Jämsänkosken Ilves

Jämsänkosken Ilves (abbreviated JIlves) is a sports club from Jämsänkoski, Finland. The club is active in cross-country skiing, swimming, athletics and football, where it has a long tradition. The club's home ground is at the Jämsänkosken Pallokenttä. Other venues used by the club include the Oinaalan urheilukenttä (Oinaala sports field), Paunu and Jaatilan kenttä at Jämsä.

Jämsänkosken Ilves
Full nameJämsänkosken Ilves
Nickname(s)JIlves
Founded1930
GroundJämsänkosken Pallokenttä, Jämsänkoski, Finland
ChairmanKeijo Pitkäniemi
ManagerAtik Ismail
CoachJari Puronaho
Small Juha Mäki
LeagueKolmonen
Oinaalan urheilukenttä

Background

The club was formed on 2 May 1930 when 30 sports minded people met at the club of the local paper mill, Yhtyneet Paperitehtaat Oy, to revive Jämsänkosken VPK's gymnastics and sports clubs. The year 2010 is the eightieth anniversary of the club and a number of celebratory events are being held.

JIlves played 8 seasons in the second tier of Finnish football from 1963 until 1970. They also have had 5 spells in the third tier (the Second Division) in 1974–76, 1978, 1981–83, 1985, 1990.[1]

In the late 1980s the club found itself in the Fourth Division but a merger with Jämsän Pallo enabled the club to return to the Second Division for a short-lived spell in 1990. Over the last decade JIlves has played in the Kolmonen (Third Division)

Season to season
Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements
2003 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 2nd
2004 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 3rd
2005 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 2nd
2006 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 3rd
2007 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 3rd
2008 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Central Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 5th
2009 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Central & Eastern Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi) 7th
2010 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Central & Eastern Finland (SPL Keski-Suomi)

Club Structure

Jämsänkosken Ilves runs a large number of teams including 2 men's teams, 1 veteran's team, 1 ladies team, 10 boys teams and 2 girls teams. The club has recently appointed Atik Ismail, the former Finnish international, as head coach who has been making some significant changes to the coaching provision at the club.

2010 season

JIlves First Team 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 JIlves finished in seventh place in the Kolmonen.

JIlves/2 are participating in the Vitonen section administered by the Keski-Suomi SPL.

References and sources

Footnotes
  1. "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF Archives. 2010. Archived from the original on 18 February 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
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