Veikkausliiga transfers 2017

Not a complete list as they never are but it is used as a base for this quick guide. Source Veikkausliiga.com. Transfer window still open.

IFK Mariehamn

+ Rezgar Amani (FC Åland)
+ Aapo Mäenpää (Haka)
+ Lucky Mkosana (New York Cosmos, USA)
+ Robbin Sellin (GIF Sundsvall, Ruotsi)
+ Andreas Vaikla (IFK Norrköping, Ruotsi)
- Dever Orgill (Wolfsberger AC, Itävalta)
- Josef Ibrahim (Syrianska FC, Ruotsi)
- Walter Viitala (Viborg FF, Tanska)
- Diego Assis (Thai Honda Ladkrabang FC, Thaimaa)

3 very important players left, none of the replacements so far even close to fill the void.

HJK

+ Juha Pirinen (RoPS)
+ Faith Friday Obilor (FC Inter)
+ Hannu Patronen (Sogndal, Norja)
+ Moshtagh Yaghoubi (Spartak Jurmala, Latvia)
+ Jusif Ali (Klubi04)
+ Valtteri Vesiaho (Klubi04)
+ Enoch Banza (Klubi04)
+ Demba Savage (BK Häcken, Ruotsi)
- Nikolai Alho (Halmstads BK, Ruotsi)
- Leo Väisänen (RoPS)
- Sebastian Sorsa (KuPS)
- Toni Kolehmainen (Wisla Pulawy)
- Lum Rexhepi (Go Ahead Eagles, Hollanti)
- Taye Taiwo (FC Lausanne-Sport)
- Ivan Tatomirović (RoPS)

Winning at transfer markets but more importantly the preseason gone well and coaching improved significantly.

SJK

+ Aristote Mboma (AC Oulu)
+ Tomas Hradecky (Bohemians 1905, Tsekki)
+ Ville Tikkanen (OLS)
+ Dani Hatakka (SK Brann, Norja, laina)
+ Diego Bardanca (Real Jaén, Espanja)
+ Facundo Guichón (Deportivo Alaves, Espanja)
- Aleksis Lehtonen (Ilves)
- Tuco (Ilves)
- Jere Koponen (FC Inter)
- Jussi Vasara (lopettanut)
- Teemu Penninkangas (Ilves)
- Henri Aalto (VfB Oldenburg, Saksa)
- Youness Rahimi (Ilves)
- Juhani Ojala (BK Häcken, Ruotsi)

+ 2 more late foreign signings. Also the head coach changed. Still strong, but a questionmark and failing a possibility.

VPS

+ Juha Hakola (KuPS)
+ Marko Meerits (Rakvere JK Tarvas, Viro)
+ Samu Volotinen (PK-35 Vantaa)
- Juuso Kevari (AC Kajaani)
- Evgeni Kobozev (Jönköpings Södra)
- Nikko Boxall (KuPS)
- Loorents Hertsi (FC Lahti)
- Eero Tamminen (Ilves)
- Kevin Peth (FF Jaro)

No high profile players come or gone, except winger Soiri (to BLR) who is missing from this Veikkausliiga list.

Ilves

+ Iiro Järvinen (JJK)
+ Tuco (SJK)
+ Jani Tanska (FC Lahti)
+ Eero Tamminen (VPS)
+ Johannes Luukkanen
+ Teemu Penninkangas (SJK)
+ Youness Rahimi (SJK)
+ Aleksis Lehtonen (SJK)
- Otto Huuhtanen (Newcastle United, Englanti)
- Mika Lahtinen (lopettanut)
- Heikki Aho (lopettanut)
- Pavle Milosavljevic
- Yoro Ly
- Mikael Soisalo (Middlesbrough FC, Englanti)

Soisalo was great, but in a big picture Ilves did win at the markets big time and there are now useful strikers too.

RoPS

+ Leo Väisänen (HJK)
+ Sani Kaita (JS Hercules)
+ Timo Stavitski (Klubi 04)
+ Lassi Järvenpää (Klubi04)
+ Sakari Tukiainen (FC Flora, Viro)
+ Cem Felek (Fatih Karagümrük, Turkki)
+ Anselmi Nurmela (AC Oulu)
? Ivan Tatomirović (HJK)
- Jarkko Lahdenmäki (Fredrikstad, Norja)
- Mika Mäkitalo (FC Inter)
- Juha Pirinen (HJK)
- Janne Saksela (Sparta Rotterdam, Hollanti)
- Ville Saxman (KuPS)

+ late signing cb Tatomirovic from HJK who will be hugely important in this young and cheap squad. Important players gone, kids in to replace.

