2018 RoPS season

{{updated|9 August 2018}}

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{{Fs player|no=2 |nat=FIN|name=Eerik Kantola|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=3 |nat=NGA|name=Taye Taiwo|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=4 |nat=FIN|name=Antti Okkonen|pos=MF|other=Captain}}

{{Fs player|no=5 |nat=HAI|name=Jems Geffrard|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=6 |nat=FIN|name=Juho Hyvärinen|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=7 |nat=GEO|name=Giorgi Gorozia|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=8 |nat=FIN|name=Erfan Zeneli|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=9 |nat=FIN|name=Vahid Hambo|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=10|nat=FIN|name=Lucas Lingman|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=11|nat=BRA|name=Agnaldo|pos=MF|other=on loan from Molde}}

{{Fs player|no=12|nat=FIN|name=Juhani Kangas|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no=13|nat=FIN|name=Lassi Järvenpää|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=14|nat=FIN|name=Eetu Muinonen|pos=MF}}

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{{Fs player|no=15|nat=FIN|name=Leo Väisänen|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=17|nat=FIN|name=Sampo Ala|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=18|nat=FIN|name=Veka Pyyny|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=19|nat=FIN|name=Jarkko Luiro|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=20|nat=FIN|name=Simo Roiha|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=22|nat=FIN|name=Rasmus Degerman|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=24|nat=FIN|name=Lassi Lappalainen|pos=FW|other=on loan from HJK}}

{{Fs player|no=25|nat=SPA|name=Antonio Reguero|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no=26|nat=JPN|name=Fugo Segawa|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=30|nat=FIN|name=Jimi Vaarala|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no=47|nat=FIN|name=Juuso Hämäläinen|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=— |nat=FIN|name=Jarkko Ojaniemi|pos=GK}}

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{{Fs player|no=5 |nat=Haiti|name=Jems Geffrard|pos=DF|other=from {{flagicon|FIN}} Ekenäs IF}}

{{Fs player|no=8 |nat=Portugal|name=Wato Kuaté|pos=MF|other=from {{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Petah Tikva}}

{{Fs player|no=9 |nat=Macedonia|name=Filip Ivanovski|pos=FW|other={{flagicon|SRB}} Javor Ivanjica}}

{{Fs player|no=11|nat=Brazil|name=Agnaldo|pos=MF|other=loan from {{flagicon|NOR}} Molde}}{{cite web|title=RoPS:lle keskikenttämies Moldesta - Moraes loppukauden lainalla Napapiirille|url=https://www.rops.fi/edustusjoukkueen-uutiset/4694-rops-lle-keskikenttamies-moldesta-moraes-loppukauden-lainalla-napapiirille|website=rops.fi|publisher=RoPS|accessdate=2 February 2018|language=Finnish|date=20 January 2018}}

{{Fs player|no=26|nat=Japan|name=Fugo Segawa|pos=DF|other=from {{flagicon|FIN}} PEPO}}

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{{Fs player|no=1 |nat=United States|name=Tyler Back|pos=GK|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=2 |nat=Nigeria|name=Sani Kaita|pos=DF|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=5 |nat=Serbia|name=Ivan Tatomirović|pos=DF|other=to {{flagicon|FIN}} IFK Mariehamn}}

{{Fs player|no=7 |nat=Chile|name=Mota|pos=FW|other=to {{flagicon|CHI}} Deportes Melipilla}}

{{Fs player|no=8 |nat=Netherlands|name=Nathaniël Will|pos=DF|other=to {{flagicon|NLD}} SV Spakenburg}}

{{Fs player|no=10|nat=Azerbaijan|name=Cem Felek|pos=FW|other=to {{flagicon|GER}} TSV Steinbach}}

