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General Information for Finland

Suomen Palloliitto
Founded
1907
FIFA entry
1908
Average height in 2006
1.83m
Average age in 2006
26.7
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 2006
Jersey in 2006

Coaches in 2006

Hodgson, Roy (Coach)

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Hodgson, Roy (Coach)

Day of Birth
1947-08-09
Place of Birth
Croydon (England)
Matches
12 (5 / 7)
Goto coach Roy Hodgson

Players of Finland in 2006

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 8 0 0 0 0 0
Sillanpää, Henri 1979-06-04 Goalkeeper Finland VPS Vaasa 2 0 0 0 0 0
Enckelman, Peter 1977-03-10 Goalkeeper England Blackburn Rovers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kavén, Mikko 1975-02-19 Goalkeeper Finland Tampere United 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kallio, Toni 1978-08-09 Centre Back Switzerland Young Boys Bern 9 0 0 0 0 0
Tihinen, Hannu 1976-07-01 Centre Back Switzerland FC Zürich 8 0 0 0 0 0
Hyypiä, Sami 1973-10-07 Centre Back England Liverpool FC 7 0 1 0 0 0
Pasanen, Petri 1980-09-24 Centre Back Germany Werder Bremen 7 0 0 0 0 0
Pasoja, Juha 1976-11-16 Centre Back Norway Hamarkameratene 4 2 0 0 0 0
Arkivuo, Kari 1983-06-23 Left Back Norway Sandefjord Fotball 4 0 0 0 0 0
Kuivasto, Toni 1975-12-31 Centre Back Sweden Djurgårdens IF 4 0 0 0 0 0
Kangaskorpi, Juuso 1975-09-04 Right Back Finland Haka Valkeakoski 1 2 0 0 0 0
Sauso, Jukka 1982-06-20 Centre Back Sweden Örgryte IS 1 2 0 0 0 0
Koppinen, Miika 1978-07-05 Centre Back Norway Rosenborg BK 1 0 0 0 0 0
Lampi, Veli 1984-07-18 Right Back Switzerland FC Zürich 0 3 0 0 0 0
Saarinen, Janne 1977-02-28 Left Back Finland FC Honka Espoo 0 1 0 0 0 0
Taipale, Tero 1972-12-14 Left Back Finland MyPa-47 Anjalankoski 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kolkka, Joonas 1974-09-28 Left Midfielder Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 0 0 0 0 0
Väyrynen, Mika 1981-12-28 Centre Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 2 2 0 0 0
Heikkinen, Markus 1978-10-13 Defensive Midfielder England Luton Town 6 0 0 0 0 0
Ilola, Jari 1978-11-24 Centre Midfielder Sweden IF Elfsborg 5 2 0 0 0 0
Nyman, Ari 1984-02-07 Defensive Midfielder Switzerland FC Thun 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nurmela, Mika 1971-12-26 Right Midfielder Finland HJK Helsinki 3 2 1 0 0 0
Eremenko, Aleksey 1983-03-24 Attacking Midfielder Russia Saturn Ramenskoye 3 2 0 0 0 0
Uusimäki, Tuomas 1977-07-09 Defensive Midfielder Austria Grazer AK 3 1 0 0 0 0
Riihilahti, Aki 1976-09-09 Defensive Midfielder Germany 1.FC Kaiserslautern 2 2 1 0 0 0
Lagerblom, Pekka 1982-10-19 Defensive Midfielder Germany 1.FC Köln 2 2 0 0 0 0
Haapala, Tuomas 1979-04-20 Defensive Midfielder Norway Sandefjord Fotball 2 0 0 0 0 0
Könönen, Tuomo 1977-12-29 Left Midfielder Norway Odd Grenland 2 0 0 0 0 0
Tainio, Teemu 1979-11-27 Centre Midfielder England Tottenham Hotspur 2 0 0 0 0 0
Kopteff, Peter 1979-04-10 Left Midfielder Netherlands FC Utrecht 1 1 0 0 0 0
Okkonen, Antti 1982-06-06 Defensive Midfielder Denmark Silkeborg IF 1 1 0 0 0 0
Sjölund, Daniel 1983-04-22 Centre Midfielder Sweden Djurgårdens IF 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kujala, Jussi 1983-04-04 Defensive Midfielder Finland Tampere United 0 2 0 0 0 0
Taulo, Ville 1985-08-14 Attacking Midfielder Finland FC Lahti 0 2 0 0 0 0
Wiss, Jarkko 1972-04-17 Centre Midfielder Finland Tampere United 0 1 0 0 0 0
Litmanen, Jari 1971-02-20 Secondary striker Sweden Malmö FF 8 0 3 0 0 0
Johansson, Jonatan 1975-08-16 Centre Forward Sweden Malmö FF 6 1 1 0 0 0
Forssell, Mikael 1981-03-15 Centre Forward England Birmingham City 3 3 1 0 0 0
Roiha, Paulus 1980-08-03 Centre Forward Netherlands ADO Den Haag 2 1 1 0 0 0
Kuqi, Shefki 1976-11-10 Centre Forward England Crystal Palace FC 1 4 0 0 0 0
Mäkelä, Juho 1983-06-23 Centre Forward Switzerland FC Thun 1 2 0 0 0 0
Huusko, Keijo 1980-08-05 Centre Forward Norway Strømsgodset IF 1 1 0 0 0 0
Porokara, Roni 1983-12-12 Left Winger Finland FC Honka Espoo 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Finland in 2006

