Oulun Palloseura (football)
Oulun Palloseura is a Finnish professional football club based in Oulu. Founded in 1925, the club is currently competing in the Finnish fourth tier – Kolmonen.
History
The original Oulun Palloseura was founded in 1925.Contemporary club which is now called Oulun Palloseura dates back to 2006, when a third-tier club called FC Dreeverit was cleared to use the name OPS-jp. Next year the competition spot went to a registered association called Oulun Palloseura – jalkapallo ry. and then in 2008 to Oulun jalkapallon tuki ry. which is founded by Miika Juntunen.
In 2009 OPS-jp won the Group C of Kakkonen and was promoted to Ykkönen. Since 2011 the club has been allowed to use the original name of Oulun Palloseura.