2017 HJK season

HJK
2017 season
Chairman	Olli-Pekka Lyytikäinen
Manager	Mika Lehkosuo
Stadium	Telia 5G -areena
Veikkausliiga	Champions
Finnish Cup	Champions
UEFA Europa League	Second qualifying round vs KF Shkëndija
Top goalscorer	League: Akseli Pelvas (14); All: Akseli Pelvas (24)
Highest home attendance	League: 10,500 (31 July 2017 vs HIFK, Veikkausliiga)
Lowest home attendance	League: 2,912 (23 July 2017 vs PS Kemi, Veikkausliiga)
Average home league attendance	4,779
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2017 season is Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi's 109th competitive season.^[1] HJK are Finlands most successful football club 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 2nd in the 2016 Veikkausliiga season, HJK entered the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.

Season Review

Squad

As of 31 August 2017^[4]

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club
Goalkeepers
21	Thomas Dähne	GK	(1994-01-04) January 4, 1994 (age 30)	RB Leipzig
29	Markus Uusitalo	GK	(1997-05-15) May 15, 1997 (age 27)	VPS
35	Jesse Koivistoinen	GK	(1997-12-31) December 31, 1997 (age 26)	Klubi-04
Defenders
4	Hannu Patronen	DF	(1984-05-23) May 23, 1984 (age 40)	Sogndal
8	Rafinha (captain)	DF	(1982-06-29) June 29, 1982 (age 42)	Gent
15	Ville Jalasto	DF	(1986-04-19) April 19, 1986 (age 38)	Stabæk
16	Aapo Halme	DF	(1998-05-22) May 22, 1998 (age 26)	Klubi-04
18	Roni Peiponen	DF	(1997-04-09) April 9, 1997 (age 27)	Loan from Molde
25	Valtteri Vesiaho	DF	(1999-02-10) February 10, 1999 (age 25)	Klubi-04
32	Faith Friday Obilor	DF	(1991-03-05) March 5, 1991 (age 33)	Inter Turku
33	Henrik Ölander	DF	(1997-10-29) October 29, 1997 (age 27)	Klubi-04
66	Juha Pirinen	DF	(1991-10-22) October 22, 1991 (age 33)	RoPS
Midfielders
7	Moshtagh Yaghoubi	MF	(1994-11-08) November 8, 1994 (age 30)	Spartaks Jūrmala
10	Atomu Tanaka	MF	(1987-10-04) October 4, 1987 (age 37)	Albirex Niigata
14	Sebastian Dahlström	MF	(1996-11-05) November 5, 1996 (age 28)	Klubi-04
19	Lucas Lingman	MF	(1998-01-25) January 25, 1998 (age 26)	Klubi-04
20	Vincent Onovo	MF	(1995-12-10) December 10, 1995 (age 29)	Inter Turku
22	Anthony Annan	MF	(1986-07-21) July 21, 1986 (age 38)	Stabæk
27	Filip Valenčič	MF	(1992-01-07) January 7, 1992 (age 32)	PS Kemi
28	Rasmus Schüller	MF	(1991-06-18) June 18, 1991 (age 33)	Loan from Minnesota United
36	Eetu Vertainen	MF	(1999-05-11) May 11, 1999 (age 25)	Klubi-04
Forwards
9	Demba Savage	FW	(1988-06-17) June 17, 1988 (age 36)	Häcken
17	Ousman Jallow	FW	(1988-10-21) October 21, 1988 (age 36)	Irtysh Pavlodar
31	Akseli Pelvas	FW	(1989-02-08) February 8, 1989 (age 35)	Falkenbergs FF
38	Enoch Banza	FW	(2000-02-04) February 4, 2000 (age 24)	Klubi-04
77	Evans Mensah	FW	(1998-02-09) February 9, 1998 (age 26)	Inter Allies

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
34	FW	FIN	Lassi Lappalainen (on loan at RoPS until end of season)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Transfers

Winter

In: 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
4	DF	FIN	Hannu Patronen (from Sogndal)
7	MF	FIN	Moshtagh Yaghoubi (from Spartaks Jūrmala)^[5]
9	FW	GAM	Demba Savage (from Häcken)^[6]
11	FW	COL	Alfredo Morelos (from Independiente Medellín, previously on loan)
32	DF	NGA	Faith Friday Obilor (from Inter Turku)^[7]
66	DF	FIN	Juha Pirinen (from RoPS)^[8]
77	FW	GHA	Evans Mensah (from International Allies, previously on loan)

