Finland national under-17 football team

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.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Finland women's national under-17 football team.

Finland U-17
AssociationFootball Association of Finland
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachFinland Erkka V. Lehtola
FIFA codeFIN
First colours
Second colours
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2003)
Best resultGroup Stage (2003)
European Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2002)
Best resultGroup Stage (2002)

Competitive record

FIFA U-16/17 World Cup Record
Year Round Position Matches Wins Draws Losses GF[note 1] GA[note 2]
China 1985did not qualify
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989
Italy 1991
Japan 1993
Ecuador 1995
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Finland 2003Group Stage12th3102312
Peru 2005did not qualify
South Korea 2007
Nigeria 2009
Mexico 2011
United Arab Emirates 2013
Chile 2015
India 2017
Brazil 2019
Indonesia 2023
Qatar 2025to be determined
Total1/2012th3102312

UEFA European U-17 Championship record
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
Denmark 2002Group Stage3003315
Portugal 2003did not qualify
France 2004
Italy 2005
Luxembourg 2006
Belgium 2007
Turkey 2008
Germany 2009
Liechtenstein 2010
Serbia 2011
Slovenia 2012
Slovakia 2013
Malta 2014
Bulgaria 2015
Azerbaijan 2016
Croatia 2017
England 2018
Republic of Ireland 2019
Estonia 2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1][2]
Cyprus 2021
Israel 2022did not qualify
Hungary 2023
Cyprus 2024did not qualify
Total1/163003315
*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
2 August 2023 Friendly tournament Finland  0–0  Sweden Imatra, Finland
Report Stadium: Ukonniemi
Attendance: 457
4 August 2023 Friendly tournament Israel  2–5  Finland Lappeenranta, Finland
  • Zahrani 80'
  • Aviv 89'
 Report
  • Sabwele 11'
  • Kirilov 41'
  • Siltanen 55'
  • Tulehmo 71'
  • Daldum 74'
 Stadium: Kimpinen Sports Centre
Attendance: 2100
8 August 2023 Friendly tournament Finland  0–1  Denmark Lappeenranta, Finland
Report
  • Abildgaard 22'
 Stadium: Kimpinen Sports Centre
Attendance: 1200


12 September 2023 Friendly Switzerland  2–2  Finland Mendrisio, Switzerland
  • Kabashi 68'
  • Simic 82'
 Report
  • Daldum 5'
  • Koukkumäki 60'
 Stadium: Stadio comunale
14 September 2023 Friendly Switzerland  1–0  Finland Mendrisio, Switzerland
  • Renovales 82'
 Report Stadium: Stadio comunale


15 October 2023 2024 UEFA Euro U17 Championship qualification: Main round Finland  2–2  Ukraine Triesen, Liechtenstein
  • Siltanen 70'
  • Mero 76'
 Report
  • Bondar 67'
  • Kangasniemi 87' (og)
 Stadium: Sportanlage Blumenau
Referee: David Dickinson (Scotland)
18 October 2023 2024 UEFA Euro U17 Championship qualification: Main round Germany  1–1  Finland Eschen, Liechtenstein
  • Husser 66'
 Report
  • Daldum 83' (p.)
 Stadium: Sportpark Eschen-Mauren
Referee: Martin Dohal (Slovakia)
21 October 2023 2024 UEFA Euro U17 Championship qualification: Main round Liechtenstein  0–3  Finland Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Report
  • Sabwele 53'
  • Kirilov 63'
  • Koukkumäki 82'
 Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion
Referee: Martin Dohal (Slovakia)

2024
23 January 2024 Friendly Portugal  2–2  Finland Algés, Portugal
  • Meireles 52'
  • Miranda 73'
 Report
  • Siltanen 37'
  • Tulehmo 58'
 Stadium: Cidade do Futebol
Referee: Ricardo Bogas (Portugal)
25 January 2024 Friendly Portugal  0–1  Finland Algés, Portugal
Report
  • Velásquez 12' (p.)
 Stadium: Cidade do Futebol
Referee: Nuno Oliveira (Portugal)


28 February 2024 Friendly Finland  1–2  Iceland Tammela, Finland
Stadium: Eerikkilä Sports Centre
1 March 2024 Friendly Finland  4–1  Iceland Vantaa, Finland
Stadium: Myyrmäki Stadium


