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General Information for Finland

Suomen Palloliitto
Founded
1907
FIFA entry
1908
Average height in 2001
1.83m
Average age in 2001
26.1
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 2001
Jersey in 2001

Coaches in 2001

Muurinen, Antti (Coach)

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Muurinen, Antti (Coach)

Day of Birth
1954-03-04
Place of Birth
Valkeakoski (Finland)
Matches
13 (5 / 8)
Goto coach Antti Muurinen

Players of Finland in 2001

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Niemi, Antti 1972-05-31 Goalkeeper Scotland Heart of Midlothian FC 8 0 0 0 0 0
Viander, Jani 1975-08-18 Goalkeeper England Stoke City 3 0 0 0 0 0
Enckelman, Peter 1977-03-10 Goalkeeper England Aston Villa FC 1 1 0 0 0 0
Laaksonen, Pasi 1972-08-15 Goalkeeper Finland Jokerit Helsinki 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tihinen, Hannu 1976-07-01 Centre Back Norway Viking Stavanger 7 1 1 0 0 0
Hyypiä, Sami 1973-10-07 Centre Back England Liverpool FC 7 0 0 0 0 0
Saarinen, Janne 1977-02-28 Left Back Norway Rosenborg BK 7 0 0 0 0 0
Kuivasto, Toni 1975-12-31 Centre Back Norway Viking Stavanger 6 1 0 0 0 0
Nylund, Ville 1972-08-14 Left Back Finland HJK Helsinki 5 1 0 0 0 0
Pasanen, Petri 1980-09-24 Centre Back Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 4 1 0 0 0 0
Helin, Petri 1969-12-13 Right Back Turkey Denizlispor 3 3 0 0 0 0
Ylönen, Harri 1972-12-21 Left Back Norway Brann Bergen 3 3 0 0 0 0
Nuorela, Jussi 1974-08-11 Centre Back Denmark Silkeborg IF 3 2 1 0 0 0
Heinola, Antti 1973-02-20 Right Back Finland HJK Helsinki 2 2 0 0 0 0
Huttunen, Toni 1973-01-12 Right Back Finland MyPa-47 Anjalankoski 2 2 0 0 0 0
Koppinen, Miika 1978-07-05 Centre Back Norway Tromsø IL 2 2 0 0 0 0
Marjamaa, Timo 1976-06-27 Centre Back Turkey Yimpaş Yozgatspor 2 1 1 0 0 0
Tuomela, Marko 1972-03-03 Centre Back Sweden GIF Sundsvall 2 1 0 0 0 0
Reini, Juha 1975-03-19 Right Back Belgium KRC Genk 2 0 0 0 0 0
Saastamoinen, Jarmo 1967-09-20 Centre Back Finland Haka Valkeakoski 1 2 0 0 0 0
Kautonen, Tommi 1971-12-24 Right Back Finland VPS Vaasa 0 1 0 0 0 0
Riihilahti, Aki 1976-09-09 Defensive Midfielder England Crystal Palace FC 9 3 4 0 0 0
Nurmela, Mika 1971-12-26 Right Midfielder Netherlands SC Heerenveen 8 0 0 0 0 0
Grönlund, Tommi 1969-12-09 Defensive Midfielder Scotland Heart of Midlothian FC 6 2 1 0 0 0
Kolkka, Joonas 1974-09-28 Left Midfielder Greece Panathinaikos AO 6 0 2 0 0 0
Tainio, Teemu 1979-11-27 Centre Midfielder France AJ Auxerre 4 0 1 0 0 0
Mahlio, Sami 1972-01-12 Centre Midfielder Norway Odd Grenland 3 1 0 0 0 0
Vasara, Vesa 1976-08-16 Right Midfielder Finland Jokerit Helsinki 3 1 0 0 0 0
Rantanen, Rami 1968-11-25 Centre Midfielder Finland Atlantis Helsinki 2 1 1 0 0 0
Wiss, Jarkko 1972-04-17 Centre Midfielder Scotland Hibernian Edinburgh 2 1 0 0 0 0
Karjalainen, Lasse 1974-01-22 Defensive Midfielder Finland Haka Valkeakoski 1 1 0 0 0 0
Ilola, Jari 1978-11-24 Centre Midfielder Finland HJK Helsinki 0 1 0 0 0 0
Forssell, Mikael 1981-03-15 Centre Forward England Chelsea FC 8 1 6 0 0 0
Litmanen, Jari 1971-02-20 Secondary striker England Liverpool FC 6 0 2 0 0 0
Johansson, Jonatan 1975-08-16 Centre Forward England Charlton Athletic 5 4 0 0 0 0
Niemi, Jari 1977-02-02 Centre Forward Finland Tampere United 4 4 1 0 0 0
Kottila, Mika 1974-09-22 Centre Forward Sweden Trelleborgs FF 2 3 1 0 0 0
Kuqi, Shefki 1976-11-10 Centre Forward England Sheffield Wednesday 1 6 1 0 0 0
Väisänen, Ville 1977-04-19 Left Winger Finland Haka Valkeakoski 1 2 1 0 0 0
Roiha, Paulus 1980-08-03 Centre Forward Netherlands FC Utrecht 1 1 0 0 0 0
Pohja, Antti 1977-01-11 Centre Forward Finland Tampere United 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Finland in 2001

