2016 HJK season

HJK
2016 season
Chairman Olli-Pekka Lyytikäinen
Manager Mika Lehkosuo
Stadium Sonera Stadium
Veikkausliiga Runners-up
Finnish Cup Runners-up
League Cup Group Stage
UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
Top goalscorer League: Alfredo Morelos (16)
All: Alfredo Morelos (30)
Highest home attendance League: 10,500 (26 May 2016 vs HIFK, Veikkausliiga)
Lowest home attendance League: 2,562 (7 August 2016 vs FC Lahti, Veikkausliiga)
Average home league attendance 5,101
Home colours
Away colours

The 2016 season was Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi's 108th competitive season.[1] HJK is the most successful football club in Finland in terms of titles, with 27 Finnish Championships, 12 Finnish Cup titles, 5 Finnish League Cup titles, one appearance in the UEFA Champions League group stages and one appearance in the UEFA Europa League group stages.[2][3]

After finishing 3rd in the 2015 Veikkausliiga season, HJK entered the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round. For the 2nd consecutive season, HJK U-19 competed in the UEFA Youth League.

Season Review

  • 31 January: HJK kicked off their 20th League Cup campaign with a 1 - 0 win over IFK Mariehamn. HJK eventually finished third in Group B, however, remained unbeaten throughout the campaign.
  • 12 February: Jarno Parikka announced his retirement from football due to a knee injury.
  • 19 March: HJK started their 62nd Finnish Cup edition with a 3 - 1 victory over FC Honka/Akatemia and advanced to the sixth round.
  • 2 April: HJK started their 27th Veikkausliiga season with a 2 - 0 home win against IFK Mariehamn. Atomu Tanaka headed in the first goal of the 2016 Veikkausliiga season from a cross delivered by Taye Taiwo.
  • 31 May: Taye Taiwo was named the Veikkausliiga Player of the Month for May 2016. Mika Lehkosuo was likewise named the Manager of the Month.[4]
  • 30 June: HJK started their 2016–17 UEFA Europa League campaign with a 0 - 2 away win against Lithuanian side FK Atlantas. A week later HJK went through to the next qualifying round after beating Atlantas 3 - 1 on aggregate.
  • 4 August: HJK's 2016–17 UEFA Europa League campaign came to an end after a 0 - 2 home defeat to IFK Göteborg. Göteborg advanced to the play-off round 3 - 2 on aggregate.
  • 24 September: HJK were beaten on penalties in the 2016 Finnish Cup Final by SJK, who were crowned Finnish Cup Champions for the first time in club history. Alfredo Morelos was the top scorer of the competition with 7 goals in 4 matches.
  • 12 October: Alfredo Morelos was named the Veikkausliiga Player of the Month for September 2016.[5]
  • 23 October: HJK finished runners-up in the 2016 Veikkausliiga season with 58 points from 33 matches. Alfredo Morelos was the top scorer for HJK with 16 league goals and a total of 30 goals in all competitions.

