Denmark national under-21 football team
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Association |
Danish Football Association (Dansk Boldspil-Union) | ||
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Head coach | Niels Frederiksen | ||
Captain | Mathias Jensen | ||
Most caps | Jonas Kamper (39) | ||
Top scorer | Peter Møller (16) | ||
Home stadium | Aalborg Portland Park, Aalborg | ||
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First international | |||
U-21: Denmark 0–2 Norway (Holstebro, Denmark; 25 August 1976) | |||
Biggest win | |||
U-21: Denmark 9–0 Luxembourg (Farum, Denmark; 11 October 2002) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
U-21: Bulgaria 6–0 Denmark (Sofia, Bulgaria; 25 April 1989) | |||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 1992) | ||
Best result | 8th (2016) | ||
UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 1978) | ||
Best result | Semifinals (1992), (2015) |
The Denmark national under-21 football team has played since 1976 and is controlled by the Danish Football Association. Before 1976, the age limit was 23 years.
Tournament record
UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
UEFA European Under-21 Championship record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | GD |
1978 | Quarter finals | 5th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
1980 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
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1984 | |||||||||
1986 | Quarter finals | 7th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
1988 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1990 | |||||||||
1992 | Semi finals | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
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Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
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Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
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Semi finals | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 |
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Group stage | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
Total | 0 titles | 0/5 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 36 | −8 |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
- ***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Summer Olympics
Until and including the 1988 Summer Olympics, Olympic games counted as regular senior national team matches. Since the 1992 Summer Olympics, Olympic games have counted as under-21 national games.
UEFA Euro U-21 qualification
2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification group 3
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 8 | +22 | 23 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() |
10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 22 | Play-offs |
3 | ![]() |
10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 12 | |
4 | ![]() |
10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 9 | |
5 | ![]() |
10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 8 | |
6 | ![]() |
10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 7 |
Results and fixtures
2016
Results in 2016
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
25 January 2016 Friendly | ![]() | 4–1 | Wolfsburg U23 | Turkey |
Nørgaard ![]() Zohore ![]() Børsting ![]() C. Nielsen ![]() |
Report | Schulz ![]() |
25 March 2016 2017 UEFA Euro U-21 Qualification | ![]() | 0–1 | Denmark ![]() | Differdange, Luxembourg |
17:30 | Ewert ![]() |
Report | Fischer ![]() C. Nielsen ![]() |
Stadium: Stade de la Ville de Differdange Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia) |
29 March 2016 2017 UEFA Euro U-21 Qualification | ![]() | 1–3 | Denmark ![]() | Yerevan, Armenia |
16:00 | Malakyan ![]() Hakobyan ![]() |
Report | Fischer ![]() Andersen ![]() Hakobyan ![]() |
Stadium: FFA Academy Stadium Referee: Denis Scherbakov (Belarus) |
2 June 2016 Friendly match | Denmark ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | Suwon, South Korea |
17:00 | Brock-Madsen ![]() C. Nielsen ![]() Brock-Madsen ![]() Hjulsager ![]() |
Report | Elis ![]() Quioto ![]() Elis ![]() |
Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 570 Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea) |
4 June 2016 Friendly match | Denmark ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() | Goyang, South Korea |
18:00 | O. Erhun ![]() Holst ![]() E. Larsen ![]() E. Larsen ![]() E. Larsen ![]() da Silva ![]() Fernandes ![]() Marcondes ![]() |
Report | Taiwo ![]() Taiwo ![]() |
Stadium: Goyang Stadium Attendance: 430 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea) |
6 June 2016 Friendly match | Denmark ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Bucheon, South Korea |
20:00 | Brock-Madsen ![]() Jønsson ![]() |
Report | Moon Chang-jin ![]() |
