Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho
Full name | Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho | ||
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Nickname(s) | SJK, Kerho (The Club) | ||
Founded | 5 November 2007 | ||
Ground | OmaSP Stadion, Seinäjoki, Finland | ||
Capacity | 5,817 | ||
Chairman | Raimo Sarajärvi | ||
Manager | Toni Lehtinen | ||
League | Veikkausliiga | ||
2023 | Veikkausliiga, 4th of 12 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho, commonly referred to as SJK, also internationally SJK Seinäjoki, is a Finnish professional football club from the city of Seinäjoki. The club plays in the Veikkausliiga, the highest tier of the Finnish league system. Their home ground is OmaSP Stadion, which is located near the city center and next to SJK's training facility Wallsport. SJK was formed in 2007 after the merger of TP-Seinäjoki and Sepsi-78.
History
The early years
SJK was formed on 5 November 2007 as a merger between the first teams of TP-Seinäjoki and Sepsi-78. It was told to the public five days later. Sepsi-78 had a board meeting on 24 October and TP-Seinäjoki on the next day. Both clubs supported the merger.[1] Sepsi-78 and TP both gave up their place in Kakkonen.[2] The first signing of the new club was Petri Huttu.[3] There were several negotiations about the merger over the years. The main reason was the inadequacy of players. The clubs continued doing junior work after the merger, but could also have their own team in the lower divisions. The work name of the club was Seinäjoki Futis, and there was a contest about the official name, where everyone could suggest a name. The final name was Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho, that had been suggested by many people. There was also a contest about the logo and uniform.[4] The registered name of the club is Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho ry, and it was registered on January 22, 2008.[5] Mikko Latomäki was chosen as the first chairman. Jukka Saarijärvi was chosen as the vice chairman. Saarijärvi was a former TP-Seinäjoki chairman.
Promotion to Veikkausliiga
In 2013 SJK started its second season in
SJK started the season 2014 with winning the
For the 2015 season SJK got even stronger. There were new signings like
SJK won the Finnish Cup in 2016. It was the first time in the club's history.[10]
SJK's head coach
After the season SJK appointed Jani Honkavaara as the new head coach.[23] Honkavaara signed many prolific players for the 2020 season, such as Ariel Ngueukam, Robin Sid, Tero Mäntylä and Niko Markkula.[24] In the winter, SJK once again could not get through from the group stage of the Finnish Cup.[25] As the Veikkausliiga season started in July, SJK won in the first round against TPS.[26] SJK had a good start to the season, but the results started to get worse quite quickly.[27] In the summer transfer window the club signed a couple of players, such as Jake Jervis and Emmanuel Ledesma.[28] They proved themselves quickly and with their lead SJK could end the season somewhat brightly. SJK finished seventh, which was disappointing for the club and the supporters.[29]
On 6 March 2023, SJK announced a co-operation deal with Ghanaian football academy Vision FC.[30]
Domestic history
Season | Level | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Points | Finnish Cup | League Cup | Top goalscorer (League)[31] | Top goalscorer (All competitions) |
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2008 | 3rd | 8 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 57 | 37 | 37 | – | Tommi Haanpää – 10 | - | |
2009 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 56 | 52 | 43 | Third round | – | Mikael Muurimäki – 14 | - | |
2010 | 5 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 31 | 42 | Fifth Round | – | Mikael Muurimäki – 9 | - | |
2011 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 72 | 14 | 70 | Seventh Round | – | Petter Meyer – 23 | - | |
