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 coach 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]
1985 did not qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003 Group Stage 12th 3 1 0 2 3 12
2005 did not qualify
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
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
2002 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 3 15
2003 did not qualify
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1][2]
2021
2022 did not qualify
2023
2024
2025
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 PKKU
1GK Max Kulmala (2008-04-01) 1 April 2008 2 0 FC Inter
2DF Topias Töllinen (2008-12-16) 16 December 2008 13 1 PKKU
2DF Eerik Salmivuori (2008-11-08) 8 November 2008 13 0 FC Honka
2DF Musa Hietakangas (2008-09-09) 9 September 2008 10 0 SJK
2DF Ville Kumpu (2008-02-18) 18 February 2008 9 0 Ilves
2DF Lauri Suutarinen (2008-06-25) 25 June 2008 3 0 JJK
2DF Luka Puhakainen (2008-03-03) 3 March 2008 2 0 KTP
2DF Alexander Wik 2 0 VPS
2DF Sameli Puputti 1 0 KäPä
3MF Otto Tiitinen (2008-04-25) 25 April 2008 15 3 Ilves
3MF Leevi Palmula (2008-02-23) 23 February 2008 13 2 HJK
3MF Tomi Väkiparta (2008-01-06) 6 January 2008 9 0 TPS
3MF Antton Nylund (2008-06-18) 18 June 2008 8 0 HJK
3MF Eze Onuoha (2008-12-19) 19 December 2008 2 0 FC Honka
4FW Alberto Velásquez (2008-07-02) 2 July 2008 15 8 Midtjylland
4FW Bruno Katz (2008-05-14) 14 May 2008 13 8 VfL Wolfsburg
4FW Otto Eloluoto (2008-03-10) 10 March 2008 13 0 FC Inter
4FW Noah Rantasalmi (2008-07-13) 13 July 2008 12 3 SJK
4FW Osagie Okungbowa 6 2 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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