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Finland U21
Nickname(s)Pikkuhuuhkajat
(The Little Eagle-Owls)[1]
AssociationFootball Association of Finland
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachFinland Tommi Kautonen
FIFA codeFIN
First colours
Second colours
First international
Finland Finland 1–3 Sweden 
(Vaasa, Finland; 11 August 1976)
Biggest win
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Biggest defeat
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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

  • 1978: Finished 3rd of 3 in qualification group.
  • 1980: Finished 3rd of 3 in qualification group.
  • 1982: Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1984: Finished 3rd of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1986: Finished 2nd of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1988: Finished 3rd of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1990: Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1992: Finished 3rd of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1994: Finished 3rd of 6 in qualification group.
  • 1996: Finished 2nd of 5 in qualification group.
  • 1998: Finished 4th of 6 in qualification group.
  • 2000: Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
  • 2002: Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group.
  • 2004: Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
  • 2006: Finished 5th of 7 in qualification group.
  • 2007: Finished 3rd of 3 in qualification group.
  • 2009: Won qualification group 6 and beat Austria in play-offs. Qualified for the final tournament, where finished 4th of 4 in Group B.
  • 2011: Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
  • 2013: Finished 4th of 6 in qualification group.
  • 2015: Finished 2nd of 6 in qualification group.
  • 2017: TBD

2017 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification

Main article: 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 7

Template:2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 7

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

Finland 2–0 Russia
Lassas 17'
Mero 36'		 Report
Referee: Peter Kralović (Slovakia)

Finland 3–0 Faroe Islands
Yaghoubi 24' (pen.), 39'
Skrabb 31'		 Report
Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)

Germany 4–0 Finland
Sané 13', 90+1'
Selke 16'
Kimmich 27'		 Report
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

Azerbaijan 0–1 Finland
Report Lassas 80'
Referee: Milan Ilić (Serbia)

Austria 2–0 Finland
Gregoritsch 77'
Friesenbichler 90+1'		 Report
Referee: Bojan Pandžić (Sweden)

Faroe Islands 1–6 Finland
Edmundsson 35' Report Tuominen 18'
Lassas 38'
O'Shaughnessy 42'
Hambo 45', 73'
T. Olsen 90+2' (o.g.)
Referee: Johnny Casanova (San Marino)

Finland 0–1 Austria
Report Dovedan 90+1'

Finland 0-1 Germany
Report Väisänen 41(og)'
Referee: Benoît Millot ()

Finland 0-0 Azerbaijan
Report
Referee: Peter Kjäsgård-Andersen ()

Russia v Finland

Current squad

The selections for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification against Azerbaijan on 7 October 2016 and Russia on 11 September 2016.[2][3]

Caps and goals as of 6 September 2016 after the match against Germany.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Carljohan Eriksson (1995-04-25) 25 April 1995 (age 29) 3 0 Finland HIFK
1GK Otso Virtanen (1994-04-03) 3 April 1994 (age 30) 16 0 Scotland Hibernian
2DF Nnaemeka Anyamele (1994-05-16) 16 May 1994 (age 30) 12 0 Finland HIFK
2DF Felipe Aspegren (1994-02-12) 12 February 1994 (age 30) 8 0 Finland Ilves
2DF Dani Hatakka (1994-03-12) 12 March 1994 (age 30) 28 6 Norway Hødd
2DF Hampus Holmgren (1995-11-14) 14 November 1995 (age 29) 3 0 Sweden Åtvidaberg
2DF Tatu Miettunen (1995-04-24) 24 April 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Finland Ilves
2DF Juho Pirttijoki (1996-07-30) 30 July 1996 (age 28) 2 0 Finland HIFK
2DF Mikko Viitikko (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 (age 29) 9 0 Finland VPS
3MF Fredrik Jensen (1997-09-09) 9 September 1997 (age 27) 2 0 Netherlands Twente
3MF Richard Jensen (1996-03-17) 17 March 1996 (age 28) 8 0 Netherlands Twente
3MF Glen Kamara (1995-10-28) 28 October 1995 (age 29) 13 0 England Southend United
3MF Matti Klinga (1994-12-10) 10 December 1994 (age 30) 9 1 Finland SJK
3MF Fredrik Lassas (1996-10-01) 1 October 1996 (age 28) 18 4 Finland HIFK
3MF Matias Ojala (1995-02-28) 28 February 1995 (age 29) 5 0 Finland PS Kemi
3MF Simon Skrabb (1995-01-19) 19 January 1995 (age 29) 16 1 Sweden Gefle
3MF Robert Taylor (1994-10-21) 21 October 1994 (age 30) 9 0 Finland RoPS
3MF Jasse Tuominen (1995-11-12) 12 November 1995 (age 29) 7 1 Finland FC Lahti
3MF Joona Veteli (1995-04-21) 21 April 1995 (age 29) 3 0 Finland PS Kemi
3MF Moshtagh Yaghoubi (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 (age 30) 22 6 Latvia Spartaks Jūrmala
4FW Pyry Soiri (1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 (age 30) 13 0 Finland VPS

