Nurmijärven Jalkapalloseura

Nurmijärven Jalkapalloseura
Full name	Nurmijärven Jalkapalloseura
Nickname(s)	NJS
Founded	2004; 20 years ago (Nateva 1967)
Ground	Klaukkalan urheilualue, Nurmijärvi, Finland
Chairman	Markku Siivonen
Manager	Mikko Manninen
Home colours	Away colours

Nurmijärven Jalkapalloseura (abbreviated NJS) is a football club from Nurmijärvi, Finland. The club was formed in 2004 following the amalgamation of Nurmijärven Nateva and FC Nurmijärvi. The club's home ground is at the sports area of Klaukkala (Klaukkalan urheilualue). The men's first team currently plays in the Kakkonen (Third tier).

Background

NJS does not have a long history but the club gained promotion from the Nelonen to the Kolmonen at the end of the 2008 season. NJS's predecessor Nateva played one season in the Kakkonen (Second Division), the third tier of the Finnish football system, in 2001.^[1] Nateva gained promotion from Section 1 of the Nelonen (Uusimaa District) at the end of the 2004 season which enabled NJS to begin life in the Kolmonen in 2005. The new club's best season to date was in 2005 when they finished in 7th place in Section 2 (Helsinki & Uusimaa).

Season to season

Season	Level	Division	Section	Administration	Position	Movements
2005	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Section 2	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)	7th
2006	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Section 3	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)	10th
2007	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Section 1	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)	11th	Relegated
2008	Tier 5	Nelonen (Fourth Division)	Section 1	Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa)	1st	Promoted
2009	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Section 2	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)	10th
2010	Tier 4	Kolmonen (Third Division)	Section 2	Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)	5th

5 seasons in Kolmonen
1 season in Nelonen

Club Structure

Nurmijärven Jalkapalloseura runs a large number of teams including 2 men's teams, 2 men's veterans team, 2 ladies teams, 11 boys teams and 5 girls teams.

2010 season

NJS Men's Team are competing in Section 2 (Lohko 2) of the Kolmonen administered by the Helsinki SPL and Uusimaa SPL. This is the fourth highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 NJS finished in tenth place in Section 2 of the Kolmonen.

NJS 2 are participating in Section 3 (Lohko 3) of the Vitonen^{[broken anchor]} administered by the Uusimaa SPL.

References and sources

Footnotes

^ "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. Retrieved April 6, 2010.

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[1] "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. Retrieved April 6, 2010.

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