Finland national under-17 football team
{{Short description|National under-17 football team representing Finland}}
{{About|the men's team|the women's team|Finland women's national under-17 football team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox National football team
|Name = Finland U-17
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|Association = Football Association of Finland
|Confederation = UEFA (Europe)
|Coach = {{Flagicon|Finland}} Erkka V. Lehtola
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| First game = {{fbu|17|FIN}} 2–1 {{fbu-rt|17|CHN}}
(Helsinki, Finland; 13 August 2003)
| Largest win = {{fbu|17|LIE}} 0–8 {{fbu-rt|17|FIN}}
(Oeiras, Portugal; 19 November 2024)
| Largest loss = {{fbu|17|COL}} 9–1 {{fbu-rt|17|FIN}}
(Helsinki, Finland; 19 August 2003)
| Regional name = World Cup
| Regional cup apps = 1
| Regional cup first = 2003
| Regional cup best = Group Stage (2003)
| 2ndRegional name = European Championship
| 2ndRegional cup apps = 1
| 2ndRegional cup first = 2002
| 2ndRegional cup best = Group Stage (2002)
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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 =
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Year
!Round !Position !Matches !Wins !Draws !Losses | ||||||||
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{{flagicon|China}} 1985 | colspan=8 rowspan=9|did not qualify | |||||||
{{flagicon|Canada}} 1987 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|Scotland}} 1989 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|Italy}} 1991 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|Japan|1947}} 1993 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|Ecuador}} 1995 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|Egypt}} 1997 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|New Zealand}} 1999 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} 2001 | ||||||||
style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Finland}} 2003 | Group Stage | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
{{flagicon|Peru}} 2005 | colspan=8 rowspan=9|did not qualify | |||||||
{{flagicon|South Korea}} 2007 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|Nigeria}} 2009 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|Mexico}} 2011 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} 2013 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|Chile}} 2015 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|India}} 2017 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|Brazil}} 2019 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|Indonesia}} 2023 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|Qatar}} 2025 | colspan=8|to be determined | |||||||
Total | 1/20 | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
= UEFA European U-17 Championship record =
:*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=
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|date=2 August 2023
|round=Friendly tournament
|time=
|team1={{fbu-rt|17|FIN}}
|score=0–0
|report=https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/match/3072559/lineups
|result=D
|team2={{fbu|17|SWE}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Ukonniemi
|location=Imatra, Finland
|attendance=457
|referee=
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date=4 August 2023
|round=Friendly tournament
|time=
|team1={{fbu-rt|17|ISR}}
|score=2–5
|report=https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/match/3072558/lineups
|result=W
|team2={{fbu|17|FIN}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Kimpinen Sports Centre
|location=Lappeenranta, Finland
|attendance=2100
|referee=
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date=8 August 2023
|round=Friendly tournament
|time=
|team1={{fbu-rt|17|FIN}}
|score=0–1
|report=https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/match/3072597/lineups
|result=L
|team2={{fbu|17|DEN}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Abildgaard {{goal|22}}
|stadium=Kimpinen Sports Centre
|location=Lappeenranta, Finland
|attendance=1200
|referee=
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date=12 September 2023
|round=Friendly
|time=
|team1={{fbu-rt|17|SWI}}
|score=2–2
|report=https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/match/3233809/lineups
|result=D
|team2={{fbu|17|FIN}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Daldum {{goal|5}}
- Koukkumäki {{goal|60}}
|stadium=Stadio comunale
|location=Mendrisio, Switzerland
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date=14 September 2023
|round=Friendly
|time=
|team1={{fbu-rt|17|SWI}}
|score=1–0
|report=https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/match/3233810/lineups
|result=L
|team2={{fbu|17|FIN}}
|goals1=
- Renovales {{goal|82}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Stadio comunale
|location=Mendrisio, Switzerland
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date=15 October 2023
|round=2024 UEFA Euro U17 Championship qualification: Main round
|time=
|team1={{fbu-rt|17|FIN}}
|score=2–2
|report=https://www.uefa.com/under17/match/2036923--finland-vs-ukraine/
|result=D
|team2={{fbu|17|UKR}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Bondar {{goal|67}}
- Kangasniemi {{goal|87}} (og)
|stadium=Sportanlage Blumenau
|location=Triesen, Liechtenstein
|attendance=
|referee=David Dickinson (Scotland)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date=18 October 2023
|round=2024 UEFA Euro U17 Championship qualification: Main round
|time=
|team1={{fbu-rt|17|GER}}
|score=1–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/under17/match/2036948--germany-vs-finland/
|result=D
|team2={{fbu|17|FIN}}
|goals1=
- Husser {{goal|66}}
|goals2=
- Daldum {{goal|83}} (p.)
