Jämsänkosken Ilves
Full name | Jämsänkosken Ilves | |
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Nickname(s) | JIlves | |
Founded | 1930 | |
Ground | Jämsänkosken Pallokenttä, Jämsänkoski, Finland | |
Chairman | Keijo Pitkäniemi | |
Manager | Atik Ismail | |
Coach | Jari Puronaho Small Juha Mäki | |
League | Kolmonen | |
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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 urheilukentällä (Oinaala sports field) and Painu.
Background
The club was formed on 2nd 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.
JIles played 8 seasons in the second tier of Finnish football from 1963 until 1970. They have had 5 spells in the third tier (the Second Division) in 1974-76, 1978, 1981-83, 1985, 1990.[1]
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 have recently appointed Atik Ismail 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.
Players in 2010
References and Sources
- Official Club Website
- Official Football Website
- Finnish Wikipedia
- Suomen Cup
- Jämsänkosken Ilves Facebook
Footnotes
- ^ "Finland - Divisional Movements 1930-2009". RSSSF Archives. 2010. Retrieved 26.03.2010.
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