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General Information for Finland
Suomen Palloliitto
Founded
1907
FIFA entry
1908
Average height in 1978
1.8m
Average age in 1978
25.4
Confederation
UEFA
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 1978
Coaches in 1978
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Rytkönen, Aulis (Coach)
Day of Birth
1929-01-05
Day of Death
2014-04-16
Place of Birth
Karttula
(Finland)
Height
1.75m
Players of Finland in 1978
| FIFA | Non FIFA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Day of Birth | Position | Current Club | M | S | G | M | S | G | |
| Alaja, Pertti | 1952-02-18 | Goalkeeper |
|
Ikast FS | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Enckelman, Göran | 1948-06-14 | Goalkeeper |
|
Nyköpings BIS | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Ranta, Esko | 1947-01-14 | Left Back |
|
Haka Valkeakoski | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Tolsa, Arto | 1945-08-09 | Centre Back |
|
Beerschot VAV | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Helin, Juha | 1954-01-04 | Defender |
|
Haka Valkeakoski | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Mäkynen, Ari | 1949-07-04 | Defender |
|
Lappfjärds BK | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Salonen, Risto | 1955-12-11 | Defender |
|
Haka Valkeakoski | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Vilen, Teuvo | 1953-11-26 | Defender |
|
Haka Valkeakoski | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Nieminen, Jyrki | 1951-03-30 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
IFK Eskilstuna | 8 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Vihtilä, Erkki | 1951-05-14 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Reipas Lahti | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Jantunen, Pertti | 1952-06-25 | Midfielder |
|
Bristol City | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Pyykkö, Seppo | 1955-12-24 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
OPS Oulu | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Heiskanen, Aki | 1952-02-02 | Midfielder |
|
KuPS Kuopio | 5 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Suomalainen, Jouko | 1949-04-08 | Centre Midfielder |
|
KPT Kuopio | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Uimonen, Arto | 1958-01-07 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Haka Valkeakoski | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Houtsonen, Leo | 1958-10-25 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
OPS Oulu | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Ronkainen, Antti | 1958-06-07 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Haka Valkeakoski | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Nieminen, Kalle | 1947-12-03 | Midfielder |
|
MiPK Mikkeli | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Toivola, Miikka | 1949-07-11 | Secondary striker |
|
HJK Helsinki | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Ismail, Atik | 1957-01-05 | Centre Forward |
|
Beşiktaş JK | 6 | 0 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Rissanen, Olavi | 1947-03-26 | Centre Forward |
|
KuPS Kuopio | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - |
Matches of Finland in 1978
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for Finland in 1978
Favorite Opponents of Finland
| Opponent | M | W | D | L | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
33 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 33 |
|
22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 53 |
|
21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 |
|
16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 16 |
|
15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
|
14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
|
|
13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
|
|
12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
|
|
12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
|
12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
|
12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
|
11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
|
11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
|
11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
|
11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
|
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
|
9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
|
9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
|
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
|
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
|
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
|
|
8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
|
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
|
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
|
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
|
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
|
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
|
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
|
7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
|
5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
|
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
England (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
USA (Amateur)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 526 | 160 | 114 | 252 | 626 |