JIPPO

JIPPO

Full name	JIPPO Joensuu
Founded	2001
Ground	Mehtimäki, Joensuu
Capacity	1,000
Manager	Mikko Hallikainen
League	Ykkösliiga
2023	Kakkonen, 1st (promoted)
Home colours Away colours

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.

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  FIN Pyry Piirainen 2 DF  BRA Victor de Paula 3 DF  JPN Yusei Ohashi 4 FW  FIN Oskar Pihlaja 5 DF  FIN Roope Huhtala 6 MF  JPN Junnosuke Watanabe 7 DF  FIN Joona Malinen 8 FW  FIN Terrence Smith 9 FW  FIN Anton Eerola 14 MF  FIN Atte Nuutinen 17 MF  FIN Niko Niemeläinen 20 MF  FIN Lassi Forss

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF  FIN Nuutti Tykkyläinen 22 GK  FIN Verneri Vainikainen 23 DF  FIN Topi Kela 24 DF  FIN Niklas Haataja 25 DF  FIN Eetu Viitaniemi 26 MF  FIN Santeri Saarenkunnas 27 GK  FIN Erkka Oikarinen 28 FW  FIN Aake Yletyinen 33 GK  FIN Otso Linnas 39 FW  FIN Jyri Kiuru 40 MF  FIN Eemil Tanninen 41 MF  JPN Yoshiaki Kikuchi 98 DF  FIN Erol Erguner — MF  FIN Pasi Forshman

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