2016 HJK season

HJK

2016 season

Chairman

Olli-Pekka Lyytikäinen

Manager

Stadium

Runners-up

Runners-up

Group Stage

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

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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 1 September 2016^[6]

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club
Goalkeepers
21	Thomas Dähne	GK	(1994-01-04) January 4, 1994	RB Leipzig
25	Jiri Koski	GK	(1995-04-20) April 20, 1995	Klubi-04
29	Markus Uusitalo	GK	(1997-05-15) May 15, 1997	VPS
Defenders
3	Taye Taiwo	DF	(1985-04-16) April 16, 1985	Bursaspor
5	Lum Rexhepi	DF	(1992-08-03) August 3, 1992	Lillestrøm
8	Rafinha	DF	(1982-06-29) June 29, 1982	Gent
14	Ivan Tatomirović	DF	(1989-01-11) January 11, 1989	FK Sarajevo
15	Ville Jalasto	DF	(1986-04-19) April 19, 1986	Stabæk
16	Aapo Halme	DF	(1998-05-22) May 22, 1998	Klubi-04
18	Roni Peiponen	DF	(1997-04-09) April 9, 1997	Loan from Molde
27	Sebastian Sorsa	DF	(1984-01-25) January 25, 1984	Hamilton Academical
Midfielders
6	Obed Malolo	MF	(1997-04-18) April 18, 1997	Klubi-04
10	Atomu Tanaka	MF	(1987-10-04) October 4, 1987	Albirex Niigata
13	Toni Kolehmainen	MF	(1988-07-20) July 20, 1988	Hønefoss
19	Lucas Lingman	MF	(1998-01-25) January 25, 1998	Klubi-04
20	Vincent Onovo	MF	(1995-12-10) December 10, 1995	Inter Turku
22	Anthony Annan	MF	(1986-07-21) July 21, 1986	Stabæk
37	Saku Ylätupa	MF	(1999-08-04) August 4, 1999	Klubi-04
38	Sebastian Dahlström	MF	(1996-11-05) November 5, 1996	Klubi-04
Forwards
7	Nikolai Alho	FW	(1993-03-12) March 12, 1993	Klubi-04
9	Mikael Forssell	FW	(1981-03-15) March 15, 1981	VfL Bochum
11	Alfredo Morelos	FW	(1996-06-21) June 21, 1996	Loan from Independiente Medellín
17	Ousman Jallow	FW	(1988-10-21) October 21, 1988	Irtysh Pavlodar
31	Akseli Pelvas	FW	(1989-02-08) February 8, 1989	Falkenbergs FF
34	Lassi Lappalainen	FW	(1998-08-24) August 24, 1998	Klubi-04
77	Evans Mensah	FW	(1998-02-09) February 9, 1998	Loan from Inter Allies
90	Nnamdi Oduamadi	FW	(1990-10-17) October 17, 1990	Loan from 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		DF	Leo Väisänen (on loan at PK-35 Vantaa until end of season)

No.		Position	Player
35		DF	Lassi Järvenpää (on loan at RoPS until end of season)

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
4	MF	Medo (from Bolton Wanderers)^[7]
5	DF	Lum Rexhepi (from Lillestrøm)^[8]
9	FW	Mikael Forssell (from VfL Bochum)^[9]
11	FW	Alfredo Morelos (loan from Independiente Medellín)^[10]
14	DF	Ivan Tatomirović (from FK Sarajevo)^[11]
15	DF	Ville Jalasto (from Stabæk)^[12]
16	FW	Jarno Parikka (from VPS)^[13]
20	MF	Vincent Onovo (from Inter Turku)^[14]
22	MF	Anthony Annan (from Stabæk)^[15]
29	GK	Markus Uusitalo (from VPS)^[16]
43	FW	Richard Gadze (loan from Delhi Dynamos)^[17]
90	FW	Nnamdi Oduamadi (loan from A.C. Milan)^[18]

