# 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.

## 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. After the 2024 season, Altti Hellemaa moved to Trelleborgs FF in Sweden.

## Current squad

    As of 8 October 2024
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 | 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 |
| 14 | MF | FIN | Joona Tapani |
| 16 | DF | FIN | Roope Autio |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | FIN | Herkko Kuosa |
| 20 | DF | JPN | Wataru Oguchi |
| 21 | FW | FIN | Justus Holopainen |
| 22 | FW | FIN | Topi Järvinen |
| 28 | FW | FIN | Gullit Zolameso |
| 30 | DF | FIN | Jean-Claude Mabinda (on loan from Gnistan) |
| 97 | DF | FIN | Sebastian Kamara |
| — | FW | FIN | Aleksi Sainio |
| — | MF | FIN | Reza Heidari |
| — | DF | FIN | Jesse Nikki |
| — | DF | FIN | Henrik Ölander |

## 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) | 6th | |
| 2023 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 9th | |
| 2024 | Tier 2 | Ykkösliiga (League One) | | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 5th | |

## 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

* ↑ "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF. 2010. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
* ↑ "JäPS squad" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
* ↑ "Home". finlandfootball.net.