Järvenpään Palloseura

Järvenpään Palloseura
Full nameJärvenpään Palloseura
NicknameJäPS
Founded1947 (1947)
GroundJärvenpään keskuskenttä, Järvenpää, Finland
ChairmanKai Luolavuo
ManagerTeemu Kankkunen
LeagueYkkösliiga
2025Ykkösliiga, 7th of 10

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.

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 1 November 2025[2]

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 Jesse Nikki
5 DF  FIN Taavi Arminen
6 MF  SOM Omar Jama
8 MF  FIN Reza Heidari
9 FW  FIN Aleksi Ristola
10 DF  FIN Ville Ahola
13 DF  FIN Aleksi Sainio
14 MF  FIN Joona Tapani
15 MF  FIN Daniel Hvidberg
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  FIN Jaakko Sivunen
18 FW  FIN Jermu Virtanen
19 MF  FIN Herkko Kuosa
20 DF  FIN Henrik Ölander
21 FW  FIN Justus Holopainen
22 FW  FIN Topi Järvinen
23 FW  FIN Hugo Hahl
27 FW  FIN Impton Söderlund
41 DF  FIN Julius Salo
77 GK  FIN Besart Mustafa
80 MF  FIN Emil Pallas

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

  1. ^ "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF. 2010. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
  2. ^ "JäPS squad" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Home". finlandfootball.net.
  4. ^ "Helsingin Sanomat". No. 252. 18 September 1994.
  5. ^ "Tulospalvelu".
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