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General Information for Finland

Suomen Palloliitto
Founded
1907
FIFA entry
1908
Average height in 1983
1.79m
Average age in 1983
23
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1983
Jersey in 1983

Coaches in 1983

Kuusela, Martti (Coach)

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Kuusela, Martti (Coach)

Day of Birth
1945-10-09
Place of Birth
Rovaniemi (Finland)
Height
1.70m
Matches
5 (3 / 2)
Goto coach Martti Kuusela

Players of Finland in 1983

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Huttunen, Olli 1960-08-04 Goalkeeper Finland Haka Valkeakoski 3 0 0 0 0 0
Alaja, Pertti 1952-02-18 Goalkeeper Sweden Malmö FF 1 1 0 0 0 0
Isoaho, Olli 1956-03-02 Goalkeeper Hong Kong Seiko SA 1 0 0 0 0 0
Pekonen, Esa 1961-11-04 Right Back Finland Kuusysi Lahti 5 0 0 0 0 0
Turunen, Hannu 1956-06-24 Centre Back Finland KuPS Kuopio 5 0 0 0 0 0
Granskog, Mikael 1961-03-26 Defender Sweden IFK Norrköping 5 0 0 0 0 0
Kymäläinen, Pauno 1949-11-14 Libero Finland TPS Turku 3 0 0 0 0 0
Lahtinen, Aki 1958-10-31 Left Back England Notts County 2 1 0 0 0 0
Remes, Ilkka 1963-07-29 Left Back Finland Kuusysi Lahti 2 0 0 0 0 0
Petäjä, Erkka 1964-02-13 Centre Back Finland TPS Turku 1 1 0 0 0 0
Talvio, Ilpo 1961-09-15 Defender Finland Kuusysi Lahti 1 0 0 0 0 0
Houtsonen, Leo 1958-10-25 Attacking Midfielder Finland OPS Oulu 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ukkonen, Kari 1961-12-19 Defensive Midfielder Belgium Cercle Brugge 4 0 0 0 0 0
Ikäläinen, Jukka 1957-05-14 Defensive Midfielder Sweden Örgryte IS 2 1 0 0 0 0
Rautiainen, Pasi 1961-07-18 Centre Midfielder Germany Arminia Bielefeld 2 0 0 0 0 0
Virtanen, Kari 1958-09-15 Left Midfielder Sweden AIK Solna 2 0 0 0 0 0
Annunen, Juha 1960-04-16 Attacking Midfielder Finland Kuusysi Lahti 0 1 0 0 0 0
Rasimus, Pasi 1962-03-06 Midfielder Finland HJK Helsinki 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ismail, Atik 1957-01-05 Centre Forward Finland HJK Helsinki 3 0 0 0 0 0
Lipponen, Mika 1964-05-09 Centre Forward Finland TPS Turku 3 0 0 0 0 0
Kousa, Keijo 1959-07-27 Centre Forward Finland Kuusysi Lahti 2 0 0 0 0 0
Valvee, Ari 1960-12-01 Centre Forward Finland Haka Valkeakoski 2 0 0 0 0 0
Hakala, Tuomo 1957-10-09 Striker Finland RoPS Rovaniemi 1 1 0 0 0 0
Hjelm, Ari 1962-02-24 Centre Forward Finland Ilves Tampere 0 3 1 0 0 0

Matches of Finland in 1983

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1983-03-16
East Germany
East Germany
Finland
Finland
3:1 c
East Germany vs. Finland
Friendly
Ernst-Grube-Stadion
1983-04-17
Poland
Poland
Finland
Finland
1:1 c
Poland vs. Finland
Euro 1984 - Group 2
Narodowy Stadion
1983-06-01
Finland
Finland
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
0:1 c
Finland vs. Soviet Union
Euro 1984 - Group 2
Helsingin olympiastadion
1983-09-07
Finland
Finland
Sweden
Sweden
0:3 c
Finland vs. Sweden
Friendly
Helsingin olympiastadion
1983-09-21
Portugal
Portugal
Finland
Finland
5:0 c
Portugal vs. Finland
Euro 1984 - Group 2
Estádio José Alvalade
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Match Progress for Finland in 1983

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
Turkey
Turkey
12 4 4 4 16
Belgium
Belgium
12 4 4 4 19
Norway
Norway
12 1 3 8 11
Hungary
Hungary
12 2 3 7 7
France
France
11 1 0 10 5
Netherlands
Netherlands
11 0 1 10 3
Portugal
Portugal
11 1 4 6 8
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
11 5 2 4 18
Malta
Malta
10 6 2 2 15
Ireland
Ireland
9 2 2 5 5
Romania
Romania
9 0 3 6 4
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
8 7 0 1 15
Italy
Italy
8 1 0 7 4
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
8 2 1 5 7
England
England
8 0 2 6 5
Spain
Spain
8 1 2 5 5
Iceland
Iceland
7 3 1 3 10
Kuwait
Kuwait
7 3 2 2 6
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
7 5 0 2 10
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
7 0 2 5 2
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
7 2 2 3 11
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
Austria
Austria
6 1 1 4 8
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
6 3 1 2 9
Russia
Russia
6 1 0 5 3
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
Thailand
Thailand
5 1 1 3 6
Belarus
Belarus
5 3 2 0 12
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
5 3 2 0 9
Switzerland
Switzerland
4 1 0 3 6
Slovakia
Slovakia
4 0 1 3 1
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
4 2 1 1 7
Ukraine
Ukraine
4 0 1 3 3
Moldova
Moldova
4 2 1 1 7
Qatar
Qatar
4 0 3 1 3
Israel
Israel
4 2 1 1 6
Cyprus
Cyprus
4 2 1 1 7
Lithuania
Lithuania
4 2 1 1 7
Bahrain
Bahrain
4 3 1 0 8
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
4 2 1 1 6
East Germany
East Germany
3 1 1 1 3
China
China
3 0 0 3 3
Albania
Albania
3 2 1 0 5
South Korea
South Korea
3 0 0 3 0
Brazil
Brazil
3 0 0 3 3
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
3 0 1 2 4
Mexico
Mexico
3 0 0 3 3
Andorra
Andorra
3 2 1 0 7
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 2 1 0 6
India
India
2 1 1 0 2
Serbia
Serbia
2 0 1 1 0
Georgia
Georgia
2 1 1 0 2
Japan
Japan
2 0 0 2 1
Croatia
Croatia
2 0 1 1 1
Egypt
Egypt
2 0 0 2 2
Morocco
Morocco
2 1 1 0 1
Cameroon
Cameroon
2 0 1 1 0
Kosovo
Kosovo
2 1 1 0 2
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
2 2 0 0 4
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
2 1 0 1 3
Montenegro
Montenegro
2 2 0 0 4
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1 0 1 0 1
Chile
Chile
1 0 0 1 0
Canada
Canada
1 1 0 0 3
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 0 1 1
Jordan
Jordan
1 1 0 0 2
North Korea
North Korea
1 0 0 1 2
Yemen
Yemen
1 0 1 0 0
England
England (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
USA
USA (Amateur)
1 0 0 1 0
USA
USA
1 0 0 1 1
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 0 1 1
Honduras
Honduras
1 1 0 0 2
Singapore
Singapore
1 1 0 0 1
Algeria
Algeria
1 0 0 1 0
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 0 1 1
Barbados
Barbados
1 0 1 0 0
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 0 0 1 1
Malaysia
Malaysia
1 0 0 1 1
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