2019 RoPS season explained

Club:RoPS
Season:2019
Chairman:Risto Niva
Manager:Pasi Tuutti
Stadium:Rovaniemen keskuskenttä
League:Veikkausliiga
League Result:10th
Cup1:Finnish Cup
Cup1 Result:Quarterfinal vs KPV
Cup2:UEFA Europa League
Cup2 Result:First Qualifying Round vs Aberdeen
League Topscorer:Youness Rahimi (5)
Season Topscorer:Two Players (5)
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Prevseason:2018
Nextseason:2020

The 2019 season was RoPS's 7th Veikkausliiga season since their promotion back to the top flight in 2012. RoPS finished the season in 10th position, reached the Quarterfinals of the Finnish Cup where they were knocked out by KPV and the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League where they were beaten by Aberdeen.

Transfers

In

DatePositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
13 November 2018DFHenrik ÖlanderKemi CityUndisclosed[1]
13 November 2018MFTommi JänttiKlubi 04Undisclosed
13 November 2018FWNiklas JokelainenIlvesUndisclosed
21 December 2018DFAtte SihvonenEkenäsUndisclosed[2]
1 February 2019GKDamjan ShishkovskiLahtiUndisclosed[3]
5 February 2019MFSergio LlamasAlavésUndisclosed[4]
13 February 2019DFMohamadou SissokoKardemir KarabüksporUndisclosed[5]
21 February 2019MFTarik KadaHeracles AlmeloUndisclosed[6]
27 February 2019MFAgnaldoMoldeUndisclosed[7]
10 April 2019FWYouness RahimiHonkaUndisclosed[8]
30 July 2019MFJagoba BeobideBurgosUndisclosed[9]

Loans in

Start datePositionNationalityNameFromEnd dateRef.
7 January 2019DFKalle KatzHJKEnd of Season[10]
2 August 2019DFKevin Kouassivi-BenissanHJKEnd of Season[11]

Released

DatePositionNationalityNameJoinedDate
30 January 2019DFJuuso HämäläinenInter Turku
30 January 2019DFLassi JärvenpääIFK Mariehamn
30 January 2019[12] DFJems GeffrardFresno
30 January 2019DFFugo SegawaAC Oulu
30 January 2019MFAntti OkkonenRetired
30 January 2019MFGiorgi GoroziaLocomotive Tbilisi
30 January 2019FWVahid HamboAstra Giurgiu
30 January 2019FWSimo RoihaKPV
21 July 2019[13] GKDamjan ShishkovskiRabotnički21 July 2019
31 December 2019DFHenrik ÖlanderAC Oulu1 January 2020
31 December 2019DFTaye TaiwoDoxa Katokopias3 July 2020[14]
31 December 2019MFJagoba BeobideReal Unión22 January 2020
31 December 2019MFSergio LlamasReal Unión1 July 2020
31 December 2019FWNiklas JokelainenAC Oulu
31 December 2019DFEerik Kantola
31 December 2019MFAgnaldoKastrioti14 August 2020
31 December 2019MFTarik KadaAl-Ahli23 January 2020
31 December 2019GKJuhani Kangas
31 December 2019DFMohamadou SissokoErmis Aradippou

Competitions

Veikkausliiga

See main article: 2019 Veikkausliiga.

The 2019 Veikkausliiga season begins on 3 April 2019 and ends on 3 November 2019.[15]

Results

Finnish Cup

See main article: 2019 Finnish Cup.

Knockout stage

UEFA Europa League

See main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.

Qualifying rounds

See main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

|-|colspan="14"|Youth team players:|-|colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan:|-|colspan="14"|Players who left RoPS during the season:|}

Goal scorers

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1 FW23Niklas Jokelainen2305
FW7 Youness Rahimi5005
3 FW21Matias Tamminen2204
4 MF10Lucas Lingman3003
DF6 Atte Sihvonen2103
DF20Juho Hyvärinen2103
7 MF14Eetu Muinonen2002
FW17Sampo Ala1102
MF24Tommi Jäntti1012
10DF15Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan1001
DF3 Taye Taiwo1001
FW11Aleksandr Kokko1001
MF8 Sergio Llamas0101
DF5 Kalle Katz0101
MF34Tarik Kada0011
TOTALS2310235