Stadium: Bucheon Stadium Station Attendance: 13690 Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan) |
4 August 2016 Olympics | Denmark ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Brasília, Brazil |
13:00 | Jønsson ![]() Larsen ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília Attendance: 15000 Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico) |
7 August 2016 Olympics | Denmark ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Brasilia, Brazil |
19:00 | Skov ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Attendance: 10000 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan) |
10 August 2016 Olympics | Denmark ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Salvador, Brazil |
22:00 | Maxsø ![]() |
Report | Gabriel Barbosa ![]() Gabriel Jesus ![]() Gabriel Jesus ![]() Luan ![]() Gabriel Barbosa ![]() |
Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 50000 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran) |
13 August 2016 Olympics | Denmark ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Salvador, Brazil |
16:00 | Report | Obi Mikel ![]() Umar ![]() |
Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 31500 |
2 September 2016 2017 Euro U-21 Qualification | Denmark ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Wrexham, Wales |
17:00 | Banggaard ![]() Ingvartsen ![]() Sisto ![]() Sisto ![]() Dolberg ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 656 Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland) |
6 September 2016 2017 Euro U-21 Qualification | Denmark ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Aalborg, Denmark |
18:45 | Sisto ![]() Ingvartsen ![]() Ingvartsen ![]() Sisto ![]() |
Report | Nedelcearu ![]() Păun ![]() Miron ![]() |
Stadium: Nordjyske Arena Attendance: 4500 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy) |
7 October 2016 2017 Euro U-21 Qualification | Denmark ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria |
18:00 | Ingvartsen ![]() Ingvartsen ![]() Ingvartsen ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Beroe Stadium Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel) |
11 October 2016 2017 Euro U-21 Qualification | Denmark ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Aalborg, Denmark |
18:00 | Ingvartsen ![]() Hjulsager ![]() Marcondes ![]() Mahmutović ![]() |
Report | Sinani ![]() Borges ![]() |
Stadium: Nordjyske Arena Attendance: 2485 Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia) |
2017
Results in 2017
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
18 January 2017 Friendly | Henan Jianye | 0–3 | Denmark ![]() | Dubai, UAE |
12:00 | Report | C. Nielsen ![]() Junker ![]() Junker ![]() |
Stadium: The Sevens Stadium |
22 January 2017 Friendly | Uzbekistan | 1–2 | Denmark ![]() | Dubai, UAE |
13:00 | Unknown ![]() |
Report | Andreas Maxsø ![]() Duelund ![]() Duelund ![]() |
Stadium: The Sevens Stadium |
23 March 2017 Friendly | Spain ![]() | 3–1 | Denmark ![]() | Murcia, Spain |
19:30 | Mikel Merino ![]() Saúl Ñíguez ![]() Denis Suárez ![]() |
Report | Andrew Hjulsager ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Nueva Condomina Attendance: 25,632 Referee: Nicolas Rainville (France) |
27 March 2017 Friendly | Denmark ![]() | 0–4 | England ![]() | Randers, Denmark |
19:00 | Report | Ruben Loftus-Cheek ![]() Solly March ![]() Cauley Woodrow ![]() Ruben Loftus-Cheek ![]() |
Stadium: BioNutria Park Attendance: 5367 Referee: Clayton Pisani (Malta) |
10 June 2017 Friendly | Sweden ![]() | 0–2 | Denmark ![]() | Helsingborg, Sweden |
14:00 | Report | Rasmus Nissen ![]() Duelund ![]() |
Stadium: Olympia Attendance: 4912 |
18 June 2017 2017 UEFA Euro U-21 Finals | Italy ![]() | 2–0 | Denmark ![]() | Kraków, Poland |
20:45 | Pellegrini ![]() Petagna ![]() |
Report | Nørgaard ![]() Holst ![]() |
Stadium: Marshal Józef Piłsudski Stadium Referee: Ivan Kruzliak (Slovakia) |
21 June 2017 2017 UEFA Euro U-21 Finals | Germany ![]() | 3–0 | Denmark ![]() | Kraków, Poland |
20:45 | Selke ![]() Kempf ![]() Amiri ![]() |
Report | Vigen Christensen ![]() Duelund ![]() Banggaard ![]() |
Stadium: Marshal Józef Piłsudski Stadium Attendance: 9782 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
18 June 2017 2017 UEFA Euro U-21 Finals | Czech Republic ![]() | 2–4 | Denmark ![]() | Tychy, Poland |
20:45 | Schick ![]() Chorý ![]() Černý ![]() Simić ![]() Souček ![]() |
Report | Ingvartsen ![]() Andersen ![]() Zohore ![]() Ingvartsen ![]() |
Stadium: Tychy City Stadium Attendance: 9087 Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland) |
31 August 2017 2019 UEFA Euro U-21 Qualification | Faroe Islands ![]() | 0-3 | Denmark ![]() | Faroe Islands |
17:00 | B. Heinesen ![]() |
Report | Ingvartsen ![]() Nissen ![]() M. Jensen ![]() |
Stadium: Tórsvøllur Attendance: 868 Referee: Boris Marhefka (Slovakia) |
5 September 2017 2019 UEFA Euro U-21 Qualification | Denmark ![]() | 6-0 | Lithuania ![]() | Aalborg, Denmark |
