JIPPO

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

JIPPO 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.

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.

Current squad

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  FIN Jens Harju 4 DF  FIN Topi Kela 6 MF  JPN Junnosuke Watanabe 7 DF  FIN Joona Malinen 8 FW  FIN Terrence Smith 9 FW  FIN Toni Tahvanainen 10 FW  FIN Janne Partanen 15 FW  FIN Anton Eerola 17 MF  FIN Niko Niemeläinen 18 MF  FIN Eeli Kinnunen

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  FIN Miika Vainikainen 21 DF  FIN Nuutti Tykkyläinen 23 MF  FIN Sauli Kettunen 24 DF  FIN Niklas Haatja 25 DF  FIN Eetu Viitaniemi 26 MF  FIN Santeri Saarenkunnas 27 GK  FIN Erkka Oikarinen 28 FW  FIN Aake Yletyinen 39 MF  FIN Niklas Sottinen 40 MF  FIN Eemil Tanninen 41 MF  JPN Yoshiaki Kikuchi 90 GK  FIN Sami Rissanen (on loan from HIFK)