Finland women's national football team

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Finland
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Nickname -
Association Football Association
of Finland
(Suomen Palloliitto)
Coach Michael Käld
Most caps Anne Mäkinen (108)
Top scorer Laura Österberg Kalmari (29)
FIFA rank 16
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Home kit
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Away kit
First International
Sweden 0-0 Finland
(Mariehamn: 1973)
Largest win
Worst defeat
World Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 1978)
Best result Winners, 1978
UEFA Women's Championship
Appearances 9 (First in 1984)
Best result Semi-finals (2005)
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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 will host the 2009 EC finals. 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.

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[edit] Honours

[edit] Performance in the World Cup

  • 1978 : Champions (non-official competition)
  • 1991 : preliminary round
  • 1995 : preliminary round
  • 1999 : preliminary round
  • 2003 : preliminary round

[edit] Performance in European Championship

  • 1984 : preliminary round
  • 1987 : preliminary round
  • 1989 : preliminary round
  • 1991 : preliminary round
  • 1993 : preliminary round
  • 1995 : preliminary round
  • 1997 : preliminary round
  • 2001 : preliminary round
  • 2005 : Semi Final
  • 2009 : Qualified automatically as hosts

[edit] Coaches

  • Michael Käld
Football in Finland
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National association National team Women's national team
Competitions
Veikkausliiga Ykkönen Kakkonen Kolmonen
Finnish Cup Finnish League Cup
International women's football
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FIFA | World Cup | Olympics | Algarve Cup | Pan American Games | World Rankings | Player of the Year | FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup | Teams
     Asia: AFC – Women's Asian Cup
     Africa: CAF – Women's Championship
     North America: CONCACAF – Women's Gold Cup
     South America: CONMEBOL – Sudamericano Femenino
     Oceania: OFC – Women's Championship
     Europe: UEFA – Women's Championship
National women's football teams of Europe (UEFA)
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