2016 RoPS season

RoPS

2016 season

Chairman

Risto Niva

Manager

Juha Malinen

Stadium

Keskuskenttä

Home colours

Away colours

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The 2016 season is RoPS's 4th Veikkausliiga season since their promotion back to the top flight in 2012.

Squad

As of 21 February 2016

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	Tyler Back
2	DF	Akseli Kalermo
3	DF	Jarkko Lahdenmäki
4	MF	Antti Okkonen (captain)
5	DF	Janne Saksela
6	MF	Juha Pirinen
7	MF	Mika Mäkitalo
8	MF	Robert Taylor
10	FW	Jean Fridolin Nganbe Nganbe
11	FW	Aleksandr Kokko
12	GK	Juhani Kangas
14	MF	Eetu Muinonen

No.	Position	Player
16	DF	Ville Saxman
17	MF	Mamut Saine
19	FW	Ransford Osei
21	MF	Aapo Heikkilä
22	GK	Ricardo
23	MF	Michal Mravec
25	GK	Antonio Reguero
47	DF	Juuso Hämäläinen
85	FW	Will John
86	DF	Abdou Jammeh
	FW	Simo Roiha

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
1	GK	Tyler Back ^[1]
8	MF	Robert Taylor (from JJK)^[2]
14	MF	Eetu Muinonen (from KTP)^[1]
17	MF	Mamut Saine (from Chania)
19	FW	Ransford Osei ^[3]^[4]
21	FW	Aapo Heikkilä (from Oulu)^[5]
23	MF	Michal Mravec (from Atlanta Silverbacks)^[6]
25	GK	Antonio Reguero ^[7]
47	DF	Juuso Hämäläinen (from Inter Turku)^[8]
	MF	Nahom Gebru (Trial)^[9]
	FW	Yves Robert Chouake (Trial)^[7]

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

No.	Position	Player
8	MF	Tomas Hradecky
9	FW	Tremaine Stewart (to Portmore United)
12	GK	Harri Nykänen
14	GK	Tomer Chencinski (to Helsingborgs)
17	MF	Olli Pöyliö
21	MF	Tommi Haanpää
26	FW	Eero Markkanen (to AIK)
32	MF	David Ramadingaye (to PK-35 Vantaa)
35	FW	Adeniyi Michael Ibiyomi (to Kajaani)
77	MF	Moshtagh Yaghoubi (to Shakhter Karagandy)
80	DF	Faith Friday Obilor (to Inter Turku)

Competitions

Veikkausliiga

Main article: 2016 Veikkausliiga

The 2016 Veikkausliiga season begins 2 April 2016 and ends on 23 October 2016.^[10]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	HJK	7	4	2	1	14	6	+8	14	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2	IFK Mariehamn	7	4	2	1	5	3	+2	14	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3	RoPS	6	3	2	1	9	7	+2	11	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
4	Inter Turku	6	2	2	2	7	6	+1	8
5	HIFK	6	2	2	2	9	9	0	8
6	PS Kemi Kings^{[lower-alpha 1]}	5	2	1	2	5	4	+1	7
7	VPS	5	2	1	2	6	8	−2	7
8	Lahti	5	1	3	1	7	5	+2	6
9	KuPS	6	2	0	4	9	10	−1	6
10	Ilves	4	2	0	2	4	6	−2	6
11	PK-35 Vantaa	7	1	2	4	6	11	−5	5	Qualification to Relegation play-offs
12	SJK^{[lower-alpha 1]}	6	1	1	4	2	8	−6	4	Relegation to Ykkönen

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2016. 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).
Notes:

1 2 SJK fielded ineligible players against PS Kemi Kings and the match was awarded as a 3–0 win for PS Kemi.^[11]

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
6	3	2	1	9	7	+2	11	1	2	0	3	2	+1	2	0	1	6	5	+1

Last updated: 5 May 2016.
Source: Soccerway

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	A	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	L	D	W	W	D

Last updated: 5 May 2016.
Source: Soccerway
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

2 April 2016 1	PK-35	3 – 4	RoPS	Vantaa
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Kuqi 22', 49' Ristola 28' Heimonen 47'	Report	A.Heikkilä 52' J.Nganbe 61' R.Taylor 67' Saxman 68' 76' Kokko 79' 81'	Stadium: ISS Stadion Attendance: 2,415 Referee: Mattias Gestranius

