The 2019 season was FC Honka's 11th season in the Veikkausliiga. On 3 November 2019, Honka secured a spot in the Europa League 2020–21 first round of qualification by winning IFK Mariehamn 3 - 1 on aggregate in the European competition play-off finals.

FC Honka
2019 season
ChairmanFärid Ainetdin
ManagerVesa Vasara
StadiumTapiolan Urheilupuisto
Veikkausliiga3rd
Finnish CupQuarterfinal
Top goalscorerLeague: Borjas Martín (12)

Squad edit

As of 9 August 2019[1]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
12 Rasmus Leislahti   GK (2000-06-16)16 June 2000 (aged 19) Klubi 04
13 Tim Murray   GK (1987-07-30)30 July 1987 (aged 32) Ekenäs IF
Defenders
3 Gideon Baah   DF (1991-10-01)1 October 1991 (aged 28) FC Gomel
4 Robert Ivanov   DF (1994-09-19)19 September 1994 (aged 25) FC Viikingit
5 Henri Aalto   DF (1989-04-20)20 April 1989 (aged 30) VfB Oldenburg
7 Jonas Levänen   DF (1994-01-12)12 January 1994 (aged 25) VPS
16 Konsta Rasimus   DF (1990-12-15)15 December 1990 (aged 28) PK-35 Vantaa
22 Joona Rahikka   DF (1999-01-29)29 January 1999 (aged 20) KäPa
23 Mikko Sumusalo   DF (1990-03-12)12 March 1990 (aged 29) HJK
24 Nasiru Banahene   DF (2000-07-08)8 July 2000 (aged 19) MTK Budapest
28 Tommi Saarinen   DF (1995-01-31)31 January 1995 (aged 24) Pallohonka
Midfielders
8 Javi Hervás   MF (1989-06-09)9 June 1989 (aged 30) Mérida A.D.
10 Lucas Kaufmann   MF (1991-03-26)26 March 1991 (aged 28) Ekenäs IF
11 Juha Hakola   MF (1987-10-27)27 October 1987 (aged 32) VPS
20 Erik Bakker   MF (1990-03-21)21 March 1990 (aged 29) De Graafschap
21 Joel Perovuo   MF (1985-08-11)11 August 1985 (aged 34) HJK
33 Duarte Tammilehto (captain)   MF (1990-02-15)15 February 1990 (aged 29) FC Lahti
45 Robbie Azodo   MF (2001-04-23)23 April 2001 (aged 18) PK Keski-Uusimaa
68 Armend Kabashi   MF (1995-12-04)4 December 1995 (aged 23) TuS Erndtebrück
77 Doni Arifi   MF (2002-04-11)11 April 2002 (aged 17) Honka Akatemia
85 Matias Viitanen   MF (2001-02-27)27 February 2001 (aged 18) Honka Akatemia
Forwards
14 Borjas Martín   FW (1987-06-28)28 June 1987 (aged 32) Sabadell
15 Martin Salin   FW (2002-01-02)2 January 2002 (aged 17) Honka Akatemia
18 Elmo Heinonen   FW (1997-04-02)2 April 1997 (aged 22) Salon Palloilijat
19 Arlind Sejdiu   FW (2001-08-11)11 August 2001 (aged 18) Honka Akatemia
51 Anton Tuominen   FW (2001-02-09)9 February 2001 (aged 18) Honka Akatemia
80 Demba Savage   FW (1988-06-17)17 June 1988 (aged 31) BB Erzurumspor
99 Macoumba Kandji   FW (1985-08-02)2 August 1985 (aged 34) Sanat Naft

On loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
32 GK   FIN Atte Paunio (on loan at FC Jazz until end of season)

Transfers edit

Winter edit

In edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
GK   Rasmus Leislahti Klubi 04 Undisclosed
DF   Gideon Baah FC Gomel Undisclosed
DF   Mikko Sumusalo HJK Undisclosed
DF   Joona Rahikka KäPa Undisclosed
MF   Abel Suárez Linense Undisclosed
MF   Juha Hakola VPS Undisclosed
MF   Saku Heiskanen TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Undisclosed
FW   Robbie Azodo Pallokerho Keski-Uusimaa Undisclosed
FW   Luis Silva Real Salt Lake Undisclosed

