2022 HJK season

The 2022 season was Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi's 114th competitive season.^[1] HJK qualified for the UEFA Europa League and won the Veikkausliiga for the third consecutive season.

HJK

2022 season
Chairman	Olli-Pekka Lyytikäinen
Manager	Toni Koskela
Stadium	Bolt Arena
Veikkausliiga	1st (champions)
Finnish Cup	Quarterfinal vs Inter Turku
League Cup	Quarterfinal vs Honka
UEFA Champions League	Second qualifying round vs Viktoria Plzeň
UEFA Europa League	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Bojan Radulović (8) All: Bojan Radulović (11)
Highest home attendance	10,164 vs Real Betis (8 September 2022)
Lowest home attendance	0 vs IFK Mariehamn (5 February 2022)
Average home league attendance	4,578 (27 October 2022)
Home colours Away colours
← 2021 2023 →

Season Events

Prior to the start of the new year, and new league season, HJK announced the signings of Pyry Soiri from Esbjerg fB on 4 October, Joona Toivio from BK Häcken on 1 November, Murilo from SJK on 5 November, Arttu Hoskonen from Inter Turku on 8 November and Jukka Raitala from Minnesota United on 21 December.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

On 11 January, HJK announced the signing of Manuel Martic to a one-year contract, from Mezőkövesd.^[7]

On 19 January, HJK announced the signing of Conor Hazard from Celtic, on loan for the season.^[8] The next day, 20 January, HJK announced the signing of Miska Ylitolva to a two-year contract, from RoPS.^[9]

On 15 February, HJK announced the loan signing of Bojan Radulović from AIK until the end of the season.^[10]

On 1 March, HJK announced the loan signing of Nassim Boujellab from Schalke 04 until the end of the season.^[11]

On 21 April, HJK announced the return of Përparim Hetemaj on a two-year contract, from Reggina.^[12]

On 13 June, HJK terminated their contract with Jair following his conviction for Child sexual abuse.^[13]

On 14 July, HJK announced the loan signing of Malik Abubakari from Malmö until the end of the season.^[14] The following day, 15 July, free-agent Paulus Arajuuri signed for HJK on a contract until the end of the season.^[15][16]

On 25 July, HJK announced the signing of Aapo Halme on a contract until the end of 2024, from Barnsley.^[17]

On 31 July, HJK made their loan signing of Bojan Radulović a permanent from AIK, with Radulović signing until the end of the 2023 season.^[18]

