Finland national futsal team

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Finland
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Huuhkajat
(The Eagle-Owls)
AssociationSuomen Palloliitto
ConfederationUEFA
Head coachCroatia Mićo Martić
CaptainPanu Autio
Most capsRisto Salmi (66)
Top scorerPanu Autio (41)
FIFA codeFIN
FIFA ranking21 [1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
Finland Finland 4–7 Hungary Hungary
(Helsinki, Finland; October 21, 1998)
Biggest win
Malta Malta 0–10 Finland Finland
(Cottonera, Malta; October 15, 2010)
Biggest defeat
Spain Spain 13–0 Finland Finland
(Madrid, Spain; January 29, 2004)
World Cup
Appearances0
UEFA Futsal Championship
Appearances0
Finland national futsal team 2.4.2018

The Finnish national futsal team represents Finland in international futsal competitions. The team is run under supervision of the Football Association of Finland. It has never qualified for the World Cup or the European Championships. On 21.2.2019 rankings Finland is 35th globally and 20th in Europe. [2]

History

Spain - Finland 2.4.2018

The Finnish national futsal team was formed for the first time in 1994 when Finland participated in the World University Futsal Championship held in Cyprus. The World University Futsal Championship was held in Jyväskylä, Finland two years later. The first official international matches were played on October 21 and 22, 1998 against Hungary. Later that year Finland also participated in the qualifiers for the 1999 UEFA Futsal Championship tournament with futsal national team coach Timo Liekoski,[3] but failed to qualify.[4]

Simo Syrjävaara was selected as national futsal team coach at the end of year 1999.[5] During Syrjävaara's spell, the team has participated twice in FIFA Futsal World Championship qualifiers and three times in UEFA Futsal Championship qualifiers. In these qualifiers, the team won only twice and lost total of 14 times. After Syrjävaara stepped down, rising talent Jouni Pihlaja took over coaching the team from the beginning of year 2005.[4]

International Competitions

FIFA Futsal World Cup

  • 1989 - did not compete
  • 1992 - did not compete
  • 1996 - did not compete
  • 2000 - did not qualify
  • 2004 - did not qualify
  • 2008 - did not qualify
  • 2012 - did not qualify
  • 2016 - did not qualify
  • 2021 - did not qualify

UEFA Futsal Championship

  • 1996 - did not compete
  • 1999 - did not qualify
  • 2001 - did not qualify
  • 2003 - did not qualify
  • 2005 - did not qualify
  • 2007 - did not qualify
  • 2010 - did not qualify
  • 2012 - did not qualify
  • 2014 - did not qualify
  • 2016 - did not qualify
  • 2018 - did not qualify
  • 2022 - TBD

Nordic Futsal Cup

Nordic Futsal Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
2013 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 10 10
2014 Winners 1st 3 2 1 0 8 3
2016 Winners 1st 4 4 0 0 16 5
2017 Winners 1st 4 4 0 0 17 6
2018 Winners 1st 4 4 0 0 - -
Total 4/4 app. 4 title 18 11 1 2 51 24

Team pool for season 2018-19 [6]

Finnish national team 30.1.2019 UEFA qualification tournament in Moldova [7]

Player Year of birth Team
Goalies
Antti Koivumäki 1993 Finland GFT
Juha-Matti Savolainen 1991 Finland Kampuksen Dynamo
Kasper Kangas 1999 Finland Leijona Futsal
Fieldplayers
Panu Autio (C) 1985 Finland GFT
Miika Hosio 1989 Italy Mantova calcio a5
Jarmo Junno 1992 Finland Sievi FS
Juhana Jyrkiäinen 1990 Finland Leijona Futsal
Jani Korpela 1997 Finland Kampuksen Dynamo
Sergei Korsunov 1992 Finland Kampuksen Dynamo
Jukka Kytölä 1988 Italy Mantova calcio a5
Mikko Kytölä 1983 Finland Kampuksen Dynamo
Antti Teittinen 1981 Finland Ilves FS
Lassi Lintula 1997 Finland Ilves FS
Justus Kunnas 1999 Finland Futsal MadMax
Aleksi Kylmälä 1999 Finland Sievi FS


