Derius

Derius

Full name	Derius
Founded	1990
Ground	Jokelan kenttä, Jokela, Finland
Chairman	Jaakko Ahovaara
League	Kutonen
Home colours

Derius is a sports club from Jokela, Finland. The club was formed in 1990 and has specialised in football, bandy and floorball.^[1] The men’s football first team currently plays in the Kutonen (Sixth Division) and their home ground is at the Jokelan kenttä. The men’s bandy team play in Section 2 (Lohko 2) of the Second Division (in 2010-11) and are known as Derius Tuusula, playing their matches in Järvenpää.

Background

Derius’s men’s football team have competed in the lower divisions of the Finnish football league since 1996. In the early seasons they made great progress gaining three promotions over 4 years – rising from the Kutonen (Sixth Division) in 1997, Vitonen (Fifth Division) in 1999 and Nelonen (Fourth Division) in 2000 – before reaching their summit in 2001 in the Kolmonen (Third Division) where they were quickly relegated at the end of the season.^[2]

Since that time Derius have been on a downward slide which has seen them drop down into the Kutonen (Sixth Division) where they began competitive life. In 2006 and 2007 they experienced a lack of players and were only able to field a joint team with neighbours Jokelan Kisa. In 2008 and 2009 the club sadly were unable to field any teams in the Finnish football league. However in 2010 they have bounced back at are now fielding 2 teams in the Kutonen (Sixth Division), namely Derius and Derius/JAKki.

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements 2000 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Section 2 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 2nd Derius Team - Promoted 2001 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 3 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 12th Derius Team - Relegated 2002 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Section 2 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 11th Derius Team - Relegated 2003 Tier 6 Vitonen (Fifth Division) Section 3 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 4th 2004 Tier 6 Vitonen (Fifth Division) Section 3 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 3rd 2005 Tier 6 Vitonen (Fifth Division) Section 3 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 7th Joint team with Jokelan Kisa for 2006 2006 Tier 7 Kutonen (Sixth Division) Section 7 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) Withdrew JoKi Derius 2007 Tier 7 Kutonen (Sixth Division) Section 6 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 9th JoKi Derius 2008 No team entered 2009 No team entered 2010 Tier 7 Kutonen (Sixth Division) Section 7 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 1 season in Kolmonen 2 seasons in Nelonen 3 seasons in Vitonen 3 seasons in Kutonen

Club Structure

Derius run 2 men’s team. The club do not currently run a junior football section but are very active in the sport of bandy.

2010 season

Derius are competing in Section 6 (Lohko 6) of the Kutonen administered by the Uusimaa SPL. This is the sixth highest tier in the Finnish football system.

Derius / JAKki are competing in Section 4 (Lohko 4) of the Kutonen administered by the Uusimaa SPL. This is the sixth highest tier in the Finnish football system.

References and sources

• Official Website
• Jokelan Derius Facebook

Footnotes

1. ^ "Derius historiikki". http://www.derius.fi/index_frame.html. Retrieved 2010-07-13. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "Derius Jalkapallo". http://www.derius.fi/index_frame.html. Retrieved 2010-07-13. ^{[dead link]}