Out: 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
3	DF	NGA	Taye Taiwo (to Lausanne-Sport)^[9]^[10]
5	DF	KOS	Lum Rexhepi (to Go Ahead Eagles)
6	MF	FIN	Obed Malolo (to SJK)
7	FW	FIN	Nikolai Alho (to Halmstad)^[11]
9	FW	FIN	Mikael Forssell (to HIFK)
13	MF	FIN	Toni Kolehmainen (to Wisła Puławy)
14	DF	SRB	Ivan Tatomirović (to RoPS)^[12]
25	GK	FIN	Jiri Koski (to KTP)
27	DF	FIN	Sebastian Sorsa (to KuPS)^[13]
28	MF	FIN	Saku Ylätupa (loan to RoPS)^[14]
90	FW	NGA	Nnamdi Oduamadi (loan return to A.C. Milan)

Trial: 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
27	MF	BRA	Lucas Kaufmann

Summer

In: 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
11	FW	CIV	Jean-Jacques Bougouhi (from Ural Yekaterinburg)^[15]
27	MF	SVN	Filip Valenčič (from PS Kemi)^[16]
28	MF	FIN	Saku Ylätupa (loan return from RoPS)
28	MF	FIN	Rasmus Schüller (loan from Minnesota United)^[17]

Out: 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
11	FW	COL	Alfredo Morelos (to Rangers)^[18]
11	FW	CIV	Jean-Jacques Bougouhi (to İstanbulspor)^[19]^[20]
28	MF	FIN	Saku Ylätupa (to Ajax)^[21]
34	FW	FIN	Lassi Lappalainen (loan to RoPS)^[22]

Friendlies

7 February 2017	Hammarby Fotboll	2 – 3	HJK	Stockholm, Sweden
20:00 EET (UTC+2)		Report	Pelvas 62' Morelos 72' Jallow 80'	Stadium: Tele2 Arena

9 February 2017	IFK Norrköping	4 – 3	HJK	Stockholm, Sweden
20:00 EET (UTC+2)		Report	Dahlström 53', 57' Pirinen 70'	Stadium: Tele2 Arena

9 March 2017	Rosenborg	2 – 1	HJK	Marbella, Spain
EET (UTC+2)		Report	Morelos 63'

24 March 2017	HJK	3 – 0	Infonet	Helsinki
16:15 EET (UTC+2)	Mensah 11', 33' Savage 90'	Report		Stadium: Sonera Stadium

Competitions

Veikkausliiga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	HJK (C)	33	23	7	3	78	16	+62	76	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	KuPS	33	16	8	9	51	36	+15	56	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round^[a]
3	Ilves	33	15	11	7	39	35	+4	56
4	Lahti	33	12	13	8	46	31	+15	49
5	IFK Mariehamn	33	13	10	10	44	42	+2	49

Updated to match(es) played on 28 October 2017. Source: Veikkausliiga (in 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).
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Since HJK, winners of the 2016–17 Finnish Cup, qualified for the Champions League first qualifying round, the spot awarded to the cup winner (Europa League first qualifying round) is passed to the next best-placed team (in this case to the fourth-placed team).

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
33	23	7	3	78	16	+62	76	13	2	2	40	7	+33	10	5	1	38	9	+29

Last updated: 28 October 2017.
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	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L

Updated to match(es) played on 28 October 2017. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

5 April 2017 1	HJK	5 – 0	VPS	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Yaghoubi 31' Morelos 32' Tanaka 40', 64' Lampi 44' (o.g.) Pelvas 54' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 4,123 Referee: Petri Viljanen

10 April 2017 2	HJK	2 – 0	KuPS	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Pelvas 36' (pen.) Morelos 74' 82'	Report	Sorsa 60'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 3,214 Referee: Oskari Hämäläinen

15 April 2017 3	IFK Mariehamn	1 – 1	HJK	Mariehamn
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Kojola 11' Sellin 14' Petrović 43' Span 74'	Report	Obilor 31' 41' Yaghoubi 80'	Stadium: Wiklöf Holding Arena Attendance: 1,360 Referee: Marko Grönholm

