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. The club currently competes in Ykkösliiga, the new second-tier level of Finnish football.

Järvenpään Palloseura

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

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, 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.

Current squad

As of 8 October 2024

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
13	MF	FIN	Altti Hellemaa
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

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.

External links

• Official website (in Finnish)