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Finland national under 21 football team

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FIFA code
  
FIN

Location
  
Finland

Head coach
  
Tommi Kautonen

Confederation
  
UEFA (Europe)

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Nickname(s)
  
Pikkuhuuhkajat (The Little Eagle-Owls)

Association
  
Football Association of Finland

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.

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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
  • Current squad

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

    Caps and goals as of 11 October 2016 after the match against Russia.

    Recent callups

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

    Coaching staff

  • Head coach: Tommi Kautonen
  • Coach: Janne Lindberg
  • Goalkeeping coach: Jani Luukkonen
  • Team director: Riku Auvinen
  • Team doctors: Panu Nordback
  • Physiotherapist: Jari Pylvänäinen
  • Kit manager: Harri Koskinen
  • Past squads

  • 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squad
  • References

    Finland national under-21 football team Wikipedia