Porin Ässät (men's football) explained

Clubname:Porin Ässät
Founded:1967
Dissolved:1981
Capacity:12,300
Season:1981
Position:II-Divisioona, 12th place
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Stadium:Porin Stadion, Pori

Porin Ässät (in Finnish pronounced as /ˈporin æsːæt/; Finnish for Pori Aces) was a football club from Pori, Finland. It was established in 1967 as two local sports clubs Karhut and RU-38 merged. The football section was dissolved in 1981 and today Ässät is known as an ice hockey club.

Ässät played two seasons in the Finnish premier division Mestaruussarja (1968, 1969) and two seasons in the second tier Suomensarja (1970, 1971).[1] In 1970 Ässät won the U-19 Finnish Championship title.[2] [3]

History

See also: Rosenlewin Urheilijat-38. Ässät was established in 1967 when two clubs from Pori, Porin Karhut and RU-38, merged. The ice hockey team of Ässät got Karhut's place in the SM-sarja, while the Ässät's football team inherited RU-38's place in the Mestaruussarja.[4] The Karhut football team continued its activities for one more season as Ässät's secondary team in Suomensarja, the second-tier league of Finland at the time.Ässät played its first two seasons in the Mestaruussarja, the Premier League of Finland. Ässät got relegated to II Divisioona at the end of the 1969 season and never got promoted to the top-tier again. After two seasons of playing in the 2nd division, Ässät was relegated to the 3rd division.

Ässät won the A-junior Finnish Championship in 1970.[5] [6]

In 1972, Ässät was promoted back to the 2nd division, but realignment placed the division in the third-tier. Ässät came in 2nd in the 2nd division in 1973, but lost in the promotion qualifiers to Turun Toverit (TuTo).[7] Ässät got relegated to the 3rd division in 1978, but only played there for one season before getting promoted back. Ässät played two more seasons in the 2nd division before being relegated and disestablished in 1981 and had all its players moved to the newly formed Porin Palloilijat.

Season to season

SeasonLevelDivisionSectionAdministrationPositionMovements
1968Tier 1Mestaruussarja (Premier League)Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)10thTook RU-38's place in mestaruussarja
1969Tier 1Mestaruussarja (Premier League)Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)12thRelegated
1970Tier 2II Divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)7th
1971Tier 2II Divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)10thRelegated
1972Tier 3III Divisioona (Third Division)Group 3Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)1stPromoted
1973Tier 3II Divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)1stPromotion Playoff
1974Tier 3II Divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)2nd
1975Tier 3II Divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)6th
1976Tier 3II Divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)5th
1977Tier 3II Divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)8th
1978Tier 3II Divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)12thRelegated
1979Tier 4III Divisioona (Third Division)Group 4Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)2ndPromotion Playoff - Promoted
1980Tier 3II Divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)4th
1981Tier 3II Divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)12thRelegated - Disbanded

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Alumni

Honors

II Divisioona

Western Group winner (1): 1973 (promotion playoff),

Western Group runner-up (1): 1974,

III Divisioona

Group 3 winner (1): 1972 (promoted),

Group 3 runner-up (1): 1979 (promoted),

A-junior

Finnish Championship (1): 1970

See also

References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/finall.html Finland – Divisional Movements.
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fin-youthchamp.html Finland – List of Youth Champions.
  3. News: 2018-05-02 . Furuholm syötti, Granath viimeisteli – Ensimmäisen mestaruutensa Ässät voitti jalkapallossa . 2022-05-02 . Satakunnan Kansa . fi.
  4. Web site: Porilaista jalkapallohistorikkia . Football history in Pori . fi.
  5. Web site: 2018-05-02 . Furuholm syötti, Granath viimeisteli – Ensimmäisen mestaruutensa Ässät voitti jalkapallossa . 2023-01-26 . Satakunnan Kansa . fi.
  6. Web site: Finland - List of Youth Champions . 2023-01-26 . RSSSF.
  7. Web site: porifutis . 2022-10-18 . www.jukkajoutsi.com.
  8. Web site: Home . finlandfootball.net.