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2006-01-21
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Finland
Finland
1:1 c
Saudi Arabia vs. Finland
Friendly
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
2006-01-25
Finland
Finland
South Korea
South Korea
0:1 c
Finland vs. South Korea
Friendly
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
2006-02-18
Japan
Japan
Finland
Finland
2:0 c
Japan vs. Finland
Friendly
Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa
2006-02-28
Finland
Finland
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
0:0 (1:3) c
Finland vs. Kazakhstan
Friendly
GSZ Stadium
2006-03-01
Finland
Finland
Belarus
Belarus
2:2 (5:4) c
Finland vs. Belarus
Friendly
Paphiako Athlítiko Kentro
2006-05-25
Sweden
Sweden
Finland
Finland
0:0 c
Sweden vs. Finland
Friendly
Ullevi
2006-08-16
Finland
Finland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
1:2 c
Finland vs. Northern Ireland
Friendly
Helsingin olympiastadion
2006-09-02
Poland
Poland
Finland
Finland
1:3 c
Poland vs. Finland
Euro 2008 - Group A
Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium
2006-09-06
Finland
Finland
Portugal
Portugal
1:1 c
Finland vs. Portugal
Euro 2008 - Group A
Helsingin olympiastadion
2006-10-07
Armenia
Armenia
Finland
Finland
0:0 c
Armenia vs. Finland
Euro 2008 - Group A
Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
2006-10-11
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Finland
Finland
0:2 c
Kazakhstan vs. Finland
Euro 2008 - Group A
Ortaliq Stadion
2006-11-15
Finland
Finland
Armenia
Armenia
1:0 c
Finland vs. Armenia
Euro 2008 - Group A
Helsingin olympiastadion
12 Matches

Match Progress for Finland in 2006

Favorite Opponents of Finland

Opponent M W D L G
Sweden
Sweden
27 5 2 20 26
Estonia
Estonia
19 12 3 4 50
Greece
Greece
14 5 2 7 16
Poland
Poland
13 2 6 5 13
Wales
Wales
13 4 5 4 13
Germany
Germany
12 1 6 5 13
Hungary
Hungary
12 2 3 7 7
Turkey
Turkey
10 2 4 4 13
Norway
Norway
10 1 2 7 10
Denmark
Denmark
9 1 2 6 4
Netherlands
Netherlands
9 0 1 8 3
France
France
9 1 0 8 3
Italy
Italy
8 1 0 7 4
Portugal
Portugal
8 1 4 3 6
Belgium
Belgium
8 4 3 1 13
Malta
Malta
8 5 2 1 14
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
8 7 0 1 15
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
7 2 2 3 11
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
7 2 2 3 11
Romania
Romania
7 0 2 5 3
Latvia
Latvia
6 3 1 2 12
Kuwait
Kuwait
6 3 2 1 6
Armenia
Armenia
6 5 1 0 11
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
6 2 1 3 6
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
6 3 2 1 12
Oman
Oman
6 3 2 1 10
Russia
Russia
6 1 0 5 3
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
6 3 1 2 9
Iceland
Iceland
6 2 1 3 7
Austria
Austria
6 1 1 4 8
Thailand
Thailand
5 1 1 3 6
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
5 4 0 1 8
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
5 5 0 0 14
Spain
Spain
5 0 2 3 2
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
5 3 2 0 9
Belarus
Belarus
5 3 2 0 12
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
5 1 1 3 7
Ireland
Ireland
5 2 1 2 3
Ukraine
Ukraine
4 0 1 3 3
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
4 2 1 1 6
Israel
Israel
4 2 1 1 6
Moldova
Moldova
4 2 1 1 7
Slovakia
Slovakia
4 0 1 3 1
England
England
4 0 2 2 3
Bahrain
Bahrain
4 3 1 0 8
San Marino
San Marino
4 4 0 0 15
Switzerland
Switzerland
4 1 0 3 6
Cyprus
Cyprus
4 2 1 1 7
Scotland
Scotland
4 0 2 2 2
China
China
3 0 0 3 3
Slovenia
Slovenia
3 1 1 1 3
Brazil
Brazil
3 0 0 3 3
Albania
Albania
3 2 1 0 5
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
3 2 1 0 6
South Korea
South Korea
3 0 0 3 0
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 2 1 0 6
Qatar
Qatar
2 0 1 1 0
Lithuania
Lithuania
2 1 0 1 3
India
India
2 1 1 0 2
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
2 0 2 0 0
Croatia
Croatia
2 0 1 1 1
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
2 1 0 1 3
Egypt
Egypt
2 0 0 2 2
Japan
Japan
2 0 0 2 1
Andorra
Andorra
2 1 1 0 3
East Germany
East Germany
2 1 1 0 2
Georgia
Georgia
2 1 1 0 2
Kosovo
Kosovo
2 1 1 0 2
Montenegro
Montenegro
2 2 0 0 4
Cameroon
Cameroon
2 0 1 1 0
Morocco
Morocco
2 1 1 0 1
Serbia
Serbia
2 0 1 1 0
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
2 2 0 0 4
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 0 0 1 1
Barbados
Barbados
1 0 1 0 0
Algeria
Algeria
1 0 0 1 0
Singapore
Singapore
1 1 0 0 1
North Korea
North Korea
1 0 0 1 2
England
England (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Jordan
Jordan
1 1 0 0 2
Canada
Canada
1 1 0 0 3
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1 0 1 0 1
Mexico
Mexico
1 0 0 1 2
Malaysia
Malaysia
1 0 0 1 1
Honduras
Honduras
1 1 0 0 2
USA
USA
1 0 0 1 1
Yemen
Yemen
1 0 1 0 0
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
1 0 1 0 2
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 0 1 1
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