2017 RoPS season

RoPS

2017 season

Chairman

Risto Niva

Manager

Stadium

Quarterfinal Play-offs vs SJK

Home colours

Away colours

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The 2017 season is RoPS's 5th Veikkausliiga season since their promotion back to the top flight in 2012.

Squad

As of 21 July 2017

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

No.	Position	Player
2	MF	Sani Kaita
4	MF	Antti Okkonen (Captain)
5	DF	Ivan Tatomirović
7	MF	Pyry Hannola
9	FW	Emeka Friday Eze
10	FW	Cem Felek
12	GK	Juhani Kangas
13	DF	Lassi Järvenpää
14	MF	Eetu Muinonen
15	DF	Leo Väisänen
16	FW	Jarkko Luiro
17	MF	Anselmi Nurmela

No.	Position	Player
19	MF	Veka Pyyny
18	DF	Juho Hyvärinen
20	FW	Simo Roiha
21	MF	Aapo Heikkilä
22	FW	Sakari Tukiainen
24	MF	Lassi Lappalainen (on loan from HJK)
25	GK	Antonio Reguero
27	MF	Rasmus Degerman
30	DF	David Addy
47	DF	Juuso Hämäläinen
77	FW	Timo Stavitski
	MF	Eerik Kantola

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
2	MF	Sani Kaita (from JS Hercules)
5	DF	Ivan Tatomirović (from HJK)^[1]
9	FW	Emeka Friday Eze (from Aigle Royal Menoua)
10	FW	Cem Felek (from Centone Karagümrük)^[2]
15	DF	Leo Väisänen (from PK-35 Vantaa)^[3]
17	MF	Anselmi Nurmela (from AC Oulu)^[4]
22	FW	Sakari Tukiainen (from Flora)^[5]
23	MF	Saku Ylätupa (loan from HJK)^[6]
30	DF	David Addy (from Delhi Dynamos)
77	FW	Timo Stavitski (from HJK)^[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
1	GK	Tyler Back
3	DF	Jarkko Lahdenmäki (to Fredrikstad)
5	DF	Janne Saksela (to Sparta Rotterdam)
6	MF	Juha Pirinen (to HJK)
7	MF	Mika Mäkitalo (to Inter Turku)
10	FW	Jean Fridolin Nganbe Nganbe
16	DF	Ville Saxman (to KuPS)
17	MF	Mamut Saine
19	FW	Ransford Osei
22	GK	Ricardo (to Bodø/Glimt)^[8]
23	MF	Michal Mravec (to KPV Kokkola)
77	MF	José Galán (to Hospitalet)
85	MF	Will John
86	DF	Abdou Jammeh (to Al-Shamal)
99	FW	Albert Prosa (to FCI Tallinn)

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
7	MF	Mota (from Clan Juvenil)^[9]
19	MF	Charlie Trafford (from Sandecja Nowy Sącz)^[10]
24	MF	Lassi Lappalainen (loan from HJK)^[11]

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

No.	Position	Player
7	MF	Pyry Hannola (to Midtjylland)^[12]^[13]^[14]
8	MF	Robert Taylor (to AIK)^[15]
19	MF	Veka Pyyny
23	MF	Saku Ylätupa (loan return to HJK)

Competitions

Veikkausliiga

The 2017 Veikkausliiga season begins 5 April 2017 and ends on 28 October 2017.^[16]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	HJK	21	13	7	1	49	9	+40	46	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Lahti	21	8	11	2	28	15	+13	35	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3	KuPS	21	9	6	6	31	22	+9	33	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4	VPS	21	8	9	4	29	28	+1	33
5	Ilves	21	8	7	6	21	21	0	31
6	SJK	21	8	5	8	23	31	−8	29
7	Inter Turku	21	7	6	8	32	27	+5	27
8	IFK Mariehamn	21	6	9	6	29	32	−3	27
9	RoPS	21	7	4	10	26	34	−8	25
10	PS Kemi Kings	21	6	6	9	26	31	−5	24
11	HIFK	21	3	8	10	18	33	−15	17	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
12	JJK Jyväskylä	21	1	6	14	16	45	−29	9	Relegation to the Ykkönen

Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 2017. 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).

