{{Short description|Finnish football club}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Jippo | image = JIPPO.png | image_size = 150px | fullname = Jippo Joensuu | nickname = | founded = 2001 | ground = Mehtimäki, Joensuu | capacity = 1,000 | chairman = | manager = Mikko Hallikainen | league = Ykkösliiga | season = 2025 | position = Ykkösliiga, 3rd of 10 | pattern_la1 = | pattern_b1 = _orgryte17h | pattern_ra1 = | leftarm1 = FF0000 | body1 = FF0000 | rightarm1 = FF0000 | shorts1 = FFFFFF | socks1 = 000000 | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2 = _lech1718t | pattern_ra2 = | leftarm2 = FFDD00 | body2 = FFDD00 | rightarm2 = FFDD00 | shorts2 = FFDD00 | socks2 = FFDD00 }} thumb|Joensuun Keskuskenttä
'''Jippo''' (stylised as '''JIPPO''' 2001–2024)<ref>[https://jippo.fi/blogs/uutiset/jippo-on-jatkossa-jippo JIPPO MUUTTAA KIRJOITUSASUAAN], jippo.fi, 11 January 2025</ref> is a Finnish football club, based in Joensuu. It plays in the Ykkösliiga, the second highest level of Finnish football. Jippo plays its home matches at Mehtimäki, Joensuu.
==History== 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.<ref>[https://jippo.fi/pages/historiikki HISTORIIKKI], jippo.fi</ref> 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.
During 2022–2023, JIPPO competed in Kakkonen. For the 2024 season, the club won promotion to the new second tier Ykkösliiga, and at the end of the season surprisingly finished 3rd in the division. Since January 2025, the club is called ''Jippo'' without the capitalization. In April 2025, Jippo won its first Ykkösliigacup title.<ref>[https://www.palloliitto.fi/ajankohtaista/jiposta-ykkosliigacupin-mestari-tps-kaatui-rangaistuspotkukilpailun-jalkeen Jiposta Ykkösliigacupin mestari – TPS kaatui rangaistuspotkukilpailun jälkeen], Football Association of Finland, 4 April 2025</ref>
==Current squad== {{Fs start}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.int.soccerway.com/teams/finland/jippo/859/squad/|title=Squad|publisher=Soccerway.com|access-date=26 October 2023}}</ref> {{Fs player|no= 1|nat=FIN|pos=GK|name=Pyry Piirainen}} {{Fs player|no= 2|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=Karlos Mahugo}} {{Fs player|no= 3|nat=FIN|pos=DF|name=Valtteri Vesiaho}} {{Fs player|no= 5|nat=FIN|pos=DF|name=Erol Ergüner}} {{Fs player|no= 6|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=Junnosuke Watanabe}} {{Fs player|no= 7|nat=FIN|pos=DF|name=Joona Malinen}} {{Fs player|no= 8|nat=FIN|pos=MF|name=Terrence Smith}} {{Fs player|no= 9|nat=FIN|pos=FW|name=Miro Turunen}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=FIN|pos=FW|name=Jyri Kiuru}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=FIN|pos=DF|name=Juho Lehtiranta}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=FIN|pos=FW|name=Luka Räsänen}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=FIN|pos=MF|name=Atte Nuutinen}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=FIN|pos=MF|name=Lauri Sahimaa}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=FIN|pos=MF|name=Pasi Forsman}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=FIN|pos=MF|name=Eeli Kinnunen}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=FIN|pos=MF|name=Lassi Forss}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=FIN|pos=DF|name=Nuutti Tykkyläinen}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=FIN|pos=GK|name=Verneri Vainikainen}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=FIN|pos=DF|name=Niklas Haataja}} {{Fs player|no=28|nat=FIN|pos=FW|name=Eemeli Honkola}} {{Fs player|no=33|nat=FIN|pos=GK|name=Erkka Oikarinen}} {{Fs player|no=41|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=Yoshiaki Kikuchi}} {{Fs player|no=90|nat=FIN|pos=FW|name=Aleksi Tarvonen}} {{Fs end}}
==League history== {{cot |bg=#FF3F33 |fc=#FFFFFF
|{{nowrap|Season to season of JIPPO}} }} *'''11''' seasons in ''second tier'' *'''10''' seasons in ''third tier'' *'''2''' seasons in ''fourth tier'' {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#f0f6fa;" !'''Season''' !'''Level''' !'''Division''' !'''Section''' !'''Administration''' !'''Position''' !'''Movements''' |- |style="background:#77DD77;"|2002 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''Kakkonen''' ''(Second Division)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|Eastern Group |style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''5th''' |style="background:#77DD77;"| |- |style="background:#77DD77;"|2003 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''Kakkonen''' ''(Second Division)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|Eastern Group |style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''9th''' |style="background:#77DD77;"| |- |style="background:#77DD77;"|2004 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''Kakkonen''' ''(Second Division)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|Eastern Group |style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''2nd''' |style="background:#77DD77;"| |- |style="background:#77DD77;"|2005 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''Kakkonen''' ''(Second Division)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|Eastern Group |style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''1st''' (Champions) |style="background:#77DD77;"|Promoted |- |style="background:#87CEFA;"|2006 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|''' Ykkönen''' ''(First Division)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |style="background:#87CEFA;"| Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| '''5th''' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |- |style="background:#87CEFA;"|2007 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|''' Ykkönen''' ''(First