2024 Kuopion Palloseura season

Kuopion Palloseura 2024 football season

Kuopion Palloseura

2024 season

Chairman

Ari Lahti

Manager

Jani Honkavaara

Stadium

Kuopio Football Stadium

Veikkausliiga

2nd

UEFA Conference League

Second qualifying round

Top goalscorer

League:
Arttu Heinonen
Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba
Petteri Pennanen
(4)
All:
Jonathan Muzinga
Otto Ruoppi
(7)

Home colours

Away colours

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The 2024 season is the 102nd season in the history of Kuopion Palloseura and the club's 17th consecutive season in the Finnish topflight.

Players

First-team squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AUT	Johannes Kreidl
2	DF	NED	Justin Bakker
4	DF	CPV	Kristopher Da Graca (on loan from Sirius)
6	DF	FIN	Saku Savolainen
7	MF	FIN	Jerry Voutilainen
8	MF	FIN	Petteri Pennanen
9	FW	FIN	Jonathan Muzinga
11	FW	FIN	Pyry Lampinen
12	GK	FIN	Aatu Hakala
13	MF	FIN	Jaakko Oksanen
14	FW	NGA	Mohammed Muritala (on loan from TikiTaka FC)
15	DF	CIV	Ibrahim Cissé
16	DF	FIN	Samuli Miettinen


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	FIN	Arttu Heinonen
18	DF	FIN	Seth Saarinen
19	DF	FIN	Samu Koistinen
21	FW	FIN	Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba
23	FW	NGA	Paul Ogunkoya (on loan from Mahanaim FC)
25	DF	GHA	Clinton Antwi
26	MF	FIN	Axel Vidjeskog
28	MF	FIN	Matias Siltanen
30	MF	FIN	Lauri Sahimaa
31	DF	FIN	Tatu Hukkanen
33	DF	FIN	Taneli Hämäläinen
34	MF	FIN	Otto Ruoppi

Friendlies

KuPS

MP Mikkeli

13 January 2024 Friendly

KuPS

3–0

MP Mikkeli

AC Oulu

KuPS

19 January 2024 Friendly

AC Oulu

2–5

KuPS

KuPS

FF Jaro

9 March 2024 Friendly

KuPS

4–1

FF Jaro

Hammarby IF

KuPS

23 March 2024 Friendly

Hammarby IF

2–0

KuPS

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Veikkausliiga	6 April 2024	1 September 2024	Matchday 1	16	9	4	3	28	16	+12	056.25
Finnish Cup	16 June 2024		Fifth round	3	3	0	0	10	2	+8	100.00
UEFA Conference League	11 July 2024		First qualifying round	2	1	1	0	5	0	+5	050.00
Total				21	13	5	3	43	18	+25	061.90

Last updated: 21 July 2024
Source: Soccerway

Veikkausliiga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	KuPS (Q)	21	13	5	3	38	20	+18	44	Qualification for the Championship Round
2	HJK (Q)	21	12	4	5	38	20	+18	40
3	Ilves (Q)	21	11	5	5	44	24	+20	38
4	SJK (Q)	20	10	5	5	39	31	+8	35
5	Haka (Q)	21	10	4	7	34	31	+3	34

Updated to match(es) played on 25 August 2024. Source: Flashscore
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
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results by round

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 18 January.^[1]^[2]

KuPS v HJK

6 April 2024 1	KuPS	3–1	HJK	Kuopio
19:00 UTC+3	Olusanya 25' (o.g.) Savolainen 66' Pennanen 77'		Ezeh 90+7'	Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium Referee: Oliver Reitala

Mariehamn v KuPS

13 April 2024 2	Mariehamn	2–2	KuPS	Mariehamn
17:00 UTC+3	Olawale 43' Larsson 47' (pen.)		Ruoppi 45+1' Vidjeskog 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Wiklöf Holding Arena Referee: Dennis Antamo

Inter Turku v KuPS

19 April 2024 3	Inter Turku	1–1	KuPS	Turku
18:00 UTC+3	Botué 40'		Vidjeskog 45+2' Heinonen 79'	Stadium: Veritas Stadion Referee: Oliver Reitala

