Finland
Nickname(s)	Huuhkajat ("Eagle-owls")
Association	Football Association of Finland (Suomen Palloliitto, Finlands Bollförbund)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Stuart Baxter
Captain	Jari Litmanen
Most caps	Jari Litmanen (114)
Top scorer	Jari Litmanen (30)
Home stadium	Helsinki Olympic Stadium
FIFA code	FIN
FIFA ranking	36
Highest FIFA ranking	33 (March 2007)
Lowest FIFA ranking	79 (December 1996)
Elo ranking	45
Highest Elo ranking	30 (March 2002)
Lowest Elo ranking	125 (1962-3)
First kit 　 Second kit
First international
Finland 2 - 5 Sweden (Helsinki, Finland; October 22, 1911)
Biggest win
Finland 10 - 2 Estonia (Helsinki, Finland; August 11, 1922)
Biggest defeat
Germany 13 - 0 Finland (Leipzig, Germany; September 1, 1940)

The Finland national football team represents Finland in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Finland. See also Nickname This is a list of nicknames of men's and women's national football teams The Football Association of Finland ( SPL/FBF) ( Finnish: Suomen Palloliitto; Swedish: Finlands Bollförbund) is the governing body The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. Stuart Baxter (born August 16, 1953) is an English football manager and former player Jari Olavi Litmanen ( (born February 20 1971 in Lahti) is a Finnish footballer, widely considered the country's greatest ever A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports Jari Olavi Litmanen ( (born February 20 1971 in Lahti) is a Finnish footballer, widely considered the country's greatest ever Jari Olavi Litmanen ( (born February 20 1971 in Lahti) is a Finnish footballer, widely considered the country's greatest ever The Helsinki Olympic Stadium, (in Finnish and Swedish: Olympiastadion) located in the Töölö district about 2 km from the center of the FIFA assigns a three-letter code (dubbed FIFA Trigramme) to each of its member and non-member countries History FIFA World Ranking Leaders In December 1992 FIFA first published The World Football Elo Ratings (Elo is often pronounced E-L-O despite not being an Acronym) is a ranking system for men's national teams in football. The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Estonia national football team is controlled by the Estonian Football Association. Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since This sort of fix restores section edit linkpoints to where they belong Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Football Association of Finland ( SPL/FBF) ( Finnish: Suomen Palloliitto; Swedish: Finlands Bollförbund) is the governing body

The Finnish national team has never qualified for a finals tournament of the World Cup or the European Championships, but has made four Olympic tournament appearances. The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Association football, usually known simply as football or soccer has been included in every Olympiad except 1896 and 1932 as a men's competition sport It was considered one of the weakest teams in Europe in past decades; especially at a time when many of today's smallest nations didn't yet compete in international football. Finland is one of the few European countries where football is not the most popular spectator sport, and the game has traditionally been played on an amateur basis in the country. Only in the last decade – after the Bosman ruling and the removal of foreign quotas in the EU region – have Finnish players had significant opportunities to play in the continent's top leagues. The Bosman ruling (Union Royal Belges des Sociétés de Football Association ASBL & others v The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Today, nearly all regular members of the national team play outside of Finland.

History

The Football Association of Finland was founded as early as 1907 and became a member of FIFA in 1908, despite the fact that at that time Finland was still an autonomous grand duchy of the Russian Empire and didn't gain independence until 1917. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football) The Grand Duchy of Finland (Magnus Ducatus Finlandiæ Великое княжество Финляндское ' Velikoe knjažestvo finljandskoe) was the Predecessor The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya Finland played its first international match on October 22, 1911, losing to neighbours Sweden 2-5 in Helsinki. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland.

