Tampereen Palloilijat or TaPa is a Finnish football club, based in Tampere.

In the past club also played ice hockey, they participated to first ever Finnish championship in 1928.

Tampereen Palloilijat were founding member of Finnish FA Häme district.

In 1924 club members build the first grass pitch of inner Finland to Kaleva district in Tampere, in opening match they won HIFK 3–2.

Ilves was founded in 1931 but played most of its history in the district level.