Out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
GK   Davor Taleski AEL Undisclosed
DF   Ahmed El Amrani Skeid Undisclosed
DF   Željko Savić TPS Undisclosed
DF   Jatuli Laevuo Undisclosed
MF   Antti Mäkijärvi KTP Undisclosed
MF   Joni Korhonen AC Oulu Undisclosed
MF   Armend Kabashi Undisclosed
FW   Masar Ömer Undisclosed
FW   Kasperi Liikonen KTP Undisclosed
FW   Alex Nimely Undisclosed
FW   Youness Rahimi RoPS Undisclosed
FW   Nemanja Obradović Spartak Subotica Undisclosed
FW   Macoumba Kandji Sanat Naft Undisclosed
FW   Gaël Etock FC Lahti Undisclosed

Summer edit

In edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
9 August 2019 FW   Macoumba Kandji Sanat Naft Undisclosed
9 August 2019 MF   Erik Bakker De Graafschap Undisclosed
9 August 2019 FW   Elmo Heinonen Salon Palloilijat Undisclosed
9 August 2019 DF   Nasiru Banahene MTK Budapest Undisclosed
29 August 2019 MF   Armend Kabashi Undisclosed

Out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
8 August 2019 FW   Luis Silva Seattle Sounders FC Undisclosed [2]
9 August 2019 MF   Abel Suárez Undisclosed
9 August 2019 MF   Saku Heiskanen Undisclosed

Competitions edit

Veikkausliiga edit

The 2019 Veikkausliiga season begins on 3 April 2019 and ends on 3 November 2019.[3]

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 KuPS (C) 27 15 8 4 46 24 +22 53 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round.
2 Inter Turku 27 15 3 9 42 29 +13 48 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round.
3 FC Honka (O) 27 14 5 8 41 29 +12 47 Qualification for the national Europa League qualification final.
4 Ilves 27 13 8 6 34 25 +9 47 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round.[b]
5 HJK 27 9 10 8 33 29 +4 37 Qualification for the national Europa League qualification tournament.
Source: Veikkausliiga, 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; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams played against each other twice (22 matches) after which the league split in two (top 6 and bottom 6 teams).
  2. ^ Ilves qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2019 Finnish Cup


Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 14 5 8 41 29  +12 47 6 2 5 19 13  +6 8 3 3 22 16  +6

Last updated: 19 October 2019.
Source: See Results

Results by matchday edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAHAHAAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAAH
ResultWLWWLDDWWLWWDLWLLWDLLWWWWDW
Updated to match(es) played on 2019. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season edit

