FINNISH JUNIOR FOOTBALL TEAM,(FINLAND U21)PIKKUHUUHKAJAT

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Goalkeeper
Anssi Jaakkola
Colligiana Calcio
13/03/1987

Jukka Lehtovaara
TPS Turku
15/03/1988

Jon Masalin
Ham-Kam
29/01/1986

Defender
Joni Aho
Inter Turku
12/04/1986

Ilari Äijälä
MyPa Kouvola
20/09/1986

Ville Jalasto
Aalesunds FK
19/04/1986

Pyry Kärkkäinen
HJK Helsinki
10/11/1986

Jonas Portin
FF Jaro
30/09/1986

Jukka Raitala
HJK Helsinki
15/09/1988

Joona Toivio
Telstar
10/03/1988

Petri Viljanen
Haka Valkeakoski
03/02/1987

Midfielder
Juha Hakola
Heracles Almelo
27/10/1987

Kasper Hämäläinen
TPS Turku
08/08/1986

Mehmet Hetemaj
Thrasyvoulos Fylis
08/12/1987

Perparim Hetemaj
AEK Athen
12/12/1986

Nicholas Otaru
FC Honka
15/07/1986

Tim Sparv
Halmstads BK
20/02/1987

Tuomo Turunen
FC Honka
30/08/1987

Forward
Aleksandr Kokko
FC Honka
06/04/1987

Jarno Parikka
HJK Helsinki
21/07/1986

Teemu Pukki
Sevilla Atlético
29/03/1990

Berat Sadik
Arminia Bielefeld
14/09/1986

Jussi Vasara
FC Honka
14/05/1987

Manager
Markku Kanerva

24/05/1964

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JUKKA RAITALA"THE FINNIS NEXT FOOTBALL STAR"

Hoffenheim Ei vielä tarjonnut sopimusta Raitalalle
13.08.2009 21:45
HJK: n ja alle 21-vuotiaiden jalkapallomaajoukkueen runkopelaaja Jukka Raitala ANTAA näyttöjä taidoistaan Saksan Bundesliigan Hoffenheimille.
Laitapuolustaja on esiintynyt kyläseuran harjoituksissa, Mutta seura ei ole vielä päättänyt, tarjoaako se suomalaislupaukselle sopimusta.
Raitala on herättänyt kiinnostusta useissa eurooppalaisseuroissa etenkin alkukesän nuorten EM-kisojen jälkeen. Vaikka Svenska hävisi kaikki kolme alkulohkon peliään, ihastutti Raitala itsevarmoilla otteillaan.
Hoffenheim nousi Viime kaudeksi Bundesliigaan, ja oli sarjan sensaatiojoukkue etenkin syyskaudella, Jonka päätyttyä se keikkui sarjan piikkipaikalla. Hoffenheim sijoittui kauden päätteeksi seitsemänneksi.

LAURI DALLA VALLE "THE FINNISH FOOTBALL NEXT SUPERSTAR"

Scouting Report: Lauri Dalla Valle, Liverpool

It is plain to see why much was made of his capture by Liverpool. The striker has a touch of the Fernando Torres about him

Lauri Dalla Valle impressed against Birmingham as Liverpool raced to a 3-0 lead in the FA Youth Cup semi-final. Photograph: Keith Williams/Action Images

Have Liverpool discovered the new Fernando Torres? I say that partly in jest but Lauri Dalla Valle, although having an awfully long way to go, certainly has many similarities with the dashing Spaniard. Both are centre-forwards, blond, exceptionally sharp mentally to spot a pass, physically quick, do more than their fair share of work without the ball and certainly find goals easy to come by. It is plain to see why so much was made of Liverpool's capture of him.

I had the privilege of watching this young lad play in the second leg of the FA Youth Cup semi-final at St Andrew's where Liverpool took a 3-0 lead after half an hour and never looked in danger of relinquishing it. The damage was done by two players in particular and I would like to give David Amoo a special mention as his partnership with Dalla Valle was almost unplayable for an overstretched Blues defence. The young Koppites tore into their opponents, creating chances at will and Dalla Valle showed he had that knack of being in the right place at the right time as he finished off a scramble in the box, neatly placing the ball with his weaker left foot in the bottom corner perfectly beyond the keeper's reach, neither snatching at the chance or trying to put too much power on the ball.

