Upon Pallo Lahti
Upon Pallo Lahti was a sports club in Lahti, Finland. Nowadays it is known as FC Kuusysi and operates a men's and women's football club. It was known as Upon Pallo from 1963-1969, when the club had a connection with UPO, a local appliance manufacturer.
The club formerly had an ice hockey section which was promoted to the SM-sarja after a first place finish in the Western Group of the Suomi-sarja in 1967.
Using the money from their sponsor, Upon Pallo bought players from other SM-sarja clubs following their promotion to the league. This was one of the first forays into professionalism, mirroring the tactics of RU-38 Pori several years prior.
Upon Pallo played two seasons in the SM-sarja (1967-68 and 1968-69), finishing in fifth place on both occasions.
Season-by-season records
SM-sarja (1967-1969)
| Season | Games | Won | Tied | Lost | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs | |
| 1967-68 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 73 | 66 | 5th | No playoffs | |
| 1968-69 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 89 | 69 | 5th | No playoffs |