2018 HJK season

HJK
2018 season
Chairman	Olli-Pekka Lyytikäinen
Manager	Mika Lehkosuo
Stadium	Telia 5G -areena
Veikkausliiga	Champions
Finnish Cup	Runners-up
UEFA Champions League	Second qualifying round
UEFA Europa League	Third qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: Klauss (21); All: Klauss (24)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 season is Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi's 110th competitive season.^[1]

Squad

As of match played 27 October 2018^[2]

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Markus Uusitalo	GK	(1997-05-15) 15 May 1997 (age 27)	VPS	2016	2018+1	38	0
12	Robin Källman	GK	(1999-02-12) 12 February 1999 (age 25)	Klubi 04	2018	2019+1	0	0
35	Jere Piirainen	GK	(1998-04-10) 10 April 1998 (age 26)	Klubi 04	2018		0	0
88	Maksim Rudakov	GK	(1996-01-22) 22 January 1996 (age 28)	loan from Zenit St.Petersburg	2017	2018	38	0
Defenders
4	Hannu Patronen	DF	(1984-05-23) 23 May 1984 (age 40)	Sogndal	2017	2018+1	49	5
5	Daniel O'Shaughnessy	DF	(1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 (age 30)	Cheltenham Town	2018	2019+1	24	3
6	Juha Pirinen	DF	(1991-10-22) 22 October 1991 (age 33)	RoPS	2017	2018	68	0
8	Rafinha (captain)	DF	(1982-06-29) 29 June 1982 (age 42)	Gent	2017	2019	167	11
15	Ville Jalasto	DF	(1986-04-19) 19 April 1986 (age 38)	Stabæk	2017	2018	88	7
16	Kalle Katz	DF	(2000-01-04) 4 January 2000 (age 24)	Klubi 04	2018		1	0
18	Roni Peiponen	DF	(1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 27)	Molde	2018	2019+1	52	2
21	Mikko Sumusalo	DF	(1990-03-12) 12 March 1990 (age 34)	Chemnitzer FC	2018	2018+1	91+	3+
25	Valtteri Vesiaho	DF	(1999-02-10) 10 February 1999 (age 25)	Klubi 04	2017	2018+1	25	1
32	Faith Friday Obilor	DF	(1991-03-05) 5 March 1991 (age 33)	Inter Turku	2017	2018	79	4
42	Samu Laitinen	DF	(1999-08-13) 13 August 1999 (age 25)	Klubi 04	2018		1	0
57	Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan	DF	(1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 (age 25)	Klubi 04	2018		2	0
61	Otto Ollikainen	DF	(2001-01-22) 22 January 2001 (age 23)	Klubi 04	2018		2	0
Midfields
14	Sebastian Dahlström	MF	(1996-11-05) 5 November 1996 (age 28)	Klubi 04	2015	2019	118	12
22	Anthony Annan	MF	(1986-07-21) 21 July 1986 (age 38)	Stabæk	2016	2018	112	3
31	Jordan Domínguez	MF	(1995-01-31) 31 January 1995 (age 29)	Real Murcia	2018	2018+1	13	1
36	Eetu Vertainen	MF	(1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 25)	Klubi 04	2017	2018+1	29	7
50	Santeri Väänänen	DF	(2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 22)	Klubi 04	2018		1	0
Forwards
7	Klauss	FW	(1997-03-01) 1 March 1997 (age 27)	loan from Hoffenheim	2018	2018	42	24
9	Riku Riski	FW	(1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 35)	Odd	2018	2019	33	8
11	Akseli Pelvas	FW	(1989-02-08) 8 February 1989 (age 35)	Falkenbergs FF	2016	2019	190	75
17	Nikolai Alho	FW	(1993-03-12) 12 March 1993 (age 31)	Halmstads BK	2018	2018	167	24
38	Enoch Banza	FW	(2000-02-04) 4 February 2000 (age 24)	Klubi 04	2017	2019+1	15	1
39	Macauley Chrisantus	FW	(1990-08-20) 20 August 1990 (age 34)	Real Murcia	2018	2018+1	12	1
77	Evans Mensah	FW	(1998-02-09) 9 February 1998 (age 26)	Inter Allies	2017	2019+1	75	17
Left during the season
10	Moshtagh Yaghoubi	MF	(1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 (age 29)	Spartaks Jūrmala	2017	2018	59	14
27	Filip Valenčič	MF	(1992-01-07) 7 January 1992 (age 32)	PS Kemi	2016	2019	43	14
74	Amr Gamal	FW	(1991-08-03) 3 August 1991 (age 33)	loan from Al Ahly	2018	August 2018	15	1

On loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
5	DF	FIN	Daniel O'Shaughnessy (from Cheltenham Town)^[3]
7	FW	BRA	Klauss (loan from Hoffenheim)^[4]
9	FW	FIN	Riku Riski (from Odds BK)^[5]
17	FW	FIN	Nikolai Alho (from Halmstads BK)^[6]
18	DF	FIN	Roni Peiponen (from Molde)^[7]
74	FW	EGY	Amr Gamal (loan from Al Ahly)^[8]
88	GK	RUS	Maksim Rudakov (loan from Zenit St.Petersburg)^[9]
—	FW	CMR	Ariel Ngueukam (from Ilves)^[10]
—	MF	FIN	Jaakko Oksanen (from Klubi-04)^[11]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
9	FW	GAM	Demba Savage (to BB Erzurumspor)^[12]
10	MF	JPN	Atomu Tanaka (to Cerezo Osaka)^[13]
16	DF	FIN	Aapo Halme (to Leeds United).^[14]
17	FW	GAM	Ousman Jallow
19	MF	FIN	Lucas Lingman (to RoPS^[15])
20	MF	NGA	Vincent Onovo (to Újpest)
21	GK	GER	Thomas Dähne (to Wisla Plock)
28	MF	FIN	Rasmus Schüller (loan return to Minnesota United)
33	DF	FIN	Henrik Ölander (to PS Kemi)
—	MF	FIN	Jaakko Oksanen (to Brentford)^[16]
—	FW	CMR	Ariel Ngueukam (to Al-Khor)^[17]

Summer

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	DF	FIN	Mikko Sumusalo (from Chemnitzer FC)^[18]
31	MF	ESP	Jordan Domínguez (from Real Murcia)^[19]
37	FW	NGA	Macauley Chrisantus (from Real Murcia)^[20]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
27	MF	SVN	Filip Valenčič (to Stabæk)^[21]
74	FW	EGY	Amr Gamal (loan return to Al Ahly)

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date
16 October 2018^[22]	MF		Moshtagh Yaghoubi	SJK

Competitions

Veikkausliiga

The 2018 Veikkausliiga season began on 7 April 2018 and ends on 27 October 2018.^[23]

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	HJK (C)	33	24	6	3	61	19	+42	78	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round^[a]
2	RoPS	33	18	8	7	42	25	+17	62	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3	KuPS	33	17	7	9	56	37	+19	58	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4	Honka	33	15	13	5	51	33	+18	58
5	Ilves	33	14	7	12	45	41	+4	49

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:

^ HJK qualified for the Champions League first qualifying round

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	24	6	3	61	19	+42	78	13	2	2	38	10	+28	11	4	1	23	9	+14

Last updated: 27 October 2018.
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	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W

Updated to match(es) played on 27 October 2018. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

8 April 2018 1	HJK	3 – 1	Ilves	Helsinki
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Klauss 77' (pen.) Valenčič 84', 90+4'	Report	T.Siira 10' Miettunen 22' Aspegren 90+1'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 3,317 Referee: Toni Pohjoismäki

