Turun Palloseura (women's football)

This article is about the women's football team of the club. For the men's football team, see Turun Palloseura. For the ice hockey team, see TPS (ice hockey). For the floorball team, see Turun Palloseura (floorball).
Turun Palloseura
Full name Turun Palloseura Naiset
Founded 1972
Ground Turun Urheilupuiston yläkenttä,
Turku
Ground Capacity 750
League Naisten Liiga
2014 5th, Naisten Liiga
Website Club home page

Turun Palloseura Naiset, commonly known as TPS, is a Finnish women's football team based in Turku. They represent Turun Palloseura in Naisten Liiga, the top division of women's football in Finland.

History

Home ground Turun Urheilupuiston yläkenttä in 2007
Alina Schrey playing for Finland under-17s in April 2015

TPS took part in the national championship for the first time in 1972, and won the title in 1978. After withdrawing from the top league in 1992, they returned in 2008.[1]

Honours

Players

As of 18 September 2015.[2]
No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Lindstedt, KaroliinaKaroliina Lindstedt      Finland
2 Defender Schrey, AlinaAlina Schrey      Finland
3 Defender Wentjärvi, LauraLaura Wentjärvi      Finland
4 Midfielder Öling, RiaRia Öling      Finland
5 Forward Kurokallio, JanniJanni Kurokallio      Finland
6 Defender Vatanen, TiinaTiina Vatanen      Finland
7 Midfielder Peltoniemi, AadaAada Peltoniemi      Finland
8 Defender Uronen, MiraMira Uronen      Finland
9 Forward Timlin, VeronicaVeronica Timlin      Finland
11 Midfielder Laaksonen, SiniSini Laaksonen      Finland
12 Goalkeeper Hurmerinta, RoosaRoosa Hurmerinta      Finland
14 Defender Pikkujämsä, ElliElli Pikkujämsä      Finland
16 Defender Laasio, NettaNetta Laasio      Finland
17 Midfielder Haanpää, AnnikaAnnika Haanpää      Finland
18 Midfielder Östlund, SaijaSaija Östlund      Finland
20 Midfielder Mäkelä, EveliinaEveliina Mäkelä      Finland
21 Forward Ristolainen, TerhiTerhi Ristolainen      Finland
22 Defender Rannikko, HeidiHeidi Rannikko      Finland
23 Defender Hammar, SiiriSiiri Hammar      Finland
24 Midfielder Santamäki, EmmaEmma Santamäki      Finland
25 Forward Ruohomaa, HannaHanna Ruohomaa      Finland
30 Goalkeeper Niemi, InkeriInkeri Niemi      Finland

References

  1. Pietarinen, Heikki (11 July 2013). "Finland - List of Women Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  2. "Naisten edustus" (in Finnish). Turun Palloseura. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
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