Järvenpään Palloseura

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Järvenpään Palloseura

Full name	Järvenpään Palloseura
Nickname(s)	JäPS
Founded	1947; 77 years ago (1947)
Ground	Järvenpään keskuskenttä, Järvenpää, Finland
Chairman	Kai Luolavuo
Manager	Teemu Kankkunen
League	Ykkösliiga
2024	Ykkösliiga, 5th of 10
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.

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.

As of 8 October 2024^[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 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 19 MF  FIN Herkko Kuosa

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 DF  JPN Wataru Oguchi 21 FW  FIN Justus Holopainen 22 FW  FIN Topi Järvinen 25 MF  FIN Santeri Pohjolainen 26 DF  FIN Miska Rautiola 28 FW  FIN Gullit Zolameso 30 DF  FIN Jean-Claude Mabinda (on loan from Gnistan) 31 GK  FIN Joona Tiainen 77 FW  FIN Noah Kaijasilta 97 DF  FIN Sebastian Kamara

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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.

• Official website (in Finnish)