Vaasan Palloseura

Football club infobox
clubname = VPS


fullname = Vaasan Palloseura
nickname = "Vepsu", "Vepsi"
founded = 1924
ground = Hietalahti,
Vaasa
capacity = 4,600 | chairman = Veli-Matti Ristiluoma
manager = Tomi Kärkkäinen
league = Veikkausliiga
season = 2007
position = Veikkausliiga, 10th
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Vaasan Palloseura (or VPS) is a Finnish football club, based in Vaasa. It currently plays in the Finnish Premier Division ("Veikkausliiga"). The club's manager is Tomi Kärkkäinen, and it plays its home matches at Hietalahti. VPS played twice in the UEFA Cup in 1998/1999 and in 1999/2000, 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.

Current squad

"As of 11 August 2008"

Noted players

*flagicon|Poland Tomasz Arceusz
*flagicon|Finland Rami Louke
*flagicon|Finland Tomas Nygård
*flagicon|Finland Henri Sillanpää
*flagicon|Finland Jussi Jääskeläinen
*flagicon|Finland Juha Reini
*flagicon|ENG Dean Edwards (1982-85)
*flagicon|Northern Ireland Roy Essandoh (1998-99) 25 apps 3 goals [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player1/royessandoh.htm]

Achievements

* Mestaruussarja/Veikkausliiga:
** Winners (2): 1945, 1948
** Runners-up (5): 1932, 1940-1941, 1949, 1997, 1998

* Finnish Cup:
** Runners-up (1): 1972

* Finnish League Cup:
** Winners (2): 1999, 2000
** Runners-up (1): 1997

External links

*fi icon [http://www.vepsu.fi/ Official Site]