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General Information for Finland

Suomen Palloliitto
Founded
1907
FIFA entry
1908
Average height in 2000
1.84m
Average age in 2000
25.3
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 2000
Jersey in 2000

Coaches in 2000

Muurinen, Antti (Coach)

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Muurinen, Antti (Coach)

Day of Birth
1954-03-04
Place of Birth
Valkeakoski (Finland)
Matches
13 (3 / 10)
Goto coach Antti Muurinen

Players of Finland in 2000

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Niemi, Antti 1972-05-31 Goalkeeper Scotland Heart of Midlothian FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
Jääskeläinen, Jussi 1975-04-19 Goalkeeper England Bolton Wanderers 3 0 0 0 0 0
Viander, Jani 1975-08-18 Goalkeeper Finland HJK Helsinki 2 1 0 0 0 0
Bahne, Magnus 1979-03-15 Goalkeeper Finland FC Inter Turku 2 0 0 0 0 0
Laaksonen, Pasi 1972-08-15 Goalkeeper Finland Jokerit Helsinki 1 0 0 1 0 0
Enckelman, Peter 1977-03-10 Goalkeeper England Aston Villa FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Moilanen, Teuvo 1973-12-12 Goalkeeper England Preston North End 0 1 0 0 0 0
Tihinen, Hannu 1976-07-01 Centre Back England West Ham United 10 0 0 1 0 0
Hyypiä, Sami 1973-10-07 Centre Back England Liverpool FC 6 0 0 0 0 0
Nylund, Ville 1972-08-14 Left Back Finland HJK Helsinki 5 0 0 0 0 0
Helin, Petri 1969-12-13 Right Back England Luton Town 4 4 0 0 0 0
Ylönen, Harri 1972-12-21 Left Back Norway Brann Bergen 4 3 0 1 0 0
Saastamoinen, Jarmo 1967-09-20 Centre Back Finland HJK Helsinki 4 0 0 0 1 0
Saarinen, Janne 1977-02-28 Left Back Finland HJK Helsinki 3 1 0 0 0 0
Penttilä, Tero 1975-03-09 Left Back Scotland Glasgow Rangers 3 0 0 0 0 0
Kallio, Toni 1978-08-09 Centre Back Finland HJK Helsinki 2 2 1 0 1 0
Tuomela, Marko 1972-03-03 Centre Back England Swindon Town 2 2 1 0 0 0
Kuivasto, Toni 1975-12-31 Centre Back Finland HJK Helsinki 2 1 0 0 1 0
Reini, Juha 1975-03-19 Right Back Belgium KRC Genk 2 1 0 0 0 0
Marjamaa, Timo 1976-06-27 Centre Back Finland Jokerit Helsinki 2 0 0 1 0 0
Hietanen, Janne 1978-06-02 Left Back Finland VPS Vaasa 2 0 0 0 0 0
Turpeinen, Aarno 1971-03-21 Right Back Finland HJK Helsinki 2 0 0 0 0 0
Salli, Janne 1977-12-14 Centre Back England Barnsley FC 1 4 0 1 0 0
Koppinen, Miika 1978-07-05 Centre Back Norway Tromsø IL 1 1 0 0 0 0
Huttunen, Toni 1973-01-12 Right Back Finland MyPa-47 Anjalankoski 1 0 0 1 0 0
Pasanen, Petri 1980-09-24 Centre Back Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 1 0 0 0 0 0
Wiss, Jarkko 1972-04-17 Centre Midfielder England Stockport County 9 1 0 1 0 0
Nurmela, Mika 1971-12-26 Right Midfielder Netherlands SC Heerenveen 7 1 0 0 0 0
Kolkka, Joonas 1974-09-28 Left Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 0 0 0 0 0
Grönlund, Tommi 1969-12-09 Defensive Midfielder Sweden Trelleborgs FF 5 3 0 1 0 0
Lehkosuo, Mika 1970-01-08 Defensive Midfielder Finland HJK Helsinki 5 2 0 0 1 0
Valakari, Simo 1973-04-28 Defensive Midfielder England Derby County 5 0 0 0 0 0
Tainio, Teemu 1979-11-27 Centre Midfielder France AJ Auxerre 3 0 0 0 0 0
Riihilahti, Aki 1976-09-09 Defensive Midfielder England Crystal Palace FC 2 3 1 0 0 0
Vasara, Vesa 1976-08-16 Right Midfielder Finland HJK Helsinki 2 3 0 1 0 2
Ylä-Jussila, Sami 1969-10-07 Attacking Midfielder Finland HJK Helsinki 1 0 0 0 0 0
Litmanen, Jari 1971-02-20 Secondary striker England Liverpool FC 8 0 4 0 0 0
Forssell, Mikael 1981-03-15 Centre Forward England Crystal Palace FC 6 1 0 0 0 0
Johansson, Jonatan 1975-08-16 Centre Forward England Charlton Athletic 4 1 0 0 0 0
Kuqi, Shefki 1976-11-10 Centre Forward England Stockport County 3 7 2 0 1 0
Sumiala, Antti 1974-02-20 Centre Forward Germany SSV Reutlingen 05 3 1 1 1 0 0
Kottila, Mika 1974-09-22 Centre Forward Sweden Trelleborgs FF 2 6 2 0 0 0
Paatelainen, Mixu 1967-02-03 Centre Forward Scotland Hibernian Edinburgh 1 2 0 0 0 0
Niemi, Jari 1977-02-02 Centre Forward Finland Tampere United 1 1 0 1 0 0

