FC Ilves
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Wikipedia - Ilves (football)
Tampereen Ilves (pronounced [ˈilʋes]; Finnish for "Lynx"; Swedish: Ilves Tammerfors), commonly referred to as Ilves, is a Finnish football club based in Tampere. They currently play in the Veikkausliiga, the highest level of professional football in Finland.
History
They were formed in 1975 as a merger between Ilves-Kissat Tampere and TaPa Tampere, and joined the Premier Division in 1979.
Ilves won the Finnish League championship in 1983 and the Finnish Cup on three occasions in 1979, 1990, and 2019.
In the late 1990s, Ilves suffered financial trouble and its professional team was reformed into Tampere United before the 1999 season. The initial plan was to join Ilves with TPV, but TPV decided to continue as its own team. As a result, Tampere United inherited Ilves' place in the second highest division, and Ilves dissolved their men's team. Thus the club did not have a men's team from 1999 to 2007.
Their home ground is Tammelan Stadion. However, in 2020–2023, they are playing at Tampere Stadium, while waiting for a new Tammelan stadion to be built.
FC Ilves este una dintre cele mai de succes echipe de fotbal din Finlanda. Clubul a câștigat trei campionate naționale în 1950, 1983 și 2022. De asemenea, FC Ilves a câștigat o Cupă a Finlandei în 1979. În competițiile europene, cea mai bună performanță a clubului a fost atingerea sferturilor de finală ale Cupei UEFA Intertoto în 1999.
Antrenorul actual al FC Ilves este Toni Kallio. Unii dintre cei mai cunoscuți jucători care au jucat pentru FC Ilves sunt Mika Väyrynen, Sami Hyypiä și Teemu Tainio.