14 April 2018 2	IFK Mariehamn	0 – 1	HJK	Mariehamn
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Silverholt 36' Tatomirović 59'	Report	Peiponen 36' Valenčič 41' Obilor 48' Riski 69' O'Shaughnessy 84'	Stadium: Wiklöf Holding Arena Attendance: 1,445 Referee: Oskari Hämäläinen

18 April 2018 3	SJK	0 – 1	HJK	Seinäjoki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Hetemaj 57'	Report	Klauss 33' Yaghoubi 51' Obilor 71'	Stadium: OmaSP Stadion Attendance: 2,110 Referee: Mattias Gestranius

21 April 2018 4	HJK	1 – 2	KuPS	Helsinki
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Valenčič 5' Patronen 43'	Report	Karjalainen 12' Savolainen 36' Murillo 54' Rexhepi 76' I.Niskanen 81' 81' Virtanen 90+3'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 5,073 Referee: Petri Viljanen

25 April 2018 5	FC Inter Turku	0 – 0	HJK	Turku
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Penninkangas 9'	Report	Yaghoubi 90+3'	Stadium: Veritas Stadion Attendance: 2,016 Referee: Atte Jussila

29 April 2018 6	VPS	1 – 2	HJK	Vaasa
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Strandvall 18' 61' E.Ciss 30' Lahti 35' I.Gueye 78'	Report	Rafinha 35' E.Vertainen 54' Mensah 59' Klauss 65' (pen.) 72'	Stadium: Hietalahti Stadium Attendance: 1,712 Referee: Ville Nevalainen

3 May 2018 7	HJK	1 – 2	Lahti	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Pelvas 53'	Report	Dmitrijev 36' T.Jäntti 67'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 5,238 Referee: Dennis Antamo

7 May 2018 8	PS Kemi	1 – 2	HJK	Oulu
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	K.Isaksson 41' 52' A.Vidjeskog 60' Abubakar 62' Guevara 86'	Report	Alho 39' Yaghoubi 45' Klauss 68'	Stadium: Raatti Stadium Attendance: 710 Referee: Joni Hyytiä

18 May 2018 9	TPS	0 – 1	HJK	Turku
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	O.Jakonen 70' O.Valakari 76'	Report	Valenčič 43' 90+1' Obilor 50' Yaghoubi 59' Annan 74'	Stadium: Veritas Stadion Attendance: 3,884 Referee: Marko Grönholm

22 May 2018 10	HJK	3 – 0	Inter Turku	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Klauss 47', 58' Patronen 69' Valenčič 76'	Report	Penninkangas 68' Mansally 81'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 4,327 Referee: Ville Nevalainen

26 May 2018 11	HJK	3 – 2	Honka	Helsinki
15:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Pirinen 29' Yaghoubi 37' 80' Obilor 37' Rafinha 61' Annan 62' Dahlström 69' Klauss 73' O'Shaughnessy 78'	Report	Kandji 11' Murray 17' Ivanov 62' 74' Laevuo 71'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 5,620 Referee: Antti Munukka

29 May 2018 12	HJK	4 – 0	SJK	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Alho 7' Annan 21' Klauss 68', 70' E.Vertainen 82'	Report	Ayarna 12' J.Lautamaja 55' Hetemaj 66' D.O'Brien 90+1'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 3,890 Referee: Jari Järvinen

1 June 2018 13	RoPS	1 – 2	HJK	Rovaniemi
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	L.Järvenpää 90+3'	Report	Klauss 52', 88'	Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä Attendance: 4,013 Referee: Ville Nevalainen

12 June 2018 14	HJK	2 – 0	IFK Mariehamn	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Alho 4' Yaghoubi 31' Klauss 80' (pen.)	Report	Mantilla 77'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 3,209 Referee: Jari Järvinen

16 June 2018 15	Ilves	0 – 0	HJK	Tampere
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Aspegren 36' Noubissi 90+3'	Report	Annan 45' 83' Rafinha 52' Obilor 90+7'	Stadium: Tammelan Stadion Attendance: 4,762 Referee: Oskari Hämäläinen

