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JS Hercules
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Full nameJalkapalloseura Hercules ry.
NicknameTemplate:Pluralize from textHerkku
Founded1998; 28 years ago (1998)
GroundCastrén
ChairmanMarko Halmekangas
ManagerConor Edwards
LeagueKakkonen
2025Kakkonen Group C, 7th of 10
Websitehttp://www.jshercules.com/
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JS Hercules is an association football club based in Oulu, Finland. Founded in 1998, the team started at the lowest level of the Finnish league system and was playing in the Third Division until promoted to Finnish Second Division, Kakkonen, for the first time for season 2016.[1]

History

When Hercules played their first matches in 1998, some of the players had never previously played in a football club. Some had a little background in their local youth teams and nothing else. The team's core was a group of students mostly from the Faculty of Technology at the University of Oulu. This first generation is almost gone, but a couple are still playing for the reserve team, Herkku-Papat, or manage the team business in the background. Younger ranks are now taking care of the first team efforts on the field.[2]

Season to season

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Current season

The club currently plays in Group C of the fourth tier Kakkonen. The reserve team, Hercules-j, plays in the fifth tier Kolmonen.[5]

Current squad

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No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Script error: No such module "flag". Joonas Niinivaara
2 DF Script error: No such module "flag". Kasper Rauma
3 DF Script error: No such module "flag". Akseli Kantola
4 DF Script error: No such module "flag". Santeri Vaihoja
5 DF Script error: No such module "flag". Niko Haapalainen
6 MF Script error: No such module "flag". Ahti Karppelin
7 FW Script error: No such module "flag". Julius Yliniemelä
8 MF Script error: No such module "flag". Eeka Huitsi
9 FW Script error: No such module "flag". Joonas Kurvinen
10 MF Script error: No such module "flag". Konsta Sarajärvi
11 FW Script error: No such module "flag". Sebastian Ukura
13 DF Script error: No such module "flag". Elias Kotilainen
14 MF Script error: No such module "flag". Saad Allali Atifi
17 MF Script error: No such module "flag". Gus Higgins
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Script error: No such module "flag". Saku Sipola
19 FW Script error: No such module "flag". Vertti Korkala
20 MF Script error: No such module "flag". Juho Kärsämä
21 FW Script error: No such module "flag". Adamu Aliyu
22 DF Script error: No such module "flag". Eino Salmela
23 FW Script error: No such module "flag". Aapo Pähti
24 DF Script error: No such module "flag". Alexander Jibrin
28 MF Script error: No such module "flag". Sisu Tervaoja
29 DF Script error: No such module "flag". Antti-Jussi Riihiaho
30 DF Script error: No such module "flag". Albertti Jauhiainen
72 GK Script error: No such module "flag". Eelis Taavettila
98 DF Script error: No such module "flag". Lenni Matikainen
– MF Script error: No such module "flag". Eetu Keskitalo

Outside the pitch

JS Hercules has combined football and business in creating a yearly seminar, FootCoop, which brings together teams and businesses from Northern Fennoscandia with exceptional speakers. The 2012 seminar featured Brian Deane, Tom Saintfiet, Martti Kuusela, Tom Markham, Jarmo Kekäläinen, Aki Riihilahti and Miguel Huhta, and others. At the same time they organized "Sister City Football Tournament" which included teams from Oulu's sister cities and other neighboring places like Alta IF, AC Oulu, RoPS and Bodens BK.[8] In 2017, the club entered into a partnership with Indian I-League club Chennai City.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."JS Hercules history". JS Hercules. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."JS Hercules nousee Kakkoseen!". JS Hercules. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tulospalvelu".
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Finnish Football Archive - Index of SPL Finnish League Suomen Cup Seasons". www.finlandfootball.net. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tulospalvelu". tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tulospalvelu". tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hercules Juniorit ry - null". Hercules Juniorit ry (in suomi). Archived from the original on 2026-04-21. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."FootCoop 2012 was a success!". Topspot. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kundu, Abhishek (28 June 2019). "10 Partnerships between Indian and European football clubs which broke down". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."JS HERCULES OPENS A BRANCH OFFICE IN INDIA AND TIES UP FOR LONG-TERM COOPERATION WITH I-LEAGUE CLUB CHENNAI CITY FC". jshercules.com. 6 April 2017. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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