Järvenpään Palloseura

Järvenpään Palloseura

Full name	Järvenpään Palloseura
Nickname(s)	JäPS
Founded	1947; 77 years ago (1947)
Ground	Järvenpään keskuskenttä, Järvenpää, Finland
Chairman	Kai Luolavuo
Manager	Erol Ates
League	Ykkösliiga
2023	Ykkönen, 8th of 12
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.

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  FIN Janne Laiho 2 DF  FIN Tino Palmasto 3 DF  FIN Verneri Meriläinen 4 DF  FIN Amos Ramström 5 DF  FIN Taavi Arminen 6 MF  SOM Omar Jama 7 FW  FIN Hedi Khayat 8 MF  FIN Reza Heidari 9 FW  FIN Aleksi Ristola 10 MF  FIN Prince Mokuma 14 MF  FIN Joona Tapani 16 DF  FIN Roope Autio 17 MF  FIN Joakim Ärilä 18 MF  FIN Veeti Manner 19 MF  FIN Herkko Kuosa

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 FW  FIN Eero Tamminen 21 FW  FIN Justus Holopainen 22 FW  FIN Samu Siik 23 MF  FIN Berat Köse 24 DF  FIN Jesse Paananen 27 FW  SOM Hussein Mohamed 28 FW  FIN Gullit Zolameso 30 GK  FIN Robin Källman 31 GK  FIN Niklas Schulz — GK  FIN Joona Tiainen — FW  FIN Irfan Sadik — MF  FIN Santeri Pohjolainen — DF  FIN Miska Rautiola — DF  FIN Eemil Laamanen (on loan from Lahti) — MF  FIN Altti Hellemaa (on loan from HJK)

Season to season

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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

External links

• Official website (in Finnish)

This page was last edited on 5 April 2024, at 06:14