20 June 2018 16	KuPS	2 – 2	HJK	Kuopio
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Karjalainen 21' Obilor 56' (o.g.)	Report	Mensah 17' Yaghoubi 79' Patronen 84' Gamal 90+3'	Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium Attendance: 3,647 Referee: Dennis Antamo

25 June 2018 17	HJK	5 – 0	VPS	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	O'Shaughnessy 22' Mensah 25', 57' Patronen 70' Auvinen 74' (o.g.) Peiponen 90+1'	Report	Gueye 89'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 3,051 Referee: Joni Hyytiä

29 June 2018 18	Lahti	2 – 1	HJK	Lahti
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Hertsi 22' Hostikka 37' Pirinen 70' (o.g.)	Report	Valenčič 24' Alho 64' Klauss 84'	Stadium: Lahti Stadium Attendance: 2,824 Referee: Ville Nevalainen

4 July 2018 19	HJK	2 – 0	PS Kemi	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Yaghoubi 62' 70' Mensah 83'	Report	Esposito 61' Lipin 81'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 2,806 Referee: Oskari Hämäläinen

14 July 2018 20	HJK	2 – 1	TPS	Helsinki
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Patronen 51' Riski 86'	Report	Tenho 39' Ahde 90+1'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 2,311 Referee: Atte Jussila

28 July 2018 21	Honka	1 – 2	HJK	Espoo
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Kabashi 24' Kandji 62' 70'	Report	Alho 27' Sumusalo 45' Peiponen 45+1' 47' Klauss 57' Riski 82' 83' Banza 90'	Stadium: Tapiolan Urheilupuisto Attendance: 3,302 Referee: Ville Nevalainen

4 August 2018 22	HJK	2 – 2	RoPS	Helsinki
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Annan 14' Dahlström 45' Obilor 47' Klauss 88'	Report	Taiwo 54' Hambo 81'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 3,012 Referee: Jari Järvinen

19 August 2018 23	HJK	0 – 0	PS Kemi	Helsinki
13:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Mensah 16'	Report		Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 2,812 Referee: Dennis Antamo

26 August 2018 24	KuPS	0 – 1	HJK	Kuopio
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Ayarna 85'	Report	Annan 24' Klauss 64'	Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium Attendance: 3,197 Referee: Mattias Gestranius

2 September 2018 25	HJK	3 – 0	Inter Turku	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Rafinha 28' (pen.) Domínguez 34' Klauss 90+3'	Report	Kamy 27'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 3,011 Referee: Ville Nevalainen

13 September 2018 26	HJK	2 – 0	IFK Mariehamn	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Alho 27' Domínguez 59' Obilor 69' Yaghoubi 77' 77' Klauss 88'	Report	Murnane 53'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 2,678 Referee: Joni Hyytiä

17 September 2018 27	Lahti	0 – 2	HJK	Lahti
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Hostikka 79' Stênio 90+1'	Report	Klauss 34' Riski 66'	Stadium: Lahti Stadium Attendance: 1,740 Referee: Anntamo Dennis

21 September 2018 28	HJK	3 – 0	RoPS	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Pirinen 28' Klauss 30' Vertainen 56', 90+1' Jalasto 73' Patronen 87' Riski 87'	Report	Lingman 74' Geffrard 90'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 4,021 Referee: Atte Jussila

26 September 2018 29	Ilves	1 – 2	HJK	Tampere
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Patronen 27' (o.g.) Aspegren 57' Tomas 64' Hilander 90+1'	Report	Jalasto 15' Obilor 37' 63' Annan 67' Alho 77'	Stadium: Tammelan Stadion Attendance: 3,211 Referee: Ville Nevalainen

29 September 2018 30	Honka	0 – 0	HJK	Espoo
15:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Aalto 90+4'	Report	Domínguez 35' Patronen 63'	Stadium: Tapiolan Urheilupuisto Attendance: 3,198 Referee: Mattias Gestranius