A fourth place finish at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm still arguably ranks as the country's best ever achievement in international football. The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1912 in ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the Finland beat Italy and Russia in the first two rounds before losing to Great Britain in the semi-finals. The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The Russia national football team (Сборная России по футболу is the national football team of Russia controlled by the Football Union of The England national amateur football team was the Amateur representative team for England at football. In the bronze medal match they were beaten 0-9 by the Netherlands. The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association According to the story, the Finns were under the impression that the match would be a day later, so they had gone out celebrating the night before the match, and as a consequence were easily beaten. Finland's star player Eino Soinio, aged only 17 at the time, was chosen to the all-star team of the tournament by Swedish paper Idrottsbladet. Eino Alex Soinio né Salin ( November 12, 1894 – December 7, 1973 in Helsinki) was a Finnish Football "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.

Finland also took part in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, but was beaten by Peru in the first round. The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, an International Multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. The Peru national football team is controlled by the Federación Peruana de Fútbol (FPF and represents Peru in international football competitions The country sought qualification for the World Cup for the first time in the 1938 event, but failed to score a single point. The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of the World Cup and was held in France from June 4 to June 19. The fortunes of the team didn't improve much in the 1950s or 1960s: they were never near qualification, and didn't achieve their first win until 1965. Finland also took part in European Championship qualifying since the 1968 event, but had to wait for its first win until 1978. The 1968 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Italy. The 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki saw the hosts crash to Austria in the first round. The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland The Austria national football team is the association football team that represents the Country of Austria in international competition and is controlled Finland did, however, win the unofficial Nordic championship in 1952, 1964 and 1966. The Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe called the Nordic region, consisting of Denmark, Finland, Iceland,

The results of the team improved somewhat in the late 1970s and the 1980s. Finland missed out on qualification for Euro 1980 by just a point and for the 1986 World Cup by two points. The 1980 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Italy. The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. Finland was invited to take part in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow after many Western countries announced they would boycott the games, but failed to progress from its group. The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of The term Western world, the West or the Occident ( Latin: occidens -sunset -west as distinct from the Orient) can have multiple meanings

By the mid-1990s Finland started to have more players in high profile European leagues, led by the Ajax superstar Jari Litmanen. Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam Jari Olavi Litmanen ( (born February 20 1971 in Lahti) is a Finnish footballer, widely considered the country's greatest ever In 1996 Danish Euro 1992 winning coach Richard Møller Nielsen was hired to take Finland to the 1998 World Cup. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe The 1992 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was hosted by Sweden. Richard Møller Nielsen (born 19 August 1937) nick-named Richardo, is a Danish former Football (soccer player and football manager The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled The team enjoyed mixed fortunes in the campaign, highpoints of which were a draw and a win away to Norway and Switzerland respectively. The Norwegian national football team, controlled by the Norwegian Football Association, is the national football team of Norway. The Swiss national football team (also known as the Schweizer Nati in German La Nati in French is the national football team of Switzerland Going into the last match, Finland would have needed a win at home to Hungary to earn a place in the play-offs. The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. They led the game 1-0 going into injury time, but scored an own goal, and once again the dreams of qualification were over. Møller Nielsen also tried to lead Finland to Euro 2000. The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Football Championship, which is held every four years and organized by In this campaign the Finns recorded a sensational win away to Turkey, but couldn't compete with Germany and Turkey in the long run. The Turkish national football team is the national football team of the Republic of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation. The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since

