Tampereen Ilves
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| history | Tampereen Ilves (since 1931) |
| Club colors | green, black, white, yellow |
| league | Liiga |
| Venue | Tampereen jäähalli |
| capacity | 7,800 seats (including 6,635 seats) |
| executive Director | Esa Honkalehto |
| Head coach | Jouko Myrra |
| captain | Eemeli Suomi |
| Season 2018/19 | 8th place, play-off quarter-finals |
Tampereen Ilves is a sports club from Tampere , Finland and was founded in 1931 . The sports of ice hockey , soccer , futsal , floorball and ringette are represented in the club .
ice Hockey
The Tampereen Ilves ice hockey team is currently playing in the Liiga . Ilves is the most successful team in Finland with 16 Finnish ice hockey championships won. The home games are played in Finland's oldest ice rink, the Hakametsä.
Two of the team's most famous former players are Raimo Helminen and Lasse Oksanen . Ilves is also known for its large youth organization. Ilves makes a lot of good goalkeepers and attackers.
The club's women's team won the IIHF European Women Champions Cup 2010/11 .
successes
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SM-sarja :
- 16 × Finnish ice hockey champions: 1936, 1937, 1938, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1972, 1985
- SM-liiga:
- Master: 1985
- Runner-up: 1990, 1998
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European Cup :
- Finalist 1967
Famous players
Blocked jersey numbers
| Surname | # | position | Time at the club |
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 Jarmo Wasama
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2 | defender | 1960-1966 |
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Aarne Honkavaara
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7th | striker | 1943-1958 |
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Risto Jalo
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13 | striker | 1980-1990 1991-1992 1993-1994 |
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Leave Oksanen
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14th | striker | 1960–1975 1977–1979 1980–1982 |
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Jorma Peltonen
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16 | striker | 1962-1975 |
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Veikko Suominen
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24 | striker | 1971-1979 |
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Raimo Helminen
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41 | striker | 1982-1985 1987-1988 1996-2008 |
Soccer
Only after the merger of the parent club Ilves-Kissat Tampere with Tampellan Palloilijat in 1975 did the football department achieve notable successes. 1983 Ilves won the Finnish championship . A planned merger with Tampereen Pallo-Veikot in 1998 failed, but the men's team joined the newly founded Tampere United . Ilves took part in the game again with his own team in the following years and currently plays in the Veikkausliiga , Finland's top division.
European Cup balance sheet
| season | competition | round | opponent | total | To | Back |
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| 1970/71 | Exhibition cities cup | 1 round |
 SK Sturm Graz
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4: 5 | 4: 2 (H) | 0: 3 (A) |
| 1980/81 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1 round |
 Feyenoord Rotterdam
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3: 7 | 1: 3 (H) | 2: 4 (A) |
| 1984/85 | European Champions Cup | 1 round |
 Juventus Turin
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1: 6 | 0: 4 (H) | 1: 2 (A) |
| 1986/87 | Uefa cup | 1 round |
 Glasgow Rangers
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2: 4 | 0: 4 (A) | 2: 0 (H) |
| 1991/92 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1 round |
 Glenavon FC
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4: 4 | 2: 3 (A) | 2: 1 (H) |
| 2nd round |
AS Roma
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3: 6 | 1: 1 (H) | 2: 5 (A) | ||
| 2018/19 | UEFA Europa League | 1st qualifying round |
 Slavia Sofia
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1: 3 | 0: 1 (H) | 1: 2 (A) |
Overall record: 14 games, 3 wins, 1 draw, 10 defeats, 18:35 goals (goal difference −17)
successes
- Finnish champion: 1983
- Finnish Cup Winner: 1979, 1990, 2019
- Finalist: 1976, 1977