Lahti v KuPS

27 April 2024 4	Lahti	0–1	KuPS	Lahti
				Stadium: Lahti Stadium

SJK v KuPS

4 May 2024 5	SJK	1–1	KuPS	Seinäjoki
				Stadium: OmaSP Stadion

KuPS v VPS

10 May 2024 6	KuPS	2–1	VPS	Kuopio
				Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium

VPS v KuPS

22 May 2024 15	VPS	1–3	KuPS	Vaasa
				Stadium: Hietalahti Stadium

Gnistan v KuPS

19 May 2024 7	Gnistan	0–0	KuPS	Helsinki
				Stadium: Mustapekka Areena

KuPS v EIF

26 May 2024 8	KuPS	4–1	EIF	Kuopio
				Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium

Ilves v KuPS

31 May 2024 9	Ilves	1–2	KuPS	Tampere
				Stadium: Tammelan Stadion

KuPS v Oulu

8 June 2024 10	KuPS	4–1	Oulu	Kuopio
				Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium

KuPS v Haka

12 June 2024 11	KuPS	0–1	Haka	Kuopio
				Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium

HJK v KuPS

19 June 2024 12	HJK	3–1	KuPS	Helsinki
21:00 UTC+3	Möller 81' Pallas 82' Plange 90+3'		Pennanen 38'	Stadium: Bolt Arena Referee: Antti Munukka

AC Oulu v KuPS

28 June 2024 13	AC Oulu	1–0	KuPS	Oulu
20:00 UTC+3	Jokelainen 79'			Stadium: Raatti Stadium Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara

KuPS v Gnistan

7 July 2024 14	KuPS	3–1	Gnistan	Kuopio
18:30 UTC+3	Siltanen 14' Oksanen 20' Luyeye-Lutumba 29'		Sarr 32'	Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium Referee: Matti Roth

KuPS v Lahti

21 July 2024 16	KuPS	v	Lahti	Kuopio
18:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium

EIF v KuPS

28 July 2024 17	EIF	v	KuPS	Ekenäs
17:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Ekenäs Centrumplan

KuPS v SJK

4 August 2024 18	KuPS	v	SJK	Kuopio
18:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium

Haka v KuPS

11 August 2024 19	Haka	v	KuPS	Valkeakoski
17:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Tehtaan kenttä

KuPS v Ilves

18 August 2024 20	KuPS	v	Ilves	Kuopio
16:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium

KuPS v Mariehamn

25 August 2024 21	KuPS	v	Mariehamn	Kuopio
16:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium

KuPS v Inter Turku

1 September 2024 22	KuPS	v	Inter Turku	Kuopio
16:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium

Finnish Cup

Mariehamn v KuPS

16 June 2024 Fifth round	Mariehamn	1–3	KuPS	Mariehamn
19:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Wiklöf Holding Arena Referee: Petri Viljanen

PEPO v KuPS

25 June 2024 Sixth round	PEPO	1–5	KuPS	Lappeenranta
18:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Kimpisen Urheilupuisto Referee: Ayhan Dag

EIF v KuPS

3 July 2024 Quarter-finals	EIF	0–2	KuPS	Raasepori
18:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Ekenäs Sparbank Arena TN Referee: Oliver Reitala

SJK v KuPS

21 August 2024 Semi-finals

SJK

KuPS

UEFA Conference League

First qualifying round

UNA Strassen

KuPS

11 July 2024 First leg	UNA Strassen	0–0	KuPS	Differdange, Luxembourg
19:00 UTC+2	Vova 20' Zenadji 76'	Report	Cissé 50' 75' Miettinen 69'	Stadium: Stade Municipal de la Ville de Differdange Referee: Helgi Mikael Jónasson (Iceland)

KuPS

UNA Strassen

18 July 2024 Second leg	KuPS	5–0 (5–0 agg.)	UNA Strassen	Kuopio
18:00 UTC+3	Ruoppi 17', 20' Vidjeskog 48' Diawara 75' Heinonen 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium Referee: Ian McNabb (Northern Ireland)

Second qualifying round

KuPS

Tromsø

25 July 2024 Second leg	KuPS	v	Tromsø	Kuopio
18:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Kuopio Football Stadium

Tromsø

KuPS

1 August 2024 First leg	Tromsø	v	KuPS	Tromsø, Norway
19:00 UTC+2

References

^ "Veikkausliigan otteluohjelma kaudelle 2024 julkaistaan torstaina 18.1". www.veikkausliiga.com.
^ Juurtela, Martti (January 18, 2024). "Klassikko-ottelu KuPS - HJK avaa Veikkausliigakauden 2024".