Nokian Palloseura (abbreviated NoPS) is a sports club from Nokia, Finland. The men's football first team currently plays in the Kolmonen (Third Division) and their home ground is at the Nokian keskuskenttä. The floorball team plays in the Second Division.
Background
The club was formed in 1968 and has provided for a number of sports including football, floorball, futsal, ice-hockey, table tennis, squash and basketball. The most successful section has been basketball between 1976 and 1993 but operations were then transferred to BC Nokia who currently compete in Division 1.
Football
Season to season
SeasonLevelDivisionSectionAdministrationPositionMovements1971Tier 4IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 5 Tampere Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)4th1972Tier 4IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 7 Tampere Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)1stPromoted1973Tier 4III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 4 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 10th Relegated1974Tier 5IV Divisioona (Fourth Division)Group 8 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)1stPromoted1975Tier 4III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 5 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th 1976Tier 4III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 4 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th 1977Tier 4III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 5 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th 1978Tier 4III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 5 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 10th Relegated1979Tier 5IV Divisioona (Fourth Division)Group 8 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)11thRelegated1980-1984 Unknown1985Tier 5IV Divisioona (Fourth Division)Group 7 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)11thRelegated1986-1998 Unknown1999Tier 5Nelonen (Fourth Division)North Section Tampere District (SPL Tampere)5th2000Tier 5Nelonen (Fourth Division)North Section Tampere District (SPL Tampere)5th2001Tier 5Nelonen (Fourth Division)North Section Tampere District (SPL Tampere)1stPromoted2002Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Tampere District (SPL Tampere)6th2003Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere)9th2004Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 11th Relegated2005Tier 5Nelonen (Fourth Division)North Section Tampere District (SPL Tampere)4th2006Tier 5Nelonen (Fourth Division)North Section Tampere District (SPL Tampere)1stPromoted2007Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 5th2008Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 2nd2009Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 5th2010Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 4th2011Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 1stPromotion Playoff2012Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 7th2013Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 3rd2014Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 4th2015Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 2nd2016Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 6th2017Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 6th2018Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 4th2019Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Tampere District (SPL Tampere) 3rd2020Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Group B Western District (SPL Läntinen) 3rd2021Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Group B Western District (SPL Läntinen) 2nd2022Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Group B Western District (SPL Läntinen) 1stPromotion Playoff2023Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Group B Western District (SPL Läntinen) 2nd2024Tier 5Kolmonen (Third Division)Group B Western District (SPL Läntinen)3rd2025Tier 5Kolmonen (Third Division)Group B Western District (SPL Läntinen)
27 seasons in 4th Tier 10 seasons in 5th Tier
Club structure
Nokian Palloseura run a number of teams including 2 men's teams, 1 men's veterans team and 12 boys teams. The club has 339 registered players and is the eighth largest football club in Tampere district. The club also run a soccer school.
2010 season
NoPS Men's Team are competing in the Kolmonen section administered by the Tampere SPL. This is the fourth highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 NoPS finished in fifth place in the Kolmonen.
NoPS 2 are participating in Section 3 (Lohko 3) of the Kutonen administered by the Tampere SPL.
References and sources Official Website Finnish Wikipedia Suomen Cup NoPS Jalkapallo Facebook