Antti Muurinen succeeded Møller Nielsen as coach in 2000. Antti Muurinen (born March 4, 1954) is a Finnish football coach. He had arguably the most talented group of Finnish players ever at his disposal, including players such as Antti Niemi, Sami Hyypiä, Teemu Tainio and Mikael Forssell in addition to the legendary Litmanen. Antti Mikko Niemi (born 31 May 1972 in Oulu) is a former Finnish football Goalkeeper who ended his career in September 2008 following Sami Tuomas Hyypiä (born 7 October 1973 in Porvoo) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Liverpool F Teemu Tainio (born 27 November 1979 in Tornio) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Sunderland in the Barclays Mikael Kaj Forssell (born March 15, 1981 in Steinfurt, Germany) is a German -born Finnish footballer who plays The team also performed quite well under him in qualification for the 2002 World Cup despite a difficult draw, earning two draws against Germany and a home draw with England as well as beating Greece 5-1 in Helsinki. A total of 199 teams entered the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds competing for a total of 32 spots in the final tournament The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football In the end, however, England and Germany proved too strong, and the Finns finished third in the group. Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone ( UEFA). Hopes were high going into qualification for Euro 2004 after the promising last campaign and friendly wins over the likes of Norway, Belgium and Portugal. The finals of the UEFA Euro 2004, were held in Portugal between 12 June and 4 July 2004. The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship (or just Euro 2004) was the twelfth edition of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football However, Finland started the campaign by losing to Wales and Yugoslavia (later Serbia and Montenegro, now two separate nations). The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. These losses were followed by two defeats by Italy, and a 3-0 home win over Serbia and Montenegro was little consolation, as the Finns finished fourth in the group. The finals of the UEFA Euro 2004, were held in Portugal between 12 June and 4 July 2004. In qualification for the 2006 World Cup Finland failed to score a single point in six matches against the top three teams in their group, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and Romania. In the qualification process for the 2006 FIFA World Cup started with the preliminary draw held in Zurich in December 2003 197 teams from the six FIFA confederations were allocated The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for UEFA teams The Czech national football team is the national football team of the Czech Republic controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic. The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. Muurinen was sacked in June 2005, and he was replaced by caretaker Jyrki Heliskoski, but results didn't improve. Jyrki ("Jyrä" Heliskoski (born September 28, 1945) is a Finnish football coach.

In August 2005 it was announced that Roy Hodgson would become the new Finland coach in 2006, and he started in the job in January of that year. Roy Hodgson (born 9 August 1947) is an English football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Fulham The Englishman becomes the second high profile foreign coach in recent history of the country, as he tries to lead the team to its first ever major championship qualification. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Hodgson stepped down as manager after they failed to qualify for Euro 2008. ^[1]

Euro 2008 Qualification

Finland was competing in Group A in qualification for UEFA Euro 2008, together with Portugal, Poland, Serbia, Belgium, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. Standings and results for Group A of the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying tournament This page describes the qualifying procedure for the UEFA Euro 2008. The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF finishing 4th at the last World Cup. The Poland national football team (Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej is the national football team of Poland, under the auspices of the Polish The Serbia national football team ( Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Србије / Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia The Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The Armenia national football team is the national football team of Armenia and is controlled by the Football Federation of Armenia. The Azerbaijan national football team is the national football team of Azerbaijan and is controlled by Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan The Kazakhstan national football team is the national football team of Kazakhstan and is controlled by the Football Federation of Kazakhstan. The team started the campaign very well, beating Poland 3-1 away and earning a 1-1 draw with Portugal at home. The Finns then gained four points from their difficult away ties against Armenia and Kazakhstan, drawing 0-0 with the former and beating the latter 2-0. On 15th of November, 2006 Finland beat Armenia 1-0 at home, thus remaining undefeated in the qualifying. In Finland's first match of 2007, they were in poor form when they lost against Azerbaijan 1-0, one of the worst matches in Finnish footballing history. On early June they lost to Serbia 2-0 at home, which many fans felt being the end of a real battle for qualification. But the next match was against Belgium and team Finland gained the trust of their fans back by winning 2-0 at home.

Stadiums

Most of Finland's important home matches are played at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in the capital Helsinki. The Helsinki Olympic Stadium, (in Finnish and Swedish: Olympiastadion) located in the Töölö district about 2 km from the center of the It has been Finland's principal home stadium ever since its construction was completed in 1938. Before that Pallokenttä in Helsinki was mainly used.

