Musan Salama (lit. 'The Lightning Bolt of Musa'), commonly abbreviated MuSa,[1] is a football club based in Pori, Finland, playing in the Finnish fifth tier Kolmonen as of the 2024 season. It was founded in 1960 in the Musa suburb of Pori as a football and ice hockey club. The ice hockey section was continued by the Porin Kiekko-Salamat after 1972.[2][3]
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| Nickname(s) | Valkoiset Tiikerit (The White Tigers) | ||
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| Founded | April 10, 1960 | ||
| Ground | Musan kenttä | ||
| Capacity | 700 | ||
| Sporting director | Kari Löytökorpi | ||
| Head coach | Aki Pietikäinen | ||
| League | Kolmonen | ||
| 2023 | Kolmonen group A, 3rd | ||
| Website | https://musansalama.fi/ | ||
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MuSa is a member of the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation.[4][5] The club is nicknamed Valkoiset Tiikerit (White Tigers in English).[6][7][8]
History
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MuSa women's football team played in the premier division SM-sarja from 1981 to 1985. The women's futsal team are two time Finnish Champions.[9][10]
Musan Salama has mostly played in the Finnish third or fourth levels. In 1999–2001 MuSa made a three-year spell to the second tier Ykkönen, but was relegated after the 2001 season. In 2016 MuSa made it to the promotion play-offs losing to the Helsinki side Gnistan on penalties. Finally, in 2018 MuSa achieved promotion back to the second tier Ykkönen by defeating Kokkola based side GBK in the finals of the promotion playoffs on penalties.[11]
Division history 2000–2023
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Rivalries
editMusan Salama's main rival is considered to be the FC Jazz Pori. The games between MuSa and Jazz are known as the Pori Derby.[12][13][14]
Current squad
editAs of 14 June 2024[update].[15] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Academy and juniors
editMusan Salama and Toejoen Veikot have formed two youth academy teams for ages U20 and U17 called the Pori Akatemia.[16]
Former EFL Championship, Veikkausliiga and Finnish national team player Sampsa Timoska played for MuSa as a junior.[17][18]
NHL ice hockey players Jesse Joensuu and Joel Armia have both played for MuSa's junior teams.[19]
See also
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edit- ^ "Musan Salama". Nordic Football News. 5 April 2007. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
- ^ "Uusi yhteistyö: Ässien junioriryhmä pelaa jalkapalloa MuSa Ice -joukkueena". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). 15 February 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Pori-futis | MuSa kaipaa yhteistä visiota ja pelaajapolkua: "Jos Espoossa FC Honka totesi, ettei se pärjää yksin, miten seurat voisivat Porin kokoisessa kaupungissa menestyä omillaan?"". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). 8 November 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Musan Salama 50 vuotta". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 29 March 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Kunnianosoitus jalkapallon yhteisöllisyydelle: TUL:n porilaisesta joukkueesta syntyi kirja". KU (in Finnish). 3 September 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ UrheiluSuomi.com. "MuSa jatkaa voittojen tiellä". www.urheilupori.com. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Luotola, Juha (5 July 2019). "Tiikerinsilmä tuijottaa MuSan Rudi Dieteriä kodin paraatipaikalta: "Tunnen itseni jo porilaiseksi"". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ UrheiluSuomi.com. "Valkoiset Tiikerit raateli kesyn Gepardilauman". www.urheilupori.com. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Porilainen MuSa juhli futsalin naisten SM-kultaa". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 15 May 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Porilainen MuSaFutsal uusi futsalin naisten SM-kultansa". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 8 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Karlsson, Juho (15 October 2016). "Gnistan får fira avancemang till fotbollsettan efter straffdrama" (in Swedish). Yle Nyheter. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Jalkapallo | Katso tallenne: MuSa ja FC Jazz kohtasivat – Porin derby pelattiin ilman yleisöä". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). 12 March 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Jalkapallo | Kauden ensimmäisestä Porin derbystä muodostui todellinen trilleri, MuSa kukisti Jazzin lopulta rangaistuspotkuilla: "Derbyvoitto on aina iso juttu"". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). 9 April 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Jalkapallo | FC Jazz ja MuSa iskivät yhteen Suomen cupissa – tallenne katsottavissa". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). 6 April 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Pelaajat" (in Finnish). Finnish FA. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Jalkapallo | ToVen ja MuSan yhteisponnistuksena syntyy Pori Akatemia: "Kaupungissa on valtava määrä pelaajia, jopa kokonaisia ikäluokkia, joita olemme hukanneet seurojen välisten erimielisyyksien vuoksi"". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). 15 January 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Welling, Jari (10 January 2021). "Sampsa Timoska jätti kurkkaamatta astiakaappiin asunnossaan Lontoossa – siitä kiehahti suolainen soppa". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Jalkapallo | Kokemäen poika haastettiin Lontoossa oikeuteen kunnallisveron kiertämisestä – Miten Teljän Nousun kasvatista tuli legendaarisen QPR:n pelaaja?". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). 6 April 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ Byyri (1 August 2021). "Musan Salamasta kirjoitetaan historiikki – pääosassa tarinat, ihmiset ja yhteisöllisyys". Byyri (in Finnish). Retrieved 15 June 2024.
External links
edit- MuSa's official website (in Finnish)
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