After Amoo had danced his way past two defenders to put them 2-0 up, the Finn took centre stage again with a little help from the home keeper who went to throw the ball out, changed his mind and let go of possession. The ball dropped between him and Dalla Valle, who reacted brilliantly by making a difficult opportunity look easy as he lifted the ball over the goalie's despairing dive and side-footed it into an empty net.

At 3-0 the game was effectively over and no one could have blamed him if he thought his work was done, but he chased and closed down, picking when he was best able to win the ball to affect the play which is important as you can't use all your energy trying to win the ball back.

He never gave it away when he had his back to goal, holding the ball up and making sure he retained possession for his team. His first touch and speed of thought meant he was very rarely tackled in tight areas and he always had a picture of what to do when being closed down.

Everything he does comes naturally. Some things can't be taught – qualities that separate ordinary players from very good ones – and even at his age his positioning in build-up play and knowledge of where to stand when the ball comes into the box seems spot-on. Some players have lots of the ball but make very little impression in games, but everything he did seemed to impact on the match in some way.

Little wonder his signaturewas coveted by so many big clubs. As a 15-year-old he chose Internazionale but then moved back home to Finland after only a year in Milan. At 17 sometimes the choices you make off the pitch can be as important as the ones you make on it and his decision to go to Liverpool, which looks a perfect match, means he's got both just about right.

How he rates

Age 17

Born Joensuu, Finland

Position ­Centre-forward

Height 5ft 11in

Weight 11st 7lb

From Jippo

Pace 8

Heading 8

Shooting 9

Awareness 9

Passing 9

Team ­responsibility 9

Value £1m

LAURI DALLA VALLE "THE FINNISH FOOTBALL NEXT SUPERSTAR"

(4.10.2006)
U15: Suomi kaatoi Irlannin Dublinissa
Lauri Dalla Valle iski Suomen voittomaalin Juho Lähde kantoi Irlanti-ottelussa kapteeninnauhaa	Alle 15-vuotiaiden (1.1.1991) maajoukkue otti Irlannista 1-0-voiton tiistai-iltana (3.10.) Dublinissa. Voittomaalin teki Lauri Dalla Valle. Valmentaja Hannu Haverinen iloitsi koko joukkueen ehjästä esityksestä. Tasainen ottelu Joukkueiden kohtaaminen oli varsin tasainen, eikä tasapeli olisi ollut epäoikeudenmukainen tulos. Haverisen mukaan ottelu kääntyi Suomen eduksi ehjän ja kurinalaisen joukkuepelin ansiosta. – Ottelu oli paras tähän mennessä tältä joukkueelta. Alakerran viidestä alimmasta pelaajasta neljä pelasi ensimmäisen maaottelunsa, mutta tätä ei pelissä huomannut. Vaikka Irlannillakin oli paikkansa, me pystyimme luomaan maalintekomahdollisuuksia alusta asti. Välillä yhdistelmät olivat todella näyttäviä, ja omassa päässä maalivahtipeli oli erinomaista, tyytyväinen Haverinen kertoi. Voittomaali syntyi ottelun 65 minuutilla. Lauri Dalla Valle katkaisi toppareiden välisen syötön ja karkasi läpiajoon. Jipon pelaaja sijoitti pallon tarkasti takanurkkaan. Irlannin parhaat paikat päätyivät ylärimaan ja tolppaan maalissa pelanneen Heikki Kärkkäisen kautta. Joukkueet kohtaavat seuraavan kerran torstaina (5.10.) alkuiltapäivästä. Toisessa kohtaamisessa avauskokoonpanoon tunkeutuvat ne pelaajat, jotka eivät pelanneet tiistaina. Alle 15-vuotiaiden maajoukkue Irlantia vastaan, 3.10.2006 1 Heikki Kärkkäinen PK-35 2 Kim Alonen TPS 3 Teemu Honkaniemi HJK 5 Lauri Dalla-Valle JIPPO 71' Cedric Duah, HJS 6 Juho Lähde (k) TPS 8 Tuomas Rannankari KuPS 9 Kalle Sotka TiPS 58' Ionel Armean, EPS 10 Johannes Westö HJK 11 Juuso Simpanen TiPS 13 Sami Virtanen FC Honka 17 Johannes Mononen JIPPO Vaihdossa 4 Mikael Liespuu TPS 7 Aleksi Jäkälä HJK 12 Jere Pyhäranta FC Honka 14 Santeri Mäkinen TPS 15 Fredrik Appel IFK Mariehamn