Disciplinary record

NumberNationPositionNameVeikkausliigaFinnish CupEuropa LeagueTotal
2 DFHenrik Ölander00200020
3 DFTaye Taiwo01100011
4 MFJagoba Beobide20000020
5 DFKalle Katz30001040
6 DFAtte Sihvonen50200070
7 MFYouness Rahimi20000020
8 MFSergio Llamas00201030
10MFLucas Lingman50000050
11FWAleksandr Kokko10001020
14MFEetu Muinonen20000020
17FWSampo Ala10000010
20DFJuho Hyvärinen10000010
21FWMatias Tamminen20100030
23FWNiklas Jokelainen10100020
24MFTommi Jäntti10000010
27DFSamuel Olabisi31100041
33MFAgnaldo20000020
34MFTarik Kada01000001
88DFMohamadou Sissoko80001090
Players away on loan:
Players who left RoPS during the season:
1 GKDamjan Shishkovski10100020
TOTALS49311040643

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RoPS hankki kolmen pelaajan verran nuorta lahjakkuutta . rops.fi/ . Rovaniemen Palloseura . 27 September 2019 . Finnish . 13 November 2018.
  2. Web site: RoPS hankki puolustajan Ykkösestä . veikkausliiga.com/ . Veikkausliiga . 21 August 2020 . Finnish . 21 December 2018.
  3. Web site: Makedonian maajoukkuevahti Damjan Siskovski siirtyy Rovaniemen Palloseuraan . rops.fi/ . Rovaniemen Palloseura . 27 September 2019 . Finnish . 1 February 2019.
  4. Web site: Keskikenttämies Sergio Llamas siirtyy Rovaniemen Palloseuraan . rops.fi/ . Rovaniemen Palloseura . 27 September 2019 . Finnish . 5 February 2019.
  5. Web site: RoPS:lle jämerä ranskalaistoppari - Mohamadou Sissoko siirtyy Napapiirille . rops.fi/ . Rovaniemen Palloseura . 27 September 2019 . Finnish . 13 February 2019.
  6. Web site: RoPS hankki tukea laidoilleen - Tarik Kada siirtyy Napapiirille . rops.fi/ . Rovaniemen Palloseura . 27 September 2019 . Finnish . 21 February 2019.
  7. Web site: RoPS vahvistuu kevättä kohden - Agnaldo Moraes palaa Napapiirille . rops.fi/ . Rovaniemen Palloseura . 27 September 2019 . Finnish . 27 February 2019.
  8. Web site: RoPS:lta viime hetken kaappaus - Youness Rahimi siirtyy Napapiirille. . rops.fi/ . Rovaniemen Palloseura . 27 September 2019 . Finnish . 10 April 2019.
  9. Web site: RoPS:lle kokenut keskikenttäpelaaja Espanjasta – Jagoba Beobide siirtyy Napapiirille . rops.fi/ . Rovaniemen Palloseura . 27 September 2019 . Finnish . 30 July 2019.
  10. Web site: KLUBIPELAAJIA LAINALLE . hjk.fi/ . HJK . 19 March 2019 . Finnish . 7 January 2019.
  11. Web site: Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan siirtyy loppukaudeksi Rovaniemen Palloseuraan . rops.fi/ . RoPS . 28 September 2019 . Finnish . 2 August 2019.
  12. Web site: Veikkausliigan siirrot talvella 2018-2019 . veikkausliiga.com/ . Veikkausliiga . 27 September 2019 . Finnish . 30 January 2019.
  13. Web site: Maalivahti Shishkovski jättänyt RoPS:n – uusi hyökkääjä tulossa jo alkuviikolla . rops.fi/ . Rovaniemen Palloseura . 27 September 2019 . Finnish . 21 July 2019.
  14. Web site: ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ – TAYE TAIWO . doxafc.com.cy/ . Doxa Katokopias FC . 21 August 2020 . Greek . 3 July 2020.
  15. Web site: Otteluohjelma 2019 [Fixtures]]. veikkausliiga.com. Veikkausliiga. 23 March 2019.