Järvenpään Palloseura

Järvenpään Palloseura 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.

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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 Kakkonen, the third tier of the Finnish football system, but at the end of each season they were relegated back to the Kolmonen.
In 2003 JäPS men's team reached the Pikkufinaali of the Suomen 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.

Season to season

Season	Level	Division	Section	Administration	Position	Movements
1950	Tier 4	Piirinsarja	South Group	Finnish FA '		Promotion Playoff second round
1951	Tier 4	Piirinsarja '	South Group	Finnish FA '		Promotion Playoff second round
1952						Unknown
1953						Unknown
1954						Unknown
1955						Unknown
1956	Tier 4	Aluesarja '	Group 3	Finnish FA '	2nd
1957	Tier 4	Aluesarja '	Group 3	Finnish FA '	5th
1958	Tier 4	Aluesarja '	Group 3	Finnish FA '	3rd
1959	Tier 4	Aluesarja '	Group 3	Finnish FA '	4th
1960	Tier 4	Aluesarja '	Group 4	Finnish FA '	3rd
1961	Tier 4	Aluesarja '	Group 6	Finnish FA '	3rd
1962	Tier 4	Aluesarja '	Group 6	Finnish FA '	4th
1963	Tier 4	Aluesarja '	Group 6	Finnish FA '	3rd
1964	Tier 4	Aluesarja '	Group 1	Finnish FA '	6th	Relegated
1965						Unknown
1966						Unknown
1967	Tier 4	Aluesarja '	Group 1	Finnish FA '	6th	Relegated
1968						Unknown
1969						Unknown
1970						Unknown
1971						Unknown
1972	Tier 4	4. divisioona '	Group 1	Finnish FA '	4th
1973	Tier 5	4. divisioona '	Group 2	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	3rd
1974	Tier 5	4. divisioona '	Group 1	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	1st	Promotion Playoff
1975	Tier 5	4. divisioona '	Group 2	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	1st	Promoted
1976	Tier 4	3. divisioona '	Group 1	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	4th
1977	Tier 4	3. divisioona '	Group 2	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	1st	Promoted
1978	Tier 3	2. divisioona '	East Group	Finnish FA '	12th	Relegated
1979	Tier 4	3. divisioona '	Group 1	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	8th
1980	Tier 4	3. divisioona '	Group 1	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	2nd	Promotion Playoff
1981	Tier 4	3. divisioona '	Group 1	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	4th
1982	Tier 4	3. divisioona '	Group 1	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	7th
1983	Tier 4	3. divisioona '	Group 1	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	2nd	Promotion Playoff
1984	Tier 4	3. divisioona '	Group 1	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	8th
1985	Tier 4	3. divisioona '	Group 2	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	12th	Relegated
1986	Tier 5	4. divisioona '	Group 2	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	4th
1987						Unknown
1988						Unknown
1989	Tier 4	3. divisioona '	Group 1	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	2nd
1990	Tier 4	3. divisioona '	Group 1	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	6th
1991	Tier 4	3. divisioona '	Group 1	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	9th
1992	Tier 4	3. divisioona '	Group 1	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	6th
1993	Tier 4	Kolmonen '	Group 1	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	9th
1994	Tier 4	Kolmonen '	Group 2	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	12th	Relegated
1995						Unknown
1996						Unknown
1997	Tier 4	Kolmonen '	Section 1	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	4th
1998	Tier 4	Kolmonen '	Section 1	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	4th
1999	Tier 4	Kolmonen '	Section 2	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	4th
2000	Tier 4	Kolmonen '	Section 2	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	1st	Promoted
2001	Tier 3	Kakkonen '	South Group	Finnish FA '	12th	Relegated
2002	Tier 4	Kolmonen '	Section 2	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	2nd
2003	Tier 4	Kolmonen '	Section 2	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	2nd
2004	Tier 4	Kolmonen '	Section 2	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	4th
2005	Tier 4	Kolmonen '	Section 2	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	4th
2006	Tier 4	Kolmonen '	Section 3	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	4th
2007	Tier 4	Kolmonen '	Section 2	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	3rd
2008	Tier 4	Kolmonen '	Section 3	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	3rd
2009	Tier 4	Kolmonen '	Section 3	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	3rd
2010	Tier 4	Kolmonen '	Section 3	Helsinki & Uusimaa '	1st	Promoted
2011	Tier 3	Kakkonen '	Group B	Finnish FA '	6th
2012	Tier 3	Kakkonen '	East Group	Finnish FA '	1st	Promotion play-off
2013	Tier 3	Kakkonen '	East Group	Finnish FA '	8th
2014	Tier 3	Kakkonen '	East Group	Finnish FA '	3rd
2015	Tier 3	Kakkonen '	Southern Group	Finnish FA '	5th
2016	Tier 3	Kakkonen '	Group A	Finnish FA '	4th
2017	Tier 3	Kakkonen '	Group A	Finnish FA '	5th
2018	Tier 3	Kakkonen '	Group A	Finnish FA '	2nd
2019	Tier 3	Kakkonen '	Group A	Finnish FA '	2nd
2020	Tier 3	Kakkonen '	Group A	Finnish FA '	4th
2021	Tier 3	Kakkonen '	Group A	Finnish FA '	1st	Promoted
2022	Tier 2	Ykkönen '		Finnish FA '	6th
2023	Tier 2	Ykkönen '		Finnish FA '	9th
2024	Tier 2	Ykkösliiga '		Finnish FA '	5th
2025	Tier 2	Ykkösliiga '		Finnish FA '

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.