Ilves
Club · Finland · Kansallinen Liiga
Five Finnish Cup finals ended the same way for Ilves — 1991, 1997, 2010, 2011, 2014 — and the trophy never once came back to Tampere. In the league the nearest they got was second, in 1992 and again in 2016, with three third-place finishes scattered through the early 1990s in between.
The women's section was formed in 1975, when Ilves-Kissat merged with Tampellan Palloilijat; the wider Ilves club dates to 1931, but this team's own history begins at the merger. One season in the top flight was followed by relegation and thirteen years outside it before Ilves returned in 1989 and settled back among the elite.
Sanna Talonen played 103 times for Finland after coming through the club; goalkeeper Johanna Lindell won 72 caps.
The 2024 season finished at the bottom of the table and sent Ilves down to Kansallinen Ykkönen, where they spent 2025 trying to work their way back up. Across the city, TPV supply the opposition for the Tampere derby.
Matches are played in yellow and green at Tammelan Stadion, a ground that holds 8,017, in Tampere.
Latest results
All matches| 29 Aug | Kansallinen Liiga |
HPS Women
A
|
0:1 | L |
| 22 Aug | Kansallinen Liiga |
KuPS Women
A
|
1:2 | L |
| 15 Aug | Kansallinen Liiga |
If Gnistan
H
|
||
| 8 Aug | Kansallinen Liiga |
Åland United
A
|
0:3 | L |
| 25 Jul | Kansallinen Liiga |
HPS Women
A
|
2:1 | W |
| 18 Jul | Kansallinen Liiga |
If Gnistan
H
|
Standing
Kansallinen Liiga| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 HJK
|
14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 38:9 | 39 |
| 2 |
Åland United
|
14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 41:19 | 28 |
| 3 |
KuPS Women
|
14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 31:21 | 28 |
| 4 |
HPS Women
|
14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19:15 | 24 |
| 5 |
Ilves
|
14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 27:26 | 22 |
| 6 |
If Gnistan
|
14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 21:32 | 13 |
| 7 |
 PK-35 Vantaa Women
|
14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13:36 | 7 |
| 8 |
 VIFK Women
|
14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8:40 | 2 |
Team statistics
matches counted: 121| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 121 | 58 | 63 |
| Scored | 183 | 80 | 103 |
| Conceded | 232 | 114 | 118 |
| Scored per game | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Conceded per game | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| Difference | −49 | −34 | −15 |
Fixtures of Ilves
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29 Aug
HPS Women
A
0:1
L
-
22 Aug
KuPS Women
A
1:2
L
-
15 Aug
If Gnistan
H
-
8 Aug
Åland United
A
0:3
L
-
25 Jul
HPS Women
A
2:1
W
-
18 Jul
If Gnistan
H
-
12 Jul
KuPS Women
A
4:2
W
-
4 Jul
Åland United
H
Honours of Ilves
- Runner-up, Naisten SM-sarja / Kansallinen Liiga 1992, 2016 2
- Runner-up, Naisten SM-sarja / Kansallinen Liiga 1991, 1993, 1996 3