2016 HJK season explained
Club: | HJK |
Season: | 2016 |
Chairman: | Olli-Pekka Lyytikäinen |
Manager: | Mika Lehkosuo |
Stadium: | Sonera Stadium |
League: | Veikkausliiga |
League Result: | Runners-up |
Cup1: | Finnish Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Runners-up |
Cup2: | League Cup |
Cup2 Result: | Group Stage |
Cup3: | UEFA Europa League |
Cup3 Result: | Third qualifying round |
League Topscorer: | Alfredo Morelos (16) |
Season Topscorer: | Alfredo Morelos (30) |
Highest Attendance: | League: 10,500 (26 May 2016 vs HIFK, Veikkausliiga) |
Lowest Attendance: | League: 2,562 (7 August 2016 vs FC Lahti, Veikkausliiga) |
Average Attendance: | 5,101 |
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Prevseason: | 2015 |
Nextseason: | 2017 |
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
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No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club |
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Goalkeepers |
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21 | Thomas Dähne | | GK | 2016 10, df=yes | RB Leipzig |
25 | Jiri Koski | | GK | 2016 10, df=yes | Klubi-04 |
29 | Markus Uusitalo | | GK | 2016 10, df=yes | VPS |
Defenders |
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3 | Taye Taiwo | | DF | 2016 10, df=yes | Bursaspor |
5 | Lum Rexhepi | | DF | 2016 10, df=yes | Lillestrøm |
8 | Rafinha | | DF | 2016 10, df=yes | Gent |
14 | Ivan Tatomirović | | DF | 2016 10, df=yes | FK Sarajevo |
15 | Ville Jalasto | | DF | 2016 10, df=yes | Stabæk |
16 | Aapo Halme | | DF | 2016 10, df=yes | Klubi-04 |
18 | Roni Peiponen | | DF | 2016 10, df=yes | Loan from Molde |
27 | Sebastian Sorsa | | DF | 2016 10, df=yes | Hamilton Academical |
Midfielders |
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6 | Obed Malolo | | MF | 2016 10, df=yes | Klubi-04 |
10 | Atomu Tanaka | | MF | 2016 10, df=yes | Albirex Niigata |
13 | Toni Kolehmainen | | MF | 2016 10, df=yes | Hønefoss |
19 | Lucas Lingman | | MF | 2016 10, df=yes | Klubi-04 |
20 | Vincent Onovo | | MF | 2016 10, df=yes | Inter Turku |
22 | Anthony Annan | | MF | 2016 10, df=yes | Stabæk |
37 | Saku Ylätupa | | MF | 2016 10, df=yes | Klubi-04 |
38 | Sebastian Dahlström | | MF | 2016 10, df=yes | Klubi-04 |
Forwards |
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7 | Nikolai Alho | | FW | 2016 10, df=yes | Klubi-04 |
9 | Mikael Forssell | | FW | 2016 10, df=yes | VfL Bochum |
11 | Alfredo Morelos | | FW | 2016 10, df=yes | Loan from Independiente Medellín |
17 | Ousman Jallow | | FW | 2016 10, df=yes | Irtysh Pavlodar |
31 | Akseli Pelvas | | FW | 2016 10, df=yes | Falkenbergs FF |
34 | Lassi Lappalainen | | FW | 2016 10, df=yes | Klubi-04 |
77 | Evans Mensah | | FW | 2016 10, df=yes | Loan from Inter Allies |
90 | Nnamdi Oduamadi | | FW | 2016 10, df=yes | Loan from A.C. Milan |
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On loan
Transfers
Winter
In:[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] Out:[19] [20] [21] [22] [20] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [20] [33] [34] [35] [36] [20] [20]
Summer
See main article: List of Finnish football transfers summer 2016. In:[37] [38] [39] [40] [41] Out:[42] [43] [44] [45]
Competitions
Veikkausliiga
See main article: 2016 Veikkausliiga.
The 2016 Veikkausliiga season began 2 April 2016 and ended on 23 October 2016.[46]
Results
Finnish Cup
See main article: 2016 Finnish Cup.
Final
League Cup
See main article: 2016 Finnish League Cup.
UEFA Europa League
See main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.
Qualifying rounds
See main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round.
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
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Goal scorers
Disciplinary record
Notes and References
- Web site: Finland - List of League First Level Tables . . 18 May 2016 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20100717200558/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesf/finhist.html . 17 July 2010 .
- Web site: UEFA Champions League 1998/99 - Clubs. www.uefa.com/. UEFA. 18 May 2016.
