Finland national football team - Definition and Overview

Finland

Finland_national_team.gif Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname	-
Association	Football Association of Finland
Coach	Antti Muurinen (2000-)
Most caps	Ari Hjelm (100)
Top scorer	Jari Litmanen (20)
Home colours 　 Away colours
First International Finland 2 - 5 Sweden (Helsinki, Finland; October 22, 1911)
Largest win Finland 10 - 2 Estonia (Helsinki, Finland; August 11, 1922)
Worst defeat Germany 13 - 0 Finland (Leipzig, Germany; September 1, 1940)
World Cup
Appearances	(First in -)
Best result	-
European Championship
Appearances	none (First in -)
Best result	-

The Finland national football team is the national team of Finland and is controlled by the Football Association of Finland. It has never qualified for a major tournament. Finland is one of the few European countries where football is not the favorite sport; ice hockey is more popular.

World Cup record

• 1930 - Did not enter
• 1934 - Did not qualify
• 1938 - Did not qualify
• 1950 - Withdrew during qualifying
• 1954 to 2002 - Did not qualify

European Championship record

• 1960 - Did not enter
• 1964 - Did not enter
• 1968 to 2004 - Did not qualify

Famous Players

• Mikael Forssell
• Sami Hyypiä
• Joonas Kolkka
• Jari Litmanen
• Mixu Paatelainen

External links

• RSSSF archive of results 1911- (http://www.rsssf.com/tablesf/fin-intres.html)
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers (http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fin-recintlp.html)
• RSSSF archive of coaches (http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fin-coach-triv.html)
• Finland-football.net (http://www.finland-football.net/index.asp)