| 2017 season | |||
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| Chairman | Risto Niva | ||
| Manager | Juha Malinen | ||
| Stadium | Keskuskenttä | ||
| Veikkausliiga | 7th | ||
| Finnish Cup | Quarterfinal Play-offs vs SJK | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Emeka Friday Eze (7) All: Simo Roiha (12) | ||
The 2017 season is RoPS's 5th Veikkausliiga season since their promotion back to the top flight in 2012.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | IFK Mariehamn | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 49 |
| 6 | SJK | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 47 |
| 7 | RoPS | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 42 |
| 8 | VPS | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 39 |
| 9 | Inter Turku | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 54 | 57 | −3 | 38 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 27 | −11 |
Last updated: 28 October 2017.
Source: See Results
| 12 April 20171 | Inter Turku | 6 – 2 | RoPS | Turku |
| 18:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Henrique Mäkitalo Kuqi Furuholm | Report | Stavitski Taylor | Stadium: Veritas Stadion Attendance: 2,768 Referee: Mikko Mörö |
| 17 April 20172 | RoPS | 2 – 4 | VPS | Rovaniemi |
| 16:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Ylätupa L.Järvenpää Okkonen | Report | J.Engström J.Vahtera Böling Morrissey Lampi Hakola | Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 1,310 Referee: Antti Munukka |
| 22 April 20173 | Ilves | 0 – 2 | RoPS | Tampere |
| 16:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Matrone Aspegren | Report | Taylor Kaita Reguero Eze | Stadium: Tammelan Stadion Attendance: 2,813 Referee: Mikko Mörö |
| 29 April 20174 | RoPS | 3 – 1 | PS Kemi | Rovaniemi |
| 16:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Addy S.Roiha Eze | Report | Valenčič Ceesay Zea Guevara Mansally | Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 1,443 Referee: Jani Laaksonen |
| 6 May 20175 | HIFK | 1 – 0 | RoPS | Helsinki |
| 18:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Forssell | Report | Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 2,372 Referee: Jari Järvinen |
| 12 May 20176 | RoPS | 1 – 0 | Lahti | Rovaniemi |
| 18:30 EEST (UTC+3) | L.Järvenpää | Report | Helmke | Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 1,051 Referee: Oskari Hämäläinen |
| 19 May 20177 | SJK | 3 – 0 | RoPS | Seinäjoki |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Ylätupa Mboma | Report | Eze | Stadium: OmaSP Stadion Attendance: 3,644 Referee: Marko Grönholm |
| 24 May 20178 | RoPS | 2 – 1 | JJK | Rovaniemi |
| 18:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Eze Tatomirović | Report | E.Ahde Kari Tapaninen | Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 1,364 Referee: Dennis Antamo |
| 27 May 20179 | RoPS | 0 – 1 | KuPS | Rovaniemi |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Kaita | Report | Purje | Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 1,253 Referee: Toni Pohjoismäki |
| 31 May 201710 | IFK Mariehamn | 2 – 1 | RoPS | Mariehamn |
| 18:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Ekhalie Lyyski | Report | A.Nurmela Taylor | Stadium: Wiklöf Holding Arena Attendance: 1,011 Referee: Dennis Antamo |
| 4 June 201711 | RoPS | 1 – 4 | HJK | Rovaniemi |
| 18:30 EEST (UTC+3) | S.Roiha Addy | Report | Eze Yaghoubi Mensah Morelos | Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 1,465 Referee: Jari Järvinen |
| 17 June 201712 | RoPS | 2 – 0 | Inter Turku | Rovaniemi |
| 15:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Eze S.Roiha | Report | Kanakoudis Henrique Kauppi | Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 1,427 Referee: Antti Munukka |
| 22 June 201713 | VPS | 1 – 0 | RoPS | Vaasa |
| 18:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Jürgenson | Report | Addy Tatomirović Okkonen Ylätupa | Stadium: Hietalahti Stadium Attendance: 1,896 Referee: Jani Laaksonen |
| 26 June 201714 | RoPS | 1 – 0 | Ilves | Rovaniemi |
| 18:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Okkonen J.Hämäläinen Matrone | Report | Matrone | Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 1,242 Referee: Dennis Antamo |
| 29 June 201715 | PS Kemi | 1 – 1 | RoPS | Kemi |
| 18:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Mansally Valenčič Guevara A.Gullsten | Report | Eze Okkonen L.Väisänen A.Nurmela | Stadium: Sauvosaaren Urheilupuisto Attendance: 3,325 Referee: Mikko Mörö |
| 8 July 201716 | RoPS | 2 – 2 | HIFK | Rovaniemi |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Ylätupa Eze | Report | Forssell Sihvola Ristola | Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 2,863 Referee: Mikko Mörö |