Squad

As of match played 3 November 2022

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Conor Hazard		GK	(1998-03-05)5 March 1998 (aged 24)	on loan from Celtic	2022[8]	2022[8]	39	0
12	Jakob Tånnander		GK	(2000-08-10)10 August 2000 (aged 22)	Malmö	2020[19]	2021[19]	24	0
79	Matias Niemelä		GK	(2002-03-15)15 March 2002 (aged 20)	Klubi 04	2020		1	0
Defenders
2	Paulus Arajuuri		DF	(1988-06-15)15 June 1988 (aged 34)	Unattached	2022[16]	2022[16]	4	0
4	Joona Toivio		DF	(1988-03-10)10 March 1988 (aged 34)	BK Häcken	2022[3]	2024[3]	15	0
5	Arttu Hoskonen		DF	(1997-04-16)16 April 1997 (aged 25)	Inter Turku	2022[5]	2023[5]	36	3
6	Aapo Halme		DF	(1998-05-22)22 May 1998 (aged 24)	Barnsley	2022[17]	2024[17]	40	1
14	Matti Peltola		DF	(2002-07-03)3 July 2002 (aged 20)	Klubi 04	2019	2022[20]	62	1
15	Miro Tenho		DF	(1995-04-02)2 April 1995 (aged 27)	Inter Turku	2020[21]	2023[22]	99	6
16	Valtteri Moren		DF	(1991-06-15)15 June 1991 (aged 31)	Waasland-Beveren	2020[23]	2022[23]	170	9
20	Murilo		DF	(1995-12-02)2 December 1995 (aged 26)	SJK	2022[4]	2023[4]	33	2
22	Jukka Raitala		DF	(1988-09-15)15 September 1988 (aged 34)	Minnesota United	2022[6]	2023[6]	112	0
27	Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan		DF	(1999-01-25)25 January 1999 (aged 23)	Klubi 04	2018	2021(+1)[24]	30	0
28	Miska Ylitolva		DF	(2004-05-23)23 May 2004 (aged 18)	RoPS	2022[9]	2023[9]	7	0
Midfields
8	Lucas Lingman		MF	(1998-01-25)25 January 1998 (aged 24)	on loan from Helsingborg	2022		102	4
10	Nassim Boujellab		MF	(1999-06-20)20 June 1999 (aged 23)	on loan from Schalke 04	2022[11]	2022[11]	32	1
17	Manuel Martic		MF	(1995-08-15)15 August 1995 (aged 27)	Mezőkövesd	2022[7]	2022[7]	17	2
19	Casper Terho		MF	(2003-06-24)24 June 2003 (aged 19)	Klubi 04	2020		58	7
21	Santeri Väänänen		MF	(2002-01-01)1 January 2002 (aged 20)	Klubi 04	2018		76	2
23	Pyry Soiri		MF	(1994-09-22)22 September 1994 (aged 28)	Esbjerg fB	2022[2]	2023[2]	29	1
37	Atomu Tanaka		MF	(1987-10-04)4 October 1987 (aged 35)	Cerezo Osaka	2020[25]	2022[26]	182	36
56	Përparim Hetemaj		MF	(1986-12-12)12 December 1986 (aged 35)	Reggina	2022[12]	2023[12]
58	Johannes Yli-Kokko		MF	(2001-08-24)24 August 2001 (aged 21)	Klubi 04	2022		26	4
Forwards
7	Santeri Hostikka		FW	(1997-09-30)30 September 1997 (aged 25)	Pogoń Szczecin	2021[27]	2022[27]	53	5
9	Riku Riski		FW	(1989-08-16)16 August 1989 (aged 33)	Odd	2018		138	34
11	Roope Riski		FW	(1991-08-16)16 August 1991 (aged 31)	SKN St. Pölten	2020[28]	2021(+1)[28]	80	43
18	Bojan Radulović		FW	(1999-12-29)29 December 1999 (aged 22)	AIK	2022[18]	2023[18]	36	10
24	David Browne		FW	(1995-12-27)27 December 1995 (aged 26)	Auckland City	2020[29]	2022[29]	103	12
29	Anthony Olusanya		FW	(2000-02-01)1 February 2000 (aged 22)	FF Jaro	2021[30]	2022(+1)[30]	63	11
77	Malik Abubakari		FW	(2000-05-10)10 May 2000 (aged 22)	on loan from Malmö FF	2022[14]	2022[14]	23	2
Klubi 04
43	Viggo Blummé		MF	(2004-10-07)7 October 2004 (aged 18)	Klubi 04	2022		1	0
47	Oscar Häggström		MF	(2004-04-24)24 April 2004 (aged 18)	Klubi 04	2022		1	0
52	Aaro Toivonen		MF	(2005-04-19)19 April 2005 (aged 17)	Klubi 04	2022		1	0
61	Niilo Kujasalo		MF	(2004-03-17)17 March 2004 (aged 18)	Klubi 04	2022		1	0
63	Luigi Morães		MF	(2002-06-27)27 June 2002 (aged 20)	Klubi 04	2022		1	0
64	Taavi Arminen		DF	(2004-01-23)23 January 2004 (aged 18)	Klubi 04	2022		1	0
67	Daniel Rökman		MF	(2004-03-20)20 March 2004 (aged 18)	Pallokerho Keski-Uusimaa	2022		1	0
Away on loan
41	Samuel Anini Junior		FW	(2002-09-07)7 September 2002 (aged 20)	PK Keski-Uusimaa	2019[31]	2021[31]	0	0
42	Kai Meriluoto		FW	(2003-01-02)2 January 2003 (aged 19)	Klubi 04	2020		3	1
45	Elmo Henriksson		GK	(2003-03-10)10 March 2003 (aged 19)	Klubi 04	2021		0	0
	Patrik Raitanen		DF	(2001-06-13)13 June 2001 (aged 21)	Unattached	2021[32]		0	0
Left during the season
3	Janne Saksela		DF	(1993-03-14)14 March 1993 (aged 29)	Ilves	2021[33]	2022[33]	30	2
6	Jair		MF	(1994-08-03)3 August 1994 (aged 28)	Ilves	2021		50	12
8	Bubacar Djaló		MF	(1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 25)	Sporting CP B	2020[34]	2020(+2)[34]	39	0
74	Abubakar Haruna		DF	(2000-09-26)26 September 2000 (aged 22)	Unattached	2022		1	0
88	Pyry Hannola		MF	(2001-10-21)21 October 2001 (aged 21)	Midtjylland	2020[35]		10	0

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 41 FW  FIN Samuel Anini Junior (to IFK Mariehamn) 42 MF  FIN Kai Meriluoto (to Ilves)

No. Pos. Nation Player 45 GK  FIN Elmo Henriksson (to IFK Mariehamn) — DF  FIN Patrik Raitanen (to IFK Mariehamn)

Left the club during the season

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  FIN Janne Saksela (Retired) 6 MF  BRA Jair (to Petrolul Ploiești) 8 MF  POR Bubacar Djaló (to Rochester New York)

No. Pos. Nation Player 74 DF  GHA Abubakar Haruna (to Mikkelin Palloilijat) 88 MF  FIN Pyry Hannola (to SJK)

