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General Information for Finland

Suomen Palloliitto
Founded
1907
FIFA entry
1908
Average height in 2002
1.83m
Average age in 2002
26.7
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 2002
Jersey in 2002

Coaches in 2002

Muurinen, Antti (Coach)

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Muurinen, Antti (Coach)

Day of Birth
1954-03-04
Place of Birth
Valkeakoski (Finland)
Matches
11 (3 / 8)
Goto coach Antti Muurinen

Players of Finland in 2002

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 6 0 0 0 0 0
Jääskeläinen, Jussi 1975-04-19 Goalkeeper England Bolton Wanderers 2 1 0 0 0 0
Viander, Jani 1975-08-18 Goalkeeper Denmark FC Midtjylland 2 0 0 0 0 0
Kavén, Mikko 1975-02-19 Goalkeeper Finland Tampere United 1 0 0 0 0 0
Saarinen, Janne 1977-02-28 Left Back Norway Rosenborg BK 8 0 0 0 0 0
Tihinen, Hannu 1976-07-01 Centre Back Belgium RSC Anderlecht 7 0 1 0 0 0
Kuivasto, Toni 1975-12-31 Centre Back Norway Viking Stavanger 6 4 0 0 0 0
Hyypiä, Sami 1973-10-07 Centre Back England Liverpool FC 6 0 1 0 0 0
Pasanen, Petri 1980-09-24 Centre Back Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nuorela, Jussi 1974-08-11 Centre Back Sweden Malmö FF 3 0 0 0 0 0
Helin, Petri 1969-12-13 Right Back Finland Jokerit Helsinki 2 2 0 0 0 0
Koppinen, Miika 1978-07-05 Centre Back Norway Tromsø IL 2 1 0 0 0 0
Reini, Juha 1975-03-19 Right Back Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 2 1 0 0 0 0
Ylönen, Harri 1972-12-21 Left Back Finland Haka Valkeakoski 2 1 0 0 0 0
Kallio, Toni 1978-08-09 Centre Back Finland HJK Helsinki 1 2 0 0 0 0
Turpeinen, Aarno 1971-03-21 Right Back Finland HJK Helsinki 1 1 0 0 0 0
Heinänen, Petri 1976-05-18 Left Back Finland Tampere United 1 0 0 0 0 0
Huttunen, Toni 1973-01-12 Right Back Finland MyPa-47 Anjalankoski 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nylund, Ville 1972-08-14 Left Back Finland HJK Helsinki 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hietanen, Janne 1978-06-02 Left Back Turkey Denizlispor 0 4 0 0 0 0
Kolkka, Joonas 1974-09-28 Left Midfielder Greece Panathinaikos AO 7 0 1 0 0 0
Nurmela, Mika 1971-12-26 Right Midfielder Netherlands SC Heerenveen 7 0 0 0 0 0
Riihilahti, Aki 1976-09-09 Defensive Midfielder England Crystal Palace FC 6 1 1 0 0 0
Tainio, Teemu 1979-11-27 Centre Midfielder France AJ Auxerre 6 0 0 0 0 0
Wiss, Jarkko 1972-04-17 Centre Midfielder Scotland Hibernian Edinburgh 3 2 1 0 0 0
Ilola, Jari 1978-11-24 Centre Midfielder Finland HJK Helsinki 2 1 1 0 0 0
Kopteff, Peter 1979-04-10 Left Midfielder Norway Viking Stavanger 1 5 0 0 0 0
Heikkinen, Markus 1978-10-13 Defensive Midfielder England Portsmouth FC 1 3 0 0 0 0
Valakari, Simo 1973-04-28 Defensive Midfielder England Derby County 1 3 0 0 0 0
Grönlund, Tommi 1969-12-09 Defensive Midfielder Sweden Helsingborgs IF 1 1 0 0 0 0
Karjalainen, Lasse 1974-01-22 Defensive Midfielder Finland Haka Valkeakoski 1 1 0 0 0 0
Vasara, Vesa 1976-08-16 Right Midfielder Sweden Kalmar FF 1 0 0 0 0 0
Väyrynen, Mika 1981-12-28 Centre Midfielder Netherlands SC Heerenveen 1 0 0 0 0 0
Litmanen, Jari 1971-02-20 Secondary striker Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 7 0 2 0 0 0
Johansson, Jonatan 1975-08-16 Centre Forward England Charlton Athletic 4 3 0 0 0 0
Kottila, Mika 1974-09-22 Centre Forward Finland HJK Helsinki 3 2 3 0 0 0
Kuqi, Shefki 1976-11-10 Centre Forward England Sheffield Wednesday 2 5 1 0 0 0
Niemi, Jari 1977-02-02 Centre Forward Finland Tampere United 2 2 1 0 0 0
Pohja, Antti 1977-01-11 Centre Forward Sweden Hammarby IF 2 2 0 0 0 0
Forssell, Mikael 1981-03-15 Centre Forward Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 2 0 1 0 0 0
Sumiala, Antti 1974-02-20 Centre Forward Sweden IFK Norrköping 2 0 0 0 0 0
Roiha, Paulus 1980-08-03 Centre Forward Netherlands FC Utrecht 0 3 0 0 0 0
Väisänen, Ville 1977-04-19 Left Winger Finland Haka Valkeakoski 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Finland in 2002

