# JIPPO

Jippo (formerly JIPPO) is a Finnish football club, based in Joensuu. It plays in the Ykkösliiga, the second highest level of Finnish football. Jippo plays its home matches at Mehtimäki, Joensuu.
JIPPO was formed in 2001 after the merger of JiiPee and Ratanat – both playing in the Kakkonen (third level), the division Jippo played its first four seasons from 2002 to 2005. The team was promoted to Ykkönen for the season 2006 after winning the eastern group of Kakkonen and beating Klubi-04 2–1 on aggregate in the promotion playoff. Arpad Mester scored the winner goal. After 9 years of playing in Ykkönen, JIPPO relegated back to Kakkonen for the season 2015, winning promotion back to Ykkönen after the 2020 season.
During 2022–2023, JIPPO competed in Kakkonen. For the 2024 season, the club were granted the license for the new second tier Ykkösliiga via supplemental process, and surprisingly finished 3rd in the division. Since January 2025, the club is called Jippo without the capitalization.

## Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | FIN | Pyry Piirainen |
| 2 | DF | BRA | Victor de Paula |
| 4 | FW | FIN | Oskar Pihlaja |
| 5 | DF | FIN | Roope Huhtala |
| 6 | MF | JPN | Junnosuke Watanabe |
| 7 | DF | FIN | Joona Malinen |
| 8 | FW | FIN | Terrence Smith |
| 9 | FW | FIN | Anton Eerola |
| 14 | MF | FIN | Atte Nuutinen |
| 17 | MF | FIN | Niko Niemeläinen |
| 20 | MF | FIN | Lassi Forss |
| 21 | DF | FIN | Nuutti Tykkyläinen |
| 22 | GK | FIN | Verneri Vainikainen |
| 23 | DF | FIN | Topi Kela |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 24 | DF | FIN | Niklas Haataja |
| 25 | DF | FIN | Eetu Viitaniemi |
| 26 | MF | FIN | Santeri Saarenkunnas |
| 27 | GK | FIN | Erkka Oikarinen |
| 28 | FW | FIN | Aake Yletyinen |
| 33 | GK | FIN | Otso Linnas |
| 39 | FW | FIN | Jyri Kiuru |
| 41 | MF | JPN | Yoshiaki Kikuchi |
| 98 | DF | FIN | Erol Erguner |
| — | MF | FIN | Pasi Forsman |
| — | FW | FIN | Miro Turunen |
| — | GK | FIN | Nuutti Kaikkonen |
| — | DF | FIN | Valtteri Vesiaho |
| — | MF | FIN | Benjamin Montonen |

## League history

Season to season of JIPPO :
| Season | Level | Division | Section | Administration | Position | Movements |
| 2002 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Eastern Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 5th | |
| 2003 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Eastern Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 9th | |
| 2004 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Eastern Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd | |
| 2005 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Eastern Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st (Champions) | Promoted |
| 2006 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 5th | |
| 2007 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 9th | |
| 2008 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 5th | |
| 2009 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 10th | |
| 2010 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 11th | |
| 2011 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 8th | |
| 2012 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 8th | |
| 2013 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 8th | |
| 2014 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 9th | Relegated |
| 2015 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Eastern Group | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 8th | Relegated |
| 2016 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Eastern & Central Finland | Eastern Finland FA (SPL Itä-Suomen piiri) | 3th | |
| 2017 | Tier 4 | Kolmonen (Third Division) | Eastern & Central Finland | Eastern Finland FA (SPL Itä-Suomen piiri) | 1st (Champions) | Promoted |
| 2018 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group A | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 3rd | |
| 2019 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group A | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd | |
| 2020 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group C | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st (Champions) | Promoted |
| 2021 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 12th | Relegated |
| 2022 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group A | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 2nd | |
| 2023 | Tier 3 | Kakkonen (Second Division) | Group A | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 1st (Champions) | Promoted |
| 2024 | Tier 2 | Ykkösliiga (League One) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) | 3rd | |