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Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho (or SJK Seinäjoki or SJK) 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.

SJK Seinäjoki
Full nameSeinäjoen Jalkapallokerho
Nickname(s)SJK, Kerho (The Club)
Founded5 November 2007; 15 years ago (5 November 2007)
GroundOmaSP Stadion,
Seinäjoki, Finland
Capacity5,817
ChairmanRaimo Sarajärvi
ManagerJoaquín Gómez
LeagueVeikkausliiga
20226th
WebsiteClub website
Home colours
Away colours
Current season
SJK supporters.
SJK supporters.

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 Ykkönen. In 2012 SJK had been placed second. SJK made some signings for 2013, which included a Spanish La Masia graduate Josu and Estonian Mihkel Aksalu. SJK started the season on May 4 with a 2–1 win over PK-35 Vantaa. SJK played AC Kajaani on June 30 and won 1–7. Kajaani made a complaint to Palloliitto about the amount of foreigners in SJK. The complaint went through and AC Kajaani was changed as the winner of the match. SJK complained about the decision and the result was again changed. AC Kajaani complained again, but later canceled it.[6] After that SJK lost five matches in a row. SJK however did win eight matches in a row after that. The promotion to Veikkausliiga was confirmed on 29 September 2013 in a homematch against FC Haka. There was a record breaking attendance (4 798). The match was a 1–1 draw.

SJK started the season 2014 with winning the League Cup. SJK won the final 2–0 against local rivals Vaasan Palloseura.[7] The season started poorly, at the end of May the club was at the eleventh place. After that SJK won seven games in a row and those results lifted SJK to the second place. HJK won the league and SJK was second. SJK was the only club to win against HJK under Mika Lehkosuo. SJK lost only two of the last 24 games. The most important players were Mihkel Aksalu, the league's best defender Cedric Gogoua, Johannes Laaksonen and Toni Lehtinen.[8]

For the 2015 season SJK got even stronger. There were new signings like Mehmet Hetemaj and Ariel Ngueukam. SJK was considered as the biggest challenger of HJK. SJK was at the top of the table in September. SJK won HJK 3–0 in Seinäjoki. At the end of the season SJK's biggest challenger was Rovaniemen Palloseura. SJK won the league with one point difference to RoPS. The most important players were Roope Riski and Liverpool FC loanee Allan. SJK was chosen as the team of the year in Finland's sports gala.[9]

SJK won the Finnish Cup in 2016. It was the first time in the club's history.[10]

SJK's head coach Simo Valakari was surprisingly sacked on February 17, 2017. He was replaced by Sixten Boström.[11] Sixten Boström got also sacked after poor results in May and was replaced by Spanish José Manuel Roca[12] Roca was sacked in September. SJK Akatemia coaches Brian Page and Toni Lehtinen did the job for the rest of the poor season.[13] Under Page and Lehtinen SJK lost the Finnish Cup final to HJK.[14] Tommi Kautonen was hired as the new head coach in October 2017.[15] The season 2018 didn't start as planned and Kautonen was sacked. He was replaced by Aleksei Borisovich Yeryomenko. Yeryomenko could save SJK from relegation.[16] Yeryomenko continued as the head coach in 2019. SJK signed for example Sergei Eremenko and Moshtagh Yaghoubi.[17][18] SJK didn't win a single game in the group stage of the Finnish Cup in the winter.[19] The Veikkausliiga-campaign started well, because SJK won in the first round for the first time ever.[20] SJK won KPV in the end of April and was at the first place of the league.[21] Despite the good start, SJK couldn't get good results. Yeryomenko was sacked in August. The replacement was Brian Page.[22] SJK didn't win any games for the rest of the season. SJK placed ninth.

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]


Domestic history


Season Level Pos Pld W D L For Against Points Finnish Cup League Cup Top goalscorer (League)[30] Top goalscorer (All competitions)
20083rd8261079573737– Tommi Haanpää  – 10-
200952614111565243Third round– Mikael Muurimäki  – 14-
20105261196463142Fifth Round– Mikael Muurimäki  – 9-
20111262240721470Seventh Round– Petter Meyer  – 23-
20122nd2271458422947Fifth Round– Toni Lehtinen – 13 Toni Lehtinen - 14
20131271854511759Third round– Toni Lehtinen – 10 Toni Lehtinen – 10
20141st23316116402659Quarter-finalWinners Akseli Pelvas – 11 Akseli Pelvas – 12
20151331869502260Fifth RoundQuarter-final Akseli Pelvas – 14 Akseli Pelvas – 20
201633317610493657WinnersRunners-up Roope Riski – 17 Roope Riski – 25
201763313812424747Runners-up– Billy Ions – 12 Billy Ions – 14
20189338817283732Quarter-final– Johannes Laaksonen – 6 Johannes Laaksonen, Aristote M'Boma  – 6
20199277911182930Group-stage- Denys Oliynyk - 8 Denys Oliynyk - 10
2020722859272929Group-stage- Emmanuel Ledesma - 5 Joonas Lepistö - 6
20213271467453448Quarter-final- Ariel Ngueukam –14 Ariel Ngueukam – 14
202262710512333835Quarter-finalSemi-final Jake Jervis –6 Jake Jervis – 10

European history


Accurate as of 28 July 2022
CompetitionPlayedWonDrewLostGFGAGDWin%
UEFA Champions League 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 000.00
UEFA Europa League 4 0 1 3 0 4 −4 000.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 4 1 0 3 6 9 −3 025.00

Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
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.) 0–1 4–3
2Q Lillestrøm 0–1 2–5 2–6
Notes

Stadium and sponsors



Stadium


OmaSP Stadion
OmaSP Stadion
Main article: OmaSP Stadion

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.[31] 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[32]
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsors
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
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



