Iceland national under-21 football team
Nickname(s) | Strákarnir okkar | ||
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Association | Knattspyrnusamband Íslands | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Davíð Snorri Jónasson | ||
FIFA code | ISL | ||
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2011, 2021 ) |
The Iceland men's national under-21 football team is a
The team is for Icelandic players aged under 21 at the start of the calendar year in which a two-year
History
From
Their remarkable qualification campaign saw them qualify for the finals where they were drawn against
Iceland qualified to the tournament for the second time in 2021.[7]
Competition records
UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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2009
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did not qualify | ||||||||
2011
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Group Stage
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5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 |
2013 to 2019
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did not qualify | ||||||||
2021 | Group Stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 |
Total | 0 Titles | 0/2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | –9 |
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Portugal | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 3 | +38 | 28 | Final tournament | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 11–0 | |
2 | Iceland | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 18 | Play-offs | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 9–0 | |
3 | Greece | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 17 | 0–4 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | ||
4 | Belarus | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 12 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 6–0 | ||
5 | Cyprus | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — | 6–0 | ||
6 | Liechtenstein | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 63 | −63 | 0 | 0–9 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–6 | — |
2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-offs
The four play-off winners qualify for the final tournament.
All times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Team 1 | Agg.
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Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Croatia | 3–3 (5–4 p) | Denmark | 2–1 | a.e.t. )
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Slovakia | 3–5 | Ukraine | 3–2 | 0–3 |
Republic of Ireland | 1–1 (1–3 p) | Israel | 1–1 | a.e.t. )
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Iceland | 1–2 | Czech Republic | 1–2 | 0–0 |
Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
Date | Competition | Location | Opponent | Result | Scorers |
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2 September 2021
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OSK Brestsky, Brest, Belarus | Belarus | 2–1
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7 September 2021
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Víkingsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | Greece | 1–1
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12 October 2021
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Víkingsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | Portugal | 0–1
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12 November 2021
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Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen, Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein | 3–0
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16 November 2021
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Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium, Tripoli, Greece | Greece | 0–1
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25 March 2022
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Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão, Portugal | Portugal | 1–1
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29 March 2022
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Dasaki Stadium, Achna, Cyprus | Cyprus | 1–1
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3 June 2022
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Víkingsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | Liechtenstein | 9–0
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8 June 2022
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Víkingsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | Belarus | 3–1
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11 June 2022
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Víkingsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | Cyprus | 5–0
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23 September 2022
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Víkingsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | Czech Republic | 1–2
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27 September 2022
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Stadion Střelecký ostrov, České Budějovice, Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 0–0
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Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Austria on 16 June and Hungary on 19 June 2023.[8]
Caps and goals updated as of 26 March 2023, after the match against Republic of Ireland.
Recent call-ups
The following players are still eligible for and have previously been called up to the under-21 squad.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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DF | Óli Valur Ómarsson | 9 January 2003 | 5 | 0 | Sirius | v. Scotland, 17 November 2022 |
MF | Anton Logi Lúðvíksson | 13 March 2003 | 1 | 0 | Breiðablik | v. Scotland, 17 November 2022 |
MF | Davíð Snær Jóhannsson | 15 June 2002 | 1 | 0 | FH | v. Scotland, 17 November 2022 |
MF | Kristian Hlynsson | 23 January 2004 | 10 | 6 | Ajax | v. Czech Republic, 27 September 2022 |
FW | Arnar Breki Gunnarsson | 23 May 2002 | 1 | 0 | ÍBV | v. Scotland, 17 November 2022 |
FW | Eyþór Aron Wöhler | 28 February 2002 | 1 | 0 | ÍA | v. Scotland, 17 November 2022 |
FW | Orri Óskarsson | 29 August 2004 | 6 | 0 | Copenhagen | v. Czech Republic, 27 September 2022 |
FW | Hilmir Rafn Mikaelsson | 2 February 2004 | 1 | 0 | Venezia
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v. Czech Republic, 27 September 2022 |
Previous squads
- 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squad
- 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squad
Records
Most caps
As of 17 November 2022, the 10 players with the most U-21 caps for Iceland are:[9]
Rank | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
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1 | Alfons Sampsted | 2017–2020 | 30 | 1 |
2 | Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson | 2007–2012 | 27 | 2 |
3 | Bjarni Viðarsson | 2005–2011 | 26 | 6 |
4 | Birkir Bjarnason | 2006–2011 | 25 | 3 |
5 | Brynjólfur Andersen Willumsson
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2019–2022 | 25 | 5 |
6 | Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson | 2017–2021 | 23 | 5 |
7 | Orri Sigurður Ómarsson | 2013–2016 | 21 | 0 |
Alex Þór Hauksson | 2017–2021 | 21 | 1 | |
9 | Ari Leifsson | 2017–2021 | 20 | 1 |
10 | Pétur Marteinsson | 1992–1995 | 19 | 0 |
Bjarni Guðjónsson | 1996–2001 | 19 | 4 | |
Ómar Jóhannsson | 2000–2003 | 19 | 0 | |
Rúrik Gíslason | 2005–2011 | 19 | 6 | |
Haraldur Björnsson | 2007–2011 | 19 | 0 | |
Willum Þór Willumsson | 2018–2021 | 19 | 3 | |
Kolbeinn Þórðarson | 2019–2022 | 19 | 1 |
In bold players still playing or available for selection.
Top goalscorers
As of 17 November 2022, the 10 players with the most U-21 goals for Iceland are:
Rank | Name | Career | Goals | Caps | GPG |
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1 | Emil Atlason | 2012–2014 | 8 | 12 | 0.67 |
2 | Hannes Sigurðsson | 2002–2005 | 7 | 14 | 0.5 |
Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen | 2018–2021 | 7 | 17 | 0.41 | |
4 | Kristian Hlynsson | 2021– | 6 | 10 | 0.6 |
Kristall Máni Ingason | 2021– | 6 | 10 | 0.6 | |
Gylfi Sigurðsson | 2007–2011 | 6 | 14 | 0.43 | |
Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson | 2008–2011 | 6 | 14 | 0.43 | |
Albert Guðmundsson | 2015–2018 | 6 | 15 | 0.4 | |
Rúrik Gíslason | 2005–2011 | 6 | 19 | 0.32 | |
Bjarni Viðarsson | 2005–2011 | 6 | 26 | 0.23 |
In bold players still playing or available for selection.
See also
- Iceland national football team
- Iceland national under-19 football team
- Iceland national under-17 football team
References
- ^ "2011: Spain's boys of summer dazzle". UEFA.com. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Euro U21 2011 (Qual.)". ZeroZero. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Euro U21 2011 (Qual.)". ZeroZero. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Iceland 3-1 Denmark". ZeroZero. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Euro U21 2011". ZeroZero. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "U21 all-star squad named by UEFA technical team". UEFA.com. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "2021 Under-21 EURO: Meet the finalists". uefa.com. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "U21 karla – hópur fyrir vináttuleiki gegn Austurríki og Ungverjaland" (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ Sigurðsson, Víðir (2019). Íslensk knattspyrna 2019 [Icelandic football 2019] (in Icelandic) (1st ed.).
External links
- Official Site Archived 2012-09-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Icelandic)
- Official Site under-21 results (in Icelandic)
- Profile & squad at UEFA.com