2015 RoPS season

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

RoPS
2015 season
ChairmanRisto Niva
ManagerJuha Malinen
StadiumKeskuskenttä
Veikkausliiga2nd
Finnish CupSixth round vs Inter Turku
League CupRunners-up vs HJK
Top goalscorerLeague: Aleksandr Kokko (17)
All: Aleksandr Kokko (19)

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

Results

12 April 2015 1RoPS1 – 3HJKRovaniemi
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Lahdenmäki  17'
Okkonen  44'
A.Ibiyomi  58'
Yaghoubi  90'
Report Zeneli  12' 45+2'
Heikkilä  19'
Schüller  61'
Tanaka  71'
Jallow  81'
Lampi  90+1'
Stadium: Keskuskenttä
Attendance: 1,281
Referee: Marko Grönholm
19 April 2015 2SJK1 – 0RoPSSeinäjoki
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) Ngueukam  23'
Vasara  79'
Report Pirinen  70' Stadium: Seinäjoen keskuskenttä
Attendance: 2,048
Referee: Mattias Gestranius
23 April 2015 3RoPS0 – 4Inter TurkuRovaniemi
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Kokko  46' Report Lahdenmäki  7' (o.g.)
Kauppi  16'
Hambo  34', 90+4'
Diogo  56'
Nyman  78'
Stadium: Keskuskenttä
Attendance: 912
Referee: Mikko Mörö
29 April 2015 4RoPS2 – 0HIFKRovaniemi
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Kokko  31'
Saksela  45'
Saxman  62'
Pirinen  68'
Report J.Ahonen  78' Stadium: Keskuskenttä
Attendance: 961
Referee: Tero Nieminen
3 May 2015 5Ilves0 – 1RoPSTampere
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) Emenike  35'
Ala-Myllymäki  62'
Report Kokko  23' 50'
Obilor  60'
Stadium: Tammela Stadion
Attendance: 1,975
Referee: Antti Munukka
8 May 2015 6FF Jaro1 – 2RoPSJakobstad
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Moore  18'
Denis  24'
Reginaldo  68'
S.Paintsil  90+2'
Report Kokko  30'
Mäkitalo  63'
Yaghoubi  74'
Stadium: Jakobstads Centralplan
Attendance: 1,080
Referee: Jani Laaksonen
14 May 2015 7RoPS1 – 0KuPSRovaniemi
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Obilor  10'
Mäkitalo  46'
Report Sohna  31'
Pennanen  85'
Stadium: Keskuskenttä
Attendance: 905
Referee: Dennis Antamo
17 May 2015 8Lahti1 – 2RoPSLahti
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Alves  69' Report Kokko  33'
Okkonen  45'
Posinković  71'
T.Hradecký  72'
Stadium: Lahti Stadium
Attendance: 1,558
Referee: Mattias Gestranius
20 May 2015 9IFK Mariehamn1 – 0RoPSMariehamn
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Lyyski  13'
Span  72'
Report Jammeh  78'
Saksela  81'
Yaghoubi  83'
Stadium: Wiklöf Holding Arena
Attendance: 1,021
Referee: Jani Laaksonen
29 May 2015 10RoPS1 – 0VPSRovaniemi
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Jammeh  28'
Yaghoubi  80'
S.Roiha  90+1'
Report Seabrook  24'
M.Viitikko  29'  83'
Koskimaa  43'
Stadium: Keskuskenttä
Attendance: 1,077
Referee: Jari Järvinen
3 June 2015 11RoPS4 – 0KTPRovaniemi
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Pirinen  15' 71'
Saxman  47'
Kokko  50', 73', 81' (pen.)
A.Ibiyomi  85'
Report Mero  62'
Ikävalko  76'
Aspegren  80'
Stadium: Keskuskenttä
Attendance: 1,014
Referee: Mattias Gestranius
7 June 2015 12SJK0 – 1RoPSSeinäjoki
14:00 EEST (UTC+3) Milosavljević  36'
Gogoua  68'
Pelvas  74'
Report Mäkitalo  8'
Yaghoubi  22'
Obilor  90+3'
Stadium: Seinäjoen keskuskenttä
Attendance: 1,956
Referee: Ville Nevalainen
16 June 2015 13HIFK1 – 1RoPSHelsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Lassas  27'
Halme  60'
Kuusijärvi  65'
Report Pirinen  47'
Yaghoubi  81'
Okkonen  89'
Obilor  90+4'
Stadium: Sonera Stadium
Attendance: 2,596
Referee: Marko Grönholm
22 June 2015 14RoPS4 – 1IlvesRovaniemi
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Kokko  6', 21' (pen.), 57'
Pirinen  30'
T.Hradecky  38'  53'
Report Lahtinen  66' Stadium: Keskuskenttä
Attendance: 2,086
Referee: Antti Munukka
25 June 2015 15RoPS1 – 1Inter TurkuRovaniemi
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Yaghoubi  14' Report Onovo  65' Stadium: Keskuskenttä
Attendance: 1,812
Referee: Mikko Mörö
28 June 2015 16FF Jaro0 – 1RoPSJakobstad
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Rivera  14'
Reginaldo  27'
Opiyo  43'  63'
Report Saksela  7'
Pirinen  55'
Saxman  70'
Kokko  88' (pen.)
Stadium: Jakobstads Centralplan
Attendance: 1,322
