Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS) is a football club founded in 1950 and based in Rovaniemi, Finland. In 2019 RoPS participated in the Finnish Premier Division, (Veikkausliiga) marking their 32nd season in the top flight since 1981. The club plays home games at the Rovaniemen Keskuskenttä in the Arctic Circle of Lapland. The closest affiliated team is RoPS/2 from Kakkonen who participates in the third tier of Finnish football.
Toni Koskela is a Finnish football coach and former player. He currently manages Veikkausliiga side HJK, having been appointed after the dismissal of Mika Lehkosuo in 2019. Before HJK, he managed RoPS and the Under-19 team of HJK. He had to retire from his footballing career in 2009, aged 26, due to numerous knee injuries.
The 2008 season of Veikkausliiga was the 78th season of top-tier football in Finland. It started on 27 April 2008 and ended on 26 October 2008. The defending champions were Tampere United.
Zeddy Saileti is a former Zambian football striker and football coach, currently the manager of Nkana Football Club in Kitwe. A good goalscorer, he formed part of the Zambia squad that reached the final of the 1994 African Nations Cup, eventually losing 2-1 to Nigeria. Saileti was born and raised in a family of eleven children. His father was a mine worker and his mother a home school teacher. His little brother Derek Saileti is also a football player. Saileti used to play several sports while young - mostly football and tennis. The Luanshya mining company paid for the gear. Saileti has four daughters, two of which live in Zambia.
Aleksandr Kokko is a Russian-born Finnish footballer who plays as a striker for Finnish Veikkausliiga club RoPS.
Chanda Mwaba is a Zambian football midfielder who is currently a free agent.
Stephen Kunda is a Zambian football central defender who is currently a free agent. He played for Power Dynamos F.C. in his home country before moving to Finland. Kunda can also play as a defensive midfielder. Kunda had a contract with RoPS until the end of season 2012.
Jackson "Jack" Chileshe Chibwe is a retired Zambian football midfielder. A versatile forward, Chibwe can play either as a winger or attacking midfielder / second striker. Despite his short stature, Chibwe is known to be a good header of the ball. In 2011, he was convicted of match-fixing after taking bribes to fix the outcome of eleven games.
Roope Riski is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki.
Petteri Pennanen is a Finnish football player who plays as a midfielder for Ilves.
The 2015 Finnish League Cup is the 19th season of the Finnish League Cup, Finland's second-most prestigious cup football tournament. SJK are the defending champions, having won their second league cup last year.
The 2016 Finnish League Cup was the 20th season of the Finnish League Cup, Finland's second-most prestigious cup football tournament. HJK were the defending champions, having won their fifth league cup the previous year.
Lassi Lappalainen is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club CF Montréal and the Finland national team.
James "Jems" Geffrard is a professional footballer. Born in Canada, he represents the Haiti national team.
Timo Stavitski is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku.
Leo Väisänen is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Austin FC in Major League Soccer and the Finland national team. Väisänen was born in Helsinki, Finland. He began his senior club career playing for HJK and RoPS, before signing with Den Bosch at age 21 in 2018.
Niklas Jokelainen is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for AC Oulu as a midfielder in Veikkausliiga.
The 2019 Veikkausliiga was the 89th season of top-tier football in Finland. Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi were the defending champions.
The 2021 Veikkausliiga was the 91st season of top-tier football in Finland. HJK were the defending champions and successfully defended their title.
Ville Koski is a Finnish professional football player, who plays for Veikkausliiga club Honka.