7 April 2019 1 RoPS 1 – 2 Honka Rovaniemi
14:00 EET (UTC+3) S. Ala   70'
Jokelainen   81'
Sissoko   83'
Report Martín   48'
Baah   71'
Silva   75'
Sumusalo   83'
Stadium: Rovaniemen keskuskenttä
Attendance: 1,618
Referee: Oskari Hämäläinen
15 April 2019 2 Honka 1 – 3 IFK Mariehamn Espoo
18:30 EET (UTC+3) Martín   10'
Tammilehto   50'
Ivanov   84'
Report Ketting   39', 55'
Backaliden   60'
Stadium: Tapiolan Urheilupuisto
Attendance: 1,003
Referee: Ville Nevalainen
20 April 2019 3 KuPS 0 – 3 Honka Kuopio
16:00 EET (UTC+3) Thiaw   67' Report Hakola   14'
Martín   53'   55'
A. Sejdiu   89'
Stadium: Savon Sanomat Areena
Attendance: 2,878
Referee: Atte Jussila
25 April 2019 4 Honka 3 – 2 FC Inter Turku Espoo
18:30 EET (UTC+3) Martín   32', 58'
Tammilehto   72'
Ivanov   81'
Report Ojala   40', 76'
Markkula   63'
Tenho   68'
Furuholm   89'
Stadium: Tapiolan Urheilupuisto
Attendance: 881
Referee: Dennis Antamo
29 April 2019 5 HIFK 2 – 0 Honka Helsinki
18:30 EET (UTC+3) Mattsson   58'
J. Dunsby   79'
N. Saira   85'
Mäntylä   88'
Report Martín   68'
Aalto   84'
Stadium: Telia 5G -areena
Attendance: 1,901
Referee: Antti Munukka
7 May 2019 6 Ilves 1 – 1 Honka Tampere
18:30 EET (UTC+3) Jair   45'   89' Report Aalto   41'   71'
Hakola   67'
Sumusalo   85'
Stadium: Tammelan Stadion
Attendance: 3,052
Referee: Mattias Gestranius
11 May 2019 7 Honka 1 – 1 VPS Espoo
15:00 EET (UTC+3) M. Salin   14'
Kaufmann   45'
Saarinen   57'
Tammilehto   86'
Report Sarr   32'
Voutilainen   34'
Lahti   68'
Stadium: Tapiolan Urheilupuisto
Referee: Oliver Reitala
18 May 2019 8 SJK 1 – 2 Honka Seinäjoki
16:00 EET (UTC+3) Hatakka   20'
Yaghoubi   57'
Arthur   80'
Report Sumusalo   49'   87'
Martín   60'
Stadium: OmaSP Stadion
Attendance: 2,888
Referee: Petri Viljanen
27 May 2019 9 Honka 2 – 0 FC Lahti Espoo
18:30 EET (UTC+3) Silva   7'
M. Viitikko   65' (o.g.)
Savage   74'
Report Coubronne   26'
Penninkangas   48'
Etock   90+2'
Stadium: Tapiolan Urheilupuisto
Attendance: 1,431
Referee: Mattias Gestranius
2 June 2019 10 Honka 0 – 1 KPV Espoo
18:30 EET (UTC+3) Tammilehto   24' Report Roiha   8'
I. Shaze   47'
Vidjeskog   90'
Kinnunen   90+4'
Y. Mena   90+4'
Stadium: Tapiolan Urheilupuisto
Attendance: 1,321
Referee: Mohammad Al Emara
19 June 2019 11 HJK 0 – 1 Honka Helsinki
18:30 EET (UTC+3) Alho   55'
Mensah   74'   90+3'
Rafinha   78'
Zeneli   90+1'
Report Hakola   79'
Perovuo   82'
Savage   88'
Stadium: Telia 5G -areena
Attendance: 7,822
Referee: Jari Järvinen
25 June 2019 12 Honka 1 – 0 RoPS Espoo
18:30 EET (UTC+3) Silva   79' (pen.) Report A. Sihvonen   52'
Lingman   82'
Stadium: Tapiolan Urheilupuisto
Attendance: 1,720
Referee: Dennis Antamo
30 June 2019 13 IFK Mariehamn 2 – 2 Honka Mariehamn
18:30 EET (UTC+3) Isaksson   62' (pen.)
Ekhalie   86'
Sjöroos   90+2'
Report Abel Suárez   32'
Martín   44'
Baah   45+1'
Stadium: Wiklöf Holding Arena
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Joni Hyytiä
6 July 2019 14 Honka 1 – 2 KuPS Espoo
17:00 EET (UTC+3) Sumusalo   73'
Silva   84' (pen.)
Report Saxman   23'
Niskanen   58'
Taimi   83'
Stadium: Tapiolan Urheilupuisto
Attendance: 1,915
Referee: Jani Laaksonen
13 July 2019 15 Honka 3 – 0 HIFK Espoo
13:00 EET (UTC+3) Kaufmann   7'
Hervás   55'
Savage   84'
Report Andberg   54'
Patronen   56'
Hänninen   80'
Stadium: Tapiolan Urheilupuisto
Attendance: 3,512
Referee: Antti Munukka
21 July 2019 16 FC Inter Turku 3 – 1 Honka Turku
17:00 EET (UTC+3) Mastokangas   6'
Furuholm   44'   90'
Valenčič   59'
Paananen   71'
Hämäläinen   85'
Report Ivanov   18'
Hervás   51'
Abel Suárez   82'
Stadium: Veritas Stadion
Attendance: 2,077
Referee: Oskari Hämäläinen
27 July 2019 17 Honka 1 – 2 Ilves Espoo
17:00 EET (UTC+3) Hakola   13'
Murray   57'
Baah   66'
Report Tomas   64'
Moussa   90+1'
Stadium: Tapiolan Urheilupuisto
Attendance: 2,807
Referee: Ville Nevalainen
3 August 2019 18 VPS 2 – 3 Honka Vaasa
17:00 EET (UTC+3) Ebwelle   16', 90+3'
Auvinen   45'
Laatikainen   70'
Report Martín   61', 68', 84'
Aalto   64'
Stadium: Elisa Stadion
Attendance: 1,782
Referee: Ville Nevalainen
10 August 2019 19 Honka 0 – 0 SJK Espoo
17:00 EET (UTC+3) Aalto   39'
Hakola   69'
Baah   84'
Report Arthur   45'
Mero   73'
Stadium: Tapiolan Urheilupuisto
Attendance: 2,109
Referee: Oskari Hämäläinen
19 August 2019 20 Lahti 3 – 2 Honka Lahti
18:30 EET (UTC+3) J. Assehnoun   8'
Etock   11', 15'
Josu   72'
M. Viitikko   74'
E. Virta   76'
Report Kaufmann   60'
Baah   69'
Martín   72'
Savage   82'
Stadium: Lahden Stadion
Attendance: 2,396
Referee: Mohammad Al Emara
24 August 2019 21 Honka 0 – 1 HJK Espoo
13:30 EET (UTC+3) Hervás   61' Report Luiz   57'
O'Shaughnessy   62'
Stadium: Tapiolan Urheilupuisto
Attendance: 4,219
Referee: Mattias Gestranius
31 August 2019 22 KPV 0 – 1 Honka Kokkola
15:00 EET (UTC+3) Helmke   77' Report Hakola   57'
Martín   61'
Hervás   72'
Stadium: Kokkolan Keskuskenttä
Attendance: 2,525
Referee: Joni Hyytiä

