Malmin Palloseura

Malmin Palloseura (abbreviated as MPS) is a Helsinki-based football club that was formed in 1948. The club's first team has been playing mostly in the Second and Third Divisions. Currently the team plays in the Kakkonen which is the third tier of the Finnish football system. MPS plays its home games at Siltamäki, Tapuli, Tapanila and Pukinmäki sports parks.

Background

MPS (often known as "mapsi" or "ämpsi") is widely appreciated for their good work in developing junior football. Currently, the best known youngsters that have come through the club's ranks are Vesa Vasara (FC Honka), John Kangas (FC Honka), Roope Heilala (FC Honka) and Mika Kottila (MPS).

MPS are one of Helsinki's biggest football clubs and the junior section has enjoyed great prestige. Each year new teams are formed and the membership is constantly growing. A key priority for MPS is the development of youth and junior football education . Youngsters are then able to progress to the adult male and female teams.

An interesting development has been the progress of Atletico Malmi who since 2007 have achieved 3 consecutive promotions moving from the Kutonen (Sixth Division) to the Kolmonen (Third Division) to now play at the same level as the club's first team.

MPS is affiliated to the Helsinki District Association of the Football Association of Finland. In 2003 it was the District Association's Club of the Year and in 1998 won the Fair Play Award.

Season to season

First team

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements 1998 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th 1999 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 11th Relegated 2000 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 1st Promoted 2001 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 11th Relegated 2002 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 3 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 8th 2003 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 3 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 5th 2004 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 3 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 3rd 2005 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 3 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 1st Play-Off Group A - Promoted 2006 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10th 2007 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 13th Relegated 2008 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 3rd 2009 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 2nd 2010 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 1st Promoted 2011 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 13th Relegated 2012 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 3rd 2013 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) '5th 2014 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 3rd 6 seasons in Kakkonen 11 seasons in Kolmonen

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Atletico Malmi

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements 2003 Tier 8 Seiska (Seventh Division) Section 2 Helsinki District (SPL Helsinki) 11th 2004 Tier 8 Seiska (Seventh Division) Section 2 Helsinki District (SPL Helsinki) 2nd Promoted 2005 Tier 7 Kutonen (Sixth Division) Section 4 Helsinki District (SPL Helsinki) 9th 2006 Tier 7 Kutonen (Sixth Division) Section 1 Helsinki District (SPL Helsinki) 10th 2007 Tier 7 Kutonen (Sixth Division) Section 2 Helsinki District (SPL Helsinki) 1st Promoted 2008 Tier 6 Vitonen (Fifth Division) Section 3 Helsinki District (SPL Helsinki) 2nd Promoted 2009 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Section 2 Helsinki District (SPL Helsinki) 2nd Promoted 2010 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 11th Relegated 1 season in Kolmonen 1 season in Nelonen 1 season in Vitonen 3 seasons in Kutonen 2 seasons in Seiska

Club Structure

MPS currently has 6 men's team, 2 ladies teams, 3 veteran's teams, 13 boys teams and 7 girls team.

2010 season

For the current season MPS are running 6 Men's teams;

MPS's First Team are competing in Section 2 (Lohko 2) of the Kolmonen administered by the Helsinki SPL.

MPS /Atletico Malmi are competing in Section 1 (Lohko 1) of the Kolmonen administered by the Uusimaa SPL.

MPS/2 and MPS/Old Stars are participating in the Nelonen, MPS 4 in the Kutonen and MPS / Atletico Akatemia in the Seiska - all administered by the Helsinki SPL.

Current Squads for the 2010 Season

First team

Arima, Teemu Arima, Ville Borg, Mika Holmberg, Eppu Härkönen, Saku Juurikkamäki, Markku Kakkonen, Miro Katajanheimo, Timo Kyyrä, Sami Lappalainen, Heikki Linkoheimo, Jaakko Malm, Toni

Mononen, Matias Mäkeläinen, Ossi Niskanen, Johan Panula, Jukka Paulman, Joni Reinikka, Jarkko Tapola, Jussi Telinkangas, Mika Tomperi, Eetu Vesterinen, Mikko Wasenius, Jonathan

Atletico Malmi

0 Janne Vottonen 1 Tommi Väätti 4 Teemu Lipponen 5 Ville Ruuska 6 Antti Säynätkari 7 Marko Ruokolainen 8 Niko Ruokolainen 9 Janne Hampaala (C) 10 Olli Harmainen 11 Mikko Tavi 12 Antti Nurkka 13 Pauli Saastamoinen 14 Jani Hannula 15 Jani Lehti 16 Joonas Peltonen

17 Timo Kinnunen 18 Jaakko Peltonen 19 Ilkka Tynkkynen 20 Ville-Pekka Liimatainen 21 Mikko Kouri 22 Niko Lempinen 24 Ilkka Taipale 26 Juha-Matti Leinonen 28 Mika Mäkelä 30 Erkki Hyttinen 66 Jani Putkonen 69 Riku Seppänen 77 Trong Tran 99 Santeri Kunttu

References and sources

• Official Malmin Palloseura Website
• Atletico Malmi Website
• Finnish Wikipedia
• Suomen Cup
• Atletico Malmi Facebook