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General Information for Finland

Suomen Palloliitto
Founded
1907
FIFA entry
1908
Average height in 1996
1.8m
Average age in 1996
25.4
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1996
Jersey in 1996

Coaches in 1996

Møller-Nielsen, Richard (Coach)

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Møller-Nielsen, Richard (Coach)

Day of Birth
1937-08-19
Day of Death
2014-02-13
Place of Birth
Ubberud (Denmark)
Matches
4 (2 / 2)
Goto coach Richard Møller-Nielsen

Ikäläinen, Jukka (Coach)

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Ikäläinen, Jukka (Coach)

Day of Birth
1957-05-14
Place of Birth
Söderhamn (Sweden)
Matches
5 (0 / 5)
Goto coach Jukka Ikäläinen

Players of Finland in 1996

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Niemi, Antti 1972-05-31 Goalkeeper Denmark FC København 6 0 0 0 0 0
Jakonen, Petri 1967-06-09 Goalkeeper Finland MyPa-47 Anjalankoski 2 0 0 0 0 0
Laukkanen, Kari 1963-12-14 Goalkeeper Finland FinnPa Anjalankoski 1 1 0 0 0 0
Nieminen, Rami 1966-02-25 Centre Back Finland FC Jazz Pori 5 1 0 0 0 0
Hyryläinen, Aki 1968-04-17 Left Back Denmark FC København 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ylönen, Harri 1972-12-21 Left Back Finland Haka Valkeakoski 5 0 0 0 0 0
Hyypiä, Sami 1973-10-07 Centre Back Netherlands Willem II Tilburg 4 1 0 0 0 0
Koskinen, Jukka 1972-11-29 Centre Back Finland MyPa-47 Anjalankoski 3 1 0 0 0 0
Heinola, Antti 1973-02-20 Right Back Netherlands SC Heracles '74 Almelo 2 0 0 0 0 0
Huttunen, Toni 1973-01-12 Right Back Scotland Falkirk FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Turpeinen, Aarno 1971-03-21 Right Back Finland HJK Helsinki 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nylund, Ville 1972-08-14 Left Back Finland FF Jaro Pietarsaari 0 1 0 0 0 0
Tervonen, Toni 1977-03-14 Defender Finland KuPS Kuopio 0 1 0 0 0 0
Suominen, Kim 1969-10-20 Centre Midfielder Sweden IFK Norrköping 7 1 0 0 0 0
Grönlund, Tommi 1969-12-09 Defensive Midfielder Denmark Viborg FF 6 2 1 0 0 0
Rissanen, Kari 1966-08-29 Defensive Midfielder Finland FinnPa Anjalankoski 6 0 0 0 0 0
Järvinen, Petri 1965-05-09 Right Midfielder Finland FinnPa Anjalankoski 4 0 0 0 0 0
Karjalainen, Lasse 1974-01-22 Defensive Midfielder Finland Haka Valkeakoski 4 0 0 0 0 0
Kolkka, Joonas 1974-09-28 Left Midfielder Netherlands Willem II Tilburg 3 2 1 0 0 0
Mahlio, Sami 1972-01-12 Centre Midfielder Finland MyPa-47 Anjalankoski 3 1 0 0 0 0
Lindberg, Janne 1966-05-24 Centre Midfielder Scotland Greenock Morton 3 0 0 0 0 0
Väisänen, Sami 1973-05-09 Left Midfielder Finland Haka Valkeakoski 3 0 0 0 0 0
Huhtamäki, Jyrki 1967-08-27 Centre Midfielder Finland VPS Vaasa 2 1 0 0 0 0
Myyry, Marko 1967-09-15 Centre Midfielder Germany SV Meppen 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jalonen, Jasse 1973-07-18 Centre Midfielder Finland MyPa-47 Anjalankoski 1 2 0 0 0 0
Wiss, Jarkko 1972-04-17 Centre Midfielder Finland FF Jaro Pietarsaari 1 1 0 0 0 0
Riippa, Juha 1968-09-12 Defensive Midfielder Scotland Hibernian Edinburgh 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ukkonen, Kari 1961-12-19 Defensive Midfielder France La Berrichonne Châteauroux 1 0 0 0 0 0
Valakari, Simo 1973-04-28 Defensive Midfielder Scotland Motherwell FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Vanhala, Jari 1965-08-29 Centre Forward England Bradford City 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sumiala, Antti 1974-02-20 Centre Forward Netherlands NEC Nijmegen 3 0 1 0 0 0
Hjelm, Ari 1962-02-24 Centre Forward Finland HJK Helsinki 3 0 0 0 0 0
Litmanen, Jari 1971-02-20 Secondary striker Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 2 0 1 0 0 0
Kangaskorpi, Jokke 1972-03-02 Right Winger Finland Haka Valkeakoski 1 2 0 0 0 0
Jäväjä, Jari 1973-08-16 Striker Finland VPS Vaasa 1 2 0 0 0 0
Nyyssönen, Kai 1972-06-10 Centre Forward Belgium RWD Molenbeek 1 0 0 0 0 0
Karvinen, Juha 1966-09-26 Striker Finland VPS Vaasa 1 0 0 0 0 0
Enberg, Tom 1970-08-26 Left Winger Finland MyPa-47 Anjalankoski 0 2 0 0 0 0
Johansson, Jonatan 1975-08-16 Centre Forward Estonia Tallinna Flora 0 1 1 0 0 0
Pohja, Antti 1977-01-11 Centre Forward Finland MyPa-47 Anjalankoski 0 1 1 0 0 0