23 April 2017 4	JJK	1 – 5	HJK	Jyväskylä
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	E.Ahde 58'	Report	Halme 6' Mensah 60', 71' Annan 65' Morelos 83'	Stadium: Harjun stadion Attendance: 2,346 Referee: Dennis Antamo

29 April 2017 5	HJK	1 – 1	Inter Turku	Helsinki
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Morelos 27' Yaghoubi 65' Rafinha 81' Obilor 85'	Report	Kanakoudis 70' Henrique 79' Furuholm 90+3'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 3,721 Referee: Atte Jussila

6 May 2017 6	VPS	2 – 1	HJK	Vaasa
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Strandvall 36' 41' (pen.) Lähde 49' J.Vahtera 55'	Report	Rafinha 40' Morelos 52' 71' Annan 70' Yaghoubi 86'	Stadium: Hietalahti Stadium Attendance: 2,689 Referee: Oskari Hämäläinen

11 May 2017 7	HJK	2 – 0	Ilves	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Morelos 9', 73' Patronen 11'	Report	Ayarna 43'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 4,111 Referee: Dennis Antamo

19 May 2017 8	PS Kemi Kings	0 – 1	HJK	Kemi
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Valenčič 32' Ojala 68' Salazar 76'	Report	Morelos 7' 42' Patronen 81'	Stadium: Sauvosaaren Urheilupuisto Attendance: 777 Referee: Kalle Mäkinen

23 May 2017 9	HIFK	0 – 0	HJK	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	K.Raimi 34'	Report	Pirinen 28' Mensah 67'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Antti Munukka

27 May 2017 10	Lahti	0 – 0	HJK	Lahti
15:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Sesay 90'	Report	Onovo 45'	Stadium: Lahti Stadium Attendance: 3,065 Referee: Jani Laaksonen

31 May 2017 11	HJK	6 – 0	SJK	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Onovo 1' Mensah 8' Jalasto 12' Yaghoubi 23' Morelos 58', 90'	Report	Hetemaj 15'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 5,575 Referee: Ville Nevalainen

4 June 2017 12	RoPS	1 – 4	HJK	Rovaniemi
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	S.Roiha 63' Addy 82'	Report	Eze 18' (o.g.) Yaghoubi 46' 64' Mensah 61' Morelos 90+2'	Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 1,465 Referee: Jari Järvinen

15 June 2017 13	HJK	4 – 0	JJK	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Pelvas 7' 47' Pirinen 10' Annan 36' Onovo 42' Mensah 71', 83'	Report	Petrescu 65' Poutiainen 79'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 3,921 Referee: Oskari Hämäläinen

18 June 2017 14	KuPS	0 – 2	HJK	Kuopio
16:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Egwuekwe 20' Gabriel 30' Sorsa 78'	Report	Pelvas 20' Tanaka 29' Rafinha 83' Patronen 87' Lappalainen 90+1'	Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium Attendance: 3,097 Referee: Petri Viljanen

22 June 2017 15	HJK	2 – 0	IFK Mariehamn	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Annan 17' Savage 24' Pelvas 66' 86'	Report	Friberg 52'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 3,007 Referee: Mattias Gestranius

2 July 2017 16	Inter Turku	1 – 1	HJK	Turku
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	García 53' Nyman 68' Källman 74' Mombilo 79'	Report	Mensah 45+1' Patronen 58'	Stadium: Veritas Stadion Attendance: 3,062 Referee: Petri Viljanen

16 July 2017 17	Ilves	1 – 1	HJK	Tampere
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Hynynen 1'	Report	Yaghoubi 9' 48' Pelvas 52'	Stadium: Tammelan Stadion Attendance: 5,050 Referee: Mattias Gestranius

23 July 2017 18	HJK	3 – 1	PS Kemi Kings	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Rafinha 54' Jalasto 59' Pelvas 79' Valenčič 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Ceesay 61' R. Karjalainen 64' David 70' Kaljumäe 76' Zea 90+1'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 2,912 Referee: Jari Järvinen

31 July 2017 19	HJK	2 – 0	HIFK	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Patronen 19' Valenčič 44'	Report	Bäckman 45' T. Andberg 77'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Mattias Gestranius

6 August 2017 20	HJK	0 – 0	Lahti	Helsinki
15:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Rafinha 23' Halme 34' Yaghoubi 42' Annan 45+4'	Report	Jovanović 45+4' Simonovski 72' Hauhia 85'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 3,653 Referee: Jari Järvinen

