Euran Pallo (abbreviated EuPa) is a football club from Eura, Finland. The club was formed in 1954 and their home ground is at the Euran Wembley. The men's first team currently plays in the Kolmonen (Third Division).
Background Euran Pallo was established in 1954 by taking over the football section of the existing Euran Raiku sports club.
EuPa spent many seasons in the lower divisions of the Finnish football league in their early history. However the club's fortunes changed dramatically at the end of the 1990 season when EuPa gained promotion to the Kakkonen (Second Division) for the first time. There followed the best period in the club's history with 10 consecutive seasons in the third tier of Finnish football, the Kakkonen (Second Division) from 1991 to 2000. The club then dropped back into the Kolmonen (Third Division) in 2001 where they have stayed for the last decade with the exception of a short-lived season in the Kakkonen in 2004. It is not proving easy for EuPa to regain their previous status as they have finished in second place in 4 of the last 5 seasons.
EuPa play their home matches at the "Euran Wembley" adjacent to the artificial turf pitch at the OP-Areena. The home attendance record for a EuPa match is 1,452 spectators who attended a Round 7 Finnish Cup match against RoPS in 1990.
The most famous players to have turned out in EuPa's colours are Ari Valvee, the former Finnish international and Micah Hyde.
Season to season
SeasonLevelDivisionSectionAdministrationPositionMovements1994Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)7th1995Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)2nd1996Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)5th1997Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) South GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)4th1998Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) South GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)5th1999Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)4th2000Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)12th Relegated2001Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Satakunta District (SPL Satakunta) 6th2002Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Satakunta District (SPL Satakunta) 1stPlay-offs2003Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Satakunta District (SPL Satakunta) 1stPromoted2004Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)11thRelegated2005Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Satakunta District (SPL Satakunta) 2nd2006Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Satakunta District (SPL Satakunta) 2nd2007Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Satakunta District (SPL Satakunta) 2nd2008Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Satakunta District (SPL Satakunta) 3rd2009Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Satakunta District (SPL Satakunta) 2nd2010Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Satakunta District (SPL Satakunta) 3rd2011Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Satakunta District/Tampere District (SPL Satakunta/SPL Tampere) 4th2012Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Satakunta District/Tampere District (SPL Satakunta/SPL Tampere) 8th 8 seasons in Kakkonen 11 seasons in Kolmonen
Club structure
Euran Pallo run a large number of teams including 2 men's team, 1 ladies team, 2 men's veterans team, 5 boys teams and 4 girls teams. A popular event run by the club each summer is the Nordea Liiga, a league competition for young boys and girls.
References and sources Official Website Finnish Wikipedia Suomen Cup Euran Pallo M1 Facebook
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