Lauri Dalla Valle is next star player in Finland National team

LAURI DALLA VALLE "THE FINNISH FOOTBALL NEXT SUPERSTAR"

SAKARI MATTILA A" FINNISH RISING STAR"

Sakari Mattila (jalkapalloilija)

Wikipedia

Loikkaa: valikkoon, hakuun

Sakari Mattila

Sakari Mattila vasemmalla.
Henkilötiedot
Syntymäaika	14. heinäkuuta 1989
Syntymäpaikka	Suomi
Pelipaikka	toppari, keskikenttä
Pituus	187
Seura
Seura	Udinese Calcio
Pelinumero	?
Ammattilaisseurat
Vuodet	Seura	O (M)
2007 2008–2009 2009-	Klubi 04 HJK Udinese Calcio	? (?) 13 (4) 0 (0)
Maajoukkue
	Suomi U21
Seurajoukkueuran tilastot kattavat vain kansalliset sarjat.

Sakari Mattila (s. 14. heinäkuuta 1989) on suomalainen jalkapalloilija, joka edusti Veikkausliigassa kaudella 2008 pelannutta Helsingin Jalkapalloklubia. Mattila debytoi HJK:n liigajoukkueessa FC KooTeePee:ä vastaan 4. toukokuuta 2008. Hänellä oli sopimus HJK:n kanssa kauden 2010 loppuun.^[1] 1. tammikuuta2009 lähtien Mattila edustaa Italian Serie A:ssaUdinese Calciota. pelaavaa

Mattila tunnetaan hyvästä potkutekniikastaan ja varsinkin vapaapotkuistaan.^[2] Hänestä ovat olleet kiinnostuneet espanjalaiset Málaga CF ja Sevilla FC sekä italialaiset US Città di Palermo ja Udinese Calcio.^[3][4][5]

Kauden 2008 jälkeen Mattila siirtyi italialaiseen Udinese Calcioon 4,5 vuoden mittaisella sopimuksella. HJK sai siirrosta merkittävän korvauksen Tuomo Saarnion mukaan.^[6]Roman Eremenko, Jarkko Hurme sekä Jani Virtanen. Udinesea ovat aikasemmin edustaneet/edustavat suomalaisista mm.

FINLAND U21-SUOMI-FINLAND U21"PIKKUHUUHKAJAT"

Suomen alle 21-vuotiaiden jalkapallomaajoukkue

Suomi U21

Lempinimi	Pikkuhuuhkajat
Liitto	Suomen Palloliitto
Maanosaliitto	UEFA
Valmentaja	Markku Kanerva
Kotipeliasu Vieraspeliasu

Suomen alle 21-vuotiaiden jalkapallomaajoukkueSuomea kansainvälisissä jalkapallon alle 21-vuotiaiden maajoukkuekilpailuissa. Se toimii Suomen Palloliiton alaisuudessa. Maajoukkueesta käytetään lempinimeä Pikkuhuuhkajat. ^[1] edustaa

Joukkue selviytyi Ruotsissa järjestettäviin vuoden 2009alle 21-vuotiaiden Euroopan-mestaruuskilpailuihin, mikä tulee olemaan sen ensimmäinen kerta EM-lopputurnauksessa. Suorituksen ansiosta joukkue valittiin vuoden 2008 parhaaksi joukkueeksi Suomen urheilugaalassa.