Referee: Jari Järvinen
6 July 2015 17KTP0 – 0RoPSKotka
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Anttilainen  73'
G.Ositashvili  74'
Report A.Ibiyomi  90' Stadium: Arto Tolsa Areena
Attendance: 3,327
Referee: Tero Nieminen
10 July 2015 18RoPS2 – 1HJKRovaniemi
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Pirinen  16'
Kokko  45+2'
Ricardo  54'
Report Schüller  19'
Baah  37'
Zeneli  54' (pen.)
Sorsa  58'
Stadium: Keskuskenttä
Attendance: 4,768
Referee: Mattias Gestranius
19 July 2015 19VPS1 – 1RoPSVaasa
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Lahti  5' 34'
P.Soiri  13'
J.Voutilainen  49'
Ćatović  75'
Abdulahi  87'
Report Yaghoubi  12'
Okkonen  90+3'
Stadium: Hietalahti Stadium
Attendance: 2,774
Referee: Jari Järvinen
26 July 2015 20RoPS1 – 1IFK MariehamnRovaniemi
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Obilor  7'
Yaghoubi  60'
Mäkitalo  70'
Kokko  90+3'
Report Forsell  8' (pen.)
Orgill  33'
Assis  68'
Dafaa  84'
Stadium: Keskuskenttä
Attendance: 3,021
Referee: Ville Nevalainen
2 August 2015 21KuPS3 – 0RoPSKuopio
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) T.Markić  10'
Diallo  16'
S.Savolainen  51', 67'
Report Jammeh  41'
Yaghoubi  52'
Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium
Attendance: 2,355
Referee: Petri Viljanen
9 August 2015 22RoPS1 – 2LahtiRovaniemi
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) Kokko  58'
Jammeh  64'
O.Pöyliö  86'
Report Pasanen  50'
Alves  62' (pen.)
Länsitalo  73'
Rafael  90+2'
Stadium: Keskuskenttä
Attendance: 2,461
Referee: Mikka Lähdesmäki
12 August 2015 23RoPS2 – 0SJKRovaniemi
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Obilor  25'
Okkonen  81'
S.Roiha  87', 90'
Mäkitalo  90+1'
Report Gogoua  45+2'
Dorman  90'
Stadium: Keskuskenttä
Attendance: 2,683
Referee: Mikko Mörö
17 August 2015 24HIFK1 – 1RoPSHelsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Halme  12'  19'
Vesala  65'
Salmikivi  80'
Lassas  90+2'
Report Yaghoubi  35'
T.Hradecky  48' 64'
Stadium: Sonera Stadium
Attendance: 3,052
Referee: Mikka Lähdesmäki
22 August 2015 25RoPS0 – 0IlvesRovaniemi
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) Pirinen  68'
Chencinski  81'
Report O.Khary  57'
Lahtinen  62'
Hjelm  81'
Stadium: Keskuskenttä
Attendance: 2,712
Referee: Dennis Antamo
29 August 2015 26Inter Turku2 – 0RoPSTurku
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) Matoukou  4'
Aho  36' (pen.)
Kanakoudis  38'
Lehtonen  58'
P.Njoku  61'
Report A.Ibiyomi  54'
Ramadingaye  88'
Stadium: Veritas Stadion
Attendance: 1,675
Referee: Mattias Gestranius
10 September 2015 27RoPS0 – 0FF JaroRovaniemi
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Report S.Eremenko  57'
Silva  58'
Stadium: Keskuskenttä
Attendance: 3,185
Referee: Antti Munukka
14 September 2015 28KTP0 – 4RoPSKotka
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Muinonen  26'
Oksanen  45+2'
Gruborovics  75'
Report John  38', 80'
Saxman  45'
Kokko  43' 45+2' (pen.)
Stadium: Arto Tolsa Areena
Attendance: 3,106
Referee: Mikka Lähdesmäki
20 September 2015 29HJK0 – 2RoPSHelsinki
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Yaghoubi  21'
Kokko  40'
Saksela  52'
Markkanen  71'
Stadium: Sonera Stadium
Attendance: 9,111
Referee: Dennis Antamo
27 September 2015 30RoPS2 – 1VPSRovaniemi
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) John  14'
Obilor  29'
Report P.Soiri  42'
Schafer  74'
T.Kula  87'
Lahti  89'
Stadium: Keskuskenttä
Attendance: 3,284
Referee: Mattias Gestranius
5 October 2015 31IFK Mariehamn1 – 0RoPSMariehamn
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Orgill  69'
Kangaskolkka  86'
Report Okkonen  76' Stadium: Wiklöf Holding Arena
Attendance: 1,096
Referee: Dennis Antamo
18 October 2015 32RoPS2 – 1KuPSRovaniemi
14:00 EEST (UTC+3) Yaghoubi  42'
Mäkitalo  44'
Report H.Coulibaly  39'
Sohna  71'
U.Nissilä  87'
Stadium: Keskuskenttä
Attendance: 4,272
Referee: Dennis Antamo
25 October 2015 33Lahti1 – 4RoPSLahti
13:00 EEST (UTC+3) M.Kuningas  15'
Pasanen  38'
Alves  44' 80'
J.Tuominen  86'
Report Yaghoubi  27' 52'
Kokko  31', 86' (pen.), 90+4' (pen.) 87'
Stadium: Lahti Stadium
Attendance: 3,515
Referee: Ville Nevalainen

