Aalto University Sports Club
Finnish multi-sport club with early football and bandy titles.
Aalto University Sports Club, also known as AaltoUS, is a Finnish sports club founded in Helsinki in 1903. Originally the sports club of the Helsinki University of Technology, it was renamed in 2010 following the merger that created Aalto University. The club won the Finnish football championship in 1909 and silver in 1908.
Quick Facts
- Full name
- Aalto-yliopiston urheiluseura, AaltoUS
- Founded
- 1903 as Polyteknikkojen voimistelu- ja urheiluseura
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Did You Know?
- The club's original name was Polyteknikkojen voimistelu- ja urheiluseura.
- Its sports have included gymnastics, skiing, skating, basketball, volleyball, rink bandy, and futsal.
- Today, the club is represented in multiple sports by clubs such as PUS-Basket, PUS-Hockey, and FLOB.
Honours
In football, the club earned silver in the first Finnish championship competition in 1908 and gold in 1909. It had previously won the football competition held alongside the 1907 Finnish Championships in Athletics. In bandy, the club won the first two Finnish championships in 1908 and 1909, and took silver in 1910. In pesäpallo, the club won the Pikkumaila tournament in 1930 and 1931, and has also won the Finnish Academic Championship in that sport on several occasions.
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