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	Daniel Örlund (to IF Brommapojkarna)^[19]^[20]^[21]
3	DF	Gideon Baah (to New York Red Bulls)^[22]
4	DF	Juhani Ojala (loan return to Terek Grozny)^[20]
5	DF	Tapio Heikkilä (to SJK)^[23]
6	DF	Markus Heikkinen (to AC Oulu)^[24]
8	FW	Demba Savage (to BK Häcken)^[25]
8	MF	Matti Klinga (to SJK)^[26]^[27]
11	DF	Veli Lampi (to VPS)^[28]
15	DF	Roni Peiponen (to Molde)^[29]
16	FW	Jarno Parikka (Retired)^[30]
18	FW	Ousman Jallow (to Irtysh Pavlodar)^[31]
20	FW	Joel Pohjanpalo (to Bayer Leverkusen)^[32]
22	FW	Formose Mendy (to Adana Demirspor) ^[20]^[33]
28	MF	Rasmus Schüller (to BK Häcken)^[34]
35	GK	Saku-Pekka Sahlgren (to Sandnes Ulf)^[35]
80	FW	Erfan Zeneli (to Shakhter Karagandy)^[36]
91	MF	Guy Moussi ^[20]
95	FW	Ademir (loan return to Ituano)^[20]
99	FW	Macoumba Kandji

Summer

Main article: List of Finnish football transfers summer 2016

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

No.	Position	Player
8	DF	Rafinha (from Gent)^[37]
17	FW	Ousman Jallow (from Irtysh Pavlodar)^[38]
18	DF	Roni Peiponen (loan from Molde)^[39]
31	FW	Akseli Pelvas (from Falkenbergs FF)^[40]
77	FW	Evans Mensah (loan from Inter Allies)^[41]

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

No.	Position	Player
4	MF	Medo (to Kuwait SC)^[42]
31	DF	Leo Väisänen (loan to PK-35 Vantaa)^[43]
35	DF	Lassi Järvenpää (loan to RoPS)^[44]
43	FW	Richard Gadze (loan return to Delhi Dynamos)^[45]

Friendlies

22 January 2016	HJK	1 – 0	Infonet	Helsinki
17:15 EET (UTC+2)	L. Lappalainen 59'	Report		Stadium: Talin jalkapallohalli

25 February 2016	HJK	0 – 0	Nõmme Kalju	Helsinki
14:15 EET (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Talin jalkapallohalli

9 March 2016	Linense	1 – 2	HJK	Marbella, Spain
18:00 EET (UTC+2)	Juampe 3' (pen.)	Report	Tanaka 87' Tatomirović 90'

12 March 2016	HJK	2 – 0	SJK	Marbella, Spain
16:00 EET (UTC+2)	Taiwo 31' Tanaka 71'	Report

25 March 2016	Malmö FF	4 – 0	HJK	Malmö, Sweden
16:00 EET (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Swedbank Stadion

Competitions

Veikkausliiga

Main article: 2016 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 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:

↑ SJK qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016 Finnish Cup.
↑ PK-35 Vantaa were deducted 6 points for overdue debts.^[47]

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
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

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	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	D	W	W	L	W	D	D	D	L	D	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	D
Position	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2

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

Results

2 April 2016 1	HJK	2 – 0	IFK Mariehamn	Helsinki
14:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Rexhepi 55' Tanaka 68', 84' Tatomirović 70'	Report	Ekhalie 19' Lyyski 56'	Stadium: Sonera Stadium Attendance: 5,251 Referee: Ville Nevalainen

8 April 2016 2	HJK	3 – 1	VPS	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Morelos 20' 71' Medo 49' Onovo 54' Tanaka 61'	Report	Kobozev 30' N. Boxall 33' L. Hertsi 68'	Stadium: Sonera Stadium Attendance: 4,799 Referee: Jari Järvinen

14 April 2016 3	RoPS	2 – 2	HJK	Rovaniemi
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Jammeh 20' Kokko 27' 78' John 37' 69' Pirinen 78'	Report	Morelos 10', 41' Medo 16' Sorsa 31'	Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 2,475 Referee: Dennis Antamo

18 April 2016 4	HJK	2 – 1	SJK	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Rexhepi 66' Morelos 69' Tanaka 74' 87' Lingman 90+3'	Report	T. Penninkangas 10' Ngueukam 25' 58'	Stadium: Sonera Stadium Attendance: 5,237 Referee: Mattias Gestranius

24 April 2016 5	IFK Mariehamn	0 – 0	HJK	Mariehamn
16:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Dafaa 41' Span 72'	Report	Alho 31' Rexhepi 89' A. Halme 90+4'	Stadium: Wiklöf Holding Arena Attendance: 1,118 Referee: Jari Järvinen

