2017 HJK season

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]

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
← 2016 2018 →

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	Nationality	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club
Goalkeepers
21	Thomas Dähne		GK	(1994-01-04) January 4, 1994 (age 31)	RB Leipzig
29	Markus Uusitalo		GK	(1997-05-15) May 15, 1997 (age 28)	VPS
35	Jesse Koivistoinen		GK	(1997-12-31) December 31, 1997 (age 27)	Klubi-04
Defenders
4	Hannu Patronen		DF	(1984-05-23) May 23, 1984 (age 41)	Sogndal
8	Rafinha (captain)		DF	(1982-06-29) June 29, 1982 (age 43)	Gent
15	Ville Jalasto		DF	(1986-04-19) April 19, 1986 (age 39)	Stabæk
16	Aapo Halme		DF	(1998-05-22) May 22, 1998 (age 27)	Klubi-04
18	Roni Peiponen		DF	(1997-04-09) April 9, 1997 (age 28)	Loan from Molde
25	Valtteri Vesiaho		DF	(1999-02-10) February 10, 1999 (age 26)	Klubi-04
32	Faith Friday Obilor		DF	(1991-03-05) March 5, 1991 (age 34)	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 27)	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 39)	Stabæk
27	Filip Valenčič		MF	(1992-01-07) January 7, 1992 (age 33)	PS Kemi
28	Rasmus Schüller		MF	(1991-06-18) June 18, 1991 (age 34)	Loan from Minnesota United
36	Eetu Vertainen		MF	(1999-05-11) May 11, 1999 (age 26)	Klubi-04
Forwards
9	Demba Savage		FW	(1988-06-17) June 17, 1988 (age 37)	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 36)	Falkenbergs FF
38	Enoch Banza		FW	(2000-02-04) February 4, 2000 (age 25)	Klubi-04
77	Evans Mensah		FW	(1998-02-09) February 9, 1998 (age 27)	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

Main article: List of Finnish football transfers summer 2017

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

Hammarby Fotboll v HJK

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

IFK Norrköping v HJK

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

Rosenborg v HJK

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

HJK v Infonet

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

Competitions

Veikkausliiga

Main article: 2017 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:

1. 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

HJK v VPS

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

HJK v KuPS

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

IFK Mariehamn v HJK

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

JJK v HJK

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

HJK v Inter Turku

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

VPS v HJK

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

HJK v Ilves

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

PS Kemi Kings v HJK

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

HIFK v HJK

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

Lahti v HJK

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

HJK v SJK

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

RoPS v HJK

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

HJK v JJK

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

KuPS v HJK

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

HJK v IFK Mariehamn

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

Inter Turku v HJK

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

Ilves v HJK

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

HJK v PS Kemi Kings

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

HJK v HIFK

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

HJK v Lahti

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

SJK v HJK

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

HJK v RoPS

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

JJK v HJK

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

HJK v KuPS

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

VPS v HJK

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

HJK v HIFK

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

Ilves v HJK

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

HJK v IFK Mariehamn

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

HJK v PS Kemi Kings

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

SJK v HJK

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

HJK v Lahti

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

Inter Turku v HJK

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

HJK v RoPS

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

Main article: 2016–17 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]}

HJK v Honka

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

Gnistan v HJK

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

HJK v KTP

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

GrIFK v HJK

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

HJK v HIFK

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

IFK Mariehamn v HJK

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

Ilves v HJK

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

SJK v HJK

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

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round

Connah's Quay Nomads v HJK

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)

HJK v Connah's Quay Nomads

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)

KF Shkëndija v HJK

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)

HJK v KF Shkëndija

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
				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	Nation	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
				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
	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	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

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