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VPS
Also known as: Vaasan Palloseura
ID: team_137878
About
Vaasan Palloseura (or VPS) is a Finnish football club, based in Vaasa. It currently plays in the second tier of Finnish football (Ykkönen). The club's current manager is Petri Vuorinen. The club plays its home matches at Hietalahti. VPS played twice in the UEFA Cup in 1998–99 and in 1999–00, but were knocked out in the 2nd Qualifying Round by Grazer AK of Austria and in the 1st Qualifying Round by St Johnstone of Scotland. In spring of 2015 it was announced that the construction of VPS's new stadium would start soon. The construction of the new stadium began in the summer of 2015 and was completed in August 2016.
Home Venue
Hietalahti Stadium (Finnish: Hietalahden jalkapallostadion), also known as Elisa Stadion for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Vaasa, Finland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Vaasan Palloseura. The stadium has a capacity of 6,009 spectators. The stadium was originally built in 1935. It was expanded to its current capacity in 2015–2016. The name sponsor of the stadium is the Finnish telecommunications company Elisa. Hietalahti Stadium co-hosted the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in July 2018.
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Pedro Almeida Gomes
Martti Haukioja
Roni Hudd
Juho Hyvärinen
Riku Jääskä
Akon Kuek
Rasmus Leislahti
Samuel Lindeman
Teppo Marttinen
Franklin Matib
Kalle Multanen
Miika Niemi
Josep Nuorela
Mikko Pitkänen
Antti-Ville Räisänen
Tyler Reid
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