Finland national under-17 football team

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
First international
  2–1 China 
(Helsinki, Finland; 13 August 2003)
Biggest win
 Liechtenstein 0–8  
(Oeiras, Portugal; 19 November 2024)
Biggest defeat
 Colombia 9–1  
(Helsinki, Finland; 19 August 2003)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2003)
Best resultGroup Stage (2003)
European Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2002)
Best resultGroup Stage (2002)

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.

Competitive record

FIFA U-16/17 World Cup Record

Year Round Position Matches Wins Draws Losses GF[note 1] GA[note 2]
China 1985 did not qualify
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989
Italy 1991
Japan 1993
Ecuador 1995
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Finland 2003 Group Stage 12th 3 1 0 2 3 12
Peru 2005 did not qualify
South Korea 2007
Nigeria 2009
Mexico 2011
United Arab Emirates 2013
Chile 2015
India 2017
Brazil 2019
Indonesia 2023
Qatar 2025 to be determined
Total 1/20 12th 3 1 0 2 3 12

UEFA European U-17 Championship record

Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
1982-2001 See Finland national under-16 football team
Denmark 2002 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 3 15
Portugal 2003 did 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 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1][2]
Cyprus 2021
Israel 2022 did not qualify
Hungary 2023
Cyprus 2024
Albania 2025
Estonia 2026 to be determined
Total 1/16 3 0 0 3 3 15
*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

2023

2 August 2023 Friendly tournament   0–0  Sweden Imatra, Finland
Report Stadium: Ukonniemi
Attendance: 457
4 August 2023 Friendly tournament Israel  2–5   Lappeenranta, Finland
  • Zahrani 80'
  • Aviv 89'
 Report
Stadium: Kimpinen Sports Centre
Attendance: 2100
8 August 2023 Friendly tournament   0–1  Denmark Lappeenranta, Finland
Report
  • Abildgaard 22'
 Stadium: Kimpinen Sports Centre
Attendance: 1200


12 September 2023 Friendly Switzerland  2–2   Mendrisio, Switzerland
  • Kabashi 68'
  • Simic 82'
 Report
Stadium: Stadio comunale
14 September 2023 Friendly Switzerland  1–0   Mendrisio, Switzerland
  • Renovales 82'
 Report Stadium: Stadio comunale


15 October 2023 2024 UEFA Euro U17 Championship qualification: Main round   2–2  Ukraine Triesen, Liechtenstein
 Report
Stadium: Sportanlage Blumenau
Referee: David Dickinson (Scotland)
18 October 2023 2024 UEFA Euro U17 Championship qualification: Main round Germany  1–1   Eschen, Liechtenstein
  • Husser 66'
 Report
Stadium: Sportpark Eschen-Mauren
Referee: Martin Dohal (Slovakia)
21 October 2023 2024 UEFA Euro U17 Championship qualification: Main round Liechtenstein  0–3   Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Report
Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion
Referee: Martin Dohal (Slovakia)

2024

23 January 2024 Friendly Portugal  2–2   Algés, Portugal
  • Meireles 52'
  • Miranda 73'
 Report
Stadium: Cidade do Futebol
Referee: Ricardo Bogas (Portugal)
25 January 2024 Friendly Portugal  0–1   Algés, Portugal
Report
Stadium: Cidade do Futebol
Referee: Nuno Oliveira (Portugal)


28 February 2024 Friendly   1–2  Iceland Tammela, Finland
Stadium: Eerikkilä Sports Centre
1 March 2024 Friendly   4–1  Iceland Vantaa, Finland
Stadium: Myyrmäki Stadium


20 March 2024 2024 UEFA Euro U-17 Championship qualification: Elite round   0–1  Belgium Vantaa, Finland
Report
  • Van De Ven 13' (p.)
 Stadium: Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion
Referee: Alan Kijas (Austria)
23 March 2024 2024 UEFA Euro U-17 Championship qualification: Elite round Netherlands  0–1   Vantaa, Finland
Report
Stadium: Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion
Referee: Mihály Káprály (Hungary)
26 March 2024 2024 UEFA Euro U-17 Championship qualification: Elite round Italy  2–2   Vantaa, Finland
Stadium: Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion
13 November 2024 (2024-11-13) 2025 UEFA Euro U-17 Championship qualification: Round 1   2–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina Estádio do Real SC, Queluz
16:00
  • Katz 62' (pen.), 90'
 Report
  • Delić 45+1'
  • Spahić 52'
 Referee: Marek Radina (Czech Republic)
16 November 2024 (2024-11-16) 2025 UEFA Euro U-17 Championship qualification: Round 1 Portugal  5–1   Cidade do Futebol, Oeiras
16:00
  • Lima 6'
  • Neves 36'
  • Töllinen 42' (o.g.)
  • Cunha 58'
  • Chelmik 75'
 Report
  • Siren 20'
 Referee: Kyriakos Athanasiou (Cyprus)
19 November 2024 (2024-11-19) 2025 UEFA Euro U-17 Championship qualification: Round 1 Liechtenstein  0–8   Estádio Nacional, Oeiras
12:00 Report
Referee: Marek Radina (Czech Republic)

Players

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Niki Hasselman (2008-02-25) 25 February 2008 6 0 Finland PKKU
1GK Max Kulmala (2008-04-01) 1 April 2008 2 0 Finland FC Inter
2DF Topias Töllinen (2008-12-16) 16 December 2008 13 1 Finland PKKU
2DF Eerik Salmivuori (2008-11-08) 8 November 2008 13 0 Finland FC Honka
2DF Musa Hietakangas (2008-09-09) 9 September 2008 10 0 Finland SJK
2DF Ville Kumpu (2008-02-18) 18 February 2008 9 0 Finland Ilves
2DF Lauri Suutarinen (2008-06-25) 25 June 2008 3 0 Finland JJK
2DF Luka Puhakainen (2008-03-03) 3 March 2008 2 0 Finland KTP
2DF Alexander Wik 2 0 Finland VPS
2DF Sameli Puputti 1 0 Finland KäPä
3MF Otto Tiitinen (2008-04-25) 25 April 2008 15 3 Finland Ilves
3MF Leevi Palmula (2008-02-23) 23 February 2008 13 2 Finland HJK
3MF Tomi Väkiparta (2008-01-06) 6 January 2008 9 0 Finland TPS
3MF Antton Nylund (2008-06-18) 18 June 2008 8 0 Finland HJK
3MF Eze Onuoha (2008-12-19) 19 December 2008 2 0 Finland FC Honka
4FW Alberto Velásquez (2008-07-02) 2 July 2008 15 8 Denmark Midtjylland
4FW Bruno Katz (2008-05-14) 14 May 2008 13 8 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
4FW Otto Eloluoto (2008-03-10) 10 March 2008 13 0 Finland FC Inter
4FW Noah Rantasalmi (2008-07-13) 13 July 2008 12 3 Finland SJK
4FW Osagie Okungbowa 6 2 Finland KäPä

Coaching staff

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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. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  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

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Finland's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
 China 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
 Colombia 1 0 0 1 1 9 −8 000.00
 Mexico 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Total 3 1 0 2 3 12 −9 033.33
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