Squad

As of 23 October 2016[6]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
21 Thomas Dähne Germany GK 4 January 1994 (aged 22) Germany RB Leipzig
25 Jiri Koski Finland GK 20 April 1995 (aged 21) Finland Klubi-04
29 Markus Uusitalo Finland GK 15 May 1997 (aged 19) Finland VPS
Defenders
3 Taye Taiwo Nigeria DF 16 April 1985 (aged 31) Turkey Bursaspor
5 Lum Rexhepi Kosovo DF 3 August 1992 (aged 24) Norway Lillestrøm
8 Rafinha Brazil DF 29 June 1982 (aged 34) Belgium Gent
14 Ivan Tatomirović Serbia DF 11 January 1989 (aged 27) Bosnia and Herzegovina FK Sarajevo
15 Ville Jalasto Finland DF 19 April 1986 (aged 30) Norway Stabæk
16 Aapo Halme Finland DF 22 May 1998 (aged 18) Finland Klubi-04
18 Roni Peiponen Finland DF 9 April 1997 (aged 19) Loan from Norway Molde
27 Sebastian Sorsa Finland DF 25 January 1984 (aged 32) Scotland Hamilton Academical
Midfielders
6 Obed Malolo Finland MF 18 April 1997 (aged 19) Finland Klubi-04
10 Atomu Tanaka Japan MF 4 October 1987 (aged 29) Japan Albirex Niigata
13 Toni Kolehmainen Finland MF 20 July 1988 (aged 28) Norway Hønefoss
19 Lucas Lingman Finland MF 25 January 1998 (aged 18) Finland Klubi-04
20 Vincent Onovo Nigeria MF 10 December 1995 (aged 20) Finland Inter Turku
22 Anthony Annan Ghana MF 21 July 1986 (aged 30) Norway Stabæk
37 Saku Ylätupa Finland MF 4 August 1999 (aged 17) Finland Klubi-04
38 Sebastian Dahlström Finland MF 5 November 1996 (aged 19) Finland Klubi-04
Forwards
7 Nikolai Alho Finland FW 12 March 1993 (aged 23) Finland Klubi-04
9 Mikael Forssell Finland FW 15 March 1981 (aged 35) Germany VfL Bochum
11 Alfredo Morelos Colombia FW 21 June 1996 (aged 20) Loan from Colombia Independiente Medellín
17 Ousman Jallow The Gambia FW 21 October 1988 (aged 28) Kazakhstan Irtysh Pavlodar
31 Akseli Pelvas Finland FW 8 February 1989 (aged 27) Sweden Falkenbergs FF
34 Lassi Lappalainen Finland FW 24 August 1998 (aged 18) Finland Klubi-04
77 Evans Mensah Ghana FW 9 February 1998 (aged 18) Loan from Ghana Inter Allies
90 Nnamdi Oduamadi Nigeria FW 17 October 1990 (aged 26) Loan from Italy A.C. Milan

On loan

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

No. Position Player
31 Finland DF Leo Väisänen (on loan at PK-35 Vantaa until end of season)
No. Position Player
35 Finland DF Lassi Järvenpää (on loan at RoPS until end of season)

Transfers

Winter

Summer

Friendlies

Competitions

Veikkausliiga

The 2016 Veikkausliiga season began 2 April 2016 and ended on 23 October 2016.[46]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 IFK Mariehamn (C) 33 17 10 6 40 25 +15 61 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 HJK 33 16 10 7 52 36 +16 58 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 SJK 33 17 6 10 49 36 +13 57
4 VPS 33 15 8 10 36 27 +9 53
5 Ilves 33 15 7 11 36 35 +1 52
6 RoPS 33 13 11 9 43 33 +10 50
7 KuPS 33 14 7 12 37 31 +6 49
8 Lahti 33 10 12 11 42 43 1 42
9 PS Kemi Kings 33 10 5 18 29 48 19 35
10 HIFK 33 8 10 15 35 39 4 34
11 Inter Turku (O) 33 7 11 15 28 41 13 32 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
12 PK-35 Vantaa[lower-alpha 2] (R) 33 4 7 22 32 65 33 13 Relegation to the Ykkönen
Source: Veikkausliiga (in Finnish), 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 away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. SJK qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016 Finnish Cup.
  2. PK-35 Vantaa were deducted 6 points for overdue debts.[47]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
33 16 10 7 52 36  +16 58 11 4 2 35 19  +16 5 6 5 17 17  0

Last updated: 24 October 2016.
Source: See Results

Results by matchday

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
GroundHHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWDWDLWWWWWDLDWWLWDDDLDWWWLLWLDWD
Position111112111111111122211222111112222

Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2016. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Finnish Cup

Final

League Cup

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Lahti 5 2 3 0 7 5 +2 9 Final
2 FC Inter 5 2 2 1 6 5 +1 8
3 HJK 5 1 4 0 8 7 +1 7
4 PK-35 Vantaa 5 1 3 1 5 5 0 6
5 IFK Mariehamn 5 1 1 3 5 5 0 4
6 HIFK 5 1 1 3 5 9 4 4
Updated to match(es) played on 20 February 2016. 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