29 April 2016 6	PS Kemi	1 – 0	HJK	Oulu
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Gilligan 1' S.Kvist 90+5'	Report	Malolo 55' Alho 68' A. Halme 85'	Stadium: Raatti Stadium Attendance: 2,017 Referee: Marko Grönholm

4 May 2016 7	HJK	5 – 1	Ilves	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Medo 37' Forssell 51', 59' (pen.) Oduamadi 63' S. Dahlström 67' Jalasto 72' Rexhepi 83'	Report	Lahtinen 18' T. Siira 29'	Stadium: Sonera Stadium Attendance: 6,081 Referee: Dennis Antamo

7 May 2016 8	PK-35 Vantaa	1 – 2	HJK	Vantaa
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Heimonen 50' Ristola 67'	Report	Oduamadi 58' Taiwo 77' Tanaka 83' Dähne 90+2'	Stadium: Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion Attendance: 2,832 Referee: Mattias Gestranius

16 May 2016 9	HJK	3 – 1	Inter Turku	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Alho 18' Tanaka 61' Taiwo 73', 80'	Report	Duah 12' 65' Gnabouyou 62' E. Belica 78' Nyman 80'	Stadium: Sonera Stadium Attendance: 4,951 Referee: Jani Laaksonen

20 May 2016 10	Lahti	1 – 2	HJK	Lahti
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	B. Tatar 28' Maanoja 58' Hauhia 61'	Report	Oduamadi 10' 44' Taiwo 59' (pen.) Medo 65' Sorsa 78' Alho 90+3'	Stadium: Lahden kisapuisto Attendance: 3,646 Referee: Mattias Gestranius

26 May 2016 11	HJK	2 – 1	HIFK	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Morelos 2' Oduamadi 11' 64' Tanaka 52' Gadze 90'	Report	Terävä 5' Sinisalo 13' Taulo 26' Gela 52' Anyamele 81'	Stadium: Sonera Stadium Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Dennis Antamo

29 May 2016 12	KuPS	0 – 0	HJK	Kuopio
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Egwuekwe 57'	Report	Medo 70' Rexhepi 77'	Stadium: Savon Sanomat Areena Attendance: 4,457 Referee: Marko Grönholm

9 June 2016 13	VPS	3 – 0	HJK	Vaasa
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Morrissey 20' Lahti 27' Clennon 85'	Report	Alho 13' Tatomirović 26' S. Dahlström 82'	Stadium: Kaarlen kenttä Attendance: 1,292 Referee: Marko Grönholm

12 June 2016 14	HJK	1 – 1	RoPS	Helsinki
13:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Oduamadi 24' Gadze 41' Taiwo 50' (pen.) Rexhepi 90+5'	Report	Jammeh 18' Mravec 48' J.F. Nganbe Nganbe 71' John 75'	Stadium: Sonera Stadium Attendance: 3,102 Referee: Petri VIljanen

18 June 2016 15	SJK	2 – 3	HJK	Seinäjoki
13:30 EEST (UTC+3)	T. Penninkangas 21' Hradecky 32' Hetemaj 69' Hurme 87'	Report	Morelos 2' Taiwo 47' 55' Tanaka 65' Alho 77'	Stadium: OmaSP Stadion Attendance: 5,817 Referee: Ville Nevalainen

10 July 2016 16	HJK	2 – 0	PS Kemi	Helsinki
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Medo 20' Oduamadi 55' Alho 86' 90+1'	Report	S. Kvist 51'	Stadium: Sonera Stadium Attendance: 3,657 Referee: Mikko Mörö

17 July 2016 17	Ilves	1 – 0	HJK	Tampere
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Tendeng 41' (pen.) 68' Matrone 71' Hilander 81' Lahtinen 89'	Report	A. Halme 17' Rexhepi 40', 90+4' Medo 75' Annan 90'	Stadium: Tammelan Stadion Attendance: 5,050 Referee: Petri Viljanen

24 July 2016 18	HJK	4 – 2	PK-35 Vantaa	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Morelos 1' Alho 2' S. Dahlström 13' Oduamadi 17'	Report	A. Ahmed 37' M. Ömer 53' Kuqi 73'	Stadium: Sonera Stadium Attendance: 3,185 Referee: Dennis Antamo

