JS Hercules
{{Short description|Association football club in Finland}}
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| fullname = Jalkapalloseura Hercules ry.
| nickname = Herkku
| founded = {{start date and age|1998}}
| ground = Castrén
| chairman = Mikko Perälä
| manager = Peter Ebbe Tønder
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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.jshercules.com/node/10|title=JS Hercules history|accessdate=12 March 2012|publisher=JS Hercules|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316080957/http://www.jshercules.com/node/10|archive-date=16 March 2012|url-status=dead}}
History
When Hercules played the first matches in 1998, some of the players had never played in a football club previously. 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.{{cite web|url=http://jshercules.com/?p=3740 |title=JS Hercules nousee Kakkoseen!|date=6 September 2015 |accessdate=5 November 2015|publisher=JS Hercules}}
Season to season
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!Season !Level !Division !Section !Administration !Position |
| style="background:#CECE1B;"|1998
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Nelonen (Fourth Division) |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Group 1 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Northern District (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#CECE1B;"|5th |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |
| style="background:#CECE1B;"|1999
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Nelonen (Fourth Division) |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Premilinary Group |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Northern District (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#CECE1B;"|2nd |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Promotion Group 3rd |
| style="background:#CECE1B;"|2000
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Nelonen (Fourth Division) |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Premilinary Group |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Northern District (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Promotion Group 2nd - Promoted |
| style="background:#FF7F00;"|2001
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Kolmonen (Third Division) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Oulu/Kainuu |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Northern District (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|7th |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |
| style="background:#FF7F00;"|2002
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Kolmonen (Third Division) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Oulu |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Northern District (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|7th |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |
| style="background:#FF7F00;"|2003
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Kolmonen (Third Division) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Group A |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Northern District (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|8th |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Relegated |
| style="background:#CECE1B;"|2004
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Nelonen (Fourth Division) |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Oulu |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Northern District (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#CECE1B;"|2nd |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |
| style="background:#CECE1B;"|2005
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Nelonen (Fourth Division) |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Oulu |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Northern District (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#CECE1B;"|6th |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |
| style="background:#CECE1B;"|2006
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Nelonen (Fourth Division) |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Group A |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Northern District (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#CECE1B;"|9th |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |
| style="background:#CECE1B;"|2007
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Nelonen (Fourth Division) |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Oulu |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Northern District (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#CECE1B;"|7th |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |
| style="background:#CECE1B;"|2008
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Nelonen (Fourth Division) |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Oulu |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Northern District (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#CECE1B;"|10th |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |
| style="background:#CECE1B;"|2009
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Nelonen (Fourth Division) |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Oulu |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Northern District (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#CECE1B;"|9th |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |
| style="background:#CECE1B;"|2010
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Nelonen (Fourth Division) |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Oulu |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Northern District (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#CECE1B;"|2nd |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Promoted |
| style="background:#FF7F00;"|2011
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Kolmonen (Third Division) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Northern Finland |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Northern District (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|6th |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |
| style="background:#FF7F00;"|2012
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Kolmonen (Third Division) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Northern Finland |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Northern District (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|7th |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |
| style="background:#FF7F00;"|2013
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Kolmonen (Third Division) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Northern Finland |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Northern District (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|7th |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |
| style="background:#FF7F00;"|2014
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Kolmonen (Third Division) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Northern Finland |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Northern District (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|7th |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |
