Finnish Women's National Football Team / European Championships
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| European Championship record scorer: | Laura Österberg Kalmari (4) |
| European Championship record player: | 6 players (8 each) |
| Rank: | 8th |
| Organizer: | 2009 |
| Balance sheet | |
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| 11 European Championship games 3 wins 3 draws 5 defeats 11:19 goals |
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First European Championship game Finland 2-3 England Manchester ( ENG ); June 5, 2005  |
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Biggest European Championship victories Finland 2: 1 Denmark Blackpool ( ENG ); June 11, 2005 Finland 1-0 Denmark Helsinki ( FIN ); 23 August 2009 Finland 2: 1 Netherlands Helsinki ( FIN ); August 26, 2009   |
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Biggest European Championship defeat Finland 0: 5 Sweden Gothenburg ( SWE ); July 13, 2013  |
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| European Championship | |
| Participation in the finals | 3 ( first : 2005 ) |
| Best results | Semi-finals ( 2005 ) |
| Best results in the countries where the UEFA European Football Championships are held | |
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| (As of July 2013) | |
The article contains a detailed description of the Finnish national soccer team for women in European championships and the qualifications for them. Finland always took part in the qualifications and three times in the finals, with the exception of 2009, when they automatically qualified as hosts. Finland has not yet won a title, but reached the semi-finals when they participated for the first time. Finland had already taken part in the unofficial European Championship in 1979, but was eliminated there in the group stage.
Overview
| year | Host country | Participation until ... | opponent | Result | Trainer | Comments and special features |
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| 1984 | no finals | not qualified | - | - | In qualifying at the eventual winners Sweden failed | |
| 1987 | Norway | not qualified | - | - | In qualifying at eventual champions Norway failed | |
| 1989 | Germany | not qualified | - | - | In the qualification of Denmark and defending champions Norway failed | |
| 1991 | Denmark | not qualified | - | - | In qualifying the late Vice European champion Norway failed. | |
| 1993 | Italy | not qualified | - | - | In the qualification of Denmark failed | |
| 1995 | no finals | not qualified | - | - | In the qualification of defending champions Norway failed. | |
| 1997 | Norway / Sweden | not qualified | - | - | Failed in the playoffs to France | |
| 2001 | Germany | not qualified | - | - | Failed in the playoffs at the eventual European runner-up, Sweden | |
| 2005 | England | Semifinals | Germany | - | Michael Käld | Defeat against the then successful defending champion |
| 2009 | Finland | Quarter finals | England | - | Michael Käld | |
| 2013 | Sweden | Preliminary round | Denmark , Italy , Sweden | - |
Andrée Jeglertz
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| 2017 | Netherlands | not qualified | Opponents in the qualification were Ireland , Montenegro , Portugal and Spain . |
The tournaments
EM 1984
Only 16 teams had registered for the first European Championship. Since the division of the qualification groups was based on geographical considerations, the Finnish team had to compete against Sweden , Norway and Iceland in the qualification . Finland could only win the two games against Iceland, but lost all games against their Scandinavian neighbors without scoring a goal. As a third party, Finland was eliminated. Sweden then reached the finals and became the first European champions.
EM 1987 in Norway
Just five months after the final of the previous European Championship, qualification for the next European Championship began, for which only 16 teams had registered. With one exception, there was no geographical classification. Nevertheless, Finland met Norway again, as well as Denmark and Germany this time , against which the only and so far only victory succeeded. Since there were only two draws with three defeats, Finland was eliminated as the bottom of the group. Group winners Norway were then allowed to host the final round and used their home advantage to win the title.
EM 1989 in Germany
Qualification for the next finals began just three months after the final. Finland again met defending champions Norway and Denmark, as well as England . Finland did not lose a game against the defending champion and even managed to surprisingly win in Norway, but this was their only victory. As the bottom of the group, the Finns were eliminated again. Norway then reached the final again, but lost the title there to Germany.
EM 1991 in Denmark
In qualifying for the following European Championship finals, the Finns met again on Norway and England and this time Belgium , against which they won their only victory. With two goalless draws and three defeats it was only enough for third place. Finland had also missed the qualification for the first official World Cup for women . Group winners Norway then reached the final again at the finals, but could not win the title back from Germany.
EM 1993 in Italy
23 teams have already participated in the qualification for the following European Championship. To qualify for the quarter-finals, Finland had to play against Denmark and France in the group stage . Finland played 1-1 twice at home and lost both away games. The Finns were eliminated as third in the group. Group winners Denmark then prevailed against Sweden in the quarter-finals and finished third in the finals.