- Web site: UEFA Europa League 2014/15 - Clubs. www.uefa.com/. UEFA. 18 May 2016.
- Web site: HJK:n laitapuolustaja Taye Taiwo on Veikkausliigan toukokuun pelaaja. Kuukauden valmentajaksi on valittu HJK:n päävalmentaja Mika Lehkosuo.. www.veikkausliiga.com. Veikkausliiga. 1 June 2016. Finnish.
- Web site: HJK:n Morelos kuukauden pelaajaksi. www.veikkausliiga.com. Veikkausliiga. 16 October 2016. Finnish.
- Web site: Joukkue. www.hjk.fi/. HJK. 10 November 2015. Finnish.
- Web site: Medo palaa kotiin. www.hjk.fi/. HJK. 3 March 2016. Finnish. 3 March 2016.
- Web site: HJK sopimukseen Lum Rexhepin kanssa. www.hjk.fi/. HJK. 15 January 2016. Finnish. 15 January 2016.
- Web site: Miklu palaa kotiin. www.hjk.fi/. HJK. 3 March 2016. Finnish. 3 March 2016.
- Web site: Alfredo Morelos lainasopimuksella Klubiin. www.hjk.fi/. HJK. 5 February 2016. Finnish. 5 February 2016.
- Web site: HJK sopimukseen Ivan Tatomirovicin kanssa. www.hjk.fi/. HJK. 3 February 2016. Finnish. 3 February 2016.
- Web site: Maajoukkuepuolustaja Ville Jalasto Klubiin. www.hjk.fi/. HJK. 22 December 2015. Finnish. 22 December 2015.
- Web site: Jarno Parikka palaa Klubiin. www.hjk.fi/. HJK. 16 December 2015. Finnish. 16 December 2015.
- Web site: VINCENT ONOVO HJK:N RIVEIHIN. www.hjk.fi/. HJK. 28 October 2015. Finnish. 26 October 2015.
- Web site: HJK:LLE KOVAN LUOKAN PALUUMUUTTAJA!. www.hjk.fi/. HJK. 5 February 2016. Finnish. 5 February 2016.
- Web site: Nuorten maajoukkuemaalivahti Markus Uusitalo Klubiin. www.hjk.fi/. HJK. 15 November 2015. Finnish. 13 November 2015.
- Web site: HJK sopimukseen ghanalaishyökkääjän kanssa. www.hjk.fi/. HJK. 26 January 2016. Finnish. 25 January 2016.
- Web site: HJK:LLE LAITURI AC MILANISTA. www.hjk.fi/. HJK. 22 March 2016. Finnish. 22 March 2016.
- Web site: Örlund lämnar finska storklubben - aktuell för Sverige?. www.fotbollskanalen.se/. fotbollskanalen.se. 28 October 2015. Swedish. 28 October 2015.
- Web site: Viiden pelaajan lähtö HJK:sta varmistui. www.hs.fi. hs.fi. 28 October 2015. Finnish. 28 October 2015.
- Web site: Daniel Örlund klar för BP. www.laget.se/bpherr/. IF Brommapojkarna. 6 March 2016. Swedish. 4 March 2016.
- Web site: New York Red Bulls Complete Transfer of Defender Gideon Baah. www.newyorkredbulls.com. New York Red Bulls. 9 February 2016. 9 February 2016.
- Web site: Tapio Heikkilä ja Youness Rahimi SJK:n paitaan. www.sjk2007.fi/. SJK. 22 December 2015. Finnish. 22 December 2015. 22 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222210315/http://www.sjk2007.fi/uutiset/Tapio_Heikkila_ja_Youness_Rahimi_SJK_n_paitaan__8586.html. dead.
- Web site: Markus "Mako" Heikkinen palaa Ouluun. acoulu.fi/. AC Oulu. 31 October 2015. Finnish. 2 September 2015.
- Web site: Demba Savage klar för Häcken!. bkhacken.se/. BK Häcken. 28 October 2015. Swedish. 28 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151029042421/http://bkhacken.se/demba-savage-klar-for-hacken/. 29 October 2015. dead.
- Web site: Klingan ja Klubin tiet eroavat. www.hjk.fi/. HJK. 30 March 2016. Finnish. 30 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160413215911/http://www.hjk.fi/uutiset/Miehet-3613. 13 April 2016. dead.