31 July 2016 19	Inter Turku	0 – 0	HJK	Turku
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)		Report	Alho 21' Medo 89'	Stadium: Veritas Stadion Attendance: 2,855 Referee: Kalle Mäkinen

7 August 2016 20	HJK	2 – 2	Lahti	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Annan 64' Forssell 76' Rafinha 90+4' Morelos 90+6'	Report	Rexhepi 31' (o.g.) Rafael 45' Sesay 47' J. Tuominen 59'	Stadium: Sonera Stadium Attendance: 2,562 Referee: Dennis Antamo

10 August 2016 21	HIFK	0 – 0	HJK	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Sinisalo 63' Mäkelä 66'	Report	Morelos 51' Sorsa 58' Annan 60', 60' Peiponen 85'	Stadium: Sonera Stadium Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Ville Nevalainen

15 August 2016 22	HJK	2 – 3	KuPS	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Morelos 36', 84' Rexhepi 45' Peiponen 89'	Report	Rannankari 16' S. Jovović 27' Salami 44' 90+2' Hakola 67' Jaiteh 90+4'	Stadium: Sonera Stadium Attendance: 3,052 Referee: Jari Järvinen

21 August 2016 23	VPS	0 – 0	HJK	Vaasa
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	N.Boxall 80' L.Hertsi 90+3'	Report	Rafinha 84'	Stadium: Elisa Stadion Attendance: 4,321 Referee: Ville Nevalainen

24 August 2016 24	HJK	2 – 0	PK-35 Vantaa	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	A. Halme 27' Jallow 30', 57' (pen.) Peiponen 66' Kolehmainen 82'	Report	K. Raimi 56' A. Ismail 64' A. Ahmed 86' Ristola 90+3'	Stadium: Sonera Stadium Attendance: 3,362 Referee: Atte Jussila

28 August 2016 25	HJK	1 – 0	KuPS	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Morelos 45' 84' S. Dahlström 59' Annan 76'	Report	Diallo 29' J. Lautamaja 52'	Stadium: Sonera Stadium Attendance: 3,025 Referee: Mikko Mörö

9 September 2016 26	PS Kemi	0 – 2	HJK	Kemi
17:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Törnros 78' Turpeenniemi 81'	Report	Morelos 8' A. Räihä 31' (o.g.) Jalasto 67' Pelvas 69' Annan 78' Rafinha 78'	Stadium: Sauvosaaren Urheilupuisto Attendance: 2,023 Referee: Atte Jussila

12 September 2016 27	HJK	1 – 4	Lahti	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Malolo 42' Morelos 48' Rafinha 76', 88' Peiponen 84' Alho 89', 90+4'	Report	Multanen 36' J. Tuominen 43' (pen.) Kärkkäinen 45+1' 67' Paananen 62'	Stadium: Sonera Stadium Attendance: 4,326 Referee: Jari Järvinen

16 September 2016 28	Inter Turku	3 – 2	HJK	Turku
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Nwanganga 17' Kuqi 39', 66' Lehtovaara 90+1'	Report	A. Halme 20' Pelvas 53', 73' (pen.) Annan 71'	Stadium: Veritas Stadion Attendance: 2,279 Referee: Kalle Mäkinen

21 September 2016 29	HJK	2 – 1	RoPS	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Morelos 45+1' Pelvas 84' (pen.)	Report	Pirinen 24' Muinonen 34' Saksela 37' Lahdenmäki 51' Jammeh 84'	Stadium: Sonera Stadium Attendance: 5,142 Referee: Marko Grönholm

30 September 2016 30	HIFK	2 – 1	HJK	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Mäkelä 31' 33' Vesala 55' Sihvola 73'	Report	Annan 72' Morelos 83' Onovo 90+3'	Stadium: Sonera Stadium Attendance: 10,171 Referee: Antti Munukka

14 October 2016 31	HJK	1 – 1	IFK Mariehamn	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Morelos 27' 89' Alho 65'	Report	Sparrdal Mantilla 48' Lyyski 77' Kangaskolkka 78'	Stadium: Sonera Stadium Attendance: 9,726 Referee: Mattias Gestranius

17 October 2016 32	Ilves	1 – 3	HJK	Tampere
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Ala-Myllymäki 31' P. Milosavljević 49' Matrone 89'	Report	Kolehmainen 7' Annan 18' Rafinha 51' Rexhepi 55' Oduamadi 83' S. Dahlström 88'	Stadium: Tammelan Stadion Attendance: 5,050 Referee: Dennis Antamo