18:00 | Nissen ![]() Skov ![]() Nissen ![]() Skov ![]() Ingvartsen ![]() Nissen ![]() |
Report | Olberkis ![]() G. Matulevicius ![]() A. Korsakas ![]() |
Stadium: Aalborg Stadium Attendance: 3039 Referee: Aleksei Matyunin (Russia) |
6 October 2017 2019 UEFA Euro U-21 Qualification | Georgia ![]() | 2-5 | Denmark ![]() | Aalborg, Denmark |
18:00 | Chikviladze ![]() Mikeltadze ![]() Mikeltadze ![]() |
Report | Ingvartsen ![]() Duelund ![]() Billing ![]() Ingvartsen ![]() Bruun Larsen ![]() Skov ![]() |
Stadium: Aalborg Stadium Attendance: 2572 Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands) |
10 October 2017 2019 UEFA Euro U-21 Qualification | Finland ![]() | 0-5 | Denmark ![]() | Finland |
17:30 | Soisalo ![]() Soisalo ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() F. Jensen ![]() |
Report | Skov ![]() Skov ![]() Skov ![]() Duelund ![]() Ingvartsen ![]() |
Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Attendance: 904 Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland) |
2018
Results in 2018
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
22 March 2018 Friendly | Austria ![]() | 0-5 | Denmark ![]() | Austria |
19.30 | Report | Bruun Larsen ![]() Ingvartsen ![]() Skov ![]() Laursen ![]() Pohl ![]() |
Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt |
27 March 2018 2019 UEFA Euro U-21 Qualification | Georgia ![]() | 2-2 | Denmark ![]() | Georgia |
15.00 | Kharaishvili ![]() Margvelashvili ![]() Mikeltadze ![]() Kantaria ![]() |
Report | Mini ![]() Skov ![]() Nissen ![]() M. Christensen ![]() |
Stadium: Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia) |
7 September 2018 2019 UEFA Euro U-21 Qualification | Denmark ![]() | 2-0 | Finland ![]() | Aalborg, Denmark |
Duelund ![]() Nissen ![]() Skov Olsen ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Aalborg Stadion Referee: Benoît Millot (France) |
11 September 2018 2019 UEFA Euro U-21 Qualification | Lithuania ![]() | 0-2 | Denmark ![]() | Gargždai, Lithuania |
18.00 | Report | Abildgaard ![]() Robert Skov ![]() Abildgaard ![]() |
Stadium: Gargždai Stadium Referee: Timotheos Christofi (Cyprus) |
12 October 2018 2019 UEFA Euro U-21 Qualification | Denmark ![]() | v | Poland ![]() | Aalborg, Denmark |
18.00 | Report | Stadium: Aalborg Stadion |
16 October 2018 2019 UEFA Euro U-21 Qualification | Denmark ![]() | v | Faroe Islands ![]() | Aalborg, Denmark |
Report | Stadium: Aalborg Stadion |
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 3 game against Poland
Most appearances
Because of the age restriction, a player can't be in the team for very long and the most promising young players spend little time with the under-21 team before making their senior national team debut.
Rank | Player | Club(s) | U-21 Caps | U-21 Goals | Year(s) |
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1 | Jonas Kamper | Brøndby | 39 | 3 | 2002–2006 |
2 | Lasse Vigen Christensen | Fulham | 37 | 5 | 2013– |
=3 | Michael Jakobsen | AaB | 31 | 4 | 2005–2008 |
=3 | Martin Jørgensen | AGF, Udinese | 31 | 9 | 1994–1997 |
4 | Rasmus Würtz | Skive, AaB | 29 | 1 | 2002–2006 |
5 | Martin Pedersen | AaB, SønderjyskE | 28 | 0 | 2002–2006 |
6 | Jannik Vestergaard | 1899 Hoffenheim, Werder Bremen, Borussia Mönchengladbach | 28 | 4 | 2011–2015 |
7 | Mike Jensen | Brøndby IF, Malmö FF | 27 | 3 | 2011–2015 |
8 | Mads Albæk | FC Midtjylland | 26 | 5 | 2009–2012 |
9 | Thomas Kahlenberg | Brøndby, Auxerre | 26 | 10 | 2002–2006 |
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the under-21 national team. Players in bold have played at least one game for the senior Danish national team.
Most goals
Rank | Player | Club(s) | U-21 Goals | U-21 Caps | Year(s) |
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1 | Peter Møller | AaB | 16 | 22 | 1990–1993 |
=2 | Marcus Ingvartsen | Nordsjælland, Genk | 15 | 17 | 2015–2018 |
=2 | Nicki Bille | Reggina, Martina, Nordsjælland, Villarreal | 15 | 24 | 2007–2011 |
4 | Tommy Bechmann | Esbjerg | 11 | 15 | 2002–2003 |
5 | Thomas Kahlenberg | Brøndby, Auxerre | 10 | 26 | 2002–2006 |
=6 | Preben Elkjær | Vanløse, 1. FC Köln, Lokeren | 9 | 9 | 1976–1979 |
=6 | Morten Rasmussen | AGF | 9 | 21 | 2004–2006 |
=6 | Martin Jørgensen | AGF, Udinese | 9 | 31 | 1994–1997 |
=9 | Bent Jensen | B 1913 | 8 | 10 | 1966–1968 |
=9 | Per Frandsen | B 1903, Lille | 8 | 21 | 1989–1992 |
=9 | Miklos Molnar | Frem, Standard Liège, Lyngby | 8 | 21 | 1989–1992 |
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs represented in the games in which the player's scored for the under-21 national team. Players in bold have played at least one game for the senior Danish national team.
Managers
- 1976–1980: Tommy Troelsen
- 1980–1989: Richard Møller Nielsen
- 1989–1992: Viggo Jensen
- 1992–1999: Jan B. Poulsen
- 2000–2006: Flemming Serritslev
- 2006–2011: Keld Bordinggaard
- 2011–2013: Morten Wieghorst
- 2013–2015: Jess Thorup
- 2015–present: Niels Frederiksen