Finland national under-21 football team
Encyclopedia
The Finnish national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team
of Finland
. The team qualified for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
final tournament in 2009.
match against Ukraine
on 11 November 2011. Caps and goals as of 11 November 2011.
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National under-21 football team
A National under-21 football team represents the second-highest stage in European international football competition. Only Europe uses an under-21 age limit - all of FIFA's other Confederations - and FIFA itself - run competitions for under-20 age groups. European countries compete for the UEFA...
of Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. The team qualified for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The European Under-21 Football Championship is a football competition organised by the sport's European governing body, UEFA. It is held every two years. The competition has existed in its current form since 1978. It was preceded by the Under 23 Challenge Cup which ran from 1967 to 1970...
final tournament in 2009.
UEFA U-21 Championship Record
- 19781978 UEFA European Under-21 Football ChampionshipThe UEFA U-21 Championship 1978, which spanned two years had 24 entrants. Yugoslavia U-21s won the competition.The 24 national teams were divided into eight groups. The group winners played off against each other on a two-legged home-and-away basis until the winner was decided...
: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 3 in qualification group. - 19801980 UEFA European Under-21 Football ChampionshipThe UEFA U-21 Championship 1980, which spanned two years had 25 entrants. Cyprus and the Netherlands competed in the competition for the first time. 1978 entrants Austria did not enter. Due to 'irregularities', Turkey's first two matches were awarded to their opponents...
: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 3 in qualification group. - 19821982 UEFA European Under-21 Football ChampionshipThe UEFA U-21 Championship 1982, which spanned two years , had 26 entrants. West Germany competed in the competition for the first time. England U-21s won the competition....
: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group. - 19841984 UEFA European Under-21 Football ChampionshipThe UEFA U-21 Championship 1984, which spanned two years , had 30 entrants. Albania, Iceland and Wales competed in the competition for the first time. England U-21s won the competition for the second time running....
: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 4 in qualification group. - 19861986 UEFA European Under-21 Football ChampionshipThe UEFA U-21 Championship 1986, which spanned two years , had 29 entrants. Spain U-21s won the competition after a penalty shootout, the first in the U-21 competition's history....
: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 4 in qualification group. - 19881988 UEFA European Under-21 Football ChampionshipThe UEFA U-21 Championship 1988, which spanned two years , had 30 entrants. The Republic of Ireland competed for the first time. France U-21s won the competition....
: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 4 in qualification group. - 19901990 UEFA European Under-21 Football ChampionshipThe UEFA U-21 Championship 1990, which spanned two years , had 30 entrants. San Marino competed for the first time. USSR U-21s won the competition....
: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group. - 19921992 UEFA European Under-21 Football ChampionshipThe UEFA U-21 Championship 1992, which spanned two years , had 32 entrants.Malta and Israel competed for the first time. This was also the first appearance of the unified Germany team.Italy U-21s won the competition....
: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 4 in qualification group. - 19941994 UEFA European Under-21 Football ChampionshipThe UEFA U-21 Championship 1994, which spanned two years , had 32 entrants. After the quarter-finals stage, France were chosen as the first hosts of the final stages, consisting of four matches in total....
: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 6 in qualification group. - 19961996 UEFA European Under-21 Football ChampionshipThe UEFA U-21 Championship 1996, which spanned two years , had 44 entrants. After the quarter-finals stage, Spain were chosen as the hosts of the final stages, consisting of four matches in total....
: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 5 in qualification group. - 19981998 UEFA European Under-21 Football ChampionshipThe UEFA U-21 Championship 1998, which spanned two years , had 46 entrants. Before the quarter-finals stage, Romania were chosen as the hosts of the final stages, consisting of four matches in total....
: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 6 in qualification group. - 20002000 UEFA European Under-21 Football ChampionshipThe UEFA U-21 Championship 2000, which spanned two years , had 47 entrants. Northern Ireland competed for the first time. For the first time a finals tournament with two groups of four teams was held, with one of those teams, Slovakia, having been chosen as the hosts.Italy U-21s won the...
: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group. - 20022002 UEFA European Under-21 Football ChampionshipUEFA U-21 Championship 2002 was the 13th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Football Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Switzerland between 16 and 28 May 2002.Czech Republic U-21s won the competition for the first time.-Qualification:...
: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group. - 20042004 UEFA European Under-21 Football ChampionshipUEFA U-21 Championship 2004 was the 14th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Football Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Germany between 27 May and 8 June 2004.Italy U-21s won the competition for the fifth time...
: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group. - 20062006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship-Group B:---------------------Knockout stage:-Semi-finals:-----Final:-Goalscorers:4 goals Klaas Jan Huntelaar3 goals Thomas Kahlenberg Nicky Hofs2 goals Bryan Bergougnoux Ruslan Fomin Artem Milevskiy...
: Did not qualify. Finished 5th of 7 in qualification group. - 20072007 UEFA European Under-21 Football ChampionshipThe UEFA U-21 Championship 2007 were held from 10 June 2007 to 23 June 2007. It is the 16th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Football Championship....
: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 3 in qualification group. - 20092009 UEFA European Under-21 Football ChampionshipThe 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship began on 15 June 2009, and was the 17th UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. This was the first tournament after the competition reverted to a two-year format, following the single-year 2006-07 competition, which allowed the change to...
: Qualified. Finished 4th of 4 in Group B. - 20112011 UEFA European Under-21 Football ChampionshipUEFA U-21 Championship 2011 was the 18th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Football Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Denmark between 11 and 25 June 2011....
: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
2013 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification
Current squad
The selections for 2013 UEFA European Under–21 Football Championship qualification2013 UEFA European Under–21 Football Championship qualification
The 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification is a series of parallel association football competitions to be held over 2011 and 2012 to decide the qualifiers for 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, to be held in Israel...
match against Ukraine
Ukraine national under-21 football team
The Ukraine national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine.After Ukrainian Independence in 1991, the Ukraine senior team played their first match in April 1992...
on 11 November 2011. Caps and goals as of 11 November 2011.
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Coaching staff
- Head coach: Mika Laurikainen
- Coach: Kari MartonenKari MartonenKari Martonen is a Finnish football manager and former player, currently managing JJK in Finnish Veikkausliiga. He also works as an assistant manager of the Finland U21 squad....
/Jarkko WissJarkko WissJarkko Wiss is a former Finnish footballer and the current manager of Tampere United.-Player career:As a player he played in the position of defensive midfielder for TPV Tampere, FF Jaro, HJK and Tampere United in Finland, Molde, Lillestrøm and Moss in Norway, Stockport County in England as well... - Goalkeeping coach: Jani VianderJani VianderJani Viander is a former Finnish footballer who last played for HJK Helsinki. Currently he works as a goalkeeping coach for both HJK and it's reserves Klubi-04 and for the Finland U21.-Career:...
- Team director: Lasse LagerblomLasse LagerblomLasse Lagerblom is a Finnish professional footballer.He played for the Veikkausliiga side FC Honka based in Tapiola in Finland.-References:...
- Team doctor: Tuomas Brinck
- Physiotherapist: Jari Pylvänäinen
- Kit manager: Harri Koskinen
See also
- Finland national football teamFinland national football teamThe Finland national football team represents Finland in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Finland....
- Finland national under-19 football team
- Finland national under-17 football teamFinland national under-17 football teamThe Finland national under-17 football team represents Finland in international football competitions in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, as well as any other under-17 international football tournaments...
- Finland national under-21 football team at UEFA web pages