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
4 October 2021†	MF		Pyry Soiri	Esbjerg fB	Undisclosed	[2]
1 November 2021†	DF		Joona Toivio	BK Häcken	Undisclosed	[3]
5 November 2021†	DF		Murilo	SJK	Undisclosed	[4]
8 November 2021†	DF		Arttu Hoskonen	Inter Turku	Undisclosed	[5]
21 December 2021†	DF		Jukka Raitala	Minnesota United	Undisclosed	[6]
11 January 2022	MF		Manuel Martic	Mezőkövesd	Undisclosed	[7]
20 January 2022	DF		Miska Ylitolva	RoPS	Undisclosed	[9]
21 April 2022	MF		Përparim Hetemaj	Reggina	Undisclosed	[12]
15 July 2022	DF		Paulus Arajuuri	Unattached	Free	[16]
25 July 2022	DF		Aapo Halme	Barnsley	Undisclosed	[17]
31 July 2022	FW		Bojan Radulović	AIK	Undisclosed	[18]

† Transfers announced on the above date, being finalised on 1 January 2022.

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
19 January 2022	GK		Conor Hazard	Celtic	End of season	[8]
15 February 2022	FW		Bojan Radulović	AIK	31 July 2022	[10]
1 March 2022	MF		Nassim Boujellab	Schalke 04	End of season	[11]
14 July 2022	FW		Malik Abubakari	Malmö	End of season	[14]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
5 April 2022	MF		Pyry Hannola	SJK	€80,000	[36]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
20 January 2022	GK		Elmo Henriksson	IFK Mariehamn	End of season	[37]
15 February 2022	FW		Kai Meriluoto	Ilves	End of 2023 season	[38]
28 February 2022	DF		Patrik Raitanen	IFK Mariehamn	End of season	[39]
22 April 2022	FW		Samuel Anini Junior	IFK Mariehamn	End of season	[40]

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref.
26 January 2022	MF		Bubacar Djaló	Rochester New York	7 February 2022	[41][42]
13 June 2022	MF		Jair	Petrolul Ploiești	17 June 2022	[13][43]
14 October 2022	DF		Janne Saksela	Retired		[44]

Friendlies

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Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Veikkausliiga	2 April 2022	16 October 2022	Matchday 1	Winners	27	18	4	5	41	23	+18	066.67
Finnish Cup	24 May 2022	28 June 2022	Fifth round	Quarterfinal	3	1	2	0	4	0	+4	033.33
League Cup	5 February 2022	2 March 2022	Group stage	Quarterfinal	4	2	0	2	8	7	+1	050.00
UEFA Champions League	6 July 2022	26 July 2022	First qualifying round	Second qualifying round	4	1	0	3	3	9	−6	025.00
UEFA Europa League	4 August 2022	3 November 2022	Third qualifying round	Group stage	10	3	2	5	7	14	−7	030.00
Total					48	25	8	15	63	53	+10	052.08

Last updated: 3 November 2022
Source: Competitions

Veikkausliiga

Main article: 2022 Veikkausliiga

Regular season

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
22	15	4	3	34	18	+16	49	8	1	2	19	12	+7	7	3	1	15	6	+9

Last updated: 11 September 2022.
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
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	L	L	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W

Updated to match(es) played on 11 September 2022. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

HJK v Honka

2 April 2022 1	HJK	1 – 0	Honka	Helsinki
15:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Boujellab  18' Terho 68'	Report	Tammilehto  18'	Stadium: Bolt Arena Attendance: 4,650 Referee: Mattias Gestranius

SJK v HJK

8 April 2022 2	SJK	0 – 1	HJK	Seinäjoki
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Dunwoody  66' Håkans  88'	Report	Tanaka  71' Raitala  73' Olusanya 83'	Stadium: OmaSP Stadion Attendance: 2,358 Referee: Antti Munukka

VPS v HJK

18 April 2022 3	VPS	0 – 1	HJK	Vaasa
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Ahiabu  50' Yengi  60' Vahtera  82'	Report	Tanaka 79'	Stadium: Hietalahti Stadium Attendance: 2,286 Referee: Jari Järvinen

HJK v Inter Turku

23 April 2022 4	HJK	1 – 4	Inter Turku	Helsinki
15:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Raitala  23' Terho 27' Yli-Kokko  42'	Report	Forsell 16' Nurmi  41' Jyry  66' Haro 71' Källman 75' Tamminen 78' Viitala  83'	Stadium: Bolt Arena Attendance: 3,446 Referee: Oskari Hämäläinen

HIFK v HJK

28 April 2022 5	HIFK	0 – 2	HJK	Helsinki
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Bäckman  10' Kamavuaka  23' Mattila  66'	Report	Tenho 45+1' Radulović 70'	Stadium: Bolt Arena Attendance: 7,103 Referee: Joni Hyytiä

