Musan Salama (), commonly abbreviated MuSa, is a football club based in Pori, Finland, playing in the Finnish fifth tier Kolmonen as of the 2024 season. It was founded in 1960 in the Musa suburb of Pori as a football and ice hockey club. The ice hockey section was continued by the Porin Kiekko-Salamat after 1972.

MuSa is a member of the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation. The club is nicknamed Valkoiset Tiikerit (White Tigers in English).

History

MuSa women's football team played in the premier division SM-sarja from 1981 to 1985. The women's futsal team are two time Finnish Champions.

Musan Salama has mostly played in the Finnish third or fourth levels. In 1999–2001 MuSa made a three-year spell to the second tier Ykkönen, but was relegated after the 2001 season. In 2016 MuSa made it to the promotion play-offs losing to the Helsinki side Gnistan on penalties. Finally, in 2018 MuSa achieved promotion back to the second tier Ykkönen by defeating Kokkola based side GBK in the finals of the promotion playoffs on penalties.

Division history 2000–2023 Season to season Men's team

SeasonLevelDivisionSectionAdministrationPositionMovements1964Tier 4Aluesarja (Fourth Division)Group 6 SatakuntaFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1stPromoted1965Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division)Group 4 Tampere & SatakuntaFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)4th1966Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division)Group 5 Tampere & SatakuntaFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)5th1967Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Third Division)Group 4 Tampere & SatakuntaFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)7thRelegated1968Tier 4Aluesarja (Fourth Division)Group 6 SatakuntaFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd1969Tier 4Aluesarja (Fourth Division)Group 6 SatakuntaFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd1970Tier 44. divisioona (Fourth Division)Group 6 SatakuntaFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1stPromoted1971Tier 33. divisioona (Third Division)Group 3 Satakunta & TampereFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)1stPromoted1972Tier 22. divisioona (Second Division)West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th1973Tier 32. divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)9th1974Tier 32. divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)3rd1975Tier 32. divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)1stPromoted1976Tier 21. divisioona (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10thRelegated1977Tier 32. divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)2nd1978Tier 32. divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)10thRelegated1979Tier 43. divisioona (Third Division)Group 4Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th 1980Tier 43. divisioona (Third Division)Group 4Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd 1981Tier 43. divisioona (Third Division)Group 4Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th 1982Tier 43. divisioona (Third Division)Group 4Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2ndPromotion Playoff1983Tier 43. divisioona (Third Division)Group 4Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1stPromotion Playoff - Promoted1984Tier 32. divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)11thRelegated1985Tier 43. divisioona (Third Division)Group 4Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th 1986Tier 43. divisioona (Third Division)Group 4Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1stPromoted1987Tier 32. divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)6th1988Tier 32. divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)8th1989Tier 32. divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)12thRelegated1990Tier 43. divisioona (Third Division)Group 4Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd1991Tier 43. divisioona (Third Division)Group 4Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd1992Tier 43. divisioona (Third Division)Group 4Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd1993Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Group 4Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rdPromotion Playoff1994Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Group 4Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2ndPromotion Playoff - Promoted1995Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)10thRelegated1996Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Group 4Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1stPromoted1997Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)3rd1998Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)1stPromoted1999Tier 2Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th2000Tier 2Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 9th2001Tier 2Ykkönen (First Division)North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10thRelegated2002Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)7th2003Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)7th2004Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Western GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)7th2005Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Western GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)12thRelegated2006Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)SatakuntaFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1stPromotion Group 2nd - Promoted2007Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)13thRelegated2008Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)SatakuntaFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd2009Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)SatakuntaFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1stPromoted2010Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)9th2011Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)13thRelegated2012Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Tampere & SatakuntaFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1stPromoted2013Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Western GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)9thRelegated2014Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Tampere & SatakuntaFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1stPromoted2015Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Western GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)2nd2016Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group CFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)2ndPromotion Playoff2017Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)2nd2018Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)1stPromotion Playoff - Promoted2019Tier 2Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th2020Tier 2Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th2021Tier 2Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 11thRelegated2022Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)11thRelegated2023Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Western Group AFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd2024Tier 5Kolmonen (Third Division)Western Group AFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)1stPromoted 8 seasons in 2nd Tier 29 seasons in 3rd Tier 23 seasons in 4th Tier 1 season in 5th Tier

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2000 Ykkönen – 9th 2001 Ykkönen – 10th (relegated) 2002 Kakkonen – 7th 2003 Kakkonen – 7th 2004 Kakkonen – 7th 2005 Kakkonen – 12th (relegated) 2006 Kolmonen – 1st (promoted)

2007 Kakkonen – 13th (relegated) 2008 Kolmonen – 2nd 2009 Kolmonen – 1st (promoted) 2010 Kakkonen – 9th 2011 Kakkonen – 13th (relegated) 2012 Kolmonen – 1st (promoted) 2013 Kakkonen – 9th (relegated)

2014 Kolmonen – 1st (promoted) 2015 Kakkonen – 2nd 2016 Kakkonen – 2nd (promotion play-offs) 2017 Kakkonen – 2nd 2018 Kakkonen - 1st (promoted via Playoffs) 2019 Ykkönen – 5th 2020 Ykkönen – 5th

2021 Ykkönen – 11th (relegated) 2022 Kakkonen – 11th (relegated) 2023 Kolmonen – 3rd

Rivalries Musan Salama's main rival is considered to be the FC Jazz Pori. The games between MuSa and Jazz are known as the Pori Derby.

Current squad .

Academy and juniors Musan Salama and Toejoen Veikot have formed two youth academy teams for ages U20 and U17 called the Pori Akatemia.

Former EFL Championship, Veikkausliiga and Finnish national team player Sampsa Timoska played for MuSa as a junior.

NHL ice hockey players Jesse Joensuu and Joel Armia have both played for MuSa's junior teams.

See also

Porin Kiekko-Salamat Musan kenttä

References

External links MuSa's official website