2015 RoPS season

RoPS
2015 season
Chairman Risto Niva
Manager Juha Malinen
Stadium Keskuskenttä
Veikkausliiga 2nd
Finnish Cup Sixth round vs Inter Turku
League Cup Runners-up vs HJK
Top goalscorer League: Aleksandr Kokko (17)
All: Aleksandr Kokko (19)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2015 season is RoPS's 3rd Veikkausliiga season since their promotion back to the top flight in 2012.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Finland GK Ville Iiskola
3 Finland DF Jarkko Lahdenmäki
4 Finland MF Antti Okkonen (captain)
5 Finland DF Janne Saksela
6 Finland DF Juha Pirinen
7 Finland MF Mika Mäkitalo
8 Finland MF Tomas Hradecky
9 Jamaica FW Tremaine Stewart
10 Cameroon FW Jean Fridolin Nganbe Nganbe
11 Finland FW Aleksandr Kokko
12 Finland GK Harri Nykänen
14 Canada GK Tomer Chencinski
16 Finland MF Ville Saxman
No. Position Player
17 Finland MF Olli Pöyliö
18 Finland MF Juuso Majava
19 United States FW Will John
20 Finland FW Simo Roiha
21 Finland MF Tommi Haanpää
26 Finland FW Eero Markkanen
32 Finland MF David Ramadingaye
35 Nigeria FW Adeniyi Michael Ibiyomi
44 Brazil GK Ricardo
77 Finland MF Moshtagh Yaghoubi
80 Nigeria DF Faith Friday Obilor
86 The Gambia DF Abdou Jammeh

Transfers

Winter

Summer

Competitions

Veikkausliiga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 SJK (C) 33 18 6 9 50 22 +28 60 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 RoPS 33 17 8 8 44 29 +15 59 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 HJK 33 16 10 7 45 30 +15 58
4 Inter Turku 33 13 10 10 45 34 +11 49
5 Lahti 33 12 12 9 38 36 +2 48
6 IFK Mariehamn 33 11 12 10 30 36 6 45 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
7 HIFK 33 10 13 10 42 42 0 43
8 Ilves 33 11 7 15 32 48 16 40
9 KuPS 33 9 11 13 32 40 8 38
10 VPS 33 8 9 16 36 43 7 33
11 KTP (R) 33 7 11 15 27 44 17 32 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
12 Jaro (R) 33 6 11 16 27 43 16 29 Relegation to the Ykkönen
Source: Veikkausliiga, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer away goals allowed; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Fewer home goals allowed; 10) Play-off. (Note: Criteria 7–10 is only used if deciding Champion, teams to UEFA competitions or teams for relegation).[20]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

Results

Finnish Cup

League Cup

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 HJK 4 1 3 0 6 4 +2 6 Knockout stage
2 RoPS 4 1 2 1 6 6 0 5
3 KTP 4 0 3 1 4 6 2 3
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2015. Source: veikkausliiga.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) goals scored in head-to-head

Knockout stage

Squad statistics

As of Match played 25 October 2015

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalVeikkausliigaFinnish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
3 DF Finland Jarkko Lahdenmäki 27116+511050
4 MF Finland Antti Okkonen 3713001061
5 MF Finland Janne Saksela 3532711072
6 MF Finland Juha Pirinen 3853150070
7 MF Finland Mika Mäkitalo 3533230+101+10
8 MF Finland Tomas Hradecky 29119+211070
9 FW Jamaica Tremaine Stewart 400+400000
10 FW Cameroon Jean Fridolin Nganbe Nganbe 900+300060
11 FW Finland Aleksandr Kokko 321928+1170+121+10
12 GK Finland Harri Nykänen 300+20000+10
14 GK Canada Tomer Chencinski 1901200070
16 MF Finland Ville Saxman 35231+21100+11
17 MF Finland Olli Pöyliö 1511+111001+20
19 MF United States Will John 11310+130000
20 FW Finland Simo Roiha 2846+1530+103+31
21 FW Finland Tommi Haanpää 1102+50000+40
22 GK Brazil Ricardo 1701700000
26 FW Finland Eero Markkanen 610+610000
32 MF Finland David Ramadingaye 400+400000
35 FW Nigeria Adeniyi Michael Ibiyomi 3147+161106+13
77 MF Finland Moshtagh Yaghoubi 33526+44110+20
80 DF Nigeria Faith Friday Obilor 3833021071
86 DF The Gambia Abdou Jammeh 3803001070
Trialist:
9 FW Cameroon Anicet Eyenga 10000010
24 FW Liberia Andreas Blamon 1000000+10
Players from Santa Claus who appeared:
18 MF Finland Juuso Majava 1000000+10
19 DF Finland Juho Sieppi 1000000+10
22 FW Finland Ali Hajizadeh 10000010
24 MF Finland Iiro Vanha 1000000+10
Players who left RoPS during the season:
1 GK Finland Ville Iiskola 50401000
2 DF Finland Lassi Nurmos 3000001+20
91 FW Croatia Vilim Posinković 1724+911031

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Veikkausliiga Finnish Cup League Cup Total
1FWFinland11Aleksandr Kokko172019
2DFFinland6Juha Pirinen5005
MFFinland77Moshtagh Yaghoubi4105
4FWFinland20Simo Roiha3014
FWNigeria35Adeniyi Michael Ibiyomi1034
6FWUnited States19Will John3003
MFFinland7Mika Mäkitalo3003
DFNigeria80Faith Friday Obilor2013
DFFinland5Janne Saksela1023
10FWCroatia91Vilim Posinković1012
11MFFinland8Tomas Hradecky1001
MFFinland17Olli Pöyliö1001
DFFinland3Jarkko Lahdenmäki1001
FWFinland26Eero Markkanen1001
MFFinland16Ville Saxman1011
MFFinland4Antti Okkonen0011
TOTALS 4431057

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Veikkausliiga Finnish Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2FinlandDFLassi Nurmos00001010
3FinlandDFJarkko Lahdenmäki10101030
4FinlandMFAntti Okkonen51000061
5FinlandMFJanne Saksela40001050
6FinlandMFJuha Pirinen40000040
7FinlandMFMika Mäkitalo30000030
8FinlandMFTomas Hradecky41002061
11FinlandFWAleksandr Kokko60000060
14CanadaGKTomer Chencinski10002030
16FinlandMFVille Saxman30001040
17FinlandMFOlli Pöyliö00001010
32FinlandMFDavid Ramadingaye10000010
35NigeriaFWAdeniyi Michael Ibiyomi30000030
44BrazilGKRicardo10000010
77FinlandMFMoshtagh Yaghoubi1100020130
80NigeriaDFFaith Friday Obilor41003071
86The GambiaDFAbdou Jammeh40001050
TOTALS 55 3 1 0 15 0 71 3

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