Järvenpään Palloseura

Järvenpään Palloseura

Full name	Järvenpään Palloseura
Nickname(s)	JäPS
Founded	1947 (1947)
Ground	Järvenpään keskuskenttä, Järvenpää, Finland
Chairman	Kai Luolavuo
Manager	Teemu Kankkunen
League	Ykkösliiga
2024	Ykkösliiga, 5th of 10
Home colours Away colours

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.

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,^[1] 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 transfer window 2024 as Linus Rönnberg joined Polish club Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała, manager Erol Ates left for GIF Sundsvall, and Irfan Sadik moved to Bulgarian side OFC Belasitsa Petrich. JäPS was entitled to a compensation for all of these transfers. After the 2024 season, Altti Hellemaa moved to Trelleborgs FF in Sweden.

As of 1 August 2025^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  FIN Janne Laiho 2 DF  FIN Tino Palmasto 3 DF  FIN Peetu Haikonen 4 DF  FIN Jesse Nikki 5 DF  FIN Taavi Arminen 6 MF  SOM Omar Jama 8 MF  FIN Reza Heidari 9 FW  FIN Aleksi Ristola 10 DF  FIN Ville Ahola 13 DF  FIN Aleksi Sainio 14 MF  FIN Joona Tapani 15 MF  FIN Daniel Hvidberg

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  FIN Jaakko Sivunen 18 FW  FIN Jermu Virtanen 19 MF  FIN Herkko Kuosa 20 DF  FIN Henrik Ölander 21 FW  FIN Justus Holopainen 22 FW  FIN Topi Järvinen 23 FW  FIN Hugo Hahl 27 FW  FIN Impton Söderlund 31 MF  FIN Keaton Isaksson 41 DF  FIN Julius Salo 77 GK  FIN Besart Mustafa 80 MF  FIN Emil Pallas

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• 4 seasons in 2nd Tier
• 13 seasons in 3rd Tier
• 41 seasons in 4th Tier
• 4 season in 5th Tier

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.

• Official website (in Finnish)