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| clubname = Inter Turku

| image = FC Inter Turku logo.svg

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| fullname = Football Club International Turku

| nickname = Sinimustat ('Black and Blues')

| founded = {{Start date and age|1990}}

| ground = Veritas Stadion
Kupittaa, Turku, Finland

| capacity = 9,372

| chairman = Stefan Håkans

| manager = Vesa Vasara

| league = Veikkausliiga

| season = 2024

| position = Veikkausliiga, 7th of 12

| current = 2025 FC Inter Turku season

| website = {{URL|https://fcinter.fi/}}

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Football Club International Turku, commonly referred to as Inter Turku ({{langx|sv|Inter Åbo}}) and colloquially known as Inter, is a Finnish professional football club based in Turku that competes in the Veikkausliiga, the top flight of Finnish Football. Founded in 1990 by Stefan Håkans, the club has a rivalry with Turun Palloseura.

Inter have won one Finnish football championship title, two Finnish Cups, and three Finnish League Cups. They play their home league matches at Veritas Stadion, with a capacity of 9,372 seats for most matches.

History

FC Inter was founded in 1990 by Stefan Håkans, the managing director of the towage and salvage company Alfons Håkans, allegedly after his 11-year-old son could not fit into any of the other youth teams in Turku. The club started out as a youth team, but in 1992 a senior squad was founded and it entered the Finnish league system at the fourth level (third division Kolmonen). The following year, the club assumed the place of the financially troubled local club Turun Toverit in the Second Division. Manager Timo Sinkkonen invested in new players, and eventually the club finished first and was promoted to the First Division (Ykkönen).

In 1995, Inter finished first in the Ykkönen and was promoted, as well as reaching the semi-final stage in the Finnish Cup. The squad was strengthened with new players, and in 1996, as both of Turku's better teams were now playing in the Veikkausliiga, the club's attendance records were broken with 8,200 spectators in the local derby between Turun Palloseura (TPS) and Inter.

In 1997, the club were relegated after finishing last in the Veikkausliiga, but achieved promotion again the following season. New foreign players were bought to strengthen the squad, such as Richard Teberio and Fernando della Sala. Since then the club has consistently finished between 7th and 4th in the league, and maintained a steady inflow of foreign players as well as young starlets from its own youth academy.

During the 2006 season Inter sacked their manager Kari Virtanen and hired new coach, Dutchman Rene van Eck. After the season van Eck returned to Switzerland to coach FC Wohlen, and another Dutchman Job Dragtsma took over.

In 2008 Inter led the league since early season and clinched their first Finnish championship title after winning against FF Jaro in their final game.

In the 2011 Veikkausliiga season, the club's first-choice striker Timo Furuholm scored 22 goals and won the Veikkausliiga Golden Boot, and helped Inter to finish as the season's runner-up.

European cup history

class="wikitable"

! Season

! Competition

! Round

! Club

! Home

! Away

! Aggregate

!

rowspan="2"| 2005

| rowspan="2"| UEFA Intertoto Cup

| 1R

| {{flagicon|Iceland}} ÍA

| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–0

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 4–0

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 4–0

| 17px

2R

| {{flagicon|Croatia}} NK Varteks

| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–2

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 3–4

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 5–6

| 17px

2009–10

| UEFA Champions League

| 2Q

| {{flagicon|Moldova}} Sheriff

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–2

| 17px

2010–11

| UEFA Europa League

| 3Q

| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Genk

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–5

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–3

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 3–8

| 17px

2012–13

| UEFA Europa League

| 2Q

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Twente

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–5

| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–6

| 17px

2013–14

| UEFA Europa League

| 1Q

| {{flagicon|Faroe Islands}} Víkingur Gøta

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1

| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–2

| 17px

2019–20

| UEFA Europa League

| 1Q

| {{flagicon|Denmark}} Brøndby

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–0

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–4

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 3–4

| 17px

2020–21

| UEFA Europa League

| 1Q

| {{flagicon|Hungary}} Honvéd

| {{n/a}}

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1−2 {{aet}}

| {{n/a}}

| 17px

2021–22

| UEFA Europa Conference League

| 1Q

| {{flagicon|Hungary}} Puskás Akadémia

| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–2

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–3

| 17px

2022–23

| UEFA Europa Conference League

| 1Q

| {{flagicon|Kosovo}} Drita

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–3

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–3

| 17px

Season to season

valign="top" width=0%|

{| class="wikitable"

style="background:#f0f6fa;"

