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Finland women's national football team

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FIFA code
  
FIN

Head coach
  
Andrée Jeglertz

Location
  
Finland

Current
  
28 (23 December 2016)

Captain
  
Tinja-Riikka Korpela

Confederation
  
UEFA

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Nickname(s)
  
Helmarit (the Pearl Owls)

Association
  
Football Association of Finland (Suomen Palloliitto)

Most caps
  
Laura Österberg Kalmari (130)

Top scorer
  
Laura Österberg Kalmari (41)

Profiles

The Finland women's national football team represents Finland in international women's football. The team, controlled by the Football Association of Finland (SPL/FBF), reached the semi-finals of the 2005 European Championship, surprising the female football world having drawn with Sweden and beaten Denmark. Finland hosted the 2009 EC finals.

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The Finnish team now has a few players that are considered to be among the best in the female football, such as Laura Österberg Kalmari, Sanna Valkonen and Anne Mäkinen.

In December 2016, the team is ranked #28 in FIFA world ranking. This is the lowest status since the ranking started in 2003. From 2004 to 2010 the typical ranking was #16.

Minor tournaments

Nordic Football Championship
Cyprus Cup

Managers

  • Correct as of 1 August 2015
  • Players

    The following squad was announced for UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualification against Portugal and Spain on 16 and 20 September 2016.

    Caps and goals as of 21 September 2016.

    Head coach: Andrée Jeglertz

    Coaching staff

  • Head coach: Andrée Jeglertz
  • Assistant coach: Marianne Miettinen
  • Assistant coach: Marko Saloranta
  • Assistant coach: Mika Sankala
  • Goalkeeping coach: Aki Moilanen
  • References

    Finland women's national football team Wikipedia