Current squad


As of 4 November 2022[33][34]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  FIN Martti Haukioja
4 DF  FIN Matias Vainionpää
5 MF  ENG Alfie Bates
6 MF  POR Babacar Fati
8 MF  NIR Jake Dunwoody
10 MF  CHI Diego Rojas
13 DF  FRA Bradley Diallo
14 FW  ENG Jake Jervis (4th captain)
17 DF  FIN Ville Tikkanen
19 FW  FIN Tuomas Kaukua
20 DF  BRA Pablo Andrade
21 FW  GHA Kingsley Ofori
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF  FIN Matej Hradecky (3rd captain)
23 MF  FIN Nooa Laine
26 MF  FIN Pyry Hannola
27 FW  NGA Samson Ebuka
28 MF  FIN Vertti Hänninen
29 FW  FIN Jeremiah Streng
30 GK  FIN Markus Uusitalo
31 MF  ARG Valentín Gasc
58 MF  FIN Mehmet Hetemaj (captain)
- MF  GHA Jude Arthur
- DF  USA Macario Hing-Glover

Out on loan


As of 31 October 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF  FIN Daniel Håkans (at FK Jerv)

Management and boardroom



Management


As of 7 January 2022[35][36][37][38]

Name Role
Joaquín Gómez Head Coach
Guillem Santesmases Assistant Coach
Lewis Bush Assistant Coach
Juha-Jaakko Ulvila Fitness Coach
Risto-Matti Toivonen Fitness Coach
Luís Fernando Goalkeeping Coach
Tiitus Lehtinen Physiotherapist
Pekka Lehtinen Team Manager
Ranno Kukk Doctor
Adriel Gabilan Analyst/Scout
Paul Riley Analyst/Scout
Brian Page Academy Leader/U23 Head Coach
Arttu Aromaa U17 Head Coach
Mika Ojala Talent Coach

Boardroom


As of 19 February 2021[39]

Name Role
Raimo Sarajärvi Chairman
Richie Dorman Technical Director
Sami-Petteri Kivimäki Managing Director
Heikki Leppänen Chief Financial Officer
Elina Paavola Finance Manager
Joonas Kuivalainen Sales Negotiator
Lari Paski Media Manager
Tommi Kilpiö Marketing Assistant

SJK Akatemia


Main article: SJK Akatemia

SJK Akatemia contains two teams: SJK U17 and SJK U23 which is the reserve team of SJK. SJK's reserve team currently plays in Ykkönen (the second highest league in Finland). The teams are coached by Brian Page and Arttu Aromaa.[40][41] In 2018 SJK started a football high school with Kuortane sports school. It produces young players to SJK and SJK Akatemia.


Records and notable stats



Club Records



Individual Records



Most appearances


As of 22 October 2022
#NameMatches
1 Mihkel Aksalu221
2 Mehmet Hetemaj207
3 Johannes Laaksonen200
4 Richie Dorman168
5 Ariel Ngueukam133
6 Timo Tahvanainen128
7 Toni Lehtinen118
8 Denys Oliynyk116
9 Jesse Öst100
10 Matej Hradecky98

Club captains


Name Nat Period
Juha-Pekka Salminen[42] 2008
Petri Niemi[43] 2009
Ville Ylinen[44] 2010
Chris Cleaver[45] 2011–2013
Pavle Milosavljević[46] 2014-2015
Mihkel Aksalu[47] 2016-2018
Mehmet Hetemaj[48] 2019–

Supporters player of the year


[49]

Name Nat Period
Jani Asuintupa 2008
Ville Pajula 2009
Ville Pajula 2010
Aki Sipilä 2011
Patrik Lomski 2012
Pavle Milosavljević 2013
Cedric Gogoua 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

SJK All Stars


In April 2020, SJK fans participated in a fan vote selecting their 11 favourite SJK players from the 2014-2019-seasons.[50]

Gogoua
The SJK 2014-2019 All Stars.
NamePosNatYearsGamesGoalsLeague
games		League
goals
Mihkel AksaluGK2013-201922101580
Richie DormanRB2012-20181687954
Pavle MilosavljevićCB2013-2015771381
Cedric GogouaCB2014-2015593523
Timo TahvanainenLB2013-20171284792
Johannes LaaksonenCM2013-20182001814114
Mehmet HetemajCM2015-2002214214
Denys OliynykCM2018-2022116299423
Ariel NgueukamRW2015-2016
2020-2021		1333610828
Roope RiskiCF2015-201658344625
Billy IonsLW2016-202074196417

Managers



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На других языках

[de] Seinäjoen JK

Der Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho (deutsch Seinäjokischer Fußballklub oder Fußballklub Seinäjoki) – kurz Seinäjoen JK oder einfach nur SJK, auch bekannt als SJK Seinäjoki[1] und fälschlicherweise auch als SJK Seinäjoen bezeichnet[2] – ist ein 2007 gegründeter Fußballverein aus der westfinnischen Stadt Seinäjoki. 2013 stieg er in die erstklassige Veikkausliiga auf und wurde 2015 Finnischer Meister.
- [en] Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho

[es] SJK Seinäjoki

El Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho (traducido como "Seinäjoki Fútbol Club") es un equipo de fútbol de Finlandia que juega en la Veikkausliiga, la liga de fútbol más importante del país.

[ru] СИК

«Сейняоен Ялкапаллокерхо» (фин. Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho, в дословном переводе — «Сейняйокский футбольный клуб») — финский футбольный клуб из города Сейняйоки. Основан в 2007 году. Домашние матчи проводит на стадионе «ОмаСП» общей вместимостью 5 817 зрителей. Действующий участник Вейккауслиги, высшего дивизиона чемпионата Финляндии по футболу.


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