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General Information for Finland

Suomen Palloliitto
Founded
1907
FIFA entry
1908
Average height in 1985
1.8m
Average age in 1985
25.3
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1985
Jersey in 1985

Coaches in 1985

Kuusela, Martti (Coach)

Kuusela Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
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Kuusela, Martti (Coach)

Day of Birth
1945-10-09
Place of Birth
Rovaniemi (Finland)
Height
1.70m
Matches
10 (4 / 6)
Goto coach Martti Kuusela

Players of Finland in 1985

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 6 0 0 0 0 0
Isoaho, Olli 1956-03-02 Goalkeeper Sweden Västerås SK 2 0 0 0 0 0
Laukkanen, Kari 1963-12-14 Goalkeeper Finland KuPS Kuopio 1 0 0 0 0 0
Palmroos, Markku 1960-08-27 Goalkeeper Finland HJK Helsinki 1 0 0 0 0 0
Turunen, Hannu 1956-06-24 Centre Back Finland KuPS Kuopio 10 0 0 0 0 0
Kymäläinen, Pauno 1949-10-14 Libero Finland TPS Turku 8 1 0 0 0 0
Pekonen, Esa 1961-11-04 Right Back Finland Kuusysi Lahti 6 1 1 0 0 0
Lahtinen, Aki 1958-10-31 Left Back Finland KePS Kemi 4 0 0 0 0 0
Europaeus, Jari 1962-12-29 Centre Back Sweden Gefle IF 3 1 0 0 0 0
Petäjä, Erkka 1964-02-13 Centre Back Sweden Östers IF Växjö 1 4 0 0 0 0
Remes, Ilkka 1963-07-29 Left Back Finland Kuusysi Lahti 0 3 0 0 0 0
Houtsonen, Leo 1958-10-25 Attacking Midfielder Finland KuPS Kuopio 10 0 0 0 0 0
Nieminen, Jyrki 1951-03-30 Attacking Midfielder Finland HJK Helsinki 9 0 1 0 0 0
Ikäläinen, Jukka 1957-05-14 Defensive Midfielder Finland KePS Kemi 9 0 0 0 0 0
Ukkonen, Kari 1961-12-19 Defensive Midfielder Belgium Cercle Brugge 6 0 1 0 0 0
Parikka, Jari 1961-09-08 Attacking Midfielder Finland HJK Helsinki 4 1 0 0 0 0
Virtanen, Kari 1958-09-15 Left Midfielder Sweden AIK Solna 4 1 0 0 0 0
Rautiainen, Pasi 1961-07-18 Centre Midfielder Germany Arminia Bielefeld 4 0 0 0 0 0
Uimonen, Arto 1958-01-07 Attacking Midfielder Finland Ilves Tampere 1 1 0 0 0 0
Törnvall, Markus 1964-12-31 Midfielder Finland Kuusysi Lahti 0 4 0 0 0 0
Boström, Sixten 1963-09-15 Midfielder Sweden BK Häcken 0 3 0 0 0 0
Hjelm, Ari 1962-02-24 Centre Forward Finland Ilves Tampere 8 1 0 0 0 0
Lipponen, Mika 1964-05-09 Centre Forward Netherlands FC Twente Enschede 5 1 2 0 0 0
Rantanen, Jari 1961-12-31 Striker Belgium Beerschot VAV 5 0 2 0 0 0
Valvee, Ari 1960-12-01 Centre Forward Finland HJK Helsinki 2 1 1 0 0 0
Puustinen, Risto 1959-09-28 Striker Finland HJK Helsinki 1 3 0 0 0 0