20 March 2024 2024 UEFA Euro U-17 Championship qualification: Elite round Finland  0–1  Belgium Vantaa, Finland
Report
  • Van De Ven 13' (p.)
 Stadium: Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion
Referee: Alan Kijas (Austria)
23 March 2024 2024 UEFA Euro U-17 Championship qualification: Elite round Netherlands  0–1  Finland Vantaa, Finland
  • Koukkumäki 1'
 Report Stadium: Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion
Referee: Mihály Káprály (Hungary)
26 March 2024 2024 UEFA Euro U-17 Championship qualification: Elite round Italy  2–2  Finland Vantaa, Finland
Stadium: Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion

Players

Current squad
  • The following players were called up for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.[3]
  • Match dates: 20, 23 and 26 March 2024
  • Opposition:  Belgium,  Netherlands,  Italy
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 26 March 2024, after the match against  Italy
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK Osku Maukonen (2007-02-15) 15 February 2007 11 0 Finland Lahti
1 1GK Ukko Happonen (2007-03-13) 13 March 2007 3 0 Italy Bologna U19
1 1GK Tuomas Collin 1 0 Finland KäPa
14 2DF Axel Sandler (2007-01-05) 5 January 2007 13 0 Italy AC Milan U18
2 2DF Adam Le Goff-Conan (2007-04-21) 21 April 2007 13 0 Finland HJK Youth
3 2DF Otso-Pekka Parkkila (2007-08-09) 9 August 2007 14 0 Finland AC Oulu
13 2DF Eetu Turkki (2007-01-31) 31 January 2007 8 0 Finland Ilves U19
15 2DF Ilari Kangasniemi (2007-04-22) 22 April 2007 12 0 Italy Inter Milan U17
16 2DF Santeri Romppanen (2007-09-10) 10 September 2007 6 0 Finland PKKU U19
2DF Jere Kari (2007-02-24) 24 February 2007 5 0 Finland HJK Klubi 04
7 3MF Arttu Tulehmo (2007-05-02) 2 May 2007 13 2 Finland Ilves
8 3MF Matias Siltanen (2007-03-29) 29 March 2007 14 4 Finland KuPS
10 3MF Oskari Multala (2007-03-13) 13 March 2007 14 1 Finland PKKU U19
6 3MF David Weiss (2007-05-29) 29 May 2007 9 0 Italy Sassuolo U17
22 3MF Martin Kirilov (2007-08-08) 8 August 2007 11 3 Italy Torino U17
17 3MF Leon Vesterbacka (2007-12-02) 2 December 2007 12 0 Finland Honka Youth
21 3MF Taavi Koukkumäki (2007-04-16) 16 April 2007 12 4 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach U17
11 4FW Djoully Nzoko (2007-10-11) 11 October 2007 14 0 Finland Inter Turku
19 4FW Toivo Mero (2007-10-07) 7 October 2007 14 1 Finland HJK Klubi 04
9 4FW Sonosi Daldum (2007-03-19) 19 March 2007 9 3 Italy Sassuolo U17
4FW Alberto Velásquez (2008-07-02) 2 July 2008 7 4 Finland Honka Youth

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for Finland U-17 in the last twelve months and are still eligible for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Eino Ehrnrooth 0 0 Finland VPS U19
DF Pontus Lindberg (2007-04-28) 28 April 2007 3 0 Finland KäPa v.  Liechtenstein, 21 October 2023
DF Maxwell Adedeji 3 0 England Leicester City U18 v.  Portugal, 25 January 2024
DF Aleksi Effati (2007-12-25) 25 December 2007 2 0 Finland VPS U19 v.  Portugal, 25 January 2024
DF Tomas Sovelius 1 0 Finland Ilves U19
MF Miko Koivuniemi (2007-12-07) 7 December 2007 3 0 Finland Ilves U19 v.  Portugal, 25 January 2024
MF Emil Liljeström 3 0 Finland Inter Turku U19 v.  Portugal, 25 January 2024
MF Salem Bouajila (2007-08-01) 1 August 2007 2 0 Finland HJK Youth
FW Adiche Sabwele (2007-05-07) 7 May 2007 7 2 Finland HJK Youth v.  Liechtenstein, 21 October 2023
FW Bruno Katz (2008-05-14) 14 May 2008 2 0 Finland HJK Youth v.  Portugal, 25 January 2024
FW Kalle Huhta 3 0 Finland VPS

Coaching staff

[4]

  • 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
  1. "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. "U17-pojat nimetty EM-jatkokarsintaturnaukseen" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. 6 March 2024. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  4. "U17 (2003) maajoukkue". Archived from the original on 18 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

Notes
  1. Goals for / scored
  2. Goals against / conceded

See also
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