| 16 July 201717 | Lahti | 1 – 1 | RoPS | Lahti |
| 18:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Stênio Simonovski Helmke | Report | Trafford Eze | Stadium: Lahti Stadium Attendance: 4,099 Referee: Antti Munukka |
| 23 July 201718 | RoPS | 1 – 2 | SJK | Rovaniemi |
| 18:30 EEST (UTC+3) | L.Väisänen Lappalainen Stavitski | Report | Vales Arimany A.Nurmela Hetemaj Malolo Aksalu | Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 2,356 Referee: Dennis Antamo |
| 31 July 201719 | JJK | 1 – 1 | RoPS | Jyväskylä |
| 18:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Tapaninen S.Jovović S.Suoraniemi | Report | J.Hyvärinen | Stadium: Harjun stadion Attendance: 1,587 Referee: Dennis Antamo |
| 5 August 201720 | KuPS | 3 – 0 | RoPS | Kuopio |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Sorsa Saxman U.Nissilä I.Niskanen | Report | Trafford | Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium Attendance: 2,130 Referee: Mattias Gestranius |
| 10 August 201721 | RoPS | 3 – 0 | IFK Mariehamn | Rovaniemi |
| 18:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Trafford Tatomirović S.Roiha Eze | Report | A.Mäenpää Span | Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 1,422 Referee: Oskari Hämäläinen |
| 14 August 201721 | HJK | 0 – 1 | RoPS | Helsinki |
| 16:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Pelvas Jalasto Dahlström | Report | Trafford J.Hämäläinen Eze Stavitski | Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 9,427 Referee: Atte Jussila |
| 19 August 201723 | HIFK | 1 – 0 | RoPS | Helsinki |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Sihvola Jurvainen | Report | Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 4,705 Referee: Jari Järvinen |
| 26 August 201724 | RoPS | 4 – 2 | Inter Turku | Rovaniemi |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Will Stavitski S.Tukiainen | Report | Henrique Källman Mäntylä Mäkitalo Nyman Lehtonen | Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 1,288 Referee: Kalle Mäkinen |
| 7 September 201725 | RoPS | 0 – 1 | PS Kemi | Rovaniemi |
| 18:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Okkonen | Report | Mansally Ademi Kaljumäe Ojala Guevara A.Gullsten Ceesay | Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 2,921 Referee: Jari Järvinen |
| 10 September 201726 | Ilves | 3 – 2 | RoPS | Tampere |
| 15:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Tuco Mensah Hynynen | Report | J.Hyvärinen Tatomirović S.Roiha Stavitski A.Nurmela | Stadium: Tammelan Stadion Attendance: 2,547 Referee: Oskari Hämäläinen |
| 16 September 201727 | RoPS | 0 – 3 | SJK | Rovaniemi |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | S.Roiha Stavitski L.Väisänen | Report | Mero Laaksonen J.Sundman Bardanca Ions T.Hradecky Sarajärvi | Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 1,412 Referee: Atte Jussila |
| 24 September 201728 | Lahti | 1 – 1 | RoPS | Lahti |
| 18:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Simonovski | Report | Tatomirović | Stadium: Lahti Stadium Attendance: 2,552 Referee: Antti Munukka |
| 30 September 201729 | RoPS | 2 – 0 | JJK | Rovaniemi |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Lappalainen J.Hämäläinen Okkonen | Report | Tapaninen | Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 1,302 Referee: Atte Jussila |
| 12 October 201730 | KuPS | 1 – 1 | RoPS | Kuopio |
| 18:30 EEST (UTC+3) | U.Nissilä | Report | Will Muinonen | Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium Attendance: 4,432 Referee: Kalle Mäkinen |
| 15 October 201731 | RoPS | 3 – 0 | VPS | Rovaniemi |
| 15:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Muinonen Lappalainen | Report | Lampi | Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 1,119 Referee: Antti Munukka |
| 20 October 201732 | RoPS | 0 – 3 | IFK Mariehamn | Rovaniemi |
| 18:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Stavitski | Report | Sid Kangaskolkka Span | Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 1,385 Referee: Joni Hyytiä |
| 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 20171 | RoPS | 3 – 0 | HauPa | Rovaniemi |
| 14:00 EET (UTC+2) | Taylor Felek Kaita Tukiainen Roiha | Report | M.Paldan | Stadium: Ounashalli TN Attendance: 310 Referee: Esa Suoyrjö |
| 6 February 20172 | AC Oulu | 1 – 2 | RoPS | Oulu |
| 18:30 EET (UTC+2) | Pietola | Report | Roiha A.Nurmela Taylor | Stadium: Heinäpää PH TN Attendance: 600 Referee: Antti Munukka |
| 11 February 20173 | RoPS | 9 – 0 | OPS | Rovaniemi |