Today, some qualifying matches against lower profile opponents and some friendlies are hosted at the Ratina Stadion in Tampere. Ratina Stadion, built in 1965, is a multi-use Stadium in Tampere, Finland, with a seating capacity of 17000 people Tampere ( ˈtɑmpɛrɛ Swedish: Tammerfors or) is a city in southern Finland located between two lakes Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi Helsinki's Finnair Stadium, which has artificial turf, is also used for some friendlies and qualifiers. Finnair Stadium is a football Stadium in Helsinki, Finland. The stadium was inaugurated in 2000 Artificial turf, or synthetic turf, is a man-made surface manufactured from synthetic materials made to look like natural Grass.

Nickname

Bubi spectating a football game

The team's nickname commonly used in Finland is "Huuhkajat" (Eagle-owls). The American horned owls and the Old World eagle-owls make up the Genus Bubo, at least as traditionally circumscribed This originates from an eagle-owl named Bubi living near the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. He made his first appearance in a football game in 2007 in a game between Finland and Belgium, helping Finland win 2-0. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Bubi was named Helsinki's "Resident of the Year" in 2007 and to the surprise of spectators, visited his own award ceremony on the stadium. ^[2]

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1934 - Did not enter
• 1938 - Did not qualify
• 1950 - Withdrew during qualifying
• 1954 to 2006 - Did not qualify

FIFA World Cup qualification

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Azerbaijan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Liechtenstein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

– 5 Sep '09 19 Aug '09 10 Sep '08 14 Oct '09 6 Jun '09 11 Oct '08 – 10 Sep '08 6 Jun '09 10 Jun '09 10 Oct '09 9 Sep '09 14 Oct '09 – 28 Mar '09 11 Oct '08 15 Oct '08 10 Oct '09 9 Sep '09 6 Sep '08 – 1 Apr '09 14 Oct '09 28 Mar '09 15 Oct '08 10 Oct '09 5 Sep '09 – 10 Sep '08 6 Sep '08 28 Mar '09 1 Apr '09 11 Oct '08 9 Sep '09 –

European Championship record

• 1960 to 1964 - Did not enter
• 1968 to 2008 - Did not qualify

Current squad

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Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[3][4][5]

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club GK Peter Enckelman March 10, 1977 (1977-03-10) (age 31) 11 0 Cardiff City GK Niki Mäenpää January 23, 1985 (1985-01-23) (age 23) 1 0 FC Den Bosch GK Otto Fredrikson November 30, 1981 (1981-11-30) (age 26) 1 0 Lillestrøm SK DF Veli Lampi July 18, 1984 (1984-07-18) (age 23) 8 0 FC Zürich DF Toni Kuivasto December 31, 1975 (1975-12-31) (age 32) 72 1 Djurgårdens IF 2 DF Ari Nyman February 7, 1984 (1984-02-07) (age 24) 18 0 FC Thun DF Juha Pasoja November 16, 1976 (1976-11-16) (age 31) 15 0 Ham-Kam DF Niklas Moisander September 29, 1985 (1985-09-29) (age 22) 1 0 AZ Alkmaar 19 DF Toni Kallio August 9, 1978 (1978-08-09) (age 29) 38 2 Fulham F.C. DF Jukka Sauso June 20, 1982 (1982-06-20) (age 25) 5 0 Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi 11 MF Joonas Kolkka September 28, 1974 (1974-09-28) (age 33) 86 11 NAC Breda MF Alexei Eremenko jr March 24, 1983 (1983-03-24) (age 25) 35 12 FC Saturn 32 MF Roman Eremenko March 19, 1987 (1987-03-19) (age 21) 9 0 Udinese Calcio MF Markus Heikkinen October 13, 1978 (1978-10-13) (age 29) 36 0 SK Rapid Wien 7 MF Mika Väyrynen November 28, 1981 (1981-11-28) (age 26) 36 2 PSV Eindhoven 6 MF Teemu Tainio November 27, 1979 (1979-11-27) (age 28) 43 6 Tottenham Hotspur MF Tim Sparv February 20, 1987 (1987-02-20) (age 21) 0 0 Vaasan Palloseura MF Kasper Hämäläinen August 8, 1986 (1986-08-08) (age 21) 0 0 Turun Palloseura 9 FW Mikael Forssell March 15, 1981 (1981-03-15) (age 27) 55 17 Hannover 96 21 FW Jonatan Johansson August 16, 1975 (1975-08-16) (age 32) 89 14 Malmö FF 10 FW Jari Litmanen February 20, 1971 (1971-02-20) (age 37) 114 30 Unattached FW Berat Sadik September 14, 1986 (1986-09-14) (age 21) 2 0 FC Lahti