Inter Turku v HJK

3 May 2022 6	Inter Turku	0 – 1	HJK	Turku
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Forsell  42'  66' Riikonen  43' Viitala  66' Arciero  90+3'	Report	Toivio  2' Tenho  35' Radulović 42' Murilo  88'	Stadium: Veritas Stadion Attendance: 1,717 Referee: Dennis Antamo

HJK v Ilves

8 May 2022 7	HJK	2 – 1	Ilves	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Boujellab  59' Jair 76', 82'	Report	Vidjeskog 18' Katz  45' Leislahti  68'	Stadium: Bolt Arena Attendance: 2,012 Referee: Petri Viljanen

Lahti v HJK

12 May 2022 8	Lahti	1 – 1	HJK	Lahti
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Penninkangas 16' Henrique  27' Emsis  31'	Report	Olusanya 22'  34' Martic  75'	Stadium: Lahti Stadium Attendance: 1,689 Referee: Oliver Reitala

HJK v Lahti

17 May 2022 9	HJK	3 – 2	Lahti	Helsinki
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Radulović 50' Hetemaj 56' Murilo  74' Memolla 89' (o.g.)	Report	Virta  21' Pirttijoki 45' Christofi  53' Emsis  68' Penninkangas 84'	Stadium: Bolt Arena Attendance: 2,124 Referee: Antti Munukka

HJK v Haka

22 May 2022 10	HJK	4 – 1	Haka	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Hetemaj  27' Tenho 39' Browne 50' Boujellab 51' Martic 88'	Report	Erwin 5'  28' Sihvonen  55' de Lucas  74'	Stadium: Bolt Arena Attendance: 3,443 Referee: Ville Nevalainen

KuPS v HJK

29 May 2022 11	KuPS	0 – 0	HJK	Kuopio
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Hämäläinen  88' Ikaunieks  90+2'	Report	Hostikka  16' Raitala  47' Serrarens  77' Murilo  90'	Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium Attendance: 3,094 Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara

HJK v AC Oulu

18 June 2022 12	HJK	0 – 1	AC Oulu	Helsinki
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Boujellab  26' Peltola  49' Radulović  69'  71' Hoskonen  80'	Report	Yaghoubi  9' Floro  43' López 73'	Stadium: Bolt Arena Attendance: 3,059 Referee: Joni Hyytiä

IFK Mariehamn v HJK

22 June 2022 13	IFK Mariehamn	2 – 1	HJK	Mariehamn
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Coubronne  25' Owoeri 32'  90+2' Nissinen  46' Baliso  73' Dé 77' Tamminen  84'	Report	Hostikka 14'  79' Yli-Kokko  21' Tenho  35'	Stadium: Wiklöf Holding Arena Attendance: 2,122 Referee: Peiman Simani

HJK v KuPS

2 July 2022 14	HJK	1 – 1	KuPS	Helsinki
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Radulović 63' (pen.) Yli-Kokko  90+3'	Report	Bispo 6' Hämäläinen  61'	Stadium: Bolt Arena Attendance: 5,707 Referee: Oliver Reitala

HJK v VPS

16 July 2022 15	HJK	3 – 1	VPS	Helsinki
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Yli-Kokko 19' Hoskonen 62' Abubakari 80' Hazard  88'	Report	Multanen 39' Alanko  58' Hudd  85' Niemi  90+2'	Stadium: Bolt Arena Attendance: 3,607 Referee: Peiman Simani

Ilves v HJK

23 July 2022 16	Ilves	1 – 2	HJK	Tampere
14:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Larsson 35'	Report	Radulović 72' Hoskonen 88'	Stadium: Tampere Stadium Attendance: 3,453 Referee: Oliver Reitala

HJK v IFK Mariehamn

30 July 2022 17	HJK	1 – 0	IFK Mariehamn	Helsinki
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Tenho  13' Terho 42'	Report	Nissinen  33' Olawale  90'	Stadium: Bolt Arena Attendance: 3,871 Referee: Jari Järvinen

AC Oulu v HJK

7 August 2022 18	AC Oulu	1 – 1	HJK	Oulu
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Rafinha  13' Breitenmoser  82' Floro  88' Kabashi  88' Sakho  88' López 90+1'	Report	Radulović 14' Soiri  34' Hetemaj  82' Hoskonen  88'	Stadium: Raatti Stadium Attendance: 2,877 Referee: Oskari Hämäläinen

Haka v HJK

21 August 2022 19	Haka	0 – 3	HJK	Valkeakoski
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Zarokostas  7'	Report	Browne  34' Olusanya 38' Radulović 42' Halme 45+1'	Stadium: Tehtaan kenttä Attendance: 2,434 Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara

HJK v SJK

28 August 2022 20	HJK	1 – 0	SJK	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Olusanya 19' Peltola  28' Väänänen  39' Hetemaj  71' Soiri  72'	Report	Hannola  42' Yaghoubi  55' Jervis  77'	Stadium: Bolt Arena Attendance: 3,676 Referee: Oskari Hämäläinen