!Season

!Level

!Division

!Section

!Administration

!Position

!Movements

style="background:#FF7F00;"|1992

|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4

|style="background:#FF7F00;"|III divisioona (Third Division)

|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Group 3

|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Turku District (SPL Turku)

|style="background:#FF7F00;"|6th

|style="background:#FF7F00;"|

style="background:#77DD77;"|1993

|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3

|style="background:#77DD77;"|II divisioona (Second Division)

|style="background:#77DD77;"|West Group

|style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#77DD77;"| 2nd

|style="background:#77DD77;"| Promoted

style="background:#87CEFA;"|1994

|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2

|style="background:#87CEFA;"| Ykkönen (First Division)

|style="background:#87CEFA;"|

|style="background:#87CEFA;"| Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#87CEFA;"| 3rd

|style="background:#87CEFA;"|

style="background:#87CEFA;"|1995

|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2

|style="background:#87CEFA;"| Ykkönen (First Division)

|style="background:#87CEFA;"|

|style="background:#87CEFA;"| Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#87CEFA;"| 1st

|style="background:#87CEFA;"| Promoted

style="background:#FFFF00;"|1996

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Veikkausliiga (Premier League)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| 5th

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Upper Group – 6th

style="background:#FFFF00;"|1997

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Veikkausliiga (Premier League)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| 7th

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Third round – 10th – Relegated

style="background:#87CEFA;"|1998

|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2

|style="background:#87CEFA;"| Ykkönen (First Division)

|style="background:#87CEFA;"|South Group

|style="background:#87CEFA;"| Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#87CEFA;"| 2nd

|style="background:#87CEFA;"| Upper Group – 3rd – Promoted

style="background:#FFFF00;"|1999

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Veikkausliiga (Premier League)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| 3rd

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Upper Group – 5th

style="background:#FFFF00;"|2000

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Veikkausliiga (Premier League)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| 7th

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

style="background:#FFFF00;"|2001

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Veikkausliiga (Premier League)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| 5th

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

style="background:#FFFF00;"|2002

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Veikkausliiga (Premier League)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| 5th

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

style="background:#FFFF00;"|2003

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Veikkausliiga (Premier League)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| 7th

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

style="background:#FFFF00;"|2004

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Veikkausliiga (Premier League)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| 4th

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

style="background:#FFFF00;"|2005

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Veikkausliiga (Premier League)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| 5th

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

style="background:#FFFF00;"|2006

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Veikkausliiga (Premier League)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| 10th

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

style="background:#FFFF00;"|2007

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Veikkausliiga (Premier League)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| 9th

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

style="background:#FFFF00;"|2008

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Veikkausliiga (Premier League)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| 1st

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Champions

style="background:#FFFF00;"|2009

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Veikkausliiga (Premier League)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| 5th

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

style="background:#FFFF00;"|2010

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Veikkausliiga (Premier League)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| 6th

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

style="background:#FFFF00;"|2011

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Veikkausliiga (Premier League)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| 2nd

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

style="background:#FFFF00;"|2012

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Veikkausliiga (Premier League)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| 2nd

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

style="background:#FFFF00;"|2013

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Veikkausliiga (Premier League)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| 9th

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

style="background:#FFFF00;"|2014

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Veikkausliiga (Premier League)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| 10th

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

style="background:#FFFF00;"|2015

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Veikkausliiga (Premier League)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| 4th

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

style="background:#FFFF00;"|2016

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Veikkausliiga (Premier League)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| 11th

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

style="background:#FFFF00;"|2017

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Veikkausliiga (Premier League)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|9th

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

style="background:#FFFF00;"|2018

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Veikkausliiga (Premier League)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|7th

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

style="background:#FFFF00;"|2019

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Veikkausliiga (Premier League)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|2nd

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

style="background:#FFFF00;"|2020

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Veikkausliiga (Premier League)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|2nd

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

style="background:#FFFF00;"|2021

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Veikkausliiga (Premier League)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|3rd

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

style="background:#FFFF00;"|2022

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Veikkausliiga (Premier League)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|5th

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

style="background:#FFFF00;"|2023

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Veikkausliiga (Premier League)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|6th

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

style="background:#FFFF00;"|2024

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1

|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Veikkausliiga (Premier League)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|7th

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|

|}

Current squad

{{updated|29 March 2025}}{{Cite web |url=https://fcinter.fi/joukkue/ |title=Joukkue FC Inter |access-date=2021-03-05 |archive-date=2021-04-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411220706/https://fcinter.fi/joukkue/ |url-status=live }}

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=FIN|pos=GK|name=Eetu Huuhtanen}}

{{Fs player|no= 2|nat=FIN|pos=DF|name=Jussi Niska}}

{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=FIN|pos=DF|name=Juuso Hämäläinen}}

{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=FIN|pos=DF|name=Albin Granlund}}

{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=CIV|pos=DF|name=Dimitri Legbo}}

