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General Information for Finland

Suomen Palloliitto
Founded
1907
FIFA entry
1908
Average height in 2005
1.83m
Average age in 2005
25.9
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 2005
Jersey in 2005

Coaches in 2005

Muurinen, Antti (Coach)

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Muurinen, Antti (Coach)

Day of Birth
1954-03-04
Place of Birth
Valkeakoski (Finland)
Matches
7 (2 / 5)
Goto coach Antti Muurinen

Heliskoski, Jyrä (Coach)

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Heliskoski, Jyrä (Coach)

Day of Birth
1945-09-28
Day of Death
2020-12-28
Place of Birth
Helsinki (Finland)
Matches
6 (5 / 1)
Goto coach Jyrä Heliskoski

Players of Finland in 2005

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 7 0 0 0 0 0
Kavén, Mikko 1975-02-19 Goalkeeper Finland Tampere United 4 1 0 0 0 0
Enckelman, Peter 1977-03-10 Goalkeeper England Blackburn Rovers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sillanpää, Henri 1979-06-04 Goalkeeper Finland AC Allianssi Vantaa 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kuivasto, Toni 1975-12-31 Centre Back Sweden Djurgårdens IF 8 2 1 0 0 0
Hyypiä, Sami 1973-10-07 Centre Back England Liverpool FC 8 0 0 0 0 0
Tihinen, Hannu 1976-07-01 Centre Back Belgium RSC Anderlecht 7 0 1 0 0 0
Saarinen, Janne 1977-02-28 Left Back Denmark FC København 6 1 0 0 0 0
Kallio, Toni 1978-08-09 Centre Back Norway Molde FK 5 1 0 0 0 0
Pasanen, Petri 1980-09-24 Centre Back Germany Werder Bremen 3 0 0 0 0 0
Pasoja, Juha 1976-11-16 Centre Back Finland Haka Valkeakoski 2 0 0 0 0 0
Haarala, Hannu 1981-08-15 Right Back Finland FC Honka Espoo 1 1 0 0 0 0
Heinikangas, Jarno 1979-03-05 Centre Back Finland TPS Turku 1 1 0 0 0 0
Hietanen, Janne 1978-06-02 Left Back Spain Córdoba CF 1 1 0 0 0 0
Sauso, Jukka 1982-06-20 Centre Back Sweden Örgryte IS 1 1 0 0 0 0
Timoska, Sampsa 1979-12-12 Centre Back Finland MyPa-47 Anjalankoski 1 1 0 0 0 0
Arkivuo, Kari 1983-06-23 Left Back Finland FC Lahti 1 0 1 0 0 0
Sarajärvi, Jani 1979-09-09 Left Back Finland AC Allianssi Vantaa 1 0 0 0 0 0
Eremenko, Aleksey 1983-03-24 Attacking Midfielder Italy US Lecce 7 1 3 0 0 0
Tainio, Teemu 1979-11-27 Centre Midfielder England Tottenham Hotspur 7 1 0 0 0 0
Heikkinen, Markus 1978-10-13 Defensive Midfielder England Luton Town 6 1 0 0 0 0
Kopteff, Peter 1979-04-10 Left Midfielder England Stoke City 5 4 0 0 0 0
Nurmela, Mika 1971-12-26 Right Midfielder Netherlands Heracles Almelo 5 1 1 0 0 0
Riihilahti, Aki 1976-09-09 Defensive Midfielder England Crystal Palace FC 5 1 1 0 0 0
Nyman, Ari 1984-02-07 Defensive Midfielder Finland FC Inter Turku 4 2 0 0 0 0
Kolkka, Joonas 1974-09-28 Left Midfielder Netherlands ADO Den Haag 3 1 0 0 0 0
Lagerblom, Pekka 1982-10-19 Defensive Midfielder Germany Werder Bremen 3 1 0 0 0 0
Ilola, Jari 1978-11-24 Centre Midfielder Sweden IF Elfsborg 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sjölund, Daniel 1983-04-22 Centre Midfielder Sweden Djurgårdens IF 2 2 1 0 0 0
Könönen, Tuomo 1977-12-29 Left Midfielder Finland MyPa-47 Anjalankoski 2 1 0 0 0 0
Wiss, Jarkko 1972-04-17 Centre Midfielder Finland Tampere United 1 2 0 0 0 0
Nordback, Fredrik 1979-03-20 Defensive Midfielder Sweden Örebro SK 1 1 0 0 0 0
Okkonen, Antti 1982-06-06 Defensive Midfielder Sweden Landskrona BoIS 1 1 0 0 0 0
Väyrynen, Mika 1981-12-28 Centre Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1 1 0 0 0 0
Haapala, Tuomas 1979-04-20 Defensive Midfielder England Manchester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
Multaharju, Miikka 1977-10-09 Centre Midfielder Turkey Denizlispor 1 0 0 0 0 0
Taulo, Ville 1985-08-14 Attacking Midfielder Finland FC Lahti 0 1 0 0 0 0
Uusimäki, Tuomas 1977-07-09 Defensive Midfielder Sweden Örgryte IS 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kuqi, Shefki 1976-11-10 Centre Forward England Blackburn Rovers 5 0 0 0 0 0
Forssell, Mikael 1981-03-15 Centre Forward England Birmingham City 4 3 3 0 0 0
Litmanen, Jari 1971-02-20 Secondary striker Sweden Malmö FF 4 1 1 0 0 0
Johansson, Jonatan 1975-08-16 Centre Forward England Norwich City 3 5 2 0 0 0
Huusko, Keijo 1980-08-05 Centre Forward Norway Lyn Oslo 2 2 1 0 0 0
Roiha, Paulus 1980-08-03 Centre Forward Netherlands ADO Den Haag 2 1 3 0 0 0
Kuqi, Njazi 1983-03-25 Centre Forward England Peterborough United 1 1 3 0 0 0
Hyyrynen, Mikko 1977-11-01 Centre Forward Finland TPS Turku 1 1 0 0 0 0
Niemi, Jari 1977-02-02 Centre Forward Belgium Sint-Truidense VV 1 1 0 0 0 0
Scheweleff, Henri 1983-04-15 Left Winger Sweden Örgryte IS 1 1 0 0 0 0
Tarvajärvi, Niklas 1983-03-13 Centre Forward Netherlands SC Heerenveen 1 1 0 0 0 0
Pohja, Antti 1977-01-11 Centre Forward Liechtenstein FC Vaduz 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mäkelä, Juho 1983-06-23 Centre Forward Scotland Heart of Midlothian FC 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Finland in 2005