Season 2018-2019

Date Teams Venue Result Notes Finland goalscorers
14.4.2019 FinlandFinland Spain Spain Vantaa, Finland X - X[8]
13.4.2019 FinlandFinland Spain Spain Tampere, Finland X - X [8]
2.2.2019 FinlandFinland Moldova Moldova Ciorescu, Moldova 1-2 (0-1)[9] WC 2020 Qualifications Jyrkiäinen
31.1.2019 Wales Wales FinlandFinland Ciorescu, Moldova 0-7 (0-2) [10] WC 2020 Qualifications Kylmälä, Autio, Korpela, Korsunov, Hosio, J. Kytölä, Jyrkiäinen
30.1.2019 FinlandFinland Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Ciorescu, Moldova 9-1 (4-1)[11] WC 2020 Qualifications Korpela x2, Junno, Korsunov, Autio, J.Kytölä x2, Hosio
8.12.2018 DenmarkDenmark FinlandFinland Ringkøbing-Skjern, Denmark 1-3 (1-0)[12] Nordic Futsal Cup J.Kytölä x2, Autio
7.12.2018 NorwayNorway FinlandFinland Ringkøbing-Skjern, Denmark 0-2 (0-0)[13] Nordic Futsal Cup Teittinen, Junno
5.12.2018 Sweden Sweden FinlandFinland Ringkøbing-Skjern, Denmark 5-2 (4-1)[14] Nordic Futsal Cup M.Kytölä, Hosio, Teittinen, J.Kytölä, Autio
4.12.2018 FinlandFinland GreenlandGreenland Ringkøbing-Skjern, Denmark 6-1 (4-1)[15] Nordic Futsal Cup Korsunov, Jyrkiäinen x2, J.Kytölä, Junno, Autio
28.10.2018 Czech Republic Czech Republic FinlandFinland Jyväskylä, Finland 4-1 M.Kytölä
27.10.2018 FinlandFinland DenmarkDenmark Jyväskylä, Finland 3-2 Autio x2, Korsunov
26.10.2018 FinlandFinland Russia Russia Jyväskylä, Finland 2-5 Jyrkiäinen, M.Kytölä


Futsal national team games 2010-11 [16]

Date Venue Home team Visiting team Result Goals
14.10.2010 Cottonera Malta Malta Finland Finland 0-7 (0-1) Salmi, Autio, Torvinen 2, Reinikka, Juvonen, Modig
15.10.2010 Cottonera Malta Malta Finland Finland 0-10 (0-5) Salmi 3, Autio 2, Terho 3, Laurikainen, Kytölä
13.12.2010 Tampere Finland Finland Republic of Ireland Ireland 5-0 (3-0) Henriksson 2, Terho, Autio, Own goal
14.12.2010 Jyväskylä Finland Finland Republic of Ireland Ireland 8-2 (5-0) Kytölä 2, Autio 3, Salmi, Torvinen, Own goal
10.1.2011 Miskolc Hungary Hungary Finland Finland 3-1 (1-1) Salmi
11.1.2011 Gyöngyös Hungary Hungary Finland Finland 6-1 (0-1) Teittinen
20.1.2011 Tampere Finland Finland Albania Albania 9-0 (5-0) Reinikka, Salmi, Own goal, Laurikainen, Teittinen, Autio 3, Kytölä
22.1.2011 Tampere Finland Finland San Marino San Marino 7-0 (1-0) Autio 2, Kytölä, Terho, Teittinen 2, Torvinen
23.1.2011 Tampere Cyprus Cyprus Finland Finland 2-2 (1-2) Lind 2
24.2.2011 Rotterdam Russia Russia Finland Finland 5-1 Lindgren
25.2.2011 Rotterdam Netherlands Netherlands Finland Finland 5-2 Autio, Own goal
27.2.2011 Rotterdam Finland Finland Serbia Serbia 0-6

References

  1. ^ Futsal World Ranking
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  3. ^ "Maaottelut 1998-". Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
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  12. ^ "Suomi Futsalin Pohjoismaiden mestari 2018". www.palloliitto.fi. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
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