7 October 2018 31	HJK	1 – 0	VPS	Helsinki
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Pirinen 52' Rudakov 82' Riski 90+4'	Report	Ojamaa 50' Gueye 69' Lahti 88'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 4,152 Referee: Mattias Gestranius

21 October 2018 32	HJK	1 – 0	SJK	Helsinki
14:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Obilor 45' Klauss 37'	Report	Oliynyk 40' Kadio 49' Sundman 85'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 5,723 Referee: Dennis Antamo

27 October 2018 33	TPS	0 – 4	HJK	Turku
15:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Jakonen 34' 42' McKendry 61'	Report	Dahlström 20' 80' Klauss 29' Riski 52', 86'	Stadium: Veritas Stadion Attendance: 3,025 Referee: Atte Jussila

Finnish Cup

Sixth Round

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
FC Honka	5	5	0	0	15	3	+12	15
HJK Helsinki	5	4	0	1	19	4	+15	12
HIFK Fotboll	5	2	1	2	10	7	+3	7
KTP	5	2	0	3	10	10	0	6
IF Gnistan	5	1	1	3	2	17	−15	4
PEPO	5	0	0	5	3	18	−15	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

20 January 2018 1	HJK	4 – 1	PEPO	Helsinki
14:00 EET (UTC+2)	Pelvas 6' Valenčič 25' Rafinha 65' Yaghoubi 82'	Report	Salazar 43'	Stadium: Talin jalkapallohalli Attendance: 339 Referee: Oliver Reitala

26 January 2018 2	Gnistan	0 – 8	HJK	Helsinki
18:30 EET (UTC+2)		Report	Jalasto 9' Yaghoubi 16' E.Vertainen 20', 47', 49' Dahlström 66' Patronen 79' Banza 90'	Stadium: Oulunkylä

17 February 2018 3	HJK	5 – 1	KTP	Helsinki
14:00 EET (UTC+2)	Pelvas 17', 24', 74' Obilor 41' Yaghoubi 90+3'	Report	M.Kolsi 38' Jean Carlo 72'	Stadium: Talin jalkapallohalli Attendance: 368 Referee: Joni Hyytiä

24 February 2018 4	HJK	1 – 0	HIFK	Helsinki
14:00 EET (UTC+2)	Yaghoubi 7' Valenčič 72'	Report	Bäckman 37' R.Heidari 53' Terävä 64' Hänninen 88'	Stadium: Talin jalkapallohalli Attendance: 700 Referee: Oskari Hämäläinen

10 March 2018 5	Honka	2 – 1	HJK	Helsinki
15:00 EET (UTC+2)	M.Ömer 34' Hervás 90+2'	Report	Jalasto 54' Yaghoubi 64'	Stadium: Esport Arena Referee: Jari Järvinen

Knockout stage

18 March 2017 Playoffs	HJK	4 – 1	VPS	Helsinki
14:00 EET (UTC+2)	Riski 42' O'Shaughnessy 64' Yaghoubi 68' Klauss 85' Mensah 89'	Report	David 22' Morrissey 59' Jama 66' Ojamaa 77' Douglas Caé 87'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 467 Referee: Atte Jussila

29 March 2018 Quarterfinal	HJK	2 – 0	KuPS	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Riski 11' Klauss 36' Yaghoubi 40' Dahlström 74' Obilor 85'	Report	H.Coulibaly 40' Murillo 45' Matulevičius 54' Saxman 58' J.Nissinen 81'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 819 Referee: Marko Grönholm

2 April 2018 Semifinal	HJK	2 – 1	Honka	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Riski 35' Yaghoubi 51' Jalasto 62' Alho 74' M.Uusitalo 86'	Report	B.Martin 51' R.Ivanov 72' Rahimi 90+4'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 679 Referee: Mattias Gestranius