Sisällysluettelo [piilota] 1 EM-karsintahistoria 2 Pelaajat 2.1 EM-kilpailut 2009 2.2 Pelaajarinki 3 Lähteet 4 Aiheesta muualla

EM-karsintahistoria

^[2][3]

• 1978: 3. sija kolmen joukkueen karsintalohkossa
• 1980: 3. sija kolmen joukkueen karsintalohkossa
• 1982: 4. sija neljän joukkueen karsintalohkossa
• 1984: 3. sija neljän joukkueen karsintalohkossa
• 1986: 2. sija neljän joukkueen karsintalohkossa
• 1988: 3. sija neljän joukkueen karsintalohkossa
• 1990: 4. sija neljän joukkueen karsintalohkossa
• 1992: 3. sija neljän joukkueen karsintalohkossa
• 1994: 3. sija kuuden joukkueen karsintalohkossa
• 1996: 2. sija viiden joukkueen karsintalohkossa
• 1998: 4. sija viiden joukkueen karsintalohkossa
• 2000: 3. sija viiden joukkueen karsintalohkossa
• 2002: 4. sija viiden joukkueen karsintalohkossa
• 2004: 3. sija viiden joukkueen karsintalohkossa
• 2006: 5. sija kuuden joukkueen karsintalohkossa
• 2007: 3. sija kolmen joukkueen karsintalohkossa
• 2009: 1. sija viiden joukkueen karsintalohkossa, selviytyi lopputurnaukseen voitettuaan jatkokarsinnassa Itävallan

Pelaajat

EM-kilpailut 2009

^[4][5]

Maalivahdit: 01 Anssi Jaakkola, Colligiana (1987) 12 Jon Masalin, HamKam (1986) 23 Jukka Lehtovaara, TPS (1988) Puolustajat: 02 Ville Jalasto, Aalesund (1986) 03 Jukka Raitala, HJK (1988) 04 Jonas Portin, Ascoli (1986) 05 Tuomo Turunen, Honka (1987) 13 Pyry Kärkkäinen, HJK (1986) 14 Joni Aho, Inter (1986) 21 Petri Viljanen, Haka (1987) 22 Joona Toivio, Telstar (1988)

Keskikenttäpelaajat: 06 Tim Sparv, Halmstad (1987) 07 Kasper Hämäläinen, TPS (1986) 08 Mehmet Hetemaj, Thrasivoulos (1987) 10 Nicholas Otaru, Honka (1986) 15 Ilari Äijälä, MyPa (1986) 16 Perparim Hetemaj, AEK (1986) 17 Juha Hakola, Heracles (1987) 18 Jussi Vasara, Honka (1987) Hyökkääjät: 09 Berat Sadik, Bielefeld (1986) 11 Jarno Parikka, HJK (1986) 19 Aleksandr Kokko, Honka (1987) 20 Teemu Pukki, Sevilla Atlético (1990)

[muokkaa] Pelaajarinki

Luettelossa alle 21-vuotiaiden maajoukkueen ringissä mukana olleet, siinä myös 2009 EM-kilpailujen jälkeen edustuskelpoiset pelaajat.

1988 syntyneet:

Maalivahdit:

• Oskari Forsman, KooTeePee
• Jukka Lehtovaara, TPS

Puolustajat:

• Paulus Arajuuri, Kalmar
• Jussi Heikkinen, FC Lahti
• Markus Joenmäki, Haka
• Ville Nikkari, FC Inter
• Jukka Raitala, Hoffenheim (HJK)
• Jani Tanska, Jaro
• Joona Toivio, Telstar
• Jussi Äijälä, VPS

Keskikenttäpelaajat:

• Jonas Emet, Jaro
• Toni Kolehmainen, AC Oulu
• Sebastian Mannström, Jaro
• Mika Ojala, FC Inter

Hyökkääjät:

• Jani Bäckman, Honka
• Jonne Hjelm, TamU
• Niko Ikävalko, Haka
• Aleksei Kangaskolkka, TamU
• Pele Koljonen, KuPS
• Jani Virtanen, Himki