23 October 2016 33	HJK	0 – 0	SJK	Helsinki
15:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Jalasto 56'	Report	Hetemaj 54' Ojala 58' Hurme 89'	Stadium: Sonera Stadium Attendance: 8,752 Referee: Ville Nevalainen

Finnish Cup

Main article: 2016 Finnish Cup

19 March 2016 Fifth Round	FC Honka/Akatemia	1 – 3	HJK	Espoo
14:00 EET (UTC+2)	J. Perovuo 59' E. Pehlivan 89'	Report	S. Dahlström 15' Jalasto 35', 85' Forssell 51'	Stadium: Tapiolan Urheilupuisto Attendance: 240 Referee: Joonas Kovapohja

21 April 2016 Sixth Round	AC Kajaani	1 – 5 (a.e.t.)	HJK	Kajaani
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	R. Kahelin 65' J. Lahnalakso 69' M. Ibiyomi 79' 109' C. Suta 113'	Report	Tatomirović 19' Morelos 71', 116' L. Väisänen 94' S. Ylätupa 111' Forssell 114' (pen.)	Stadium: Kajaanin liikuntapuisto Attendance: 1,172 Referee: Mikko Lehtola

15 June 2016 Quarterfinals	KuPS	1 – 4	HJK	Kuopio
EEST (UTC+3)	J. Lautamaja 9' Pennanen 38' Salami 21' 78' Diallo 85'	Report	Rexhepi 37' Kolehmainen 39' Morelos 53', 73', 85' (pen.) A. Halme 54'	Stadium: Väinölänniemen stadion Attendance: 3,673 Referee: Mattias Gestranius

23 June 2016 Semifinals	FC Lahti	0 – 3	HJK	Lahti
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Länsitalo 58'	Report	Morelos 33' Malolo 62' 77' Tanaka 79' 89'	Stadium: Lahti Stadium Attendance: 1,238 Referee: Ville Nevalainen

Final

24 September 2016	SJK	1 – 1 (7 – 6 p)	HJK	Tampere
15:30 (EEST)	Vales 36' Hetemaj 62' Aimar 72' Riski 74'	Report	Morelos 49'	Stadium: Ratina Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Jari Järvinen
		Penalties
	Lehtinen Vales Hurme Aimar Laaksonen Tuco Penninkangas Hetemaj		Forssell Pelvas Morelos Rafinha Tatomirović S. Dahlström Annan Jalasto

League Cup

Main article: 2016 Finnish 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

31 January 2016 1	HJK	1 – 0	IFK Mariehamn	Helsinki
12:15 EET (UTC+2)	Rexhepi 44', 60' Taiwo 70' (pen.)	Report	Petrović 36' Dafaa 69' Span 90+4'	Stadium: Talin jalkapallohalli Attendance: 424 Referee: Marko Grönholm

5 February 2016 2	HJK	1 – 1	Lahti	Helsinki
17:00 EET (UTC+2)	Tanaka 86'	Report	Multanen 31' Hauhia 72'	Stadium: Talin jalkapallohalli Attendance: 612 Referee: Miikka Lähdesmäki

9 February 2016 3	HJK	3 – 3	HIFK	Helsinki
17:00 EET (UTC+2)	Taiwo 21' Malolo 37' L. Järvenpää 82' Morelos 90'	Report	M. Hänninen 3' Aho 6' Salmikivi 16' Peltonen 32' Korhonen 65' Sihvola 90+3'	Stadium: Talin jalkapallohalli Attendance: 827 Referee: Ville Nevalainen

13 February 2016 4	PK-35 Vantaa	1 – 1	HJK	Vantaa
13:00 EET (UTC+2)	Kuqi 23' Rasimus 35' Mateo 49' Couñago 49' C.Portela 75'	Report	Tanaka 42' Tatomirović 66'	Stadium: Myyrmäki-halli Attendance: 743

18 February 2016 5	Inter Turku	2 – 2	HJK	Turku
15:00 EET (UTC+2)	Nyman 16' Duah 42' Gnabouyou 53'	Report	Taiwo 36' Morelos 56', 63' (pen.) 87'	Stadium: Javenture-Areena Attendance: 198 Referee: Petri Viljanen

