Nokian Palloseura

Nokian Palloseura
Full nameNokian Palloseura
Nickname(s)NoPS
Founded1968
GroundNokian keskuskenttä, Nokia, Finland
ChairmanKari Mustalahti
ManagerSamuli Laitila
LeagueKolmonen

Nokian Palloseura (abbreviated NoPS) is a sports club from Nokia, Finland. The men's football first team currently plays in the Kolmonen (Third Division) and their home ground is at the Nokian keskuskenttä. The floorball team plays in the Second Division.

Background

The club was formed in 1968 and has provided for a number of sports including football, floorball, futsal, ice-hockey, table tennis, squash and basketball. The most successful section has been basketball between 1976 and 1993 but operations were then transferred to BC Nokia who currently compete in Division 1.

Football

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements
1971 Tier 4 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 5 Tampere Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
1972 Tier 4 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 7 Tampere Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted
1973 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 4 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 10th Relegated
1974 Tier 5 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 8 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted
1975 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 5 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th
1976 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 4 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th
1977 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 5 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th
1978 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 5 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 10th Relegated
1979 Tier 5 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 8 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 11th Relegated
1980-1984 Unknown
1985 Tier 5 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 7 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 11th Relegated
1986-1998 Unknown
1999 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) North Section Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 5th
2000 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) North Section Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 5th
2001 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) North Section Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 1st Promoted
2002 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 6th
2003 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 9th
2004 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 11th Relegated
2005 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) North Section Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 4th
2006 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) North Section Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 1st Promoted
2007 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 5th
2008 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 2nd
2009 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 5th
2010 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 4th
2011 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 1st Promotion Playoff
2012 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 7th
2013 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 3rd
2014 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 4th
2015 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 2nd
2016 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 6th
2017 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 6th
2018 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 4th
2019 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 3rd
2020 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group B Western District (SPL Läntinen) 3rd
2021 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group B Western District (SPL Läntinen) 2nd
2022 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group B Western District (SPL Läntinen) 1st Promotion Playoff
2023 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group B Western District (SPL Läntinen) 2nd
2024 Tier 5 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group B Western District (SPL Läntinen) 3rd
2025 Tier 5 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group B Western District (SPL Läntinen)

Club structure

Nokian Palloseura run a number of teams including 2 men's teams, 1 men's veterans team and 12 boys teams. The club has 339 registered players and is the eighth largest football club in Tampere district. The club also run a soccer school.

2010 season

NoPS Men's Team are competing in the Kolmonen section administered by the Tampere SPL. This is the fourth highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 NoPS finished in fifth place in the Kolmonen.

NoPS 2 are participating in Section 3 (Lohko 3) of the Kutonen administered by the Tampere SPL.

References and sources

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