9 April 2016 2	IFK Mariehamn	1 – 0	RoPS	Mariehamn
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Wirtanen 43' R.Sid 48' Orgill 53'	Report	J.Saksela 17'	Stadium: Wiklöf Holding Arena Attendance: 1,146 Referee: Petri Viljanen

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

24 April 2016 4	RoPS	1 – 0	PK-35 Vantaa	Rovaniemi
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Kokko 90+2'	Report	F.Liñan 18' Xhaferi 34'	Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 1,785 Referee: Antti Munukka

28 April 2016 5	Inter Turku	1 – 2	RoPS	Turku
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Nwanganga 43'	Report	R.Taylor 30' Kokko 68' Saksela 78'	Stadium: Veritas Stadion Attendance: 1,815 Referee: Mattias Gestranius

5 May 2016 6	RoPS	0 – 0	Lahti	Rovaniemi
14:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Jammeh 73' Kokko 74'	Report	Tanska 9', 17' Solovyov 65'	Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 2,412

9 May 2016 7	HIFK	–	RoPS	Helsinki
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)		[ Report]		Stadium: Sonera Stadium

Finnish Cup

Main article: 2016 Finnish Cup

29 March 2016 Fifth Round	Hercules	0 – 8	RoPS	Oulu
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	N.Ruokangas 32' M.Huoponen 64'	Report	R.Taylor 5' Kokko 11', 13', 29' John 58' Mravec 69' Jammeh 74' J.Nganbe 80' A.Heikkilä 85'	Stadium: Heinäpään jalkapallohalli Attendance: 350

20 April 2016 Sixth Round	FC Haka	4 – 1	RoPS	Valkeakoski
17:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Ahonen 41' Järvi 70', 75' 90' James 79' Dudu 84'	Report	J.Nganbe 32' Kokko 66' Jammeh 67'	Stadium: Tehtaan kenttä Attendance: [Aleksandr Kokko

League Cup

Main article: 2016 Finnish League Cup

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	SJK	5	4	1	0	6	2	+4	13	Final
2	PS Kemi	4	2	1	1	6	3	+3	7
3	RoPS	5	1	3	1	4	3	+1	6
4	KuPS	4	1	1	2	2	4	−2	4
5	VPS	4	1	1	2	2	4	−2	4
6	Ilves	4	0	1	3	1	5	−4	1

Updated to match(es) played on 27 February 2015. 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

30 January 2016 1	RoPS	0 – 0	VPS	Oulu
14:00 EET (UTC+2)	Okkonen 85'	Report	Tiodorović 84'	Stadium: Heinäpään nurmi Attendance: 210 Referee: Dennis Antamo

4 February 2016 2	RoPS	2 – 0	KuPS	Oulu
18:00 EET (UTC+2)	Malcolm 10' Jammeh 41' T.Back 57' Okkonen 72' Heikkilä 90'	Report	Poutiainen 47' H.Coulibaly 90+2'	Stadium: Heinäpään nurmi Attendance: 204 Referee: Petri Viljanen

10 February 2016 3	Ilves	0 – 0	RoPS	Tampere
18:00 EET (UTC+2)	Matrone 52' Lahtinen 59' Miettunen 70' Petrescu 90+1'	Report	Okkonen 62'	Stadium: Pirkkahalli Arena Attendance: 550 Referee: Mikko Mörö

16 February 2016 4	PS Kemi Kings	1 – 1	RoPS	Kemi
18:00 EET (UTC+2)	Ions 4' Turpeenniemi 45+3'	Report	Muinonen 21' J.Majava 49'	Stadium: Junkohalli Kemi Referee: Antti Munukka

27 February 2016 5	RoPS	1 – 2	SJK	Oulu
15:00 EET (UTC+2)	M.Saine 21' J.Hämäläinen 26' Okkonen 50' 76' Pirinen 88'	Report	Riski 27' (pen.), 32'	Stadium: Heinäpään nurmi Attendance: 253 Referee: Ville Nevalainen

