Finland national football team
men's national association football team representing Finland
Finland national football team is the national football team of Finland.
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| Nickname(s) | Huuhkajat (The Eagle-owls)[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Association of Finland | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Markku Kanerva | ||
| Captain | Tim Sparv | ||
| Most caps | Jari Litmanen (137) | ||
| Top scorer | Jari Litmanen (32) | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | FIN | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 56  (22 December 2022)[2] | ||
| Highest | 33 (March 2007) | ||
| Lowest | 110 (July–August 2017) | ||
| First international | |||
 Finland 2–5 Sweden  (Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland; 22 October 1911) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Finland 10–2 Estonia  (Helsinki, Finland; 11 August 1922) Finland 8–0 San Marino  (Helsinki, Finland; 17 November 2010) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Germany 13–0 Finland (Leipzig, Germany; 1 September 1940) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2020) | ||
| Best result | Group stage, 2020 | ||
Player records
change- As of 21 June 2021[4]
Most appearances
change| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jari Litmanen | 137 | 32 | 1989–2010 |
| 2 | Sami Hyypiä | 106 | 5 | 1992–2010 |
| Jonatan Johansson | 106 | 22 | 1996–2010 | |
| 4 | Ari Hjelm | 100 | 20 | 1983–1996 |
| 5 | Joonas Kolkka | 98 | 11 | 1994–2010 |
| 6 | Teemu Pukki | 94 | 30 | 2009–present |
| 7 | Mikael Forssell | 87 | 29 | 1999–2014 |
| 8 | Erkka Petäjä | 84 | 0 | 1983–1994 |
| 9 | Tim Sparv | 83 | 1 | 2009–present |
| 10 | Arto Tolsa | 77 | 10 | 1964–1981 |
Top scorers
change| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jari Litmanen | 32 | 137 | 0.23 | 1989–2010 |
| 2 | Teemu Pukki | 30 | 94 | 0.32 | 2009–present |
| 3 | Mikael Forssell | 29 | 87 | 0.33 | 1999–2014 |
| 4 | Jonatan Johansson | 22 | 106 | 0.21 | 1996–2010 |
| 5 | Ari Hjelm | 20 | 100 | 0.2 | 1983–1996 |
| 6 | Mika-Matti Paatelainen | 18 | 70 | 0.23 | 1986–2000 |
| 7 | Verner Eklöf | 17 | 32 | 0.53 | 1919–1927 |
| 8 | Aulis Koponen | 16 | 39 | 0.41 | 1924–1935 |
| Gunnar Åström | 16 | 44 | 0.36 | 1923–1937 | |
| 10 | Alexei Eremenko | 14 | 57 | 0.25 | 2003–2013 |
References
change- ↑ Palkittu Bubi käväisi yllättäen palkitsemistilaisuudessa Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine HS.fi – Kaupunki
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ↑ Mamrud, Roberto. "Finland - International Player Records". RSSSF.
