Kuopion Palloseura, commonly referred to as KuPS, is a Finnish professional football club based in Kuopio, Finland. The club competes in the Veikkausliiga, the top tier of Finnish football, and is one of the country's popular teams. This unofficial KuPS flag (Finnish: KuPS:n epävirallinen lippu; Swedish: KuPS inofficiella flagga) features the club's official emblem placed on a yellow background, a design derived from the team's traditional home kit and the club's visual identity.
| Flag Proportion: | 3:5 (standard flag ratio) |
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| Flag Format: | Animated GIF (25-frame loop) |
| Flag Usage: | Fan-made / unofficial digital flag |
The KuPS logo is based on an oval shield divided vertically into black and white sections. The upper black section prominently displays the club's short name, "KuPS", in yellow. At the division between the black and white sections is a football colored black, white, and yellow, representing the club's core sport and focus on football, with the founding year "1923" written in yellow on the black hexagonal panel at the bottom of the ball. The full team name, "KUOPION PALLOSEURA", is inscribed along the lower oval edge of the shield. The oval shape follows traditional European sports crest designs, reflecting the club's community roots and competitive heritage, while the combination of yellow and black represents its traditional colors and established identity.
| Team name: | Kuopion Palloseura |
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| Team nicknames: | Keltamusta, De gul-svarta (The Yellow-Black) Kanarialinnut, Kanariefåglarna (The Canaries) |
| Team abbreviation: | KuPS |
| Founded: | 1923 |
| Location: | Kuopio, Finland |
| Stadium: | Väre Areena |
| Capacity: | 5,000 |
| League: | Veikkausliiga |
| Team Colors: | Yellow and black |
| Championships: | 8 |
| Second places: | 12 |
| Mascots: | - |
