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General Information for Finland

Suomen Palloliitto
Founded
1907
FIFA entry
1908
Average height in 2004
1.83m
Average age in 2004
26
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 2004
Jersey in 2004

Coaches in 2004

Muurinen, Antti (Coach)

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Muurinen, Antti (Coach)

Day of Birth
1954-03-04
Place of Birth
Valkeakoski (Finland)
Matches
13 (5 / 8)
Goto coach Antti Muurinen

Players of Finland in 2004

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Niemi, Antti 1972-05-31 Goalkeeper England Southampton FC 8 0 0 0 0 0
Kavén, Mikko 1975-02-19 Goalkeeper Finland Tampere United 3 1 0 0 0 0
Jääskeläinen, Jussi 1975-04-19 Goalkeeper England Bolton Wanderers 1 1 0 0 0 0
Sillanpää, Henri 1979-06-04 Goalkeeper Finland AC Allianssi Vantaa 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kuivasto, Toni 1975-12-31 Centre Back Sweden Djurgårdens IF 8 3 0 0 0 0
Hyypiä, Sami 1973-10-07 Centre Back England Liverpool FC 8 0 0 0 0 0
Pasanen, Petri 1980-09-24 Centre Back Germany Werder Bremen 8 0 0 0 0 0
Saarinen, Janne 1977-02-28 Left Back Denmark FC København 4 1 0 0 0 0
Hietanen, Janne 1978-06-02 Left Back Spain UD Las Palmas 3 1 0 0 0 0
Kallio, Toni 1978-08-09 Centre Back Norway Molde FK 3 1 0 0 0 0
Tihinen, Hannu 1976-07-01 Centre Back Belgium RSC Anderlecht 3 0 0 0 0 0
Koppinen, Miika 1978-07-05 Centre Back Norway Tromsø IL 2 2 0 0 0 0
Salli, Janne 1977-12-14 Centre Back Finland Haka Valkeakoski 2 1 0 0 0 0
Heinänen, Petri 1976-05-18 Left Back Finland Tampere United 1 1 0 0 0 0
Nylund, Ville 1972-08-14 Left Back Finland HJK Helsinki 1 1 0 0 0 0
Pasoja, Juha 1976-11-16 Centre Back Finland Haka Valkeakoski 1 1 0 0 0 0
Heinikangas, Jarno 1979-03-05 Centre Back Finland TPS Turku 1 0 0 0 0 0
Räsänen, Janne 1978-05-12 Centre Back Finland Tampere United 1 0 0 0 0 0
Reini, Juha 1975-03-19 Right Back Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hakanpää, Rami 1978-10-09 Centre Back Finland HJK Helsinki 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kangaskorpi, Juuso 1975-09-04 Right Back Finland Haka Valkeakoski 0 1 0 0 0 0
Eremenko, Aleksey 1983-03-24 Attacking Midfielder Italy US Lecce 9 1 7 0 0 0
Kolkka, Joonas 1974-09-28 Left Midfielder England Crystal Palace FC 8 1 0 0 0 0
Nurmela, Mika 1971-12-26 Right Midfielder Germany 1.FC Kaiserslautern 8 1 0 0 0 0
Väyrynen, Mika 1981-12-28 Centre Midfielder Netherlands SC Heerenveen 8 0 0 0 0 0
Riihilahti, Aki 1976-09-09 Defensive Midfielder England Crystal Palace FC 6 1 1 0 0 0
Kopteff, Peter 1979-04-10 Left Midfielder Norway Viking Stavanger 4 4 1 0 0 0
Okkonen, Antti 1982-06-06 Defensive Midfielder Sweden Landskrona BoIS 2 4 0 0 0 0
Ilola, Jari 1978-11-24 Centre Midfielder Sweden IF Elfsborg 2 1 0 0 0 0
Multaharju, Miikka 1977-10-09 Centre Midfielder Turkey Denizlispor 1 2 0 0 0 0
Tainio, Teemu 1979-11-27 Centre Midfielder France AJ Auxerre 1 1 1 0 0 0
Nordback, Fredrik 1979-03-20 Defensive Midfielder Sweden Örebro SK 1 1 0 0 0 0
Nyman, Ari 1984-02-07 Defensive Midfielder Finland FC Inter Turku 1 1 0 0 0 0
Pulkkinen, Heikki 1982-02-12 Defensive Midfielder Finland AC Allianssi Vantaa 1 1 0 0 0 0
Könönen, Tuomo 1977-12-29 Left Midfielder Finland MyPa-47 Anjalankoski 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kujala, Jussi 1983-04-04 Defensive Midfielder Finland Tampere United 1 0 0 0 0 0
Svanbäck, Fredrik 1979-05-12 Defensive Midfielder Finland FF Jaro Pietarsaari 1 0 0 0 0 0
Heikkinen, Markus 1978-10-13 Defensive Midfielder Scotland Aberdeen FC 0 2 0 0 0 0
Lagerblom, Pekka 1982-10-19 Defensive Midfielder Germany 1.FC Nürnberg 0 2 0 0 0 0
Sjölund, Daniel 1983-04-22 Centre Midfielder Sweden Djurgårdens IF 0 2 0 0 0 0
Litmanen, Jari 1971-02-20 Secondary striker Germany Hansa Rostock 8 1 2 0 0 0
Pohja, Antti 1977-01-11 Centre Forward Liechtenstein FC Vaduz 5 2 1 0 0 0
Johansson, Jonatan 1975-08-16 Centre Forward England Charlton Athletic 3 4 0 0 0 0
Kuqi, Shefki 1976-11-10 Centre Forward England Ipswich Town 3 1 2 0 0 0
Forssell, Mikael 1981-03-15 Centre Forward England Chelsea FC 3 0 1 0 0 0
Sumiala, Antti 1974-02-20 Centre Forward Liechtenstein FC Vaduz 2 0 0 0 0 0
Huusko, Keijo 1980-08-05 Centre Forward Finland TP-47 Tornio 1 1 1 0 0 0
Lehtinen, Toni 1984-05-05 Centre Forward Finland Haka Valkeakoski 1 1 0 0 0 0
Niemi, Jari 1977-02-02 Centre Forward Belgium Sint-Truidense VV 1 1 0 0 0 0
Scheweleff, Henri 1983-04-15 Left Winger Finland Tampere United 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kottila, Mika 1974-09-22 Centre Forward Finland HJK Helsinki 0 2 0 0 0 0
Mäkelä, Juho 1983-06-23 Centre Forward Finland HJK Helsinki 0 2 0 0 0 0
Oravainen, Petri 1983-01-26 Right Winger Finland HJK Helsinki 0 2 0 0 0 0
Roiha, Paulus 1980-08-03 Centre Forward Belgium Cercle Brugge 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Finland in 2004

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2004-02-03
China
China
Finland
Finland
2:1 c
China vs. Finland
Friendly
Tianhe Stadium
2004-02-07
China
China
Finland
Finland
2:1 c
China vs. Finland
Friendly
Shenzhen Stadium
2004-03-31
Malta
Malta
Finland
Finland
1:2 c
Malta vs. Finland
Friendly
Ta' Qali National Stadium
2004-04-28
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Finland
Finland
1:0 c
Bosnia & Herzegovina vs. Finland
Friendly
Bilino Polje
2004-05-28
Finland
Finland
Sweden
Sweden
1:3 c
Finland vs. Sweden
Friendly
Tampere Stadium
2004-08-18
Romania
Romania
Finland
Finland
2:1 c
Romania vs. Finland
World Cup 2006 - Group 1
Stadionul Giulești-Valentin Stănescu
2004-09-04
Finland
Finland
Andorra
Andorra
3:0 c
Finland vs. Andorra
World Cup 2006 - Group 1
Tampere Stadium
2004-09-08
Armenia
Armenia
Finland
Finland
0:2 c
Armenia vs. Finland
World Cup 2006 - Group 1
Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
2004-10-09
Finland
Finland
Armenia
Armenia
3:1 c
Finland vs. Armenia
World Cup 2006 - Group 1
Tampere Stadium
2004-10-13
Netherlands
Netherlands
Finland
Finland
3:1 c
Netherlands vs. Finland
World Cup 2006 - Group 1
Johan Cruijff ArenA
2004-11-17
Italy
Italy
Finland
Finland
1:0 c
Italy vs. Finland
Friendly
Stadio Comunale San Filippo
2004-12-01
Bahrain
Bahrain
Finland
Finland
1:2 p
Bahrain vs. Finland
Friendly
Bahrain National Stadium
2004-12-03
Oman
Oman
Finland
Finland
0:0 (4:3) p
Oman vs. Finland
Friendly
Bahrain National Stadium
13 Matches

Match Progress for Finland in 2004

Favorite Opponents of Finland

Opponent M W D L G
Sweden
Sweden
33 6 4 23 33
Estonia
Estonia
22 13 3 6 53
Poland
Poland
21 3 7 11 21
Greece
Greece
16 5 2 9 16
Germany
Germany
15 1 6 8 14
Wales
Wales
14 4 5 5 14
Denmark
Denmark
13 2 2 9 9
Belgium
Belgium
12 4 4 4 19
Hungary
Hungary
12 2 3 7 7
Norway
Norway
12 1 3 8 11
Turkey
Turkey
12 4 4 4 16
France
France
11 1 0 10 5
Portugal
Portugal
11 1 4 6 8
Netherlands
Netherlands
11 0 1 10 3
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
11 5 2 4 18
Malta
Malta
10 6 2 2 15
Romania
Romania
9 0 3 6 4
Ireland
Ireland
9 2 2 5 5
England
England
8 0 2 6 5
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
8 2 1 5 7
Spain
Spain
8 1 2 5 5
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
8 7 0 1 15
Italy
Italy
8 1 0 7 4
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
7 2 2 3 11
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
7 0 2 5 2
Iceland
Iceland
7 3 1 3 10
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
7 5 0 2 10
Kuwait
Kuwait
7 3 2 2 6
Austria
Austria
6 1 1 4 8
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
6 3 1 2 9
Russia
Russia
6 1 0 5 3
Oman
Oman
6 3 2 1 10
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
6 3 2 1 12
Armenia
Armenia
6 5 1 0 11
San Marino
San Marino
6 6 0 0 23
Latvia
Latvia
6 3 1 2 12
Slovenia
Slovenia
5 2 1 2 5
Scotland
Scotland
5 0 3 2 4
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
5 5 0 0 14
Czechia
Czechia
5 1 1 3 7
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
5 3 2 0 9
Thailand
Thailand
5 1 1 3 6
Belarus
Belarus
5 3 2 0 12
Bahrain
Bahrain
4 3 1 0 8
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
4 2 1 1 6
Switzerland
Switzerland
4 1 0 3 6
Moldova
Moldova
4 2 1 1 7
Qatar
Qatar
4 0 3 1 3
Slovakia
Slovakia
4 0 1 3 1
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
4 2 1 1 7
Ukraine
Ukraine
4 0 1 3 3
Cyprus
Cyprus
4 2 1 1 7
Israel
Israel
4 2 1 1 6
Lithuania
Lithuania
4 2 1 1 7
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 2 1 0 6
China
China
3 0 0 3 3
Albania
Albania
3 2 1 0 5
South Korea
South Korea
3 0 0 3 0
East Germany
East Germany
3 1 1 1 3
Brazil
Brazil
3 0 0 3 3
Mexico
Mexico
3 0 0 3 3
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
3 0 1 2 4
Andorra
Andorra
3 2 1 0 7
Egypt
Egypt
2 0 0 2 2
Cameroon
Cameroon
2 0 1 1 0
Morocco
Morocco
2 1 1 0 1
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
2 1 0 1 3
Montenegro
Montenegro
2 2 0 0 4
Kosovo
Kosovo
2 1 1 0 2
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
2 2 0 0 4
Serbia
Serbia
2 0 1 1 0
India
India
2 1 1 0 2
Georgia
Georgia
2 1 1 0 2
Japan
Japan
2 0 0 2 1
Croatia
Croatia
2 0 1 1 1
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 0 1 1
Barbados
Barbados
1 0 1 0 0
Algeria
Algeria
1 0 0 1 0
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 0 0 1 1
Malaysia
Malaysia
1 0 0 1 1
Chile
Chile
1 0 0 1 0
Canada
Canada
1 1 0 0 3
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1 0 1 0 1
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 0 1 1
Jordan
Jordan
1 1 0 0 2
England
England (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
USA
USA (Amateur)
1 0 0 1 0
North Korea
North Korea
1 0 0 1 2
Yemen
Yemen
1 0 1 0 0
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 0 1 1
Honduras
Honduras
1 1 0 0 2
Singapore
Singapore
1 1 0 0 1
USA
USA
1 0 0 1 1
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