Grevenmacher 0–0, 1–1
2 Azerbaijan Khazar Universiteti 3–0, 0–1
3 Serbia OFK Beograd 0–0, 0–1
2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1 Faroe Islands Skála ÍF 2–0, 1–0
2 Belgium R. Charleroi S.C. 1–0, 0–0
3 Italy SS Lazio 1–1, 0–3
2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1 Wales Carmarthen Town 5–0, 3–1
2 Sweden Kalmar FF 1–2, 2–3
2007–08 UEFA Champions League Q1 San Marino SS Murata 2–0, 2–1
Q2 Bulgaria PFC Levski Sofia 1–0, 1–0
Q3 Norway Rosenborg BK 0–3, 0–2
2007–08 UEFA Cup 1 France Girondins de Bordeaux 2–3, 1–1
2008–09 UEFA Champions League Q1 Montenegro FK Budućnost Podgorica 2–1, 1–1
Q2 Slovakia 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 North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promotion Group – 1st
2000 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th
2001 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Champions
2002 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th Upper Group – 5th
2003 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
2004 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
2005 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
2006 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Champions
2007 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Champions
2008 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th
2009 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th
2010 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th
2011 N/A Suspended
2012 Tier 7 Kutonen Group 4 Finnish FA Tampere District 2nd Promoted
2013 Tier 6 Vitonen Group 1 Finnish FA Tampere District 1st Promoted
2014 Tier 5 Nelonen Finnish FA Tampere District 2nd
2015 Tier 5 Nelonen Finnish FA Tampere District 1st Promoted
2016 Tier 4 Kolmonen Finnish FA Tampere District 1st Promoted
2017 Tier 3 Kakkonen Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th
2018 Tier 3 Kakkonen Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th
2019 Tier 3 Kakkonen Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 12th Relegated
2020 Tier 4 Kolmonen Finnish FA Tampere District 3rd
2021 Tier 4 Kolmonen Finnish FA Tampere District 1st Promoted
2022 Tier 3 Kakkonen Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th
2023 Tier 3 Kakkonen Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) TBD

Current squad

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As of 9 May 2021

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 Finland FIN Riku Tanila
29 GK Finland FIN Henri Savolainen
30 GK Finland FIN Aapo Sipponen
32 GK Finland FIN Antti Kuusinen
3 DF Finland FIN Matias Stark
4 DF Finland FIN Eino-Veikko Ek
6 DF Finland FIN Severi Kankkunen
7 DF Finland FIN Mauno Sirén
8 FW Finland FIN Topias Järvelä
9 FW Finland FIN Eric Bullock
10 MF Finland FIN Ali Aitbenzanzoun
11 FW Finland FIN Roope Kostiainen
13 MF Finland FIN Anton Bright
15 DF Finland FIN Jesse Vuori
16 DF Finland FIN Paavo Kujala
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Finland FIN Jesse Oksanen
18 FW Finland FIN Panu Väliaho
19 FW Finland FIN Hakim Belbachir
20 MF Finland FIN Arttu Haapala
21 DF Finland FIN Pyry Virtanen
22 MF Germany GER Markus Kopf
23 DF Finland FIN Po Law
24 MF Finland FIN Arttu Mättö
25 FW Finland FIN Iikka Häkkinen
26 DF Finland FIN Verneri Uimonen
27 MF Finland FIN Nils Strömsholm
41 MF Finland FIN Eetu Räisänen
— MF Finland FIN Taha Özcelik
— FW Ghana GHA Baba Haruna (on loan from SalPa)

Managers

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  • Finland Harri Kampman (1999–2000)
  • Finland Ari Hjelm (2001–2010)
  • Finland Jarkko Wiss (2011)
  • Finland Antti Pettinen (2011–2012)
  • Finland Mika Suonsyrjä (2012–2015)
  • Finland Mikko Mäkelä (2016–2018)
  • South Africa Leroy Maluka (2018)
  • Finland Mourad Seddiki (2019)
  • Finland Jukka Listenmaa (2020–2024)
  • Finland Tero Suonperä (2024 – present)

References

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  1. ^ "Helsingin Sanomat - International Edition - Sport". Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  2. ^ "New beginnings". When Saturday Comes. December 2012. p. 35.
  3. ^ Negrin, Matt (1 May 2014). "Fans Lose Soccer Team, Then Build Their Own". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
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