10 August 2017 21	SJK	0 – 6	HJK	Seinäjoki
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Hetemaj 33' T.Hradecky 90+1'	Report	Rafinha 7' Yaghoubi 45+3' Dahlström 59' Valenčič 63' Mensah 65' Pelvas 75', 80' (pen.)	Stadium: OmaSP Stadion Attendance: 4,005 Referee: Kalle Mäkinen

14 August 2017 22	HJK	0 – 1	RoPS	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Pelvas 34' Jalasto 54' Dahlström 67'	Report	Trafford 36' J.Hämäläinen 45+2' Eze 68' Stavitski 90+1'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 9,427 Referee: Atte Jussila

20 August 2017 23	JJK	0 – 4	HJK	Jyväskylä
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)		Report	Savage 2', 66' Pelvas 72' Dahlström 81'	Stadium: Harjun stadion Attendance: 2,258 Referee: Mikko Leino

27 August 2017 24	HJK	1 – 0	KuPS	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Valenčič 32' Pelvas 40' 69'	Report	H.Coulibaly 33' Boxall 36' 90+2' Purje 84'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 5,521 Referee: Dennis Antamo

8 September 2017 25	VPS	0 – 3	HJK	Vaasa
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	J. Levänen 90'	Report	Onovo 11' Mensah 27' Savage 32' Dähne 55' Annan 77'	Stadium: Hietalahti Stadium Attendance: 2,759 Referee: Mikko Mörö

12 September 2017 26	HJK	2 – 1	HIFK	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Onovo 55' Annan 76' Pelvas 86'	Report	Ristola 61' Bäckman 63' Halme 73' Sihvola 84'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 8,567 Referee: Petri Viljanen

16 September 2017 27	Ilves	1 – 4	HJK	Tampere
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Mensah 40' Noubissi 56' Ayarna 77'	Report	Savage 9' Tanaka 45+1' Valenčič 69', 78'	Stadium: Tammelan Stadion Attendance: 4,517 Referee: Ville Nevalainen

27 September 2017 28	HJK	1 – 0	IFK Mariehamn	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Obilor 11' Annan 59'	Report	Mantilla 54'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 3,217 Referee: Dennis Antamo

30 September 2017 29	HJK	4 – 0	PS Kemi Kings	Helsinki
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Pelvas 39' Valenčič 45+1' Jallow 63', 90+2' Obilor 73'	Report	Ceesay 50' Mansally 65' Guevara 71'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 3,151 Referee: Toni Pohjoismäki

12 October 2017 30	SJK	0 – 2	HJK	Seinäjoki
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Hatakka 53' Laaksonen 55' Hurme 77' Hambo 86' Klinga 90+3'	Report	Savage 18' Annan 75' Lingman 88'	Stadium: OmaSP Stadion Attendance: 2,135 Referee: Mikko Mörö

16 October 2017 31	HJK	3 – 0	Lahti	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Rafinha 27' Pelvas 37' Jallow 71', 73'	Report	Kärkkäinen 50'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 3,521 Referee: Mattias Gestranius

20 October 2017 32	Inter Turku	1 – 3	HJK	Turku
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Faubert 7' Henrique 37' Furuholm 90+1' T. Varmanen 90+3'	Report	Dahlström 23' Obilor 35' Valenčič 44'	Stadium: Veritas Stadion Attendance: 1,970 Referee: Petri Viljanen

28 October 2017 33	HJK	2 – 3	RoPS	Helsinki
14:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Pelvas 41' Rafinha 58'	Report	S.Tukiainen 19', 86' S.Roiha 64'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 3,102 Referee: Ville Nevalainen

Finnish Cup

Sixth Round

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
HJK	5	5	0	0	18	2	+16	15
FC Honka	5	4	0	1	11	3	+8	12
GrIFK	5	1	2	2	6	9	−3	5
HIFK	5	1	1	3	5	11	−6	4
IF Gnistan	5	1	1	3	2	8	−6	4
KTP	5	0	2	3	2	11	−9	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

28 January 2017 1	HJK	3 – 2	Honka	Helsinki
15:00 EET (UTC+2)	Pelvas 39', 50' Halme 43' 75' Morelos 84'	Report	M.Ömer 15' Äijälä 24' R.Ivanov 65' Douglas 90+2'	Stadium: Sonera Stadium Attendance: 852 Referee: Jari Järvinen