Matches of Finland in 2000

Missing match data:
  • Thailand (20.02.) p
  • Thailand (27.02.) p
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2000-01-31
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
Finland
Finland
0:1 c
Faroe Islands vs. Finland
Friendly
La Manga Club Football Centre
2000-02-02
Finland
Finland
Iceland
Iceland
0:1 c
Finland vs. Iceland
Friendly
La Manga Club Football Centre
2000-02-04
Denmark
Denmark
Finland
Finland
1:2 c
Denmark vs. Finland
Friendly
La Manga Club Football Centre
2000-02-20
Thailand
Thailand
Finland
Finland
0:0 p
Thailand vs. Finland
Friendly
Rajamangala Stadium
2000-02-23
Estonia
Estonia
Finland
Finland
2:4 c
Estonia vs. Finland
Friendly
Rajamangala Stadium
2000-02-27
Thailand
Thailand
Finland
Finland
5:1 p
Thailand vs. Finland
Friendly
Rajamangala Stadium
2000-03-29
Wales
Wales
Finland
Finland
1:2 c
Wales vs. Finland
Friendly
Millenium Stadium
2000-04-26
Poland
Poland
Finland
Finland
0:0 c
Poland vs. Finland
Friendly
Stadion Miejski w Poznaniu
2000-06-03
Latvia
Latvia
Finland
Finland
1:0 c
Latvia vs. Finland
Friendly
Daugavas stadions Rīga
2000-08-16
Finland
Finland
Norway
Norway
3:1 c
Finland vs. Norway
Friendly
Telia 5G -areena
2000-09-02
Finland
Finland
Albania
Albania
2:1 c
Finland vs. Albania
World Cup 2002 - Group 9
Telia 5G -areena
2000-10-07
Greece
Greece
Finland
Finland
1:0 c
Greece vs. Finland
World Cup 2002 - Group 9
Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis
2000-10-11
Finland
Finland
England
England
0:0 c
Finland vs. England
World Cup 2002 - Group 9
Helsingin olympiastadion
2000-11-15
Ireland
Ireland
Finland
Finland
3:0 c
Ireland vs. Finland
Friendly
Aviva Stadium
14 Matches

Match Progress for Finland in 2000

Favorite Opponents of Finland

Opponent M W D L G
Sweden
Sweden
35 7 4 24 35
Poland
Poland
23 4 7 12 23
Estonia
Estonia
22 13 3 6 53
Greece
Greece
16 5 2 9 16
Germany
Germany
16 1 6 9 14
Wales
Wales
14 4 5 5 14
Denmark
Denmark
14 2 2 10 10
Norway
Norway
13 2 3 8 14
Italy
Italy
12 1 0 11 6
Belgium
Belgium
12 4 4 4 19
Hungary
Hungary
12 2 3 7 7
Turkey
Turkey
12 4 4 4 16
France
France
11 1 0 10 5
Netherlands
Netherlands
11 0 1 10 3
Portugal
Portugal
11 1 4 6 8
Romania
Romania
11 0 4 7 5
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
11 5 2 4 18
England
England
10 0 2 8 7
Malta
Malta
10 6 2 2 15
Ireland
Ireland
9 2 2 5 5
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
9 2 1 6 7
Austria
Austria
8 1 1 6 9
Spain
Spain
8 1 2 5 5
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
8 7 0 1 15
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
Iceland
Iceland
7 3 1 3 10
Scotland
Scotland
7 0 3 4 6
San Marino
San Marino
6 6 0 0 23
Latvia
Latvia
6 3 1 2 12
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
Albania
Albania
6 4 1 1 8
Armenia
Armenia
6 5 1 0 11
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
East Germany
East Germany
5 1 1 3 4
Slovenia
Slovenia
5 2 1 2 5
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
5 5 0 0 14
Lithuania
Lithuania
4 2 1 1 7
Bahrain
Bahrain
4 3 1 0 8
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
4 2 1 1 6
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
4 4 0 0 12
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
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
China
China
3 0 0 3 3
Iraq
Iraq
3 0 1 2 0
South Korea
South Korea
3 0 0 3 0
Brazil
Brazil
3 0 0 3 3
Japan
Japan
2 0 0 2 1
Croatia
Croatia
2 0 1 1 1
Uruguay
Uruguay
2 0 0 2 1
Egypt
Egypt
2 0 0 2 2
Bolivia
Bolivia
2 0 1 1 2
Cameroon
Cameroon
2 0 1 1 0
Morocco
Morocco
2 1 1 0 1
Kosovo
Kosovo
2 1 1 0 2
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
2 1 0 1 3
Montenegro
Montenegro
2 2 0 0 4
India
India
2 1 1 0 2
Serbia
Serbia
2 0 1 1 0
Georgia
Georgia
2 1 1 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
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
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
1 0 0 1 3
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
New Zealand
New Zealand
1 1 0 0 2
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