▁and ▁field , ▁g ymn ast ics , ▁ski ing ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁team ▁sports ▁like ▁band y . ▁After ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁Civil ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁the ▁differ ing ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁discipl ines ▁began ▁to ▁cause ▁fr iction ▁within ▁the ▁club ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁club ▁gradually ▁breaking ▁apart ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁Among ▁the ▁clubs ▁that ▁emer ged ▁from ▁Re ip as ▁was ▁Ku PS , ▁officially ▁founded ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 6 th ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁at ▁Ku op ion ▁Se ur ahu one . ▁Ali ▁R aut ak or pi ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁club ' s ▁first ▁chairman . ▁Other ▁sports ▁participated ▁in ▁by ▁the ▁club ▁during ▁its ▁early ▁years ▁were ▁pes ä pal lo , ▁tennis ▁and ▁band y . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁Ku PS ▁spent ▁mostly ▁by ▁playing ▁friendly ▁games ▁against ▁other ▁local ▁clubs . ▁First ▁major ▁break through ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁when ▁Ku PS ▁won ▁the ▁Sav o ▁district ▁championship ▁thereby ▁ear ning ▁promotion ▁to ▁B - s ar ja , ▁the ▁second ▁tier ▁of ▁Finn ish ▁football ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁where ▁they ▁remained ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁promoted ▁to ▁M est aru uss ar ja ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁Ku PS ' s ▁first ▁st int ▁in ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁top ▁division ▁last ed ▁only ▁a ▁single ▁season , ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁promoted ▁again ▁in ▁