FF Jaro

FF Jaro is a Finnish football club, based in the bilingual town of Jakobstad. It currently plays in Ykkönen. Home matches are played at the Jakobstads Centralplan.

FF Jaro

Full name	Fotbollsföreningen Jaro Jalkapalloseura
Founded	1965
Ground	Centralplan, Jakobstad
Capacity	3,000
Chairman	Mikael Eklund
Manager	Niklas Käcko
League	Ykkönen
2019	Ykkönen, 3rd
Home colours Away colours

Jakobstads Centralplan

Current squad

Updated 28 February 2020.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  FIN Samuel Uusitalo 5 DF  FIN Toni Takamäki 6 DF  FIN Johan Brunell 8 FW  FIN Alex Ramsay 9 FW  USA William Inalien 10 FW  FIN Severi Kähkönen 11 MF  FIN Axel Vidjeskog 15 MF  FIN Markus Kronholm 16 MF  FIN Marek Söderman 21 FW  FIN Jim Myrevik 22 DF  FIN Oskar Sandström

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 MF  FIN Benjamin Östman 24 FW  FIN Joni Remesaho 25 GK  FIN Emil Öhberg 26 MF  FIN Marcel Wargh 27 DF  FIN Aron Bjonbäck 28 DF  FIN Jusa Ihalainen 29 FW  FIN Nico Jakobsson 30 DF  FIN Johan Estlander 36 GK  FIN Topi Valtonen 50 MF  BRA Toró (on loan from HIFK)

Season to season

Season to Season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements 1966 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Third Division) Group 8 - Vaasa & Central Ostrobothnia Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted 1967 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th 1968 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th 1969 Tier 2 Suomensarja (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th Relegated 1970 Tier 3 III Divisioona (Third Division) Group 7 - Vaasa & Central Ostrobothnia Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted 1971 Tier 2 II Divisioona (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th 1972 Tier 2 II Divisioona (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd 1973 Tier 2 I Divisioona (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 12th Relegated 1974 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th 1975 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th 1976 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th 1977 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th 1978 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th 1979 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promotion Playoff - Promoted 1980 Tier 2 I Divisioona (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th Relegation Group 5th 1981 Tier 2 I Divisioona (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th Relegation Group 5th 1982 Tier 2 I Divisioona (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th Relegation Group 2nd 1983 Tier 2 I Divisioona (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th Promotion Group 5th 1984 Tier 2 I Divisioona (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th 1985 Tier 2 I Divisioona (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th 1986 Tier 2 I Divisioona (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 10th Relegated 1987 Tier 3 II Divisioona (Second Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted 1988 Tier 2 I Divisioona (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Promoted 1989 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 12th Relegated 1990 Tier 2 I Divisioona (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd Promotion Playoff - Promoted 1991 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th 1992 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th 1993 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 11th Relegation group 2nd 1994 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th 1995 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th 1996 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Upper Group – 5th 1997 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th Third round – 8th 1998 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th Third round – 10th – Relegated 1999 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd Promotion Group – 3rd – Play-offs 2000 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd Promotion Group – 5th 2001 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) North Group Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2nd Play-offs – Promoted 2002 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th Upper Group – 7th 2003 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 8th 2004 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 11th 2005 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 11th 2006 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 12th 2007 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 11th 2008 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th 2009 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 10th 2010 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th 2011 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 11th 2012 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 11th 2013 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 10th 2014 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th 2015 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 12th Relegated 2016 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd 2017 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th 2018 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th 2019 Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd 23 seasons in Veikkausliiga 22 seasons in Ykkönen 9 seasons in Kakkonen

International achievements

1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup

FF Jaro - Guingamp 0-0
Dinamo Bucharest - FF Jaro 0-2
FF Jaro - Kolkheti Poti 2-0
Zemun - FF Jaro 3-2

Former managers

Börje Nygård (1966–67) Rainer Aho (1968–70) Matti Aarni (1971–74) Bjarne Sjöholm (1975–77) Esko Vikman (1978) Ulf Larsson (1979) Bjarne Sjöholm (1980) Jan–Eric Holmberg (1981) Kalle Jaskari (1982–84) Matti Huotari (1985) Kalle Jaskari (1986) Richard Wilson (1987–89)

Kari Mars (1989) Hannu Touru (1990–93) Antti Muurinen (1994–96) Veijo Wahlsten (1997) Keijo Paananen (1997) Janne Westerlund (1998) Keijo Paananen (1999–01) Sixten Boström (2002–04) Hannu Touru (2004–05), (2006) Mika Laurikainen (2007–09) Alexei Eremenko Sr. (Aug 19, 2009–Jun 10, 2016) Kristian Heames (Jul 28, 2016–Jul 10, 2017)

External links

• Official website (in Finnish and Swedish)
• Fansite (in Finnish and Swedish)