Kuopion Palloseura

The club was officially founded on March 16, 1923, at Kuopion Seurahuone. The club was named to Kuopio Palloseura and the abbreviation KPS. ^[2]

The 1920s the club spent mostly by playing friendly games against other local clubs. In the 1930s and early 1940s, the club played second in the highest tier of Finnish football. KuPS was first promoted to Mestaruussarja in 1947 only for a single season. The club was promoted again in 1949 and this time remained in the top tier for 44 seasons. ^[2]

The first years, KuPS played in black and green shirts with vertical stripes, white pants and black socks. In 1935, the colors were changed to yellow shirt, black pants and yellow and black socks. At the same time, the club's abbreviation changed to KuPS. ^[3][2]

The golden decades of KuPS take place between the 1950s and 1970s, when the club won five championships, eight silver and one bronze medal. The club also won its first Finnish Cup championship in 1968. ^[2]

KuPS played in the top flight without significant success in the 1980s. However, the 1980s ended with the club's second Finnish Cup victory in 1989. ^[2]

In the 1990s, KuPS was in financial problems and even dropped to the third highest league level.^[3] In the early 2000s, KuPS spent seasons in both in the First Division and in Veikkausliiga, where it has played ever since 2008. ^[4]

In the 2010s, KuPS re-established its position in the top-flight. In the 2019 season the club won its fifth top-flight title. In 2021 and 2022 the club won its third and fourth Cup titles. In 2023 the club achieved its seventh consecutive medal in the top tier.

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Score	Agg.
1959–60	European Cup	Preliminary round		Eintracht Frankfurt	KuPS withdrew
1967–68	European Cup	First round		Saint-Étienne	0–2, v 0–3	0–5
1969–70	Cup Winners' Cup	First round		Académica de Coimbra	0–1, v 0–0	0–1
1975–76	European Cup	First round		Ruch Chorzów	0–5, v 2–2	2–7
1976–77	UEFA Cup	First round		Östers	3–2, v 0–2	3–4
1977–78	European Cup	First round		Club Brugge	0–4, v 2–5	2–9
1978–79	UEFA Cup	First round		Boldklubben 1903	2–1, v 4–4	6–5
		Second round		Esbjerg fB	0–2, v 1–4	1–6
1980–81	UEFA Cup	First round		Saint-Étienne	0–7, v 0–7	0–14
1990–91	Cup Winners' Cup	First round		Dynamo Kyiv	2–2, v 0–4	2–6
2011–12	Europa League	2nd qualifying round		Gaz Metan Mediaș	1–0, v 0–2	1–2
2012–13	Europa League	1st qualifying round		Llanelli	2–1, v 1–1	3–2
		2nd qualifying round		Maccabi Netanya	0–1, v 2–1	2–2 (a)
		3rd qualifying round		Bursaspor	1–0, v 0–6	1–6
2018–19	Europa League	1st qualifying round		FC Copenhagen	0–1, v 1–1	1–2
2019–20	Europa League	1st qualifying round		Vitebsk	2–0, v 1–1	3–1
		2nd qualifying round		Legia Warsaw	0–1, v 0–0	0–1
2020–21	Champions League	1st qualifying round		Molde	0–5
	Europa League	2nd qualifying round		Slovan Bratislava	1–1 (4–3 p)
		3rd qualifying round		Sūduva	2–0
		Play-off round		CFR Cluj	1–3
2021–22	Europa Conference League	1st qualifying round		Noah	0–1, v 5–0	5–1
		2nd qualifying round		Vorskla Poltava	2–2, v 3–2	5–4
		3rd qualifying round		Astana	1–1, v 4–3	5–4
		Play-off round		Union Berlin	0–4, v 0–0	0–4
2022–23	Europa Conference League	1st qualifying round		Dila Gori	2–0, v 0–0	2–0
		2nd qualifying round		Milsami Orhei	2–2, v 4−1	6–3
		3rd qualifying round		Young Boys	0–2, v 0–3	0–5
2023–24	Europa Conference League	2nd qualifying round		Derry City	1–2, v 3−3	4−5
2024–25	Conference League	1st qualifying round

UEFA club competition record

As of August 3, 2023.

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As of 12 March 2024. ^[7][8]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	FW	FIN	Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba
23	FW	NGA	Paul Ogunkoya (on loan from Mahanaim FC)
25	DF	GHA	Clinton Antwi
26	MF	FIN	Axel Vidjeskog
28	MF	FIN	Matias Siltanen
30	MF	FIN	Lauri Sahimaa
31	DF	FIN	Tatu Hukkanen
33	DF	FIN	Taneli Hämäläinen
34	MF	FIN	Otto Ruoppi
—	FW	FIN	Jonathan Muzinga
—	DF	CPV	Kristopher Da Graca (on loan from Sirius)
23	FW	NGA	Muritala Mohammed (on loan from TikiTaka FC)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

As of 1 May 2023^[9][10]

Name Role Jani Honkavaara Head coach Sixten Boström Assistant coach Joonas Pöntinen Goalkeeping coach Mika Lähderinne Conditioning coach Viki Savonen Analyst Joonas Ojantie Physiotherapist Janne Pesonen Doctor Sami Miettinen Kit Manager

Boardroom

As of 28 September 2019

Name Role Jarmo Heiskanen CEO Jonne Lindblom Sporting director Ari Lahti President

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  Ilja Venäläinen trailed by Klubi-04's Sakari Mattila (2007)
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  Jonni Heikkinen escapes from a PK-37 player in Finnish Cup 5th Round, 2006
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  Miikka Turunen near the corner flag in Finnish League Cup, 2008
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  Arto Lindberg trying to keep Tuomas Haapala away

Mestaruussarja/Veikkausliiga

• Champions (6): 1956, 1958, 1966, 1974, 1976, 2019
• Runners-up (13): 1950, 1954, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1975, 1977, 1979, 2010, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023
• Bronze (3): 1953, 2018, 2020

Finnish Cup

• Champions: 1968, 1989, 2021, 2022
• Runners-up: 2011, 2012, 2013

Finnish League Cup

• Champions: 2006

Ykkönen (second tier)

• Champions: 2000, 2004, 2007

Kakkonen (third tier)

• Champions: 1998

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kuopion Palloseura.

• Official website (in Finnish)
• Banzai – Supporters of KuPS, club's website (in Finnish)