2012 | 2nd | 2 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 29 | 47 | Fifth Round | – | Toni Lehtinen – 13 | Toni Lehtinen - 14 |
2013 | 1 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 51 | 17 | 59 | Third round | – | Toni Lehtinen – 10 | Toni Lehtinen – 10 | |
2014 | 1st | 2 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 40 | 26 | 59 | Quarter-final | Winners | Akseli Pelvas – 11 | Akseli Pelvas – 12 |
2015 | 1 | 33 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 22 | 60 | Fifth Round | Quarter-final | Akseli Pelvas – 14 | Akseli Pelvas – 20 | |
2016 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 36 | 57 | Winners | Runners-up | Roope Riski – 17 | Roope Riski – 25 | |
2017 | 6 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 47 | 47 | Runners-up |
– | Billy Ions – 12 | Billy Ions – 14 | |
2018 | 9 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 37 | 32 | Quarter-final | – | Johannes Laaksonen – 6 | Johannes Laaksonen, Aristote M'Boma – 6 | |
2019 | 9 | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 30 | Group-stage | - | Denys Oliynyk - 8 | Denys Oliynyk - 10 | |
2020 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 29 | Group-stage | - | Emmanuel Ledesma - 5 | Joonas Lepistö - 6 | |
2021 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 34 | 48 | Quarter-final | - | Ariel Ngueukam –14 | Ariel Ngueukam – 14 | |
2022 | 6 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 38 | 35 | Quarter-final | Semi-final | Jake Jervis –6 | Jake Jervis – 10 | |
2023 | 4 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 33 | 42 | Fourth round | Group-stage | Jaime Moreno –11 | Jaime Moreno – 12 |
European history
- Accurate as of 28 July 2022
Competition | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
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UEFA Champions League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
UEFA Europa League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
UEFA Europa Conference League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 25.00 |
Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.
Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
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2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | FH | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
2016–17 | UEFA Champions League | 2Q | BATE Borisov | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | |
2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | KR Reykjavík | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1Q | Flora | 4–2 ( a.e.t. )
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0–1 | 4–3 | |
2Q | Lillestrøm | 0–1 | 2–5 | 2–6 |
- Notes
- 1Q: First qualifying round
- 2Q: Second qualifying round
Stadium and sponsors
Stadium
SJK play their home matches at OmaSP Stadion. Previously SJK played their home matches at Seinäjoen keskuskenttä.
In 2010, it was reported for the first time that SJK were planning a new football stadium. Eventually, in autumn 2014 it was announced that the construction of SJK's new stadium would start soon. The construction began in summer 2015 and the new stadium was completed in June 2016.[32] Stadium has a capacity of 5817 seats.
SJK play their friendlies and cup matches during the winter at Wallsport Areena which is an indoor training facility owned and operated by the team.
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
- As of 3 April 2022[33]
Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsors | Ref |
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2008–2009 | Umbro | Nordea, S-Market | |
2010–2011 | Adidas | Nordea, Carlsberg, Eepee | |
2012 | Kotijoukkue, Prisma | ||
2013 | Kotijoukkue, Lähitapiola, ABC, Sokos Hotels | ||
2014 | Conline, Ilkka, Lähitapiola, GapCon, Sokos Hotels | ||
2015 | Conline, Kotijoukkue, Lähitapiola, EPPK, ABC, Sokos Hotels | ||
2016 | Conline, Kotijoukkue, Lähitapiola, EPPK, Prima Power | ||
2017 | FinCap, I-Print, OmaSp, Lähitapiola, Prima Power, Elisa | ||