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
21	7	4	10	23	34	−11	25	6	1	4	15	15	0	1	3	6	8	19	−11

Last updated: 10 August 2017.
Source: See Results

Results by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	D	D	L	D	L	W

Last updated: 10 August 2017.
Source: See Results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

12 April 2017 1	Inter Turku	6 – 2	RoPS	Turku
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Henrique 15' Mäkitalo 20' Kuqi 39', 45', 47' Furuholm 67'	Report	Stavitski 58' Taylor 86'	Stadium: Veritas Stadion Attendance: 2,768 Referee: Mikko Mörö

17 April 2017 2	RoPS	2 – 4	VPS	Rovaniemi
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Ylätupa 26', 32' L.Järvenpää 52' Okkonen 75'	Report	J.Engström 21' J.Vahtera 53' (pen.) Böling 61' Morrissey 69' Lampi 77' Hakola 88'	Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 1,310 Referee: Antti Munukka

22 April 2017 3	Ilves	0 – 2	RoPS	Tampere
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Matrone 74' Aspegren 76'	Report	Taylor 17' (pen.) Kaita 79' Reguero 81' Eze 84'	Stadium: Tammelan Stadion Attendance: 2,813 Referee: Mikko Mörö

29 April 2017 4	RoPS	3 – 1	PS Kemi	Rovaniemi
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Addy 44' (pen.) S.Roiha 50' Eze 72'	Report	Valenčič 8' Ceesay 38' Zea 40' Guevara 55' Mansally 90+4'	Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 1,443 Referee: Jani Laaksonen

6 May 2017 5	HIFK	1 – 0	RoPS	Helsinki
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Forssell 32'	Report		Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 2,372 Referee: Jari Järvinen

12 May 2017 6	RoPS	1 – 0	Lahti	Rovaniemi
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	L.Järvenpää 31'	Report	Helmke 90'	Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 1,051 Referee: Oskari Hämäläinen

19 May 2017 7	SJK	3 – 0	RoPS	Seinäjoki
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Ylätupa 23' (o.g.) Mboma 25', 73'	Report	Eze 57'	Stadium: OmaSP Stadion Attendance: 3,644 Referee: Marko Grönholm

24 May 2017 8	RoPS	2 – 1	JJK	Rovaniemi
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Eze 20' Tatomirović 41'	Report	E.Ahde 64' Kari 73' Tapaninen 90+1'	Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 1,364 Referee: Dennis Antamo

27 May 2017 9	RoPS	0 – 1	KuPS	Rovaniemi
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Kaita 23'	Report	Purje 10' 85'	Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 1,253 Referee: Toni Pohjoismäki

31 May 2017 10	IFK Mariehamn	2 – 1	RoPS	Mariehamn
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Ekhalie 10' 67' Lyyski 64'	Report	A.Nurmela 54' Taylor 58'	Stadium: Wiklöf Holding Arena Attendance: 1,011 Referee: Dennis Antamo

4 June 2017 11	RoPS	1 – 4	HJK	Rovaniemi
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	S.Roiha 63' Addy 82'	Report	Eze 18' (o.g.) Yaghoubi 46' 64' Mensah 61' Morelos 90+2'	Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 1,465 Referee: Jari Järvinen

17 June 2017 12	RoPS	2 – 0	Inter Turku	Rovaniemi
15:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Eze 61' S.Roiha 89'	Report	Kanakoudis 63' Henrique 70' Kauppi 88'	Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 1,427 Referee: Antti Munukka

22 June 2017 13	VPS	1 – 0	RoPS	Vaasa
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Jürgenson 45+1'	Report	Addy 45' Tatomirović 52' Okkonen 63' Ylätupa 69'	Stadium: Hietalahti Stadium Attendance: 1,896 Referee: Jani Laaksonen

26 June 2017 14	RoPS	1 – 0	Ilves	Rovaniemi
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Okkonen 21' J.Hämäläinen 65' Matrone 78' (o.g.)	Report	Matrone 75'	Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 1,242 Referee: Dennis Antamo

29 June 2017 15	PS Kemi	1 – 1	RoPS	Kemi
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Mansally 31' 62' Valenčič 52' Guevara 65' A.Gullsten 77'	Report	Eze 45+1' Okkonen 52' L.Väisänen 55' A.Nurmela 77'	Stadium: Sauvosaaren Urheilupuisto Attendance: 3,325 Referee: Mikko Mörö

8 July 2017 16	RoPS	2 – 2	HIFK	Rovaniemi
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Ylätupa 3' Eze 39' 85' (pen.)	Report	Forssell 10' Sihvola 45' Ristola 85'	Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 2,863 Referee: Mikko Mörö