{{Fs player|no=11|nat=Ghana|name=Glenn Gabriel|pos=FW|other=}}

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{{Fs player|no=7 |nat=Georgia|name=Giorgi Gorozia|pos=MF|other=from {{flagicon|MLT}} Hibernians}}{{cite web |title=Georgialainen Giorgi Gorozia vahvistamaan RoPS:n keskikenttää |url=https://www.rops.fi/edustusjoukkueen-uutiset/4802-georgialainen-giorgi-gorozia-vahvistamaan-rops-n-keskikenttaa |website=rops.fi |publisher=RoPS |accessdate=29 July 2018 |language=Finnish |date=24 July 2018}}

{{Fs player|no=8 |nat=Finland|name=Erfan Zeneli|pos=MF|other=}}{{cite web |title=Erfan Zeneli vahvistaa loppukauden Rovaniemen Palloseuraa |url=https://www.rops.fi/edustusjoukkueen-uutiset/4810-erfan-zeneli-vahvistaa-loppukauden-rovaniemen-palloseuraa|website=rops.fi |publisher=RoPS |accessdate=14 August 2018 |language=Finnish |date=9 August 2018}}

{{Fs player|no=9 |nat=Finland|name=Vahid Hambo|pos=FW|other=from {{flagicon|FIN}} SJK}}{{cite web |title=Hyökkääjä Vahid Hambo siirtyy Rovaniemen Palloseuraan |url=https://www.rops.fi/edustusjoukkueen-uutiset/4806-hyokkaaja-vahid-hambo-siirtyy-rovaniemen-palloseuraan|website=rops.fi |publisher=RoPS |accessdate=6 August 2018 |language=Finnish |date=2 August 2018}}

{{Fs player|no=87|nat=Finland|name=Aleksandr Kokko|pos=FW|other=from {{flagicon|HKG}} Eastern}}{{cite web |title=Aleksandr Kokko palaa Rovaniemen Palloseuraan |url=https://www.rops.fi/edustusjoukkueen-uutiset/4780-aleksandr-kokko-palaa-rovaniemen-palloseuraan |website=rops.fi |publisher=RoPS |accessdate=3 July 2018 |language=Finnish |date=21 June 2018}}

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{{Fs player|no=7 |nat=Brazil|name=Matheus Caliman|pos=MF|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=8 |nat=Portugal|name=Wato Kuaté|pos=MF|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=9 |nat=Macedonia|name=Filip Ivanovski|pos=FW|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=21|nat=Finland|name=Aapo Heikkilä|pos=MF|other=to {{flagicon|FIN}} AC Oulu}}

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|date = 8 April 2018

|time = 17:00 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 1

|team1 = RoPS

|score = 2 – 0

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/04/08/finland/veikkausliiga/rops-rovaniemi/idrottsforeningen-kamraterna-mariehamn/2717515/

|team2 = IFK Mariehamn

|goals1 = Lingman {{goal|53}}
S.Roiha {{goal|80}}

|goals2 = J.Mattsson {{yel|88}}

|stadium = Rovaniemen keskuskenttä

|location = Rovaniemi

|attendance = 1,809

|referee = Atte Jussila

|result = W

}}

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|date = 14 April 2018

|time = 16:00 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 2

|team1 = VPS

|score = 0 – 1

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/04/14/finland/veikkausliiga/vaasan-palloseura/rops-rovaniemi/2717518/

|team2 = RoPS

|goals1 = Voutilainen {{yel|57}}
I.Gueye {{yel|74}}
E.Ciss {{yel|79}}

|goals2 = Lappalainen {{goal|24}}

|stadium = Hietalahti Stadium

|location = Vaasa

|attendance = 1,918

|referee = Mikko Leino

|result = W

}}

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|date = 18 April 2018

|time = 18:30 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 3

|team1 = KuPS

|score = 0 – 1

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/04/18/finland/veikkausliiga/kuopion-palloseuraoy/rops-rovaniemi/2717524/

|team2 = RoPS

|goals1 = U.Nissilä {{yel|81}}

|goals2 = Hyvärinen {{goal|90+4}}

|stadium = Kuopio Football Stadium

|location = Kuopio

|attendance = 3,123

|referee = Ville Nevalainen

|result = W

}}

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|date = 22 April 2018

|time = 16:00 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 4

|team1 = RoPS

|score = 3 – 0

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/04/22/finland/veikkausliiga/rops-rovaniemi/palloseura-kemi-kings/2717531/