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying Rounds

Squad statistics

As of Match played 23 October 2016

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalVeikkausliigaFinnish CupLeague CupEuropa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
3 DF Nigeria Taye Taiwo 349216405241
5 DF Kosovo Lum Rexhepi 33021+10204050
6 MF Finland Obed Malolo 27113+203+113+102+20
7 FW Finland Nikolai Alho 37321+33301+3060
8 DF Brazil Rafinha 14112+11100000
9 FW Finland Mikael Forssell 2454+1532+22000+10
10 MF Japan Atomu Tanaka 291016+15315242
11 FW Colombia Alfredo Morelos 433027+3163+172+1364
13 MF Finland Toni Kolehmainen 21113+2021001+30
14 DF Serbia Ivan Tatomirović 37022+102+202+2060
15 DF Finland Ville Jalasto 363241521060
16 DF Finland Aapo Halme 19010+40201+1010
17 FW The Gambia Ousman Jallow 3232000000
18 DF Finland Roni Peiponen 1206+50100000
19 MF Finland Lucas Lingman 1200+60204000
20 MF Nigeria Vincent Onovo 1207+20002+1000
21 GK Germany Thomas Dähne 380280202060
22 MF Ghana Anthony Annan 20013+2010003+10
25 GK Finland Jiri Koski 100+10000000
27 DF Finland Sebastian Sorsa 32017+301+103+103+30
29 GK Finland Markus Uusitalo 1205+10303000
31 FW Finland Akseli Pelvas 9383100000
34 FW Finland Lassi Lappalainen 1905+90104000
37 MF Finland Saku Ylätupa 51000+213000
38 MF Finland Sebastian Dahlström 33316+532+303+201+10
77 FW Ghana Evans Mensah 300+30000000
90 FW Nigeria Nnamdi Oduamadi 34726+2720003+10
Players from Klubi-04 who appeared:
32 DF Finland Joachim Böckerman 1000000+1000
36 FW Finland Ilmari Ylönen 5000002+3000
36 MF Finland Karim Zine 10000+100000
Players who left HJK during the season:
4 MF Sierra Leone Medo 30119+21300060
8 MF Finland Matti Klinga 2000001+1000
43 FW Ghana Richard Gadze 2004+10020003+10
Players away from the club on loan:
31 DF Finland Leo Väisänen 612+10211000
35 DF Finland Lassi Järvenpää 71001+103+2100

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Veikkausliiga Finnish Cup League Cup Europa League Total
1FWColombia11Alfredo Morelos1673430
2MFJapan10Atomu Tanaka512210
3DFNigeria3Taye Taiwo60219
4FWNigeria90Nnamdi Oduamadi70007
5FWFinland9Mikael Forssell32005
6FWFinland7Nikolai Alho30003
DFFinland15Ville Jalasto12003
FWFinland31Akseli Pelvas30003
MFFinland38Sebastian Dahlström30003
10FWThe Gambia17Ousman Jallow20002
11MFSierra Leone4Medo10001
MFFinland6Obed Malolo01001
DFBrazil8Rafinha10001
MFFinland13Toni Kolehmainen01001
DFFinland31Leo Väisänen01001
DFFinland35Lassi Järvenpää00101
MFFinland37Saku Ylätupa01001
# Own goals 10001
TOTALS 52168783

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Veikkausliiga Finnish Cup League Cup Europa League Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
3NigeriaDFTaye Taiwo1000100020
4Sierra LeoneMFMedo7000001080
5KosovoDFLum Rexhepi92102130153
6FinlandMFObed Malolo2010100040
7FinlandFWNikolai Alho9100000091
8BrazilDFRafinha5100000051
10JapanMFAtomu Tanaka4010002070
11ColombiaFWAlfredo Morelos4000101060
13FinlandMFToni Kolehmainen2000000020
14SerbiaDFIvan Tatomirović2010102060
15FinlandDFVille Jalasto2000001030
16FinlandDFAapo Halme4110001061
18FinlandDFRoni Peiponen4000000040
19FinlandMFLucas Lingman1000000010
20NigeriaMFVincent Onovo2000000020
21GermanyGKThomas Dähne1000000010
22GhanaMFAnthony Annan91000010101
27FinlandDFSebastian Sorsa3000001040
31FinlandFWAkseli Pelvas1000000010
38FinlandMFSebastian Dahlström2010000030
43GhanaFWRichard Gadze2000001030
90NigeriaFWNnamdi Oduamadi3000001040
TOTALS 79 6 6 0 6 1 15 0 106 7

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