Championship series edit

15 September 2019 1 Ilves 0 – 2 Honka Tampere
18:30 EET (UTC+3) Fofana   60'
Aspegren   78'
Tomas   82'
Report Sumusalo   11'
Baah   41'
Martín   49'   69'
Stadium: Tammelan Stadion
Attendance: 2,864
Referee: Ville Nevalainen
21 September 2019 2 Honka 3 – 1 HJK Espoo
13:00 EET (UTC+3) Baah   8'
Rasimus   41'
Kaufmann   45'
Aalto   63'
Sumusalo   66'
Savage   85'
Report Kairinen   32' Stadium: Tapiolan Urheilupuisto
Attendance: 3,192
Referee: Antti Munukka
28 September 2019 3 FC Inter Turku 0 – 1 Honka Turku
17:00 EET (UTC+3) Furuholm   90+4'
Annan   90+6'  
Report Savage   11'
Sumusalo   52'
Ivanov   72'
Kaufmann   84'
Stadium: Veritas Stadion
Attendance: 3,248
Referee: Jari Järvinen
6 October 2019 4 KuPS 1 – 1 Honka Kuopio
16:00 EET (UTC+3) Pennanen   43'   45'
Diallo   69'
Thiaw   81'
Report Baah   72'
Hervás   76'
Ivanov   82'
Stadium: Savon Sanomat Areena
Attendance: 7,114
Referee: Mattias Gestranius
19 October 2019 5 Honka 3 – 0 IFK Mariehamn Espoo
15:00 EET (UTC+3) Kandji   21'
Martín   83'
Sejdiu   90+1'
Report Stadium: Tapiolan Urheilupuisto