2 February 2017 2	Gnistan	0 – 4	HJK	Helsinki
17:00 EET (UTC+2)		Report	Pelvas 13', 45' Rafinha 43' Dahlström 64' (pen.) Obilor 72'	Stadium: Talin halli Attendance: 534 Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara

13 February 2017 3	HJK	4 – 0	KTP	Helsinki
19:00 EET (UTC+2)	Pirinen 22' Tanaka 61' Morelos 75' Dahlström 76' Lappalainen 80'	Report	A.Eerola 29' M.Tyyskä 31'	Stadium: Sonera Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Mikko Mörö

18 February 2017 4	GrIFK	0 – 3	HJK	Helsinki
14:00 EET (UTC+2)	N.Perera 51'	Report	Morelos 31' 35' Yaghoubi 52' (pen.) Tanaka 79'	Stadium: Talin halli Attendance: 376 Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara

1 March 2017 5	HJK	4 – 0	HIFK	Helsinki
17:00 EET (UTC+2)	Mensah 26' 64', 66' Pelvas 37' Morelos 90+3'	Report	Lody 38' Gela 45' Väyrynen 71' Eriksson 87'	Stadium: Sonera Stadium Attendance: 1,752 Referee: Oskari Hämäläinen

Knockout stage

19 March 2017 Quarterfinal	IFK Mariehamn	0 – 3	HJK	Mariehamn
17:00 EET (UTC+2)		Report	Yaghoubi 17' Vaikla 28' (o.g.) Pelvas 42'	Stadium: Eckeröhallen Attendance: 580 Referee: Marko Grönholm

1 April 2017 Semifinal	Ilves	0 – 1	HJK	Tampere
14:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Tuco 8' Aspegren 90+4'	Report	Jalasto 40' Rafinha 53' Morelos 75' Annan 90+3'	Stadium: Tammelan Stadion Attendance: 800 Referee: Kalle Mäkinen

23 September 2017 Final	SJK	0 – 1	HJK	Seinäjoki
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Dorman 45' Malolo 50' 79' Hatakka 83'	Report	V.Vesiaho 28' Pelvas 77' Annan 90' Tanaka 90+3'	Stadium: OmaSP Stadion Attendance: 3,617 Referee: Marko Grönholm

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

29 June 2017 First qualifying round 1st leg	Connah's Quay Nomads	1 – 0	HJK	Bangor^{[note 1]}, Wales
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)	M.Wilde 34' Woolfe 40' J.Owen 47' S.Smith 54' G.Horan 84'	Report	Annan 47'	Stadium: Nantporth, Attendance: 472^[24] Referee: Cătălin Gaman (Romania)

6 July 2017 First qualifying round 2nd leg	HJK	3 – 0 (3 – 1 agg.)	Connah's Quay Nomads	Helsinki, Finland
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Yaghoubi 11' Pelvas 31', 55'	Report	M. Wilde 13' Harrison 27' K. Edwards 41' M. Pearson 52'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 6,103^[24] Referee: Furkat Atazhanov (Kazakhstan)

13 July 2017 Second qualifying round 1st leg	KF Shkëndija	3 – 1	HJK	Strumica^{[note 2]}, Macedonia
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Ibraimi 45' (pen.), 59', 64' (pen.) Vujčić 47' Alimi 50' Júnior 85' Abdurahimi 85'	Report	Jallow 35' Patronen 63'	Stadium: Stadion Mladost Attendance: 1,492^[25] Referee: Markus Hameter (Austria)

20 July 2017 Second qualifying round 2nd leg	HJK	1 – 1 (2 – 4 agg.)	KF Shkëndija	Helsinki, Finland
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Radeski 28' (o.g.) Jalasto 45+2' Onovo 67'	Report	Čeliković 71' K.Zahov 89'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 5,326 Referee: Gunnar Jarl Jónsson (Iceland)

