# 2016 RoPS season

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

## Squad

    As of 4 September 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Tyler Back |
| 3 | DF | FIN | Jarkko Lahdenmäki |
| 4 | MF | FIN | Antti Okkonen (captain) |
| 5 | DF | FIN | Janne Saksela |
| 6 | MF | FIN | Juha Pirinen |
| 7 | MF | FIN | Mika Mäkitalo |
| 8 | MF | FIN | Robert Taylor |
| 10 | FW | CMR | Jean Fridolin Nganbe Nganbe |
| 12 | GK | FIN | Juhani Kangas |
| 13 | DF | FIN | Lassi Järvenpää (loan from HJK) |
| 14 | MF | FIN | Eetu Muinonen |
| 16 | DF | FIN | Ville Saxman |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | GAM | Mamut Saine |
| 19 | FW | GHA | Ransford Osei |
| 20 | FW | FIN | Simo Roiha |
| 21 | MF | FIN | Aapo Heikkilä |
| 22 | GK | BRA | Ricardo |
| 23 | MF | SVK | Michal Mravec |
| 25 | GK | ESP | Antonio Reguero |
| 47 | DF | FIN | Juuso Hämäläinen |
| 77 | MF | ESP | José Galán |
| 85 | FW | USA | Will John |
| 86 | DF | GAM | Abdou Jammeh |
| 99 | FW | EST | Albert Prosa |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | FIN | Akseli Kalermo (at AC Oulu) |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Tyler Back |
| 8 | MF | FIN | Robert Taylor (from JJK) |
| 14 | MF | FIN | Eetu Muinonen (from KTP) |
| 17 | MF | GAM | Mamut Saine (from Chania) |
| 19 | FW | GHA | Ransford Osei |
| 21 | FW | FIN | Aapo Heikkilä (from Oulu) |
| 23 | MF | SVK | Michal Mravec (from Atlanta Silverbacks) |
| 25 | GK | ESP | Antonio Reguero |
| 47 | DF | FIN | Juuso Hämäläinen (from Inter Turku) |
| — | MF | GER | Nahom Gebru (Trial) |
| — | FW | CMR | Yves Robert Chouake (Trial) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 8 | MF | FIN | Tomas Hradecky |
| 9 | FW | JAM | Tremaine Stewart (to Portmore United) |
| 12 | GK | FIN | Harri Nykänen |
| 14 | GK | CAN | Tomer Chencinski (to Helsingborg) |
| 17 | MF | FIN | Olli Pöyliö |
| 21 | MF | FIN | Tommi Haanpää |
| 26 | FW | FIN | Eero Markkanen (to AIK) |
| 32 | MF | FIN | David Ramadingaye (to PK-35 Vantaa) |
| 35 | FW | NGA | Adeniyi Michael Ibiyomi (to Kajaani) |
| 77 | MF | FIN | Moshtagh Yaghoubi (to Spartaks Jūrmala) |
| 80 | DF | NGA | Faith Friday Obilor (to Inter Turku) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | DF | FIN | Lassi Järvenpää (loan from HJK) |
| 77 | MF | ESP | José Galán (from Persela Lamongan) |
| 99 | FW | EST | Albert Prosa (from Flora) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 11 | FW | FIN | Aleksandr Kokko (to Newcastle Jets) |

## Competitions
### Veikkausliiga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | VPS | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Ilves | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 52 | |
| 6 | RoPS | 33 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 50 | |
| 7 | KuPS | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 49 | |
| 8 | Lahti | 33 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 42 | |
* ↑ SJK qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016 Finnish Cup.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 24 October 2016. Source: See Results

#### 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 | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | D | W | W | D | D | L | L | L | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | L | D | W | L | D | W | L | D | L | W | D | D |

#### Results
### League Cup

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

### UEFA Europa League
#### Qualifying rounds
## Squad statistics

    As of Match played 23 October 2016

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Veikkausliiga | Veikkausliiga | Finnish Cup | Finnish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Europa League | Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | USA | Tyler Back | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | FIN | Akseli Kalermo | 11 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | FIN | Jarkko Lahdenmäki | 31 | 3 | 21+4 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | FIN | Antti Okkonen | 24 | 1 | 15+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | FIN | Janne Saksela | 35 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | FIN | Juha Pirinen | 41 | 1 | 30+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | FIN | Mika Mäkitalo | 35 | 1 | 22+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | FIN | Robert Taylor | 42 | 12 | 30+1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | CMR | Jean Fridolin Nganbe Nganbe | 33 | 3 | 17+8 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | FIN | Juhani Kangas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | FIN | Lassi Järvenpää | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | FIN | Eetu Muinonen | 31 | 5 | 15+9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 15 | FW | FIN | Jarkko Luiro | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | FIN | Ville Saxman | 23 | 2 | 14+3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | GAM | Mamut Saine | 20 | 1 | 7+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | FIN | Juho Hyvärinen | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | GHA | Ransford Osei | 20 | 1 | 4+12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | FIN | Simo Roiha | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | FIN | Aapo Heikkilä | 27 | 3 | 5+14 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | BRA | Ricardo | 19 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | SVK | Michal Mravec | 22 | 2 | 11+6 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ESP | Antonio Reguero | 23 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | FIN | Juuso Hämäläinen | 36 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | ESP | José Galán | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | FW | USA | Will John | 33 | 3 | 15+12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 86 | DF | GAM | Abdou Jammeh | 42 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 99 | FW | EST | Albert Prosa | 9 | 2 | 6+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trialists: ||||||||||||||
| 15 | MF | FIN | Juho Hyvärinen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | GER | Nahom Gebru | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | GUM | Shane Malcolm | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | RUS | Artyom Katashevsky | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | FIN | Juuso Majava | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left RoPS during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 11 | FW | FIN | Aleksandr Kokko | 23 | 13 | 14+1 | 9 | 1+1 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Veikkausliiga | Finnish Cup | League Cup | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 11 | Aleksandr Kokko | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | MF | | 8 | Robert Taylor | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | MF | | 14 | Eetu Muinonen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | FW | | 21 | Aapo Heikkilä | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | FW | | 85 | Will John | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | | 10 | Jean Fridolin Nganbe Nganbe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | DF | | 3 | Jarkko Lahdenmäki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | DF | | 5 | Janne Saksela | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | DF | | 16 | Ville Saxman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | | 23 | Michal Mravec | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | | 99 | Albert Prosa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | | 86 | Abdou Jammeh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | FW | | 19 | Ransford Osei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | | 7 | Mika Mäkitalo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | | 17 | Mamut Saine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | | 6 | Juha Pirinen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | | 19 | Shane Malcolm | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | | 4 | Antti Okkonen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 42 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 58 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Veikkausliiga | Veikkausliiga | Finnish Cup | Finnish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Europa League | Europa League | Total | Total |
| 1 | | GK | Tyler Back | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | | DF | Jarkko Lahdenmäki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | | MF | Antti Okkonen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Janne Saksela | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | | DF | Juha Pirinen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | | MF | Mika Mäkitalo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | | FW | Jean Fridolin Nganbe Nganbe | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | | FW | Aleksandr Kokko | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | | DF | Ville Saxman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | | MF | Mamut Saine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | | MF | Juuso Majava | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | | GK | Ricardo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | | MF | Michal Mravec | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 25 | | GK | Antonio Reguero | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | | DF | Juuso Hämäläinen | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 77 | | MF | José Galán | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 85 | | MF | Will John | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | | DF | Abdou Jammeh | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| 99 | | FW | Albert Prosa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 56 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 82 | 5 |