Vaasan Palloseura
Vaasan Palloseura, commonly referred to as VPS, is a Finnish football club, based in Vaasa. It currently plays in the first tier of Finnish football (Veikkausliiga). The club's current manager is Jussi Nuorela. The club plays its home matches at Hietalahti. VPS played twice in the UEFA Cup in 1998–99 and in 1999–00, but were knocked out in the 2nd Qualifying Round by Grazer AK of Austria and in the 1st Qualifying Round by St Johnstone of Scotland.
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| Full name | Vaasan Palloseura | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Vepsu, Raita (the Stripe) | |||
| Founded | 1924 | |||
| Ground | Hietalahti, Vaasa, Finland | |||
| Capacity | 6,005 | |||
| Chairman | Timo Harri | |||
| Manager | Jussi Nuorela | |||
| League | Veikkausliiga | |||
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga, 3rd of 12 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Hietalahden Jalkapallostadion
In spring of 2015 it was announced that the construction of VPS's new stadium would start soon. The construction of the new stadium began in the summer of 2015 and was completed in August 2016.[1]
Achievements
- Mestaruussarja/Veikkausliiga
- Ykkönen:
- Winners (1): 2021
- Finnish Cup:
- Runners-up (1): 1972
- Finnish League Cup:
- Winners (2): 1999, 2000
- Runners-up (2): 1997, 2014
European campaigns
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg | Aggregate |
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| 1998–99 | UEFA Cup | 1Q |  HB Tórshavn |
0–2 | 4–0 | 4–2 |
| 2Q |  Grazer AK |
0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | ||
| 1999–00 | UEFA Cup | QR |  St Johnstone |
1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| 2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  IF Brommapojkarna |
2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 |
| 2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | AIK Fotboll |
2–2 | 0–4 | 2–6 |
| 2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  Olimpija Ljubljana |
1-0 | 1-0 | 2–0 |
| 2Q |  Brøndby IF |
0–2 | 2-1 | 2–3 | ||
| 2024–25 | UEFA Conference League | 1Q |
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Current squad
- As of 4 April 2024[6]
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Out on loan
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Management and boardroom
Management
As of 10 March 2024[7]
BoardroomAs of 24 September 2020[8]
Managers
References
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