Iceland national under-17 football team

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Iceland U-17
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Strákarnir okkar
AssociationKnattspyrnusamband Íslands
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachÞorlákur Árnason
FIFA codeISL
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Iceland 1-3 Scotland 
(Kópavogur, Iceland; 21 March 1981)
Biggest win
 Iceland 6-0 Wales 
(Selfoss, Iceland; 24 September 1990)
 Iceland 6-0 Andorra 
(Andorra la Vella, Andorra; 23 September 2005)
Biggest defeat
 Sweden 5-0 Iceland 
(Mariestad, Sweden; 17 October 1987)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances0 (first in -)
Best result-
European Championship
Appearances9 (first in 1985)
Best resultGroup Stage (9 times)

The Iceland national under-17 football team represents Iceland in international football at this age level and is controlled by Knattspyrnusamband Íslands (KSÍ), the governing body for football in Iceland.[1]

History in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Between 1982-2019 this was an under-16 championship.

Year Result GP W D L GS GA GD
Italy 1982 Qualifying stage
West Germany 1984 Qualifying stage
Hungary 1985 16th 3 0 0 3 0 10 -10
Greece 1986 Qualifying stage
France 1987 Qualifying stage
Spain 1988 Qualifying stage
Denmark 1989 Qualifying stage
East Germany 1990 Qualifying stage
Switzerland 1991 11th 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2
Cyprus 1992 Qualifying stage
Turkey 1993 11th 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1
Republic of Ireland 1994 15th 3 0 0 3 3 6 -3
Belgium 1995 Qualifying stage
Austria 1996 Qualifying stage
Germany 1997 11th 3 1 0 2 2 5 -3
Scotland 1998 15th 3 0 1 2 1 4 -3
Czech Republic 1999 Qualifying stage
Israel 2000 Qualifying stage
England 2001 Qualifying stage
Denmark 2002 Qualifying stage
Portugal 2003 First qualifying stage
France 2004 Second qualifying stage
Italy 2005 First qualifying stage
Luxembourg 2006 First qualifying stage
Belgium 2007 8th 3 0 0 3 1 10 -9
Turkey 2008 First qualifying stage
Germany 2009 First qualifying stage
Liechtenstein 2010 First qualifying stage
Serbia 2011 Elite round
Slovenia 2012 7th 3 0 1 2 2 4 -2
Slovakia 2013 First qualifying stage
Malta 2014 Elite round
Bulgaria 2015 Elite round
Azerbaijan 2016 Elite round
Croatia 2017 First qualifying stage
England 2018 Elite round
Republic of Ireland 2019 12th 3 1 0 2 6 8 -2
Estonia 2020 Initially postponed and then cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[2][3][4]
Cyprus 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[5][6]
Israel 2022 First qualifying stage
Hungary 2023 Elite round
Cyprus 2024 First qualifying stage
Albania 2025 to be determined
Total 9/40 27 4 2 21 24 57 -33

Players

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Ívar Arnbro Þórhallsson (2006-05-25) 25 May 2006 (age 17) 5 0 Iceland KA
1GK Hilmar Karlsson (2006-08-29) 29 August 2006 (age 17) 3 0 Iceland Breiðablik

2DF Þorri Stefán Þorbjörnsson (2006-08-04) 4 August 2006 (age 17) 6 2 Iceland FH
2DF Jón Arnar Sigurðsson (2007-05-03) 3 May 2007 (age 16) 6 0 Iceland KR
2DF Stefán Gísli Stefánsson (2006-05-16) 16 May 2006 (age 17) 6 0 Iceland Fylkir
2DF Sindri Sigurjónsson (2006-08-30) 30 August 2006 (age 17) 5 0 Iceland Afturelding
2DF Sölvi Stefánsson (2007-06-18) 18 June 2007 (age 16) 5 0 Iceland Víkingur Reykjavík
2DF Davíð Örn Aðalsteinsson (2006-11-28) 28 November 2006 (age 17) 0 0 Iceland Þór Akureyri

3MF Tómas Jóhannessen (2007-05-17) 17 May 2007 (age 16) 6 0 Iceland Grótta
3MF Óli Melander (2006-02-06) 6 February 2006 (age 18) 6 0 Sweden Örebro
3MF Cole Campbell (2006-02-20) 20 February 2006 (age 18) 5 2 Germany Borussia Dortmund
3MF Daniel Ingi Jóhannesson (2007-04-03) 3 April 2007 (age 17) 3 0 Iceland ÍA
3MF Nóel Atli Arnórsson (2007-11-28) 28 November 2007 (age 16) 3 0 Iceland KA
3MF Breki Baldursson (2006-08-11) 11 August 2006 (age 17) 0 0 Iceland Fram

4FW
Daníel Tristan Guðjohnsen
(2006-03-01) 1 March 2006 (age 18) 10 5 Sweden Malmö
4FW Stígur Diljan Þórðarson (2006-01-04) 4 January 2006 (age 18) 6 1 Portugal Benfica
4FW Hrafn Guðmundsson (2006-02-06) 6 February 2006 (age 18) 5 0 Iceland Afturelding
4FW Elvar Petersen (2006-11-21) 21 November 2006 (age 17) 5 0 Denmark OB
4FW Kjartan Már Kjartansson (2006-07-14) 14 July 2006 (age 17) 4 2 Iceland Stjarnan
4FW Sesar Örn Harðarson (2006-11-28) 28 November 2006 (age 17) 0 0 Iceland Selfoss

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to Iceland U17 within the last twelve months and are still eligible for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
MF Allan Purisevic (2007-06-29) 29 June 2007 (age 16) 3 0 Iceland Stjarnan v.  France, 31 October 2022
MF Valdimar Logi Sævarsson (2006-11-28) 28 November 2006 (age 17) 2 0 Iceland KA v.  France, 31 October 2022

FW Karl Ágúst Karlsson (2007-05-11) 11 May 2007 (age 16) 2 0 Iceland HK v.  France, 31 October 2022
FW Elvar Máni Guðmundsson (2006-01-26) 26 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Iceland KA v.  France, 31 October 2022

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gudmundsson believes Iceland can keep surprising - Under-17 - News". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
  2. ^ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA.com. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  3. ^ "UEFA postpones all June national team matches". UEFA.com. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Updated UEFA competitions calendar". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  5. ^ "2020/21 UEFA women's Under-17 and men's Under-17 championships cancelled". UEFA.com. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  6. ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  7. ^ "U17 karla - Hópur valinn fyrir milliriðla undankeppni EM 2023" (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.