|team2 = PS Kemi

|goals1 = Lappalainen {{goal|20}}
Ivanovski {{goal|38}}
Agnaldo {{goal|56}}

|goals2 = Tano {{yel|40}}
V.Shevchenko {{yel|54}}

|stadium = Rovaniemen keskuskenttä

|location = Rovaniemi

|attendance = 2,922

|referee = Mikko Leino

|result = W

}}

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|date = 25 April 2018

|time = 18:30 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 5

|team1 = RoPS

|score = 2 – 0

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/04/25/finland/veikkausliiga/rops-rovaniemi/football-club-lahti/2717532/?ICID=HP_MS_75_01

|team2 = Lahti

|goals1 = Agnaldo {{goal|12}}
Kuaté {{yel|79}}
Reguero {{yel|90+1}}
Lappalainen {{goal|90+3}}

|goals2 = Osipov {{yel|24}}

|stadium = Rovaniemen keskuskenttä

|location = Rovaniemi

|attendance = 1,721

|referee = Marko Grönholm

|result = W

}}

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|date = 28 April 2018

|time = 17:00 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 6

|team1 = TPS

|score = 0 – 0

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/04/28/finland/veikkausliiga/turku-palloseura/rops-rovaniemi/2717536/

|team2 = RoPS

|goals1 = M.Tenho {{yel|45+1}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Veritas Stadion

|location = Turku

|attendance = 3,009

|referee = Jari Järvinen

|result = D

}}

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|date = 3 May 2018

|time = 18:30 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 7

|team1 = RoPS

|score = 1 – 2

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/05/03/finland/veikkausliiga/rops-rovaniemi/football-club-honka/2717542/

|team2 = Honka

|goals1 = Okkonen {{yel|20}}
Kuaté {{yel|41}}
Lappalainen {{goal|44}}

|goals2 = Kandji {{goal|76}}
Rahimi {{goal|90+2}}

|stadium = Rovaniemen keskuskenttä

|location = Rovaniemi

|attendance = 1,973

|referee = Mohammad Al Emara

|result = L

}}

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|date = 7 May 2018

|time = 18:30 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 8

|team1 = Ilves

|score = 1 – 0

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/05/07/finland/veikkausliiga/tampereen-ilves/rops-rovaniemi/2717548/

|team2 = RoPS

|goals1 = Onduku {{goal|25}}
Rannankari {{yel|46}}
Tamminen {{yel|74}}
T.Siira {{yel|90+1}}

|goals2 = L.Järvenpää {{yel|82}}
Taiwo {{yel|90+1}}
Lingman {{yel|90+9}}

|stadium = Tammelan Stadion

|location = Tampere

|attendance = 3,190

|referee = Ville Nevalainen

|result = L

}}

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|date = 13 May 2018

|time = 18:30 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 9

|team1 = RoPS

|score = 2 – 0

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/05/13/finland/veikkausliiga/rops-rovaniemi/kuopion-palloseuraoy/2717556/

|team2 = KuPS

|goals1 = M.Pitkänen {{goal|26|o.g.}}
Muinonen {{yel|89}}
Ivanovski {{goal|90+5}}

|goals2 = M.Töyräs {{yel|27}}
Karjalainen {{yel|30}}
Gabriel {{sentoff|2|39|58}}
Toivomäki {{yel|46}}
Rexhepi {{yel|52}}
Purje {{yel|87}}
Matulevičius {{yel|90+7}}

|stadium = Rovaniemen keskuskenttä

|location = Rovaniemi

|attendance = 2,934

|referee = Jari Järvinen

|result = W

}}

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|date = 18 May 2018

|time = 18:30 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 10

|team1 = Lahti

|score = 0 – 0

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/05/18/finland/veikkausliiga/football-club-lahti/rops-rovaniemi/2717564/

