Jyväskylän Seudun Palloseura (abbreviated JPS) is a sports club from Jyväskylä, Finland. The club was formed in 1962 and their home ground is 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. Their home arena is the Viitaniemen kenttä.
Football Season to season
SeasonLevelDivisionSectionAdministrationPositionMovements1965Tier 4Aluesarja (Area Series) Group 14 Central Finland Finnish FA(Suomen Palloliitto) 6th Relegated1966 no information1967Tier 4Aluesarja (Area Series) Group 14 Central Finland Finnish FA(Suomen Palloliitto) 6th Relegated1968 no information1969 no information1970Tier 44. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 14 Central Finland Finnish FA(Suomen Palloliitto) 4th 1971Tier 44. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 9 Saimaa & Central Finland Finnish FA(Suomen Palloliitto) 7th 1972Tier 44. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 14 Central Finland Finnish FA(Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd Promotion Playoff1973Tier 54. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 14 Central Finland Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 2nd1974Tier 54. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 14 Central Finland Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 3rd1975Tier 54. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 14 Central Finland Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 3rd1976Tier 54. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 14 Central Finland Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 8th1977Tier 54. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 14 Central Finland Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 6th1978Tier 54. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 14 Central Finland Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 7th1979Tier 54. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 14 Central Finland Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 8th1980Tier 54. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 14 Central Finland Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 3rd1981Tier 54. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 14 Central Finland Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 6th1982Tier 54. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 14 Central Finland Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 2nd Promotion Playoff1983Tier 54. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 14 Central Finland Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 2ndPromotion Playoff1984Tier 54. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 14 Central Finland Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 3rd1985Tier 54. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 14 Central Finland Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 1stPromoted1986Tier 43. Divisioona (Third Division) Group 5 Tampere & Central Finland Finnish FA(Suomen Palloliitto) 7th1987Tier 43. Divisioona (Third Division) Group 5 Tampere & Central Finland Finnish FA(Suomen Palloliitto) 8th1988Tier 43. Divisioona (Third Division) Group 5 Häme, Lahti & Central Finland Finnish FA(Suomen Palloliitto) 11thRelegated1989-1997 no information1998Tier 5Nelonen (Fourth Division) Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 5th1999Tier 5Nelonen (Fourth Division) Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi)10th2000Tier 5Nelonen (Fourth Division) Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi)2ndPromoted2001Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 8th2002Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 7th2003Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 7th2004Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 8th2005Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 9thRelegation Play-offs2006Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 8th2007Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 7th2008Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 6th2009Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 10th2010Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 4th2011Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 1st Promotion Playoff2012Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 3rd2013Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 6th2014Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 4th2015Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 6th2016Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 6th2017Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 6th2018Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 8th2019Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division) Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 5th2020Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Group AC Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 11th 2021Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Group AC Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 9th 2022Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Group AC Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 8th 2023Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Group AC Eastern and Central Finland (SPL Itä-Suomi) 1st Promoted2024Tier 4Kakkonen (Second Division)Group C Finnish FA(Suomen Palloliitto) 8th 2025Tier 4Kakkonen (Second Division)Group A Finnish FA(Suomen Palloliitto) http://www.finlandfootball.net/ https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/team/106602/info 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
Footnotes
References and sources Official Club Website Finnish Wikipedia