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying Rounds

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round

30 June 2016 First qualifying round 1st leg	FK Atlantas	0 – 2	HJK	Klaipėda, Lithuania
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	O. Verbickas 40' A. Sylla 90+1'	Report	Rexhepi 17' Morelos 53', 85' Tanaka 61'	Stadium: Central Stadium of Klaipėda Attendance: 2,500^[48] Referee: Alexandros Aretopoulos (Greece)

7 July 2016 First qualifying round 2nd leg	HJK	1 – 1 (3 – 1 agg.)	FK Atlantas	Helsinki, Finland
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Taiwo 30' (pen.) Oduamadi 82'	Report	M. Adamonis 29' V. Gašpuitis 33' A. Sylla 70' Papšys 76.'	Stadium: Sonera Stadium Attendance: 3,501^[48] Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones (Wales)

14 July 2016 Second qualifying round 1st leg	Beroe	1 – 1	HJK	Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Ivanov 7' Penev 49'	Report	Morelos 38' 90+5' Rexhepi 90+5'	Stadium: Beroe Stadium Attendance: 4,424^[49] Referee: Petr Ardeleanu (Czech Republic)

21 July 2016 Second qualifying round 2nd leg	HJK	1 – 0 (2 – 1 agg.)	Beroe	Helsinki, Finland
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Tanaka 25' 55' Tatomirović 37' Medo 71'	Report	Ivanov 44' Vasilev 53' Pochanski 59' Bozhilov 69' Tom 78'	Stadium: Sonera Stadium Attendance: 3,872^[50] Referee: Padraig Sutton (Ireland)

28 July 2016 Third qualifying round 1st leg	IFK Göteborg	1 – 2	HJK	Gothenburg, Sweden
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Salomonsson 31' 73' Eriksson 32' Hysén 59' Engvall 90+6' Rieks 90+6'	Report	Tanaka 47' Tatomirović 68' Gadze 69' Morelos 75' Annan 81' Rexhepi 90+6'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 9,046 Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)

4 August 2016 Third qualifying round 2nd leg	HJK	0 – 2 (2 – 3 agg.)	IFK Göteborg	Helsinki, Finland
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Sorsa 65' Jalasto 69' A. Halme 90'	Report	Smedberg-Dalence 33' Boman 35' Rogne 53' Eriksson 77' Ankersen 82' Bjärsmyr 88'	Stadium: Sonera Stadium Attendance: 10,107 Referee: Anatolii Zhabchenko (Ukraine)

