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General Information for Finland

Suomen Palloliitto
Founded
1907
FIFA entry
1908
Average height in 2003
1.84m
Average age in 2003
25.8
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 2003
Jersey in 2003

Coaches in 2003

Muurinen, Antti (Coach)

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Muurinen, Antti (Coach)

Day of Birth
1954-03-04
Place of Birth
Valkeakoski (Finland)
Matches
14 (5 / 9)
Goto coach Antti Muurinen

Players of Finland in 2003

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Jääskeläinen, Jussi 1975-04-19 Goalkeeper England Bolton Wanderers 6 0 0 0 0 0
Niemi, Antti 1972-05-31 Goalkeeper England Southampton FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
Kavén, Mikko 1975-02-19 Goalkeeper Finland Tampere United 2 0 0 0 0 0
Enckelman, Peter 1977-03-10 Goalkeeper England Blackburn Rovers 1 1 0 0 0 0
Moilanen, Teuvo 1973-12-12 Goalkeeper Scotland Heart of Midlothian FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Viander, Jani 1975-08-18 Goalkeeper Israel MS Ashdod 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hyypiä, Sami 1973-10-07 Centre Back England Liverpool FC 9 0 2 0 0 0
Saarinen, Janne 1977-02-28 Left Back Germany TSV 1860 München 9 0 0 0 0 0
Kuivasto, Toni 1975-12-31 Centre Back Sweden Djurgårdens IF 8 1 0 0 0 0
Pasanen, Petri 1980-09-24 Centre Back England Portsmouth FC 6 0 0 0 0 0
Tihinen, Hannu 1976-07-01 Centre Back Belgium RSC Anderlecht 6 0 0 0 0 0
Nylund, Ville 1972-08-14 Left Back Finland HJK Helsinki 3 1 0 0 0 0
Hakanpää, Rami 1978-10-09 Centre Back Finland HJK Helsinki 2 2 1 0 0 0
Hietanen, Janne 1978-06-02 Left Back Spain UD Las Palmas 2 2 0 0 0 0
Kangaskorpi, Juuso 1975-09-04 Right Back Finland Haka Valkeakoski 2 1 0 0 0 0
Reini, Juha 1975-03-19 Right Back Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 2 1 0 0 0 0
Pasoja, Juha 1976-11-16 Centre Back Finland Haka Valkeakoski 2 0 0 0 0 0
Koppinen, Miika 1978-07-05 Centre Back Norway Tromsø IL 1 3 0 0 0 0
Penttilä, Tero 1975-03-09 Left Back 1 1 0 0 0 0
Tuomela, Marko 1972-03-03 Centre Back China Liaoning Zhongshun 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nuorela, Jussi 1974-08-11 Centre Back Turkey Elazığspor 0 2 0 0 0 0
Nurmela, Mika 1971-12-26 Right Midfielder Germany 1.FC Kaiserslautern 11 0 2 0 0 0
Kolkka, Joonas 1974-09-28 Left Midfielder Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 8 1 2 0 0 0
Valakari, Simo 1973-04-28 Defensive Midfielder England Derby County 8 1 0 0 0 0
Väyrynen, Mika 1981-12-28 Centre Midfielder Netherlands SC Heerenveen 7 0 0 0 0 0
Kopteff, Peter 1979-04-10 Left Midfielder Norway Viking Stavanger 6 8 0 0 0 0
Tainio, Teemu 1979-11-27 Centre Midfielder France AJ Auxerre 6 0 3 0 0 0
Heikkinen, Markus 1978-10-13 Defensive Midfielder Scotland Aberdeen FC 4 3 0 0 0 0
Riihilahti, Aki 1976-09-09 Defensive Midfielder England Crystal Palace FC 3 5 1 0 0 0
Ilola, Jari 1978-11-24 Centre Midfielder Sweden IF Elfsborg 3 1 0 0 0 0
Eremenko, Aleksey 1983-03-24 Attacking Midfielder Finland HJK Helsinki 3 0 0 0 0 0
Okkonen, Antti 1982-06-06 Defensive Midfielder Finland MyPa-47 Anjalankoski 2 1 0 0 0 0
Nordback, Fredrik 1979-03-20 Defensive Midfielder Sweden Örebro SK 1 2 0 0 0 0
Multaharju, Miikka 1977-10-09 Centre Midfielder Turkey Denizlispor 1 1 0 0 0 0
Lagerblom, Pekka 1982-10-19 Defensive Midfielder Germany Werder Bremen 0 2 0 0 0 0
Sjölund, Daniel 1983-04-22 Centre Midfielder Sweden Djurgårdens IF 0 2 0 0 0 0
Forssell, Mikael 1981-03-15 Centre Forward England Birmingham City 9 0 4 0 0 0
Johansson, Jonatan 1975-08-16 Centre Forward England Charlton Athletic 3 4 1 0 0 0
Litmanen, Jari 1971-02-20 Secondary striker Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 3 0 1 0 0 0
Niemi, Jari 1977-02-02 Centre Forward Belgium RAEC Mons 2 2 1 0 0 0
Pohja, Antti 1977-01-11 Centre Forward Sweden Hammarby IF 2 1 0 0 0 0
Kuqi, Shefki 1976-11-10 Centre Forward England Ipswich Town 1 5 0 0 0 0
Kottila, Mika 1974-09-22 Centre Forward Finland HJK Helsinki 1 4 1 0 0 0
Roiha, Paulus 1980-08-03 Centre Forward Netherlands FC Zwolle 1 3 0 0 0 0
Sumiala, Antti 1974-02-20 Centre Forward Turkey Akçaabat Sebatspor 1 0 0 0 0 0
Väisänen, Ville 1977-04-19 Left Winger Norway Bryne FK 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Finland in 2003

