I've got a lot of very dull Finnish to plough through before I can post anything vaguely informative about this, but apparently FC Haka have been kicked out of the 08-09 UEFA Cup. This is because they lost money and did not get a licence from UEFA. I was under the impression that veikkausliiga licences and UEFA licences were handed out on similar criteria, but apparently not.
In addition to this, Haka's replacement in the UEFA Cup, promoted from the Intertoto, will be TPS, who lost 900k last year compared to Haka's 250k. TPS do play in a nice stadium and have a very rich and influential owner, whereas Haka come from a small, smelly town and rely on the wood pulp factory at one end of their home ground.
The list of Finnish entrants now reads:
CL: TamU
UEFA: Honka, TPS, Jaro (through the fair play award)
Intertoto: MyPa
In addition to this, Haka's replacement in the UEFA Cup, promoted from the Intertoto, will be TPS, who lost 900k last year compared to Haka's 250k. TPS do play in a nice stadium and have a very rich and influential owner, whereas Haka come from a small, smelly town and rely on the wood pulp factory at one end of their home ground.
The list of Finnish entrants now reads:
CL: TamU
UEFA: Honka, TPS, Jaro (through the fair play award)
Intertoto: MyPa
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