Tarup-Paarup Idrætsforening, commonly known as Tarup-Paarup IF or TPI, is an

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club based in

Odense Odense ( , , ) is the third largest city in Denmark (after Copenhagen and Aarhus) and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2025, the city proper had a population of 185,480 while Odense Municipality had a population of 210, ...

, Denmark, that competes in the

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, the fifth tier of the

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. Founded in 1962 after the football departments of Tarup Idrætsforening and Paarup Gymnastikforening merged, it is affiliated to the regional

DBU Funen DBU Funen () is the local governing body for association football and futsal on Funen and the surrounding isles, Denmark. They are responsible for the governance and development of men's and women's football at all levels in the region. DBU Funen i ...

football association. The team plays its home matches at

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History

Early history

On 13 February 1962, members of association football departments of Tarup Idrætsforening and Paarup Gymnastikforening convened at founding general meeting, which was announced in the local newspaper ''Tarup Nyt''. Representatives from the

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(DBU) and from Fyns Boldspil-Union (FBU) were present at the meeting, which was held at Tarup School. 22 members showed up, and they voted yes to a merger. Ib Rasmussen was elected chairman at the first ordinary general meeting on 24 April 1963. The football department initially became a subdivision of the Tarup Idrætsforening until the clubs decided to merge altogether on 19 June 1964. The first coach of the new association football club was brought in from the largest club in the city,

Odense Boldklub Odense Boldklub (; also known as Odense BK or the more commonly used OB) is a Danish professional football club based in the city of Odense, in southern Denmark. The club has won three Danish championships and five Danish Cup trophies. OB play ...

(OB), and membership of the club quickly rose.

2018 Slovakia v Denmark football match

Tarup-Paarup IF gained national notoriety in September 2018. The

(DBU) and

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were scheduled to sign a new national team agreement for the players of the Denmark national team prior to a friendly against

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and their opening

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match against

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. However, a contract dispute arose regarding the commercial rights of the players, resulting in a failure to sign a new agreement. Despite an offer from the squad to extend the previous deal to allow for further negotiations, the DBU instead named an entirely uncapped squad under the temporary management of coach John "Faxe" Jensen to avoid punishment from

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for cancelling the matches. The squad consisted of a mixture of players from the

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and the

(the third and fourth tier of Danish football respectively), along with

futsal Futsal is a variant of association football played between two teams of five players each on a court smaller than a football pitch. Its rules are based on the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game of association football, and i ...

players from the

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. Five of these players –

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Mads Bertelsen Mads Priisholm Bertelsen (born 18 December 1994) is a Danish footballer who plays as a defender for Tarup-Paarup IF. In September 2018, he made his debut for the Denmark national team, as the regular squad withdrew following a players' union di ...

, Christian Bannis and

Anders Fønss Anders Fønss (born 20 June 1988) is a Danish footballer who plays as a forward for Agedrup Bullerup BK. In September 2018, he made his debut for the Denmark national team, as the regular squad withdrew following a players' union dispute. Inter ...

– played for Tarup-Paarup IF, and club management had encouraged to players to represent the national team despite contract dispute. The selection of lower league players meant, that matches were postponed in their respective divisions. ''Vikarholdet'' ("the substitutes team") as the squad was lovingly called, only lost 0–3 to Slovakia.

References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tarup-Paarup IF Football clubs in Denmark Sport in Odense Association football clubs established in 1962 1962 establishments in Denmark

History

Early history

2018 Slovakia v Denmark football match

See also

References

External links