▁Finland , ▁Ku op io . ▁Ku PS ▁plays ▁in ▁Finland ' s ▁Premier ▁League , ▁Ve ik ka us li iga . ▁The ▁team ▁plays ▁its ▁home ▁matches ▁at ▁Sav on ▁San om at ▁Are ena . ▁Until ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Ku PS ▁used ▁to ▁play ▁at ▁an ▁aged ▁track ▁and ▁field ▁stad ium ▁in ▁V ä in öl än ni emi , ▁which ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁beautiful ▁sport ing ▁places ▁in ▁Finland . ▁V ä in öl än ni emi ▁is ▁a ▁c ape ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁local ▁lake , ▁Kal la ves i . ▁ ▁Ku PS ▁has ▁won ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁championship ▁six ▁times , ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁Cup ▁ 2 ▁times ▁and ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁League ▁Cup ▁once . ▁Ku PS ▁also ▁holds ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁club ▁record ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁consecutive ▁seasons ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁flight , ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁The ▁team ▁is ▁placed ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁all - time ▁Finn ish ▁premier ▁league ▁honour ▁table . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ 1 9 2 3 – 1 9 4 9 ▁Early ▁History ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁sports ▁clubs ▁in ▁Ku op io ▁to ▁adopt ▁football ▁was ▁Ku op ion ▁Re ip as ▁who ▁made ▁the ▁sport ▁an ▁official ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁program ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁Re ip as ▁was ▁a ▁general ▁athlet ic ▁society ▁which ▁competed ▁in ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁sports ▁like ▁track