Musan Salama

Musan Salama (lit. 'The Lightning Bolt of Musa'), commonly abbreviated MuSa, is a football club based in Pori, Finland, playing in the Finnish fifth tier Kolmonen as of the 2024 season. It was founded in 1960 in the Musa suburb of Pori as a football and ice hockey club. The ice hockey section was continued by the Porin Kiekko-Salamat after 1972.

MuSa is a member of the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation. The club is nicknamed Valkoiset Tiikerit (White Tigers in English).

History


MuSa women's football team played in the premier division SM-sarja from 1981 to 1985. The women's futsal team are two time Finnish Champions.

Musan Salama has mostly played in the Finnish third or fourth levels. In 1999–2001 MuSa made a three-year spell to the second tier Ykkönen, but was relegated after the 2001 season. In 2016 MuSa made it to the promotion play-offs losing to the Helsinki side Gnistan on penalties. Finally, in 2018 MuSa achieved promotion back to the second tier Ykkönen by defeating Kokkola based side GBK in the finals of the promotion playoffs on penalties.

Division history 2000–2023

 * 2000 Ykkönen – 9th
 * 2001 Ykkönen – 10th (relegated)
 * 2002 Kakkonen – 7th
 * 2003 Kakkonen – 7th
 * 2004 Kakkonen – 7th
 * 2005 Kakkonen – 12th (relegated)
 * 2006 Kolmonen – 1st (promoted)


 * 2007 Kakkonen – 13th (relegated)
 * 2008 Kolmonen – 2nd
 * 2009 Kolmonen – 1st (promoted)
 * 2010 Kakkonen – 9th
 * 2011 Kakkonen – 13th (relegated)
 * 2012 Kolmonen – 1st (promoted)
 * 2013 Kakkonen – 9th (relegated)


 * 2014 Kolmonen – 1st (promoted)
 * 2015 Kakkonen – 2nd
 * 2016 Kakkonen – 2nd (promotion play-offs)
 * 2017 Kakkonen – 2nd
 * 2018 Kakkonen - 1st (promoted via Playoffs)
 * 2019 Ykkönen – 5th
 * 2020 Ykkönen – 5th


 * 2021 Ykkönen – 11th (relegated)
 * 2022 Kakkonen – 11th (relegated)
 * 2023 Kolmonen – 3rd

Rivalries
Musan Salama's main rival is considered to be the FC Jazz Pori. The games between MuSa and Jazz are known as the Pori Derby.

Current squad
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Academy and juniors
Musan Salama and Toejoen Veikot have formed two youth academy teams for ages U20 and U17 called the Pori Akatemia.

Former EFL Championship, Veikkausliiga and Finnish national team player Sampsa Timoska played for MuSa as a junior.

NHL ice hockey players Jesse Joensuu and Joel Armia have both played for MuSa's junior teams.