2016 RoPS season

RoPS
2016 season
Chairman Risto Niva
Manager Juha Malinen
Stadium Keskuskenttä
Veikkausliiga 6th'
Finnish Cup Sixth Round vs Haka
League Cup Group Stage
UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round vs Lokomotiva
Top goalscorer League: Robert Taylor (11)
All: Aleksandr Kokko (13)
Home colours
Away colours
← 2015

The 2016 season is RoPS's 4th Veikkausliiga season since their promotion back to the top flight in 2012.

Squad

As of 4 September 2016

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

No. Position Player
1 United States GK Tyler Back
3 Finland DF Jarkko Lahdenmäki
4 Finland MF Antti Okkonen (captain)
5 Finland DF Janne Saksela
6 Finland MF Juha Pirinen
7 Finland MF Mika Mäkitalo
8 Finland MF Robert Taylor
10 Cameroon FW Jean Fridolin Nganbe Nganbe
12 Finland GK Juhani Kangas
13 Finland DF Lassi Järvenpää (loan from HJK)
14 Finland MF Eetu Muinonen
16 Finland DF Ville Saxman
No. Position Player
17 The Gambia MF Mamut Saine
19 Ghana FW Ransford Osei
20 Finland FW Simo Roiha
21 Finland MF Aapo Heikkilä
22 Brazil GK Ricardo
23 Slovakia MF Michal Mravec
25 Spain GK Antonio Reguero
47 Finland DF Juuso Hämäläinen
77 Spain MF José Galán
85 United States FW Will John
86 The Gambia DF Abdou Jammeh
99 Estonia FW Albert Prosa

Out 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
2 Finland DF Akseli Kalermo (at AC Oulu)

Transfers

Winter

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

No. Position Player
1 United States GK Tyler Back [1]
8 Finland MF Robert Taylor (from Finland JJK)[2]
14 Finland MF Eetu Muinonen (from Finland KTP)[1]
17 The Gambia MF Mamut Saine (from Greece Chania)
19 Ghana FW Ransford Osei [3][4]
21 Finland FW Aapo Heikkilä (from Finland Oulu)[5]
23 Slovakia MF Michal Mravec (from United States Atlanta Silverbacks)[6]
25 Spain GK Antonio Reguero [7]
47 Finland DF Juuso Hämäläinen (from Finland Inter Turku)[8]
Germany MF Nahom Gebru (Trial)[9]
Cameroon FW Yves Robert Chouake (Trial)[7]

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

No. Position Player
8 Finland MF Tomas Hradecky
9 Jamaica FW Tremaine Stewart (to Jamaica Portmore United)
12 Finland GK Harri Nykänen
14 Canada GK Tomer Chencinski (to Sweden Helsingborgs)
17 Finland MF Olli Pöyliö
21 Finland MF Tommi Haanpää
26 Finland FW Eero Markkanen (to Sweden AIK)
32 Finland MF David Ramadingaye (to Finland PK-35 Vantaa)
35 Nigeria FW Adeniyi Michael Ibiyomi (to Finland Kajaani)
77 Finland MF Moshtagh Yaghoubi (to Latvia Spartaks Jūrmala)
80 Nigeria DF Faith Friday Obilor (to Finland Inter Turku)

Summer

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

No. Position Player
13 Finland DF Lassi Järvenpää (loan from Finland HJK)[10]
77 Spain MF José Galán (from Indonesia Persela Lamongan)[11]
99 Estonia FW Albert Prosa (from Estonia Flora)[12]

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

No. Position Player
11 Finland FW Aleksandr Kokko (to Australia Newcastle Jets)[13]

Competitions

Veikkausliiga

Main article: 2016 Veikkausliiga

The 2016 Veikkausliiga season begins 2 April 2016 and ends on 23 October 2016.[14]

