Nickname(s) Herkku Website Club home page Manager Daniel Amokachi Location Oulu, Finland | Chairman Juho Syrjä Founded 1998 League Kakkonen Ground Castrén | |
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Full name Jalkapalloseura Hercules ry. | ||
JS Hercules is an association football club established in Oulu, Finland, 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 season 2016.
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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.
Current season
On season 2015 Hercules had three teams in different leagues. JS Hercules first team plays in the Third Division in northern Finland; the reserve team, Herkku-Papat, in the Fifth Division in the Oulu area; and the ladies team plays in the Ladies Third Division in northern Finland.
Current squad 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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. Advanced football tournaments included Alta IF, AC Oulu, RoPS, Bodens BK and JS Hercules.