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The
Football Association of Finland
(
Finnish
:
Suomen Palloliitto
, abbr.
SPL
;
Swedish
:
Finlands Bollförbund
) is the governing body of
football
in
Finland
. It was founded in Helsinki on 19 May 1907.
The SPL organises the
men's
and
women's
national football teams, and the second and third tiers of national football. The premier division
Veikkausliiga
is organized by a distinct organisation, and the lower tiers (the fourth tier and below) are organized by the 12 district organisations. The SPL is based in the Finnish capital city of
Helsinki
.
Background
The SPL has more than 1,000 member clubs and approximately 140,000 registered players. The Finnish Gallup survey has indicated that football is a popular pastime with around 500,000 Finns interested in the sport. The SPL is Finland's largest amateur sports federation.
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