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2003-01-26
Barbados
Barbados
Finland
Finland
0:0 c
Barbados vs. Finland
Friendly
Barbados National Stadium
2003-01-29
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
Finland
Finland
1:2 c
Trinidad & Tobago vs. Finland
Friendly
Hasely Crawford Stadium
2003-02-12
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Finland
Finland
0:1 c
Northern Ireland vs. Finland
Friendly
Windsor Park
2003-03-29
Italy
Italy
Finland
Finland
2:0 c
Italy vs. Finland
Euro 2004 - Group 9
Stadio Renzo Barbera
2003-04-30
Finland
Finland
Iceland
Iceland
3:0 c
Finland vs. Iceland
Friendly
Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion
2003-05-22
Norway
Norway
Finland
Finland
2:0 c
Norway vs. Finland
Friendly
Ullevaal Stadion
2003-06-07
Finland
Finland
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
3:0 c
Finland vs. Serbia & Montenegro
Euro 2004 - Group 9
Helsingin olympiastadion
2003-06-11
Finland
Finland
Italy
Italy
0:2 c
Finland vs. Italy
Euro 2004 - Group 9
Helsingin olympiastadion
2003-08-20
Denmark
Denmark
Finland
Finland
1:1 c
Denmark vs. Finland
Friendly
Parken
2003-09-06
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Finland
Finland
1:2 c
Azerbaijan vs. Finland
Euro 2004 - Group 9
Inter Arena
2003-09-10
Wales
Wales
Finland
Finland
1:1 c
Wales vs. Finland
Euro 2004 - Group 9
Millenium Stadium
2003-10-11
Finland
Finland
Canada
Canada
3:2 c
Finland vs. Canada
Friendly
Tampere Stadium
2003-11-16
Finland
Finland
Honduras
Honduras
2:1 c
Finland vs. Honduras
Friendly
John O'Quinn Field at Corbin J. Robertson Stadium
2003-11-19
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Finland
Finland
2:1 c
Costa Rica vs. Finland
Friendly
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
14 Matches

Match Progress for Finland in 2003

Favorite Opponents of Finland

Opponent M W D L G
Sweden
Sweden
35 7 4 24 35
Poland
Poland
23 4 7 12 23
Estonia
Estonia
22 13 3 6 53
Greece
Greece
16 5 2 9 16
Germany
Germany
15 1 6 8 14
Wales
Wales
14 4 5 5 14
Denmark
Denmark
14 2 2 10 10
Norway
Norway
13 2 3 8 14
Turkey
Turkey
12 4 4 4 16
Belgium
Belgium
12 4 4 4 19
Hungary
Hungary
12 2 3 7 7
France
France
11 1 0 10 5
Netherlands
Netherlands
11 0 1 10 3
Portugal
Portugal
11 1 4 6 8
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
11 5 2 4 18
Italy
Italy
10 1 0 9 5
Malta
Malta
10 6 2 2 15
Ireland
Ireland
9 2 2 5 5
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
9 2 1 6 7
Romania
Romania
9 0 3 6 4
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
8 7 0 1 15
England
England
8 0 2 6 5
Austria
Austria
8 1 1 6 9
Spain
Spain
8 1 2 5 5
Scotland
Scotland
7 0 3 4 6
Iceland
Iceland
7 3 1 3 10
Kuwait
Kuwait
7 3 2 2 6
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
7 5 0 2 10
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
7 0 2 5 2
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
7 2 2 3 11
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
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
6 3 1 2 9
Russia
Russia
6 1 0 5 3
Slovenia
Slovenia
5 2 1 2 5
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
Switzerland
Switzerland
4 1 0 3 6
Albania
Albania
4 3 1 0 7
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
Israel
Israel
4 2 1 1 6
Cyprus
Cyprus
4 2 1 1 7
Lithuania
Lithuania
4 2 1 1 7
Bahrain
Bahrain
4 3 1 0 8
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
4 2 1 1 6
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
Iraq
Iraq
3 0 1 2 0
Brazil
Brazil
3 0 0 3 3
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
3 0 1 2 4
Mexico
Mexico
3 0 0 3 3
Andorra
Andorra
3 2 1 0 7
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 2 1 0 6
India
India
2 1 1 0 2
Serbia
Serbia
2 0 1 1 0
Georgia
Georgia
2 1 1 0 2
Japan
Japan
2 0 0 2 1
Croatia
Croatia
2 0 1 1 1
Uruguay
Uruguay
2 0 0 2 1
Egypt
Egypt
2 0 0 2 2
Bolivia
Bolivia
2 0 1 1 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
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
New Zealand
New Zealand
1 1 0 0 2
North Korea
North Korea
1 0 0 1 2
Yemen
Yemen
1 0 1 0 0
England
England (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
USA
USA (Amateur)
1 0 0 1 0
Singapore
Singapore
1 1 0 0 1
USA
USA
1 0 0 1 1
Honduras
Honduras
1 1 0 0 2
Algeria
Algeria
1 0 0 1 0
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 0 1 1
Barbados
Barbados
1 0 1 0 0
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
1 0 0 1 3
Malaysia
Malaysia
1 0 0 1 1
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 0 0 1 1
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