16 July 2017 17	Lahti	1 – 1	RoPS	Lahti
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Stênio 30' Simonovski 45+1' 70' Helmke 90+4'	Report	Trafford 14' Eze 42'	Stadium: Lahti Stadium Attendance: 4,099 Referee: Antti Munukka

23 July 2017 18	RoPS	1 – 2	SJK	Rovaniemi
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	L.Väisänen 30' Lappalainen 75' Stavitski 88'	Report	Vales 33' Arimany 41' A.Nurmela 53' (o.g.) Hetemaj 77' Malolo 83' Aksalu 90+3'	Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 2,356 Referee: Dennis Antamo

31 July 2017 19	JJK	1 – 1	RoPS	Jyväskylä
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Tapaninen 50' S.Jovović 56' S.Suoraniemi 90+2'	Report	J.Hyvärinen 80'	Stadium: Harjun stadion Attendance: 1,587 Referee: Dennis Antamo

5 August 2017 20	KuPS	3 – 0	RoPS	Kuopio
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Sorsa 3' Saxman 49' U.Nissilä 62' I.Niskanen 80'	Report	Trafford 82'	Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium Attendance: 2,130 Referee: Mattias Gestranius

10 August 2017 21	RoPS	3 – 0	IFK Mariehamn	Rovaniemi
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Trafford 11' Tatomirović 45+1' S.Roiha 48' Eze 79'	Report	A.Mäenpää 40' Span 88'	Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 1,422 Referee: Oskari Hämäläinen

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Finnish Cup

Sixth Round


Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
KPV	5	5	0	0	14	6	+8	15
RoPS	5	3	1	1	17	6	+11	10
PS Kemi	5	2	2	1	11	6	+5	8
AC Oulu	5	2	0	3	12	9	+3	6
OPS	5	1	1	3	3	18	−15	4
HauPa	5	0	0	5	7	19	−12	0

28 January 2017 1	RoPS	3 – 0	HauPa	Rovaniemi
14:00 EET (UTC+2)	Taylor 17' Felek 28' Kaita 45' Tukiainen 61' Roiha 83'	Report	M.Paldan 52'	Stadium: Ounashalli TN Attendance: 310 Referee: Esa Suoyrjö

6 February 2017 2	AC Oulu	1 – 2	RoPS	Oulu
18:30 EET (UTC+2)	Pietola 61'	Report	Roiha 69', 71' A.Nurmela 83' Taylor 89'	Stadium: Heinäpää PH TN Attendance: 600 Referee: Antti Munukka

11 February 2017 3	RoPS	9 – 0	OPS	Rovaniemi
12:00 EET (UTC+2)	Tukiainen 4' Hannola 13' Roiha 14', 18', 39' Jibrin 21' (o.g.) Ibiyomi 69' Felek 85' Luiro 90+1'	Report	F.Orishani 52'	Stadium: Ounashalli TN Attendance: 272 Referee: Oliver Reitala

18 February 2017 4	KPV	4 – 2	RoPS	Kokkola
17:00 EET (UTC+2)	Hohenthal 13' K.Ågren 26' V.Shevchenko 38' Myntti 45+1', 53' Mendy 55' Hasanzada 79'	Report	Taylor 29', 39' A.Ibiyomi 81'	Stadium: Kippari Hall Attendance: 368 Referee: Daniel Enkvist

1 March 2017 5	RoPS	1 – 1	PS Kemi	Kajaani
18:00 EET (UTC+2)	Heikkilä 18' J.Hämäläinen 23' S.Roiha 65' A.Heikkilä 66' Okkonen 79' S.Tukiainen 85' Reguero 90+2'	Report	Ojala 42', 69' Kaljumäe 51' Valenčič 74'	Stadium: Pallohalli TN Attendance: 200 Referee: Antti Munukka

Knockout Stage

13 March 2017 Quarterfinal Play-offs	RoPS	0 – 2	SJK	Kemi
20:00 EET (UTC+2)		Report	Klinga 6' 75' Guichón 57'	Stadium: Junkohalli TN Attendance: 174 Referee: Toni Pohjoismäki

