Draft:Nakkilan Nasta

Nakkilan Nasta, commonly known as just Nasta (Finnish for pushpin or slang for amazing), is an association football club based in Nakkila, Finland. The men's team of Nasta plays in the eighth tier of football in Finland, Kutonen. Nasta play their games at the football field of the Nakkila sporting center.

History
The club was originally formed as a pesäpallo team on the 28th of March 1958. Nasta gave up pesäpallo in 1962 and started ice hockey and volleyball. The volleyball team left Nasta to become an independent team in 1967.

Nasta's association football team was established in 1973. Nasta got promoted to the 4. Divisioona, which at the time was the fifth tier of football, in 1978 but got relegated after one season. Nasta's tenure in the lower division was short as they got promoted back in 1980. Nasta got relegated again in 1985. In 1994 Nasta got promoted to the Kolmonen, which was the fourth tier, but got relegated after one season. In 2003, Nasta was back in the Kolmonen again, but got relegated in 2007. Nasta got promoted back to Kolmonen for the 2009 season. Nasta was relegated to the Nelonen in a league reform in 2010. Nasta played for seven years in the Nelonen before being relegated to the Vitonen. Nasta's men's football team was disestablished in 2020, but got re-established for the 2024 season in the Kutonen.

Nasta started their futsal section in 2006, and they currently play in the fifth tier of futsal, the Futsal-Nelonen.

Crest, kits and colours
Nasta's primary colours are green and white, though Nasta's logo has red in it also.

Nasta play their home games in a fully green kit. Nasta's away shirt is white. Nasta's crest today has a ball on a grass football field with a goal net visible behind the ball.

Notable Nasta players
Former Veikkausliiga goaltender Eemeli Reponen has played for Nasta as a junior. Former English Championship and Veikkausliiga player Sampsa Timoska played with Nasta's juniors in 1991.

Ice hockey
Nasta's ice hockey team was formed in 1962. Nasta got a place in the 4th tier of Finnish ice hockey, Perussarja, for the 1964–65 season. Nasta played eight games, winning just two of them. Nasta finished second last with four points. The following season Nasta didn't win a single game, but remained in the league. During the 1966–67 season, Nasta played six games winning two of them and finishing 3rd in their group with four points. Next season Nasta was again last with two points, and thus were relegated out of the league. Nasta's best point scorer that season was Jorma Männistö with 17 goals and no assists, Esa Konttinen came in second with 13 goals and two assists. During the 1974–75 season, Nasta's ice hockey team played in the 4. Divisioona, the fifth level of ice hockey at the time. They played nine games and winning five of them to finish 3rd in their group with 10 points. The ice hockey team was disestablished in 1982.

Notable Nasta ice hockey players
Finnish TV presenter and humourist Simo Frangen played ice hockey for Nasta as a junior.