Jämsänkosken Ilves (abbreviated JIlves) is a sports club from
Jämsä
Jämsä () is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region, about southwest of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of (), which makes it the second most populous town of the Central Finland after ...
,
Finland
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. The club is active in
cross-country skiing
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,
swimming
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,
athletics
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Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competitio ...
, and
football
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, where it has a long tradition. The club's home ground is at the Jämsänkosken Pallokenttä. Other venues used by the club include the Oinaalan urheilukenttä (Oinaala sports field), Paunu and Jaatilan kenttä at
Jämsä
Jämsä () is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region, about southwest of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of (), which makes it the second most populous town of the Central Finland after ...
.
Background
The club was formed on 2 May 1930 when 30 sports minded people met at the club of the local paper mill, Yhtyneet Paperitehtaat Oy, to revive Jämsänkosken VPK's gymnastics and sports clubs. The year 2010 is the eightieth anniversary of the club and a number of celebratory events are being held.
JIlves played 8 seasons in the second tier of
Finnish football from 1963 until 1970. They also have had 5 spells in the third tier (the Second Division) in 1974–76, 1978, 1981–83, 1985, 1990.
In the late 1980s the club found itself in the Fourth Division but a merger with Jämsän Pallo enabled the club to return to the Second Division for a short-lived spell in 1990. Over the last decade JIlves has played in the
Kolmonen
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(Third Division)
Season to season
Club structure
Jämsänkosken Ilves runs a large number of teams including 2 men's teams, 1 veteran's team, 1 ladies team, 10 boys teams and 2 girls teams. The club has recently appointed
Atik Ismail, the former Finnish international, as head coach who has been making some significant changes to the coaching provision at the club.
2010 season
JIlves First Team are competing in the
Kolmonen
Kolmonen or III divisioona is the fifth level in the Finnish football league system, league system of Finnish football and comprises 108 Finland, Finnish football (soccer), football teams. The III divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mi ...
administered by the Itä-Suomi SPL and Keski-Suomi SPL. This is the fourth highest tier in the
Finnish football system. In 2009 JIlves finished in seventh place in the
Kolmonen
Kolmonen or III divisioona is the fifth level in the Finnish football league system, league system of Finnish football and comprises 108 Finland, Finnish football (soccer), football teams. The III divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mi ...
.
JIlves/2 are participating in the
Vitonen
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section administered by the Keski-Suomi SPL.
References and sources
Official Club WebsiteOfficial Football Website*
Finnish WikipediaSuomen CupJämsänkosken Ilves Facebook
References
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Football clubs in Finland
Jämsä
1930 establishments in Finland
Association football clubs established in 1930
Sport in Central Finland