Tampereen Pallo-Veikot (TPV) is a Finnish football club based in Tampere. The club plays in Ykkönen, the third highest level of football in Finland. TPV is one of the biggest football clubs in the Pirkanmaa region with its 901 registered players as of 2025. TPV has won one Finnish championship title in 1994.
History Tampereen Pallo-Veikot was founded in 1930 as a general sports club for workers. TPV played its first football match on 16 May 1930 against Tampereen Kisatoverit, and managed to win the district championship in their first season. In the 1932 season TPV won its first Finnish Worker's Sports Federation (TUL) football championship. Before the 1950s the clubs of the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation, such as TPV, played in their own leagues that were not connected to the Football Association of Finland. Tampereen Pallo-Veikot won the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation championship six times.
Between 1930s and 1960s, TPV also had bandy, boxing and ice hockey sections, but nowadays TPV is purely a football club. In the 1960s TPV played three seasons at the highest level of Finnish ice hockey, but eventually disbanded its ice hockey section in 1969.
TPV joined the Finnish FA in 1955 and competed in the top tier of the Finnish football league system for five seasons: in 1971, 1993–1995 and 1999. The most successful year was 1994 when the club won the Finnish Championship, but the next season the club was relegated to Ykkönen.
In July 1998 TPV merged together with another Tampere club Ilves. A new club called Tampere United (TamU) was created. However, TPV left the merger soon after its creation and continued playing as its own team. In 1999 the club regained its Veikkausliiga status, but this only lasted for one season. In 2002 TPV had to abandon its place in the second tier Ykkönen due to bankruptcy.
The club was promoted back to Ykkönen in 2006 and stayed there for four seasons before being relegated to the third tier Kakkonen again. Finally in 2018 TPV defeated Myllykosken Pallo -47 in Kakkonen Promotion Playoffs and was promoted back to the second tier Ykkönen.
TPV managed to stay in Ykkönen only for the 2019 season and was once again relegated to Kakkonen. The club played in Kakkonen for two seasons, the 2020 and 2021 seasons, until it was once again relegated, this time to Kolmonen. The club played in Kolmonen for two seasons and gained promotion after the 2023 season. TPV played in Kakkonen for the 2024 and 2025 seasons and gained promotion to Ykkönen after the 2025 season.
Markus Räikkönen, ex-husband of Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin played in the club between 2006 and 2009.
Honours Veikkausliiga Champions: 1994
European record Year Competition Round Opponent Results1995/1996UEFA Cup1QViking Stavanger0–4, 1–3, Jarkko Wiss
Season to season
SeasonLevelDivisionSectionAdministrationPositionMovements1948Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)North GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)11thRelegated1949-53 TUL Leagues1954Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division)Central Group IIIFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)2nd1955Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division)West Group IIFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)2nd1956Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division)West Group IFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)2nd1957Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division)West Group IIFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)1stPromoted1958Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)5th1959Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)2nd1960Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)North GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)3rd1961Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)12thRelegated1962Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division)Group 6 Tampere & SatakuntaFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)2nd1963Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division)Group 3 Tampere & SatakuntaFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)1stPromoted1964Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)9th1965Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)7th1966Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)4th1967Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)4th1968Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)2ndPromotion Group 4th1969Tier 2Suomensarja (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)1stPromotion Group 4th1970Tier 2II divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)1stPromoted1971Tier 1Mestaruussarja (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 11thRelegation Group 4th - Relegated1972Tier 2II divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)6thFailed to qualify to new I Divisioona1973Tier 3II divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)5th1974Tier 3II divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)6th1975Tier 3II divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)2nd1976Tier 3II divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)2nd1977Tier 3II divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)6th1978Tier 3II divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)4th1979Tier 3II divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)8th1980Tier 3II divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)11thRelegated1981Tier 4III Divisioona (Third Division)Group 5 - Tampere & Central FinlandTampere District (SPL Tampere) 3rd1982Tier 4III Divisioona (Third Division)Group 5 - Tampere & Central FinlandTampere District (SPL Tampere) 1stPromotion Playoff - Promoted1983Tier 3II divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)2ndPromotion Playoff1984Tier 3II divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)5th1985Tier 3II divisioona (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)1stPromoted1986Tier 2I divisioona (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd 1987Tier 2I divisioona (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th 1988Tier 2I divisioona (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 12th Relegated1989Tier 3II divisioona (Second Division) West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)3rd1990Tier 3II divisioona (Second Division) West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)5th1991Tier 3II divisioona (Second Division) West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)1stPromoted1992Tier 2I divisioona (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted1993Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5thChampionship Group – 6th1994Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1stChampions1995Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 12thRelegated1996Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division)North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd1997Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division)North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd Promotion Group – 5th1998Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division)North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th Promotion Group – 4th – Promoted1999Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 12th Relegation Group – 12th – Relegated2000Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division)North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rdPromotion Group – 10th2001Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division)North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5thWithdrew from Ykkönen for 20022002Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)1stPlay-offs2003Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)2nd2004Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)2nd2005Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)2nd2006Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)1stPromoted2007Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 11th2008Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th2009Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 11th2010Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 12th Relegated2011Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)9th2012Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)6th2013Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)2nd2014Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)4th2015Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) South GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)4th2016Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)2nd2017Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)5th2018Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) Group CFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)1stPromotion - Playoffs – Promoted2019Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 10th Relegated2020Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)10th2021Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)12thRelegated2022Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Western Group BTampere District (SPL Tampere) 2nd2023Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Group 5 - Tampere & Central FinlandTampere District (SPL Tampere) 1stPromoted2024Tier 4Kakkonen (Second Division) Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)6th2025Tier 4Kakkonen (Second Division) Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5 seasons in Veikkausliiga 27 seasons in Ykkönen 36 seasons in Kakkonen 4 seasons in Kolmonen
Current squad 2026
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