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Gender:Male

Est:1923

Players:27

KuPS Kuopio

Also known as: Kuopion Palloseura

📍 Kuopio, Finland, Finland•Finish Veikkausliiga

ID: team_134018

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Kuopion Palloseura (or KuPS) is a Finnish football club, based in the 8th most populated city of Finland, Kuopio. KuPS plays in Finland's Premier League, Veikkausliiga. The team plays its home matches at Savon Sanomat Areena. Until June 2005, KuPS used to play at an aged track and field stadium in Väinölänniemi, which is said to be one of the most beautiful sporting places in Finland. Väinölänniemi is a cape surrounded by a local lake, Kallavesi. KuPS has won the Finnish championship 5 times, the Finnish Cup 2 times and the Finnish League Cup once. KuPS also holds the Finnish club record of the most consecutive seasons in the top flight, from 1949 to 1992. The team is placed fourth in the all-time Finnish premier league honour table.

City:Kuopio, Finland

Country:Finland

Stadium:Väre Areena

Capacity:5,000

Home Venue

Väre Areena

Capacity:5,000

Location:Kuopio, Finland

Kuopio Football Stadium (Finnish: Kuopion keskuskenttä), also known as Väre Areena (formerly Savon Sanomat Areena, Magnum Areena) is a multi-use stadium in Kuopio, Finland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of KuPS and Pallokissat. The stadium holds 5,000 and was built in 2005.