Tampere United
Association football club in Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tampere United is a Finnish football club from the city of Tampere. The club plays in Kakkonen, the fourth highest level of football in Finland.
Full name | Jalkapalloseura Tampere United ry | ||
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Founded | 1998; 26 years ago (1998) | ||
Ground | Tammela Stadion | ||
Chairman | Antti Niemistö | ||
Manager | Jukka Listenmaa | ||
League | Kakkonen | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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The club had a team in Veikkausliiga, the premier football league in Finland, until the end of the 2010 season. It was excluded from participating in Finnish football during the 2011 season amidst suspicions of money laundering. The club was kept alive by its supporters, who entered a team called TamU-K in Kutonen, the lowest level of football in Finland, in 2012. The club earned three promotions in four years, and all its teams were taken over by Tampere United in the lead up to the 2016 season. Tampere United is now a fan-owned club and controlled by the same supporters who ran TamU-K.