|team2 = RoPS

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Lahti Stadium

|location = Lahti

|attendance = 2,133

|referee = Antti Munukka

|result = D

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|date = 26 May 2018

|time = 15:00 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 11

|team1 = Inter Turku

|score = 3 – 3

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/05/26/finland/veikkausliiga/football-club-inter-turku/rops-rovaniemi/2717574/

|team2 = RoPS

|goals1 = Kuningas {{goal|33}}
Furuholm {{goal|50||78}}
T.Varmanen {{yel|61}}

|goals2 = Ivanovski {{goal|13||18}}
J.Hämäläinen {{yel|32}}
Väisänen {{yel|58}}
Kuaté {{sentoff|2|83|88}}
Lingman {{goal|90+3}}

|stadium = Veritas Stadion

|location = Turku

|attendance = 1,914

|referee = Mattias Gestranius

|result = D

}}

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|date = 1 June 2018

|time = 18:30 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 12

|team1 = RoPS

|score = 1 – 2

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/06/01/finland/veikkausliiga/rops-rovaniemi/helsingin-jalkapallokubi/2717577/

|team2 = HJK

|goals1 = L.Järvenpää {{goal|90+3}}

|goals2 = Klauss {{goal|52||88}}

|stadium = Rovaniemen keskuskenttä

|location = Rovaniemi

|attendance = 4,013

|referee = Ville Nevalainen

|result = L

}}

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|date = 12 June 2018

|time = 18:30 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 13

|team1 = RoPS

|score = 1 – 0

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/06/12/finland/veikkausliiga/rops-rovaniemi/vaasan-palloseura/2717585/

|team2 = VPS

|goals1 = Geffrard {{yel|84}}
Okkonen {{goal|90+5}}

|goals2 = Meerits {{yel|90+6}}

|stadium = Rovaniemen keskuskenttä

|location = Rovaniemi

|attendance = 2,111

|referee = Atte Jussila

|result = W

}}

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|date = 16 June 2018

|time = 19:15 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 14

|team1 = IFK Mariehamn

|score = 1 – 3

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/06/16/finland/veikkausliiga/idrottsforeningen-kamraterna-mariehamn/rops-rovaniemi/2717594/

|team2 = RoPS

|goals1 = Kangaskolkka {{goal|2}}
Tatomirović {{yel|67}}
Maripuu {{yel|90+3}}

|goals2 = Kuaté {{goal|25}}{{yel|34}}
Heikkilä {{goal|67}}
Lingman {{goal|85}}

|stadium = Wiklöf Holding Arena

|location = Mariehamn

|attendance = 1,795

|referee = Mattias Gestranius

|result = W

}}

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|date = 21 June 2018

|time = 17:30 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 15

|team1 = PS Kemi

|score = 0 – 1

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/06/21/finland/veikkausliiga/palloseura-kemi-kings/rops-rovaniemi/2717600/

|team2 = RoPS

|goals1 = Vidjeskog {{yel|81}}

|goals2 = Okkonen {{yel|4}}
Ivanovski {{goal|53}}{{yel|71}}
Hämäläinen {{yel|83}}

|stadium = Sauvosaaren Urheilupuisto

|location = Kemi

|attendance = 3,650

|referee = Petri Viljanen

|result = W

}}

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|date = 26 June 2018

|time = 18:30 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 16

|team1 = RoPS

|score = 0 – 0

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/06/26/finland/veikkausliiga/rops-rovaniemi/turku-palloseura/2717606/

|team2 = TPS

|goals1 = Roiha {{yel|64}}
Heikkilä {{yel|88}}
Lingman {{yel|90+3}}

|goals2 = Rähmönen {{yel|61}}
Ahde {{yel|73}}

|stadium = Rovaniemen keskuskenttä

|location = Rovaniemi

|attendance = 2,822

|referee = Jani Laaksonen

|result = D

}}

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|date = 30 June 2018

|time = 15:00 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 17

|team1 = Honka

|score = 2 – 2

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/06/30/finland/veikkausliiga/football-club-honka/rops-rovaniemi/2717611/

