Savonlinnan Työväen Palloseura

Infobox Football club
clubname = STPS


fullname = Savonlinnan Työväen Palloseura r.y.
nickname =
founded = 1947
ground = Kyrönniemen kenttä
Savonlinna, Finland
capacity = 1 000
chairman = flagicon|FIN Hannu Laamanen
mgrtitle = Head coach
manager = flagicon|FIN Tuomas Loikkanen
league = Kolmonen of South-East Finland
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Savonlinnan Työväen Palloseura or STPS for short, is a football (soccer) club located in Savonlinna, Finland. The club was founded in 1947. The club has strong labour movement background, "työväen palloseura" meaning "workers ball club" in Finnish.

STPS is playing in South-Eastern Finland's Kolmonen (4th highest tier). The club also hosts many youth and women's teams. The women's futsal team won the Finnish championship in 2005.

The men's team played under the name of "Estura" from 1979 to 1980 and under the name "FC Savonlinna" in the 1990s.

This traditional club has 650 active members which makes STPS largest sport group in the city of Savonlinna.

Notable players

* Juuso Kautonen
* Teemu Pulkkinen
* Heikki Pulkkinen
* Aapo Raninen
* Ville Saajanlehto
* Toni Loikkanen

External links

* [http://www.stps.fi/ Official page]