HJK v HIFK

5 September 2022 21	HJK	2 – 1	HIFK	Helsinki
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Terho 12'  90+5' Toivio  42' Hostikka 87'	Report	Roberto 5'  76' Ani  85' S.Eremenko  90+3'	Stadium: Bolt Arena Attendance: 7,052 Referee: Antti Munukka

Honka v HJK

11 September 2022 22	Honka	1 – 2	HJK	Espoo
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Hernández  61' Krebs  72' Arko-Mensah  81' Voutilainen 84'	Report	Väänänen 3' Olusanya 90+1' Arajuuri  90+4'	Stadium: Tapiolan urheilupuisto Attendance: 4,015 Referee: Peiman Simani

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	HJK	22	15	4	3	34	18	+16	49	Qualification for the Championship round
2	KuPS	22	14	5	3	36	16	+20	47
3	Honka	22	12	5	5	45	21	+24	41
4	Haka	22	11	4	7	36	38	−2	37
5	Inter Turku	22	9	5	8	40	28	+12	32

Updated to match(es) played on 11 September 2022. Source: https://us.soccerway.com/national/finland/veikkausliiga/2022/regular-season/r66785/
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).

Championship 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
5	3	0	2	7	5	+2	9	2	0	1	5	2	+3	1	0	1	2	3	−1

Last updated: 16 October 2022.
Source: See Results

Results by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4	5
Ground	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	W	L

Updated to match(es) played on 16 October 2022. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

HJK v SJK

18 September 2022 23	HJK	2 – 1	SJK	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Soiri 8' Lingman  59' Hetemaj 87' Abubakari  90+3'	Report	Jervis 19' Rojas  38' Kaukua  44' Fati  76'	Stadium: Bolt Arena Attendance: 2,237 Referee: Ville Nevalainen

Honka v HJK

29 September 2022 24	Honka	3 – 1	HJK	Espoo
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Jansen  39' Arko-Mensah 58' Sadiku 71' (pen.) Aalto  74' Rudakov  90+4' Bagarić 90+7'	Report	Boujellab  14' Hoskonen 35' Raitala  70'	Stadium: Tapiolan urheilupuisto Attendance: 1,463 Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara

HJK v Inter Turku

2 October 2022 25	HJK	3 – 0	Inter Turku	Helsinki
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Väänänen  19' Olusanya 49', 71' Tanaka  82' Radulović 86' (pen.)	Report	Hyvärinen  23' Niska  65'  89' Arciero  70'	Stadium: Bolt Arena Attendance: 4,381 Referee: Petri Viljanen

Haka v HJK

9 October 2022 26	Haka	0 – 1	HJK	Valkeakoski
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Friberg  61' Rogerson  68' Erwin  71'	Report	Browne 13' Tenho  58' Lingman  70' Väänänen  86'	Stadium: Tehtaan kenttä Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Simani Peiman

HJK v KuPS

16 October 2022 27	HJK	0 – 1	KuPS	Helsinki
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Martic  55'	Report	Dahlström  16' Oksanen 31' T.Miettinen  62' Ricardo  90+2'	Stadium: Bolt Arena Attendance: 6,768 Referee: Simani Peiman

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	HJK (C, Q)	27	18	4	5	41	23	+18	58	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	KuPS (Q)	27	17	6	4	43	21	+22	57	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3	Honka (Q)	27	14	7	6	53	27	+26	49	Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
4	Haka (O)	27	13	6	8	40	40	0	45	Qualification for the national Europa Conference League play-offs.
5	Inter Turku	27	10	5	12	42	36	+6	35

Source: Flashscore
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; (O) Play-off winners; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Finnish Cup

Main article: 2022 Finnish Cup

Klubi 04 v HJK

24 May 2022 Fifth round	Klubi 04	0 – 4	HJK	Helsinki
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report	Yli-Kokko 28', 47' Riski 32' Terho 57'	Stadium: Bolt Arena Attendance: 431 Referee: Dennis Antamo

VPS v HJK

13 June 2022 Sixth Round	VPS	0 – 0 (1 – 2 p)	HJK	Vaasa
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Pikkarainen  46' Yengi  71'	Report	Boujellab  38'	Stadium: Kaarlen kenttä Attendance: 780 Referee: Petri Viljanen
	Penalties
	Morrissey Pahkasalo Pikkarainen Lindeman Yengi		Radulović Toivio Hostikka Boujellab Martic

Inter Turku v HJK

28 June 2022 Quarterfinal	Inter Turku	0 – 0 (5 – 4 p)	HJK	Turku
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Tamminen  44' Ketting  54'	Report	Boujellab  30' Murilo  55'	Stadium: Veritas Stadion Attendance: 1,462 Referee: Oskari Hämäläinen
	Penalties
	Forsell Källman Ojala Haro Ruxi		Browne Olusanya Soiri Hoskonen Tånnander

