Jyväskylän Seudun Palloseura

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.

Jyväskylän Seudun Palloseura

Full name	Jyväskylän Seudun Palloseura
Nickname(s)	JPS
Founded	1962; 63 years ago (1962)
Ground	Vehkalammen kenttä Jyväskylä Finland
Chairman	Jaana Hokkanen
Coach	Matti Kautto Hannu Karjalainen Aki Alanen
League	Kolmonen
Home colours

JPS in the 2014 final

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) [3] [4] 33 seasons in Fourth tier 16 seasons in Fifth tier

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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