Final

12 May 2018	HJK	0 – 1	Inter Turku	Helsinki
15:00 EET (UTC+2)	Patronen 26' Annan 42'	Report	Mäntylä 45' N.Mäenpää 60' Nyman 65' Kuningas 82' Mansally 90+3' Mäkitalo 90+5'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 3,540 Referee: Mikko Leino

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

10 July 2018 First qualifying round 1st leg	Víkingur Gøta	1 – 2	HJK	Toftir, Faroe Islands
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Djurhuus 47' G.Vatnhamar 51' Hansen 63' Cașcaval 84' Đorđević 90+1'	Report	Dahlström 9' Gregersen 29' (o.g.) Patronen 84' Yaghoubi 87'	Stadium: Svangaskarð Attendance: 300^[24] Referee: Robert Hennessy (Republic of Ireland)

17 July 2018 First qualifying round 2nd leg	HJK	3 – 1 (5 – 2 agg.)	Víkingur Gøta	Helsinki, Finland
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	De Mello 1' Mensah 10' Yaghoubi 19'	Report	G.Vatnhamar 21' Djurhuus 38' Cașcaval 54'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 5,125^[24] Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)

25 July 2018 Second qualifying round 1st leg	BATE Borisov	0 – 0	HJK	Barysaw, Belarus
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Signevich 62'	Report	Obilor 62' O'Shaughnessy 75' Annan 90+5'	Stadium: Borisov Arena Attendance: 11,567^[25] Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)

1 August 2018 Second qualifying round 2nd leg	HJK	1 – 2 (1 – 2 agg.)	BATE Borisov	Helsinki, Finland
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Yaghoubi 28' 75' Patronen 73' Obilor 90+3'	Report	Rafinha 20' (o.g.) Stasevich 24' 58' Skavysh 90' Valadzko 90+3'	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

9 August 2018 Third qualifying round 1st leg	Olimpija Ljubljana	3 – 0	HJK	Ljubljana, Slovenia
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Issah 38', 58' Kronaveter 49' (pen.) Črnic 83' Zarifović 83'	Report	Yaghoubi 45+2' Patronen 49'	Stadium: Stožice Stadium Attendance: 4,900^[26] Referee: Benoît Millot (France)

16 August 2018 Third qualifying round 2nd leg	HJK	1 – 4 (1 – 7 agg.)	Olimpija Ljubljana	Helsinki, Finland
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Peiponen 55' Sumusalo 79' Chrisantus 85' Vertainen 88'	Report	Issah 20' Avramovski 72' Rafinha 75' (o.g.) Brkić 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Referee: Ievgenii Aranovskyi (Ukraine)

