Roni Peiponen
Roni Peiponen (9 April 1997 – November/December 2022) was a Finnish professional association football, footballer who played as a right-back. He retired in July 2020. Club career Molde In November 2015, Peiponen moved from Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi, HJK Helsinki to Norwegian side Molde FK on a three-and-a-half-year contract. On 1 April 2016, he was loaned to Åsane Fotball, Åsane on loan from Molde. Following a successful loan spell at Åsane, he headed back to HJK Helsinki on loan until November 2017. Peiponen retired from professional football aged 23 in July 2020 after dealing with persistent injuries. However, he returned to the sport in 2022. Personal life and death In 2020, Peiponen revealed that he had fallen ill with depression and took medication for sleep problems. On 1 December 2022, it was announced that Peiponen had died at the age of 25. Career statistics References External linksRoni Peiponen at HJK Helsinki * {{DEFAULTSORT:Peiponen, Roni 1997 birt ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Finland National Under-21 Football Team
The Finland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Finland. The team qualified for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, UEFA Euro U21 Championship final tournament for the first time in 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2009, under head coach Markku Kanerva. 15 years later, coached by Mika Lehkosuo, they qualified for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2025 UEFA Euro U21 Championship tournament in Slovakia, for the second time in the nation's history, after defeating Norway in the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs, qualification play-offs. UEFA European Championship Record 2009 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification 2023 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification 2025 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification Current squad The following players have been called up in the squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament between 11 June and 28 June 2025 in Slovakia. *'' C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kakkonen
Kakkonen or II divisioona is the fourth level in the league system of Finnish football and comprises 36 Finnish football teams. Until the end of 2023, ''Kakkonen'' was the third-highest level in Finland, but after the creation of new second-tier Ykkösliiga, Kakkonen also dropped down one level in the league pyramid. The new fourth-tier Kakkonen is divided to three groups, each consisting of 10 teams. The II divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Kakkonen ( Finnish for 'Number Two'; ). Sakari Tukiainen finished the season 2014 as the top goal scorer and setting a new league record with 40 goals for the Kakkonen. Petter Meyer finished the 2015 as the top goal scorer for GrIFK with 23 goals. League structure For the 2012 season the format of the Kakkonen has been changed with the league divided in 4 groups of 10 teams, each representing a geographical area. Every club plays each of the others in the same group three times. Clubs gain thre ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2020 HJK Season
The 2020 season is Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi's 112th competitive season. Season Events On 9 January, Harmeet Singh left HJK by mutual consent. On 11 January, HJK announced the signing of Rasmus Schüller on a two-year contract. On 29 January, HJK announced the signing of Jakob Tånnander on a one-year contract, with the option of another year, from Malmö, and Ivan Ostojić from Radnički Niš on a 1+1-year contract. On 3 February, HJK announced the signing of Papua New Guinea international forward David Browne on a one-year contract, with the option of an additional two years. On 3 March, HJK announced that Atomu Tanaka had returned to the club after two-years playing in Japan, signing on a contract until the end of July. On 10 March, HJK announced that youngster Jimi Tauriainen would leave the club to join Chelsea in the summer. On 13 March, the 2020 Veikkausliiga season was delayed until June, and HJK's Quarterfinal match against KPV was postponed due to the COVID- ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2019 HJK Season
The 2019 season is Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi's 111th competitive season. Season Events New contracts On 30 November 2018, Faith Obilor signed a new contract until the end of the 2019 season. On 8 February, Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan signed a new contract until the end of the 2020 season, with an option for an additional year. On 22 February, Nikolai Alho signed a new contract until the end of the 2019 season. On 15 March, Riku Riski signed a new contract until the end of the 2021 season. On 17 June, Santeri Väänänen signed a new contract until the end of the 2021 season. Squad On loan Transfers In Loans in Out Loans out Released : Pirinen's move was announced on the above date, but was not active until 1 January 2019. Trial Friendlies Competitions Veikkausliiga The 2019 Veikkausliiga season begins on 3 April 2019 and ends on 3 November 2019. Regular season =Results summary= =Results by matchday= =Results= ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2018 HJK Season
The 2018 season is Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi's 110th competitive season. Squad On loan Transfers Winter In: Out: . Summer In: Out: Released Competitions Veikkausliiga The 2018 Veikkausliiga season began on 7 April 2018 and ends on 27 October 2018. League table Results summary Results by matchday Results Finnish Cup Sixth Round Knockout stage Final UEFA Champions League Qualifying rounds UEFA Europa League Qualifying rounds Squad statistics Appearances and goals , - , colspan="14", ''Players from Klubi-04 who appeared:'' , - , colspan="14", ''Players away from the club on loan:'' , - , colspan="14", ''Players who left HJK during the season:'' Goal scorers Disciplinary record Notes References {{2018 in Finnish football 2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2017 Kakkonen
A total of 36 teams contested the league divided into three groups, Lohko A (Group A), Lohko B (Group B) and Lohko C (Group C). 25 returning from the 2016 season, two relegated from Ykkönen and nine promoted from Kolmonen. The champion of each group and the best runner-up will qualify to promotion matches to decide which two teams get promoted to the Ykkönen. The bottom three teams in each group will qualify directly for relegation to Kolmonen. Each team will play a total of 22 matches, playing twice against each team of its group. KTP and FC Jazz were relegated from the 2016 Ykkönen, while FC Honka and IF Gnistan were promoted to the 2017 Ykkönen. Groups Lohko A (Group A) Lohko B (Group B) Lohko C (Group C) League tables Lohko A (Group A) Lohko B (Group B) Lohko C (Group C) Runner-up teams At the end of the season, a comparison is made between the runners-up. The best runner-up will qualify to promotion matches. Promotion play-offs Group winners and the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2016 HJK Season
