Järvenpään Palloseura (abbreviated JäPS) is a football club from

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 ...

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. It was formed in 1947 and is based at the Järvenpää keskuskenttä. The club currently competes in

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, 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

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(Second Division), the third tier of the Finnish football system, but at the end of each season they were relegated back to the

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(Third Division). In 2003 JäPS men's team reached the Pikkufinaali (Small Final) of the Suomen Cup (

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), being the best

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

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, manager Erol Ates left for

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, and

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moved to Bulgarian side

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. JäPS was entitled to a compensation for all of these transfers. After the 2024 season, Altti Hellemaa moved to

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in Sweden.

Current squad

Season to season

https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/categories *4 seasons in '' 2nd Tier'' *13 seasons in '' 3rd Tier'' *41 seasons in '' 4th Tier'' *4 season in '' 5th Tier''

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

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jarvenpaan Palloseura Football clubs in Finland Järvenpää Sport in Uusimaa 1947 establishments in Finland Association football clubs established in 1947