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2005-02-08
Finland
Finland
Latvia
Latvia
2:1 c
Finland vs. Latvia
Friendly
GSP Stadium
2005-02-09
Cyprus
Cyprus
Finland
Finland
1:2 c
Cyprus vs. Finland
Friendly
GSP Stadium
2005-03-12
Kuwait
Kuwait
Finland
Finland
0:1 p
Kuwait vs. Finland
Friendly
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
2005-03-18
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Finland
Finland
1:4 c
Saudi Arabia vs. Finland
Friendly
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
2005-03-26
Czechia
Czechia
Finland
Finland
4:3 c
Czechia vs. Finland
World Cup 2006 - Group 1
Na Stínadlech
2005-06-02
Finland
Finland
Denmark
Denmark
0:1 c
Finland vs. Denmark
Friendly
Tampere Stadium
2005-06-08
Finland
Finland
Netherlands
Netherlands
0:4 c
Finland vs. Netherlands
World Cup 2006 - Group 1
Helsingin olympiastadion
2005-08-17
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
Finland
Finland
0:3 c
North Macedonia vs. Finland
World Cup 2006 - Group 1
Nacionalna Arena Toše Proeski
2005-09-03
Andorra
Andorra
Finland
Finland
0:0 c
Andorra vs. Finland
World Cup 2006 - Group 1
Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella
2005-09-07
Finland
Finland
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
5:1 c
Finland vs. North Macedonia
World Cup 2006 - Group 1
Tampere Stadium
2005-10-08
Finland
Finland
Romania
Romania
0:1 c
Finland vs. Romania
World Cup 2006 - Group 1
Helsingin olympiastadion
2005-10-12
Finland
Finland
Czechia
Czechia
0:3 c
Finland vs. Czechia
World Cup 2006 - Group 1
Helsingin olympiastadion
2005-11-12
Finland
Finland
Estonia
Estonia
2:2 c
Finland vs. Estonia
Friendly
Telia 5G -areena
13 Matches

Match Progress for Finland in 2005

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
Germany
Germany
14 1 6 7 14
Wales
Wales
14 4 5 5 14
Denmark
Denmark
13 2 2 9 9
Turkey
Turkey
12 4 4 4 16
Hungary
Hungary
12 2 3 7 7
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
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
8 7 0 1 15
Italy
Italy
8 1 0 7 4
Belgium
Belgium
8 4 3 1 13
England
England
8 0 2 6 5
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
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
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
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
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
5 0 2 3 1
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
Bahrain
Bahrain
4 3 1 0 8
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
4 2 1 1 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
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 2 1 0 6
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
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
Chile
Chile
1 0 0 1 0
Canada
Canada
1 1 0 0 3
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1 0 1 0 1
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
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
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