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JIPPO

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JIPPO
Full nameJIPPO Joensuu
Founded2001
GroundMehtimäki, Joensuu
Capacity1,000
ManagerMikko Hallikainen
LeagueYkkösliiga
2024Ykkösliiga, 3rd of 10
Joensuun Keskuskenttä

JIPPO is a Finnish football club, based in Joensuu. It plays in the Ykkösliiga, the new second highest level of Finnish football. Jippo plays its home matches at Mehtimäki, Joensuu.

JIPPO was formed in 2001 after the merger of JiiPee and Ratanat – both playing in the Kakkonen (third level), the division JIPPO played its first four seasons from 2002 to 2005. The team was promoted to Ykkönen for the season 2006 after winning the eastern group of Kakkonen and beating Klubi-04 2–1 on aggregate in the promotion playoff. Arpad Mester scored the winner goal. After 9 years of playing in Ykkönen, Jippo relegated back to Kakkonen for the season 2015, winning promotion back to Ykkönen after the 2020 season.

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player[1]
1 GK Finland FIN Pyry Piirainen
2 DF Brazil BRA Victor de Paula
3 DF Japan JPN Yusei Ohashi
4 FW Finland FIN Oskar Pihlaja
5 DF Finland FIN Roope Huhtala
6 MF Japan JPN Junnosuke Watanabe
7 DF Finland FIN Joona Malinen
8 FW Finland FIN Terrence Smith
9 FW Finland FIN Anton Eerola
14 MF Finland FIN Atte Nuutinen
17 MF Finland FIN Niko Niemeläinen
20 MF Finland FIN Lassi Forss
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Finland FIN Nuutti Tykkyläinen
22 GK Finland FIN Verneri Vainikainen
23 DF Finland FIN Topi Kela
24 DF Finland FIN Niklas Haataja
25 DF Finland FIN Eetu Viitaniemi
26 MF Finland FIN Santeri Saarenkunnas
27 GK Finland FIN Erkka Oikarinen
28 FW Finland FIN Aake Yletyinen
33 GK Finland FIN Otso Linnas
39 FW Finland FIN Jyri Kiuru
40 MF Finland FIN Eemil Tanninen
41 MF Japan JPN Yoshiaki Kikuchi
98 DF Finland FIN Erol Erguner
MF Finland FIN Pasi Forshman

References

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  1. ^ "Squad". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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