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
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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 23 October 2016 ^[6]

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club
Goalkeepers
21	Thomas Dähne		GK	(1994-01-04)4 January 1994 (aged 22)	RB Leipzig
25	Jiri Koski		GK	(1995-04-20)20 April 1995 (aged 21)	Klubi-04
29	Markus Uusitalo		GK	(1997-05-15)15 May 1997 (aged 19)	VPS
Defenders
3	Taye Taiwo		DF	(1985-04-16)16 April 1985 (aged 31)	Bursaspor
5	Lum Rexhepi		DF	(1992-08-03)3 August 1992 (aged 24)	Lillestrøm
8	Rafinha		DF	(1982-06-29)29 June 1982 (aged 34)	Gent
14	Ivan Tatomirović		DF	(1989-01-11)11 January 1989 (aged 27)	FK Sarajevo
15	Ville Jalasto		DF	(1986-04-19)19 April 1986 (aged 30)	Stabæk
16	Aapo Halme		DF	(1998-05-22)22 May 1998 (aged 18)	Klubi-04
18	Roni Peiponen		DF	(1997-04-09)9 April 1997 (aged 19)	Loan from Molde
27	Sebastian Sorsa		DF	(1984-01-25)25 January 1984 (aged 32)	Hamilton Academical
Midfielders
6	Obed Malolo		MF	(1997-04-18)18 April 1997 (aged 19)	Klubi-04
10	Atomu Tanaka		MF	(1987-10-04)4 October 1987 (aged 29)	Albirex Niigata
13	Toni Kolehmainen		MF	(1988-07-20)20 July 1988 (aged 28)	Hønefoss
19	Lucas Lingman		MF	(1998-01-25)25 January 1998 (aged 18)	Klubi-04
20	Vincent Onovo		MF	(1995-12-10)10 December 1995 (aged 20)	Inter Turku
22	Anthony Annan		MF	(1986-07-21)21 July 1986 (aged 30)	Stabæk
37	Saku Ylätupa		MF	(1999-08-04)4 August 1999 (aged 17)	Klubi-04
38	Sebastian Dahlström		MF	(1996-11-05)5 November 1996 (aged 19)	Klubi-04
Forwards
7	Nikolai Alho		FW	(1993-03-12)12 March 1993 (aged 23)	Klubi-04
9	Mikael Forssell		FW	(1981-03-15)15 March 1981 (aged 35)	VfL Bochum
11	Alfredo Morelos		FW	(1996-06-21)21 June 1996 (aged 20)	Loan from Independiente Medellín
17	Ousman Jallow		FW	(1988-10-21)21 October 1988 (aged 28)	Irtysh Pavlodar
31	Akseli Pelvas		FW	(1989-02-08)8 February 1989 (aged 27)	Falkenbergs FF
34	Lassi Lappalainen		FW	(1998-08-24)24 August 1998 (aged 18)	Klubi-04
77	Evans Mensah		FW	(1998-02-09)9 February 1998 (aged 18)	Loan from Inter Allies
90	Nnamdi Oduamadi		FW	(1990-10-17)17 October 1990 (aged 26)	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. Pos. Nation Player 31 DF   FIN Leo Väisänen (on loan at PK-35 Vantaa until end of season)

