Oulun Palloseura (football)

Full name	Oulun Palloseura
Nickname(s)	OPS
Founded	1925 (1925)
Ground	Raatti Stadium Oulu, Finland
Capacity	4,392
Manager	Erkki Paananen
League	Kolmonen
2022	3rd
Website	http://www.ops.fi
Home colours Away colours

Oulun Palloseura (OPS) is a Finnish professional football club based in Oulu. Founded in 1925, the club is currently competing in the Finnish fourth tier – Kolmonen.

History

The original Oulun Palloseura (Oulu Ball Club) was founded in 1925.

Contemporary club which is now called Oulun Palloseura dates back to 2006, when a third-tier club called FC Dreeverit was cleared to use the name OPS-jp. Next year the competition spot went to a registered association called Oulun Palloseura – jalkapallo ry. and then in 2008 to Oulun jalkapallon tuki ry. which is founded by businessman Miika Juntunen.

In 2009 OPS-jp won the Group C of Kakkonen (the 3rd tier) and was promoted to Ykkönen. Since 2011 the club has been allowed to use the original name of Oulun Palloseura.

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements 2006 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 11th OPS 2007 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd OPS 2008 Tier 3 Ykkönen (Prineiro Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd OPS 2009 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promoted 2010 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th 2011 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd 2012 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th 2013 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 9th Relegated 2014 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Northern Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th 2015 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Northern Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th 2016 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) C Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promoted 2017 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th 2018 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) ? 6 seasons in Ykkönen 7 seasons in Kakkonen

Current squad

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	FIN	Juhani Pennanen
2	DF	FIN	Antti Ulander
3	DF	FIN	Joni Leskelä
5	DF	FIN	Jere Moilanen
6	FW	NGA	Felix Orishani
7	MF	FIN	Matias Juntunen
8	FW	BRA	Thiago Trindade
9	MF	FIN	Oskari Rounaja
10	MF	FIN	Joni Lämsä
11	DF	CIV	Boliguibya Ouattara
11	MF	FIN	Valtteri Tikkanen

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	GK	BRA	Dennys Rodrigues
14	FW	FIN	Konstantin Belov
15	DF	BEN	Seidou Guero
16	DF	FIN	Joona Juntunen
17	FW	FIN	Samuel Säily
18	DF	FIN	Eelis Koskinen
19	FW	BRA	Leandro Costa
20	MF	FIN	Arttu Haapala
21	DF	NGA	Augustine Jibrin
22	DF	ARG	Martín Pavez
25	FW	NGA	Michael Nzekwe

External links

• Official website (in Finnish)