Järvenpään Palloseura

Järvenpään Palloseura
Full name Järvenpään Palloseura
Nickname(s) JäPS
Founded 1947
Ground Järvenpään keskuskenttä, Järvenpää, Finland
Chairman Peter Osipow
Manager Lasse Palovaara
Coach Tuomo Kivimäki
Kai Luolavuo
League Kolmonen
Home colours

Järvenpään Palloseura (abbreviated JäPS) is a football club from Järvenpää, Finland. The club was formed in 1947 and its main home ground is at the Järvenpää keskuskenttä.

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Background

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

On two occasions, in 1978 and 2001, JäPS have progressed through to the Kakkonen (Second Division), the third tier of the Finnish football system.[1] Sadly 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 (Finland 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 now acts as one of the three feeder clubs to the Pallokerho Keski-Uusimaa club, that now serves as the joint representative team for Central Uusimaa. This side currently plays in the Kakkonen.

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements
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

Club Structure

Järvenpään Palloseura runs a large number of teams including 3 men's teams, a men's veterans team, 2 ladies teams, 11 boys teams and 7 girls teams. The Club organises diverse activities for its young players including group training, weekly football, soccer camps, tournaments, Prisma school football, skill games and specialist age group drills and activities. The club owns 80% of the Fortum Hall which is used for football training.

2010 season

JäPS Men's Team are competing in Section 3 (Lohko 3) of the Kolmonen administered by the Helsinki SPL and Uusimaa SPL. This is the fourth highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 JäPS finished in third place in Section 3 of the Kolmonen.

JäPS M2 are participating in Section 4 (Lohko 4) of the Vitonen administered by the Uusimaa SPL. In 2009 they were relegated from Section 2 of the Nelonen.

JäPS M3 are a new team entered in Section 5 (Lohko 5) of the Kutonen administered by the Uusimaa SPL.

Players in 2010

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Antti Laine
2 DF Artturi Kettunen
3 DF Tomãs O´Shaughnessy
4 DF Juho Juntunen
5 DF Lasse Palovaara
6 DF Ilpo Suomela
7 FW Antti Autio
8 DF Jari-Pekka Immonen
9 MF Tuomo Huusko
10 MF Lauri Saarikoski
11 FW Jani Myllyniemi
12 FW Jari Heimonen
13 DF Aki Sipponen
14 MF Toni Karlsson
No. Position Player
15 MF Niko Tuuri
16 MF Roope Autio
17 MF Mikael Immonen
18 FW Jyri Brunou
19 MF Joni Olllila
20 MF Ville Jauhiainen
21 DF Teemu Uusitalo
22 FW Juhana Leppänen
23 FW Tuomas Kyytsönen
24 DF Tero Kaunisto
25 DF Antti Liesjärvi
29 MF Tero Uusitalo
30 GK Jesse Vihavainen
32 GK Altti Mäkinen

Notable former players

References and sources

Footnotes