League Cup

Main article: 2022 Finnish League Cup

Group Stage

HJK v IFK Mariehamn

5 February 2022 1	HJK	2 – 3	IFK Mariehamn	Helsinki
14:00 EET (UTC+2)	Ro.Riski 19', 37' Tenho  84'	Report	Tamminen  8' Latonen 39' Dé 82' Sjöroos 87'	Stadium: Tali halli tekonurmi Attendance: 0 Referee: Kaarlo Hämäläinen

HIFK v HJK

16 February 2022 2	HIFK	1 – 3	HJK	Helsinki
13:00 EET (UTC+2)	Ali  26' Bäckman 74'	Report	Radulović 16' Ro.Riski 47' (pen.), 60'	Stadium: Jätkäsaari Tekonurmi Attendance: 1 Referee: Mattias Gestranius

HJK v Inter Turku

19 February 2022 3	HJK	2 – 1	Inter Turku	Helsinki
14:00 EET (UTC+2)	Serrarens 33' Browne  41' Yli-Kokko 87' Martic  90+3'	Report	Haro  35' Källman  63'	Stadium: Tali halli tekonurmi Attendance: 324 Referee: Antti Munukka

Knockout stage

HJK v Honka

2 March 2022 Quarterfinal	HJK	1 – 2	Honka	Helsinki
15:00 EET (UTC+2)	Tiquinho 21' Rökman  59' Haruna  85'	Report	Tammilehto  68' Sadiku 69', 83' Modesto  86' Jansen  87' 90+2'	Stadium: Töölö PK 1 Tekonurmi Attendance: 12 Referee: Oliver Reitala

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

HJK v RFS

6 July 2022 First Qualifying Round 1st leg	HJK	1 – 0	RFS	Helsinki, Finland
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Martic 11' Väänänen  15' Peltola  49'	Report	Jagodinskis  11' Zjuzins  47' Sorokins  83'	Stadium: Bolt Arena Attendance: 3,874[45] Referee: Juxhin Xhaja (Albania)

RFS v HJK

12 July 2022 First Qualifying Round 2nd leg	RFS	2 – 1 (a.e.t.) (2 – 2 agg.) (4 – 5 p)	HJK	Jūrmala, Latvia
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Lipušček  21' Vlalukin  21' Zjuzins  29' 48' Jatta  39' Panić 56' Friesenbichler  66' Mareš  77' Šarić  102'	Report	Murilo  44' 75' Tenho  81' Radulović  93' Hetemaj  109'	Stadium: Slokas Stadium Attendance: 1,631[46] Referee: David Fuxman (Israel)
	Penalties
	Jagodinskis Šarić Panić Lipušček Mareš		Väänänen Murilo Radulović Serrarens Terho
Note: RFS played their home match at the Slokas Stadium in Jūrmala, instead of their regular stadium, LNK Sports Parks, in Riga, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

HJK v Viktoria Plzeň

20 July 2022 Second Qualifying Round 1st leg	HJK	1 – 2	Viktoria Plzeň	Helsinki, Finland
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Tenho  5' Radulović 50' Murilo  70'	Report	Chorý 6' (pen.) Kopic 57'  76' Bucha  60' Mosquera  84'	Stadium: Bolt Arena Attendance: 5,236[47] Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

Viktoria Plzeň v HJK

26 July 2022 Second Qualifying Round 2nd leg	Viktoria Plzeň	5 – 0 (7 – 1 agg.)	HJK	Plzeň, Czech Republic
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Pernica 11' Sýkora 21', 73' Hejda 31'  34' Kliment 84'	Report		Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 10,810[48] Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round

Maribor v HJK

4 August 2022 Third qualifying round 1st leg	Maribor	0 – 2	HJK	Maribor, Slovenia
21:15 EEST (UTC+3)	Mitrović  53' Repas  76'	Report	Browne  37' 47' Väänänen  38' Abubakari  60' Radulović 64'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 6,000[49] Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

HJK v Maribor

11 August 2022 Third qualifying round 2nd leg	HJK	1 – 0 (3 – 0 agg.)	Maribor	Helsinki, Finland
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Radulović  10' Hostikka 54' Browne  90+2'	Report	Repas  14' Mitrović  21' Antolin  84' Karič  90'	Stadium: Bolt Arena Attendance: 6,487[50] Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

HJK v Silkeborg

18 August 2022 Play-off round 1st leg	HJK	1 – 0	Silkeborg	Helsinki, Finland
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Browne 79' Radulović  82' Tenho  90+2'	Report	Calisir  28'  68' Salquist  61'	Stadium: Bolt Arena Attendance: 8,237[51] Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)

Silkeborg v HJK

25 August 2022 Play-off round 2nd leg	Silkeborg	1 – 1 (1 – 2 agg.)	HJK	Silkeborg, Denmark
19:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Þórðarson  45' Sonne  47' Kaalund  70' Felix 74'	Report	Abubakari 40' Murilo  42' Hazard  88' Raitala  90+2'	Stadium: Silkeborg Stadium Attendance: 6,334[52] Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

