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General Information for Finland
Suomen Palloliitto
Founded
1907
FIFA entry
1908
Average height in 2008
1.83m
Average age in 2008
27.3
Confederation
UEFA
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 2008
Coaches in 2008
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Baxter, Stuart (Coach)
Day of Birth
1953-08-16
Place of Birth
Wolverhampton
(England)
Matches
10
(3 /
7)
Players of Finland in 2008
| FIFA | Non FIFA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Day of Birth | Position | Current Club | M | S | G | M | S | G | |
| Jääskeläinen, Jussi | 1975-04-19 | Goalkeeper |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enckelman, Peter | 1977-03-10 | Goalkeeper |
|
Cardiff City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mäenpää, Niki | 1985-01-23 | Goalkeeper |
|
FC Den Bosch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sillanpää, Henri | 1979-06-04 | Goalkeeper |
|
VPS Vaasa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fredrikson, Otto | 1981-11-30 | Goalkeeper |
|
Lillestrøm SK | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kallio, Toni | 1978-08-09 | Centre Back |
|
Fulham FC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lampi, Veli | 1984-07-18 | Right Back |
|
FC Zürich | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hyypiä, Sami | 1973-10-07 | Centre Back |
|
Liverpool FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pasoja, Juha | 1976-11-16 | Centre Back |
|
Hamarkameratene | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tihinen, Hannu | 1976-07-01 | Centre Back |
|
FC Zürich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kuivasto, Toni | 1975-12-31 | Centre Back |
|
Djurgårdens IF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pasanen, Petri | 1980-09-24 | Centre Back |
|
Werder Bremen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arkivuo, Kari | 1983-06-23 | Left Back |
|
Go Ahead Eagles Deventer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moisander, Niklas | 1985-09-29 | Centre Back |
|
AZ Alkmaar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Järvinen, Toni | 1981-01-27 | Right Back |
|
Tampere United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patronen, Hannu | 1984-05-23 | Centre Back |
|
Helsingborgs IF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saarinen, Janne | 1977-02-28 | Left Back |
|
BK Häcken | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Väyrynen, Mika | 1981-12-28 | Centre Midfielder |
|
SC Heerenveen | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eremenko, Roman | 1987-03-19 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Dynamo Kyiv | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kolkka, Joonas | 1974-09-28 | Left Midfielder |
|
NAC Breda | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heikkinen, Markus | 1978-10-13 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Rapid Wien | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tainio, Teemu | 1979-11-27 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Sunderland AFC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nyman, Ari | 1984-02-07 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
FC Thun | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sjölund, Daniel | 1983-04-22 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Djurgårdens IF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eremenko, Aleksey | 1983-03-24 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Saturn Ramenskoye | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Halsti, Markus | 1984-03-19 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Malmö FF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haapala, Tuomas | 1979-04-20 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
HJK Helsinki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hämäläinen, Kasper | 1986-08-08 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
TPS Turku | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Könönen, Tuomo | 1977-12-29 | Left Midfielder |
|
Odd Grenland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kujala, Jussi | 1983-04-04 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Tampere United | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manninen, Mikko | 1985-05-25 | Right Midfielder |
|
Haka Valkeakoski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Svanbäck, Fredrik | 1979-05-12 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Helsingborgs IF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taulo, Ville | 1985-08-14 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
HJK Helsinki | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forssell, Mikael | 1981-03-15 | Centre Forward |
|
Hannover 96 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johansson, Jonatan | 1975-08-16 | Centre Forward |
|
Hibernian Edinburgh | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Litmanen, Jari | 1971-02-20 | Secondary striker |
|
FC Lahti | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Porokara, Roni | 1983-12-12 | Left Winger |
|
Örebro SK | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roiha, Paulus | 1980-08-03 | Centre Forward |
|
HJK Helsinki | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mäkelä, Juho | 1983-06-23 | Centre Forward |
|
Heart of Midlothian FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarvajärvi, Niklas | 1983-03-13 | Centre Forward |
|
Neuchâtel Xamax | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pohja, Antti | 1977-01-11 | Centre Forward |
|
Tampere United | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sadik, Berat | 1986-09-14 | Centre Forward |
|
Arminia Bielefeld | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Innanen, Mikko | 1982-09-08 | Left Winger |
|
Haka Valkeakoski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kuqi, Njazi | 1983-03-25 | Centre Forward |
|
TuS Koblenz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lehtinen, Toni | 1984-05-05 | Centre Forward |
|
APO Levadiakos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches of Finland in 2008
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-02-02 |
|
|
0:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 2008-02-06 |
|
|
2:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 2008-03-26 |
|
|
2:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 2008-05-29 |
|
|
2:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 2008-06-02 |
|
|
1:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 2008-08-20 |
|
|
2:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 2008-09-10 |
|
|
3:3 c | World Cup 2010 - Group 4 | ||
| 2008-10-11 |
|
|
1:0 c | World Cup 2010 - Group 4 | ||
| 2008-10-15 |
|
|
3:0 c | World Cup 2010 - Group 4 | ||
| 2008-11-19 |
|
|
1:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 10 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for Finland in 2008
Favorite Opponents of Finland
| Opponent | M | W | D | L | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
36 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 35 |
|
|
23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 |
|
22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 53 |
|
|
16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 16 |
|
|
16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 |
|
|
14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
|
|
14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
|
14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
|
13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
|
12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
|
|
12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
|
12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 |
|
11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
|
|
11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
|
11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
|
11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
|
11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
|
|
10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
|
|
10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
|
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
|
9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
|
|
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
|
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
|
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
|
|
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
|
7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
|
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
|
|
7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
|
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
|
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
|
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
|
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
|
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
|
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
|
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
|
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
|
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
England (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
USA (Amateur)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 569 | 170 | 118 | 281 | 673 |