Järvenpään Palloseura

Järvenpään Palloseura
Full name	Järvenpään Palloseura
Nickname(s)	JäPS
Founded	1947; 77 years ago
Ground	Järvenpään keskuskenttä, Järvenpää, Finland
Chairman	Kai Luolavuo
Manager	Teemu Kankkunen
League	Ykkösliiga
2024	Ykkösliiga, 5th of 10
Home colours	Away colours

Järvenpään Palloseura (abbreviated JäPS) is a football club from Järvenpää, Finland. It was formed in 1947 and is based at the Järvenpää keskuskenttä. The club currently competes in Ykkösliiga, the new second-tier level of Finnish football.

Background

In six decades JäPS evolved from a small local team into one of Finland's largest football clubs, serving Järvenpää and the surrounding area. JäPS has around 1,000 members, 900 of whom are juniors who participate in the girls and boys teams.

In 1978 and 2001 JäPS progressed through to the Kakkonen (Second Division), the third tier of the Finnish football system,^[1] but at the end of each season they were relegated back to the Kolmonen (Third Division).

In 2003 JäPS men's team reached the Pikkufinaali (Small Final) of the Suomen Cup (Finnish Cup), being the best Kolmonen team in the Suomen Cup. The team were rewarded by progressing through to the UEFA Regions' Cup in Bulgaria.

JäPS was active in the summer transfer window 2024 as Linus Rönnberg joined Polish club Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała, manager Erol Ates left for GIF Sundsvall, and Irfan Sadik moved to Bulgarian side OFC Belasitsa Petrich. JäPS was entitled to a compensation for all of these transfers. After the 2024 season, Altti Hellemaa moved to Trelleborgs FF in Sweden.

Current squad

As of 8 October 2024^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	FIN	Janne Laiho
2	DF	FIN	Tino Palmasto
3	DF	FIN	Peetu Haikonen
4	DF	FIN	Amos Ramström
5	DF	FIN	Taavi Arminen
6	MF	SOM	Omar Jama
8	MF	JPN	Yusuke Sasabe
9	FW	FIN	Aleksi Ristola
10	DF	FIN	Ville Ahola
11	FW	FIN	Sakari Tukiainen
14	MF	FIN	Joona Tapani
16	DF	FIN	Roope Autio
19	MF	FIN	Herkko Kuosa


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	DF	JPN	Wataru Oguchi
21	FW	FIN	Justus Holopainen
22	FW	FIN	Topi Järvinen
25	MF	FIN	Santeri Pohjolainen
26	DF	FIN	Miska Rautiola
28	FW	FIN	Gullit Zolameso
30	DF	FIN	Jean-Claude Mabinda (on loan from Gnistan)
31	GK	FIN	Joona Tiainen
77	FW	FIN	Noah Kaijasilta
97	DF	FIN	Sebastian Kamara

Season to season

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Season	Level	Division	Section	Administration	Position	Movements
1997	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Section 1	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)	4th
1998	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Section 1	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)	4th
1999	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Section 2	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)	4th
2000	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Section 2	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)	1st	Promoted
2001	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	South Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	12th	Relegated
2002	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Section 2	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)	2nd
2003	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Section 2	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)	2nd
2004	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Section 2	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)	4th
2005	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Section 2	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)	4th
2006	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Section 3	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)	4th
2007	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Section 2	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)	3rd
2008	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Section 3	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)	3rd
2009	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Section 3	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)	3rd
2010	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Section 3	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)	1st	Promoted
2011	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group B	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	6th
2012	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	East Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	1st	Promotion play-off
2013	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	East Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	8th
2014	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	East Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	3rd
2015	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Southern Group	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	5th
2016	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group A	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	4th
2017	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group A	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	5th
2018	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group A	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	2nd
2019	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group A	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	2nd
2020	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group A	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	4th
2021	Tier 3	Kakkonen (Second Division)	Group A	Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)	1st	Promoted
2022	Tier 2	Ykkönen (First Division)		Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto)

5 season in Kakkonen
10 seasons in Kolmonen

Structure

Järvenpään Palloseura runs three men's teams, a men's veterans team, two ladies teams, eleven boys teams and seven girls teams. It organises diverse activities for its young players, including training camps, games and tournaments. It owns 80% of the Fortum Hall, which it uses for football training.

Footnotes

^ "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF. 2010. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
^ "JäPS squad" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
^ "Home". finlandfootball.net.

External links

Official website (in Finnish)

[1] "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF. 2010. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-26.

[2] "JäPS squad" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2023.

[3] "Home". finlandfootball.net.

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