|team2 = RoPS

|goals1 = Kandji {{goal|16||84}}
Hervás {{yel|76}}

|goals2 = Taiwo {{yel|23}}
Ivanovski {{goal|40}}
Roiha {{goal|45+1}}

|stadium = Tapiolan Urheilupuisto

|location = Tapiola

|attendance = 1,632

|referee = Mikko Leino

|result = D

}}

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|date = 4 July 2018

|time = 18:30 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 18

|team1 = RoPS

|score = 2 – 0

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/07/04/finland/veikkausliiga/rops-rovaniemi/tampereen-ilves/2717613/

|team2 = Ilves

|goals1 = Okkonen {{yel|23}}
Hämäläinen {{yel|57}}
Kokko {{yel|67}}
Tanska {{goal|79|o.g.}}
Lingman {{goal|88|pen.}}

|goals2 = Tanska {{yel|87}}

|stadium = Rovaniemen keskuskenttä

|location = Rovaniemi

|attendance = 2,850

|referee = Mattias Gestranius

|result = W

}}

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|date = 9 July 2018

|time = 18:30 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 19

|team1 = SJK

|score = 2 – 1

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/07/09/finland/veikkausliiga/seinajoen-jalkapallo-kerho/rops-rovaniemi/2717622/

|team2 = RoPS

|goals1 = Mero {{yel|42}}
Bååth {{goal|63}}
Laaksonen {{goal|72}}

|goals2 = Agnaldo {{yel|87}}
Lingman {{goal|90+4}}

|stadium = OmaSP Stadion

|location = Seinäjoki

|attendance = 2,814

|referee = Ville Nevalainen

|result = L

}}

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|date = 21 July 2018

|time = 17:00 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 20

|team1 = RoPS

|score = 1 – 0

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/07/21/finland/veikkausliiga/rops-rovaniemi/seinajoen-jalkapallo-kerho/2717626/

|team2 = SJK

|goals1 = Hämäläinen {{yel|59}}
Roiha {{goal|64}}{{yel|65}}

|goals2 = Hurme {{yel|34}}
Klinga {{yel|68}}

|stadium = Rovaniemen keskuskenttä

|location = Rovaniemi

|attendance = 2,439

|referee = Joni Hyytiä

|result = W

}}

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|date = 26 July 2018

|time = 18:30 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 21

|team1 = RoPS

|score = 0 – 1

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/07/26/finland/veikkausliiga/rops-rovaniemi/football-club-inter-turku/2717631/

|team2 = Inter Turku

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Kamy {{goal|82}}{{yel|85}}

|stadium = Rovaniemen keskuskenttä

|location = Rovaniemi

|attendance = 3,315

|referee = Kalle Mäkinen

|result = L

}}

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|date = 4 August 2018

|time = 17:00 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 22

|team1 = HJK

|score = 2 – 2

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/08/04/finland/veikkausliiga/helsingin-jalkapallokubi/rops-rovaniemi/2717638/

|team2 = RoPS

|goals1 = Annan {{yel|14}}
Dahlström {{goal|45}}
Obilor {{yel|47}}
Klauss {{goal|88}}

|goals2 = Taiwo {{goal|54}}
Hambo {{goal|81}}

|stadium = Telia 5G -areena

|location = Helsinki

|attendance = 3,012

|referee = Jari Järvinen

|result = D

}}

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|date = 12 August 2018

|time = 18:30 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 23

|team1 = RoPS

|score = 1 – 0

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/08/12/finland/veikkausliiga/rops-rovaniemi/idrottsforeningen-kamraterna-mariehamn/2717648/

|team2 = IFK Mariehamn

|goals1 = Hambo {{goal|86}}

|goals2 = Kojola {{yel|49}}
Kangaskolkka {{yel|49}}
Maripuu {{yel|88}}

|stadium = Rovaniemen keskuskenttä

|location = Rovaniemi

|attendance = 2,392

|referee = Atte Jussila

|result = W

}}

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|date = 20 August 2018

|time = 18:30 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 24

|team1 = Lahti

|score = 1 – 2

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/08/20/finland/veikkausliiga/football-club-lahti/rops-rovaniemi/2717653/

