JIPPO

JIPPO

Full name	JIPPO Joensuu
Founded	2001
Ground	Keskusurheilukenttä, Joensuu (Capacity: 2,000)
Chairman	Jussi Väisänen
Manager	Jarmo Korhonen
League	Ykkönen
2010	Ykkönen, 11th
Home colours Away colours

Joensuun Keskuskenttä

JIPPO is a Finnish football club, based in Joensuu. It currently plays in the Ykkönen, the second highest level of Finnish football. Jarmo Korhonen replaced Mark Dziadulewicz as the club's manager after 2010 season. Jippo plays its home matches at Joensuun keskuskenttä.

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.

Current squad

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Mikko Ikonen 3 DF Hans Ekroos 4 DF Lauri Ikonen 6 DF Jonni Heikkinen 7 FW Leo Niemeläinen 8 FW Ariel Ngueukam 9 FW John Keister 10 MF Jaakko Reponen 11 FW Olli-Pekka Saarinen 12 GK Santtu Korpelainen 14 FW Petteri Rönkkö 15 MF Eetu Koistinen

No. Position Player 16 FW Ibrahim Aweys 18 MF Samu Pirinen 19 MF Teemu Hallikainen 20 MF Antti Åke 22 MF Santeri Sjöblom 24 DF Sauli Kettunen 96 DF Tuomas Korpela 26 FW Toni Tahvanainen 28 DF Valtteri Nykänen 44 MF Erno Pennanen 70 DF Mikko Määttänen TBA MF Guy Daniel Feubian

Former players

• Nana
• Sasha Anttilainen
• Lauri Dalla Valle
• Johannes Mononen

External links

• Official website