| style="background:#FF7F00;"|2015
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Kolmonen (Third Division) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Northern Finland |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Northern District (SPL Pohjois-Suomi) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|2nd |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Promoted |
| style="background:#77DD77;"|2016
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Kakkonen (Second Division) |style="background:#77DD77;"|Group C |style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) |style="background:#77DD77;"| 8th |style="background:#77DD77;"| |
| style="background:#77DD77;"|2017
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Kakkonen (Second Division) |style="background:#77DD77;"|Group C |style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) |style="background:#77DD77;"| 5th |style="background:#77DD77;"| |
| style="background:#77DD77;"|2018
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Kakkonen (Second Division) |style="background:#77DD77;"|Group C |style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) |style="background:#77DD77;"| 4th |style="background:#77DD77;"| |
| style="background:#77DD77;"|2019
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Kakkonen (Second Division) |style="background:#77DD77;"|Group C |style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) |style="background:#77DD77;"| 9th |style="background:#77DD77;"| |
| style="background:#77DD77;"|2020
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Kakkonen (Second Division) |style="background:#77DD77;"|Group C |style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) |style="background:#77DD77;"| 2nd |style="background:#77DD77;"| |
| style="background:#77DD77;"|2021
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Kakkonen (Second Division) |style="background:#77DD77;"|Group C |style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) |style="background:#77DD77;"| 3rd |style="background:#77DD77;"| |
| style="background:#77DD77;"|2022
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Kakkonen (Second Division) |style="background:#77DD77;"|Group C |style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) |style="background:#77DD77;"| 3rd |style="background:#77DD77;"| |
| style="background:#77DD77;"|2023
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Kakkonen (Second Division) |style="background:#77DD77;"|Group C |style="background:#77DD77;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) |style="background:#77DD77;"| 11th |style="background:#77DD77;"| |
| style="background:#FF7F00;"|2024
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Kakkonen (Second Division) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Group C |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|7th |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |
| style="background:#FF7F00;"|2025
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Kakkonen (Second Division) |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Group C |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |
https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/team/61004/info
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- 8 season in Third tier
- 10 seasons in Fourth tier
- 10 seasons in Fifth tier
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Current season
On season 2018 Hercules had three teams in different leagues. The first team plays in Kakkonen, group C. The reserve team, JS Hercules/2, plays in the Third Division in northern Finland; the third team, Herkku-Papat, in the Fifth Division in the Oulu area.{{cite web|url=http://resultcode.fi/sarjat/piiri_sarjakausi_sarjat_nayta.php?piiri_id=100000&sk_id=100096&laji_id=1 |title=ResultCode – sarjat/kesä 2012|accessdate=12 March 2012|publisher=Palloliitto}}
Current squad 2018
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{{Fs player|no=1|nat=Finland|pos=GK|name=Ville Seppä|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=Finland|pos=DF|name=Joni Leskelä|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=Finland|pos=DF|name=Santeri Ukkola|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=Finland|pos=MF|name=Aleksi Nousiainen|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=Nigeria|pos=FW|name=Kalim Amokachi|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=Nigeria|pos=FW|name=Paul Obi|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=Nigeria|pos=FW|name=Nazim Amokachi|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=Finland|pos=DF|name=Markku Huoponen (C)|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=Finland|pos=MF|name=Miika Vihavainen|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=Finland|pos=MF|name=Miika Lammela|other=}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=Finland|pos=MF|name=Valtteri Kovalainen|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=Nigeria|pos=FW|name=Junior Obagbemiro|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=Nigeria|pos=MF|name=Jerome Ogbuefi|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=Egypt|pos=MF|name=Karam Hadhoud|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=MKD|pos=MF|name=Calvin N'Sombo|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=37|nat=Finland|pos=FW|name=Sami Karjalainen|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=41|nat=Finland|pos=GK|name=Aleksanteri Patronen|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=45|nat=Finland|pos=GK|name=Darius Kangnissoukpe|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=80|nat=Finland|pos=MF|name=Samu Himanka|other=}}
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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.topspot.fi/?p=2082 |title=FootCoop 2012 was a success! |accessdate=12 March 2012|publisher=Topspot}} In 2017, the club entered into a partnership with Indian I-League club Chennai City.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/10-partnerships-between-indian-and-european-football-clubs-which-broke-down|title=10 Partnerships between Indian and European football clubs which broke down|date=28 June 2019|access-date=15 January 2022|website=sportskeeda.com|publisher=Sportskeeda|first1=Abhishek|last1=Kundu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229133036/https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/10-partnerships-between-indian-and-european-football-clubs-which-broke-down|archive-date=29 December 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://jshercules.com/2017/04/06/finnish-football-club-opens-branch-office-india-ties-long-term-cooperation-league-club-chennai-city-fc/|title=JS HERCULES OPENS A BRANCH OFFICE IN INDIA AND TIES UP FOR LONG-TERM COOPERATION WITH I-LEAGUE CLUB CHENNAI CITY FC|website=jshercules.com|date=6 April 2017|access-date=29 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112025450/https://jshercules.com/2017/04/06/finnish-football-club-opens-branch-office-india-ties-long-term-cooperation-league-club-chennai-city-fc/|archive-date=12 November 2020}}