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2002-01-04
Bahrain
Bahrain
Finland
Finland
0:2 p
Bahrain vs. Finland
Friendly
Bahrain National Stadium
2002-01-07
Albania
Albania
Finland
Finland
1:1 c
Albania vs. Finland
Friendly
Bahrain National Stadium
2002-01-10
Finland
Finland
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
3:0 c
Finland vs. North Macedonia
Friendly
Bahrain National Stadium
2002-03-20
South Korea
South Korea
Finland
Finland
2:0 c
South Korea vs. Finland
Friendly
Estadio Municipal Cartagonova
2002-03-27
Portugal
Portugal
Finland
Finland
1:4 c
Portugal vs. Finland
Friendly
Estádio do Bessa
2002-04-17
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
Finland
Finland
1:0 c
North Macedonia vs. Finland
Friendly
Goce Delčev Stadium
2002-05-22
Finland
Finland
Latvia
Latvia
2:1 c
Finland vs. Latvia
Friendly
Helsingin olympiastadion
2002-08-21
Finland
Finland
Ireland
Ireland
0:3 c
Finland vs. Ireland
Friendly
Helsingin olympiastadion
2002-09-07
Finland
Finland
Wales
Wales
0:2 c
Finland vs. Wales
Euro 2004 - Group 9
Helsingin olympiastadion
2002-10-12
Finland
Finland
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
3:0 c
Finland vs. Azerbaijan
Euro 2004 - Group 9
Helsingin olympiastadion
2002-10-16
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
Finland
Finland
2:0 c
Serbia & Montenegro vs. Finland
Euro 2004 - Group 9
Stadion Rajko Mitić
11 Matches

Match Progress for Finland in 2002

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
Hungary
Hungary
12 2 3 7 7
Germany
Germany
12 1 6 5 13
Denmark
Denmark
11 1 2 8 5
Turkey
Turkey
11 3 4 4 14
Norway
Norway
10 1 2 7 10
France
France
9 1 0 8 3
Netherlands
Netherlands
9 0 1 8 3
Romania
Romania
9 0 3 6 4
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
9 4 2 3 16
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
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
8 7 0 1 15
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
7 2 2 3 11
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
7 5 0 2 10
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
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
Thailand
Thailand
5 1 1 3 6
Belarus
Belarus
5 3 2 0 12
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
5 3 2 0 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
England
England
4 0 2 2 3
Bahrain
Bahrain
4 3 1 0 8
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
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
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
3 2 1 0 6
Brazil
Brazil
3 0 0 3 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
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
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
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
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