FINLAND FOOTBALL NATIONAL TEAM(SUOMI-FINLAND)PIKKUHUUHKAJAT

Finland national football team

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Finland

Nickname(s)	Huuhkajat ("Eurasian Eagle-owls")
Association	Football Association of Finland (Suomen Palloliitto, Finlands Bollförbund)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Stuart Baxter
Captain	Sami Hyypiä
Most caps	Jari Litmanen (129)
Top scorer	Jari Litmanen (31)
Home stadium	Helsinki Olympic Stadium
FIFA code	FIN
FIFA ranking	55
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)
Home colours Away colours
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 footballFootball Association of Finland. competitions and is controlled by the

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. 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. Today, nearly all regular members of the national team play outside of Finland.

Contents [ 1 History 2 Stadiums 3 Nickname 4 World Cup record 5 European Championship record 6 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 7 Current squad 8 Coaching staff 9 Player records 9.1 Most capped players 9.2 Top goalscorers 10 Managers 11 See also 12 References 13 External links

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. Finland played its first international match on October 22, 1911, losing to neighboring Sweden 2-5 in Helsinki.

A fourth place finish at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm still arguably ranks as the country's best ever achievement in international football. Finland beat Italy and Russia in the first two rounds before losing to Great Britain in the semi-finals. In the bronze medal match they were beaten 0-9 by the Netherlands. 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.

Finland also took part in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, but was beaten by Peru in the first round. The country sought qualification for the World Cup for the first time in the 1938 event, but failed to score a single point. 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 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki saw the hosts crash to Austria in the first round. Finland did, however, win the unofficial Nordic championship in 1952, 1964 and 1966.

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. 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.

By the mid-1990s Finland started to have more players in high profile European leagues, led by the Ajax superstar Jari Litmanen. In 1996 Danish Euro 1992 winning coach Richard Møller Nielsen was hired to take Finland to the 1998 World Cup. The team enjoyed mixed fortunes in the campaign, highpoints of which were a draw and a win away to Norway and Switzerland respectively. Going into the last match, Finland would have needed a win at home to Hungary to earn a place in the play-offs. 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. In this campaign the Finns recorded a sensational win away to Turkey, but couldn't compete with Germany and Turkey in the long run.

Antti Muurinen succeeded Møller Nielsen as coach in 2000. 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. 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. In the end, however, England and Germany proved too strong, and the Finns finished third in the group, but were the only team in that group not to lose at home. 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. However, Finland started the campaign by losing to Wales and Yugoslavia (later Serbia and Montenegro, now two separate nations). 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. 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. Muurinen was sacked in June 2005, and he was replaced by caretaker Jyrki Heliskoski, but results didn't improve.

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. Hodgson stepped down as manager after they failed to qualify for Euro 2008.^[1] His replacement was another Englishman, Stuart Baxter, who signed a contract until the end of the 2012 European Championship qualification campaign.^[2]

Finland was competing in Group A in qualification for UEFA Euro 2008, together with Portugal, Poland, Serbia, Belgium, Armenia, Azerbaijan and 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. This was followed by a series of wins including a 2-1 win against Azerbaijan, with the team needing to win against Portugal away from home needing to qualify. However, the match ended 0-0 meaning the team missed out on qualification. At the end of the group table the defeat to Azerbaijan made little difference, as it would have meant Finland losing out on away goals between them and Portugal when the teams met if they did win against Azerbaijan twice. However, the performance in qualifying seen the Finns gain their best-ever FIFA world ranking to date at the position of 33rd.

2010 World cup qualification has faired little better, with the team under new head coach Stuart Baxter not winning matches as consistently like they did under Roy Hodgson. However the team were within touching distance of a win over Euro 2008 finalists Germany, but had to settle for a 3-3 draw. The team again finished third in their group with 5 wins, three draws and two defeats. They were the only team in qualifying not to lose to Germany, but came close to a win in the second meeting only to concede an equaliser in stoppage time. Despite never qualifying for a major tournament so far in their history, the team have been regulars in the top 50 of the monthly FIFA world rankings.