Squad Statistics

As of Match played 23 October 2016

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Veikkausliiga		Finnish Cup		League Cup		Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
3	DF		Taye Taiwo	34	9	21	6	4	0	5	2	4	1
5	DF		Lum Rexhepi	33	0	21+1	0	2	0	4	0	5	0
6	MF		Obed Malolo	27	1	13+2	0	3+1	1	3+1	0	2+2	0
7	FW		Nikolai Alho	37	3	21+3	3	3	0	1+3	0	6	0
8	DF		Rafinha	14	1	12+1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Mikael Forssell	24	5	4+15	3	2+2	2	0	0	0+1	0
10	MF		Atomu Tanaka	29	10	16+1	5	3	1	5	2	4	2
11	FW		Alfredo Morelos	43	30	27+3	16	3+1	7	2+1	3	6	4
13	MF		Toni Kolehmainen	21	1	13+2	0	2	1	0	0	1+3	0
14	DF		Ivan Tatomirović	37	0	22+1	0	2+2	0	2+2	0	6	0
15	DF		Ville Jalasto	36	3	24	1	5	2	1	0	6	0
16	DF		Aapo Halme	19	0	10+4	0	2	0	1+1	0	1	0
17	FW		Ousman Jallow	3	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	DF		Roni Peiponen	12	0	6+5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF		Lucas Lingman	12	0	0+6	0	2	0	4	0	0	0
20	MF		Vincent Onovo	12	0	7+2	0	0	0	2+1	0	0	0
21	GK		Thomas Dähne	38	0	28	0	2	0	2	0	6	0
22	MF		Anthony Annan	20	0	13+2	0	1	0	0	0	3+1	0
25	GK		Jiri Koski	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF		Sebastian Sorsa	32	0	17+3	0	1+1	0	3+1	0	3+3	0
29	GK		Markus Uusitalo	12	0	5+1	0	3	0	3	0	0	0
31	FW		Akseli Pelvas	9	3	8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW		Lassi Lappalainen	19	0	5+9	0	1	0	4	0	0	0
37	MF		Saku Ylätupa	5	1	0	0	0+2	1	3	0	0	0
38	MF		Sebastian Dahlström	33	3	16+5	3	2+3	0	3+2	0	1+1	0
77	FW		Evans Mensah	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
90	FW		Nnamdi Oduamadi	34	7	26+2	7	2	0	0	0	3+1	0
Players from Klubi-04 who appeared:
32	DF		Joachim Böckerman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
36	FW		Ilmari Ylönen	5	0	0	0	0	0	2+3	0	0	0
36	MF		Karim Zine	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left HJK during the season:
4	MF		Medo	30	1	19+2	1	3	0	0	0	6	0
8	MF		Matti Klinga	2	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0
43	FW		Richard Gadze	20	0	4+10	0	2	0	0	0	3+1	0
Players away from the club on loan:
31	DF		Leo Väisänen	6	1	2+1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0
35	DF		Lassi Järvenpää	7	1	0	0	1+1	0	3+2	1	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Veikkausliiga	Finnish Cup	League Cup	Europa League	Total
1	FW	11	Alfredo Morelos	16	7	3	4	30
2	MF	10	Atomu Tanaka	5	1	2	2	10
3	DF	3	Taye Taiwo	6	0	2	1	9
4	FW	90	Nnamdi Oduamadi	7	0	0	0	7
5	FW	9	Mikael Forssell	3	2	0	0	5
6	FW	7	Nikolai Alho	3	0	0	0	3
	DF	15	Ville Jalasto	1	2	0	0	3
	FW	31	Akseli Pelvas	3	0	0	0	3
	MF	38	Sebastian Dahlström	3	0	0	0	3
10	FW	17	Ousman Jallow	2	0	0	0	2
11	MF	4	Medo	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	6	Obed Malolo	0	1	0	0	1
	DF	8	Rafinha	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	13	Toni Kolehmainen	0	1	0	0	1
	DF	31	Leo Väisänen	0	1	0	0	1
	DF	35	Lassi Järvenpää	0	0	1	0	1
	MF	37	Saku Ylätupa	0	1	0	0	1
#	Own goals			1	0	0	0	1
TOTALS				52	16	8	7	83

Disciplinary Record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Veikkausliiga		Finnish Cup		League Cup		Europa League		Total
3		DF	Taye Taiwo	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
4		MF	Medo	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
5		DF	Lum Rexhepi	9	2	1	0	2	1	3	0	15	3
6		MF	Obed Malolo	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
7		FW	Nikolai Alho	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
8		DF	Rafinha	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
10		MF	Atomu Tanaka	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	7	0
11		FW	Alfredo Morelos	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	6	0
13		MF	Toni Kolehmainen	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
14		DF	Ivan Tatomirović	2	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	6	0
15		DF	Ville Jalasto	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
16		DF	Aapo Halme	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	6	1
18		DF	Roni Peiponen	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
19		MF	Lucas Lingman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20		MF	Vincent Onovo	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
21		GK	Thomas Dähne	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22		MF	Anthony Annan	9	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	1
27		DF	Sebastian Sorsa	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
31		FW	Akseli Pelvas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
38		MF	Sebastian Dahlström	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
43		FW	Richard Gadze	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
90		FW	Nnamdi Oduamadi	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
TOTALS				79	6	6	0	6	1	15	0	106	7

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2016 in Finnish football

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Domestic leagues	Veikkausliiga Ykkönen Kakkonen

Domestic cups	Finnish Cup Finnish League Cup

European competitions	2015-16 Champions League 2016-17 Champions League 2015-16 Europa League 2016-17 Europa League

Related to national team	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (Group I)

Club seasons

Veikkausliiga	HIFK HJK IFK Mariehamn Ilves Inter Turku KuPS Lahti PK-35 PS Kemi RoPS SJK VPS

Winter 2016 transfers Summer 2016 transfers

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
33	16	10	7	52	36	+16	58	11	4	2	35	19	+16	5	6	5	17	17	0

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
33	16	10	7	52	36	+16	58	11	4	2	35	19	+16	5	6	5	17	17	0

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
33	16	10	7	52	36	+16	58	11	4	2	35	19	+16	5	6	5	17	17	0