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2001-02-01
Sweden
Sweden
Finland
Finland
0:1 c
Sweden vs. Finland
Friendly
Elmiahallen
2001-02-15
Kuwait
Kuwait
Finland
Finland
4:3 c
Kuwait vs. Finland
Friendly
Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium
2001-02-18
Oman
Oman
Finland
Finland
1:2 p
Oman vs. Finland
Friendly
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
2001-02-20
Oman
Oman
Finland
Finland
0:2 p
Oman vs. Finland
Friendly
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
2001-02-28
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Finland
Finland
0:1 c
Luxembourg vs. Finland
Friendly
Stade Josy Barthel
2001-03-24
England
England
Finland
Finland
2:1 c
England vs. Finland
World Cup 2002 - Group 9
Anfield
2001-04-25
Hungary
Hungary
Finland
Finland
0:0 c
Hungary vs. Finland
Friendly
Groupama Aréna
2001-05-09
Estonia
Estonia
Finland
Finland
1:1 c
Estonia vs. Finland
Friendly
Kuressaare linnastaadion
2001-06-02
Finland
Finland
Germany
Germany
2:2 c
Finland vs. Germany
World Cup 2002 - Group 9
Helsingin olympiastadion
2001-08-15
Finland
Finland
Belgium
Belgium
4:1 c
Finland vs. Belgium
Friendly
Telia 5G -areena
2001-09-01
Albania
Albania
Finland
Finland
0:2 c
Albania vs. Finland
World Cup 2002 - Group 9
Arena Kombëtare
2001-09-05
Finland
Finland
Greece
Greece
5:1 c
Finland vs. Greece
World Cup 2002 - Group 9
Helsingin olympiastadion
2001-10-06
Germany
Germany
Finland
Finland
0:0 c
Germany vs. Finland
World Cup 2002 - Group 9
Veltins-Arena
13 Matches

Match Progress for Finland in 2001

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
17 2 7 8 17
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
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
5 3 2 0 9
Thailand
Thailand
5 1 1 3 6
Belarus
Belarus
5 3 2 0 12
Bahrain
Bahrain
4 3 1 0 8
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
4 2 1 1 6
Switzerland
Switzerland
4 1 0 3 6
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
Ukraine
Ukraine
4 0 1 3 3
Cyprus
Cyprus
4 2 1 1 7
Israel
Israel
4 2 1 1 6
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 2 1 0 6
Albania
Albania
3 2 1 0 5
South Korea
South Korea
3 0 0 3 0
East Germany
East Germany
3 1 1 1 3
China
China
3 0 0 3 3
Brazil
Brazil
3 0 0 3 3
Lithuania
Lithuania
3 1 1 1 5
Mexico
Mexico
3 0 0 3 3
Egypt
Egypt
2 0 0 2 2
Cameroon
Cameroon
2 0 1 1 0
Morocco
Morocco
2 1 1 0 1
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
Japan
Japan
2 0 0 2 1
Andorra
Andorra
2 1 1 0 3
Croatia
Croatia
2 0 1 1 1
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 0 1 1
Barbados
Barbados
1 0 1 0 0
Algeria
Algeria
1 0 0 1 0
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 0 0 1 1
Malaysia
Malaysia
1 0 0 1 1
Canada
Canada
1 1 0 0 3
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1 0 1 0 1
Chile
Chile
1 0 0 1 0
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 0 1 1
Jordan
Jordan
1 1 0 0 2
USA
USA (Amateur)
1 0 0 1 0
North Korea
North Korea
1 0 0 1 2
Yemen
Yemen
1 0 1 0 0
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
1 0 1 0 2
England
England (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Honduras
Honduras
1 1 0 0 2
Singapore
Singapore
1 1 0 0 1
USA
USA
1 0 0 1 1
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 0 1 1
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