No. Pos. Nation Player 35 DF   FIN 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. Pos. Nation Player 4 MF   SLE Medo (from Bolton Wanderers) [7] 5 DF   KOS Lum Rexhepi (from Lillestrøm) [8] 9 FW   FIN Mikael Forssell (from VfL Bochum) [9] 11 FW   COL Alfredo Morelos (loan from Independiente Medellín) [10] 14 DF   SRB Ivan Tatomirović (from FK Sarajevo) [11] 15 DF   FIN Ville Jalasto (from Stabæk) [12] 16 FW   FIN Jarno Parikka (from VPS) [13] 20 MF   NGA Vincent Onovo (from Inter Turku) [14] 22 MF   GHA Anthony Annan (from Stabæk) [15] 29 GK   FIN Markus Uusitalo(from VPS) [16] 43 FW   GHA Richard Gadze (loan from Delhi Dynamos) [17] 90 FW   NGA 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. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   SWE Daniel Örlund (to IF Brommapojkarna) [19] [20] [21] 3 DF   GHA Gideon Baah (to New York Red Bulls) [22] 4 DF   FIN Juhani Ojala (loan return to Terek Grozny) [20] 5 DF   FIN Tapio Heikkilä (to SJK) [23] 6 DF   FIN Markus Heikkinen (to AC Oulu) [24] 8 FW   GAM Demba Savage (to BK Häcken) [25] 8 MF   FIN Matti Klinga (to SJK) [26] [27] 11 DF   FIN Veli Lampi (to VPS) [28] 15 DF   FIN Roni Peiponen (to Molde) [29] 16 FW   FIN Jarno Parikka (Retired) [30] 18 FW   GAM Ousman Jallow (to Irtysh Pavlodar) [31] 20 FW   FIN Joel Pohjanpalo (to Bayer Leverkusen) [32] 22 FW   GNB Formose Mendy (to Adana Demirspor) [20] [33] 28 MF   FIN Rasmus Schüller (to BK Häcken) [34] 35 GK   FIN Saku-Pekka Sahlgren (to Sandnes Ulf) [35] 80 FW   FIN Erfan Zeneli (to Shakhter Karagandy) [36] 91 MF   FRA Guy Moussi [20] 95 FW   BRA Ademir (loan return to Ituano) [20] 99 FW   SEN 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. Pos. Nation Player 8 DF   BRA Rafinha (from Gent) [37] 17 FW   GAM Ousman Jallow (from Irtysh Pavlodar) [38] 18 DF   FIN Roni Peiponen (loan from Molde) [39] 31 FW   FIN Akseli Pelvas (from Falkenbergs FF) [40] 77 FW   GHA 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. Pos. Nation Player 4 MF   SLE Medo (to Kuwait SC) [42] 31 DF   FIN Leo Väisänen (loan to PK-35 Vantaa) [43] 35 DF   FIN Lassi Järvenpää(loan to RoPS) [44] 43 FW   GHA Richard Gadze (loan return to Delhi Dynamos) [45]

Friendlies

HJK v Infonet

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

HJK v Nõmme Kalju

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

Linense v HJK

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

HJK v SJK

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

Malmö FF v HJK

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 v t e	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

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) Champions
Notes:

1. SJK qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016 Finnish Cup.

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

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

Results

HJK v IFK Mariehamn

2 April 20161	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

HJK v VPS

8 April 20162	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

RoPS v HJK

14 April 20163	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

HJK v SJK

18 April 20164	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

IFK Mariehamn v HJK

24 April 20165	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

PS Kemi v HJK

29 April 20166	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

HJK v Ilves

4 May 20167	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

PK-35 Vantaa v HJK

7 May 20168	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

HJK v Inter Turku

16 May 20169	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

Lahti v HJK

20 May 201610	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

HJK v HIFK

26 May 201611	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

KuPS v HJK

29 May 201612	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

VPS v HJK

9 June 201613	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

HJK v RoPS

12 June 201614	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

SJK v HJK

18 June 201615	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

HJK v PS Kemi

10 July 201616	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

Ilves v HJK

17 July 201617	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

HJK v PK-35 Vantaa

24 July 201618	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

Inter Turku v HJK

31 July 201619	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

HJK v Lahti

7 August 201620	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

HIFK v HJK

10 August 201621	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

HJK v KuPS

15 August 201622	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

VPS v HJK

21 August 201623	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

HJK v PK-35 Vantaa

24 August 201624	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

HJK v KuPS

28 August 201625	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

PS Kemi v HJK

9 September 201626	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

HJK v Lahti

12 September 201627	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

Inter Turku v HJK

16 September 201628	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

HJK v RoPS

21 September 201629	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

HIFK v HJK

30 September 201630	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

HJK v IFK Mariehamn

14 October 201631	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

Ilves v HJK

17 October 201632	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

HJK v SJK

23 October 201633	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

FC Honka/Akatemia v HJK

19 March 2016Fifth 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

AC Kajaani v HJK

21 April 2016Sixth 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' Ylätupa 111' Forssell 114' (pen.)	Stadium: Kajaanin liikuntapuisto Attendance: 1,172 Referee: Mikko Lehtola

KuPS v HJK

15 June 2016Quarterfinals	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

FC Lahti v HJK

23 June 2016Semifinals	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

SJK v HJK

24 September 2016	SJK	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lahti	5	2	3	0	7	5	+2	9	Final
2	Inter Turku	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 18 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

