2026 HJK season

HJK
2026 season
ChairmanOlli-Pekka Lyytikäinen
ManagerJoonas Rantanen
StadiumBolt Arena
VeikkausliigaTBD
Finnish CupTBD
League CupTBD
UEFA Conference LeagueTBD
Top goalscorerLeague: TBD
All: TBD
Highest home attendanceTBD
Lowest home attendanceTBD
Average home league attendanceTBD

The 2026 season was Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi's 118th competitive season.[1] HJK entered the Veikkausliiga season as four-time defending champions.

Season events

Pre-season

On 16 January 2026, HJK confirmed that Georgios Antzoulas, Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan and Elmo Henriksson had all left the club following the expiration of their contracts at the end of the 2025 season.[2]

HJK began preparations for the 2026 season with the Liigacup, under head coach Joonas Rantanen, who was appointed at the end of the previous season. In the opening match of the tournament on 16 January, HJK suffered a 0–1 defeat at home against IFK Mariehamn at the Tallinn Halli.[3]

On the same day, the club announced that Moroccan goalkeeper Issam El Maach had joined the team on a trial basis and featured in the Liigacup match against Mariehamn.[4]

Contract situation

Ahead of the 2026 season, several players remained under contract with the club, including Teemu Pukki, Alexander Ring, Daniel O'Shaughnessy, Mihailo Bogićević, Benji Michel, Lucas Lingman, Brooklyn Lyons-Foster, Kaius Simojoki, Eemil Toivonen, Antton Nylund, Emil Leveälahti and Toivo Mero.[5]

At the start of the season, the club indicated that further squad reinforcements could still be made, particularly in defensive positions.[6]

Squad

As of match played 18 January 2026
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Jesse Öst GK (1990-10-23) October 23, 1990 SJK 2023 2026[7] 0 0
16 Elmo Henriksson GK (2003-03-10) March 10, 2003 Klubi 04 2026 2026[8] 0 0
Defenders
2 Brooklyn Lyons-Foster DF (2000-12-01) December 1, 2000 Tottenham Hotspur 2024 2026[9] 0 0
5 Daniel O'Shaughnessy DF (1994-09-14) September 14, 1994 Karlsruher SC 2024 2026[10] 0 0
6 Ville Tikkanen DF (1999-08-08) August 8, 1999 SJK 2025 2026 0 0
23 Alfie Cicale DF (2002-04-19) April 19, 2002 VPS 2026 2027[11] 0 0
Midfielders
4 Alexander Ring MF (1991-04-09) April 9, 1991 CF Montréal 2025 2026[12] 0 0
10 Lucas Lingman MF (1998-01-25) January 25, 1998 Helsingborgs IF 2024 2026[13] 0 0
Forwards
20 Teemu Pukki FW (1990-03-29) March 29, 1990 Minnesota United 2025 2026[14] 0 0
19 David Ezeh FW (2006-02-13) February 13, 2006 Klubi 04 2023 2026[15] 0 0

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Nationality Player From Fee / Type Ref
1 January 2026 DF Alfie Cicale VPS Undisclosed / Permanent [16]
1 January 2026 GK Elmo Henriksson Sporting de Gijón End of loan [17]
1 January 2026 MF Antton Nylund Klubi 04 Promoted [18]
1 January 2026 FW Toivo Mero Klubi 04 Promoted [19]
1 January 2026 DF Emil Leveälahti Klubi 04 Promoted [20]

out

Date Pos. Nationality Player To Fee / Type Ref
1 January 2026 CB Georgios Antzoulas FC Ingolstadt 04 Free / Permanent [21]
1 January 2026 RB Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan VPS Free / Permanent [22]
1 January 2026 GK Alex Ramula PK-35 Free / Permanent [23]
2 January 2026 LW Santeri Hostikka Vanspor FK Free / Permanent [24]
3 January 2026 LB Aaro Soiniemi IFK Mariehamn Free / Permanent [25]
3 January 2026 DF Michael Boamah Connecticut United FC Undisclosed / Permanent [26]
1 January 2026 GK Ricardo Friedrich Malmö FF End of loan [27]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Veikkausliiga April 2026 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Finnish Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
League Cup 16 January 2026 Group stage 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
UEFA Conference League July 2026 First qualifying round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00

Last updated: 16 January 2026
Source: HJK Helsinki

Veikkausliiga

Main article: 2026 Veikkausliiga

Regular season

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Gnistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Championship Round
2 HJK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Ilves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Inter Turku 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Jaro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: April 2026. Source: Veikkausliiga
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


Finnish Cup

Main article: 2026 Finnish Cup
2026 –
EEST (UTC+3)
2026 –
EEST (UTC+3)
2026 –
EEST (UTC+3)

League Cup

Main article: 2026 Finnish League Cup

Group Stage

16 January 2026 1 HJK 0–1 IFK Mariehamn Helsinki
14:00 EET (UTC+2) Report Nissinen 54' Stadium: Tali halli TN
24 January 2026 2 Lahti – HJK Lahti
13:00 EET (UTC+2) Stadium: Toolpoint Arena
31 January 2026 3 Inter Turku – HJK Turku
12:00 EET (UTC+2) Stadium: Veritas Stadion
7 February 2026 4 HJK – Gnistan Helsinki
12:00 EET (UTC+2) Stadium: Tali halli TN
21 February 2026 5 HJK – TPS Helsinki
12:00 EET (UTC+2) Stadium: Tali halli TN

Knockout Stage

March 2026 Semi-final –
March 2026 Final –

UEFA Conference League

Qualifying rounds

23 July 2026 Second qualifying round 1st leg –
30 July 2026 Second qualifying round 2nd leg –
(– agg.)

Squad statistics

As of match played 16 January 2026

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Veikkausliiga Finnish Cup League Cup Europe
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  FIN Jesse Öst 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF  ENG Brooklyn Lyons-Foster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF  FIN Alexander Ring 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF  FIN Daniel O'Shaughnessy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF  FIN Ville Tikkanen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW  KOS Ardit Tahiri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF  FIN Lucas Lingman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF  FIN Kaius Simojoki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF  FIN Jere Kallinen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 GK  FIN Elmo Henriksson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF  FIN Aaro Soiniemi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW  FIN David Ezeh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW  FIN Teemu Pukki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF  FIN Pyry Mentu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF  FIN Liam Möller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF  FIN Miska Ylitolva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK  FIN Alex Ramula 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF  SRB Mihailo Bogićević 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK  BRA Ricardo Friedrich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 MF  JPN Yukiyoshi Karashima 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
91 FW  FIN Ville Vuorinen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
95 FW  FIN Stanislav Baranov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
97 MF  FIN Toivo Mero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
98 DF  FIN Alex Lietsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 FW  USA Benji Michel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Veikkausliiga Finnish Cup League Cup Europe Total
1 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 0 0
3 0 0 0 0 0
4 0 0 0 0 0
5 0 0 0 0 0
6 0 0 0 0 0
7 0 0 0 0 0
8 0 0 0 0 0
9 0 0 0 0 0
10 0 0 0 0 0
Own goal 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0

Clean sheets

Place Position Nation Number Name Veikkausliiga Finnish Cup League Cup Europe Total
1 GK 0 0 0 0 0
2 GK 0 0 0 0 0
3 GK 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Veikkausliiga Finnish Cup League Cup Europe Total
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players from Klubi-04:
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players away on loan:
Players who left HJK during the season:
TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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