|team2 = RoPS

|goals1 = Vyatkin {{goal|58}}
Osipov {{yel|75}}
Hauhia {{yel|79}}

|goals2 = Roiha {{goal|25}}
Zeneli {{goal|68}}
Gorozia {{yel|90+2}}

|stadium = Lahti Stadium

|location = Lahti

|attendance = 1,615

|referee = Petri Viljanen

|result = W

}}

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|date = 25 August 2018

|time = 17:00 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 25

|team1 = Inter Turku

|score = 0 – 0

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/08/25/finland/veikkausliiga/football-club-inter-turku/rops-rovaniemi/2717656/

|team2 = RoPS

|goals1 = Guevara {{yel|19}}
Furuholm {{yel|90+2}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Veritas Stadion

|location = Turku

|attendance = 1,680

|referee = Dennis Antamo

|result = D

}}

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|date = 31 August 2018

|time = 18:30 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 26

|team1 = RoPS

|score = 2 – 1

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/08/31/finland/veikkausliiga/rops-rovaniemi/football-club-honka/2717663/

|team2 = Honka

|goals1 = Gorozia {{goal|23}}{{yel|90+5}}
Hambo {{goal|26}}{{sentoff|2|90+3|90+8}}

|goals2 = Rahimi {{goal|52}}
Kaufmann {{yel|89}}

|stadium = Rovaniemen keskuskenttä

|location = Rovaniemi

|attendance = 2,879

|referee = Mikko Leino

|result = W

}}

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|date = 14 September 2018

|time = 17:30 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 27

|team1 = PS Kemi

|score = 0 – 2

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/14/finland/veikkausliiga/palloseura-kemi-kings/rops-rovaniemi/2717672/

|team2 = RoPS

|goals1 = Kaljumäe {{yel|16}}
Heinolainen {{yel|65}}

|goals2 = Zeneli {{goal|8}}
Lappalainen {{goal|71}}

|stadium = Sauvosaaren Urheilupuisto

|location = Kemi

|attendance = 2,248

|referee = Ville Nevalainen

|result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date = 17 September 2018

|time = 18:30 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 28

|team1 = RoPS

|score = 1 – 1

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/17/finland/veikkausliiga/rops-rovaniemi/kuopion-palloseuraoy/2717674/

|team2 = KuPS

|goals1 = Agnaldo {{yel|42}}
Lappalainen {{goal|75}}

|goals2 = Karjalainen {{goal|72}}

|stadium = Rovaniemen keskuskenttä

|location = Rovaniemi

|attendance = 2,916

|referee = Mohammad Al Emara

|result = D

}}

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|date = 21 September 2018

|time = 18:30 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 29

|team1 = HJK

|score = 3 – 0

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/21/finland/veikkausliiga/helsingin-jalkapallokubi/rops-rovaniemi/2717679/?ICID=HP_MS_66_01

|team2 = RoPS

|goals1 = Pirinen {{yel|28}}
Klauss {{goal|30}}
Vertainen {{goal|56||90+1}}
Jalasto {{yel|73}}
Patronen {{yel|87}}
Riski {{yel|87}}

|goals2 = Lingman {{yel|74}}
Geffrard {{sentoff|0|90}}

|stadium = Telia 5G -areena

|location = Helsinki

|attendance = 4,021

|referee = Atte Jussila

|result = L

}}

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|date = 30 September 2018

|time = 18:30 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 30

|team1 = RoPS

|score = 0 – 1

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/30/finland/veikkausliiga/rops-rovaniemi/seinajoen-jalkapallo-kerho/2717690/

|team2 = SJK

|goals1 = Kokko {{yel|85}}

|goals2 = Hetemaj {{yel|12}}
Oliynyk {{goal|19}}{{yel|26}}
Klinga {{yel|64}}
Hatakka {{yel|69}}
Hurme {{yel|82}}
Opiyo {{yel|90}}

