Oulun Työväen Palloilijat

Association football club in Finland

Football club

OTP

Full name| Oulun Työväen Palloilijat
Founded| 1946
Ground| Heinäpää Sports Centre
Manager| Tero Suonperä
League| Kakkonen

Home colours

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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.[1]

The club has also been playing bandy, winning the bandy championship of the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation in 1953, 1954, and 1955.

## Current roster

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The team's roster contains the following full internationals.

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  FIN | Tommi Lindholm
10  | FW |  SLV | Ronald Arévalo
4  | DF |  CAY | Joshewa Frederick-Charlery
12  | GK |  FIN | Valtteri Tikkanen
4  | DF |  CAY | Joshewa Frederick-Charlery
9  | DF |  FIN | Konstantin Belov
13  | DF |  FIN | Paulo Ippolito
24  | DF |  NGA | Alexander Jibrin
32  | DF |  FIN | Santeri Ukkola
5  | MF |  FIN | Niko Isola
8  | MF |  FIN | Jere Aallikko
14  | MF |  FIN | Rober David
15  | MF |  FIN | Simon Thurling
17  | MF |  FIN | Jeremias Loukusa
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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20  | MF |  FIN | Roni Savolainen
23  | MF |  PUR | Alex Oikkonen
72  | MF |  POR | Tomás Maldonado
7  | FW |  FIN | Jyri Vääräniemi
10  | FW |  NGA | Callistus Chukwu
11  | FW |  FIN | Neil Livingstone
22  | FW |  NGA | Kingsley Izekor
30  | FW |  ARG | Juan Ignacio Falcon
35  | FW |  NIG | Michael Ibiyomi
50  | FW |  CMR | Titi Essomba

## Honours

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* Winners of TUL Cup: 1980, 1986, 1989, 1991

### Season to season

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Season to Season

| Season | Level | Division | Section | Administration | Position | Movements

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1953  | Tier 3  | Suomensarjan karsinnat (Third Division) | West Group  | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 3rd |
1954  | Tier 3  | Maakuntasarja (Third Division) | North Group II  | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 1st | Promotion West Group 2nd - Promoted
1955  | Tier 2  | 'Suomensarja (Second Division) | West Group  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 9th | Relegated
1956  | Tier 3  | Maakuntasarja (Third Division) | North Group I  | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 1st | Promotion Playoff - Promoted
1957  | Tier 2  | 'Suomensarja (Second Division) | West Group  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 6th |
1958  | Tier 2  | 'Suomensarja (Second Division) | North Group  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 5th |
1959  | Tier 2  | 'Suomensarja (Second Division) | North Group  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 6th |
1960  | Tier 2  | 'Suomensarja (Second Division) | North Group  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 7th |
1961  | Tier 2  | 'Suomensarja (Second Division) | North Group  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 4th |
1962  | Tier 2  | 'Suomensarja (Second Division) | North Group  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd |
1963  | Tier 2  | 'Suomensarja (Second Division) | North Group  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 9th |
1964  | Tier 2  | 'Suomensarja (Second Division) | North Group  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 6th |
1965  | Tier 2  | 'Suomensarja (Second Division) | North Group  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Promoted
1966  | Tier 1  | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) |  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 12th | Relegated
1967  | Tier 2  | 'Suomensarja (Second Division) | North Group  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Promotion Group 3rd
1968  | Tier 2  | 'Suomensarja (Second Division) | North Group  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Promotion Group 3rd
1969  | Tier 2  | 'Suomensarja (Second Division) | North Group  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd |
1970  | Tier 2  | 'II Divisioona (Second Division) | North Group  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd | Promotion Group 1st - Promoted
1971  | Tier 1  | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) |  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 12th | Relegated
1972  | Tier 2  | 'II Divisioona (Second Division) | North Group  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Promoted
1973  | Tier 1  | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) |  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 5th |
1974  | Tier 1  | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) |  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 7th |
1975  | Tier 1  | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) |  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 11th | Relegation Playoff - Relegated
1976  | Tier 2  | 'I Divisioona (First Division) |  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd | Promoted
1977  | Tier 1  | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) |  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 10th |
1978  | Tier 1  | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) |  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 12th | Relegated
1979  | Tier 2  | 'I Divisioona (First Division) |  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd | Promotion Group 2nd - Promoted
1980  | Tier 1  | SM-Sarja (Premier League) |  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 9th | Relegation Group 7th - Relegated
1981  | Tier 2  | 'I Divisioona (First Division) |  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 8th | Relegation Group 1st
1982  | Tier 2  | 'I Divisioona (First Division) |  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 6th | Relegation Group 4th
1983  | Tier 2  | 'I Divisioona (First Division) |  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 5th | Relegation Group 1st
1984  | Tier 2  | 'I Divisioona (First Division) |  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Promoted
1985  | Tier 1  | SM-Sarja (Premier League) |  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 10th |
1986  | Tier 1  | SM-Sarja (Premier League) |  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 12th | Relegated
1987  | Tier 2  | 'I Divisioona (First Division) |  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Promoted
1988  | Tier 1  | SM-Sarja (Premier League) |  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 10th | Relegation Group 4th
1989  | Tier 1  | SM-Sarja (Premier League) |  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 10th | Relegation Group 3rd
1990  | Tier 1  | Futisliiga (Premier League) |  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 10th |
1991  | Tier 1  | Futisliiga (Premier League) |  | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 11th | Relegation Playoff
1992-94  | Merged with OLS to form FC Oulu |
1996  | Tier 3  | Kakkonen (Second Division) | North Group  | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 5th |
1997  | Tier 3  | Kakkonen (Second Division) | North Group  | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 12th | Relegated
1998  | Tier 4  | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Group 8 Oulu-Kainuu  | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 4th |
1999  | Tier 4  | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Group 8 Oulu-Kainuu  | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 5th | Relegation Group 2nd
2000  | Tier 4  | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Oulu-Kainuu  | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 3rd |
2001  | Tier 4  | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Oulu-Kainuu  | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 10th | Relegated
2002  | Merged with Tervarit, OLS and OPS to form AC Oulu |
2002-08  | Only youth teams  |
2010  | Tier 6  | Vitonen (Fifth Division) |  | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 2nd | Promoted
2011  | Tier 5  | Nelonen (Fourth Division) | Oulu  | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 1st |
2012  | Tier 5  | Nelonen (Fourth Division) | Oulu  | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 4th |
2013  | Tier 4  | Kolmonen (Third Division) |  | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 11th | Relegated
2014  | Tier 5  | Nelonen (Fourth Division) | Oulu  | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 3rd |
2015  | Tier 5  | Nelonen (Fourth Division) | Oulu-Kainuu  | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 2nd |
2016  | Tier 4  | Kolmonen (Third Division) |  | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 2nd | Promoted
2017  | Tier 3  | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group C  | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 12th | Relegated
2018  | Tier 4  | Kolmonen (Third Division) |  | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 5th |
2019  | Tier 4  | Kolmonen (Third Division) |  | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 7th |

* 14 seasons in Veikkausliiga
* 22 seasons in Ykkönen
* 6 seasons in Kakkonen
* 8 seasons in Kolmonen
* 4 seasons in Nelonen
* 1 seasons in Vitonen

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## References

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1. ^ RSSSF – Finland, Divisional Movements Retrieved 8 June 2013.
2. ^ "Home". finlandfootball.net.

## External links

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* OTP Official Homepage

*[No.]: Number
*[Pos.]: Position
*[GK]: Goalkeeper
*[FW]: Forward
*[DF]: Defender
*[MF]: Midfielder