The 2016 season was Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi's 108th competitive season. HJK is the most successful football club in Finland in terms of titles, with 27 Finnish Championships, 12 Finnish Cup titles, 5 Finnish League Cup titles, one appearance in the UEFA Champions League group stages and one appearance in the UEFA Europa League group stages. After finishing 3rd in the 2015 Veikkausliiga season, HJK entered the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round. For the 2nd consecutive season, HJK U-19 competed in the UEFA Youth League. Season Review *31 January: HJK kicked off their 20th League Cup campaign with a 1 - 0 win over IFK Mariehamn. HJK eventually finished third in Group B, however, remained unbeaten throughout the campaign. *12 February: Jarno Parikka announced his retirement from football due to a knee injury. *19 March: HJK started their 62nd Finnish Cup edition with a 3 - 1 victory over FC Honka/Akatemia and advanced to the sixth round. *2 April: HJK started ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Norwegian First Division
The Norwegian First Division, also called 1. divisjon () and OBOS-ligaen (due to sponsoring ties with :no:OBOS, OBOS), is the second-highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Each year, the top finishing teams in the 1. divisjon are promoted to the Eliteserien, and the lowest finishing teams are relegated to 2. divisjon. 1. divisjon was previously known as 2. divisjon (1963–1990) and replaced regional league Landsdelsserien (1951–1962) after the latter was dissolved after the 1961–62 Landsdelsserien, 1961–62 season. The second tier was also prior to Landsdelsserien known as 1. divisjon (1948–1951). Formally, it was a semi-professional league. The tier has been restructured many times and consists of 16 teams at present. History Between 1963 and 1990, the second highest level in Norwegian football was named 2. divisjon. In 1991, due to rebranding of the top flight level in 1990, it was renamed to its initial name; 1. divisjon. 1. divisjon has been the na ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2016 Norwegian First Division
The 2016 1. divisjon (referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian second-tier football league season. The league was contested by 16 teams, and the top two teams were promoted to Tippeligaen, while the teams placed from third to sixth place played a promotion-playoff against the 14th-placed team in Tippeligaen to win promotion. The bottom four teams were relegated to the 2. divisjon. The first round of the season was played on 3 April 2016 and the season concluded with the last round on 30 October 2016. The playoff-tournament was played between 6 and 21 November 2016. Team changes from 2015 In the 2015 1. divisjon, Sogndal, and Brann won promotion to Tippeligaen, while Follo, Nest-Sotra, Bærum and Hønefoss were relegated to the 2016 2. divisjon. Mjøndalen, and Sandefjord, were relegated from the 2015 Tippeligaen, while KFUM Oslo, Raufoss, Ull/Kisa and Kongsvinger were promoted from the 2015 2. divisjon. Teams Managerial changes League ta ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tippeligaen
Eliteserien () is a professional association football league in Norway and the highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Norwegian First Division. Seasons run from March to November with each team playing 30 matches (playing each other home and away). Most games are played on Sunday evenings. Eliteserien was founded in 1937 as Norgesserien (), and the first season was the 1937–38 season. The structure and name of Eliteserien, along with Norway's other football leagues, has undergone frequent changes. The top level was renamed ''Hovedserien'' in 1948, ''1. divisjon'' (now used by the second-level league in Norway) in 1963, then ''Tippeligaen'' (named for the main sponsor) in 1990. Starting with the 2017 season the league adopted the current ''Eliteserien'', after NFF decided to totally drop any sponsor's names from the name of the league. TV 2 have been the owners of the broad ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2016 Molde FK Season
The 2016 season was Molde's ninth consecutive year in Tippeligaen, and their 40th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. Along with the Tippeligaen, the club also competed in the Norwegian Cup and 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. The 2016 Eliteserien season is the first season since 2004 without former club captain Daniel Berg Hestad, who retired after the Europa League round of 32 defeat against Sevilla on 25 February 2016. He played 666 games for the club and won 7 trophies, more than any other Molde player. Season events Club legend Daniel Berg Hestad had earlier announced that he was going to retire after the 2015 season, but changed his mind because of the ongoing successes of the club in UEFA Europa League. Initially, his contract expired on 31 December 2015, but he was given a special deal from the club allowing him to play for the club until they were knocked out from the Europa League. On 25 February 2016, Molde were defeated 1–3 on aggregate by Sevilla in the ro ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2015 HJK Season
The 2015 season was Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi's 107th competitive season. HJK is the most successful football club in Finland with 27 Finnish Championships, 12 Finnish Cup titles, 5 Finnish League Cup titles, one appearance in the UEFA Champions League group stages and one appearance in the UEFA Europa League group stages. As Veikkausliiga 2014 champions, HJK entered the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round. The Under-19 team, including several players from Klubi-04 participated in the 2015–16 UEFA Youth League. Squad As of September 1, 2015. Source/small> * Dual registered with feeder team Klubi-04. On loan Transfers Winter In: Out: Summer In: Out: Competitions Veikkausliiga The 2015 Veikkausliiga season begins on April 12, 2015, and ends on October 25, 2015.http://www.veikkausliiga.com/tilastot/spljp15/ottelut/ Veikkausliiga takes place in the spring to autumn season, due to harsh winter weat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |