Finland national under-17 football team

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Finland U-17
AssociationFootball Association of Finland
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachFinland
FIFA codeFIN
First colours
Second colours
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2003)
Best resultGroup Stage, 2003
European Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2002)
Best resultGroup Stage, 2002

The Finland national under-17 football team represents Finland in international football competitions in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, as well as any other under-17 international football tournaments. It is governed by the Football Association of Finland.

Competitive record[]

FIFA U-16/17 World Cup Record[]

Year Round Position Matches Wins Draws Losses GF[note 1] GA[note 2]
China 1985 Did Not Qualify
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989
Italy 1991
Japan 1993
Ecuador 1995
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Finland 2003 Group Stage 12th 3 1 0 2 3 12
Peru 2005 Did Not Qualify
South Korea 2007
Nigeria 2009
Mexico 2011
United Arab Emirates 2013
Chile 2015
India 2017
Brazil 2019
Peru 2021 To be determined
Totals 1/19 12th 3 1 0 2 3 12

UEFA European U-17 Championship record[]

Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
Denmark 2002 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 3 15
Portugal 2003 Did Not Qualify
France 2004
Italy 2005
Luxembourg 2006
Belgium 2007
Turkey 2008
Germany 2009
Liechtenstein 2010
Serbia 2011
Slovenia 2012
Slovakia 2013
Malta 2014
Bulgaria 2015
Azerbaijan 2016
Croatia 2017
England 2018 To Be Determined
Total 1/16 3 0 0 3 3 15
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Recent results[]

29 April 2014 Friendly Slovenia  1–2  Finland
16:00 Report (in Finnish) Jakonen 5'
Malolo 69'
1 May 2014 Friendly Slovenia  1–0  Finland
16:00 Report (in Finnish)

Current squad[]

Selections for the 2020 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches during 25 September 2019 – 1 October 2019.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Mathias Ahlblad (2003-02-18) 18 February 2003 (age 19) Finland Espoo
1GK Hemmo Riihimäki (2003-06-03) 3 June 2003 (age 18) Finland KuPS
2DF Otto Kemppainen (2003-10-27) 27 October 2003 (age 18) Finland RoPS
2DF Matias Kivikko (2003-12-15) 15 December 2003 (age 18) Finland Honka
2DF Miika Koskela (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 18) Finland OLS
2DF Joose Mäkinen (2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 19) Finland Jazz
2DF Jesse Nikki (2003-06-28) 28 June 2003 (age 18) Finland Honka
2DF Nikolas Talo (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 18) Netherlands Groningen
2DF Kalle Wallius (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 19) Finland HJK
3MF Lasse Ikonen (2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 19) Finland OLS
3MF Otso Koskinen (2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 19) Finland Honka
3MF Niklas Pyyhtiä (2003-09-25) 25 September 2003 (age 18) Finland TPS
3MF Niilo Saarikivi (2003-06-06) 6 June 2003 (age 18) Finland Honka
3MF Henri Salomaa (2003-02-14) 14 February 2003 (age 19) Italy Lecce
3MF Maksim Stjopin (2003-04-08) 8 April 2003 (age 18) Denmark Nordsjælland
3MF Casper Terho (2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 (age 18) Finland HJK
4FW Jesse Kilo (2004-01-15) 15 January 2004 (age 18) Germany Hamburger SV
4FW Kai Meriluoto (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 19) Finland HJK
4FW Kasper Paananen (2003-03-16) 16 March 2003 (age 18) Italy Bologna
4FW Leo Walta (2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 (age 18) Denmark Nordsjælland

Recent callups[]

The following players have also been called up to the Finland under-17 squad and remain eligible:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Eetu Huuhtanen (2003-01-31) 31 January 2003 (age 19) Finland Ilves v.  Norway, 10 September 2019
DF Noa Lehtonen (2003-08-26) 26 August 2003 (age 18) Finland KPV v.  Norway, 10 September 2019
DF Elias Salminen (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 18) Finland KuPS v.  Norway, 10 September 2019
MF Emmanuel Patut (2003-06-19) 19 June 2003 (age 18) Germany VfL Wolfsburg v.  Moldova, 1 October 2019
MF Marius Könkkölä (2003-10-31) 31 October 2003 (age 18) Finland HJK v.  Norway, 10 September 2019
MF Denis Cukici (2003-02-10) 10 February 2003 (age 19) Finland HJK v.  Northern Ireland, 10 August 2019
MF Niklas Leinonen (2003-02-14) 14 February 2003 (age 19) Finland KTP v.  Northern Ireland, 10 August 2019
FW Onnipekka Pajula (2003-06-23) 23 June 2003 (age 18) Finland TPS v.  Northern Ireland, 10 August 2019

Coaching staff[]

[1]

  • Head coach: Erkka V. Lehtola
  • Coach: Teemu Eskola
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Eemeli Reponen
  • Video Analyst: Juho Suuperko
  • Doctor: Aapo Haavisto
  • Physiotherapist: Niklas Virtanen
  • Kit Manager: Jaakko Tawast
  • Team Manager: Ville Sairanen

Minor tournaments[]

References[]

  1. ^ U17 (2003) maajoukkue

Notes[]

  1. ^ Goals for / scored
  2. ^ Goals against / conceded

See also[]

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