EM 1995
As early as 1993, 29 teams began qualifying for the next European Championship, which was held again and for the last time without a final round. Finland met defending champions Norway again, as well as Hungary and the Czech Republic for the first time . Finland started with a draw each against the three opponents, then won 4-0 against the Czech Republic, but lost with the same result in Norway. Second place was secured with a 1-0 win in Hungary, but only the group winners made it to the quarter-finals. Finland was therefore not qualified for the second World Cup in Sweden . Group winners Norway, who, apart from the first European Championship, had always reached the finals, were eliminated in the semi-finals this time.
European Championship 1997 in Norway and Sweden
Just six months after the final, the qualification for the next European Championship finals began for which 34 teams had already registered and which was held for the first time with eight teams. Due to the different strengths of the teams entered, the qualification was divided into two categories. The 16 strongest teams, including Finland, played for the direct qualification, the 18 weaker teams for the opportunity to play in the next qualification in the higher category. Finland met ex-European champions Norway, defending champions Germany and, for the first time, Slovakia , against whom the only victory came. In addition, a goalless draw was achieved in Slovakia. Since the games against the two top teams were lost, it was only enough for third place. In this qualifying round, the group third had the chance to qualify for the final round in playoff games against a group runner-up. Finland faced France but lost both games, qualifying the French for the first time. Finland had secured a place in the higher category in third place, while Slovakia was defeated in the relegation against a group winner in the B category. As group winners, Norway qualified directly for the finals and hosted them together with neighboring Sweden. There were group matches there for the first time, but Norway already failed in the group stage. Germany prevailed against Iceland in the playoffs as runners-up in the group and successfully defended their title in the finals.
EM 2001 in Germany
In qualifying for the EM 2001, the Finns again played in the higher category and this time met Russia , Denmark and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia . Finland only won the home games against the Danes and the Yugoslavs, but lost all other games and was third again. In the playoffs that were held again, the Finns met their neighbors Sweden and lost twice clearly (2: 5 and 1: 5). Sweden then finished second in the finals, Russia had achieved this as group winners for the first time, but failed in the group stage a. a. of Sweden. Denmark, second in the group, was able to prevail against Spain in the playoffs , but then lost to Sweden in the semi-finals in the finals. The Yugoslav women lost their place in the A-category in the relegation games to the Czech Republic , but were able to recapture it in qualifying for the 2003 World Cup .
EM 2005 in England
For the EM 2005 the host was determined in advance for the first time and England was awarded the contract for the event. Finland had to play in the qualification in one of four groups of five against vice European champions and vice world champions Sweden, as well as Italy , Switzerland and the Yugoslav women now playing as Serbia and Montenegro. Finland lost only in Sweden, drew four times and won both games against Serbia and Montenegro and in Switzerland. Finland finished third again and qualified for the playoffs as one of the two best thirds in the group. In these, the Finns prevailed with two wins against Russia and were thus qualified for the finals for the first time.
At the finals, they met hosts England in their first final game and lost 3-2 with a goal in stoppage time. The realized Sanna Valkonen Although the first Finnish woman to score in a European Championship finals, but an own goal. Anna-Kaisa Rantanen , who scored the first European Championship goal for Finland, did better . In the second game against Sweden they were able to fight for a goalless draw and then won the last game against Denmark 2-1. Both were tied on points and goals, but since Finland had won the direct comparison, the Finns surprisingly moved into the semi-finals, where they had no chance in the 1: 4 against defending champions Germany, who already led 3: 0 after 12 minutes and then also defended his title in the final.
EM 2009 in Finland
The 2009 European Championship took place in Finland and for the first time twelve teams took part in the tournament. Finland therefore did not have to qualify.
In the official opening game, the Finns were able to defeat the Danes 1-0. In the second game against the newcomer to the European Championship Netherlands , Laura Österberg Kalmari scored two goals for the 2-1 win, which meant that Finland was already group winners before the last game. So the 0-1 defeat against the other EM newcomer Ukraine could be coped with.
In the quarter-finals, which were held for the first time in a final round, they then met the English women, who had two days less break and had only qualified as the best third party in the group for the knockout round, but lost 3-2. England then also reached the final, but lost it 2: 6 against defending champions Germany.
EM 2013 in Sweden
The EM 2013 took place for the second time in Sweden . As four years before, the qualification was started by the weaker teams, but this time only by the eight weakest teams. Finland did not have to intervene until the second round and was selected as the group head at the draw. Opponents were Ukraine and Slovakia and, for the first time, Belarus and Estonia . Finland started with six wins and one draw, qualifying for the finals before the last game in Ukraine. Therefore, the 0-1 defeat could be coped with there. The second-placed Ukraine then failed in the playoffs of the group runners-up to Iceland.
