Vaasan Palloseura, commonly referred to as VPS, is a Finnish football club, based in Vaasa. It currently plays in the first tier of Finnish football (Veikkausliiga). The club's current manager is Jussi Nuorela. 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.

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VPS

Full name	Vaasan Palloseura
Nickname(s)	Vepsu, Raita (the Stripe)
Founded	1924; 100 years ago (1924)
Ground	Hietalahti, Vaasa, Finland
Capacity	6,005
Chairman	Timo Harri
Manager	Jussi Nuorela
League	Veikkausliiga
2023	Veikkausliiga, 3rd of 12
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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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.^[1]

• Mestaruussarja/Veikkausliiga
  • Winners (2): 1945, 1948
  • Runners-up (5): 1932, 1940–41, 1949, 1997, 1998
  • Third place (2): 1938, 2013, 2023^[2]
• Ykkönen:
  • Winners (1): 2021
• Finnish Cup:
  • Runners-up (1): 1972
• Finnish League Cup:
  • Winners (2): 1999, 2000
  • Runners-up (2): 1997, 2014

As of 4 April 2024^[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  FIN Teppo Marttinen 2 DF  FIN Josep Nuorela 4 DF  FIN Jesper Engström 5 DF  FIN Mikko Pitkänen 9 FW  FIN Riku Jääskä 10 FW  SUR Gleofilo Vlijter 11 FW  DEN Mads Borchers 14 MF  NGA Peter Eletu 16 FW  FIN Teemu Hytönen 17 FW  FIN Kalle Multanen 19 DF  FIN Martti Haukioja 20 DF  FIN Juho Hyvärinen 21 MF  GHA Prosper Ahiabu 23 DF  FIN Miika Niemi 24 GK  FIN Rasmus Leislahti

No. Pos. Nation Player 25 MF  FIN Samuel Lindeman 26 MF  FIN Antonio Almen 27 DF  FIN Gabriel Sillanpää 28 FW  FIN Roni Hudd 29 DF  GNB Pedro Justiniano 30 MF  FIN Joonas Vahtera 33 MF  FIN Akon Kuek 34 MF  FIN Antti-Ville Räisänen 36 DF  FIN Felix Friberg 44 MF  RUS Yevgeni Bashkirov 77 FW  FIN Samu Alanko — DF  ENG Alfie Cicale — FW  NGA Franklin Matib

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Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  FIN Lauri Vetri (at VIFK until 31 December 2024)

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