Matches of Finland in 1985

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1985-01-23
Spain
Spain
Finland
Finland
3:1 c
Spain vs. Finland
Friendly
Estadio José Rico Pérez
1985-02-08
Chile
Chile
Finland
Finland
2:0 c
Chile vs. Finland
Friendly
Estadio Sausalito
1985-02-14
Uruguay
Uruguay
Finland
Finland
2:1 c
Uruguay vs. Finland
Friendly
Estadio Centenario Montevideo
1985-02-17
Ecuador
Ecuador
Finland
Finland
3:1 c
Ecuador vs. Finland
Friendly
Estadio Bellavista
1985-02-26
Mexico
Mexico
Finland
Finland
2:1 c
Mexico vs. Finland
Friendly
Unidad Deportiva Acapulco
1985-04-17
Poland
Poland
Finland
Finland
2:1 c
Poland vs. Finland
Friendly
Stadion Odry Opole
1985-05-22
Finland
Finland
England
England
1:1 c
Finland vs. England
World Cup 1986 - Group 3
Helsingin olympiastadion
1985-06-06
Finland
Finland
Romania
Romania
1:1 c
Finland vs. Romania
World Cup 1986 - Group 3
Helsingin olympiastadion
1985-08-28
Romania
Romania
Finland
Finland
2:0 c
Romania vs. Finland
World Cup 1986 - Group 3
Stadionul Dan Păltinișanu
1985-09-25
Finland
Finland
Turkey
Turkey
1:0 c
Finland vs. Turkey
World Cup 1986 - Group 3
Tampere Stadium
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Match Progress for Finland in 1985

Favorite Opponents of Finland

Opponent M W D L G
Sweden
Sweden
27 5 2 20 26
Estonia
Estonia
19 12 3 4 50
Greece
Greece
14 5 2 7 16
Poland
Poland
14 2 6 6 14
Wales
Wales
13 4 5 4 13
Germany
Germany
12 1 6 5 13
Hungary
Hungary
12 2 3 7 7
Turkey
Turkey
11 3 4 4 14
Denmark
Denmark
11 1 2 8 5
Norway
Norway
10 1 2 7 10
Romania
Romania
9 0 3 6 4
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
9 4 2 3 16
France
France
9 1 0 8 3
Netherlands
Netherlands
9 0 1 8 3
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
8 7 0 1 15
Italy
Italy
8 1 0 7 4
Belgium
Belgium
8 4 3 1 13
Malta
Malta
8 5 2 1 14
Portugal
Portugal
8 1 4 3 6
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
7 5 0 2 10
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
7 2 2 3 11
Russia
Russia
6 1 0 5 3
Spain
Spain
6 0 2 4 3
Oman
Oman
6 3 2 1 10
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
6 3 2 1 12
Armenia
Armenia
6 5 1 0 11
Iceland
Iceland
6 2 1 3 7
Kuwait
Kuwait
6 3 2 1 6
San Marino
San Marino
6 6 0 0 23
Latvia
Latvia
6 3 1 2 12
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
6 2 1 3 6
Austria
Austria
6 1 1 4 8
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
6 3 1 2 9
Slovenia
Slovenia
5 2 1 2 5
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
5 5 0 0 14
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
5 1 1 3 7
Ireland
Ireland
5 2 1 2 3
Belarus
Belarus
5 3 2 0 12
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
5 3 2 0 9
Thailand
Thailand
5 1 1 3 6
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
4 2 1 1 6
Switzerland
Switzerland
4 1 0 3 6
Ukraine
Ukraine
4 0 1 3 3
Moldova
Moldova
4 2 1 1 7
Slovakia
Slovakia
4 0 1 3 1
Israel
Israel
4 2 1 1 6
Cyprus
Cyprus
4 2 1 1 7
Scotland
Scotland
4 0 2 2 2
England
England
4 0 2 2 3
Bahrain
Bahrain
4 3 1 0 8
China
China
3 0 0 3 3
Albania
Albania
3 2 1 0 5
South Korea
South Korea
3 0 0 3 0
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
3 2 1 0 6
Brazil
Brazil
3 0 0 3 3
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 2 1 0 6
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
East Germany
East Germany
2 1 1 0 2
Serbia
Serbia
2 0 1 1 0
India
India
2 1 1 0 2
Qatar
Qatar
2 0 1 1 0
Georgia
Georgia
2 1 1 0 2
Mexico
Mexico
2 0 0 2 3
Lithuania
Lithuania
2 1 0 1 3
Andorra
Andorra
2 1 1 0 3
Croatia
Croatia
2 0 1 1 1
Japan
Japan
2 0 0 2 1
Egypt
Egypt
2 0 0 2 2
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
2 0 2 0 0
Morocco
Morocco
2 1 1 0 1
Cameroon
Cameroon
2 0 1 1 0
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 0 0 1 1
Malaysia
Malaysia
1 0 0 1 1
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
Yemen
Yemen
1 0 1 0 0
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
1 0 1 0 2
England
England (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
North Korea
North Korea
1 0 0 1 2
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
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