|stadium = Rovaniemen keskuskenttä

|location = Rovaniemi

|attendance = 2,024

|referee = Jari Järvinen

|result = L

}}

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|date = 6 October 2018

|time = 16:00 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 31

|team1 = TPS

|score = 1 – 2

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/10/06/finland/veikkausliiga/turku-palloseura/rops-rovaniemi/2717692/

|team2 = RoPS

|goals1 = Ääritalo {{yel|42}}
Yateke {{goal|52}}

|goals2 = Holma {{goal|7|o.g.}}

|stadium = Veritas Stadion

|location = Turku

|attendance = 2,721

|referee = Dennis Antamo

|result = W

}}

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|date = 21 October 2018

|time = 14:30 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 32

|team1 = VPS

|score = 1 – 2

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/10/21/finland/veikkausliiga/vaasan-palloseura/rops-rovaniemi/2717697/

|team2 = RoPS

|goals1 = Voutilainen {{yel|26}}
Vahtera {{goal|71}}
David {{yel|90+3}}

|goals2 = Agnaldo {{goal|60|pen.}}
Taiwo {{yel|81}}
Lappalainen {{goal|89}}

|stadium = Hietalahti Stadium

|location = Vaasa

|attendance = 1,134

|referee = Joni Hyytiä

|result = W

}}

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|date = 27 October 2018

|time = 15:00 EEST (UTC+3)

|round = 33

|team1 = RoPS

|score = 1 – 0

|report = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/10/27/finland/veikkausliiga/rops-rovaniemi/tampereen-ilves/2717704/

|team2 = Ilves

|goals1 = Lappalainen {{goal|44}}
Zeneli {{yel|83}}

|goals2 = Tomas {{yel|90+2}}

|stadium = Rovaniemen keskuskenttä

|location = Rovaniemi

|attendance = 2,875

|referee = Antti Munukka

|result = W

}}

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|date = 27 January 2018

|time = 16:30 EET (UTC+2)

|round = 1

|team1 = Musan Salama

|score = 0 – 6

|report = https://www.palloliitto.fi/ottelu/955423

|team2 = RoPS

|goals1 = J.Välilä {{yel|38}}
R.Dieter {{yel|69}}
S.Mäkelä {{yel|86}}

|goals2 = Lingman {{goal|5}}
S.Roiha {{goal|36||39||62}}
M.Caliman {{goal|66||82}}

|stadium = Karhuhalli

|location = Pori

|attendance =

|referee = Petri Viljanen

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = 2 February 2018

|time = 18:30 EET (UTC+2)

|round = 2

|team1 = RoPS

|score = 1 – 2

|report = https://www.palloliitto.fi/ottelu/955427

|team2 = PS Kemi

|goals1 = Lappalainen {{goal|81}}

|goals2 = Tano {{goal|56}}
A.Isomäki {{goal|78}}
K.Heinolainen {{yel|90+4}}

|stadium = Junkohalli

|location = Kemi

|attendance =

|referee = Antti Leo

|result = L

}}

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|date = 9 February 2018

|time = 17:30 EET (UTC+2)

|round = 3

|team1 = RoPS

|score = 1 – 1

|report = https://www.palloliitto.fi/ottelu/955420

|team2 = AC Oulu

|goals1 = Agnaldo {{goal|39}}
Okkonen {{yel|78}}
Lingman {{yel|83}}

|goals2 = L.Nurmos {{yel|5}}
Soto {{goal|56}}
K.Koljonen {{yel|71}}
A.Alvarado {{yel|72}}

|stadium = Heinäpään urheilukeskus

|location = Oulu

|attendance =

|referee = Jani Laaksonen

|result = D

}}

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|date = 17 February 2018

|time = 13:00 EET (UTC+2)

