Iceland national football team
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Nickname(s) | Strákarnir okkar (Our Boys) | ||
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Association |
Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ) Knattspyrnusamband Íslands | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Erik Hamrén | ||
Captain | Aron Gunnarsson | ||
Most caps | Rúnar Kristinsson (104) | ||
Top scorer | Eiður Guðjohnsen (26) | ||
Home stadium | Laugardalsvöllur | ||
FIFA code | ISL | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current |
36 | ||
Highest | 18 (February–March 2018) | ||
Lowest | 131 (April–June 2012) | ||
Elo ranking | |||
Current |
43 | ||
Highest | 19 (October 2017) | ||
Lowest | 128 (August 1973) | ||
First international | |||
Unofficial: (Faroe Islands; 29 July 1930)[1] Official: (Reykjavík, Iceland; 17 July 1946)[2] | |||
Biggest win | |||
Unofficial: (Keflavík, Iceland; 10 July 1985) Official: (Reykjavík, Iceland; 27 July 2000)[3] | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
(Copenhagen, Denmark; 23 August 1967) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2018) | ||
Best result | Group Stage, (2018) | ||
UEFA Euro | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2016) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals, (2016) |
The Iceland men's national football team (Icelandic: Íslenska karlalandsliðið í knattspyrnu) represents Iceland in international football. The team is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland.
The team has enjoyed success in the second half of the 2010s. In the qualifying rounds for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Iceland reached the playoffs before losing to Croatia. Iceland reached its first major tournament, UEFA Euro 2016, after a qualification campaign which included home and away wins over the Netherlands. In doing so, they became the smallest ever nation to qualify for a major tournament. After advancing to the knockout stages of Euro 2016, Iceland defeated England in the Round of 16, advancing to the quarter-finals, where they lost to host nation France 5–2. They became the smallest nation by population to ever clinch a FIFA World Cup berth when they qualified for the 2018 tournament on 9 October 2017.[4]
History
20th century
Although Úrvalsdeild, the Icelandic Football League, was founded in 1912,[5] the country's first international match was played on 29 July 1930, against the Faroe Islands.[6] Although Iceland won 1–0 away, both teams were at the time unaffiliated with FIFA.[7] The first match officially recognised by FIFA took place in Reykjavík on 17 July 1946, a 0–3 loss to Denmark.[8] The first international victory was against Finland in 1947.[9] For the first 20 years of the Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ)'s existence, mostly the team did not participate in qualifying for the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship. In 1954, Iceland applied to take part in qualification for the 1954 World Cup, but the application was rejected.[6] In qualification for the 1958 World Cup, Iceland finished last in their group with zero wins, conceding 26 goals.[6]
In 1980, Iceland won the first edition of the friendly tournament known as the Greenland Cup.[10]
Since 1974, the team has taken part in qualifying for every World Cup and European Championship. In 1994, the team reached their then best ever position in the FIFA World Rankings, 37th. This record stood until 2016 when they managed to reach 21st.[11] In a friendly against Estonia on 24 April 1996 in Tallinn, Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen entered as a substitute for his father Arnór. This marked the first time that a father and son played in the same international match.[12]
21st century
In qualification for Euro 2004, Iceland finished third in their group, one point behind Scotland.[13] As a result, they failed to qualify for a playoff spot.[14]
In 2014, Iceland almost secured qualification for their first World Cup.[15] Finishing second in Group D, they played Croatia in a two-leg playoff for qualification.[16][17] After holding them to a 0–0 draw in the home leg, they lost 2–0 away.[18]
Iceland qualified for a major tournament for the first time in 2015 after finishing second in Group A of qualification for Euro 2016, losing only two games, and beating the Netherlands – which had finished third in the 2014 World Cup – twice.[19] During the qualification, they reached their then highest ranking in the FIFA World Rankings, 23rd.[20][21] Iceland were drawn into a group with Portugal, Hungary and Austria for the final tournament.