HJK v IFK Mariehamn

31 January 20161	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

HJK v Lahti

5 February 20162	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

HJK v HIFK

9 February 20163	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

PK-35 Vantaa v HJK

13 February 20164	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

Inter Turku v HJK

18 February 20165	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

FK Atlantas v HJK

30 June 2016First 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 [47] Referee: Alexandros Aretopoulos (Greece)

HJK v FK Atlantas

7 July 2016First 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' Gašpuitis  33' A. Sylla  70' Papšys 76.'	Stadium: Sonera Stadium Attendance: 3,501 [47] Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones (Wales)

Beroe v HJK

14 July 2016Second 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 [48] Referee: Petr Ardeleanu (Czech Republic)

HJK v Beroe

21 July 2016Second 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 [49] Referee: Padraig Sutton (Ireland)

IFK Göteborg v HJK

28 July 2016Third 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)

HJK v IFK Göteborg

4 August 2016Third 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
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
3	DF	NGA	Taye Taiwo	34	9	21	6	4	0	5	2	4	1
5	DF	KOS	Lum Rexhepi	33	0	21+1	0	2	0	4	0	5	0
6	MF	FIN	Obed Malolo	27	1	13+2	0	3+1	1	3+1	0	2+2	0
7	FW	FIN	Nikolai Alho	37	3	21+3	3	3	0	1+3	0	6	0
8	DF	BRA	Rafinha	14	1	12+1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	FIN	Mikael Forssell	24	5	4+15	3	2+2	2	0	0	0+1	0
10	MF	JPN	Atomu Tanaka	29	10	16+1	5	3	1	5	2	4	2
11	FW	COL	Alfredo Morelos	43	30	27+3	16	3+1	7	2+1	3	6	4
13	MF	FIN	Toni Kolehmainen	21	1	13+2	0	2	1	0	0	1+3	0
14	DF	SRB	Ivan Tatomirović	37	0	22+1	0	2+2	0	2+2	0	6	0
15	DF	FIN	Ville Jalasto	36	3	24	1	5	2	1	0	6	0
16	DF	FIN	Aapo Halme	19	0	10+4	0	2	0	1+1	0	1	0
17	FW	GAM	Ousman Jallow	3	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	DF	FIN	Roni Peiponen	12	0	6+5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	FIN	Lucas Lingman	12	0	0+6	0	2	0	4	0	0	0
20	MF	NGA	Vincent Onovo	12	0	7+2	0	0	0	2+1	0	0	0
21	GK	GER	Thomas Dähne	38	0	28	0	2	0	2	0	6	0
22	MF	GHA	Anthony Annan	20	0	13+2	0	1	0	0	0	3+1	0
25	GK	FIN	Jiri Koski	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF	FIN	Sebastian Sorsa	32	0	17+3	0	1+1	0	3+1	0	3+3	0
29	GK	FIN	Markus Uusitalo	12	0	5+1	0	3	0	3	0	0	0
31	FW	FIN	Akseli Pelvas	9	3	8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW	FIN	Lassi Lappalainen	19	0	5+9	0	1	0	4	0	0	0
37	MF	FIN	Saku Ylätupa	5	1	0	0	0+2	1	3	0	0	0
38	MF	FIN	Sebastian Dahlström	33	3	16+5	3	2+3	0	3+2	0	1+1	0
77	FW	GHA	Evans Mensah	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
90	FW	NGA	Nnamdi Oduamadi	34	7	26+2	7	2	0	0	0	3+1	0
Players from Klubi-04 who appeared:
32	DF	FIN	Joachim Böckerman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
36	FW	FIN	Ilmari Ylönen	5	0	0	0	0	0	2+3	0	0	0
36	MF	FIN	Karim Zine	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left HJK during the season:
4	MF	SLE	Medo	30	1	19+2	1	3	0	0	0	6	0
8	MF	FIN	Matti Klinga	2	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0
43	FW	GHA	Richard Gadze	20	0	4+10	0	2	0	0	0	3+1	0
Players away from the club on loan:
31	DF	FIN	Leo Väisänen	6	1	2+1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0
35	DF	FIN	Lassi Järvenpää	7	1	0	0	1+1	0	3+2	1	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	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	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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