Squad statistics

As of Match played 27 October 2018

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Veikkausliiga		Finnish Cup		Champions League		Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	FIN	Markus Uusitalo	10	0	6	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	FIN	Hannu Patronen	26	2	16+3	1	2	1	4	0	1	0
5	DF	FIN	Daniel O'Shaughnessy	24	3	15+2	2	4+1	1	2	0	0	0
6	DF	FIN	Juha Pirinen	25	1	13+6	1	4+2	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW	BRA	Klauss	42	24	28+5	21	2+1	2	4	1	2	0
8	DF	BRA	Rafinha	36	2	21+3	1	5+1	1	4	0	2	0
9	FW	FIN	Riku Riski	33	8	16+6	6	4+1	2	4	0	2	0
11	FW	FIN	Akseli Pelvas	15	5	4+3	1	6+2	4	0	0	0	0
14	MF	FIN	Sebastian Dahlström	46	4	28+3	2	7+2	1	4	1	1+1	0
15	DF	FIN	Ville Jalasto	24	2	11+4	1	9	1	0	0	0	0
17	FW	FIN	Nikolai Alho	38	6	23+4	5	3+4	1	0+2	0	1+1	0
18	DF	FIN	Roni Peiponen	14	1	7+4	1	1	0	1	0	1	0
21	DF	FIN	Mikko Sumusalo	11	0	5+2	0	0	0	1+1	0	2	0
22	MF	GHA	Anthony Annan	41	0	23+4	0	7+1	0	4	0	2	0
25	DF	FIN	Valtteri Vesiaho	16	1	9+3	0	3	1	0+1	0	0	0
31	MF	ESP	Jordan Domínguez	13	1	10+1	1	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
32	DF	NGA	Faith Friday Obilor	43	2	29	1	8	1	4	0	2	0
36	MF	FIN	Eetu Vertainen	26	7	10+8	4	1+4	3	0+2	0	0+1	0
38	FW	FIN	Enoch Banza	7	1	3+1	0	2	1	0+1	0	0	0
39	FW	NGA	Macauley Chrisantus	12	1	3+6	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+2	1
50	MF	FIN	Santeri Väänänen	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	FW	GHA	Evans Mensah	32	6	13+7	4	6	1	4	1	2	0
88	GK	RUS	Maksim Rudakov	38	0	27	0	5	0	4	0	2	0
Players from Klubi-04 who appeared:
16	DF	FIN	Kalle Katz	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	DF	FIN	Samu Laitinen	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
57	DF	FIN	Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
61	DF	FIN	Otto Ollikainen	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left HJK during the season:
9	FW	GAM	Demba Savage	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	FIN	Moshtagh Yaghoubi	36	9	19+3	2	8+1	5	4	2	1	0
27	MF	SVN	Filip Valenčič	25	7	13+5	5	4+2	2	0+1	0	0	0
74	FW	EGY	Amr Gamal	15	1	4+8	1	0+3	0	0	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Veikkausliiga	Finnish Cup	Champions League	Europa League	Total
1	FW	7	Klauss	21	2	1	0	24
2	MF	10	Moshtagh Yaghoubi	2	5	2	0	9
3	FW	9	Riku Riski	6	2	0	0	8
4	MF	27	Filip Valenčič	5	2	0	0	7
4	MF	36	Eetu Vertainen	4	3	0	0	7
6	FW	17	Nikolai Alho	5	1	0	0	6
6	FW	77	Evans Mensah	4	1	1	0	6
8	FW	11	Akseli Pelvas	1	4	0	0	5
9	MF	14	Sebastian Dahlström	2	1	1	0	4
10	DF	5	Daniel O'Shaughnessy	2	1	0	0	3
11	DF	4	Hannu Patronen	1	1	0	0	2
	DF	8	Rafinha	1	1	0	0	2
	DF	15	Ville Jalasto	1	1	0	0	2
	DF	32	Faith Friday Obilor	1	1	0	0	2
			Own goal	1	0	1	0	2
16	FW	74	Amr Gamal	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	18	Roni Peiponen	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	31	Jordan Domínguez	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	6	Juha Pirinen	1	0	0	0	1
	FW	38	Enoch Banza	0	1	0	0	1
	FW	39	Macauley Chrisantus	0	0	0	1	1
TOTALS				61	27	6	1	95

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Veikkausliiga		Finnish Cup		Champions League		Europa League		Total
1		GK	Markus Uusitalo	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4		DF	Hannu Patronen	6	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	10	0
5		DF	Daniel O'Shaughnessy	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
6		DF	Juha Pirinen	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
7		FW	Klauss	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
8		DF	Rafinha	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
9		FW	Riku Riski	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
14		MF	Sebastian Dahlström	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
15		DF	Ville Jalasto	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
17		FW	Nikolai Alho	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
18		MF	Roni Peiponen	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	1
21		DF	Mikko Sumusalo	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
22		MF	Anthony Annan	8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	10	1
31		MF	Jordan Domínguez	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
32		DF	Faith Friday Obilor	9	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	12	0
36		MF	Eetu Vertainen	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
38		FW	Enoch Banza	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
77		FW	Evans Mensah	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
88		GK	Maksim Rudakov	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players who left HJK during the season:
10		MF	Moshtagh Yaghoubi	8	1	3	0	2	0	1	0	14	1
27		MF	Filip Valenčič	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
TOTALS				60	3	11	0	8	0	5	0	84	3