European play-off final edit

IFK Mariehamn1 – 2Honka
Ekhalie   37' (pen.) Report Kandji   14'
Aalto   35'
Levänen   90+2'
Attendance: 1,027
Referee: Joni Hyytiä
Honka1 – 0IFK Mariehamn
Ivanov   34'
Kaufmann   43'
Report
Attendance: 1,910
Referee: Petri Viljanen

Finnish Cup edit

Sixth Round edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
FC Honka 5 3 1 1 7 4 +3 10
Inter Turku 5 3 0 2 7 6 +1 9
FC Lahti 5 3 0 2 6 7 −1 9
IFK Mariehamn 5 2 2 1 7 4 +3 8
HJK 5 2 1 2 9 7 +2 7
HIFK 5 0 0 5 3 11 −8 0
26 January 2019 1 Honka 0 – 1 FC Lahti Espoo
14:00 EET (UTC+2) Aalto   75' Report Josu   52'   87'
Lagerblom   70'
J-A Assehnoun   73'
Klinga   90+4'
Stadium: Esport Arena
Attendance: 250
Referee: Dennis Antamo
9 February 2019 2 HIFK 1 – 2 Honka Helsinki
16:00 EET (UTC+2) K. Larsson   24'
Bäckman   33'
T. Palmasto   35'
Halme   42'
Report Arlind Sejdiu   11', 30' Stadium: Talin Halli
Attendance: 285
Referee: Mattias Gestranius
19 February 2019 3 HJK 2 – 3 Honka Helsinki
17:00 EET (UTC+2) Riski   44'
Vahtera   55'
Report Tammilehto   60'
Martín   78'
Hakola   82'
Ivanov   89'
Stadium: Tali halli tekonurmi
Attendance: 553
Referee: Antti Munukka
9 February 2019 4 Honka 0 – 0 IFK Mariehamn Espoo
13:00 EET (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Esport Arena
Attendance: 250
Referee: Joni Hyytiä
23 February 2019 5 Honka 2 – 0 FC Inter Turku Espoo
14:00 EET (UTC+2) Perovuo   34'
Baah   53'
Aalto   59'
Hakola   64'
Tammilehto   90+2'
Report Muñiz   39'   63'
Hämäläinen   77'
Stadium: Esport Arena
Attendance: 250
Referee: Dennis Antamo

Knockout stages edit

16 March 2019 Last 16 AC Oulu 0 – 1 Honka Oulu
15:30 EET (UTC+2) Ramadingaye   51' Report Rasimus   38'   42'
Kaufmann   41'
Baah   85'
Stadium: Heinäpään halli
Attendance: 502
Referee: Jani Laaksonen
30 March 2019 Last 8 FC Honka 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 4 p)
Ilves Espoo
14:00 EET (UTC+2) Hervás   54'
Baah   85'
Kaufmann   118'
Report Addy   12'
Tendeng   89'   36'
Tomas   75'
Stadium: Tapiolan Tekonurmi
Attendance: 300
Referee: Antti Munukka
Penalties
Kaufmann  
Martín  
Ivanov  
Hervás  
Baah  
  Tendeng
  Mettälä
  E. Raittinen
  Jair
  Tomas