Matches of Finland in 1996

Missing match data:
  • Kuwait (16.03.) p
  • Thailand (09.02.) p
  • Thailand (16.02.) p
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1996-02-09
Thailand
Thailand
Finland
Finland
1:0 p
Thailand vs. Finland
Friendly
Rajamangala Stadium
1996-02-16
Thailand
Thailand
Finland
Finland
5:2 p
Thailand vs. Finland
Friendly
Rajamangala Stadium
1996-03-16
Kuwait
Kuwait
Finland
Finland
0:1 p
Kuwait vs. Finland
Friendly
Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium
1996-05-29
France
France
Finland
Finland
2:0 c
France vs. Finland
Friendly
Stade de la Meinau
1996-06-02
Finland
Finland
Turkey
Turkey
1:2 c
Finland vs. Turkey
Friendly
Helsingin olympiastadion
1996-08-14
Latvia
Latvia
Finland
Finland
0:0 c
Latvia vs. Finland
Friendly
Daugavas stadions Rīga
1996-09-01
Hungary
Hungary
Finland
Finland
1:0 c
Hungary vs. Finland
World Cup 1998 - Group 3
Puskás Aréna
1996-10-06
Finland
Finland
Switzerland
Switzerland
2:3 c
Finland vs. Switzerland
World Cup 1998 - Group 3
Helsingin olympiastadion
1996-10-30
Finland
Finland
Estonia
Estonia
2:2 c
Finland vs. Estonia
Friendly
Arto Tolsa Areena
9 Matches

Match Progress for Finland in 1996

Favorite Opponents of Finland

Opponent M W D L G
Sweden
Sweden
30 6 3 21 30
Estonia
Estonia
21 13 3 5 53
Poland
Poland
18 3 7 8 19
Greece
Greece
16 5 2 9 16
Wales
Wales
14 4 5 5 14
Germany
Germany
14 1 6 7 14
Denmark
Denmark
13 2 2 9 9
Hungary
Hungary
12 2 3 7 7
Turkey
Turkey
12 4 4 4 16
Portugal
Portugal
11 1 4 6 8
Norway
Norway
11 1 3 7 11
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
11 5 2 4 18
Netherlands
Netherlands
10 0 1 9 3
Malta
Malta
9 6 2 1 15
France
France
9 1 0 8 3
Romania
Romania
9 0 3 6 4
Belgium
Belgium
8 4 3 1 13
England
England
8 0 2 6 5
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
8 7 0 1 15
Italy
Italy
8 1 0 7 4
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
7 2 2 3 11
Iceland
Iceland
7 3 1 3 10
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
7 5 0 2 10
Ireland
Ireland
7 2 1 4 4
Kuwait
Kuwait
7 3 2 2 6
Austria
Austria
6 1 1 4 8
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
6 2 1 3 6
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
6 3 1 2 9
Russia
Russia
6 1 0 5 3
Spain
Spain
6 0 2 4 3
Oman
Oman
6 3 2 1 10
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
6 3 2 1 12
Armenia
Armenia
6 5 1 0 11
San Marino
San Marino
6 6 0 0 23
Latvia
Latvia
6 3 1 2 12
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
5 0 2 3 1
Slovenia
Slovenia
5 2 1 2 5
Scotland
Scotland
5 0 3 2 4
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
5 5 0 0 14
Czechia
Czechia
5 1 1 3 7
Belarus
Belarus
5 3 2 0 12
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
5 3 2 0 9
Thailand
Thailand
5 1 1 3 6
Bahrain
Bahrain
4 3 1 0 8
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
4 2 1 1 6
Switzerland
Switzerland
4 1 0 3 6
Ukraine
Ukraine
4 0 1 3 3
Moldova
Moldova
4 2 1 1 7
Qatar
Qatar
4 0 3 1 3
Slovakia
Slovakia
4 0 1 3 1
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
4 2 1 1 7
Israel
Israel
4 2 1 1 6
Cyprus
Cyprus
4 2 1 1 7
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 2 1 0 6
East Germany
East Germany
3 1 1 1 3
China
China
3 0 0 3 3
Albania
Albania
3 2 1 0 5
South Korea
South Korea
3 0 0 3 0
Brazil
Brazil
3 0 0 3 3
Mexico
Mexico
3 0 0 3 3
Lithuania
Lithuania
3 1 1 1 5
Egypt
Egypt
2 0 0 2 2
Morocco
Morocco
2 1 1 0 1
Cameroon
Cameroon
2 0 1 1 0
Kosovo
Kosovo
2 1 1 0 2
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
2 2 0 0 4
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
2 1 0 1 3
Montenegro
Montenegro
2 2 0 0 4
Serbia
Serbia
2 0 1 1 0
India
India
2 1 1 0 2
Georgia
Georgia
2 1 1 0 2
Croatia
Croatia
2 0 1 1 1
Japan
Japan
2 0 0 2 1
Andorra
Andorra
2 1 1 0 3
Algeria
Algeria
1 0 0 1 0
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 0 1 1
Barbados
Barbados
1 0 1 0 0
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 0 0 1 1
Malaysia
Malaysia
1 0 0 1 1
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1 0 1 0 1
Chile
Chile
1 0 0 1 0
Canada
Canada
1 1 0 0 3
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 0 1 1
Jordan
Jordan
1 1 0 0 2
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
1 0 1 0 2
England
England (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
USA
USA (Amateur)
1 0 0 1 0
North Korea
North Korea
1 0 0 1 2
Yemen
Yemen
1 0 1 0 0
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 0 1 1
Honduras
Honduras
1 1 0 0 2
Singapore
Singapore
1 1 0 0 1
USA
USA
1 0 0 1 1
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