Järvenpään Palloseura

Järvenpään Palloseura (abbreviated JäPS) is a football club from Järvenpää, Finland. It was formed in 1947 and is based at the Järvenpää keskuskenttä.

Järvenpään Palloseura
Full nameJärvenpään Palloseura
Nickname(s)JäPS
Founded1947 (1947)
GroundJärvenpään keskuskenttä, Järvenpää, Finland
ChairmanKai Luolavuo
ManagerJyrki Ahola
LeagueYkkönen
2023Ykkönen, 8th of 12

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.

Current squad

As of 31 March 2023[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 Finland FIN Janne Laiho
2 DF Finland FIN Tino Palmasto
3 DF Finland FIN Verneri Meriläinen
4 DF Finland FIN Amos Ramström
5 DF Finland FIN Taavi Arminen
6 MF Somalia SOM Omar Jama
7 FW Finland FIN Hedi Khayat
8 MF Finland FIN Reza Heidari
9 FW Finland FIN Aleksi Ristola
10 MF Finland FIN Prince Mokuma
11 FW Finland FIN Enoch Banza (on loan from Raufoss)
14 MF Finland FIN Joona Tapani
16 DF Finland FIN Roope Autio
17 MF Finland FIN Joakim Ärilä
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Finland FIN Veeti Manner
19 MF Finland FIN Herkko Kuosa
20 FW Finland FIN Eero Tamminen
21 FW Finland FIN Justus Holopainen
22 FW Finland FIN Samu Siik
23 MF Finland FIN Berat Köse
24 DF Finland FIN Jesse Paananen
27 FW Somalia SOM Hussein Mohamed
28 FW Finland FIN Gullit Zolameso
30 GK Finland FIN Robin Källman
31 GK Finland FIN Niklas Schulz
77 DF Finland FIN Tobias Karkulowski

Season to season

[3]

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)

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

  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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