Finland national futsal team

The Finnish national futsal team represents Finland in international futsal competitions. The team is run under supervision of the Football Association of Finland. It has never qualified for the World Cup or the European Championships. On 21.2.2019 rankings Finland is 35th globally and 20th in Europe. [2]

Finland
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Huuhkajat
(The Eagle-Owls)
AssociationSuomen Palloliitto
ConfederationUEFA
Head coach Mićo Martić
CaptainPanu Autio
Most capsRisto Salmi (66)
Top scorerPanu Autio (41)
FIFA codeFIN
FIFA ranking20 [1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
Finland 4–7 Hungary
(Helsinki, Finland; October 21, 1998)
Biggest win
Malta 0–10 Finland
(Cottonera, Malta; October 15, 2010)
Biggest defeat
Spain 13–0 Finland
(Madrid, Spain; January 29, 2004)
World Cup
Appearances0
UEFA Futsal Championship
Appearances0
Finland national futsal team 2.4.2018

History
Spain - Finland 2.4.2018

The Finnish national futsal team was formed for the first time in 1994 when Finland participated in the World University Futsal Championship held in Cyprus. The World University Futsal Championship was held in Jyväskylä, Finland two years later. The first official international matches were played on October 21 and 22, 1998 against Hungary. Later that year Finland also participated in the qualifiers for the 1999 UEFA Futsal Championship tournament with futsal national team coach Timo Liekoski,[3] but failed to qualify.[4]

Simo Syrjävaara was selected as national futsal team coach at the end of year 1999.[5] During Syrjävaara's spell, the team has participated twice in FIFA Futsal World Championship qualifiers and three times in UEFA Futsal Championship qualifiers. In these qualifiers, the team won only twice and lost total of 14 times. After Syrjävaara stepped down, rising talent Jouni Pihlaja took over coaching the team from the beginning of year 2005.[4]

International Competitions

FIFA Futsal World Cup
  • 1989 - did not compete
  • 1992 - did not compete
  • 1996 - did not compete
  • 2000 - did not qualify
  • 2004 - did not qualify
  • 2008 - did not qualify
  • 2012 - did not qualify
  • 2016 - did not qualify
  • 2020 - TBD

UEFA Futsal Championship
  • 1996 - did not compete
  • 1999 - did not qualify
  • 2001 - did not qualify
  • 2003 - did not qualify
  • 2005 - did not qualify
  • 2007 - did not qualify
  • 2010 - did not qualify
  • 2012 - did not qualify
  • 2014 - did not qualify
  • 2016 - did not qualify
  • 2018 - did not qualify
  • 2022 - TBD

Nordic Futsal Cup
See also: Nordic Futsal Cup
Nordic Futsal Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
2013Third place3rd31021010
2014Winners1st321083
2016Winners1st4400165
2017Winners1st4400176
2018Winners1st4400--
Total4/4 app.4 title1811125124

Team pool for season 2018-19 [6]

Finnish national team 30.1.2019 UEFA qualification tournament in Moldova [7]

Player Year of birth Team
Goalies
Antti Koivumäki 1993 GFT
Juha-Matti Savolainen 1991 Kampuksen Dynamo
Kasper Kangas 1999 Leijona Futsal
Fieldplayers
Panu Autio (C) 1985 GFT
Miika Hosio 1989 Mantova calcio a5
Jarmo Junno 1992 Sievi FS
Juhana Jyrkiäinen 1990 Leijona Futsal
Jani Korpela 1997 Kampuksen Dynamo
Sergei Korsunov 1992 Kampuksen Dynamo
Jukka Kytölä 1988 Mantova calcio a5
Mikko Kytölä 1983 Kampuksen Dynamo
Antti Teittinen 1981 Ilves FS
Lassi Lintula 1997 Ilves FS
Justus Kunnas 1999 Futsal MadMax
Aleksi Kylmälä 1999 Sievi FS


Season 2018-2019
Date Teams Venue Result Notes Finland goalscorers
14.4.2019 Finland Spain Vantaa, Finland X - X[8]
13.4.2019 Finland Spain Tampere, Finland X - X [8]
2.2.2019 Finland Moldova Ciorescu, Moldova 1-2 (0-1)[9] WC 2020 Qualifications Jyrkiäinen
31.1.2019 Wales Finland Ciorescu, Moldova 0-7 (0-2) [10] WC 2020 Qualifications Kylmälä, Autio, Korpela, Korsunov, Hosio, J. Kytölä, Jyrkiäinen
30.1.2019 Finland Northern Ireland Ciorescu, Moldova 9-1 (4-1)[11] WC 2020 Qualifications Korpela x2, Junno, Korsunov, Autio, J.Kytölä x2, Hosio
8.12.2018 Denmark Finland Ringkøbing-Skjern, Denmark 1-3 (1-0)[12] Nordic Futsal Cup J.Kytölä x2, Autio
7.12.2018 Norway Finland Ringkøbing-Skjern, Denmark 0-2 (0-0)[13] Nordic Futsal Cup Teittinen, Junno
5.12.2018 Sweden Finland Ringkøbing-Skjern, Denmark 5-2 (4-1)[14] Nordic Futsal Cup M.Kytölä, Hosio, Teittinen, J.Kytölä, Autio
4.12.2018 Finland Greenland Ringkøbing-Skjern, Denmark 6-1 (4-1)[15] Nordic Futsal Cup Korsunov, Jyrkiäinen x2, J.Kytölä, Junno, Autio
28.10.2018 Czech Republic Finland Jyväskylä, Finland 4-1 M.Kytölä
27.10.2018 Finland Denmark Jyväskylä, Finland 3-2 Autio x2, Korsunov
26.10.2018 Finland Russia Jyväskylä, Finland 2-5 Jyrkiäinen, M.Kytölä


Futsal national team games 2010-11 [16]
Date Venue Home team Visiting team Result Goals
14.10.2010 Cottonera Malta Finland 0-7 (0-1) Salmi, Autio, Torvinen 2, Reinikka, Juvonen, Modig
15.10.2010 Cottonera Malta Finland 0-10 (0-5) Salmi 3, Autio 2, Terho 3, Laurikainen, Kytölä
13.12.2010 Tampere Finland Ireland 5-0 (3-0) Henriksson 2, Terho, Autio, Own goal
14.12.2010 Jyväskylä Finland Ireland 8-2 (5-0) Kytölä 2, Autio 3, Salmi, Torvinen, Own goal
10.1.2011 Miskolc Hungary Finland 3-1 (1-1) Salmi
11.1.2011 Gyöngyös Hungary Finland 6-1 (0-1) Teittinen
20.1.2011 Tampere Finland Albania 9-0 (5-0) Reinikka, Salmi, Own goal, Laurikainen, Teittinen, Autio 3, Kytölä
22.1.2011 Tampere Finland San Marino 7-0 (1-0) Autio 2, Kytölä, Terho, Teittinen 2, Torvinen
23.1.2011 Tampere Cyprus Finland 2-2 (1-2) Lind 2
24.2.2011 Rotterdam Russia Finland 5-1 Lindgren
25.2.2011 Rotterdam Netherlands Finland 5-2 Autio, Own goal
27.2.2011 Rotterdam Finland Serbia 0-6

References
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