FOOTBALL • FINLAND
KuPS
KUPS1923- Country
- Finland
- Venue
- Savon Sanomat Areena • Kuopio
- Capacity
- 5,300
31Players
13Trophies
–Elo world rank
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Where the club stands among the world's teams on current strength. Moves after every match: beating a stronger side counts more.
0Rivals
Key players
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The season's most-used players; the rating breaks ties on minutes.
Club Profile
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Basic facts from the provider: code, founding year, country, ground.
- Team
- KuPS
- Short code
- KUPS
- Founded
- 1923
- Country
- Finland
- Stadium
- Savon Sanomat Areena
- City
- Kuopio
Stadium
Staff
Achievements
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Wins and podium places per competition; a card opens the competition.
Season Cycle
3 activei
Everything the club is in now, then the last finished seasons; a row opens the competition.
Active seasons
Europa LeagueJul 2026 – Jan 2027 · current2026/2027
Champions LeagueJul 2026 – Jan 2027 · current2026/2027
Europa Conference LeagueJul 2026 – Dec 2026 · current2026/2027Season timeline
Europa LeagueJul 2025 – May 2026 · finished2025/2026Europa Conference LeagueJul 2025 – May 2026 · finished2025/2026Champions LeagueJul 2025 – May 2026 · finished2025/2026Europa Conference LeagueJul 2024 – May 2025 · finished2024/2025Europa Conference LeagueJul 2023 – May 2024 · finished2023/2024Europa Conference LeagueJul 2022 – Jun 2023 · finished2022/2023Europa Conference LeagueJul 2021 – May 2022 · finished2021/2022Europa LeagueAug 2020 – May 2021 · finished2020/2021Champions LeagueAug 2020 – May 2021 · finished2020/2021Europa LeagueJun 2019 – Aug 2020 · finished2019/2020Goalkeepers
3Defenders
10
Midfielders
11
Forwards
7
Staff
Former coaches
Jarkko WissCoach · 2025Jani HonkavaaraCoach · 2023–2024Pasi TuuttiCoach · 2023Simo ValakariCoach · 2021–2023Absentees
4Kasperi SilenNo Eligibility · 3 matches missed · expected back: 18 Dec 2026Jerry VoutilainenNo Eligibility · 3 matches missed · expected back: 18 Dec 2026
Aaro ToivonenNo Eligibility · 3 matches missed · expected back: 18 Dec 2026Eemil TanninenNo Eligibility · 3 matches missed · expected back: 18 Dec 2026Transfers
14Saikou TourayBourg-en-Bresse → 1 Jul 2026free / n/aTaneli HämäläinenADO Den Haag → 1 Jul 2026free / n/aAaro Toivonen30 Mar 2026free / n/aBrahima MagassaChâteauroux → 27 Mar 2026free / n/a
Jaime Moreno23 Mar 2026free / n/a
Kasim AdamsTBC → 9 Mar 2026free / n/aSaku Heiskanen11 Feb 2026free / n/aCalvin KabuyeMjällby → 7 Feb 2026free / n/a
Gustav EngvallMiedź Legnica → 3 Feb 2026free / n/a
Akseli Puukko20 Jan 2026free / n/a
Arttu LötjönenTBC → 1 Jan 2025free / n/aSamuel PasanenLahti → 1 Jan 2025free / n/a
Clinton AntwiNordsjælland → 7 Jan 2022free / n/aJohannes Kreidl2 Feb 2016free / n/aHow the current squad arrived, from SportMonks' transfer records.
Expiring contracts
12Aaro Toivonenends: 31 Dec 20263 monthsGustav Engvallends: 31 Dec 20263 monthsJoslyn Luyeye-Lutumbaends: 31 Dec 20263 monthsRasmus Tikkanenends: 31 Dec 20263 monthsEemil Tanninenends: 31 Dec 20263 monthsClinton Antwiends: 31 Dec 20263 monthsSaku Savolainenends: 31 Dec 20263 monthsJerry Voutilainenends: 31 Dec 20263 monthsSamuel Pasanenends: 31 Dec 20263 monthsArttu Heinonenends: 31 Dec 20263 monthsTaneli Hämäläinenends: 31 Dec 20263 months
Piotr Parzyszekends: 30 Jun 20279 monthsContracts that run out within the next 12 months.
Season statistics
Europa League 2026/20272Played
0Wins
2Goals
3Conceded
- Played
- 2
- Wins
- 0 (H 0 · A 0) · 0%
- Draws
- 1 (H 1 · A 0)
- Losses
- 1 (H 0 · A 1)
- Goals scored
- 2 (H 1 · A 1) · 1/match
- Goals conceded
- 3 (H 1 · A 2) · 1.5/match
- Clean sheets
- 0 · 0%
- Both teams scored
- 100%
- Failed to score
- 0%
- Possession (avg)
- 51%
- Shots / match
- 4.0
- Corners / match
- 3.0
- Attacks / match
- 105.0
- Dangerous attacks / match
- 51.5
- Offsides / match
- 4.0
- Fouls / match
- 19.5
- Yellow cards
- 5
- Average rating
- 6.33
When the goals come
1/00–15′
0/016–30′
0/231–45′
0/046–60′
1/161–75′
0/076–90′
Goals scored (purple) and conceded (blue) in 15-minute bands.
- Season's best rated
- Jaime Moreno · 6.61
Season statistics
Champions League 2026/20274Played
1Wins
4Goals
6Conceded
- Played
- 4
- Wins
- 1 (H 0 · A 1) · 25%
- Draws
- 0 (H 0 · A 0)
- Losses
- 3 (H 2 · A 1)
- Goals scored
- 4 (H 2 · A 2) · 1/match
- Goals conceded
- 6 (H 5 · A 1) · 1.5/match
- Clean sheets
- 1 · 25%
- Both teams scored
- 25%
- Failed to score
- 50%
- Possession (avg)
- 50%
- Shots / match
- 8.8
- Corners / match
- 6.0
- Attacks / match
- 97.5
- Dangerous attacks / match
- 56.0
- Offsides / match
- 0.3
- Fouls / match
- 15.5
- Yellow cards
- 10
- Average rating
- 6.34
When the goals come
0/00–15′
0/016–30′
1/131–45′
1/246–60′
0/161–75′
0/176–90′
Goals scored (purple) and conceded (blue) in 15-minute bands.
- Season's best rated
- Piotr Parzyszek · 6.5
Europa Conference League · League Stage
Round 1 · 2026-10-15
Round 2 · 2026-10-22
Round 3 · 2026-11-05
Round 4 · 2026-11-26
Round 5 · 2026-12-10
Round 6 · 2026-12-17
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