Squad statistics

As of Match played 28 October 2017

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Veikkausliiga		Finnish Cup		Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
4	DF	FIN	Hannu Patronen	22	3	15	3	4	0	3	0
6	DF	FIN	Juha Pirinen	40	0	29+1	0	6+1	0	3	0
7	MF	FIN	Moshtagh Yaghoubi	23	5	13+3	2	4	2	3	1
8	DF	BRA	Rafinha	43	3	29+2	2	8	1	4	0
9	FW	GAM	Demba Savage	32	6	17+7	6	3+1	0	4	0
10	MF	JPN	Atomu Tanaka	30	5	21+2	3	6+1	2	0	0
14	MF	FIN	Sebastian Dahlström	37	5	19+7	3	8	2	2+1	0
15	DF	FIN	Ville Jalasto	28	2	18+2	2	5	0	3	0
16	DF	FIN	Aapo Halme	15	1	10+3	1	1	0	1	0
17	FW	GAM	Ousman Jallow	28	5	5+15	4	0+4	0	3+1	1
19	MF	FIN	Lucas Lingman	13	1	3+7	1	0+2	0	0+1	0
20	MF	NGA	Vincent Onovo	34	4	14+10	4	4+2	0	3+1	0
21	GK	GER	Thomas Dähne	31	0	22	0	6	0	3	0
22	MF	GHA	Anthony Annan	38	3	28+2	3	3+1	0	4	0
25	DF	FIN	Valtteri Vesiaho	9	0	5+1	0	2+1	0	0	0
27	MF	SVN	Filip Valenčič	18	7	13+3	7	0	0	0+2	0
28	MF	FIN	Rasmus Schüller	9	0	4+3	0	2	0	0	0
29	GK	FIN	Markus Uusitalo	16	0	11+1	0	3	0	1	0
31	FW	FIN	Akseli Pelvas	44	24	26+5	14	8+1	8	4	2
32	DF	NGA	Faith Friday Obilor	36	2	24	2	9	0	2+1	0
36	MF	FIN	Eetu Vertainen	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
38	FW	CGO	Enoch Banza	7	0	2+5	0	0	0	0	0
47	DF	FIN	Jaakko Oksanen	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
77	FW	GHA	Evans Mensah	40	11	22+7	9	7	2	1+3	0
Players from Klubi-04 who appeared:
38	DF	FIN	Samu Laitinen	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Players who left HJK during the season:
6	MF	FIN	Obed Malolo	8	0	7+1	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	COL	Alfredo Morelos	19	16	11+1	11	3+4	5	0	0
11	FW	CIV	Jean-Jacques Bougouhi	5	0	2+3	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	BRA	Lucas Kaufmann	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
28	MF	FIN	Saku Ylätupa	3	0	0	0	2+1	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
34	MF	FIN	Lassi Lappalainen	7	1	0+1	0	1+4	1	0+1	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Veikkausliiga	Finnish Cup	Europa League	Total
1	FW	31	Akseli Pelvas	14	8	2	24
2	FW	11	Alfredo Morelos	11	5	0	16
3	FW	77	Evans Mensah	8	2	0	10
4	MF	27	Filip Valenčič	7	0	0	7
5	FW	9	Demba Savage	6	0	0	6
6	MF	7	Moshtagh Yaghoubi	2	2	1	5
	MF	10	Atomu Tanaka	3	2	0	5
	MF	14	Sebastian Dahlström	3	2	0	5
	FW	17	Ousman Jallow	4	0	1	5
10	MF	20	Vincent Onovo	4	0	0	4
10			Own goal	2	1	1	4
12	DF	4	Hannu Patronen	3	0	0	3
	MF	22	Anthony Annan	3	0	0	3
	DF	8	Rafinha	2	1	0	3
15	DF	15	Ville Jalasto	2	0	0	2
15	DF	32	Faith Friday Obilor	2	0	0	2
17	DF	16	Aapo Halme	1	0	0	1
	FW	19	Lucas Lingman	1	0	0	1
	FW	34	Lassi Lappalainen	0	1	0	1
TOTALS				78	24	5	107

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Veikkausliiga		Finnish Cup		Europa League		Total
4		DF	Hannu Patronen	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	1
6		DF	Juha Pirinen	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1
7		MF	Moshtagh Yaghoubi	9	1	0	0	0	0	9	1
8		DF	Rafinha	6	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
10		MF	Atomu Tanaka	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
11		FW	Alfredo Morelos	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
14		MF	Sebastian Dahlström	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
15		DF	Ville Jalasto	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
16		DF	Aapo Halme	1	0	2	1	0	0	3	1
20		MF	Vincent Onovo	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
21		GK	Thomas Dähne	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
22		MF	Anthony Annan	6	0	3	0	1	0	10	0
25		DF	Valtteri Vesiaho	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
27		MF	Filip Valenčič	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
31		FW	Akseli Pelvas	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
32		DF	Faith Friday Obilor	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
34		MF	Lassi Lappalainen	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
77		FW	Evans Mensah	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
TOTALS				48	3	13	1	3	1	64	5