Division)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |style="background:#87CEFA;"| Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| '''9th''' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |- |style="background:#87CEFA;"|2008 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|''' Ykkönen''' ''(First Division)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |style="background:#87CEFA;"| Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| '''5th''' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |- |style="background:#87CEFA;"|2009 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|''' Ykkönen''' ''(First Division)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |style="background:#87CEFA;"| Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| '''10th''' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |- |style="background:#87CEFA;"|2010 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|''' Ykkönen''' ''(First Division)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |style="background:#87CEFA;"| Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| '''11th''' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |- |style="background:#87CEFA;"|2011 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|''' Ykkönen''' ''(First Division)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |style="background:#87CEFA;"| Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| '''8th''' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |- |style="background:#87CEFA;"|2012 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|''' Ykkönen''' ''(First Division)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |style="background:#87CEFA;"| Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| '''8th''' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |- |style="background:#87CEFA;"|2013 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|''' Ykkönen''' ''(First Division)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |style="background:#87CEFA;"| Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| '''8th''' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |- |style="background:#87CEFA;"|2014 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|''' Ykkönen''' ''(First Division)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |style="background:#87CEFA;"| Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| '''9th''' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Relegated |- |style="background:#77DD77;"|2015 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''Kakkonen''' ''(Second Division)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|Eastern Group |style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''8th''' |style="background:#77DD77;"|Relegated |- |style="background:#FF7F00;"|2016 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''Kolmonen''' ''(Third Division)'' |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Eastern & Central Finland |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Eastern Finland FA ''(SPL Itä-Suomen piiri)'' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''3rd''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |- |style="background:#FF7F00;"|2017 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''Kolmonen''' ''(Third Division)'' |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Eastern & Central Finland |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Eastern Finland FA ''(SPL Itä-Suomen piiri)'' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''1st''' (Champions) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Promoted |- |style="background:#77DD77;"|2018 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''Kakkonen''' ''(Second Division)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|Group A |style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''3rd''' |style="background:#77DD77;"| |- |style="background:#77DD77;"|2019 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''Kakkonen''' ''(Second Division)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|Group A |style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''2nd''' |style="background:#77DD77;"| |- |style="background:#77DD77;"|2020 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''Kakkonen''' ''(Second Division)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|Group C |style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''1st''' (Champions) |style="background:#77DD77;"|Promoted |- |style="background:#87CEFA;"|2021 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|''' Ykkönen''' ''(First Division)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |style="background:#87CEFA;"| Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| '''12th''' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Relegated |- |style="background:#77DD77;"|2022 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''Kakkonen''' ''(Second Division)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|Group A |style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''2nd''' |style="background:#77DD77;"| |- |style="background:#77DD77;"|2023 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''Kakkonen''' ''(Second Division)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|Group A |style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)'' |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''1st''' (Champions) |style="background:#77DD77;"|Promoted |- |style="background:#87CEFA;"|2024 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|''' Ykkösliiga''' ''(League One)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |style="background:#87CEFA;"| Finnish FA ''(Suomen Palloliitto)'' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| '''3rd''' |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |} {{cob}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.jippo.fi/ Official website]
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