Squad Statistics

As of Match played 10 August 2017

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Veikkausliiga		Finnish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF		Sani Kaita	14	1	6+3	1	5	0
4	MF		Antti Okkonen	15	0	13	0	2	0
5	DF		Ivan Tatomirović	21	1	21	1	0	0
6	MF		Eerik Kantola	4	0	0+2	0	2	0
7	MF		Mota	4	0	2+2	0	0	0
9	FW		Emeka Friday Eze	19	6	19	6	0	0
10	FW		Cem Felek	15	1	3+8	0	2+2	1
13	DF		Lassi Järvenpää	17	1	9+2	1	6	0
14	MF		Eetu Muinonen	25	0	18+1	0	6	0
15	DF		Leo Väisänen	15	1	12+3	1	0	0
16	FW		Jarkko Luiro	4	1	0	0	0+4	1
17	MF		Anselmi Nurmela	22	0	12+5	0	4+1	0
18	DF		Juho Hyvärinen	12	1	5+2	1	5	0
19	MF		Charlie Trafford	5	1	5	1	0	0
20	FW		Simo Roiha	25	10	12+7	4	6	6
21	MF		Aapo Heikkilä	1	1	0	0	1	1
22	FW		Sakari Tukiainen	20	1	2+12	0	6	1
24	MF		Lassi Lappalainen	3	1	1+2	1	0	0
25	GK		Antonio Reguero	27	0	21	0	6	0
27	MF		Rasmus Degerman	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
30	DF		David Addy	15	1	15	1	0	0
47	DF		Juuso Hämäläinen	23	0	17	0	6	0
77	FW		Timo Stavitski	23	1	15+5	1	2+1	0
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left RoPS during the season:
6	MF		Michael Ibiyomi	4	1	0	0	2+2	1
7	MF		Pyry Hannola	8	1	0+3	0	1+4	1
8	MF		Robert Taylor	14	6	8+2	3	4	3
19	MF		Veka Pyyny	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
23	MF		Saku Ylätupa	17	3	15+2	3	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Veikkausliiga	Finnish Cup	Total
1	FW	20	Simo Roiha	4	6	10
2	MF	8	Robert Taylor	3	3	6
3	FW	9	Emeka Friday Eze	6	0	6
4	MF	23	Saku Ylätupa	3	0	3
5	FW	22	Sakari Tukiainen	0	2	2
5			Own goal	1	1	2
7	DF	13	Lassi Järvenpää	1	0	1
	FW	77	Timo Stavitski	1	0	1
	DF	2	Sani Kaita	1	0	1
	DF	30	David Addy	1	0	1
	DF	5	Ivan Tatomirović	1	0	1
	DF	15	Leo Väisänen	1	0	1
	MF	24	Lassi Lappalainen	1	0	1
	DF	18	Juho Hyvärinen	1	0	1
	MF	19	Charlie Trafford	1	0	1
	MF	7	Pyry Hannola	0	1	1
	FW	6	Michael Ibiyomi	0	1	1
	FW	10	Cem Felek	0	1	1
	FW	16	Jarkko Luiro	0	1	1
	FW	21	Aapo Heikkilä	0	1	1
TOTALS				24	17	41

Disciplinary Record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Veikkausliiga		Finnish Cup		Total
2		MF	Sani Kaita	1	0	1	0	2	0
4		MF	Antti Okkonen	4	0	1	0	5	0
5		DF	Ivan Tatomirović	2	0	0	0	2	0
6		MF	Michael Ibiyomi	0	0	1	0	1	0
8		MF	Robert Taylor	0	0	1	0	1	0
9		FW	Emeka Friday Eze	4	0	0	0	4	0
10		FW	Cem Felek	0	0	1	0	1	0
13		DF	Lassi Järvenpää	1	0	0	0	1	0
15		DF	Leo Väisänen	1	0	0	0	1	0
17		MF	Anselmi Nurmela	2	0	1	0	3	0
19		MF	Charlie Trafford	2	0	0	0	2	0
20		FW	Simo Roiha	0	0	1	0	1	0
21		MF	Aapo Heikkilä	0	0	1	0	1	0
22		FW	Sakari Tukiainen	0	0	1	0	1	0
23		MF	Saku Ylätupa	1	0	0	0	1	0
25		GK	Antonio Reguero	1	0	1	0	2	0
30		DF	David Addy	2	0	0	0	2	0
47		DF	Juuso Hämäläinen	1	0	1	0	2	0
77		FW	Timo Stavitski	1	0	0	0	1	0
TOTALS				23	0	11	0	34	0

References

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2017 in Finnish football
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