- Web site: Suomen U21-maajoukkueen Matti Klinga Kerhoon. www.sjk2007.fi/. SJK. 30 March 2016. Finnish. 30 March 2016. 5 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160405093144/http://www.sjk2007.fi/uutiset/Suomen_U21_maajoukkueen_Matti_Klinga_Kerhoon_8660.html. dead.
- Web site: Maajoukkuepuolustaja Veli Lampi palaa Vaasan Palloseuraan 1+1-vuotisella sopimuksella. www.vepsu.fi/. VPS. 27 November 2015. Finnish. 27 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208050223/http://vepsu.fi/item/1404-maajoukkuepuolustaja-vepsuun-%E2%80%9Dmahtavaa-palata-t%C3%A4nne-%E2%80%9D.html. 8 December 2015. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: Roni Peiponen siirtyy Norjan pääsarjan Moldeen. www.hjk.fi/. HJK. 6 November 2015. Finnish. 6 November 2015.
- Web site: Jarno Parikka avslutar karriären. vasabladet.fi. Vasabladet. 12 February 2016. Finnish. 12 February 2016.
- Web site: ru:Джаллоу подписал контракт с Иртышом. http://fcirtysh.kz/news/403-dzhallou-podpisal-kontrakt-s-irtyshom.html. fcirtysh.kz. FC Irtysh Pavlodar. 2 March 2016. Russian. 27 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160315185041/http://fcirtysh.kz/news/403-dzhallou-podpisal-kontrakt-s-irtyshom.html. 15 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: Leverkusen ostaa Pohjanpalon merkittävällä summalla. www.hjk.fi/. HJK. 21 March 2016. Finnish. 21 March 2016.
- Web site: Mendy, Demirspor'da. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208142820/http://www.adanademirspor.org.tr/haber-detay.asp?newID=2160&newTitle=Mendy,%20Demirspor%27da. dead. 8 December 2015. Adana Demirspor. 1 December 2015. Turkish. 1 December 2015.
- Web site: Finsk landslagsman klar för Häcken!. bkhacken.se/. BK Häcken. 28 October 2015. Swedish. 7 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151008050615/http://bkhacken.se/finsk-landslagsman-klar-for-hacken/. 8 October 2015. dead.
- Web site: Saku-Pekka Sahlgren har signert for Sandnes Ulf. www.sandnesulf.no/. Sandnes Ulf. 11 January 2016. Norwegian. 11 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160130103510/http://www.sandnesulf.no/news/article/m0nbrtg8b0oc1w8gu08qpr25x/title/saku-pekka-sahlgren-har-signert-for-sandnes-ulf. 2016-01-30. dead.
- Web site: ru:Эрфан Зенели и Ягуби Муштаг подписали контракты с "Шахтером". http://www.sports.kz/news/erfan-zeneli-i-yagubi-mushtag-podpisali-kontraktyi-s-shahterom. www.sports.kz/. sportz.kz. 20 February 2016. Russian. 20 February 2016.
- Web site: Rafinha palaa HJK:hon. www.hjk.fi/. HJK. 23 May 2016. Finnish. 23 May 2016.
- Web site: Ousman Jallow palaa Klubiin. www.hjk.fi/. HJK. 8 August 2016. Finnish. 8 August 2016.
- Web site: HJK Helsingfors leier Peiponen. www.moldefk.no. Molde FK. 22 July 2016. Norwegian. 22 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160729141156/http://www.moldefk.no/news/article/9ihy33u9vj751xvxq8yqybo3m/title/hjk-helsingfors-leier-peiponen. 2016-07-29. dead.
- Web site: AKSELI PELVAS PALAA HJK:HON. www.hjk.fi/. HJK. 1 September 2016. Finnish. 31 August 2016.
- Web site: Evans Mensah loppukaudeksi Klubiin. www.hjk.fi/. HJK. 23 August 2016. Finnish. 23 August 2016.
- Web site: HJK förlorar Medo till Kuwait, förstärker med ungt löfte. www.yle.fi/. Yle. 23 August 2016. Swedish. 23 August 2016.
- Web site: Leo Väisänen loppukaudeksi lainalle PK-35:een. www.hjk.fi/. HJK. 22 August 2016. Finnish. 21 August 2016.
- Web site: Lassi Järvenpää Napapiirille loppukauden lainalla. rops.fi. RoPS. 8 September 2016. Finnish. 4 September 2016.
- Web site: Richard Gadze palaa Delhiin. hjk.fi. HJK. 9 September 2016. Finnish. 7 September 2016.
- Web site: Otteluohjelma 2016 [Fixtures]]. www.veikkausliiga.com. Veikkausliiga. 18 May 2016.