At the tournament finals, Iceland recorded 1–1 draws in their first two group stage matches against Portugal and Hungary. They then advanced from their group with a 2–1 victory against Austria.[22] Iceland qualified for the tournament's quarter-finals after a shock 2–1 win over England in the Round of 16, which led England manager Roy Hodgson to resign immediately after the final whistle.[23] However, they were eliminated by host nation France in the quarter-finals, 5–2.[24]
Iceland qualified for the 2018 World Cup, their first ever appearance in the world championship, securing qualification on 9 October 2017 after a 2–0 win against Kosovo. They became the lowest-populated country to reach the final tournament, and this is considered the greatest moment in Icelandic sports history as they qualified for the World Cup for the first time in the country’s history.[25] Iceland were drawn to play Croatia, Argentina and Nigeria in a group that was considered by many as the "group of death".[26][27] Despite a challenging group, Iceland were tipped to advance from the group by several journalist websites, based on their impressive performance in Euro 2016.[28] Their maiden match at the World Cup was against 2014 runners-up Argentina, with Iceland surprisingly holding Argentina to a 1–1 draw, had proven it[29][30] (this also made them the least-populous country ever to have scored in a World Cup match). However, their chances of advancing from the group were hurt following a 2–0 loss to Nigeria, putting Iceland to play with full determination against already qualified Croatia.[31][32] Iceland lost to Croatia in their final group game; and because Argentina won against Nigeria, Iceland finished bottom of the group with just a point.[33][34]
Competitive record
- For the all-time record of the national team against opposing nations, see the team's all-time record page.
FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||
Entry not accepted by FIFA | ||||||||||||||||
Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 26 | ||||||||||
Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||
Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 29 | ||||||||||
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 21 | |||||||||||
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||
8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||
10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | |||||||||||
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 | |||||||||||
10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 27 | |||||||||||
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | |||||||||||
12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | |||||||||||
Group stage | 28th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | |||
Total | Group stage | 1/21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 106 | 28 | 19 | 59 | 116 | 215 |
List of FIFA World Cup matches | ||||||
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Year | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | Date | Venue |
2018 | Group D | 1–1 | Draw | 16 June 2018 | Moscow, Russia | |
0–2 | Loss | 22 June 2018 | Volgograd, Russia | |||
1–2 | Loss | 26 June 2018 | Rostov-on-Don, Russia |
European Championship record
UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship qualifying record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||
Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||
Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||
Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 21 | |||||||||||
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | |||||||||||
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |||||||||||
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||||
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | |||||||||||
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | |||||||||||
12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 27 | |||||||||||
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |||||||||||
Quarter-finals | 8th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | |||
TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Total | Quarter-finals | 1/16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 96 | 24 | 17 | 55 | 81 | 146 |
List of UEFA European Football Championship matches | ||||||
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Year | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | Date | Venue |
2016 | Group F | 1–1 | Draw | 14 June 2016 | Saint-Étienne, France | |
1–1 | Draw | 18 June 2016 | Marseille, France | |||
2–1 | Win | 22 June 2016 | Paris, France | |||
Round of 16 | 2–1 | Win | 27 June 2016 | Nice, France | ||
Quarter-finals | 2–5 | Loss | 3 July 2016 | Paris, France |
UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League record | ||||||||||
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Year | Division | Group | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
2018–19 | A | 2 | To be determined | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |
Total | — | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Schedule and recent results
Last updated 26 June 2018.
