Pallo-Iirot (abbreviated P-Iirot) is a football club from Rauma in Finland. The club was formed in 1930 and their home ground is at the Äijänsuon stadion. The men's first team currently plays in the Kakkonen. The Chairman of Pallo-Iirot is Tarmo Salvi.
Background The club was known as Iirot when it was established in 1930 and it has since taken a number of forms:
Iirot Rauma until 1968 Hakrit Rauma from 1969 to 1981 (merger with Lukko Rauma) Pallo-Iirot Rauma since 1982
In the 1940s, the club also played bandy for a few years.
At the beginning of the 1990s the leading football clubs in Rauma, namely Rauman Pallo and Pallo-Iirot, merged to form Rauman Pallo-Iirot. A few years later the name reverted to Pallo-Iirot. The other club based in the town is FC Rauma.
Since 1982 Pallo-Iirot has played 14 seasons in the Ykkönen (First Division), the second tier of Finnish football, in the periods 1984–85, 1991, 1993–2001 and 2004–05.
They also have had six spells in the third tier, the Kakkonen (Second Division), covering 12 seasons from 1983, 1986–87, 1990, 1992, 2002–03 and 2006 to the present day.
The club has approximately 1,000 members comprising both boys and girls and offers the whole family the possibility to engage in football.
Season to season
SeasonLevelDivisionSectionAdministrationPositionMovements1931Tier 3Piirinsarja (District League)Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)Lost Final1932Unknown1933Tier 2B-Sarja (Second Division)Qualifiers Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)1934Tier 2B-Sarja (Second Division)Western Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th1935Unknown1936Unknown1937Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Regional League)Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)Promoted1938Tier 2Itä-Länsi Sarja (East-West Series)West League, Northern Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th1939Tier 2Itä-Länsi Sarja (East-West Series)West League, Group 3 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th1940–41Tier 3C-Sarja (Third Division)Group 2Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd1943–44Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Regional League)Cup FormatFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)1st round1945Tier 2Suomensarja (Finland Series)Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th Relegated1945–46Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Regional League)Satakunta GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd1946–47Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Regional League)Satakunta GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd1947–48Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Regional League)Satakunta GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd1948Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Regional League)West Group AFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th1949Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Regional League)West Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2ndPromotion Playoff1950Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Regional League)West Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th1951Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Regional League)West Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd1952Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Regional League)West Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th1953Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Regional League)West Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th1954Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Regional League)West Group IFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd1955Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Regional League)West Group IFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1stPromotion Playoff – Promoted1956Tier 2Suomensarja (Finland Series)West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th1957Tier 2Suomensarja (Finland Series)West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10th Relegated1958Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Regional League)Group 4Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd1959Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Regional League)Group 5Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd1960Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Regional League)Group 4Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd1961Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Regional League)Group 6Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1stPromoted1962Tier 2Suomensarja (Finland Series)West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th1963Tier 2Suomensarja (Finland Series)West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th1964Tier 2Suomensarja (Finland Series)West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th1965Tier 2Suomensarja (Finland Series)West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th1966Tier 2Suomensarja (Finland Series)West Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 11th Relegated1967Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Regional League)Group 4Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th1968Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Regional League)Group 4Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd1969Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Regional League)Group 3Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8thMerger with Lukko to Hakrit Rauma. Relegation Playoff1970Tier 33. Divisioona (Third Division)Group 3Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8thHakrit Rauma1971Tier 33. Divisioona (Third Division)Group 3Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5thHakrit Rauma1972Tier 33. Divisioona (Third Division)Group 3Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 9thHakrit Rauma. Relegation Playoff – Relegated1973Tier 54. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 6Finnish FA(Suomen Palloliitto)1stHakrit Rauma. Promoted1974Tier 43. Divisioona (Third Division)Group 4Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6thHakrit Rauma1975Tier 43. Divisioona (Third Division)Group 4Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4thHakrit Rauma1976Tier 43. Divisioona (Third Division)Group 4Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2ndHakrit Rauma1977Tier 43. Divisioona (Third Division)Group 4Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1stHakrit Rauma. Promoted1978Tier 32. Divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8thHakrit Rauma1979Tier 32. Divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5thHakrit Rauma1980Tier 32. Divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 9thHakrit Rauma. Relegation Playoff – Relegated1981Tier 43. Divisioona (Third Division)Group 4Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rdHakrit Rauma1982Tier 43. Divisioona (Third Division)Group 4Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1stPromotion Playoff – Promoted1983Tier 32. Divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1stPromotion Playoff – Promoted1984Tier 2 1. Divisioona (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th1985Tier 2 1. Divisioona (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 11th Relegated1986Tier 32. Divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th1987Tier 32. Divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10thRelegated1988Tier 43. Divisioona (Third Division)Group 4Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th1989Tier 43. Divisioona (Third Division)Group 4Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1stPromoted1990Tier 32. Divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1stPromoted1991Tier 2 1. Divisioona (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10th Relegated1992Tier 32. Divisioona (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1stPromoted1993Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10th Relegation Group -5th1994Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th1995Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th1996Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division)North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th1997Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division)North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th Relegation Group – 1st1998Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division)South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th Relegation Group – 3rd1999Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division)North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th Relegation Group – 1st2000Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division)North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th Relegation Group – 7th2001Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division)North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 9th Relegated2002Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th2003Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1stPlay-offs – Promoted2004Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 10th2005Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 14th Relegated2006Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th2007Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 9th2008Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th2009Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th2010Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th2011Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd2012Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd2013Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd2014Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th2015Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)West GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8thRelegated2016Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)TampereenFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd2017Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Länsi-SuomenFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd2018Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Länsi-SuomenFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1stPromoted2019Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th2020Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 12thRelegated2021Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Group AFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1stPromotion Playoff2022Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Group AFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1stPromoted2023Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th2024Tier 4Kakkonen (Second Division)Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th2025Tier 4Kakkonen (Second Division)Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)
Junior section Pallo-Iirot has the Seal of approval for football which is an acknowledgement for quality of its youth activities in Finland. The club's youth team's programme is based on the active participation of the parents. P-Iirot welcomes the parents together with their children to join the club activities by becoming the youth teams' coaches, and managers or to otherwise support their children's team's activities.
The Nappulaliiga (Little league) offers sports and games, emphasising football, twice a week for the ages of 3 to 11 years. The programme runs from April until September.
Club structure Pallo-Iirot currently has 2 men's teams, 1 ladies team, 9 boys teams and 4 girls teams. In the winter the club practices at Äijänsuo indoor hall and on the heated astro-turf.
Current squad
References
External links Official Website Suomen Cup Pallo-Iirot Facebook