Toverit Helsinki (Finnish Helsingin toverit, 'Comrades of Helsinki') was a sports club in Helsinki, Finland, which was founded in 1916. Its history ended in 1970.
The club was founded in 1916 by group of athletes who left NMKY Helsinki.
The club was most based in the neighbourhoods of Vallila and Hermanni. Its sports included football, ice hockey, boxing, orienteering and athletics.
The club won the Finnish championship in football in 1942, although a regular league type competition could not be played due to the Continuation War, and the whole competition consisted of two cup rounds with a total of three matches. After 1942 their success in football faded due to part of the footballers went off to found a new club called Kallion Palloseura.
The club won bronze in football in 1934, 1935 and 1939.
Veikko Pakkanen and Viljo Huuska were among the sportsmen who founded the orienteering competition Jukola relay in 1948. The club was one of the organisers of the first two events in 1949 and 1950.
Beginning in 1923, the club participated in the pesäpallo ("Finnish baseball") Finnish Championship Series, achieving a bronze in that season.
In the 1950s and 1960s the club was active in youth work in ski jumping in the Helsinki area.
Achievements
Season to Season
SeasonLevelDivisionSectionAdministrationPositionMovements1931Tier 2B-Sarja (First Division)Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)2ndPromoted1932Tier 1A-Sarja (Division One) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7thRelegated1933Tier 2B-Sarja (First Division)Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)2ndPromoted1934Tier 1A-Sarja (Division One) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd1935Tier 1A-Sarja (Division One) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd1936Tier 1Mestaruussarja (Division One) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th1937Tier 1Mestaruussarja (Division One) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th1938Tier 1Mestaruussarja (Division One) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th1939Tier 1Mestaruussarja (Division One) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd1940–41Tier 1Mestaruussarja (Division One) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6thQualification Group, Relegated1942Cup-formatCup-format Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1stChampions1943–44Tier 2Suomensarja (First Division)Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)8th1945Tier 2Suomensarja (First Division)Group 2Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)8th1945–46Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Second Division)Helsinki Group 1Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)3rd1946–47Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Second Division)Helsinki Group 2Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)3rd1947–48Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Second Division)Helsinki Group 2Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)3rd1948Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Second Division)South Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)6thRelegated1949?????1950?????1951?????1952?????1953?????1954?????1955?????Promoted1956Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Second Division)South Group IIFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)5th1957Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Second Division)South Group IFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)4th1958Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Second Division)First GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)1stPromoted1959Tier 2Suomensarja (First Division)South GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)6th1960Tier 2Suomensarja (First Division)South GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)8th1961Tier 2Suomensarja (First Division)East GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)11thRelegated1962Tier 3Maakuntasarja (Second Division)First GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)7th 8 seasons in First Level 7 seasons in Second Level 8 seasons in Third Level
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