• Head coach: Stuart Baxter

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Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) FC Den Bosch is a football club from 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Otto Fredriksson (born November 30, 1981, is a Finnish football player who currently plays for Lillestrøm SK. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Lillestrøm Sportsklubb is a Norwegian football club from the city of Lillestrøm. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Veli Lampi (born 18 July 1984) is a footballer from Finland who currently plays as Defender for FC Zürich in the Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) FC Zürich or FCZ (short for Fussballclub Zürich) is a football club from Zürich, Switzerland, founded 1896. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Toni Kuivasto (born December 31, 1975 in Tampere) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Djurgårdens IF in the Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, commonly just Djurgården ( pron. 'jʉ(rgɔɳ or) is a Swedish football Club based at Stadion In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Ari Nyman (born 7 February 1984) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for FC Thun and the Finland national football Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) FC Thun 1898 is a Swiss football team from the Bernese Oberland town of Thun. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Juha Pasoja (born 16 November 1976) is a Finnish football defender who currently plays for Hamarkameratene in the Norwegian Premier League Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hamarkameratene, often abbreviated to HamKam, is a Norwegian football club based in the town of Hamar. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Niklas Moisander is a Finnish footballer He currently plays for Dutch team AZ. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) AZ, an initialism for Alkmaar Zaanstreek, is a football club from Alkmaar, the Netherlands. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Toni Kallio (born August 9, 1978 in Tampere) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Fulham F Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Fulham Football Club is an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Jukka Sauso (born June 20, 1982 in Vaasa) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for HJK in the Finnish Veikkausliiga Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (or HJK) internationally known as HJK Helsinki, is a Finnish football club based in the capital Helsinki For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Joonas Kolkka (born September 28 1974 in Lahti) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for NAC Breda in the Dutch Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. NAC Breda is a Dutch Football club from Breda. NAC (NOAD ADVENDO Combinatie was founded on September 19, 1912 when the two For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Alexei Eremenko Jr (Алексей Ерёменко (born March 24 1983) is a Russian born Finnish footballer who currently Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) FC Saturn Ramenskoe (Russian full name Государственное учреждение Московской области Футбольный клуб "Сатурн" For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Roman Eremenko (Рома́н Ерёменко (born 19 March 1987 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian born Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Udinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, which currently plays in Serie A. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Markus Heikkinen (born October 13, 1978) is a Finnish footballer. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Sportklub Rapid Wien (Rapid Vienna is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Mika Väyrynen (born December 28, 1981 in Eskilstuna, Sweden) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for SC Heerenveen For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Philips Sport Vereniging ( English: Philips Sports Union) widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a Sports club from For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Teemu Tainio (born 27 November 1979 in Tornio) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Sunderland in the Barclays Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Tim Sparv (born February 20, 1987 in Oravais) is a Finnish footballer midfielder, currently playing for Halmstads Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Vaasan Palloseura (or VPS) is a Finnish football club based in Vaasa. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Kasper Hämäläinen (born August 8 1986, Turku) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a midfielder Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Turun Palloseura or TPS as it is more commonly known is a Finnish football club based in Turku. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Mikael Kaj Forssell (born March 15, 1981 in Steinfurt, Germany) is a German -born Finnish footballer who plays Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Hannover 96 is a German football club in Hanover, Lower Saxony. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing For the Swedish snowboarder see Jonatan Johansson (snowboarder. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Malmö FF is a Swedish football club located in Malmö. The club formed 24 February 1910, has been awarded 15 national championship Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Jari Olavi Litmanen ( (born February 20 1971 in Lahti) is a Finnish footballer, widely considered the country's greatest ever Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Berat Sadik (born on September 14, 1986) is a Finnish footballer playing for Arminia Bielefeld in the German Bundesliga Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Football Club Lahti is a Finnish football club based in the town of Lahti. Stuart Baxter (born August 16, 1953) is an English football manager and former player Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 22 GK Jussi Jääskeläinen August 19, 1975 (1975-08-19) (age 32) 42 0 Bolton Wanderers 12 GK Magnus Bahne March 15, 1979 (1979-03-15) (age 29) 2 0 Halmstad BK GK Henri Sillanpää June 4, 1979 (1979-06-04) (age 29) 4 0 Vaasan Palloseura GK Jani Viander August 18, 1975 (1975-08-18) (age 32) 13 0 Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi GK Antti Niemi May 31, 1972 (1972-05-31) (age 36) 67 0 Fulham F.C. DF Hannu Patronen May 23, 1984 (1984-05-23) (age 24) 0 0 FC Honka DF Markus Halsti March 19, 1984 (1984-03-19) (age 24) 1 0 Malmö FF 2 DF Petri Pasanen September 24, 1980 (1980-09-24) (age 27) 45 1 SV Werder Bremen 4 DF Sami Hyypiä October 7, 1973 (1973-10-07) (age 34) 90 5 Liverpool F.C. 5 DF Hannu Tihinen July 1, 1976 (1976-07-01) (age 31) 64 4 FC Zürich DF Tuomo Könönen December 29, 1977 (1977-12-29) (age 30) 6 0 Odd Grenland DF Heikki Pulkkinen August 12, 1982 (1982-08-12) (age 25) 2 0 MyPa DF Toni Järvinen January 27, 1981 (1981-01-27) (age 27) 0 0 Tampere United MF Jarkko Wiss April 17, 1972 (1972-04-17) (age 36) 43 3 Retired MF Mika Nurmela December 26, 1971 (1971-12-26) (age 36) 71 4 Rovaniemen Palloseura MF Janne Saarinen February 28, 1977 (1977-02-28) (age 31) 42 0 BK Häcken MF Fredrik Svanbäck December 5, 1979 (1979-12-05) (age 28) 1 0 Helsingborgs IF 16 MF Aki Riihilahti September 9, 1976 (1976-09-09) (age 31) 69 11 Djurgårdens IF MF Pekka Lagerblom October 19, 1982 (1982-10-19) (age 25) 12 0 Alemannia Aachen MF Jari Ilola August 29, 1978 (1978-08-29) (age 29) 30 1 IF Elfsborg MF Peter Kopteff March 10, 1979 (1979-03-10) (age 29) 39 1 FC Utrecht MF Kari Arkivuo June 23, 1983 (1983-06-23) (age 24) 6 1 Sandefjord Fotball MF Daniel Sjölund April 22, 1983 (1983-04-22) (age 25) 15 1 Djurgårdens IF MF Mika Ääritalo July 25, 1985 (1985-07-25) (age 22) 0 0 Turun Palloseura 18 FW Shefki Kuqi November 10, 1976 (1976-11-10) (age 31) 52 6 Ipswich Town F.C. FW Roni Porokara December 12, 1983 (1983-12-12) (age 24) 2 0 Örebro SK FW Jari Niemi February 2, 1977 (1977-02-02) (age 31) 23 3 Tampere United FW Antti Pohja January 11, 1977 (1977-01-11) (age 31) 20 2 Tampere United