Finnish Cup

16 April 2015 Sixth RoundInter Turku7 – 3RoPSTurku
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Onovo  15', 19', 45+1', 71'
Kauppi  44'
Matoukou  81'
Duah  85'
Belica  90+1'
Report Lahdenmäki  10'
Yaghoubi  45+1'
Kokko  72', 76'
Stadium: Veritas Stadion
Attendance: 683
Referee: Petteri Kari

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
13 February 2015 1RoPS0 – 2HJKOulu
18:00 EET (UTC+2) Report A.Lehtinen  47'
Lod  82'
Tanaka  90+2'
Stadium: Heinäpään halli
Referee: Dennis Antamo
17 February 2015 2HJK2 – 2RoPSHelsinki
17:00 EET (UTC+2) Baah  56' 68'
Zeneli  89'
Report Obilor  15' 68'
Saksela  20'
T.Hradecky  39'
L.Nurmos  64'
Jammeh  89'
Stadium: Talin halli
Referee: Mikko Mörö
19 February 2015 3KTP2 – 2RoPSKotka
16:00 EET (UTC+2) Minkenen  35' (pen.), 73' 90' Report Ibiyomi  4', 17'
O.Pöyliö  77'
Stadium: Ruonalan urheiluhalli
Referee: Marko Grönholm
25 February 2015 4RoPS2 – 0KTPOulu
19:00 EET (UTC+2) Ibiyomi  11'
Roiha  41'
Obilor  65'
Report J.Mulvany  35' Stadium: Heinäpään halli
Referee: Dennis Antamo

Knockout stage

7 March 2015 QuarterfinalSJK2 – 2
(3 – 4 p)
RoPSSeinäjoki
16:00 EET (UTC+2) Gogoua  8'
Laaksonen  21'
Pelvas  45+3'
Dorman  51'
Vasara  85'
T.Penninkangas  90'
Report Okkonen  9'
T.Hradecky  27'
Lahdenmäki  41'
Saksela  46' 54'
Chencinski  60'
Yaghoubi  72'
Stadium: Seinäjoen keskuskenttä
Attendance: 497
Referee: Ville Nevalainen
Penalties
Brown
Pelvas
Atajić
Laaksonen
Gogoua
Okkonen
Mäkitalo
Yaghoubi
Posinković
Pirinen
14 March 2015 SemifinalIlves1 – 2RoPSTampere
14:30 EET (UTC+2) Chidozie  31'
Ojanperä  63'
Köse  83'
Report Posinković  16'
Saksela  48'
Chencinski  60'
Stadium: Tammela Stadion
Attendance: 800
Referee: Vesa Hätilä
4 April 2015 FinalRoPS0 – 2HJKRovaniemi
15:00 EEST (UTC+3) Saxman  72'
Yaghoubi  73'
Obilor  76'
Report Lod  9'
Moussi  51'
Havenaar  57' 76'
Stadium: Keskuskenttä
Attendance: 907
Referee: Jari Järvinen

Squad statistics

As of Match played 25 October 2015

Appearances and goals

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

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Veikkausliiga Finnish Cup League Cup Total
1FW11Aleksandr Kokko172019
2DF6Juha Pirinen5005
MF77Moshtagh Yaghoubi4105
4FW20Simo Roiha3014
FW35Adeniyi Michael Ibiyomi1034
6FW19Will John3003
MF7Mika Mäkitalo3003
DF80Faith Friday Obilor2013
DF5Janne Saksela1023
10FW91Vilim Posinković1012
11MF8Tomas Hradecky1001
MF17Olli Pöyliö1001
DF3Jarkko Lahdenmäki1001
FW26Eero Markkanen1001
MF16Ville Saxman1011
MF4Antti Okkonen0011
TOTALS 4431057

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Veikkausliiga Finnish Cup League Cup Total
2DFLassi Nurmos00001010
3DFJarkko Lahdenmäki10101030
4MFAntti Okkonen51000061
5MFJanne Saksela40001050
6MFJuha Pirinen40000040
7MFMika Mäkitalo30000030
8MFTomas Hradecky41002061
11FWAleksandr Kokko60000060
14GKTomer Chencinski10002030
16MFVille Saxman30001040
17MFOlli Pöyliö00001010
32MFDavid Ramadingaye10000010
35FWAdeniyi Michael Ibiyomi30000030
44GKRicardo10000010
77MFMoshtagh Yaghoubi1100020130
80DFFaith Friday Obilor41003071
86DFAbdou Jammeh40001050
TOTALS 55 3 1 0 15 0 71 3

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