Notes

^ Connah's Quay Nomads will play their home match at Nantporth, Bangor, instead of their regular stadium Deeside Stadium, Connah's Quay.^[23]
^ Shkëndija play their home matches at Stadion Mladost, Strumica, instead of their regular stadium Ecolog Arena, Tetovo.

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[table_note_res_EL1Q0.95026420427033-23] Since HJK, winners of the 2016–17 Finnish Cup, qualified for the Champions League first qualifying round, the spot awarded to the cup winner (Europa League first qualifying round) is passed to the next best-placed team (in this case to the fourth-placed team).

[Connah's_Quay_Nomads-25] Connah's Quay Nomads will play their home match at Nantporth, Bangor, instead of their regular stadium Deeside Stadium, Connah's Quay.^[23]

[Shkëndija-27] Shkëndija play their home matches at Stadion Mladost, Strumica, instead of their regular stadium Ecolog Arena, Tetovo.

[1] "Finland - List of League First Level Tables". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 17 July 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2016.

[2] "UEFA Champions League 1998/99 - Clubs". www.uefa.com/. UEFA. Retrieved 18 May 2016.

[3] "UEFA Europa League 2014/15 - Clubs". www.uefa.com/. UEFA. Retrieved 18 May 2016.

[4] "Joukkue". www.hjk.fi/ (in Finnish). HJK. Retrieved 10 November 2015.

[5] "MOSHTAGH YAGHOUBI KLUBIIN". hjk.fi (in Finnish). HJK Helsinki. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

[6] "Taiturimainen laitahyökkääjä Demba Savage palaa Klubiin". hjk.fi (in Finnish). HJK Helsinki. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.

[7] "HJK sopimukseen Obilorin kanssa". hjk.fi (in Finnish). HJK. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

[8] "HJK sopimukseen Juha Pirisen kanssa". hjk.fi (in Finnish). HJK. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

[9] "Taye Taiwo quits Finnish club HJK Helsinki". Goal.com. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.

[10] "TAYE TAIWO S'ENGAGE AVEC LE FC LAUSANNE-SPORT". lausanne-sport.ch (in French). Lausanne Sport. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.

[11] "Kiitos ja onnea matkaan Niko". hjk.fi (in Finnish). HJK. 19 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

[12] "Serbitoppari Ivan Tatomirović Rovaniemen Palloseuraan". rops.fi (in Finnish). RoPS. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.

[13] "Kuopion Palloseura ja Sebastian Sorsa pelaajasopimukseen". kups.fi (in Finnish). KuPS. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2017.

[14] "HJK:n Saku Ylätupa lainalle RoPS:iin". hjk.fi (in Finnish). HJK. 7 March 2017. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

[15] "HJK SOLMI KAKSI UUTTA PELAAJASOPIMUSTA". hjk.fi (in Finnish). HJK. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.

[16] "HJK SOLMI KAKSI UUTTA PELAAJASOPIMUSTA". hjk.fi (in Finnish). HJK. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.

[17] "Rasmus Schuller Loaned to HJK". mnufc.com. Minnesota United. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.

[18] "Morelos Checks In At Gers". rangers.co.uk. Rangers F.C. 19 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.

[19] "JEAN-JACQUES BOUGOUHI SIIRTYMÄSSÄ TURKKIIN". hjk.fi (in Finnish). HJK Helsinki. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[20] "İstanbulspor'da iki imza birden!" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. Retrieved 8 September 2017.

[21] "Finse jeugdinternational Ylätupa naar Ajax". ajax.nl (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.

[22] "RoPS lainasi Lappalaisen Helsingin Jalkapalloklubista". rops.fi (in Finnish). RoPS. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.

[24] "Helsinki confirmed as Nomads' Europa opponents". Connah's Quay Nomads FC. Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2017-06-30.

[AttendanceQR1-26] "Summary UEFA Europa League - Round 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2017.

[AttendanceQR2-28] "Summary UEFA Europa League - Round 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2017.

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