Oulun Työväen Palloilijat
{{short description|Association football club in Finland}}
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| founded = 1946
| ground = Heinäpää Sports Centre
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| manager = Tero Suonperä
| league = Kakkonen
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Oulun Työväen Palloilijat, (OTP for short), is a football club from Oulu, Finland.
OTP has played 16 seasons in the Finnish premier divisions Mestaruussarja and Veikkausliiga. After that there was a short lived merger with OLS called FC Oulu in the early 1990s. OTP was re-established in 1995 as FC Oulu defunct.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/finall.html RSSSF – Finland, Divisional Movements] Retrieved 8 June 2013.
The club has also been playing bandy, winning the bandy championship of the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation in 1953, 1954, and 1955.
Current roster
The team's roster contains the following full internationals.
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=FIN|pos=GK|name=Tommi Lindholm}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=SLV|pos=FW|name=Ronald Arévalo}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=CAY|pos=DF|name=Joshewa Frederick-Charlery}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=FIN|pos=GK|name=Valtteri Tikkanen}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=CAY|pos=DF|name=Joshewa Frederick-Charlery}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=FIN|pos=DF|name=Konstantin Belov}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=FIN|pos=DF|name=Paulo Ippolito}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=NGA|pos=DF|name=Alexander Jibrin}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=FIN|pos=DF|name=Santeri Ukkola}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=FIN|pos=MF|name=Niko Isola}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=FIN|pos=MF|name=Jere Aallikko}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=FIN|pos=MF|name=Rober David}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=FIN|pos=MF|name=Simon Thurling}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=FIN|pos=MF|name=Jeremias Loukusa}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=FIN|pos=MF|name=Roni Savolainen}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=PUR|pos=MF|name=Alex Oikkonen}}
{{Fs player|no=72|nat=POR|pos=MF|name=Tomás Maldonado}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=FIN|pos=FW|name=Jyri Vääräniemi}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=NGA|pos=FW|name=Callistus Chukwu}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=FIN|pos=FW|name=Neil Livingstone}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=NGA|pos=FW|name=Kingsley Izekor}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=Juan Ignacio Falcon}}
{{Fs player|no=35|nat=NIG|pos=FW|name=Michael Ibiyomi}}
{{Fs player|no=50|nat=CMR|pos=FW|name=Titi Essomba}}
{{Fs end}}
Honours
- Winners of TUL Cup: 1980, 1986, 1989, 1991
=Season to season=
{{cot|Season to Season}}
| class="wikitable" |
| style="background:#f0f6fa;"
!Season !Level !Division !Section !Administration !Position !Movements |
| style="background:#77DD77;"|1953
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Suomensarjan karsinnat (Third Division) |style="background:#77DD77;"|West Group |style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) |style="background:#77DD77;"|3rd |style="background:#77DD77;"| |
| style="background:#77DD77;"|1954
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Maakuntasarja (Third Division) |style="background:#77DD77;"|North Group II |style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) |style="background:#77DD77;"|1st |style="background:#77DD77;"|Promotion West Group 2nd - Promoted |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"|1955
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'Suomensarja (Second Division) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|West Group |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|9th |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Relegated |
| style="background:#77DD77;"|1956
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Maakuntasarja (Third Division) |style="background:#77DD77;"|North Group I |style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) |style="background:#77DD77;"|1st |style="background:#77DD77;"|Promotion Playoff - Promoted |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"|1957
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'Suomensarja (Second Division) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|West Group |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|6th |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"|1958
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'Suomensarja (Second Division) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|North Group |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|5th |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"|1959
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'Suomensarja (Second Division) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|North Group |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|6th |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"|1960
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'Suomensarja (Second Division) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|North Group |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|7th |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"|1961
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'Suomensarja (Second Division) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|North Group |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|4th |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"|1962
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'Suomensarja (Second Division) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|North Group |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|2nd |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"|1963
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'Suomensarja (Second Division) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|North Group |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|9th |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"|1964
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'Suomensarja (Second Division) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|North Group |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|6th |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"|1965
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'Suomensarja (Second Division) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|North Group |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|1st |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Promoted |
| style="background:#FFFF00;"|1966
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Mestaruussarja (Premier League) |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#FFFF00;"|12th |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Relegated |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"|1967
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'Suomensarja (Second Division) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|North Group |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|1st |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Promotion Group 3rd |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"|1968
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'Suomensarja (Second Division) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|North Group |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|1st |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Promotion Group 3rd |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"|1969
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'Suomensarja (Second Division) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|North Group |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|2nd |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"|1970
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'II Divisioona (Second Division) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|North Group |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|2nd |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Promotion Group 1st - Promoted |
| style="background:#FFFF00;"|1971
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Mestaruussarja (Premier League) |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#FFFF00;"|12th |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Relegated |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"|1972
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'II Divisioona (Second Division) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|North Group |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|1st |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Promoted |
| style="background:#FFFF00;"|1973
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Mestaruussarja (Premier League) |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#FFFF00;"|5th |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |
| style="background:#FFFF00;"|1974
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Mestaruussarja (Premier League) |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#FFFF00;"|7th |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |
| style="background:#FFFF00;"|1975
