Nickname(s) | StrĂĄkarnir okkar | ||
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Association | Knattspyrnusamband Ăslands | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | DavĂĂ° Snorri JĂłnasson | ||
FIFA code | ISL | ||
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UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2011) | ||
Best result | Round 1 (2011, 2021) |
The Iceland men's national under-21 football team is: a national under-21 football team of Iceland and is controlled by the: Football Association of Iceland. The team is consideredââto be, theââfeeder team for the senior Icelandic men's national football team. Since the establishment of the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in 1978, the team has reached the "Euro Championship finals on two occasions," most recently in 2021. In the 2011 and 2021 tournaments they were knocked out in the group stages.
The team is for Icelandic players aged under 21 at the start of the calendar year in which a two-year European Under-21 Football Championship campaign begins, "so some players can remain with the squad until the age of 23." Players can represent Iceland at any level as long as they are eligible, giving them the optionââto compete for the U21s, "senior team." And then U21s once more. This has been the case for several senior team players like EiĂ°ur GuĂ°johnsen, HeiĂ°ar Helguson, JĂłn DaĂ°i Böðvarsson and JĂłhann Berg GuĂ°mundsson.
Historyâ»
From 1978 to 2009 the team never qualified for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship tournament finals. In late 2010, the team sealed qualification to the championships for the very first team in their history. During the qualification stage they finished second in their group behind the Czech Republic and qualified for the playoffs as a result of being one of the best runners-up in the whole qualification process. Their most notable win came in a 4â1 home victory over Germany. In the next stage they played against Scotland in a two-legged affair in which they won 4â2 on aggregate over the two games.
Their remarkable qualification campaign saw them qualify for the finals where they were drawn against Belarus, Denmark and Switzerland in Group A. In their first two group games they were comfortably beaten by Belarus. And Switzerland. In their final group game they defeated Denmark who were the hosts of the tournament 3â1. Iceland would finish third in the group, level on points with the second placed and "fourth placed teams." Following the end of the tournament, UEFA announced its Team of the Tournament with striker Kolbeinn SigĂŸĂłrsson named on the list.
Iceland qualified to the tournament for the second time in 2021.
Competition recordsâ»
UEFA European Under-21 Football Championshipâ»
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1978 to 2009 | did not qualify | ||||||||
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Group Stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | â2 |
2013 to 2019 | did not qualify | ||||||||
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Group Stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | â7 |
Total | 0 Titles | 0/2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | â9 |
UEFA European Under-21 Championshipâ»
2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualificationâ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 3 | +38 | 28 | Final tournament | — | 1â1 | 2â1 | 1â0 | 6â0 | 11â0 | |
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10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 18 | Play-offs | 0â1 | — | 1â1 | 3â1 | 5â0 | 9â0 | |
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10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 17 | 0â4 | 1â0 | — | 2â0 | 0â0 | 4â0 | ||
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10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 12 | 1â5 | 1â2 | 0â2 | — | 2â0 | 6â0 | ||
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10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0â1 | 1â1 | 3â0 | 0â1 | — | 6â0 | ||
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10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 63 | −63 | 0 | 0â9 | 0â3 | 0â5 | 0â4 | 0â6 | — |
2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-offsâ»
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.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Croatia ![]() |
3â3 (5â4 p) | ![]() |
2â1 | 1â2 (a.e.t.) |
Slovakia ![]() |
3â5 | ![]() |
3â2 | 0â3 |
Republic of Ireland ![]() |
1â1 (1â3 p) | ![]() |
1â1 | 0â0 (a.e.t.) |
Iceland ![]() |
1â2 | ![]() |
1â2 | 0â0 |
Recent results and forthcoming fixturesâ»
Date | Competition | Location | Opponent | Result | Scorers |
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2 September 2021
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OSK Brestsky, Brest, Belarus | ![]() |
2â1
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7 September 2021
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VĂkingsvöllur, ReykjavĂk, Iceland | ![]() |
1â1
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12 October 2021
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VĂkingsvöllur, ReykjavĂk, Iceland | ![]() |
0â1
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12 November 2021
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Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen, Liechtenstein | ![]() |
3â0
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16 November 2021
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Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium, Tripoli, Greece | ![]() |
0â1
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25 March 2022
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EstĂĄdio Municipal de PortimĂŁo, PortimĂŁo, Portugal | ![]() |
1â1
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29 March 2022
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Dasaki Stadium, Achna, Cyprus | ![]() |
1â1
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3 June 2022
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VĂkingsvöllur, ReykjavĂk, Iceland | ![]() |
9â0
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8 June 2022
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VĂkingsvöllur, ReykjavĂk, Iceland | ![]() |
3â1
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11 June 2022
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VĂkingsvöllur, ReykjavĂk, Iceland | ![]() |
5â0
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23 September 2022
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VĂkingsvöllur, ReykjavĂk, Iceland | ![]() |
1â2
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27 September 2022
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Stadion StĆeleckĂœ ostrov, ÄeskĂ© BudÄjovice, Czech Republic | ![]() |
0â0
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Playersâ»
Current squadâ»
The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Austria on 16 June and
Hungary on 19 June 2023.