• Caps and goals correct as of June 2, 2008

Coaching staff

• Head coach: Stuart Baxter
• Coach: vacant
• Coach: Jari-Pekka Keurulainen
• Goalkeeping coach: Olli Huttunen
• U-21 coach: Markku Kanerva
• Team director: Lennart Wangel
• Team doctor: Heikki Kinnunen
• Masseur: Hannu Kanerva
• Physiotherapist: Paavo Leiramo
• Kit manager: Kai Kyntölä
• Media officer: Timo Walden

Famous past players

Player records

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

• Correct as of June 2, 2008
• Players who are still active and available for selection are in bold. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Jussi Albert Jääskeläinen (born April 19 1975 in Mikkeli, Southern Savonia) is a Finnish football goalkeeper Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Magnus Bahne (born March 15 1979 in Kaarina) is a Finnish footballer goalkeeper, currently playing for Halmstads Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Halmstads Bollklubb, also called HBK or just Halmstad, is a Swedish football club located in Halmstad in the southwest of In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Vaasan Palloseura (or VPS) is a Finnish football club based in Vaasa. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Jani Viander (born August 18, 1975 in Tuusula) is a Finnish footballer ( Goalkeeper) playing currently for HJK Helsinki Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (or HJK) internationally known as HJK Helsinki, is a Finnish football club based in the capital Helsinki In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Antti Mikko Niemi (born 31 May 1972 in Oulu) is a former Finnish football Goalkeeper who ended his career in September 2008 following Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fulham Football Club is an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Hannu Patronen (born 23 May 1984) is a Finnish footballer who is best known as a Central defender despite his history as a Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) FC Honka is a Finnish football club based in Tapiola, Espoo. It was promoted into the Finnish premier division ( Veikkausliiga In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Malmö FF is a Swedish football club located in Malmö. The club formed 24 February 1910, has been awarded 15 national championship In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Petri Pasanen (born September 24 1980 in Lahti) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Werder Bremen in the Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Sami Tuomas Hyypiä (born 7 October 1973 in Porvoo) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Liverpool F Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Hannu Tihinen (born July 1, 1976 in Keminmaa) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for FC Zürich in the Swiss "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. FC Zürich or FCZ (short for Fussballclub Zürich) is a football club from Zürich, Switzerland, founded 1896. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Odd Grenland is a Norwegian football club from the town of Skien. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Myllykosken Pallo &ndash47 (or MyPa) is a Finnish football club based in the industrial town of Anjalankoski. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Toni Järvinen (born 27th January 1981) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Tampere United. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Tampere United is a Finnish football club playing Veikkausliiga, the premier football league in Finland. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Jarkko Wiss (born April 17, 1972 in Tampere) is a former Finnish footballer Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Mika "Nure" Nurmela (born December 26, 1971 in Oulu) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for RoPS in Finland's Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Rovaniemen Palloseura (or RoPS) is a Finnish football club founded in 1950 and based in the town of Rovaniemi. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Janne Johannes Saarinen (born February 28, 1977 in Espoo) is a Finnish footballer who plays for BK Häcken of Sweden Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays BK Häcken is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg. The club formed on 2 August 1940, is currently playing in the second level For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Fredrik Svanbäck (born December 5 1979 in Jakobstad, Finland) is a football player who currently represents Helsingborgs IF Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Helsingborgs IF (alternative spelling Hälsingborgs IF between 1912 and 1971 most commonly referred to as HIF or Helsingborg is a Swedish football For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Aki Pasinpoika Riihilahti (born September 9 1976 in Helsinki) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Djurgårdens Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, commonly just Djurgården ( pron. 'jʉ(rgɔɳ or) is a Swedish football Club based at Stadion For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Pekka Lagerblom (born October 19, 1982 in Lahti) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for TSV Alemannia Aachen in Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Alemannia Aachen is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Jari Ilola (born 24 November 1978) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for IF Elfsborg and the Finland national football Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) IF Elfsborg is a Swedish football club located in Borås. The club formed 26 June 1904 (as Borås Fotbollslag has won 5 national For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Peter Kopteff (born April 10, 1979 in Helsinki) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Aalesunds Fotballklubb Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) FC Utrecht is a Dutch football club founded on July 1, 1970. It was a merger of three clubs from the city of Utrecht: DOS Elinkwijk For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Sandefjord Fotball is a Norwegian professional football club founded on September 10 1998. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Henrik Daniel "Daja" Sjölund (born April 22, 1983 in Finström, Åland) is a Finnish footballer who currently Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, commonly just Djurgården ( pron. 'jʉ(rgɔɳ or) is a Swedish football Club based at Stadion For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Mika Ääritalo (born July 25, 1985 in Turku, Finland) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a Striker Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Turun Palloseura or TPS as it is more commonly known is a Finnish football club based in Turku. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Shefki Kuqi (born November 10, 1976 in Vushtrri, Kosovo) is a Finnish footballer of Kosovar Albanian Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Roni Porokara (born December 12, 1983) is a Finnish professional Football (soccer player who currently plays for Örebro SK in the Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Örebro SK, also known as ÖSK or just Örebro, is a Swedish football club based in Örebro. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Jari Niemi (born February 2, 1977 in Nokia) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Tampere United in the Finnish Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Tampere United is a Finnish football club playing Veikkausliiga, the premier football league in Finland. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Antti Pohja (born January 11 1977, Lahti) is a Finnish footballer His position is forward Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Tampere United is a Finnish football club playing Veikkausliiga, the premier football league in Finland. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Stuart Baxter (born August 16, 1953) is an English football manager and former player Olavi "Olli" Huttunen (born August 4, 1960 in Kajaani) is a Finnish football coach and former Goalkeeper The Finnish national under-21 football team is the National under-21 football team of Finland. 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Coaches