Win Draw Loss
2017
2 September 2017 2018 FIFA WCQ | Finland | 1–0 | Tampere, Finland | |
18:00 (19:00 UTC+3) |
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Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Tampere Stadium Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) |
5 September 2017 2018 FIFA WCQ | Iceland | 2–0 | Reykjavík, Iceland | |
20:45 (18:45 UTC±0) |
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Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland) |
6 October 2017 2018 FIFA WCQ | Turkey | 0–3 | Eskişehir, Turkey | |
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) |
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
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Stadium: New Eskişehir Stadium Attendance: 30390 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
9 October 2017 2018 FIFA WCQ | Iceland | 2–0 | Reykjavík, Iceland | |
20:45 (18:45 UTC±0) |
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 9775 Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria) |
8 November 2017 Friendly | Czech Republic | 2–1 | Doha, Qatar | |
14:45 UTC+3 | Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar) |
14 November 2017 Friendly | Qatar | 1–1 | Doha, Qatar | |
16:30 UTC+3 | Muntari |
Viðar Kjartansson |
Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium |
2018
14 January 2018 Friendly1 | Indonesia | 1−4 | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
19:00 UTC+7 | Armaiyn |
Report | Albert Guðmundsson Arnór Smárason |
Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Attendance: 36,220 Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan) |
23 March 2018 Friendly | Mexico | 3−0 | Santa Clara, United States | |
19:30 (UTC−7) | Fabián Layún |
Report | Stadium: Levi's Stadium Attendance: 68,917 Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States) |
27 March 2018 Friendly | Peru | 3–1 | Harrison, United States | |
20:00 (UTC−7) | Tapia Ruidíaz Farfán |
Report | Jón Guðni Fjóluson |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 25,219 Referee: Ted Unkel (United States) |
2 June 2018 Friendly | Iceland | 2–3 | Reykjavík, Iceland | |
20:00 (UTC±0) | Alfreð Finnbogason Gylfi Sigurðsson |
Report | Johnsen King Sørloth |
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
7 June 2018 Friendly | Iceland | 2–2 | Reykjavík, Iceland | |
20:00 (UTC±0) | Kári Árnason Alfreð Finnbogason |
Report | Nuhu Partey |
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 9,723 Referee: Bobby Madley (England) |
16 June 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup | Argentina | 1–1 | Moscow, Russia | |
16:00 MSK (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Spartak Stadium Attendance: 44,190 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
22 June 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup | Nigeria | 2–0 | Volgograd, Russia | |
18:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Musa |
Report | Stadium: Volgograd Arena Attendance: 40,904 Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand) |
26 June 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup | Iceland | 1–2 | Rostov-on-Don, Russia | |
21:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Sigurðsson |
Report | Badelj Perišić |
Stadium: Rostov Arena Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) |
8 September 2018 Nations League | Switzerland | 6–0 | St. Gallen, Switzerland | |
18:00 (UTC+2) | Zuber Zakaria Shaqiri Seferović Ajeti Mehmedi |
Report | Stadium: Kybunpark Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
11 September 2018 Nations League | Iceland | 0–3 | Reykjavík, Iceland | |
20:45 (UTC+2) | Report | E. Hazard Lukaku |
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia) |
11 October 2018 Friendly | France | 2–2 | Guingamp, France | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Hólmar Mbappé |
Report | Birkir Kári |
Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal) |
15 October 2018 Nations League | Iceland | v | Reykjavík, Iceland | |
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur |
15 November 2018 Nations League | Belgium | v | Brussels, Belgium | |
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium |
- 1 Not an international FIFA match "A".
Standings
2018 FIFA World Cup
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | — | |||||
2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | — | ||||||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | — | ||||||
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | — |
UEFA Nations League
2018–19 UEFA Nations League A - Group 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | ||||
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1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification to Nations League Finals | — | 2–1 | 15 Nov | ||
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 18 Nov | — | 6–0 | |||