|stadium=Sportpark Eschen-Mauren
|location=Eschen, Liechtenstein
|attendance=
|referee=Martin Dohal (Slovakia)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date=21 October 2023
|round=2024 UEFA Euro U17 Championship qualification: Main round
|time=
|team1={{fbu-rt|17|LIE}}
|score=0–3
|report=https://www.uefa.com/under17/match/2036948--germany-vs-finland/
|result=W
|team2={{fbu|17|FIN}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Sabwele {{goal|53}}
- Kirilov {{goal|63}}
- Koukkumäki {{goal|82}}
|stadium=Rheinpark Stadion
|location=Vaduz, Liechtenstein
|attendance=
|referee=Martin Dohal (Slovakia)
}}
=2024=
{{football box collapsible
|date=23 January 2024
|round=Friendly
|time=
|team1={{fbu-rt|17|POR}}
|score=2–2
|report=https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/match/3356036/lineups
|result=D
|team2={{fbu|17|FIN}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Cidade do Futebol
|location=Algés, Portugal
|attendance=
|referee= Ricardo Bogas (Portugal)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date=25 January 2024
|round=Friendly
|time=
|team1={{fbu-rt|17|POR}}
|score=0–1
|report=https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/match/3356037/lineups
|result=W
|team2={{fbu|17|FIN}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Velásquez{{goal|12}} (p.)
|stadium=Cidade do Futebol
|location=Algés, Portugal
|attendance=
|referee= Nuno Oliveira (Portugal)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date=28 February 2024
|round=Friendly
|time=
|team1={{fbu-rt|17|FIN}}
|score= 1–2
|report=
|result= L
|team2={{fbu|17|ISL}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Eerikkilä Sports Centre
|location=Tammela, Finland
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date=1 March 2024
|round=Friendly
|time=
|team1={{fbu-rt|17|FIN}}
|score= 4–1
|report=
|result= W
|team2={{fbu|17|ISL}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Myyrmäki Stadium
|location=Vantaa, Finland
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date=20 March 2024
|round=2024 UEFA Euro U-17 Championship qualification: Elite round
|time=
|team1={{fbu-rt|17|FIN}}
|score= 0–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/under17/match/2039697--finland-vs-belgium/
|result= L
|team2={{fbu|17|BEL}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Van De Ven{{goal|13}} (p.)
|stadium=Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion
|location=Vantaa, Finland
|attendance=
|referee= Alan Kijas (Austria)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date=23 March 2024
|round=2024 UEFA Euro U-17 Championship qualification: Elite round
|time=
|team1={{fbu-rt|17|NED}}
|score= 0–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/under17/match/2039712--netherlands-vs-finland/
|result= W
|team2={{fbu|17|FIN}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Koukkumäki {{goal|1}}
|stadium=Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion
|location=Vantaa, Finland
|attendance=
|referee= Mihály Káprály (Hungary)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date=26 March 2024
|round=2024 UEFA Euro U-17 Championship qualification: Elite round
|time=
|team1={{fbu-rt|17|ITA}}
|score= 2–2
|report=
|result= D
|team2={{fbu|17|FIN}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion
|location=Vantaa, Finland
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|2024|11|13|df=y}}
|round= 2025 UEFA Euro U-17 Championship qualification: Round 1
|time = 16:00
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|FIN}}
|score = 2–2
|team2 = {{fbu|17|BIH}}
|goals1 =
- Katz {{goal|62|pen.|||90}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Estádio do Real SC, Queluz
|attendance =
|referee = Marek Radina (Czech Republic)
|report = https://www.uefa.com/api/v1/linkrules/match/2040647/
|result= D
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|2024|11|16|df=y}}
|round= 2025 UEFA Euro U-17 Championship qualification: Round 1
|time = 16:00
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|POR}}
|score = 5–1
|team2 = {{fbu|17|FIN}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Siren {{goal|20}}
|stadium = Cidade do Futebol, Oeiras
|attendance =
|referee = Kyriakos Athanasiou (Cyprus)
|report = https://www.uefa.com/api/v1/linkrules/match/2040672/
|result= L
}}
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|date = {{Start date|2024|11|19|df=y}}
|round= 2025 UEFA Euro U-17 Championship qualification: Round 1
|time = 12:00
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|LIE}}
|score = 0–8
|team2 = {{fbu|17|FIN}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Velásquez {{goal|2|pen.|||54|pen.}}
- Töllinen {{goal|15}}
- Rantasalmi {{goal|28}}
- Katz {{goal|50||67}}
- Tiitinen {{goal|90+1}}
- Lehtomäki {{goal|90+2}}
|stadium = Estádio Nacional, Oeiras
|attendance =
|referee = Marek Radina (Czech Republic)
|report = https://www.uefa.com/api/v1/linkrules/match/2040699/
|result= W
}}
Players
=Current squad=
- The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.{{cite news |title=U17-pojat nimetty EM-jatkokarsintaturnaukseen |url=https://www.palloliitto.fi/ajankohtaista/u17-pojat-nimetty-em-jatkokarsintaturnaukseen-2025 |access-date=13 March 2025 |publisher=Suomen Palloliitto |date=6 March 2025 |language=Finnish}}
