Finland national under-17 football team

The 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 Championship, as well as any other under-17 international football tournaments. It is governed by the Football Association of Finland.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Finland women's national under-17 football team.

Finland U-17
AssociationFootball Association of Finland
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachFinland Erkka V. Lehtola
FIFA codeFIN
First colours
Second colours
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2003)
Best resultGroup Stage, 2003
European Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2002)
Best resultGroup Stage, 2002

Competitive record

FIFA U-16/17 World Cup Record
Year Round Position Matches Wins Draws Losses GF[note 1] GA[note 2]
China 1985did not qualify
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989
Italy 1991
Japan 1993
Ecuador 1995
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Finland 2003Group Stage12th3102312
Peru 2005did not qualify
South Korea 2007
Nigeria 2009
Mexico 2011
United Arab Emirates 2013
Chile 2015
India 2017
Brazil 2019
Indonesia 2023
Total1/1912th3102312

UEFA European U-17 Championship record
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
Denmark 2002Group Stage3003315
Portugal 2003did not qualify
France 2004
Italy 2005
Luxembourg 2006
Belgium 2007
Turkey 2008
Germany 2009
Liechtenstein 2010
Serbia 2011
Slovenia 2012
Slovakia 2013
Malta 2014
Bulgaria 2015
Azerbaijan 2016
Croatia 2017
England 2018
Republic of Ireland 2019
Estonia 2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1][2]
Cyprus 2021
Israel 2022did not qualify
Hungary 2023
Cyprus 2024to be determined
Total1/163003315
*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
5 October 2022 Qualifying Round Finland  2–1  Greece Podujevo, Kosovo
13:00
  • Ruoppi 21'
  • Ezeh 32' (pen.)
 Report
Stadium: Zahir Pajaziti Stadium
Referee: Luca Cibelli (Switzerland)
8 October 2022 Qualifying Round Italy  4–0  Finland Pristina, Kosovo
16:00
  • Romano 15'
  • Ragnoli Galli 21'
  • Pafundi 23'
  • Leveälahti 55' (o.g.)
 Report Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic)
11 October 2022 Qualifying Round Kosovo  1–1  Finland Pristina, Kosovo
13:00
Report
  • Boström 87'
 Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)


22 March 2023 Elite round Spain  2–1  Finland Manavgat, Turkey
10:00
  • Huestamendia 56'
  • Guiu 64'
 Report
Stadium: Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)
25 March 2023 Elite round Germany  7–0  Finland Manavgat, Turkey
10:00
  • Hermann 4', 30'
  • Brunner 11', 87'
  • Osawe 18'
  • Kabar 55'
  • Wätjen 60'
 Report Stadium: Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex
Referee: Jóhan Hendrik Ellefsen (Faroe Islands)
28 March 2023 Elite round Finland  1–5  Turkey Manavgat, Turkey
13:00
Report
  • Ayhan 22'
  • Arkutcu 27'
  • Henry 35' (o.g.)
  • Gürpüz 47', 89'
 Stadium: Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex
Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium)

Players

Current squad
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Johannes Viitala (2006-08-10) 10 August 2006 9 0 Finland Ilves
1GK Joel Tynkkynen (2006-01-25) 25 January 2006 0 0 Finland HJK
2DF Akseli Puukko (2006-08-24) 24 August 2006 11 0 Finland Lahti
2DF Emil Leveälahti (2006-08-22) 22 August 2006 10 0 Finland HJK
2DF Kaius Simojoki (2006-03-21) 21 March 2006 10 0 Finland KäPa
2DF Mustafa Abdulmuttaleb (2006-06-08) 8 June 2006 6 0 Finland HJK
2DF Gabriel Oksanen (2006-09-22) 22 September 2006 3 0 United States Real Salt Lake
2DF Kalle Koponen (2006-05-31) 31 May 2006 1 0 Finland HJK
2DF Gershon Henry (2006-06-07) 7 June 2006 0 0 United States Real Salt Lake
3MF Otto Ruoppi (2006-01-31) 31 January 2006 11 2 Finland KuPS
3MF Samuel Pasanen (2006-01-02) 2 January 2006 9 3 Finland Lahti
3MF Aapo Boström (2006-03-20) 20 March 2006 3 1 Finland TPS
3MF Julius Paananen (2006-11-26) 26 November 2006 1 0 Finland OLS
3MF Daniel Riihilahti (2006-03-09) 9 March 2006 1 0 Finland HJK
4FW David Ezeh (2006-02-13) 13 February 2006 11 4 Finland HJK
4FW Elmer Vauhkonen (2006-02-23) 23 February 2006 11 3 Finland HJK
4FW Vilho Huovila (2006-07-10) 10 July 2006 11 1 Finland Lahti
4FW Emil Ingman (2006-07-01) 1 July 2006 9 5 Finland HJK
4FW Juho Lähteenmäki (2006-06-15) 15 June 2006 9 1 Denmark Nordsjælland
4FW Julius Körkkö (2006-07-03) 3 July 2006 5 0 Finland Tervarit

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for Finland U-17 in the last twelve months and are still eligible for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Jussi Tanska (2006-05-02) 2 May 2006 2 0 Finland Honka v.  Kosovo, 11 October 2022
DF Niko Nurmi (2006-08-26) 26 August 2006 8 0 Finland Honka v.  Kosovo, 11 October 2022
DF Oskari Raiski (2006-05-29) 29 May 2006 7 0 Finland SJK Seinäjoki v.  Kosovo, 11 October 2022
DF Topi Sistonen (2006-01-21) 21 January 2006 4 0 Finland Salon Palloilijat v.  Kosovo, 11 October 2022
MF Iiro Mendolin (2006-05-25) 25 May 2006 9 1 Netherlands Groningen v.  Kosovo, 11 October 2022
FW Aatos Tuunanen (2006-01-31) 31 January 2006 9 2 Finland KuPS v.  Kosovo, 11 October 2022
FW Sonosi Daldum (2007-03-19) 19 March 2007 Finland KuPS

Coaching staff

[4]

  • Head coach: Erkka V. Lehtola
  • Coach: Teemu Eskola
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Eemeli Reponen
  • Video Analyst: Juho Suuperko
  • Doctor: Aapo Haavisto
  • Physiotherapist: Niklas Virtanen
  • Kit Manager: Jaakko Tawast
  • Team Manager: Ville Sairanen

Minor tournaments

References
  1. "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. "U17-pojat nimetty EM-jatkokarsintaturnaukseen" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. 8 March 2023. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  4. "U17 (2003) maajoukkue". Archived from the original on 18 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

Notes
  1. Goals for / scored
  2. Goals against / conceded

See also
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