2018 | Visura, ProPrint, Peab, Lähitapiola, OmaSp, Elisa | [34] | |
2019 | Atria, ProPrint, Peab, Lähitapiola, OmaSp, Elisa | ||
2020 | Atria, ProPrint, Lähitapiola, OmaSp, Elisa | ||
2021 | Atria, ProPrint, Ilkka-Pohjalainen, Lähitapiola, OmaSp, Elisa | ||
2022 | Ilkka-Pohjalainen, ProPrint, Lecklé, Lähitapiola, OmaSp, Pihlajalinna |
Honours
Players
First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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SJK Akatemia
Reserve team squad
- As of 14 February 2024[38]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Management and boardroom
Management
As of 12 January 2023[39][40][41][42][43]
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Boardroom
As of 19 February 2021[44]
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Records and notable stats
Club Records
- Biggest home win: SJK 8–1 TUS (30 May 2008)
- Biggest away win: VPS-j 0–7 SJK (7 September 2008)
- Biggest home loss: SJK 0–6 HJK (10 August 2017)
- Biggest away loss: HJK 6–0 SJK (31 May 2017)
- Most consecutive matches without lost: 44 (18 August 2010 – 30 May 2012)
- Most consecutive wins: 9 (11 July 2011 – 27 August 2011)
- Most consecutive losses: 5 (8 April 2022 – 7 May 2022)
Individual Records
- Most appearances: Mihkel Aksalu (221)
- Most goals: Toni Lehtinen (39)
- Most league appearances: Mihkel Aksalu (158)
- Most league goals: Ariel Ngueukam (26)
- Most cup appearances: Mehmet Hetemaj (33)
- Most cup goals: Mehmet Hetemaj (7)
- Most European competition appearances: Mehmet Hetemaj (10)
- Most European competition goals: Jake Jervis (3)
- Most capped Finnish player: Alexei Eremenko - 61 caps
- Most capped foreign player: Marc Vales – 84 caps
Most appearances
- As of 28 October 2023
# | Name | Matches |
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1 | Mihkel Aksalu | 221 |
2 | Mehmet Hetemaj | 207 |
3 | Johannes Laaksonen | 200 |
4 | Richie Dorman | 168 |
5 | Ariel Ngueukam | 133 |
6 | Matej Hradecky | 131 |
7 | Timo Tahvanainen | 128 |
8 | Ville Tikkanen | 124 |
9 | Toni Lehtinen | 118 |
10 | Denys Oliynyk | 116 |
Club captains
Name | Nat | Period |
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Juha-Pekka Salminen[45] | 2008 | |
Petri Niemi[46] | 2009 | |
Ville Ylinen[47] | 2010 | |
Chris Cleaver[48] | 2011–2013 | |
Pavle Milosavljević[49] | 2014–2015 | |
Mihkel Aksalu[50] | 2016–2018 | |
Mehmet Hetemaj[51] | 2019–2022 | |
Matej Hradecky[52] | 2023 |
Supporters player of the year
Name | Nat | Period |
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Jani Asuintupa | 2008 | |
Ville Pajula | 2009 | |
Ville Pajula | 2010 | |
Aki Sipilä | 2011 | |
Patrik Lomski | 2012 | |
Pavle Milosavljević | 2013 | |
Cedric Gogoua
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2014 | |
Mihkel Aksalu | 2015 | |
Roope Riski | 2016 | |
Mehmet Hetemaj | 2017 | |
Johannes Laaksonen | 2018 | |
Denys Oliynyk | 2019 | |
Emmanuel Ledesma | 2020 | |
Ville Tikkanen | 2021 | |
Jake Jervis | 2022 | |
Ville Tikkanen | 2023 |
SJK All Stars
In April 2020, SJK fans participated in a fan vote selecting their 11 favourite SJK players from the 2014-2019-seasons.[54]
Name | Pos | Nat | Years | Games | Goals | League games |
League goals |
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Mihkel Aksalu | GK | 2013–2019 | 221 | 0 | 158 | 0 | |
Richie Dorman | RB | 2012–2018 | 168 | 7 | 95 | 4 | |
Pavle Milosavljević | CB | 2013–2015 | 77 | 1 | 38 | 1 | |
Cedric Gogoua |
CB | 2014–2015 | 59 | 3 | 52 | 3 | |
Timo Tahvanainen | LB | 2013–2017 | 128 | 4 | 79 | 2 | |
Johannes Laaksonen | CM | 2013–2018 | 200 | 18 | 141 | 14 | |
Mehmet Hetemaj | CM | 2015– | 200 | 22 | 142 | 14 | |
Denys Oliynyk | CM | 2018–2022 | 116 | 29 | 94 | 23 | |
Ariel Ngueukam | RW | 2015–2016 2020–2021 |
133 | 36 | 108 | 28 | |
Roope Riski | CF | 2015–2016 | 58 | 34 | 46 | 25 | |
Billy Ions | LW | 2016–2020 | 74 | 19 | 64 | 17 |
Managers
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External links
- Official website (in Finnish)