Stadiums

Most of Finland's important home matches are played at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in the capital Helsinki. 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. Helsinki's Finnair Stadium, which has artificial turf, is also used for some friendlies and qualifiers.

Nickname

Bubi spectating a football game

The team's nickname commonly used in Finland is "Huuhkajat" (Eurasian eagle-owls). This originates from an eagle-owl named Bubi living at the tower of 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. 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. ^[3] The name of the Eurasian eagle-owl has its roots in the scientific name of the species (Bubo bubo) and legendary Finnish sports commentator Bror-Erik "Bubi" Wallenius.

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1934 - Did not enter
• 1938 - Did not qualify
• 1950 - Withdrew during qualifying
• 1954 to 2010 - Did not qualify

European Championship record

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

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Germany 10 8 2 0 26 5 +21 26 Russia 10 7 1 2 19 6 +13 22 Finland 10 5 3 2 14 14 0 18 Wales 10 4 0 6 9 12 −3 12 Azerbaijan 10 1 2 7 4 14 −10 5 Liechtenstein 10 0 2 8 2 23 −21 2

Azerbaijan – 1 – 2 0 – 2 0 – 0 1 – 1 0 – 1 Finland 1 – 0 – 3 – 3 2 – 1 0 – 3 2 – 1 Germany 4 – 0 1 – 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 1 1 – 0 Liechtenstein 0 – 2 1 – 1 0 – 6 – 0 – 1 0 – 2 Russia 2 – 0 3 – 0 0 – 1 3 – 0 – 2 – 1 Wales 1 – 0 0 – 2 0 – 2 2 – 0 1 – 3 –

Current squad

Selections for the match against Wales and Germany on 10 and 14 October.^[4] Caps and goals as of 14 October 2009.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Jussi Jääskeläinen April 19, 1975 (1975-04-19) (age 34) 55 0 Bolton Wanderers 12 GK Otto Fredrikson November 30, 1981 (1981-11-30) (age 28) 3 0 Lillestrøm 4 DF Sami Hyypiä October 7, 1973 (1973-10-07) (age 36) 103 5 Bayer Leverkusen 5 DF Hannu Tihinen July 1, 1976 (1976-07-01) (age 33) 76 5 Zürich 2 DF Petri Pasanen September 24, 1980 (1980-09-24) (age 29) 57 1 Werder Bremen DF Ari Nyman February 7, 1984 (1984-02-07) (age 25) 20 0 Inter Turku 13 DF Veli Lampi June 18, 1984 (1984-06-18) (age 25) 16 0 Zürich 3 DF Niklas Moisander September 29, 1985 (1985-09-29) (age 24) 8 1 AZ 16 MF Jonatan Johansson August 16, 1975 (1975-08-16) (age 34) 100 22 St. Johnstone 11 MF Joonas Kolkka September 28, 1974 (1974-09-28) (age 35) 96 11 NAC Breda MF Teemu Tainio November 27, 1979 (1979-11-27) (age 30) 50 6 Birmingham City MF Markus Heikkinen October 13, 1978 (1978-10-13) (age 31) 50 0 Rapid Wien 6 MF Alexei Eremenko March 24, 1983 (1983-03-24) (age 26) 43 13 Metalist Kharkiv 7 MF Roman Eremenko March 19, 1987 (1987-03-19) (age 22) 24 0 Dynamo Kyiv 17 MF Roni Porokara December 12, 1983 (1983-12-12) (age 26) 9 2 Örebro 14 MF Tim Sparv February 20, 1987 (1987-02-20) (age 22) 5 0 Halmstad 15 MF Kasper Hämäläinen August 8, 1986 (1986-08-08) (age 23) 4 0 TPS 8 MF Perparim Hetemaj December 12, 1986 (1986-12-12) (age 23) 2 0 Twente 10 FW Jari Litmanen February 20, 1971 (1971-02-20) (age 38) 129 31 Lahti 18 FW Shefki Kuqi November 10, 1976 (1976-11-10) (age 33) 60 7 TuS Koblenz FW Berat Sadik September 14, 1986 (1986-09-14) (age 23) 4 0 Zulte Waregem FW Niklas Tarvajärvi March 13, 1983 (1983-03-13) (age 26) 4 0 Karlsruhe 9 FW Hermanni Vuorinen January 27, 1985 (1985-01-27) (age 24) 0 0 Honka

