| Clubname: | FF Jaro |
| Fullname: | Fotbollsföreningen Jaro Jalkapalloseura |
| Founded: | 1965 |
| Ground: | Centralplan, Jakobstad |
| Capacity: | 5,000 |
| Chairman: | Dan Käldman |
| Manager: | Niklas Vidjeskog |
| League: | Veikkausliiga |
| Season: | 2024 |
| Position: | Ykkösliiga, 2nd of 10 (promoted via play-offs) |
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FF Jaro (Jakobstads Rostfria), commonly referred to as Jaro, is a Finnish professional football club based in the bilingual town of Jakobstad. The club currently plays in Veikkausliiga, the top tier in Finland. Their home matches are played at the Jakobstads Centralplan. The new Pietarsaari Football Stadium is scheduled to open in summer 2025.
Jaro has played 23 seasons in the top-tier Veikkausliiga. The club won the promotion back at the end of the 2024 season, after spending nine seasons in the second-tier since the relegation in 2015.
As of 20 January 2024[3]
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As of 22 July 2021[4]
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| 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 | |||
| 2020 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 3rd | |||
| 2021 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 4th | |||
| 2022 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 3rd | |||
| 2023 | Tier 2 | Ykkönen (First Division) | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 9th | |||
| 2024 | Tier 2 | Ykkösliiga (First Division) | Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) | 2nd | Promotion play-offs – Promoted |
FF Jaro – 
Guingamp 0-0
Dinamo Bucharest – FF Jaro 0–2
FF Jaro – 
Kolkheti Poti 2–0 
Zemun – FF Jaro 3–2
Börje Nygård (1966–67) Rainer Aho (1968–70)
Ulf Larsson (1979) 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) Calle Löf (Jul 11, 2017-Oct, 2017) Tomi Kärkkäinen (Jan 1, 2018-Aug 13, 2018) Niklas Käcko (Aug 14, 2018-Dec 31, 2020) Jimmy Wargh (Jan 1, 2021–Oct, 2022) Niklas Vidjeskog (Jan 1, 2024 – present)