Tampere United
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| Full name | Tampere United | ||
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| Founded | 1998 | ||
| Ground | Ratina Stadion, Tampere | ||
| Capacity | 17,000 | ||
| Chairman |  Jari Viita | ||
| Manager | Ari Hjelm | ||
| League | Veikkausliiga | ||
| 2007 | Veikkausliiga, 1st | ||
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Tampere United is a Finnish 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.
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.
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 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 Bordeaux 4-3 on aggregate.
Tampere United won the Finnish championship in 2007.
Honours
- Veikkausliiga: Winners (3)
- 2001, 2006, 2007
Current squad
The players in bold have senior international caps. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers 2007-2008
Players in
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Players out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Starting line-up and formation
- 4-2-3-1 formation
Notable players
Notable former players
- Jarkko Wiss
- Pasi Salmela
- Ville Lehtinen
- Janne Räsänen
- Juska Savolainen
Vasile Marchis
Dionisio
Noah Hickey- Lee Jones
Gerry Creaney (1999)
László Répási (1999-2001)
IFFHS Club World Ranking
- 84 File:GreenUpArrow.svg (72.)
AC Sparta Prague - 85 File:GreenUpArrow.svg (89.) Tampere United
- 86 File:GreenUpArrow.svg (91.)
Juventus
UEFA ranking
Current Club Ranking
Current National League ranking (Previous year rank in italics)
- 28
(27) 
League Marfin Laiki - 29 File:YellowCircle.svg (29)
PrvaLiga Telekom Slovenije - 30 File:GreenUpArrow.svg (33) Veikkausliiga
- 32 File:YellowCircle.svg (31)
LMT Virslīga - 31 (30)
Premijer Liga