Coaching staff

• Head coach: Stuart Baxter
• Coach: Jari-Pekka Keurulainen
• Goalkeeping coach: Olli Huttunen
• Scout: Keith Armstrong
• Technical analyst: Kari Ukkonen
• 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

Player records

Most capped players

#	Name	Career	Caps	Goals
1	Jari Litmanen	1989-	129	31
2	Sami Hyypiä	1992-	103	5
3	Ari Hjelm	1983-96	100	20
=	Jonatan Johansson	1996-	100	22
5	Joonas Kolkka	1994-	97	11
6	Erkka Petäjä	1983-94	83	0
7	Arto Tolsa	1964-81	76	10
=	Hannu Tihinen	1997-	76	5
9	Toni Kuivasto	1997-	73	1
10	Mika Nurmela	1992-2007	71	4

Top goalscorers

#	Name	Career	Goals	Caps
1	Jari Litmanen	1989-	31	129
2	Jonatan Johansson	1996-	22	100
3	Ari Hjelm	1983-96	20	100
4	Mikael Forssell	1999-	19	65
5	Mika-Matti Paatelainen	1986-2000	18	70
6	Verner Eklöf	1919-27	17	32
7	Aulis Koponen	1924-35	16	39
=	Gunnar Åström	1923-37	16	44
9	William Kanerva	1922-38	13	51
=	Jorma Vaihela	1947-54	13	33

• Correct as of October 14, 2008
• Players who are still active and available for selection are in bold.

Managers

Coach	Nat	Tenure	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %
None		1911–1921	17	6	2	9	35.3
Öhman, JarlJarl Öhman		1922	4	1	0	3	25.0
None		1923–1935	77	22	12	43	28.6
Fabra, FerdinandFerdinand Fabra		1936–1937	8	1	1	6	12.5
None		1937–1938	9	3	0	6	33.3
Obitz, GáborGábor Obitz		1939	6	1	0	5	16.7
None		1939–1943	7	0	1	6	0.0
Mårtensson, AxelAxel Mårtensson		1945	2	0	0	2	0.0
Tammisalo, NiiloNiilo Tammisalo		1946	3	0	0	3	0.0
Lehtonen, AatosAatos Lehtonen		1947–1955	51	7	9	35	13.7
Weinreich, KurtKurt Weinreich		1955–1958	23	3	1	19	13.0
Lehtonen, AatosAatos Lehtonen		1959–1961	19	3	0	16	15.8
Laaksonen, OlaviOlavi Laaksonen		1962–1974	91	16	21	54	17.6
Kosma, MarttiMartti Kosma		1975	2	0	1	1	0.0
Rytkönen, AulisAulis Rytkönen		1975–1978	30	8	4	18	26.7
Malm, EskoEsko Malm		1979–1981	27	4	6	17	14.8
Kuusela, MarttiMartti Kuusela		1982–1987	53	9	11	33	17.0
Vakkila, JukkaJukka Vakkila		1988–1992	48	7	21	20	14.6
Lindholm, TommyTommy Lindholm		1993–1994	25	5	7	13	20.0
Ikäläinen, JukkaJukka Ikäläinen		1994–1996	21	7	4	10	33.3
Møller Nielsen, RichardRichard Møller Nielsen		1996–1999	34	9	12	13	26.5
Muurinen, AnttiAntti Muurinen		2000–2005	72	34	12	26	47.2
Heliskoski, JyrkiJyrki Heliskoski		2005	6	2	2	2	33.3
Hodgson, RoyRoy Hodgson		2006–2007	22	6	11	5	27.3
Baxter, StuartStuart Baxter		2008–	7	2	2	3	28.57