|round = 4

|team1 = RoPS

|score = 4 – 2

|report = https://www.palloliitto.fi/ottelu/955430

|team2 = AC Kajaani

|goals1 = Agnaldo {{goal|2}}
Geffrard {{yel|22}}{{goal|44}}
Lappalainen {{goal|29||60}}

|goals2 = A.Nuutinen {{goal|4}}
Ramírez {{yel|24}}{{goal|74}}
R.Kahelin {{yel|73}}

|stadium = Ounashalli

|location = Rovaniemi

|attendance =

|referee = Oskari Hämäläinen

|result = W

}}

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|date = 10 March 2018

|time = 14:00 EET (UTC+2)

|round = 5

|team1 = KuPS

|score = 2 – 0

|report = https://www.palloliitto.fi/ottelu/955432

|team2 = RoPS

|goals1 = Pennanen {{goal|15}}
I.Niskanen {{goal|65}}
H.Coulibaly {{yel|84}}
S.García {{yel|90}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Kuopio Football Stadium

|location = Kuopio

|attendance =

|referee = Jani Laaksonen

|result = L

}}

{{Updated|Match played 27 October 2018}}

{{Efs start|Veikkausliiga|Finnish Cup}}

{{Efs player|no=3 |name=Taye Taiwo|pos=DF|nat=NGR |33|1|0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=4 |name=Antti Okkonen|pos=MF|nat=FIN |20+9|1|5|0}}

{{Efs player|no=5 |name=Jems Geffrard|pos=DF|nat=HAI |9+11|0|4|1}}

{{Efs player|no=6 |name=Juho Hyvärinen|pos=MF|nat=FIN |14+3|1|3+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=7 |name=Giorgi Gorozia|pos=MF|nat=GEO |7+6|1|0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=8 |name=Erfan Zeneli|pos=MF|nat=FIN |10+1|2|0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=9 |name=Vahid Hambo|pos=FW|nat=FIN |7+3|3|0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=10|name=Lucas Lingman|pos=MF|nat=FIN |30+2|5|3+2|1}}

{{Efs player|no=11|name=Agnaldo|pos=MF|nat=BRA |18+3|3|4|2}}

{{Efs player|no=12|name=Juhani Kangas|pos=GK|nat=FIN |0|0|1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=13|name=Lassi Järvenpää|pos=DF|nat=FIN |23+4|1|3+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=14|name=Eetu Muinonen|pos=MF|nat=FIN |20+2|0|4+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=15|name=Leo Väisänen|pos=DF|nat=FIN |24|0|5|0}}

{{Efs player|no=17|name=Sampo Ala|pos=FW|nat=FIN |0|0|1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=18|name=Veka Pyyny|pos=MF|nat=FIN |2+7|0|1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=19|name=Jarkko Luiro|pos=FW|nat=FIN |0+1|0|0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=20|name=Simo Roiha|pos=FW|nat=FIN |16+11|4|4+1|3}}

{{Efs player|no=22|name=Rasmus Degerman|pos=MF|nat=FIN |2+5|0|0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=24|name=Lassi Lappalainen|pos=FW|nat=FIN |25+1|8|5|3}}

{{Efs player|no=25|name=Antonio Reguero|pos=GK|nat=ESP |33|0|4|0}}

{{Efs player|no=26|name=Fugo Segawa|pos=DF|nat=JPN |2+4|0|4+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=47|name=Juuso Hämäläinen|pos=DF|nat=FIN |26+1|0|1+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=87|name=Aleksandr Kokko|pos=FW|nat=FIN |3+5|1|0|0}}

|-

|colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan:

|-

|colspan="14"|Players who left RoPS during the season:

{{Efs player|no=7 |name=Matheus Caliman|pos=MF|nat=BRA |0|0|1+3|2}}

{{Efs player|no=8 |name=Wato Kuaté|pos=MF|nat=POR |17|1|1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=9 |name=Filip Ivanovski|pos=FW|nat=MKD |13+3|6|0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=21|name=Aapo Heikkilä|pos=MF|nat=FIN |9+7|1|1+3|0}}

|}

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