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League

Squad Statistics

As of Match played 5 May 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
1	GK		Tyler Back	3	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0	0	0
2	DF		Akseli Kalermo	7	0	2	0	0+1	0	3+1	0	0	0
3	DF		Jarkko Lahdenmäki	5	0	0+2	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
4	MF		Antti Okkonen	6	1	0	0	1	0	5	1	0	0
5	DF		Janne Saksela	7	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF		Juha Pirinen	12	0	6	0	2	0	4	0	0	0
7	MF		Mika Mäkitalo	11	0	5	0	2	0	4	0	0	0
8	MF		Robert Taylor	13	3	6	2	2	1	4+1	0	0	0
10	FW		Jean Fridolin Nganbe Nganbe	9	1	5	0	1+1	1	0+2	0	0	0
11	FW		Aleksandr Kokko	10	8	6	4	1+1	4	1+1	0	0	0
12	GK		Juhani Kangas	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Eetu Muinonen	4	1	0+1	0	0	0	1+2	1	0	0
15	MF		Juho Hyvärinen	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0
16	MF		Ville Saxman	12	1	6	1	2	0	3+1	0	0	0
17	MF		Mamut Saine	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
19	FW		Ransford Osei	6	0	0+3	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
21	FW		Aapo Heikkilä	12	3	1+4	1	1+1	1	5	1	0	0
22	GK		Ricardo	10	0	5	0	2	0	3	0	0	0
23	MF		Michal Mravec	4	0	1+2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
25	GK		Antonio Reguero	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	DF		Juuso Hämäläinen	11	0	6	0	1	0	4	0	0	0
85	FW		Will John	8	2	4+2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
86	DF		Abdou Jammeh	13	1	6	0	2	1	5	0	0	0
Trialists:
14	FW		Jarkko Luiro	3	0	0	0	0	0	0+3	0	0	0
18	MF		Nahom Gebru	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
19	MF		Shane Malcolm	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0
22	FW		Artyom Katashevsky	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
47	MF		Juuso Majava	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Players who left RoPS during the season:

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Veikkausliiga	Finnish Cup	League Cup	Total
1	FW	11	Aleksandr Kokko	4	4	0	8
2	FW	21	Aapo Heikkilä	1	1	1	3
2	MF	8	Robert Taylor	2	1	0	3
4	FW	85	Will John	1	1	0	2
5	DF	16	Ville Saxman	1	0	0	1
	DF	86	Abdou Jammeh	0	1	0	1
	MF	10	Jean Fridolin Nganbe Nganbe	0	1	0	1
	MF	19	Shane Malcolm	0	0	1	1
	MF	14	Eetu Muinonen	0	0	1	1
	MF	4	Antti Okkonen	0	0	1	1
TOTALS				9	8	4	21

Disciplinary Record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Veikkausliiga		Finnish Cup		League Cup		Europa League		Total
1		GK	Tyler Back	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
4		MF	Antti Okkonen	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0
5		DF	Janne Saksela	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
6		DF	Juha Pirinen	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
10		FW	Jean Fridolin Nganbe Nganbe	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
11		FW	Aleksandr Kokko	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
16		DF	Ville Saxman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17		MF	Mamut Saine	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
18		MF	Juuso Majava	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
23		MF	Michal Mravec	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
47		DF	Juuso Hämäläinen	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
85		MF	Will John	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
86		DF	Abdou Jammeh	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
TOTALS				11	0	3	0	9	1	0	0	23	1

References

1 2 "RoPS sopimukseen jenkkiveskarin kanssa". rops.fi (in Finnish). RoPS. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
↑ "Robert Taylor JJK:sta RoPS:n riveihin". rops.fi (in Finnish). RoPS. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
↑ "RoPS testaa U20 maailmanmestaria". rops.fi (in Finnish). RoPS. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
↑ "RoPS sopimukseen ghanalaisen Ransford Osein kanssa". rops.fi (in Finnish). RoPS. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
↑ "Aapo Heikkilä AC Oulusta RoPS-paitaan". rops.fi (in Finnish). RoPS. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
↑ "Hyppy tuntemattomaan – Michal Mravec pikakomennuksella Napapiirille". rops.fi (in Finnish). roPS. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
1 2 "RoPS:lle espanjalaismaalivahti ja testille hyökkääjä Kamerunista". rops.fi (in Finnish). RoPS. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
↑ "Juuso Hämäläinen FC Interistä RoPS-paitaan". rops.fi (in Finnish). RoPS. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
↑ "Saksalais-eritrealainen pelaaja RoPS:n testiin". rops.fi (in Finnish). RoPS. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
↑ http://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2016/01/13/veikkausliigan-otteluohjelma-2016-julkistettu
↑ "Päätös koskien SJK:n pelioikeudettomia pelaajia". palloliitto.fi (in Finnish). Palloliitto (Finnish FA). 19 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.

External links

Official website
RoPS on Twitter

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 Ilves Inter Turku KuPS Lahti PK-35 PS Kemi RoPS SJK VPS

Winter 2016 transfers Summer 2016 transfers

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