Turun Weikot Explained

Clubname:	Turun Weikot
Founded:	1912
Chairman:	Ari Normasto
Website:	http://www.turunweikot.fi/

Turun Weikot (TuWe for short) is a sports club from Turku, Finland. It was established in 1912. TuWe is organized in seven sections; football, athletics, bowling, boxing, gymnastics, volleyball and weightlifting. The club is a member of the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation.

The most successful TuWe athletes are Reima Salonen, the 1982 European champion in Men's 50 kilometres walk, and the wrestler Onni Pellinen who won a silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics and bronze medal in 1924 and 1928.

Football

Turun Weikot men's first squad currently plays in the Finnish fourth tier Kolmonen and the women's squad in the second tier Naisten Ykkönen. TuWe has previously played three seasons in the Finnish top division Mestaruussarja from 1948 to 1950.^[1] The most notable TuWe player is Veeti Niemine, he was capped 44 times by the Finland national team.^[2]

Season to Season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements 1948 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th 1949 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th 1950 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th Relegated 1951 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th 1952 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th 1953 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 9th Relegated 1954 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group II Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd 1955 Tier 4 Piirisarja (District League) Group 5 Turku District (SPL Turku) Qualifiers for Maakuntasarja 1956 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Fourth Division) Group 5 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promoted 1957 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) West Group I Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promoted 1958 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th 1959 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10th Relegated 1960 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th 1961 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th 1962 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd 1963 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promoted 1964 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 12th Relegated 1965 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd 1966 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 4 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st 1967 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th 1968 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promotion Playoff - Promoted 1969 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 9th Relegated 1970 Tier 3 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promotion Playoff 1971 Tier 3 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd 1972 Tier 3 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promoted 1973 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th 1974 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th 1975 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 9th 1976 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th 1977 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 11th Relegated 1978 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th 1979 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10th 1980 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th 1981 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 4 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 12th Relegated 1982 Tier 5 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 5 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd Promotion Playoff 1983 Tier 5 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 4 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promotion Playoff - Promoted 1984 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th 1985 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd 1986 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th 1987 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th 1988 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10th 1989 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd 1990 Tier 4 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10th Relegated 1991 Tier 5 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 4 Turku District (SPL Turku) 3rd 1992 Tier 5 IV Divisioona (Fourth Division) Turku District (SPL Turku) Promoted 1993 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd Promotion Playoff 1994 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 9th 1995 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 12th Relegated 1996 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group 3 Turku District (SPL Turku) 4th 1997 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group 3 Turku District (SPL Turku) 4th 1998 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group 3 Turku District (SPL Turku) 6th 1999 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group 3 Turku District (SPL Turku) 7th 2000 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku & Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 4th 2001 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku & Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 10th 2002 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku & Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 9th 2003 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku & Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 11th Relegated 2004 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Turku & Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 12th Relegated 2005 Tier 6 Vitonen (Fifth Division) Upper Group Turku District (SPL Turku) 1st Promotion Group 2nd - Promoted 2006 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Turku & Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 10th 2007 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Turku & Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 8th 2008 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Turku & Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 3rd 2009 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Turku & Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 5th 2010 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Turku & Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 4th 2011 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Turku & Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 4th 2012 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Turku & Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 1st Promoted 2013 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku & Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 6th 2014 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku & Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 6th 2015 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku & Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 9th 2016 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Turku & Åland Islands Turku District (SPL Turku) 7th 2017 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Western Finland Western District (SPL Länsi-Suomi) 10th 2018 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Western Finland Western District (SPL Länsi-Suomi) 13th Relegated 2019 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Western Finland Western District (SPL Länsi-Suomi) 5th 3 seasons in Mestaruussarja 7 seasons in Suomensarja 20 seasons in Kakkonen 28 seasons in Kolmonen 13 seasons in Nelonen 1 seasons in Vitonen ^[3]

References

1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/finall.html Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2014
2. http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/46375/Kalevi_Lehtovirta.html Kalevi Lehtovirta
3. Web site: Home . finlandfootball.net.