Recent callups

The following players have also been called up to the Finland under-21 squad and remain eligible:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Frédéric Gotte (1995-09-08) 8 September 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Unattached v.  Azerbaijan, 13 October 2015
DF Jerry Voutilainen (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 29) 5 0 Finland VPS v.  Russia, 11 October 2016
DF Nicholas Hämäläinen (1997-03-05) 5 March 1997 (age 27) 0 0 England Queens Park Rangers v.  Germany, 6 September 2016
DF Sauli Väisänen (1994-06-05) 5 June 1994 (age 30) 14 1 Sweden AIK v.  Germany, 6 September 2016
DF Daniel O'Shaughnessy (1994-09-10) 10 September 1994 (age 30) 15 2 England Cheltenham Town v.  Faroe Islands, 2 June 2016
DF Leo Väisänen (1997-07-23) 23 July 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Finland HJK v.  Faroe Islands, 2 June 2016
DF Roni Peiponen (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 27) 1 0 Norway Molde FK v.  Poland, 23 March 2016
DF Joel Mero (1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 (age 29) 6 2 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach v.  Azerbaijan, 13 October 2015
DF Alex Lehtinen (1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Finland Honka v.  Sweden, 13 June 2015
DF Tommi Saarinen (1995-01-31) 31 January 1995 (age 29) 6 0 Finland Honka v.  Luxembourg, 29 March 2015
DF Patrick Aaltonen (1994-03-18) 18 March 1994 (age 30) 5 1 Thailand Ubon UMT United 2015 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup, 16–25 January 2015
DF Lassi Nurmos (1994-07-24) 24 July 1994 (age 30) 4 0 Finland AC Oulu 2015 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup, 16–25 January 2015
DF Miro Tenho (1995-09-02) 2 September 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Finland TPS v.  Moldova, 1 June 2014
MF Matej Hradecky (1995-04-17) 17 April 1995 (age 29) 13 0 Finland SJK v.  Russia, 11 October 2016
MF Armend Kabashi (1995-12-04) 4 December 1995 (age 29) 11 0 Germany Eintracht Braunschweig v.  Germany, 6 September 2016
MF Obed Malolo (1997-04-18) 18 April 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Finland HJK v.  Faroe Islands, 2 June 2016
MF Eero Tamminen (1995-05-19) 19 May 1995 (age 29) 7 1 Finland VPS v.  Faroe Islands, 2 June 2016
MF Jere Aallikko (1994-02-28) 28 February 1994 (age 30) 2 0 Norway Notodden 2015 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup, 16–25 January 2015
MF Jesper Brechtel (1994-01-21) 21 January 1994 (age 30) 7 0 Germany Hauenstein v.  San Marino, 9 September 2014
MF Emerik Grönroos (1994-07-06) 6 July 1994 (age 30) 0 0 Finland KTP v.  England, 9 September 2013
FW Youness Rahimi (1995-02-13) 13 February 1995 (age 29) 16 1 Finland SJK v.  Germany, 6 September 2016
FW Vahid Hambo (1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 (age 29) 3 5 England Brighton & Hove Albion v.  Germany, 6 September 2016
FW Joel Pohjanpalo (1994-09-13) 13 September 1994 (age 30) 11 2 Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf v.  Austria, 13 November 2015
FW Kimmo Hovi (1994-05-31) 31 May 1994 (age 30) 9 2 Spain Club Portugalete v.  Faroe Islands, 8 September 2015

Coaching staff

Past squads

See also

References

  1. ^ Pikkuhuuhkajat
  2. ^ Pikkuhuuhkajat EM-karsintojen päätösotteluihin Template:Fi icon
  3. ^ Anyamele mukaan Pikkuhuuhkajiin Template:Fi icon
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