Group stage

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Real Betis	6	5	1	0	12	4	+8	16	Advance to round of 16
2	Roma	6	3	1	2	11	7	+4	10	Advance to knockout round play-offs
3	Ludogorets Razgrad	6	2	1	3	8	9	−1	7	Transfer to Europa Conference League
4	HJK	6	0	1	5	2	13	−11	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

HJK v Real Betis

8 September 2022 1	HJK	0 – 2	Real Betis	Helsinki, Finland
19:45 EEST (UTC+3)	Boujellab  45+2'	Report	Ruiz  25' Willian José 45+3' (pen.), 64' Pezzella  48' Luiz Felipe  48'	Stadium: Bolt Arena Attendance: 10,164[53] Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)

Roma v HJK

15 September 2022 2	Roma	3 – 0	HJK	Rome, Italy
22:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Ibañez  25' Dybala 47' Pellegrini 49' Cristante  60' Belotti 68'	Report	Tenho  14' Hetemaj  29'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 60,193[54] Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

HJK v Ludogorets Razgrad

6 October 2022 3	HJK	1 – 1	Ludogorets Razgrad	Helsinki, Finland
19:45 EEST (UTC+3)	Hostikka  51' Hetemaj 55' Raitala  58' Boujellab  86'	Report	Tissera 10' Piotrowski  80'	Stadium: Bolt Arena Attendance: 9,751[55] Referee: Yevhen Aranovskyi (Ukraine)

Ludogorets Razgrad v HJK

13 October 2022 4	Ludogorets Razgrad	2 – 0	HJK	Razgrad, Bulgaria
22:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Gropper 38' Cicinho  45+2' Rick 64'	Report	Browne  33' Raitala  55'  90+3' Terho  73' Hetemaj  83'	Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 4,623[56] Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

HJK v Roma

27 October 2022 5	HJK	1 – 2	Roma	Helsinki, Finland
22:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Halme  34' Hetemaj 54' Abubakari  82'	Report	Mancini  22' Abraham 41' Hoskonen 62' (o.g.) Patrício  81' Spinazzola  90+4'	Stadium: Bolt Arena Attendance: 9,751[57] Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)

Real Betis v HJK

3 November 2022 6	Real Betis	3 – 0	HJK	Seville, Spain
22:00 EET (UTC+2)	Ruibal 20', 40'  34' González  48' Fekir 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín Attendance: 35,384[58] Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

