Finland national under-21 football team
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.
| Nickname(s) | Pikkuhuuhkajat (The Little Eagle-Owls)[1] | ||
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| Association | Football Association of Finland | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach |  Juha Malinen | ||
| FIFA code | FIN | ||
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| First international | |||
Finland 1–3 Sweden  (Vaasa, Finland; 11 August 1976) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
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| Biggest defeat | |||
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| UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2009) | ||
| Best result | Group stage | ||
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: Finished 3rd of 6 in qualification group.
- 2019: Finished 4th of 6 in qualification group.
- 2021: Finished 4th of 6 in qualification group.
2023 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Croatia |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 18 | Final tournament | — | 3–2 | 24 Mar '22 | 28 Mar '22 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Norway |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 15 | Play-offs | 2 Jun '22 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 14 Jun '22 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Austria |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 12 | 1–3 | 28 Mar '22 | — | 2 Jun '22 | 6–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Finland |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | 0–2 | 9 Jun '22 | 3–1 | — | 6 Jun '22 | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Azerbaijan (E) |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 1 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 24 Mar '22 | ||
| 6 | Estonia (E) |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 0 | 7 Jun '22 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 2 Jun '22 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
Current squad
The following players have been called-up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Norway on 12 November 2021 and against Estonia on 15 November 2021.[2]
Caps and goals as of 15 November 2021 after the match against Estonia.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
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| GK | Lucas Bergström | September 5, 2002 | 0 | 0 |  Chelsea | |||
| GK | Rasmus Leislahti | June 16, 2000 | 2 | 0 | Ilves | |||
| GK | Viljami Sinisalo | 11 October 2001 | 9 | 0 | Aston Villa | |||
| DF | Taneli Hämäläinen | 16 April 2001 | 7 | 0 | KuPS | |||
| DF | Juho Hyvärinen | 27 March 2000 | 13 | 0 | Inter Turku | |||
| DF | Miika Koskela | 12 July 2003 | 2 | 0 | Oulu | |||
| DF | Ville Koski | 27 January 2002 | 8 | 0 | Honka | |||
| DF | Robin Tihi | 16 March 2002 | 13 | 0 | Eskilstuna | |||
| DF | Matias Vainionpää | 2 October 2001 | 8 | 0 | SJK | |||
| MF | Oliver Antman | 15 August 2001 | 6 | 1 |  Nordsjælland | |||
| MF | Pyry Hannola | 21 October 2001 | 6 | 0 | SJK | |||
| MF | Juho Kilo | 23 June 2002 | 2 | 0 |  Hamburger SV | |||
| MF | Juho Ojanen | 2 January 2002 | 2 | 0 | Greuther Fürth II | |||
| MF | Jaakko Oksanen | 7 November 2000 | 15 | 0 |  Greenock Morton | |||
| MF | Matti Peltola | 3 July 2002 | 3 | 0 | HJK | |||
| MF | Naatan Skyttä | 7 May 2002 | 9 | 3 |  Toulouse | |||
| MF | Anssi Suhonen | 14 January 2001 | 5 | 1 | Hamburger SV | |||
| MF | Julius Tauriainen | 18 April 2001 | 5 | 0 | Freiburg | |||
| MF | Casper Terho | 24 June 2003 | 4 | 0 | HJK | |||
| MF | Santeri Väänänen | 1 January 2002 | 2 | 0 | HJK | |||
| FW | Terry Ablade | 12 October 2001 | 3 | 0 | Fulham | |||
| FW | Eetu Mömmö | 4 May 2002 | 8 | 2 |  Lecce | |||
| FW | Anthony Olusanya | 1 February 2000 | 7 | 1 | HJK | |||
Recent callups
The following players have also been called up to the Finland under-21 squad and remain eligible:
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up | |||||||||
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| GK | Joona Tiainen | May 7, 2000 | 0 | 0 | Lahti |
v.  Slovakia, 8 June 2021 | |||||||||
| DF | Matias Rale | 4 March 2001 | 2 | 0 | Honka |
v. Austria, 12 October 2021 | |||||||||
| DF | Mikael Almén | 8 March 2000 | 4 | 0 | Ilves |
v. Croatia, 7 September 2021 INJ | |||||||||
| DF | Noah Nurmi | 6 February 2001 | 2 | 0 | Inter Turku |
v. Croatia, 7 September 2021 INJ | |||||||||
| DF | Kalle Katz | 4 January 2000 | 5 | 0 | Ilves |
v. Slovakia, 8 June 2021 | |||||||||
| MF | Daniel Håkans | 26 October 2000 | 4 | 0 | SJK |
v. Estonia, 15 November 2021 INJ | |||||||||
| MF | Adam Marhiev | 17 March 2002 | 4 | 0 |  Spartaks Jūrmala |
v. Austria, 12 October 2021 | |||||||||
| MF | Leo Walta | 24 June 2003 | 2 | 0 | Nordsjælland |
v. Austria, 12 October 2021 INJ | |||||||||
| MF | Jere Kallinen | 10 January 2002 | 0 | 0 | Oulu |
v. Austria, 12 October 2021 INJ | |||||||||
| MF | Niklas Pyyhtiä | 25 September 2003 | 4 | 0 | Bologna |
v. Croatia, 7 September 2021 | |||||||||
| MF | Teemu Jäntti | 2 March 2000 | 2 | 0 | Ilves |
v. Sweden, 11 June 2019 | |||||||||
| MF | Eemeli Virta | 28 September 2000 | 0 | 0 | Lahti |
v. Sweden, 11 June 2019 | |||||||||
| FW | Elias Mastokangas | 1 February 2001 | 2 | 0 | IFK Mariehamn |
v. Slovakia, 8 June 2021 | |||||||||
| FW | Momodou Sarr | 31 March 2000 | 2 | 0 | Ilves |
v. Slovakia, 8 June 2021 | |||||||||
| FW | Tobias Fagerström | 12 July 2000 | 3 | 0 | Unattached | v. Slovakia, 8 June 2021 | |||||||||
| FW | Enoch Banza | 4 February 2000 | 6 | 0 | Raufoss |
v.  Malta, 17 November 2020 | |||||||||
- INJ = Withdrew due to an injury.
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Juha Malinen |
| Assistant coach | Martin Foyston |
| Assistant coach |  Joaquin Gomez |
| Goalkeeping coach | Mikko Kavén |
| Video analyst | Jouko Kylmäoja |
| Physiotherapist | Tony Elomaa |
| Doctor | Jonne Väisänen |
| Kit manager | Timo Naukkarinen |
| Team manager | Joonas Vilkki |
See also
References
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