Nurmijärven Jalkapalloseura

Nurmijärven Jalkapalloseura

Full name	Nurmijärven Jalkapalloseura
Nickname(s)	NJS
Founded	2004 (Nateva 1967)
Ground	Klaukkalan urheilualue, Nurmijärvi, Finland
Chairman	Harri Lepolahti
Manager	Petteri Olkkonen
League	Kolmonen
Home colours Away colours

Nurmijärven Jalkapalloseura (abbreviated NJS) is a football club from Nurmijärvi, Finland. The club was formed in 2004 following the amalgamation of Nurmijärven Nateva and FC Nurmijärvi. The club's home ground is at the Klaukkalan urheilualue. The men's first team currently plays in the Kolmonen (Third Division).

Background

NJS does not have a long history but the club gained promotion from the Nelonen to the Kolmonen at the end of the 2008 season. NJS's predecessor Nateva played one season in the Kakkonen (Second Division), the third tier of the Finnish football system, in 2001.^[1] Nateva gained promotion from Section 1 of the Nelonen (Uusimaa District) at the end of the 2004 season which enabled NJS to begin life in the Kolmonen in 2005. The new club's best season to date was in 2005 when they finished in 7th place in Section 2 (Helsinki & Uusimaa).

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements 2005 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 7th 2006 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 3 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 10th 2007 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 11th Relegated 2008 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Section 1 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 1st Promoted 2009 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 10th 2010 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 5th 5 seasons in Kolmonen 1 season in Nelonen

Club Structure

Nurmijärven Jalkapalloseura runs a large number of teams including 2 men's teams, 2 men's veterans team, 2 ladies teams, 11 boys teams and 5 girls teams.

2010 season

NJS Men's Team are competing in Section 2 (Lohko 2) of the Kolmonen administered by the Helsinki SPL and Uusimaa SPL. This is the fourth highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 NJS finished in tenth place in Section 2 of the Kolmonen.

NJS 2 are participating in Section 3 (Lohko 3) of the Vitonen administered by the Uusimaa SPL.

Players in 2010

1 Niclas Lindholm 2 Klaus Bäcksbacka 4 Otto Kaipio 5 Miika Tikkanen 6 Mikko Wahlroos 7 Niko Aittasalmi 8 Roope Rahikka 9 Joonas Järvenpää 10 Severi Murto 11 Ilkka Rintanen 12 Erki Malmer 13 Santeri Korte

14 Kristian Tamminen 15 Mikko Noronen 16 Aleksi Sinkonen 17 Ossi Partia 18 Joni Murtomaa 19 Markus Moisio 20 Niko Salkola 21 Nico Eskola 22 Iiro Laakso 24 Esa Kärkkäinen 27 Simo Ranta 67 Otso Knuuttila

References and sources

• Official Website
• Finnish Wikipedia
• Suomen Cup

Footnotes

1. ^ "Finland - Divisional Movements 1930-2009". RSSSF Archives. 2010. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesf/finall.html. Retrieved 06.04.2010.