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 to Champions League second qualifying round
2 HJK 33 16 10 7 52 36 +16 58 Qualification to 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 to Relegation play-offs
12 PK-35 Vantaa[lower-alpha 2] (R) 33 4 7 22 32 65 −33 13 Relegation to Ykkönen
Source: Veikkausliiga (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.[15]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
33 13 11 9 42 33  +9 50 9 6 1 23 9  +14 4 5 8 19 24  −5

Last updated: 24 October 2016.
Source: See Results

Results by matchday

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
GroundAAHHAHAAAHHAHAHAHAHHAAAHAHHAHAHAH
Result W L D W W D D L L L D D W W W W W D W W L L D W L D W L D L W D D

Last updated: 24 October 2016.
Source: See Results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

Finnish Cup

Main article: 2016 Finnish Cup

League Cup

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 SJK 5 4 1 0 6 2 +4 13 Final
2 PS Kemi 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 7
3 RoPS 5 1 3 1 4 3 +1 6
4 KuPS 4 1 1 2 2 4 −2 4
5 VPS 4 1 1 2 2 4 −2 4
6 Ilves 4 0 1 3 1 5 −4 1
Updated to match(es) played on 27 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

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying Rounds

Squad Statistics

As of Match played 23 October 2016

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalVeikkausliiga Finnish Cup League Cup Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States Tyler Back 3 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 0 0
2 DF Finland Akseli Kalermo 11 0 4+2 0 0+1 0 3+1 0 0 0
3 DF Finland Jarkko Lahdenmäki 31 3 21+4 2 1+1 0 0+1 0 2+1 1
4 MF Finland Antti Okkonen 24 1 15+1 0 1 0 5 1 0+2 0
5 DF Finland Janne Saksela 35 3 30 2 1 0 0 0 4 1
6 MF Finland Juha Pirinen 41 1 30+1 1 2 0 4 0 4 0
7 MF Finland Mika Mäkitalo 35 1 22+4 1 2 0 4 0 1+2 0
8 MF Finland Robert Taylor 42 12 30+1 11 2 1 4+1 0 4 0
10 FW Cameroon Jean Fridolin Nganbe Nganbe 33 3 17+8 2 1+1 1 0+2 0 2+2 0
12 GK Finland Juhani Kangas 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF Finland Lassi Järvenpää 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Finland Eetu Muinonen 31 5 15+9 3 0 0 1+2 1 3+1 1
15 FW Finland Jarkko Luiro 4 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+3 0 0 0
16 MF Finland Ville Saxman 23 2 14+3 2 2 0 3+1 0 0 0
17 MF The Gambia Mamut Saine 20 1 7+10 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
18 MF Finland Juho Hyvärinen 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Ghana Ransford Osei 20 1 4+12 1 1 0 2 0 0+1 0
20 FW Finland Simo Roiha 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW Finland Aapo Heikkilä 27 3 5+14 1 1+1 1 5 1 0+1 0
22 GK Brazil Ricardo 19 0 14 0 2 0 3 0 0 0
23 MF Slovakia Michal Mravec 22 2 11+6 2 0+1 0 0 0 4 0
25 GK Spain Antonio Reguero 23 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
47 DF Finland Juuso Hämäläinen 36 0 27 0 1 0 4 0 4 0
77 MF Spain José Galán 6 0 4+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
85 FW United States Will John 33 3 15+12 2 2 1 0 0 4 0
86 DF The Gambia Abdou Jammeh 42 2 31 0 2 1 5 0 4 1
99 FW Estonia Albert Prosa 9 2 6+3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trialists:
15 MF Finland Juho Hyvärinen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0
18 MF Germany Nahom Gebru 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
19 MF Guam Shane Malcolm 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0
22 FW Russia Artyom Katashevsky 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
47 MF Finland Juuso Majava 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Players who left RoPS during the season:
11 FW Finland Aleksandr Kokko 23 13 14+1 9 1+1 4 1+1 0 2+2 0