Coach	Nat	Tenure	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses
No coach		1911–1921	17	6	2	9
Jarl Öhman		1922	4	1	0	3
No coach		1923–1935	77	22	12	43
Ferdinand Fabra		1936–1937	8	1	1	6
No coach		1937–1938	9	3	0	6
Gábor Obitz		1939	6	1	0	5
No coach		1939–1943	7	0	1	6
Axel Mårtensson		1945	2	0	0	2
Niilo Tammisalo		1946	3	0	0	3
Aatos Lehtonen		1947–1955	51	7	9	35
Kurt Weinreich		1955–1958	23	3	1	19
Aatos Lehtonen		1959–1961	19	3	0	16
Olavi Laaksonen		1962–1974	91	16	21	54
Martti Kosma		1975	2	0	1	1
Aulis Rytkönen		1975–1978	30	8	4	18
Esko Malm		1979–1981	27	4	6	17
Martti Kuusela		1982–1987	53	9	11	33
Jukka Vakkila		1988–1992	48	7	21	20
Tommy Lindholm		1993–1994	25	5	7	13
Jukka Ikäläinen		1994–1996	21	7	4	10
Richard Møller Nielsen		1996–1999	34	9	12	13
Antti Muurinen		2000–2005	72	34	12	26
Jyrki Heliskoski		2005	6	2	2	2
Roy Hodgson		2006–2007	22	6	11	5
Stuart Baxter		2008–	4	0	1	3

• Correct as of June 2, 2008

See also

• Football in Finland
• Finland national under-21 football team
• Finland women's national football team
• Sápmi national football team
• Åland Islands national football team

References

1. ^ BBC SPORT | Football | Internationals | Hodgson to return for Inter role
2. ^ http://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/artikkeli/Palkittu+Bubi+k%C3%A4v%C3%A4isi+yll%C3%A4tt%C3%A4en+palkitsemistilaisuudessa/1135232674034
3. ^ http://www.palloliitto.fi/viestinta/?num=112210
4. ^ http://www.palloliitto.fi/viestinta/?num=112550
5. ^ http://www.palloliitto.fi/viestinta/?num=112601

External links

• (Finnish) Official website
• RSSSF archive of results 1911-
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
• RSSSF archive of coaches
• The Finnish National Team Supporters' Association