Oulun Luistinseura

OLS
Full nameOulun Luistinseura
Founded1880
GroundCastrén
Capacity2500
ChairmanTimo Salmi
ManagerMikko Mannila
LeagueFootball:
Ykkönen
Floorball:
F-liiga
Websitehttps://ols.fi/

Oulun Luistinseura (or OLS) is a Finnish multi-sports club, based in Oulu. The club has football, bandy, bowling and floorball sections.

Football

OLS football team was founded in 1941 by clubs bandy players. Throughout the years the club has played mostly in lower divisions, never competing in the highest tier of Finnish football except as a part of short lived merger with OTP called FC Oulu in the early 1990s. The most successful part of OLS is the youth academy which has produced many national team level players. Men's football team earned promotion to Kakkonen (the third tier of Finnish football) for 2014 season.

Since 2020, AC Oulu/OLS is the reserve team of Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu, and competed in third-tier Kakkonen in 2023 season. The team won the promotion to new third-tier Ykkönen for 2024.

Current squad

As of 14 September 2024[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
31 FW  FIN Narit Sarkkinen
34 FW  FIN Olli Sassi
36 FW  FIN Rene Kähkönen
38 FW  FIN Eemil Merikanto
41 DF  FIN Santtu Seppänen
48 DF  FIN Otso-Pekka Parkkila
51 FW  FIN Julius Paananen
63 FW  FIN Aleksi Isomäki
68 GK  FIN Johannes Pentti
71 FW  FIN Eemeli Raittinen
— DF  FIN Nikolas Similä
— MF  FIN Asla Peltola
— DF  FIN Anselmi Nurmela
— FW  FIN Onni Suutari
— DF  FIN Eetu Saarela
— MF  FIN Jesse Korhonen
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  FIN Kasper Flygare
— DF  FIN Touko Ridanpää
— FW  FIN Lauritapio Tiainen
— GK  FIN Juuso Saarikoski
— MF  FIN Hugo Karlsson
— GK  FIN Onni Sillanpää
— FW  FIN Aleksi Räisänen
— MF  FIN Vili Saarikoski
— MF  FIN Lucas Piirto
— FW  FIN Antti Torniainen
— DF  FIN Santeri Silander
— DF  FIN Sampo Ala-Iso
— GK  NGA Israel Oklenyi
— DF  NGA Chikadibia Nwachukwu
— MF  NGA Joel Omotayo

League history in Football

Season to season of OLS
  • 4 season in 2nd Tier
  • 37 seasons in 3rd Tier
  • 22 seasons in 4th Tier
Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements
1956 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Area Series) Group 11 - Oulu Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
1957 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Area Series) Group 17 - Oulu Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
1958 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Area Series) Group 16 - Oulu Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted
1959 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Regional League) Group 9 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th
1960 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Regional League) Group 9 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th
1961 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Regional League) Group 9 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th Relegated
1962 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Area Series) Group 17 - Oulu Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted
1963 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Regional League) Group 9 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th Relegated
1964 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Area Series) Group 17 - Oulu Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd
1965 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Area Series) Group 17 - Oulu Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd
1966 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Area Series) Group 17 - Oulu Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
1967 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Area Series) Group 17 - Oulu Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
1968 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Area Series) Group 16 - Oulu Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
1969 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Area Series) Group 16 - Oulu Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd
1970 Tier 4 4. divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 17 - Oulu Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd Merger with Oulun Pallo-Veikot
1971 Tier 3 3. divisioona (Third Division) Group 7 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th as OLS-Veikot
1972 Tier 3 3. divisioona (Third Division) Group 9 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st OLS-Veikot - Promoted
1973 Tier 3 2. divisioona (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th OLS-Veikot
1974 Tier 3 2. divisioona (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th OLS-Veikot
1975 Tier 3 2. divisioona (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th
1976 Tier 3 2. divisioona (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
1977 Tier 3 2. divisioona (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted
1978 Tier 2 1. divisioona (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 12th Relegated
1979 Tier 3 2. divisioona (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th
1980 Tier 3 2. divisioona (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 10th Relegated
1981 Tier 4 3. divisioona (Third Division) Group 9 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th
1982 Tier 4 3. divisioona (Third Division) Group 9 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th
1983 Tier 4 3. divisioona (Third Division) Group 9 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd Promotion Playoff
1984 Tier 4 3. divisioona (Third Division) Group 9 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th
1985 Tier 4 3. divisioona (Third Division) Group 9 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
1986 Tier 4 3. divisioona (Third Division) Group 9 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd
1987 Tier 4 3. divisioona (Third Division) Group 9 Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted
1988 Tier 3 2. divisioona (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd
1989 Tier 3 2. divisioona (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
1990 Tier 3 2. divisioona (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st FC OLS - Promoted
1991 Tier 2 1. divisioona (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th Merged with Oulun Työväen Palloilijat to FC Oulu
1992-1995 No first team football
1996 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 10th As OPP due to FA naming regulations - Relegated
1997 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th Took place of OPS
1998 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th As OPS due to FA naming regulation
1999 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd Promotion Playoff
2000 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th
2001 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th
2002 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promotion Playoff - Promoted
2003 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 13th Relegated
2004 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Northern Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd Promotion Playoff - Lost but Promoted due to bankruptcy of FC Jazz
2005 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 13th Relegated
2006 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
2007 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th
2008 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th
2009 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 12th Relegated
2010-2012 No first team football
2013 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Northern Finland Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted
2014 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Northern Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 10th Relegated
2015 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Northern Finland Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
2016 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Northern Finland Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
2017 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Northern Finland Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted
2018 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group c Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th
2019 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group c Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th
2020 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group c Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 11th Remained due to bankruptcy of AC Kajaani
2021 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group A Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th
2022 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
2023 Tier 3 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group C Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promotion playoff to Ykkösliiga - Promoted to Ykkönen
2024 Tier 3 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd
2025 Tier 3 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)

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Bandy

OLS is one of the most successful clubs in Finland and is the only non-Swedish or Russian/Soviet club to have won the Bandy World Cup, having won the title in 1976. In 1977 and 1990 they were European Cup runners-up.

OLS have won the Bandyliiga play-off to become Finnish champions 16 times the first was in 1970 and the most recent title was in 2014.[4] OLS has won the Finnish championship in the following years: 1970, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2009, and 2014.

References

  1. ^ "Joukkue 2024" (in Finnish). AC Oulu. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Home". tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi.
  3. ^ "Home". finlandfootball.net.
  4. ^ "OLS Suomen mestari, Yrjö Utin ja Pekka Huovilan valokuvia" (in Finnish). Finland's Bandy Association. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.


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