# Oulun Työväen Palloilijat

Oulun Työväen Palloilijat, (OTP for short), is a football club from Oulu, Finland.
OTP has played 16 seasons in the Finnish premier divisions Mestaruussarja and Veikkausliiga. After that there was a short lived merger with OLS called FC Oulu in the early 1990s. OTP was re-established in 1995 as FC Oulu defunct.
The club has also been playing bandy, winning the bandy championship of the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation in 1953, 1954, and 1955.

## Current roster

The team's roster contains the following full internationals.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | FIN | Tommi Lindholm |
| 10 | FW | SLV | Ronald Arévalo |
| 4 | DF | CAY | Joshewa Frederick-Charlery |
| 12 | GK | FIN | Valtteri Tikkanen |
| 4 | DF | CAY | Joshewa Frederick-Charlery |
| 9 | DF | FIN | Konstantin Belov |
| 13 | DF | FIN | Paulo Ippolito |
| 24 | DF | NGA | Alexander Jibrin |
| 32 | DF | FIN | Santeri Ukkola |
| 5 | MF | FIN | Niko Isola |
| 8 | MF | FIN | Jere Aallikko |
| 14 | MF | FIN | Rober David |
| 15 | MF | FIN | Simon Thurling |
| 17 | MF | FIN | Jeremias Loukusa |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | FIN | Roni Savolainen |
| 23 | MF | PUR | Alex Oikkonen |
| 72 | MF | POR | Tomás Maldonado |
| 7 | FW | FIN | Jyri Vääräniemi |
| 10 | FW | NGA | Callistus Chukwu |
| 11 | FW | FIN | Neil Livingstone |
| 22 | FW | NGA | Kingsley Izekor |
| 30 | FW | ARG | Juan Ignacio Falcon |
| 35 | FW | NIG | Michael Ibiyomi |
| 50 | FW | CMR | Titi Essomba |

## Honours

* Winners of TUL Cup: 1980, 1986, 1989, 1991

### Season to season

Season to Season :
| Season | Level | Division | Section | Administration | Position | Movements |
| 1953 | Tier 3 | Suomensarjan karsinnat (Third Division) | West Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 3rd | |
| 1954 | Tier 3 | Maakuntasarja (Third Division) | North Group II | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 1st | Promotion West Group 2nd - Promoted |
| 1955 | Tier 2 | 'Suomensarja (Second Division) | West Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 9th | Relegated |
| 1956 | Tier 3 | Maakuntasarja (Third Division) | North Group I | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 1st | Promotion Playoff - Promoted |
| 1957 | Tier 2 | 'Suomensarja (Second Division) | West Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 6th | |
| 1958 | Tier 2 | 'Suomensarja (Second Division) | North Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 5th | |
| 1959 | Tier 2 | 'Suomensarja (Second Division) | North Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 6th | |
| 1960 | Tier 2 | 'Suomensarja (Second Division) | North Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 7th | |
| 1961 | Tier 2 | 'Suomensarja (Second Division) | North Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 4th | |
| 1962 | Tier 2 | 'Suomensarja (Second Division) | North Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd | |
| 1963 | Tier 2 | 'Suomensarja (Second Division) | North Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 9th | |
| 1964 | Tier 2 | 'Suomensarja (Second Division) | North Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 6th | |
| 1965 | Tier 2 | 'Suomensarja (Second Division) | North Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Promoted |
| 1966 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 12th | Relegated |
| 1967 | Tier 2 | 'Suomensarja (Second Division) | North Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Promotion Group 3rd |
| 1968 | Tier 2 | 'Suomensarja (Second Division) | North Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Promotion Group 3rd |
| 1969 | Tier 2 | 'Suomensarja (Second Division) | North Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd | |
| 1970 | Tier 2 | 'II Divisioona (Second Division) | North Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd | Promotion Group 1st - Promoted |
| 1971 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 12th | Relegated |
| 1972 | Tier 2 | 'II Divisioona (Second Division) | North Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Promoted |
| 1973 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 5th | |
| 1974 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 7th | |
| 1975 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 11th | Relegation Playoff - Relegated |
| 1976 | Tier 2 | 'I Divisioona (First Division) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd | Promoted |
| 1977 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 10th | |
| 1978 | Tier 1 | Mestaruussarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 12th | Relegated |
| 1979 | Tier 2 | 'I Divisioona (First Division) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd | Promotion Group 2nd - Promoted |
| 1980 | Tier 1 | SM-Sarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 9th | Relegation Group 7th - Relegated |
| 1981 | Tier 2 | 'I Divisioona (First Division) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 8th | Relegation Group 1st |
| 1982 | Tier 2 | 'I Divisioona (First Division) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 6th | Relegation Group 4th |
| 1983 | Tier 2 | 'I Divisioona (First Division) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 5th | Relegation Group 1st |
| 1984 | Tier 2 | 'I Divisioona (First Division) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Promoted |
| 1985 | Tier 1 | SM-Sarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 10th | |
| 1986 | Tier 1 | SM-Sarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 12th | Relegated |
| 1987 | Tier 2 | 'I Divisioona (First Division) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st | Promoted |
| 1988 | Tier 1 | SM-Sarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 10th | Relegation Group 4th |
| 1989 | Tier 1 | SM-Sarja (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 10th | Relegation Group 3rd |
| 1990 | Tier 1 | Futisliiga (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 10th | |
| 1991 | Tier 1 | Futisliiga (Premier League) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 11th | Relegation Playoff |
| 1992-94 | Merged with OLS to form FC Oulu | |
| 1996 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | North Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 5th | |
| 1997 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | North Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 12th | Relegated |
| 1998 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Group 8 Oulu-Kainuu | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 4th | |
| 1999 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Group 8 Oulu-Kainuu | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 5th | Relegation Group 2nd |
| 2000 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Oulu-Kainuu | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 3rd | |
| 2001 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Oulu-Kainuu | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 10th | Relegated |
| 2002 | Merged with Tervarit, OLS and OPS to form AC Oulu | |
| 2002-08 | Only youth teams | |
| 2010 | Tier 6 | Vitonen (Fifth Division) | | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 2nd | Promoted |
| 2011 | Tier 5 | Nelonen (Fourth Division) | Oulu | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 1st | |
| 2012 | Tier 5 | Nelonen (Fourth Division) | Oulu | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 4th | |
| 2013 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 11th | Relegated |
| 2014 | Tier 5 | Nelonen (Fourth Division) | Oulu | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 3rd | |
| 2015 | Tier 5 | Nelonen (Fourth Division) | Oulu-Kainuu | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 2nd | |
| 2016 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 2nd | Promoted |
| 2017 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group C | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 12th | Relegated |
| 2018 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 5th | |
| 2019 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | | Northern Finland (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) | 7th | |
* 14 seasons in Veikkausliiga
* 22 seasons in Ykkönen
* 6 seasons in Kakkonen
* 8 seasons in Kolmonen
* 4 seasons in Nelonen
* 1 seasons in Vitonen