This article is about the Finnish former sports club. For other uses, see RU-38 (disambiguation).
Rosenlewin Urheilijat-38, RU-38 for short, was a sports club based in Pori, Finland. It was founded in 1938 by the W. Rosenlew Company. The club was best known by its football and ice hockey sections. In 1967 RU-38 merged with another local club, Karhut, forming a new club named Ässät.
RU-38 was promoted to the top hockey league SM-sarja in 1964. Club won the Finnish championship in 1967. RU-38 also made a short appearance in British espionage film Billion Dollar Brain that was partly shot in Finland. They performed a hockey fight with another Finnish team Karhu-Kissat.[5]
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This article is about the Finnish former sports club For other uses see RU 38 disambiguation Rosenlewin Urheilijat 38 RU 38 for short was a sports club based in Pori Finland It was founded in 1938 by the W Rosenlew Company The club was best known by its football and ice hockey sections In 1967 RU 38 merged with another local club Karhut forming a new club named Assat The template below Infobox sports team is being considered for merging See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus Rosenlewin Urheilijat 38Short nameRU 38SportAssociation football Ice hockey Bandy Sport of athletics WrestlingFounded1938Disbanded1967Based inPoriColors The athletes of RU 38 were usually semi professionals They had a job at the company s factories and could use their working hours in training Contents 1 Football 1 1 Season to season 2 Ice hockey 3 Other sports 4 Honors 5 See also 6 External links 7 ReferencesFootball edit nbsp RU 38 vs VPS on 23 4 1951 nbsp RU 38 football team picture from 1963Main article RU 38 football In the 1950s RU 38 recruited several Finnish national team players such as Aimo Sommarberg and Stig Goran Myntti and was promoted to the national top league in 1958 The next season club finished 2nd in Mestaruussarja 1 1960 RU 38 played in the Finnish Cup final by losing 1 3 for FC Haka 2 After RU 38 was merged with Karhut Assat inherited RU 38 s football section 3 Season to season edit Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements1938 44 Did not participate1945 46 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja Third Division Satakunta Finnish FA Suomen Pallolitto 5th1946 47 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja Third Division Satakunta Finnish FA Suomen Pallolitto 2nd1947 48 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja Third Division Satakunta Finnish FA Suomen Pallolitto 1st Promotion Playoff Promoted1948 Tier 2 Suomensarja First Division North Group Finnish FA Suomen Palloliitto 3rd1949 Tier 2 Suomensarja First Division West Group Finnish FA Suomen Palloliitto 5th1950 Tier 2 Suomensarja First Division West Group Finnish FA Suomen Palloliitto 5th1951 Tier 2 Suomensarja First Division West Group Finnish FA Suomen Palloliitto 3rd1952 Tier 2 Suomensarja First Division West Group Finnish FA Suomen Palloliitto 6th1953 Tier 2 Suomensarja First Division West Group Finnish FA Suomen Palloliitto 5th1954 Tier 2 Suomensarja First Division West Group Finnish FA Suomen Palloliitto 10th Relegated1955 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja Third Division North Group II Finnish FA Suomen Pallolitto 1st Promotion Playoff1956 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja Third Division West Group I Finnish FA Suomen Pallolitto 1st Promotion Playoff Promoted1957 Tier 2 Suomensarja First Division West Group Finnish FA Suomen Palloliitto 4th1958 Tier 2 Suomensarja First Division West Group Finnish FA Suomen Palloliitto 1st Promoted1959 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja Premier League Finnish FA Suomen Palloliitto 2nd1960 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja Premier League Finnish FA Suomen Palloliitto 10th Relegated1961 Tier 2 Suomensarja First Division West Group Finnish FA Suomen Palloliitto 2nd1962 Tier 2 Suomensarja First Division West Group Finnish FA Suomen Palloliitto 3rd1963 Tier 2 Suomensarja First Division West Group Finnish FA Suomen Palloliitto 6th1964 Tier 2 Suomensarja First Division West Group Finnish FA Suomen Palloliitto 4th1965 Tier 2 Suomensarja First Division West Group Finnish FA Suomen Palloliitto 2nd Promotion Playoff1966 Tier 2 Suomensarja First Division West Group Finnish FA Suomen Palloliitto 3rd1967 Tier 2 Suomensarja First Division West Group Finnish FA Suomen Palloliitto 1st Promotion Group 1st Promoted Merged with Karhut to form Assat2 seasons in Mestaruussarja 16 seasons in Suomensarja 5 seasons in Maakuntasarja 4 Ice hockey edit nbsp RU 38 playing against Ilves in February 1967Main article RU 38 ice hockey RU 38 was promoted to the top hockey league SM sarja in 1964 Club won the Finnish championship in 1967 RU 38 also made a short appearance in British espionage film Billion Dollar Brain that was partly shot in Finland They performed a hockey fight with another Finnish team Karhu Kissat 5 Other sports edit nbsp RU 38 athlete holding up a flag on 15 June 1954The most notable other athletes representing RU 38 were 1500 metre world record holder Olavi Salonen and 1960 Olympics pole vault bronze medalist Eeles Landstrom The club also had bandy on its programme Honors editFootball Finnish championship runners up 1959 Finnish Cup runners up 1960 Football Association of Finland Satakunta district champions 1950 1951 1953 1954 1956 1957 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1966 1967Ice hockeyFinnish champions 1967 Finnish Cup winners 1965See also editPorin Karhut Porin Assat Porin Assat footballExternal links editRU 38 football history in Finnish References edit Finland List of League First Level Tables RSSSF Retrieved 19 June 2019 Finland List of Cup Finals RSSSF Retrieved 19 June 2019 Porifutis Home finlandfootball net Karhu Kissat as movie stars in Finnish sporttisaitti com Retrieved 19 June 2019 Retrieved from https en 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