Notes

References

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^ "MIKKO SUMUSALO PALAA KLUBIIN". www.hjk.fi (in Finnish). 10 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
^ "HJK:N KESKIKENTÄLLE LISÄÄ VAIHTOEHTOJA". www.hjk.fi (in Finnish). 3 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
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^ "HJK:N JA MOSAN TIET ERKANEVAT". hjk.fi/ (in Finnish). HJK. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
^ "Otteluohjelma 2018 [Fixtures]". www.veikkausliiga.com. Veikkausliiga. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Summary UEFA Champions League - Round 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
^ "Summary UEFA Champions League - Round 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
^ "Summary UEFA Europa League - Round 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2018.

[table_note_res_CL1Q0.45702219123813-24] HJK qualified for the Champions League first qualifying round

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

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

[3] "HJK ja Daniel O'Shaughnessy sopimukseen". www.hjk.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

[4] "KLAUSS DE MELLO ON HJK:N UUSI HYÖKKÄÄJÄ". hjk.fi (in Finnish). HJK. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.

[5] "Riku Riski Klubiin". hjk.fi (in Finnish). HJK. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

[6] "NIKOLAI ALHO PALAA KLUBIIN". hjk.fi (in Finnish). HJK Helsinki. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

[7] "HJK ja Roni Peiponen sopimukseen". hjk.fi (in Finnish). HJK Helsinki. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

[8] "LISÄÄ HYÖKKÄYSVOIMAA KLUBIIN". hjk.fi (in Finnish). Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.

[9] Максим Рудаков продолжит карьеру в Финляндии (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 21 December 2017.

[10] "TUCO LIITTYY KLUBIIN" (6 November 2017). hjk.fi (in Finnish). Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.

[11] "HJK JA JAAKKO OKSANEN SOPIMUKSEEN". hjk.fi (in Finnish). HJK. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

[12] "DEMBA SAVAGE SIIRTYY TURKKIIN". hjk.fi (in Finnish). Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

[13] "フィンランド1部ヘルシンキの田中亜土夢が2年連続ベストイレブン!". ゲキサカ. KODANSHA LTD. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

[14] Lee Sobot (3 January 2018). "Leeds United: Whites sign up Finland Under-19s centre-back". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

[15] "RoPS:lle huippulupaus - Keskikenttäpelaaja Lucas Lingman siirtyy Napapiirille". rops.fi (in Finnish). RoPS. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

[16] "JAAKKO OKSANEN ENGLANTIIN". hjk.fi (in Finnish). HJK. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

[17] Al-Khor un challenge en or pour Ariel Theirry Ngueukam Zone Foot. 7 January 2018 ^{[dead link]}

[18] "MIKKO SUMUSALO PALAA KLUBIIN". www.hjk.fi (in Finnish). 10 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.

[19] "HJK:N KESKIKENTÄLLE LISÄÄ VAIHTOEHTOJA". www.hjk.fi (in Finnish). 3 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.

[20] "UUTTA HYÖKKÄYSVOIMAA KLUBIIN". www.hjk.fi (in Finnish). 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.

[21] "SLOVENER SIGNERTE FOR STABÆK". www.stabak.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[22] "HJK:N JA MOSAN TIET ERKANEVAT". hjk.fi/ (in Finnish). HJK. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2019.

[23] "Otteluohjelma 2018 [Fixtures]". www.veikkausliiga.com. Veikkausliiga. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

[AttendanceQR1-25] "Summary UEFA Champions League - Round 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 July 2018.

[AttendanceQR2-26] "Summary UEFA Champions League - Round 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2018.

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