- Match dates: 19, 22 and 25 March 2025
- Opposition: {{fbu|17|FRA}}, {{fbu|17|GRE}}, {{fbu|17|DEN}}
- Caps and goals correct as of: 14 February 2025, after the match against {{fbu|17|SWI}}
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=Niki Hasselman|age={{birth date and age|2008|2|25|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=PKKU|clubnat=FIN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=Max Kulmala|age={{birth date and age|2008|4|1|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=FC Inter|clubnat=FIN}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Topias Töllinen|age={{birth date and age|2008|12|16|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=1|club=PKKU|clubnat=FIN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Eerik Salmivuori|age={{birth date and age|2008|11|8|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=0|club=FC Honka|clubnat=FIN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Musa Hietakangas|age={{birth date and age|2008|9|9|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=SJK|clubnat=FIN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Ville Kumpu|age={{birth date and age|2008|2|18|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=Ilves|clubnat=FIN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Lauri Suutarinen|age={{birth date and age|2008|6|25|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=JJK|clubnat=FIN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Luka Puhakainen|age={{birth date and age|2008|3|3|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=KTP|clubnat=FIN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Alexander Wik|age=|caps=2|goals=0|club=VPS|clubnat=FIN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Sameli Puputti|age=|caps=1|goals=0|club=KäPä|clubnat=FIN}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Otto Tiitinen|age={{birth date and age|2008|4|25|df=y}}|caps=15|goals=3|club=Ilves|clubnat=FIN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Leevi Palmula|age={{birth date and age|2008|2|23|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=2|club=HJK|clubnat=FIN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Tomi Väkiparta|age={{birth date and age|2008|1|6|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=TPS|clubnat=FIN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Antton Nylund|age={{birth date and age|2008|6|18|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=HJK|clubnat=FIN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Eze Onuoha|age={{birth date and age|2008|12|19|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=FC Honka|clubnat=FIN}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Alberto Velásquez|age={{birth date and age|2008|7|2|df=y}}|caps=15|goals=8|club=Midtjylland|clubnat=DEN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Bruno Katz|age={{birth date and age|2008|5|14|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=8|club=VfL Wolfsburg|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Otto Eloluoto|age={{birth date and age|2008|3|10|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=0|club=FC Inter|clubnat=FIN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Noah Rantasalmi|age={{birth date and age|2008|7|13|df=y}}|caps=12|goals=3|club=SJK|clubnat=FIN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Osagie Okungbowa|age=|caps=6|goals=2|club=KäPä|clubnat=FIN}}
{{nat fs end}}
Coaching staff
- 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=
- Under-17 Baltic Cup
- Winners: 2011, 2013
- Runners-up: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- Third-place: 2012, 2014
- Nordic Under-17 Football Championship
- Winners: 1999, 2013
- Runners-up: 1975, 2018
- Third-place: 1982, 1986, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2006
References
Notes
{{Reflist|group=note}}
See also
- Finland men's national football team
- Finland men's national under-21 football team
- Finland men's national under-19 football team
- Finland men's national under-18 football team
- Finland men's national under-16 football team
- Finland women's national football team
- Finland women's national under-20 football team
- Finland women's national under-17 football team
{{Football in Finland}}
{{National sports teams of Finland}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Finland National Under-17 Football Team}}
Category:European national under-17 association football teams
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Finland's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
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Opponent
!{{abbr|Pld|Played}} !{{abbr|W|Won}} !{{abbr|D|Drawn}} !{{abbr|L|Lost}} !{{abbr|GF|Goals for}} !{{abbr|GA|Goals against}} !{{abbr|GD|Goal difference}} !Win % |
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align="left"|{{fbu|17|China}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=2|against=1|diff=yes}} |
align="left"|{{fbu|17|Colombia}}
{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=1|against=9|diff=yes}} |
align="left"|{{fbu|17|Mexico}}
{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=0|against=2|diff=yes}} |
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!Total {{WDLtot|3|1|0|2|for=3|against=12|diff=yes}} |