Squad statistics edit

As of Match played 19 October 2019

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Veikkausliiga Finnish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
3 DF   GHA Gideon Baah 21 3 17 1 3+1 2
4 DF   FIN Robert Ivanov 34 3 26+1 2 7 1
5 DF   FIN Henri Aalto 28 1 20+1 1 7 0
7 DF   FIN Jonas Levänen 3 0 1+2 0 0 0
8 DF   ESP Javi Hervás 24 1 22+1 1 1 0
10 MF   BRA Lucas Kaufmann 33 2 26 2 6+1 0
11 MF   FIN Juha Hakola 31 7 23+1 5 7 2
12 GK   FIN Rasmus Leislahti 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK   USA Tim Murray 34 0 27 0 7 0
14 FW   ESP Borjas Martín 33 13 26 12 7 1
15 FW   FIN Martin Salin 13 1 2+6 1 0+5 0
16 DF   FIN Konsta Rasimus 26 0 19+1 0 6 0
18 FW   FIN Elmo Heinonen 1 0 1 0 0 0
19 FW   FIN Arlind Sejdiu 23 4 2+14 2 5+2 2
20 MF   NED Erik Bakker 1 0 1 0 0 0
21 MF   FIN Joel Perovuo 26 0 10+11 0 2+3 0
22 DF   FIN Joona Rahikka 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
23 DF   FIN Mikko Sumusalo 27 3 22 3 4+1 0
24 DF   GHA Nasiru Banahene 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
28 DF   FIN Tommi Saarinen 12 0 7+2 0 2+1 0
33 MF   FIN Duarte Tammilehto 21 1 15 0 5+1 1
45 FW   FIN Robbie Azodo 4 0 0+1 0 0+3 0
68 MF   FIN Armend Kabashi 5 0 1+4 0 0 0
77 MF   FIN Doni Arifi 4 0 0 0 0+4 0
80 FW   GAM Demba Savage 27 4 12+13 4 0+2 0
99 FW   SEN Macoumba Kandji 2 1 1+1 1 0 0
Players who left Honka during the season:
6 MF   ESP Abel Suárez 18 2 5+7 2 5+1 0
9 FW   CMR Gaël Etock 3 0 0 0 2+1 0
20 FW   MEX Luis Silva 14 3 10+3 3 1 0
24 MF   FIN Saku Heiskanen 1 0 0 0 0+1 0

Goal scorers edit

Place Position Nation Number Name Veikkausliiga Finnish Cup Total
1 MF   14 Borjas Martín 12 1 13
2 MF   11 Juha Hakola 5 2 7
3 FW   19 Arlind Sejdiu 2 2 4
FW   23 Demba Savage 4 0 4
5 FW   20 Luis Silva 3 0 3
DF   3 Gideon Baah 1 2 3
DF   23 Mikko Sumusalo 3 0 3
DF   4 Robert Ivanov 2 1 3
9 MF   6 Abel Suárez 2 0 2
MF   10 Lucas Kaufmann 2 0 2
11 FW   99 Macoumba Kandji 1 0 1
FW   93 Martin Salin 1 0 1
MF   33 Duarte Tammilehto 0 1 1
DF   5 Henri Aalto 1 0 1
MF   8 Javi Hervás 1 0 1
Own goal 1 0 1
TOTALS 41 9 50

Disciplinary record edit

Number Nation Position Name Veikkausliiga Finnish Cup Total
           
3   DF Gideon Baah 7 0 1 0 8 0
4   DF Robert Ivanov 3 0 0 0 3 0
5   DF Henri Aalto 5 1 2 0 7 1
8   MF Javi Hervás 4 0 0 0 4 0
10   MF Lucas Kaufmann 3 0 2 0 5 0
11   MF Juha Hakola 1 0 0 0 1 0
13   GK Tim Murray 1 0 0 0 1 0
14   MF Borjas Martín 5 0 1 0 6 0
16   DF Konsta Rasimus 1 0 2 1 3 1
20   FW Luis Silva 1 0 0 0 1 0
21   MF Joel Perovuo 1 0 1 0 2 0
23   DF Mikko Sumusalo 5 0 0 0 5 0
28   DF Tommi Saarinen 1 0 0 0 1 0
33   MF Duarte Tammilehto 4 0 1 0 5 0
80   FW Demba Savage 2 0 0 0 2 0
TOTALS 44 1 10 1 54 2

Notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Joukkue". esporthonka.fi/ (in Finnish). Honka. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Muutoksia Hongan pelaajistossa". Honka. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Otteluohjelma 2019 [Fixtures]". www.veikkausliiga.com. Veikkausliiga. Retrieved 23 March 2019.