KuPS

+ Otso Virtanen (Hibernian, Skotlanti)
+ Johannes Kytilä (Klubi04)
+ Solomon Duah (FC Inter)
+ Nikko Boxall (VPS)
+ Sebastian Sorsa (HJK)
+ Saku Leppänen (JJK)
+ Ville Saxman (RoPS)
+ Ats Purje (JK Nõmme Kalju, Viro)
- Juha Hakola (VPS)
- Petteri Pennanen (Miedz Legnica, Puola)
- Mika Ääritalo (TPS)
- Joonas Pöntinen
- Tina Jaiteh (Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv, Isreal)
- Babacar Diallo (SKN St. Pölten, Itävalta)

Most importantly also head coach changed. Diallo biggest miss, not too keen on new players as individuals but perhaps new coach Honkavaara does have a clue what he is doing. Or not.

FC Lahti

+ Igor Jovanović (Bnei Sakhnin FC, Israel)
+ Oskari Kekkonen (FC KTP)
+ Joona Tapani (FC Lahti Akatemia)
+ Irfan Sadik (FC Lahti Akatemia)
+ Loorents Hertsi (VPS)
+ Pavel Nazimov (Zenit, Venäjä)
+ Kalle Taimi (PS Kemi)
+ Hendrik Helmke (Al-Ahli, Egypti)
+ Marko Simonovski (FK Sahtjor Karaganda)
- Tomi Maanoja (HIFK)
- Duarte Tammilehto (FC Honka)
- Kalle Multanen (Haka)
- Boris Tatar
- Jani Tanska (Ilves)
- Rafael (MiPK)
- Jussi Länsitalo (lopettanut)
- Jasse Tuominen (BATE)

Tuominen a big miss as he was a big goal scoring threat. New BRA striker Stenio missing from this list.

PS Kemi

+ Omar Jama (Klubi 04)
+ Lassi Nurmos (AC Oulu)
+ Niko-Petteri Kuukasjärvi (FC Kemi)
+ Jussi Aalto (FC KTP)
+ Oskari Forsman (TPS)
+ Abdulkadir Said Ahmed (PK-35 Vantaa)
+ Juuso Laitinen (FC Jazz)
+ Justus Lehto (FC Jazz)
+ Marek Kaljumäe (Levadia, Viro)
+ Edwin Salazar (Orsomarso SC, Kolumbia)
- Joona Veteli (Fredrikstad, Norja)
- Kalle Taimi (FC Lahti)
- Erik Törnros (Dalkurd FF, Ruotsi)

Veteli and Törnroos tough to replace and the new players in general weakish.

HIFK

+ Kim Raimi (PK-35 Vantaa)
+ Tomi Maanoja (FC Lahti)
+ Nosh A Lody (PK-35 Vantaa)
+ Kristian Heinolainen (Gnistan)
+ Tommi Jyry (Klubi 04)
+ Eero Hyökyvirta (Klubi 04)
+ Nikolas Saira (FC Espoo)
+ Abaas Ismail (PK-35 Vantaa)
+ Antti Ulmanen (Klubi 04)
+ Joonas Salmi (HIFK A-jun.)
- Ville Salmikivi (PFC Beroe Stara Zagora, Bulgaria)
- Juho Pirttijoki (GIF Sundsvall)
- Joni Korhonen (FC Honka)
- Tuomas Mustonen (AC Oulu)
- Jukka Sinisalo (lopettanut)
- Tuomas Aho (lopettanut)

A lot of experience gone, the new young players in will not get any minutes. Good job HIFK!

FC Inter

+ Kevin Mombilo (PK-35 Vantaa)
+ Timo Furuholm (Hallescher FC, Saksa)
+ Jere Koponen (SJK)
+ Mika Mäkitalo (RoPS)
+ Niko Markkula (JJK)
+ Julien Faubert (Kilmarnock, Skotlanti)
- Alan Henrique (CD Nacional, Portugali)
- Solomon Duah (KuPS)
- Faith Friday Obilor (HJK)
- Jukka Lehtovaara (lopettanut)

New coaching staff as well. Inter looks strong on paper, the preseason less than impressing.

JJK

+ Felix Gustavsson (KPV)
+ Jere Pyhäranta (FC KTP)
+ Verneri Välimaa (Tampa Bay Rowdies, USA)
+ Patrick Poutiainen (KuPS)
+ Ville Kirvesoja (JJK A-jun.)
+ Aatu Manninen (JJK A-jun.)
+ Tuomas Koppelomäki (JJK A-jun.)
- Iiro Järvinen (Ilves)
- Saku Leppänen (KuPS)
- Niko Markkula (FC Inter)
- Ville Viljala

Division 1 players in and out. Sad.