{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=FIN|pos=MF|name=Johannes Yli-Kokko}}

{{Fs player|no=10|nat=GER|pos=MF|name=Florian Krebs}}

{{Fs player|no=11|nat=BFA|pos=FW|name=Jean Botué}}

{{Fs player|no=12|nat=FIN|pos=GK|name=Eero Vuorjoki}}

{{Fs player|no=13|nat=FIN|pos=GK|name=Tino Kangasaho}}

{{Fs player|no=14|nat=FIN|pos=FW|name=Thomas Lahdensuo}}

{{Fs player|no=16|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=Bart Straalman}}

{{Fs player|no=17|nat=GHA|pos=MF|name=Bismark Ampofo}}

{{fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no=18|nat=FIN|pos=FW|name=Otto Eloluoto}}

{{Fs player|no=19|nat=FIN|pos=MF|name=Iiro Järvinen}}

{{Fs player|no=20|nat=FIN|pos=MF|name=Elohim Nzoko}}

{{Fs player|no=22|nat=FIN|pos=DF|name=Luka Kuittinen}}

{{Fs player|no=23|nat=CMR|pos=FW|name=Loic Essomba}}

{{Fs player|no=24|nat=FIN|pos=DF|name=Sami Sipola}}

{{Fs player|no=25|nat=FIN|pos=MF|name=Joonas Kekarainen}}

{{Fs player|no=28|nat=CIV|pos=MF|name=Axel Kouame}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=FIN|pos=DF|name=Väinö Vehkonen}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=KVX|pos=FW|name=Edor Hajdini}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=FIN|pos=FW|name=Jasse Tuominen}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=CIV|pos=FW|name=Alain Guei|other=on loan from Zulte Waregem}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=FIN|pos=FW|name=Momodou Sarr|other=on loan from Kolding IF}}

{{Fs end}}

=Out on loan=

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs end}}

Management

As of 7 November 2024

class="wikitable"

!Name

!Role

{{Flag icon|FIN}} Vesa Vasara

|Manager

{{Flag icon|FIN}} Riku Paularinne

|Assistant coach

{{Flag icon|FIN}} Jussi-Pekka Savolainen

|Reserve team head coach

{{Flag icon|FIN}} Miika Salmi

|Goalkeeping coach

{{Flag icon|ENG}} {{ill|David Moore|fi}}

|First Team Administrator

{{Flag icon|FIN}} Ville Peltonen

|Physiotherapist

{{Flag icon|FIN}} Teemu Ahonen

|Physiotherapist

{{Flag icon|FIN}} Seppo Pajunen

|Kit Manager

{{Flag icon|FIN}} Jani Meriläinen

|InterAction director

{{Flag icon|FIN}} Kalle Parviainen

|Sporting director

class="wikitable"

!Name

!Role

{{flagicon|FIN}} Jyrki Ahola

|Scout

{{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio Almenara

|Scout

Honours

=Player records=

Past managers

  • {{flagicon|Finland}} Anders Romberg (1992)
  • {{flagicon|Finland}} Timo Sinkkonen (1993 – 1994)
  • {{flagicon|Finland}} Hannu Paatelo (1995 – 1997)
  • {{flagicon|Finland}} Tomi Jalo (1997 – 1998)
  • {{flagicon|England}} Steven Polack (1998)
  • {{flagicon|Finland}} Timo Askolin (1999 – 2000)
  • {{flagicon|Finland}} Pertti Lundell (January 1, 2001 – December 31, 2002)
  • {{flagicon|Finland}} Kari Virtanen (January 1, 2003 – September 16, 2006)
  • {{flagicon|Netherlands}} René van Eck (September 16, 2006 – November 16, 2006)
  • {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Job Dragtsma (January 1, 2007 – May 26, 2016)
  • {{flagicon|Finland}} Jami Wallenius (May 26, 2016 – August 3, 2016)
  • {{flagicon|Finland}} Shefki Kuqi (August 3, 2016 – August 3, 2017)
  • {{flagicon|Italy}} Fabrizio Piccareta (August 3, 2017 – June 10, 2018)
  • {{flagicon|Spain}} José Riveiro (January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2021)
  • {{flagicon|Spain}} Miguel Grau (January 1, 2022 – September 19, 2022)
  • {{flagicon|Spain}} Ramiro Muñoz (September 20, 2022 – December 31, 2022)
  • {{flagicon|Finland}} Jarkko Wiss (January 1, 2023 – November 6, 2023)
  • {{flagicon|Finland}} Vesa Vasara (January 1, 2024 – present)

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.fcinter.fi FCInter.fi] – The club's official site.
  • [http://ultraboyz.net/ Ultraboyz] – A supporters' club in Finnish.

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