2024 Kuopion Palloseura season

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Kuopion Palloseura
2024 season
Chairman Ari Lahti
Manager Jani Honkavaara
Stadium Kuopio Football Stadium
Veikkausliiga 2nd
UEFA Conference League First qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Arttu Heinonen,
Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba,
Petteri Pennanen (4)

All:
Jonathan Muzinga,
Otto Ruoppi (7)
  2023
2025 

The 2024 season is the 102nd season in the history of Kuopion Palloseura and the club's 17th consecutive season in the Finnish top flight.

Contents

Players

First-team squad

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Johannes Kreidl
2 DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Justin Bakker
4 DF Flag of Cape Verde.svg  CPV Kristopher Da Graca (on loan from Sirius )
6 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Saku Savolainen
7 MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Jerry Voutilainen
8 MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Petteri Pennanen
9 FW Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Jonathan Muzinga
11 FW Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Pyry Lampinen
12 GK Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Aatu Hakala
13 MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Jaakko Oksanen
14 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Mohammed Muritala (on loan from TikiTaka FC)
15 DF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Ibrahim Cissé
16 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Samuli Miettinen
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Arttu Heinonen
18 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Seth Saarinen
19 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Samu Koistinen
21 FW Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba
23 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Paul Ogunkoya (on loan from Mahanaim FC)
25 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Clinton Antwi
26 MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Axel Vidjeskog
28 MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Matias Siltanen
30 MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Lauri Sahimaa
31 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Tatu Hukkanen
33 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Taneli Hämäläinen
34 MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Otto Ruoppi

Friendlies

13 January 2024Friendly KuPS Flag of Finland.svg 3–0 Flag of Finland.svg MP Mikkeli
19 January 2024Friendly AC Oulu Flag of Finland.svg 2–5 Flag of Finland.svg KuPS
9 March 2024Friendly KuPS Flag of Finland.svg 4–1 Flag of Finland.svg FF Jaro
23 March 2024Friendly Hammarby IF Flag of Sweden.svg 2–0 Flag of Finland.svg KuPS

Competitons

Overall record

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
Veikkausliiga 6 April 20241 September 2024Matchday 1158432716+11053.33
Finnish Cup 16 June 2024Fifth round3300102+8100.00
UEFA Conference League 11 July 2024First qualifying round101000+0000.00
Total1911533718+19057.89

Last updated: 11 July 2024
Source: Soccerway

Veikkausliiga

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 KuPS 158432716+1128Qualification for the Championship Round
2 HJK 168442818+1028
3 SJK 158432620+628
4 Haka 158342621+527
5 Ilves 167543321+1226
Updated to match(es) played on 15 July 2024. Source: Flashscore
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 by round

Round123456789101112131415
GroundHAAAAHAHAHHAAHA
ResultWDDWDWDWWWLLLWW
Position
Source: [ citation needed ]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 18 January. [1] [2]

6 April 20241 KuPS 3–1 HJK Kuopio
19:00  UTC+3
Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium
Referee: Oliver Reitala
13 April 20242 Mariehamn 2–2 KuPS Mariehamn
17:00  UTC+3
Stadium: Wiklöf Holding Arena
Referee: Dennis Antamo
19 April 20243 Inter Turku 1–1 KuPS Turku
18:00  UTC+3
Stadium: Veritas Stadion
Referee: Oliver Reitala
27 April 20244 Lahti 0–1 KuPS Lahti
Stadium: Lahti Stadium
4 May 20245 SJK 1–1 KuPS Seinäjoki
Stadium: OmaSP Stadion
10 May 20246 KuPS 2–1 VPS Kuopio
Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium
22 May 202415 VPS 1–3 KuPS Vaasa
Stadium: Hietalahti Stadium
19 May 20247 Gnistan 0–0 KuPS Helsinki
Stadium: Mustapekka Areena
26 May 20248 KuPS 4–1 EIF Kuopio
Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium
31 May 20249 Ilves 1–2 KuPS Tampere
Stadium: Tammelan Stadion
8 June 202410 KuPS 4–1 Oulu Kuopio
Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium
12 June 202411 KuPS 0–1 Haka Kuopio
Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium
19 June 202412 HJK 3–1 KuPS Helsinki
21:00  UTC+3
Stadium: Bolt Arena
Referee: Antti Munukka
28 June 202413 AC Oulu 1–0 KuPS Oulu
20:00  UTC+3 Stadium: Raatti Stadium
Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara
7 July 202414 KuPS 3–1 Gnistan Kuopio
18:30  UTC+3
Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium
Referee: Matti Roth
21 July 202416 KuPS v Lahti Kuopio
18:30  UTC+3 Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium
28 July 202417 EIF v KuPS Ekenäs
17:00  UTC+3 Stadium: Ekenäs Centrumplan
4 August 202418 KuPS v SJK Kuopio
18:30  UTC+3 Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium
11 August 202419 Haka v KuPS Valkeakoski
17:00  UTC+3 Stadium: Tehtaan kenttä
18 August 202420 KuPS v Ilves Kuopio
16:00  UTC+3 Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium
25 August 202421 KuPS v Mariehamn Kuopio
16:00  UTC+3 Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium
1 September 202422 KuPS v Inter Turku Kuopio
16:00  UTC+3 Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium

Finnish Cup

16 June 2024Fifth round Mariehamn 1–3 KuPS Mariehamn
19:00  UTC+3 Stadium: Wiklöf Holding Arena
Referee: Petri Viljanen
25 June 2024Sixth round PEPO 1–5 KuPS Lappeenranta
18:30  UTC+3 Stadium: Kimpisen Urheilupuisto
Referee: Ayhan Dag
3 July 2024Quarter-finals EIF 0–2 KuPS Raasepori
18:30  UTC+3 Stadium: Ekenäs Sparbank Arena TN
Referee: Oliver Reitala
21 August 2024Semi-finals SJK v KuPS

UEFA Conference League

First qualifying round

11 July 2024First leg UNA Strassen Flag of Luxembourg.svg 0–0 Flag of Finland.svg KuPS Differdange, Luxembourg
19:00  UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stade Municipal de la Ville de Differdange
Referee: Helgi Mikael Jónasson (Iceland)
18 July 2024Second leg KuPS Flag of Finland.svg v
(0–0 agg.)
Flag of Luxembourg.svg UNA Strassen Kuopio
18:00  UTC+3 Report Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium
Referee: Ian McNabb (Northern Ireland)

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References

  1. "Veikkausliigan otteluohjelma kaudelle 2024 julkaistaan torstaina 18.1". www.veikkausliiga.com.
  2. Juurtela, Martti (January 18, 2024). "Klassikko-ottelu KuPS - HJK avaa Veikkausliigakauden 2024".