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Veikkausliiga Finnish Cup League Cup Europa League Total
1 FWFinland11Aleksandr Kokko940013
2 MFFinland8 Robert Taylor1110012
3 MFFinland14Eetu Muinonen30115
4 FWFinland21Aapo Heikkilä11103
FWUnited States85Will John21003
MFCameroon10Jean Fridolin Nganbe Nganbe21003
DFFinland3 Jarkko Lahdenmäki20013
DFFinland5 Janne Saksela20013
9 DFFinland16Ville Saxman20002
MFSlovakia23Michal Mravec20002
FWEstonia99Albert Prosa20002
DFThe Gambia86Abdou Jammeh01012
13FWGhana19Ransford Osei10001
MFFinland7 Mika Mäkitalo10001
MFThe Gambia17Mamut Saine10001
MFFinland6 Juha Pirinen10001
MFGuam19Shane Malcolm00101
MFFinland4 Antti Okkonen00101
Own goal10001
TOTALS 4284458

Disciplinary Record

Number Nation Position Name Veikkausliiga Finnish Cup League Cup Europa League Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card
1 United StatesGKTyler Back0000100010
3 FinlandDFJarkko Lahdenmäki0000100010
4 FinlandMFAntti Okkonen3000400070
5 FinlandDFJanne Saksela6000000060
6 FinlandDFJuha Pirinen50001041101
7 FinlandMFMika Mäkitalo4000000040
10CameroonFWJean Fridolin Nganbe Nganbe4010002070
11FinlandFWAleksandr Kokko4000001050
16FinlandDFVille Saxman2000000020
17The GambiaMFMamut Saine2000101040
18FinlandMFJuuso Majava0000100010
22BrazilGKRicardo1000000010
23SlovakiaMFMichal Mravec3010003070
25SpainGKAntonio Reguero2000001030
47FinlandDFJuuso Hämäläinen8000010081
77SpainMFJosé Galán3100000031
85United StatesMFWill John1000000010
86The GambiaDFAbdou Jammeh81101021122
99EstoniaFWAlbert Prosa2000000020
TOTALS 56 2 3 0 9 1 14 2 82 5

References

  1. 1 2 "RoPS sopimukseen jenkkiveskarin kanssa". rops.fi (in Finnish). RoPS. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Robert Taylor JJK:sta RoPS:n riveihin". rops.fi (in Finnish). RoPS. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "RoPS testaa U20 maailmanmestaria". rops.fi (in Finnish). RoPS. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "RoPS sopimukseen ghanalaisen Ransford Osein kanssa". rops.fi (in Finnish). RoPS. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Aapo Heikkilä AC Oulusta RoPS-paitaan". rops.fi (in Finnish). RoPS. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Hyppy tuntemattomaan – Michal Mravec pikakomennuksella Napapiirille". rops.fi (in Finnish). roPS. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  7. 1 2 "RoPS:lle espanjalaismaalivahti ja testille hyökkääjä Kamerunista". rops.fi (in Finnish). RoPS. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Juuso Hämäläinen FC Interistä RoPS-paitaan". rops.fi (in Finnish). RoPS. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Saksalais-eritrealainen pelaaja RoPS:n testiin". rops.fi (in Finnish). RoPS. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Lassi Järvenpää Napapiirille loppukauden lainalla". rops.fi (in Finnish). RoPS. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "RoPS vahvistuu espanjalaisella keskikenttämiehellä". rops.fi (in Finnish). RoPS. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  12. ↑ "Virolaishyökkääjä RoPS:n riveihin". rops.fi (in Finnish). RoPS. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  13. ↑ Prichard, Greg (6 August 2016). "Jets sign Finnish striker Kokko". The World Game. SBS.
  14. ↑ http://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2016/01/13/veikkausliigan-otteluohjelma-2016-julkistettu
  15. ↑ "PK-35 Vantaalle pisterangaistus ja pelaajasiirtorajoitus" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  16. 1 2 "Summary UEFA Europa League - Round 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  17. ↑ "Summary UEFA Europa League - Round 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2016.

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