The Finland national under-17 football team represents
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
in international
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
competitions in the
FIFA U-17 World Cup
The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to U-17 in 1991 and to its current name in 2007, is the world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by ''Fédération ...
and the
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
The UEFA European Under-17 Championship or simply UEFA Under-17 Championship, is an annual football competition contested by the European men's under-17 national teams of the member associations of UEFA.
Spain is the most successful team in this ...
, as well as any other under-17 international football tournaments. It is governed by the
Football Association of Finland
The Football Association of Finland ( fi, Suomen Palloliitto, abbr. SPL; sv, Finlands Bollförbund) is the governing body of football in Finland. It was founded in Helsinki on 19 May 1907.
The SPL organises the men's and women's national footb ...
.
Competitive record
FIFA U-16/17 World Cup Record
UEFA European U-17 Championship record
:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on
penalty kicks.''
:''**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.''
:''***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.''
Recent results
Current squad
* The following players were called up for the
2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification.
* Match dates: 5–11 October 2022
* Opposition: , and
*Caps and goals correct as of: 8 October 2022, after the match against
Coaching staff
U17 (2003) maajoukkue
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* Head coach: Erkka V. Lehtola
* Coach: Teemu Eskola
* Goalkeeping Coach: Eemeli Reponen
Eemeli Reponen (born 6 June 1990) is a Finnish professional football coach and a former player. He works as a goalkeepers coach with Honka. Reponen started his junior career in FC Jazz
FC Jazz is a football club from Pori, Finland. It pla ...
* Video Analyst: Juho Suuperko
* Doctor: Aapo Haavisto
* Physiotherapist: Niklas Virtanen
* Kit Manager: Jaakko Tawast
* Team Manager: Ville Sairanen
Minor tournaments
* Under-17 Baltic Cup
** Winners: 2011, 2013
** Runners-up: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
** Third-place: 2012, 2014
* Nordic Under-17 Football Championship
The Nordic Under-17 Football Championship (also Nordic Under-17 Tournament or Nordic Cup, sv, Nordisk Pojkturnering) is an open Nordic countries, Nordic championship tournament for under-17 national association football, football teams.
The compe ...
** Winners: 1999, 2013
** Runners-up: 1975, 2018
** Third-place: 1982, 1986, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2006
References
Notes
See also
* Finland national football team
The Finland national football team ( fi, Suomen jalkapallomaajoukkue, sv, Finlands fotbollslandslag) represents Finland in men's international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Finland, the governing body ...
* Finland national under-21 football team
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.
UEFA U-21 Championship Record
2023 UEFA Euro Under ...
* Finland national under-19 football team
The Finnish national under-19 football team is the national under-19 football team of Finland.
UEFA European Under-19 Championship UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Competitive record UEFA European Youth Tournament
* 1975 runners-up
Curren ...
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European national under-17 association football teams
Finland national football team