Football Association of Finland

Football Association of Finland
UEFA
Founded	1907
FIFA affiliation	1908
UEFA affiliation	1954
President	Pertti Alaja

The Football Association of Finland (Finnish: Suomen Palloliitto; Swedish: Finlands Bollförbund, literally "only" Ball Association of Finland), abbr. SPL is the governing body of football in Finland. It was founded in 1907.

The SPL organises the men's and women's national football teams, and the second and third tiers of national football. The premier division Veikkausliiga is organized by a distinct organisation, and the lower tiers (the fourth tier and below) are organized by the 12 district organisations. The SPL is based in the Finnish capital city of Helsinki.

Background

The Suomen Palloliitto (SPL) has more than 1,000 member clubs and approximately 115,000 registered players. The Finnish Gallup survey has indicated that football is a popular pastime with around 500,000 Finns interested in the sport. The SPL is Finland's largest amateur sports federation.^[1]

The association was also the governing body of bandy in Finland until Finland's Bandy Association was founded in 1972.

District organisations

At the more local level Finnish football is administered by the following 12 district organisations of the SPL:^[2]

There were also 12 other district organisations that no longer exist.

Publications

The association publishes several magazines, including now-defunct monthly magazine Futari.^[3]

Presidents

Walter Flander 1907–1908
John Catani 1909
Uno Westerholm 1910–1911
Carolus Lindberg 1912
Walter Qvist 1913–1917
Erik von Frenckell 1918–1952
Juuso Walden 1953–1963
Osmo P. Karttunen 1963–1974
Ove H. Rehn 1974–1975
Jouko Loikkanen 1975–1983
Lauri Pöyhönen 1983–1987
Pentti Seppälä 1987–1997
Pekka Hämäläinen 1997–2009
Sauli Niinistö 2009–2012
Markku Lehtola 2012
Pertti Alaja 2012–

References

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External links

Official website (Finnish)
Finland at UEFA.com
Finland at FIFA.com

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v t e Futsal in Finland
Futsal Football Association of Finland
League competitions	Futsal-Liiga
Cup competitions	Futsal Cup of Finland
National teams	Finland national futsal team

v t e Finnish District Football Associations
Existing	Åland FF SPL Helsinki SPL Itä-Suomi SPL Kaakkois-Suomi SPL Keski-Pohjanmaa SPL Keski-Suomi SPL Pohjois-Suomi SPL Satakunta SPL Tampere SPL Turku SPL Uusimaa SPL Vaasa
Previous	SPL Hämeen-Satakunta SPL Häme SPL Joensuu SPL Karjala SPL Keski-Uusimaa SPL Kymenlaakso SPL Lahti SPL Lappi SPL Länsi-Uusimaa SPL Oulu SPL Saimaa SPL Savo
Football Association of Finland

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North & Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15 Nations League
Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-19 U-16
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