2018 HJK season

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

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 →

Squad

As of match played 27 October 2018^[2]

No.	Name	Nationality	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 28)	VPS	2016	2018+1	38	0
12	Robin Källman		GK	(1999-02-12) 12 February 1999 (age 26)	Klubi 04	2018	2019+1	0	0
35	Jere Piirainen		GK	(1998-04-10) 10 April 1998 (age 27)	Klubi 04	2018		0	0
88	Maksim Rudakov		GK	(1996-01-22) 22 January 1996 (age 29)	loan from Zenit St.Petersburg	2017	2018	38	0
Defenders
4	Hannu Patronen		DF	(1984-05-23) 23 May 1984 (age 41)	Sogndal	2017	2018+1	49	5
5	Daniel O'Shaughnessy		DF	(1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 (age 31)	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 43)	Gent	2017	2019	167	11
15	Ville Jalasto		DF	(1986-04-19) 19 April 1986 (age 39)	Stabæk	2017	2018	88	7
16	Kalle Katz		DF	(2000-01-04) 4 January 2000 (age 25)	Klubi 04	2018		1	0
18	Roni Peiponen		DF	(1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 28)	Molde	2018	2019+1	52	2
21	Mikko Sumusalo		DF	(1990-03-12) 12 March 1990 (age 35)	Chemnitzer FC	2018	2018+1	91+	3+
25	Valtteri Vesiaho		DF	(1999-02-10) 10 February 1999 (age 26)	Klubi 04	2017	2018+1	25	1
32	Faith Friday Obilor		DF	(1991-03-05) 5 March 1991 (age 34)	Inter Turku	2017	2018	79	4
42	Samu Laitinen		DF	(1999-08-13) 13 August 1999 (age 26)	Klubi 04	2018		1	0
57	Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan		DF	(1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 (age 26)	Klubi 04	2018		2	0
61	Otto Ollikainen		DF	(2001-01-22) 22 January 2001 (age 24)	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 39)	Stabæk	2016	2018	112	3
31	Jordan Domínguez		MF	(1995-01-31) 31 January 1995 (age 30)	Real Murcia	2018	2018+1	13	1
36	Eetu Vertainen		MF	(1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 26)	Klubi 04	2017	2018+1	29	7
50	Santeri Väänänen		DF	(2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 23)	Klubi 04	2018		1	0
Forwards
7	Klauss		FW	(1997-03-01) 1 March 1997 (age 28)	loan from Hoffenheim	2018	2018	42	24
9	Riku Riski		FW	(1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 36)	Odd	2018	2019	33	8
11	Akseli Pelvas		FW	(1989-02-08) 8 February 1989 (age 36)	Falkenbergs FF	2016	2019	190	75
17	Nikolai Alho		FW	(1993-03-12) 12 March 1993 (age 32)	Halmstads BK	2018	2018	167	24
38	Enoch Banza		FW	(2000-02-04) 4 February 2000 (age 25)	Klubi 04	2017	2019+1	15	1
39	Macauley Chrisantus		FW	(1990-08-20) 20 August 1990 (age 35)	Real Murcia	2018	2018+1	12	1
77	Evans Mensah		FW	(1998-02-09) 9 February 1998 (age 27)	Inter Allies	2017	2019+1	75	17
Left during the season
10	Moshtagh Yaghoubi		MF	(1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 (age 30)	Spartaks Jūrmala	2017	2018	59	14
27	Filip Valenčič		MF	(1992-01-07) 7 January 1992 (age 33)	PS Kemi	2016	2019	43	14
74	Amr Gamal		FW	(1991-08-03) 3 August 1991 (age 34)	loan from Al Ahly	2018	August 2018	15	1

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 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; some limited exceptions apply. 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

Main article: List of Finnish football transfers summer 2018

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 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; some limited exceptions apply. 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

Main article: 2018 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
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:

1. 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

HJK v Ilves

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

IFK Mariehamn v HJK

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

SJK v HJK

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

HJK v KuPS

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

FC Inter Turku v HJK

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

VPS v HJK

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

HJK v Lahti

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

PS Kemi v HJK

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

TPS v HJK

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

HJK v Inter Turku

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

HJK v Honka

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

HJK v SJK

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

RoPS v HJK

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

HJK v IFK Mariehamn

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

Ilves v HJK

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

KuPS v HJK

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

HJK v VPS

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

Lahti v HJK

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

HJK v PS Kemi

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

HJK v TPS

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

Honka v HJK

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

HJK v RoPS

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

HJK v PS Kemi

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

KuPS v HJK

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

HJK v Inter Turku

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

HJK v IFK Mariehamn

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

Lahti v HJK

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

HJK v RoPS

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

Ilves v HJK

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

Honka v HJK

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

HJK v VPS

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

HJK v SJK

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

TPS v HJK

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

Main article: 2017–18 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]}

HJK v PEPO

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

Gnistan v HJK

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

HJK v KTP

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

HJK v HIFK

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

Honka v HJK

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

HJK v VPS

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

HJK v KuPS

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

HJK v Honka

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

HJK v Inter Turku

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

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

Víkingur Gøta v HJK

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)

HJK v Víkingur Gøta

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)

BATE Borisov v HJK

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)

HJK v BATE Borisov

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

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round (Champions Path)

Olimpija Ljubljana v HJK

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)

HJK v Olimpija Ljubljana

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
				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	Nation	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
	MF		36	Eetu Vertainen	4	3	0	0	7
6	FW		17	Nikolai Alho	5	1	0	0	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	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