Hyvinkään Palloseura (abbreviated HyPS) is a football club from Hyvinkää, Finland. The club was formed in 1947 and its main home ground is at the Hyvinkään Urheilupuisto.
History HyPS played four seasons in the Suomensarja (Finland League), the second tier of Finnish football in 1949, 1951, 1954 and 1965. They also have had three spells covering 19 seasons in the third tier, the Kakkonen (Second Division), in 1975–77, 1987 and 1995–2009. It was a huge disappointment when they were relegated back to the Kolmonen (Third Division) at the end of the 2009 campaign after 15 consecutive years in the Kakkonen.
HyPS have had a number of outstanding players but none surpass Pertti Jantunen who played a record 327 games for the club scoring 174 goals. One of the highlights of Hyvinkää football in the 1970s and 1980s were the derby matches with local rivals, Palloiluseura Apollo, who have sadly dropped to the Vitonen in recent years.
Season to season SeasonLevelDivisionSectionAdministrationPositionMovements1994Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd Promoted1995Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)South GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)6th1996Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)6th1997Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)7th1998Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)4th1999Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)South GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)10thRelegation Play-offs2000Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)South GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)8th2001Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)South GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)9th2002Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)South GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)3rd2003Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)South GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)9th2004Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)South GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)6th2005Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)South GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)9th2006Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) Group AFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)2nd2007Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) Group AFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)9th2008Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) Group AFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)10th2009Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division) Group AFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)13thRelegated2010Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 3Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)3rd 15 season in Kakkonen 2 seasons in Kolmonen
Club Structure Hyvinkään Palloseura run a large number of teams including 2 men's teams, 2 ladies teams, 12 boys teams and 6 girls teams. The Club organises diverse activities for its young players including the popular Euroliiga (Euro League). The club is one of the largest in Finland with around 1,600 footballers
2010 season HyPS Men's Team are competing in Section 3 (Lohko 3) of the Kolmonen administered by the Helsinki SPL and Uusimaa SPL. This is the fourth highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 HyPS finished in 13th place in Group A of the Kakkonen.
HyPS 02 are participating in Section 2 (Lohko 2) of the Nelonen administered by the Uusimaa SPL. In 2009 they were promoted from Section 4 of the Vitonen.
References and sources Official Website Finnish Wikipedia Suomen Cup
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