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Mestaruussarja (Premier League) |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#FFFF00;"|11th |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Relegation Playoff - Relegated |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"|1976
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'I Divisioona (First Division) |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|2nd |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Promoted |
| style="background:#FFFF00;"|1977
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Mestaruussarja (Premier League) |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#FFFF00;"|10th |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |
| style="background:#FFFF00;"|1978
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Mestaruussarja (Premier League) |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#FFFF00;"|12th |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Relegated |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"|1979
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'I Divisioona (First Division) |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|2nd |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Promotion Group 2nd - Promoted |
| style="background:#FFFF00;"|1980
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|SM-Sarja (Premier League) |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#FFFF00;"|9th |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Relegation Group 7th - Relegated |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"|1981
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'I Divisioona (First Division) |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|8th |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Relegation Group 1st |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"|1982
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'I Divisioona (First Division) |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|6th |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Relegation Group 4th |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"|1983
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'I Divisioona (First Division) |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|5th |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Relegation Group 1st |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"|1984
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'I Divisioona (First Division) |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|1st |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Promoted |
| style="background:#FFFF00;"|1985
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|SM-Sarja (Premier League) |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#FFFF00;"|10th |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |
| style="background:#FFFF00;"|1986
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|SM-Sarja (Premier League) |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#FFFF00;"|12th |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Relegated |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"|1987
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'I Divisioona (First Division) |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#87CEFA;"|1st |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Promoted |
| style="background:#FFFF00;"|1988
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|SM-Sarja (Premier League) |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#FFFF00;"|10th |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Relegation Group 4th |
| style="background:#FFFF00;"|1989
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|SM-Sarja (Premier League) |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#FFFF00;"|10th |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Relegation Group 3rd |
| style="background:#FFFF00;"|1990
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Futisliiga (Premier League) |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#FFFF00;"|10th |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |
| style="background:#FFFF00;"|1991
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1 |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Futisliiga (Premier League) |style="background:#FFFF00;"| |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) |style="background:#FFFF00;"|11th |style="background:#FFFF00;"|Relegation Playoff |
| style="background:;"|1992-94
|style="background:;"|Merged with OLS to form FC Oulu |style="background:;"| |
| style="background:#77DD77;"|1996
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Kakkonen (Second Division) |style="background:#77DD77;"|North Group |style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) |style="background:#77DD77;"|5th |style="background:#77DD77;"| |
| style="background:#77DD77;"|1997
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Kakkonen (Second Division) |style="background:#77DD77;"|North Group |style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) |style="background:#77DD77;"|12th |style="background:#77DD77;"|Relegated |
| style="background:#FF7F00;"|1998
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Kolmonen (Third Division) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Group 8 Oulu-Kainuu |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|4th |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |
| style="background:#FF7F00;"|1999
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Kolmonen (Third Division) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Group 8 Oulu-Kainuu |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|5th |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Relegation Group 2nd |
| style="background:#FF7F00;"|2000
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Kolmonen (Third Division) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Oulu-Kainuu |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|3rd |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |
| style="background:#FF7F00;"|2001
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Kolmonen (Third Division) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Oulu-Kainuu |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|10th |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Relegated |
| style="background:;"|2002
|style="background:;"|Merged with Tervarit, OLS and OPS to form AC Oulu |style="background:;"| |
| style="background:;"|2002-08
|style="background:;"|Only youth teams |style="background:;"| |
| style="background:#FBA0E3;"|2010
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Tier 6 |style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Vitonen (Fifth Division) |style="background:#FBA0E3;"| |style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#FBA0E3;"|2nd |style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Promoted |
| style="background:#CECE1B;"|2011
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Nelonen (Fourth Division) |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Oulu |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#CECE1B;"|1st |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |
| style="background:#CECE1B;"|2012
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Nelonen (Fourth Division) |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Oulu |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#CECE1B;"|4th |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |
| style="background:#FF7F00;"|2013
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Kolmonen (Third Division) |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|11th |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Relegated |
| style="background:#CECE1B;"|2014
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Nelonen (Fourth Division) |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Oulu |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#CECE1B;"|3rd |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |
| style="background:#CECE1B;"|2015
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Nelonen (Fourth Division) |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Oulu-Kainuu |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#CECE1B;"|2nd |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |
| style="background:#FF7F00;"|2016
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Kolmonen (Third Division) |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|2nd |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Promoted |
| style="background:#77DD77;"|2017
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Kakkonen (Second Division) |style="background:#77DD77;"|Group C |style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) |style="background:#77DD77;"|12th |style="background:#77DD77;"|Relegated |
| style="background:#FF7F00;"|2018
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Kolmonen (Third Division) |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|5th |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |
| style="background:#FF7F00;"|2019
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Kolmonen (Third Division) |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|7th |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |
{{cob}}
- 14 seasons in Veikkausliiga
- 22 seasons in Ykkönen
- 6 seasons in Kakkonen
- 8 seasons in Kolmonen
- 4 seasons in Nelonen
- 1 seasons in Vitonen
{{cite web |url=http://www.finlandfootball.net/ |title=Home |website=finlandfootball.net}}
References
External links
- [http://www.otp.fi/ OTP Official Homepage]
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