Nurmijärven Jalkapalloseura

Full name

Nickname(s)

NJS

Founded

2004 (Nateva 1967)

Ground

Klaukkalan urheilualue, Nurmijärvi, Finland

Chairman

Markku Siivonen

Manager

Mikko Manninen

League

Kakkonen

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 Kakkonen (Third tier).

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

Players in 2015

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

No.	Position	Player
2	DF	Markus Moisio
3	DF	Mikko Noronen
4	DF	Aapo Mäki
5	DF	Miika Tikkanen
6	DF	Mikko Wahlroos
7	FW	Niko Aittasalmi
9	MF	Joonas Järvenpää
10	FW	Joni Murtomaa
14	MF	Eetu Kokkinen
15	DF	Valtteri Veijanen

No.	Position	Player
18	DF	Tommi Lampinen
19	FW	Leevi Saikkonen
20		Joonas Manninen
23	FW	Iiro Laakso
24	MF	Lassi Vainikainen
25	GK	Jussi Valkama
27	MF	Otto Kaipio
30	DF	Sixten Björkstrand
41	GK	Sebastian Nyman

References and sources

Footnotes

↑ "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF Archives. 2010. Retrieved 06.04.2010. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

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