At the finals, the Finnish team started with a 0-0 win against Italy and then lost 5-0 against Sweden. After a 1-1 draw against Denmark, which captain Annica Sjölund secured with the only tournament goal for Finland only three minutes before the end of the game, both were tied, but Finland had the worse goal difference and was bottom of the group, while Denmark reached third in the group thanks to a lucky draw in the quarter-finals moved in.
EM 2017 in the Netherlands
The EM 2017 will take place in the Netherlands and for the first time with 16 teams. Finland met Ireland in qualifying , Montenegro , Portugal and Spain for the first time . The Finns failed to qualify as they were defeated by the Portuguese team for second place in a direct comparison. After a goalless draw in the home game, they took the lead 2-0 in the second leg in Portugal, but had to accept the next goal two minutes later and equalize in the final minute of the first half. Six minutes before the end of the game, the Portuguese scored the winning goal. Since the Finns lost 5-0 in the last group game in Spain, while the Portuguese won a 1-0 parallel game in Ireland, both teams were tied. The Finns had the better goal difference (+5 versus +4), but the direct comparison was decisive.
statistics
Players with the most appearances at European Championships
| Games | player | Year (games) |
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| 8th | Jessica Julin | 2005 (4), 2009 (4) |
| Anne Mäkinen | 2005 (4), 2009 (4) | |
| Laura Österberg Kalmari | 2005 (4), 2009 (4) | |
| Tiina Salmen | 2005 (4), 2009 (4) | |
| Sanna Talonen | 2005 (2), 2009 (3), 2013 (3) | |
| Petra Vaelma | 2005 (4), 2009 (4) | |
| 6th | Anna-Kaisa Rantanen | 2005 (4), 2009 (2), 2009 (5) |
| Annica Sjölund | 2009 (4), 2013 (2) | |
| Sanna Valkonen | 2005 (4), 2009 (2) | |
| Anna Westerlund | 2009 (3), 2013 (3) | |
| 5 | Tuija Hyyrynen | 2009 (2), 2013 (3) |
| Tinja-Riikka Korpela | 2009 (3), 2013 (2) | |
| Susanna Lehtinen | 2009 (2), 2013 (3) |
Status: July 2013
Players with the most goals at European Championships
| Gates | player | Year (goals) |
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| 4th | Laura Österberg Kalmari | 2005 (2), 2009 (2) |
| 2 | Annica Sjölund | 2009 (1), 2013 (1) |
| 1 | 5 players |
Status: July 2013
Finals games
Venues (green = positive balance, yellow = balanced balance, red = negative balance, bold = final venue, number in brackets = number of games if> 1) |
The Finns have played 11 final round games so far, three of which have been won, three have ended in a draw and five have been lost. No game had to be extended. Four finals were played on home soil. The Finns played twice against the hosts and once against the defending champion. The most frequent opponents were Denmark (3 games), Sweden (2) and England (2).
| No. | date | Result | opponent | venue | occasion | comment |
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| 1 | June 5, 2005 |
England
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2: 3 (0: 2) | Manchester ( ENG ) | Group game | |
| 2 | June 8, 2005 |
Sweden
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0-0 | Blackpool ( ENG ) | Group game | 200th international match by FIFA count |
| 3 | June 11, 2005 |
Denmark
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2: 1 (2: 1) | Blackpool ( ENG ) | Group game | |
| 4th | June 15, 2005 |
 Germany * |
1: 4 (1: 3) | Preston ( ENG ) | Semifinals | |
| 5 | 23 Aug 2009 |
Denmark
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1: 0 (0: 0) | Helsinki | Group game | |
| 6th | Aug 26, 2009 |
Netherlands
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2: 1 (1: 1) | Helsinki | Group game | |
| 7th | 29 Aug 2009 |
 Ukraine
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0: 1 (0: 0) | Helsinki | Group game | First game against Ukraine |
| 8th | 3rd Sep 2009 |
England
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2: 3 (0: 1) | Turku | Quarter finals | |
| 9 | July 10, 2013 |
 Italy
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0-0 | Halmstad ( SWE ) | Group game | |
| 10 | July 13, 2013 |
Sweden
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0: 5 (0: 3) | Gothenburg ( SWE ) | Group game | 300th international match according to FIFA counts |
| 11 | July 16, 2013 |
Denmark
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1: 1 (0: 1) | Gothenburg ( SWE ) | Group game |
Notes: The team in bold went into the tournament as the defending champion, the team marked with "*" was world champion.