| 12:00 EET (UTC+2) | Tukiainen Hannola Roiha Jibrin Ibiyomi Felek Luiro | Report | F.Orishani | Stadium: Ounashalli TN Attendance: 272 Referee: Oliver Reitala |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Veikkausliiga | Finnish Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| 2 | DF | Sani Kaita | 16 | 1 | 6+5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 4 | MF | Antti Okkonen | 27 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 5 | DF | Ivan Tatomirović | 27 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 6 | MF | Eerik Kantola | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 7 | MF | Mota | 12 | 1 | 3+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 8 | DF | Nathaniël Will | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 10 | FW | Cem Felek | 15 | 1 | 3+8 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | |||||
| 11 | FW | Glenn Gabriel | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 12 | GK | Juhani Kangas | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 13 | DF | Lassi Järvenpää | 26 | 1 | 14+6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 14 | MF | Eetu Muinonen | 37 | 3 | 29+2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 15 | DF | Leo Väisänen | 22 | 1 | 19+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 16 | FW | Jarkko Luiro | 5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+4 | 1 | |||||
| 17 | MF | Anselmi Nurmela | 34 | 1 | 24+5 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | |||||
| 18 | DF | Juho Hyvärinen | 23 | 1 | 15+3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 20 | FW | Simo Roiha | 35 | 12 | 21+8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||
| 21 | MF | Aapo Heikkilä | 3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 22 | FW | Sakari Tukiainen | 32 | 5 | 6+20 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||||
| 24 | MF | Lassi Lappalainen | 13 | 4 | 9+4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 25 | GK | Antonio Reguero | 39 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 27 | MF | Rasmus Degerman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
| 47 | DF | Juuso Hämäläinen | 34 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 77 | FW | Timo Stavitski | 32 | 3 | 24+5 | 3 | 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 | |||||
| 9 | FW | Emeka Friday Eze | 21 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 19 | MF | Veka Pyyny | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
| 19 | MF | Charlie Trafford | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 23 | MF | Saku Ylätupa | 17 | 3 | 15+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 30 | DF | David Addy | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Veikkausliiga | Finnish Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | | 20 | Simo Roiha | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | FW | | 9 | Emeka Friday Eze | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | MF | | 8 | Robert Taylor | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | FW | | 22 | Sakari Tukiainen | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | | 24 | Lassi Lappalainen | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | | 23 | Saku Ylätupa | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| FW | | 77 | Timo Stavitski | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| MF | | 14 | Eetu Muinonen | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | Own goal | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 10 | DF | | 13 | Lassi Järvenpää | 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 | |
| DF | | 18 | Juho Hyvärinen | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 19 | Charlie Trafford | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | | 8 | Nathaniël Will | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 17 | Anselmi Nurmela | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | | 5 | Ivan Tatomirović | 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 | 41 | 17 | 58 | ||||
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Veikkausliiga | Finnish Cup | Total | |||
| 2 | | MF | Sani Kaita | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | | MF | Antti Okkonen | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Ivan Tatomirović | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | | MF | Michael Ibiyomi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Robert Taylor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | | DF | Nathaniël Will | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | | MF | Anselmi Nurmela | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | | DF | Juho Hyvärinen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | | MF | Charlie Trafford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | | FW | Simo Roiha | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 77 | | FW | Timo Stavitski | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 39 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 50 | 1 | |||