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Viipurin Palloseura (abbreviated as ViPS; 'Viipuri Ball Club') was mainly a bandy club from Viipuri, Finland, founded in 1928. The sport came to Finland from St. Petersburg, Russia, and it was natural that it gained a strong foothold in near-by Viipuri.
During the Winter War (1939–40), the population of Viipuri was evacuated, and in the 1940 Moscow Peace Treaty the city was ceded to the Soviet Union. As a result of this, the club was in effect dissolved. A new bandy club called Hukat was formed in Helsinki, its players consisting mostly of former ViPS players.
Sporting achievements
[edit]ViPS won the Finnish championship in bandy in 1931 and 1936, silver in 1934, and bronze in 1932 and 1933.[1]
In association football ViPS played for two seasons, in 1930–31, in the Mestaruussarja, i.e. 'Championship Series', the top flight of Finnish football.[2]
In ice hockey the club made it to the semifinals in the season 1928–29.
ViPS in the Bandy Finnish Championship Series[3]
| Season | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | P | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| 1932 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 3 |
| 1933 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 1934 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 1935 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 5 |
| 1936 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 1 |
| 1937 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3rd in section |
| 1938 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3rd in section |
| 1939 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3rd in section |
| Total | 45 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 132 | 90 | 62 | 22.(2010) |
Season to season in football
[edit]| Season | Level | Division | Section | Administration | Position | Movements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Tier 1 | A-Sarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 4th | ||
| 1931 | Tier 1 | A-Sarja (Premier League) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 8th | Relegated | |
| 1932 | Tier 2 | B-Sarja (Second Division) | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 5th | ||
| 1933 | Tier 3 | Piirinsarja (District League) | Viipuri (SPL Viipuri) | |||
| 1934 | Tier 2 | B-Sarja (Second Division) | East Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Promotion Group 3rd |
| 1935 | Tier 2 | B-Sarja (Second Division) | East Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Promotion Group 3rd |
| 1936 | Tier 2 | Itä-Länsi-Sarja (Second Division) | East League | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 3rd | |
| 1937 | Tier 2 | Itä-Länsi-Sarja (Second Division) | East League | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 4th | |
| 1938 | Tier 2 | Itä-Länsi-Sarja (Second Division) | East League, South Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 3rd | |
| 1939 | Tier 2 | Itä-Länsi-Sarja (Second Division) | East League, South Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 6th | |
| 1940 | Dissolved |
- 2 seasons in A-Sarja
- 7 seasons in B-Sarja
- 1 seasons in Piirinsarja
References
[edit]- ^ Veiterä home pages
- ^ "Finland - Divisional Movements 1930-2009". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 February 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
- ^ "Jääpallon maratontaulukko ('Marathon table of Finnish bandy')" (PDF). Suomen Jääpalloliitto. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ "Index of SPL Finnish League Suomen Cup Seasons". Football Archive.