Jyväskylän Seudun Palloseura

Jyväskylän Seudun Palloseura
Full nameJyväskylän Seudun Palloseura
Nickname(s)JPS
Founded1962 (1962)
GroundVehkalammen kenttä
Jyväskylä
Finland
ChairmanJaana Hokkanen
CoachMatti Kautto
Hannu Karjalainen
Aki Alanen
LeagueKolmonen

Jyväskylän Seudun Palloseura (abbreviated JPS) is a sports club from Jyväskylä, Finland. The club was formed in 1962 and their home ground is at the Vehkalammen kenttä.

The men's football team currently plays in the Kolmonen (Third Division). The other main sporting activity run by the club is bandy. Their home ice is Viitaniemen tekojäärata and they play in Bandyliiga, the top league for bandy in Finland.

Bandy

JPS won the Finnish Cup in 2017.

The club has been playing in the national top-tier Bandyliiga for years and played the final for the Finnish Championship in 2014 but lost against Oulun Luistinseura. The club was awarded the bronze medal in 2017. In 2019 the national championship was won for the first time.[1][2] Their home arena is the Viitaniemen kenttä.

Football

Season to season

Season to season of JPS
Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements
1965 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Area Series) Group 14 Central Finland Finnish FA(Suomen Palloliitto) 6th Relegated
1966 no information
1967 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Area Series) Group 14 Central Finland Finnish FA(Suomen Palloliitto) 6th Relegated
1968 no information
1969 no information
1970 Tier 4 4. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 14 Central Finland Finnish FA(Suomen Palloliitto) 4th
1971 Tier 4 4. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 9 Saimaa & Central Finland Finnish FA(Suomen Palloliitto) 7th
1972 Tier 4 4. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 14 Central Finland Finnish FA(Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd Promotion Playoff
1973 Tier 5 4. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 14 Central Finland Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 2nd
1974 Tier 5 4. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 14 Central Finland Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 3rd
1975 Tier 5 4. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 14 Central Finland Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 3rd
1976 Tier 5 4. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 14 Central Finland Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 8th
1977 Tier 5 4. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 14 Central Finland Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 6th
1978 Tier 5 4. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 14 Central Finland Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 7th
1979 Tier 5 4. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 14 Central Finland Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 8th
1980 Tier 5 4. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 14 Central Finland Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 3rd
1981 Tier 5 4. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 14 Central Finland Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 6th
1982 Tier 5 4. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 14 Central Finland Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 2nd Promotion Playoff
1983 Tier 5 4. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 14 Central Finland Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 2nd Promotion Playoff
1984 Tier 5 4. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 14 Central Finland Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 3rd
1985 Tier 5 4. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 14 Central Finland Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 1st Promoted
1986 Tier 4 3. Divisioona (Third Division) Group 5 Tampere & Central Finland Finnish FA(Suomen Palloliitto) 7th
1987 Tier 4 3. Divisioona (Third Division) Group 5 Tampere & Central Finland Finnish FA(Suomen Palloliitto) 8th
1988 Tier 4 3. Divisioona (Third Division) Group 5 Häme, Lahti & Central Finland Finnish FA(Suomen Palloliitto) 11th Relegated
1989-1997 no information
1998 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 5th
1999 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 10th
2000 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 2nd Promoted
2001 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 8th
2002 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 7th
2003 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 7th
2004 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 8th
2005 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 9th Relegation Play-offs
2006 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 8th
2007 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 7th
2008 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 6th
2009 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 10th
2010 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 4th
2011 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 1st Promotion Playoff
2012 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 3rd
2013 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 6th
2014 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 4th
2015 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 6th
2016 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 6th
2017 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 6th
2018 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 8th
2019 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 5th
2020 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group AC Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 11th
2021 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group AC Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 9th
2022 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group AC Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 8th
2023 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group AC Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 1st Promoted
2024 Tier 4 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group C Finnish FA(Suomen Palloliitto) 8th
2025 Tier 4 Kakkonen (Second Division) Group A Finnish FA(Suomen Palloliitto)

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Club Structure

Jyväskylän Seudun Palloseura run 1 men's team and 3 boys teams.

2010 season

JPS are competing in the Kolmonen administered by the Itä-Suomi SPL and Keski-Suomi SPL. This is the fourth highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 JPS finished in tenth place in the Kolmonen.

JPS II are not running a side in the Vitonen in 2010.

Current squad

  • 1. Veli-Matti Tranberg
  • 2. Joonas Heino
  • 3. Kasper Mäkelä
  • 4. Anton Stützle
  • 5. Timo Eirola
  • 7. Sami Karjalainen
  • 8. Niko Nuttunen
  • 9. Eemeli Jokinen
  • 10. Jukka Hanhela
  • 11. Kimmo Väre
  • 12. Mikko Huhtiniemi
  • 13. Ville Kujanpää
  • 14. Esko Häyrynen
 
  • 15. Jaakko Ahokas
  • 16. Joel Nissinen
  • 17. Matti Kaappola
  • 18. Vesa – Matti Alhonen
  • 19. Juha Linjala
  • 20. Marcus Åberg
  • 21. Alejandro Ylönen
  • 22. Ville Ketola
  • 23. Gustavo Tedesco
  • 24. Viljo Väisänen
  • 31. Anssi Korkiakoski
  • 33. Riku Lamberg

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Footnotes

  1. ^ "Google Translate". translate.google.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Team picture after the victory". fbcdn.net. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  3. ^ http://www.finlandfootball.net/
  4. ^ https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/team/106602/info
  5. ^ "SPL Keski-Suomen Piiri Kolmosen joukkueet". Retrieved July 2, 2010.

References and sources