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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 transf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Järvenpää
Järvenpää (; , ; ) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Järvenpää is situated in the centre of the Uusimaa region in the immediate vicinity of Lake Tuusula. The population of Järvenpää is approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. Järvenpää is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately million inhabitants. Järvenpää is located on the Helsinki-Riihimäki railway line in the Uusimaa region, about north of Helsinki. Neighbouring municipalities are Tuusula, Sipoo and Mäntsälä. People also refer to Kerava as Järvenpää's neighbour, although technically they do not share a border due to the one kilometre-wide strip of land that belongs to Tuusula. History The first documented mention of the village of Järvenpää is found in a tax list from 1540, where it is named in Swedish as ; starting from the next decade, its Finnish name was used in parallel, in f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