Squad statistics

As of match played 3 November 2022

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Veikkausliiga		Finnish Cup		League Cup		UEFA Champions League		UEFA Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	NIR	Conor Hazard	39	0	24	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	10	0
2	DF	FIN	Paulus Arajuuri	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
3	DF	FIN	Janne Saksela	3	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	FIN	Joona Toivio	15	0	8+3	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0+1	0
5	DF	FIN	Arttu Hoskonen	36	3	16+5	3	2	0	0	0	4	0	9	0
6	DF	FIN	Aapo Halme	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	1
7	FW	FIN	Santeri Hostikka	36	4	11+9	2	0+3	0	0	0	2+1	0	10	2
8	MF	FIN	Lucas Lingman	17	2	5+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	2
9	FW	FIN	Riku Riski	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	MAR	Nassim Boujellab	32	1	16+4	1	2+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	2+6	0
11	FW	FIN	Roope Riski	7	5	1+1	0	1+1	1	2+1	4	0	0	0	0
12	GK	SWE	Jakob Tånnander	8	0	3	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	FIN	Matti Peltola	32	0	12+3	0	2+1	0	1+1	0	3+1	0	4+4	0
15	DF	FIN	Miro Tenho	36	2	20+1	2	1+1	0	3	0	4	0	6	0
16	DF	FIN	Valtteri Moren	8	0	4	0	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	AUT	Manuel Martic	17	2	5+5	1	3	0	0+3	0	1	1	0	0
18	FW	SRB	Bojan Radulović	36	10	14+9	8	2	0	1+1	1	4	1	1+4	0
19	MF	FIN	Casper Terho	37	5	20+6	4	2	1	1+2	0	0+3	0	0+3	0
20	DF	BRA	Murilo	33	2	13+6	0	2+1	0	0+2	0	4	1	4+1	1
21	MF	FIN	Santeri Väänänen	28	1	8+5	1	0	0	1+1	0	3	0	10	0
22	DF	FIN	Jukka Raitala	40	0	21+2	0	1	0	2+1	0	4	0	9	0
23	DF	FIN	Pyry Soiri	29	1	7+8	1	1	0	0	0	2+2	0	6+3	0
24	FW	PNG	David Browne	40	2	15+7	2	0+2	0	3	0	3	0	10	0
27	DF	FIN	Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan	2	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	FIN	Miska Ylitolva	7	0	1+3	0	0	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	FIN	Anthony Olusanya	37	7	10+11	7	3	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	2+8	0
37	MF	JPN	Atomu Tanaka	28	1	12+7	1	1	0	0+2	0	0	0	2+4	0
41	FW	BRA	Tiquinho	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
42	FW	FIN	Dylan Hayes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
43	MF	FIN	Viggo Blummé	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
44	FW	NED	Fabian Serrarens	24	1	11+5	0	2	0	3	1	0+2	0	0+1	0
47	MF	FIN	Oscar Häggström	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
51	FW	FIN	Kaius Hardén	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
52	MF	FIN	Aaro Toivonen	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
54	FW	STP	Ricardo Cardoso	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
56	MF	FIN	Përparim Hetemaj	29	2	9+7	2	0+1	0	0	0	3+1	0	4+4	0
58	MF	FIN	Johannes Yli-Kokko	26	4	10+7	1	2	2	1+2	1	0+2	0	0+2	0
61	MF	FIN	Niilo Kujasalo	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
62	FW	FIN	Otto Hannula	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
63	MF	BRA	Luigi Morães	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
64	DF	FIN	Taavi Arminen	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
65	FW	FIN	Anton Aaltonen	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
67	MF	FIN	Daniel Rökman	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
74	DF	GHA	Abubakar Haruna	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
77	FW	GHA	Malik Abubakari	23	2	5+6	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	9+1	1
79	GK	FIN	Matias Niemelä	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Players from Klubi-04 who appeared:
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left HJK during the season:
6	MF	BRA	Jair	14	2	10+1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
88	MF	FIN	Pyry Hannola	3	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Veikkausliiga	Finnish Cup	League Cup	UEFA Champions League	UEFA Europa League	Total
1	FW		18	Bojan Radulović	8	0	1	1	1	11
2	FW		29	Anthony Olusanya	7	0	0	0	0	7
3	MF		19	Casper Terho	4	1	0	0	0	5
	FW		11	Roope Riski	0	1	4	0	0	5
5	MF		56	Përparim Hetemaj	2	0	0	0	2	4
	FW		24	David Browne	2	0	0	0	2	4
	MF		58	Johannes Yli-Kokko	1	2	1	0	0	4
8	DF		5	Arttu Hoskonen	3	0	0	0	0	3
	FW		7	Santeri Hostikka	2	0	0	0	1	3
10	DF		15	Miro Tenho	2	0	0	0	0	2
	MF		6	Jair	2	0	0	0	0	2
	MF		17	Manuel Martic	1	0	0	1	0	2
	FW		77	Malik Abubakari	1	0	0	0	1	2
14	DF		6	Aapo Halme	1	0	0	0	0	1
	MF		23	Pyry Soiri	1	0	0	0	0	1
	MF		10	Nassim Boujellab	1	0	0	0	0	1
	MF		21	Santeri Väänänen	1	0	0	0	0	1
	MF		37	Atomu Tanaka	1	0	0	0	0	1
	FW		41	Tiquinho	0	0	1	0	0	1
	FW		44	Fabian Serrarens	0	0	1	0	0	1
	DF		20	Murilo	0	0	0	1	0	1
				Own goal	1	0	0	0	0	1
TOTALS					41	4	8	3	7	63

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Veikkausliiga	Finnish Cup	League Cup	UEFA Champions League	UEFA Europa League	Total
1	GK		1	Conor Hazard	10	0	0	1	3	14
2	GK		12	Jakob Tånnander	1	3	0	0	0	4
TOTALS					11	3	0	1	3	18

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Veikkausliiga		Finnish Cup		League Cup		UEFA Champions League		UEFA Europa League		Total
1		GK	Conor Hazard	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
2		DF	Paulus Arajuuri	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4		DF	Joona Toivio	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
5		DF	Arttu Hoskonen	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
6		DF	Aapo Halme	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
7		FW	Santeri Hostikka	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
8		MF	Lucas Lingman	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
10		MF	Nassim Boujellab	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	8	0
14		MF	Matti Peltola	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
15		DF	Miro Tenho	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	8	1
17		MF	Manuel Martic	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
18		FW	Bojan Radulović	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	5	1
19		MF	Casper Terho	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
20		DF	Murilo	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	7	0
21		MF	Santeri Väänänen	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
22		DF	Jukka Raitala	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	8	1
23		MF	Pyry Soiri	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
24		FW	David Browne	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	5	0
29		FW	Anthony Olusanya	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
37		MF	Atomu Tanaka	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
44		FW	Fabian Serrarens	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
56		MF	Përparim Hetemaj	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	5	0
58		MF	Johannes Yli-Kokko	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
67		MF	Daniel Rökman	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
74		DF	Abubakar Haruna	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
77		FW	Malik Abubakari	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
Players away on loan:
Players who left HJK during the season:
TOTALS				48	1	3	0	5	0	8	0	22	2	78	3