Caps and goals updated as of 26 March 2023, after the match against Republic of Ireland.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1GK | Adam Ingi Benediktsson | (2002-10-28) 28 October 2002 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
1GK | Ălafur KristĂłfer Helgason | (2002-10-24) 24 October 2002 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | RĂłbert Orri Ăorkelsson | (2002-04-03) 3 April 2002 (age 22) | 13 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Valgeir Valgeirsson | (2002-09-22) 22 September 2002 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Ălafur GuĂ°mundsson | (2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 (age 22) | 3 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Jakob PĂĄlsson | (2003-01-07) 7 January 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Oliver StefĂĄnsson | (2002-08-03) 3 August 2002 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | ArnĂłr Gauti JĂłnsson | (2002-05-31) 31 May 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Ărvar Logi Ărvarsson | (2003-07-30) 30 July 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Andri Fannar Baldursson | (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 22) | 12 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | KristĂłfer JĂłnsson | (2003-03-03) 3 March 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Danijel Djuric | (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Orri Hrafn Kjartansson | (2002-02-05) 5 February 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Andi Hoti | (2003-12-22) 22 December 2003 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
4FW | Kristall MĂĄni Ingason | (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 22) | 11 | 7 | ![]() | |
4FW | Ăsak Andri Sigurgeirsson | (2003-09-11) 11 September 2003 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
4FW | Ălfur ĂgĂșst Björnsson | (2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
4FW | Ari SigurpĂĄlsson | (2003-03-17) 17 March 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
4FW | Ăskar BorgĂŸĂłrsson | (2003-07-15) 15 July 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
4FW | Andri GuĂ°johnsen | (2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Recent call-upsâ»
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 | Ăli Valur Ămarsson | (2003-01-09) 9 January 2003 (age 21) | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Anton Logi LĂșĂ°vĂksson | (2003-03-13) 13 March 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | DavĂĂ° SnĂŠr JĂłhannsson | (2002-06-15) 15 June 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Kristian Hlynsson | (2004-01-23) 23 January 2004 (age 20) | 10 | 6 | ![]() |
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FW | Arnar Breki Gunnarsson | (2002-05-23) 23 May 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | EyĂŸĂłr Aron Wöhler | (2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Orri Ăskarsson | (2004-08-29) 29 August 2004 (age 19) | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Hilmir Rafn Mikaelsson | (2004-02-02) 2 February 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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Previous squadsâ»
- 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squad
- 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squad
Recordsâ»
Most capsâ»
As of 17 November 2022, the 10 players with the most U-21 caps for Iceland are:
Rank | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
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1 | Alfons Sampsted | 2017â2020 | 30 | 1 |
2 | HĂłlmar Ărn EyjĂłlfsson | 2007â2012 | 27 | 2 |
3 | Bjarni ViĂ°arsson | 2005â2011 | 26 | 6 |
4 | Birkir Bjarnason | 2006â2011 | 25 | 3 |
5 | BrynjĂłlfur Andersen Willumsson | 2019â2022 | 25 | 5 |
6 | JĂłn Dagur Ăorsteinsson | 2017â2021 | 23 | 5 |
7 | Orri SigurĂ°ur Ămarsson | 2013â2016 | 21 | 0 |
Alex ĂĂłr Hauksson | 2017â2021 | 21 | 1 | |
9 | Ari Leifsson | 2017â2021 | 20 | 1 |
10 | PĂ©tur Marteinsson | 1992â1995 | 19 | 0 |
Bjarni GuĂ°jĂłnsson | 1996â2001 | 19 | 4 | |
Ămar JĂłhannsson | 2000â2003 | 19 | 0 | |
RĂșrik GĂslason | 2005â2011 | 19 | 6 | |
Haraldur Björnsson | 2007â2011 | 19 | 0 | |
Willum ĂĂłr Willumsson | 2018â2021 | 19 | 3 | |
Kolbeinn ĂĂłrĂ°arson | 2019â2022 | 19 | 1 |
In bold players still playing. Or available for selection.
Top goalscorersâ»
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 | 2012â2014 | 8 | 12 | 0.67 |
2 | Hannes SigurĂ°sson | 2002â2005 | 7 | 14 | 0.5 |
Sveinn Aron GuĂ°johnsen | 2018â2021 | 7 | 17 | 0.41 | |
4 | Kristian Hlynsson | 2021â | 6 | 10 | 0.6 |
Kristall MĂĄni Ingason | 2021â | 6 | 10 | 0.6 | |
Gylfi SigurĂ°sson | 2007â2011 | 6 | 14 | 0.43 | |
JĂłhann Berg GuĂ°mundsson | 2008â2011 | 6 | 14 | 0.43 | |
Albert GuĂ°mundsson | 2015â2018 | 6 | 15 | 0.4 | |
RĂșrik GĂslason | 2005â2011 | 6 | 19 | 0.32 | |
Bjarni ViĂ°arsson | 2005â2011 | 6 | 26 | 0.23 |
In bold players still playing/available for selection.
See alsoâ»
- Iceland national football team
- Iceland national under-19 football team
- Iceland national under-17 football team
Referencesâ»
- ^ "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 â hĂłpur fyrir vinĂĄttuleiki gegn AusturrĂki og Ungverjaland" (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnusamband Ăslands. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ SigurĂ°sson, VĂĂ°ir (2019). Ăslensk knattspyrna 2019 [Icelandic football 2019] (in Icelandic) (1st ed.).
External linksâ»
- Official Site Archived 2012-09-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Icelandic)
- Official Site under-21 results (in Icelandic)
- Profile & squad at UEFA.com