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | Relegation to League B | 0–3 | 1–2 | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
Honours
- Winners (2): 1980, 1984
Coaching staff
Position | Name |
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Head coach | |
Assistant coach | |
Goalkeeping coach | |
Trainer |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for a friendly against France and a UEFA Nations League match against Switzerland on the 11th and 15th of October respectively..[35]
All caps and goals are correct as of 11 October 2018 after the match against France.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to the Iceland squad in the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Frederik Schram | 19 January 1995 | 4 | 0 | v. | |
GK | Ingvar Jónsson | 18 October 1989 | 7 | 0 | v. | |
GK | Anton Ari Einarsson | 25 August 1994 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Hjörtur Hermannsson | 8 February 1995 | 7 | 1 | v. | |
DF | Haukur Heiðar Hauksson | 1 September 1991 | 7 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Böðvar Böðvarsson | 9 April 1995 | 4 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Viðar Ari Jónsson | 10 March 1994 | 4 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Orri Sigurður Ómarsson | 18 February 1995 | 4 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Felix Örn Friðriksson | 16 March 1999 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
DF | Diego Johannesson | 3 October 1993 | 3 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Emil Hallfreðsson | 29 June 1984 | 67 | 1 | v. | |
MF | Theódór Elmar Bjarnason | 4 March 1987 | 41 | 1 | v. | |
MF | Guðmundur Þórarinsson | 26 April 1992 | 3 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Aron Gunnarsson (Captain) | 22 April 1989 | 80 | 2 | FIFA World Cup 2018 | |
MF | Ólafur Ingi Skúlason RET | 1 April 1983 | 36 | 1 | FIFA World Cup 2018 | |
MF | Arnór Smárason | 7 September 1988 | 24 | 3 | v. | |
MF | Aron Sigurðarson | 8 October 1993 | 6 | 2 | v. | |
MF | Hilmar Árni Halldórsson | 14 February 1992 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
MF | Mikael Anderson | 1 July 1998 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
FW | Jón Daði Böðvarsson | 25 May 1992 | 41 | 2 | v. | |
FW | Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson | 26 February 1991 | 17 | 1 | v. | |
FW | Kjartan Finnbogason | 9 July 1986 | 11 | 2 | v. | |
FW | Óttar Magnús Karlsson | 21 February 1997 | 5 | 1 | v. | |
FW | Kristján Finnbogason | 12 January 1995 | 4 | 1 | v. | |
FW | Tryggvi Hrafn Haraldsson | 30 September 1996 | 3 | 1 | v. | |
FW | Andri Rúnar Bjarnason | 12 November 1990 | 2 | 1 | v. |
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Player retired from the national team.
SUS Player is serving suspension.
Previous squads
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Kit providers
The official kit is produced by Italian sports manufacturing company Erreà since 2002. Before that the kit providers were Umbro (1975), Adidas (1976–1992), ABM (1992-1996) and Reusch (1996–2001).
Period | Kit provider |
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1975 | |
1976–1991 | |
1992–1996 | |
1996–2001 | |
2002–present |
Records
Most caps
As of 11 October 2018, the 20 players with the most caps for Iceland are:
Note: Some unofficial matches are counted for some players playing pre-1990, as per the KSÍ count.
Rank | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
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1 | Rúnar Kristinsson | 1987–2004 | 104 | 3 |
2 | Hermann Hreiðarsson | 1996–2011 | 89 | 5 |
3 | Eiður Guðjohnsen | 1996–2016 | 88 | 26 |
4 | Birkir Már Sævarsson | 2007– | 85 | 1 |
5 | Ragnar Sigurðsson | 2007– | 83 | 3 |
6 | Guðni Bergsson | 1984–2003 | 80 | 1 |
Aron Einar Gunnarsson | 2008– | 80 | 2 | |
8 | Brynjar Björn Gunnarsson | 1997–2009 | 74 | 4 |
Birkir Kristinsson | 1988–2004 | 74 | 0 | |
10 | Arnór Guðjohnsen | 1979–1997 | 73 | 14 |
Birkir Bjarnason | 2010– | 73 | 10 | |
12 | Ólafur Þórðarson | 1984–1996 | 72 | 5 |
13 | Arnar Grétarsson | 1991–2004 | 71 | 2 |
Árni Gautur Arason | 1998–2010 | 71 | 0 | |
15 | Atli Eðvaldsson | 1976–1991 | 70 | 8 |
Kári Árnason | 2005– | 70 | 6 | |
Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson | 2008– | 70 | 7 | |
18 | Sævar Jónsson | 1980–1992 | 69 | 1 |
19 | Marteinn Geirsson | 1971–1982 | 67 | 8 |
Emil Hallfreðsson | 2005– | 67 | 1 | |
In bold players still playing or available for selection.
Top goalscorers
As of 11 October 2018, the 20 players with the most goals for Iceland are:
Note: Some unofficial matches are counted for some players playing pre-1990, as per the KSÍ count.
Rank | Name | Career | Goals | Caps | GPG |
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1 | Eiður Guðjohnsen (list) | 1996–2016 | 26 | 88 | 0.30 |
2 | Kolbeinn Sigþórsson | 2010– | 22 | 46 | 0.48 |
3 | Gylfi Sigurðsson | 2010– | 20 | 63 | 0.32 |
4 | Ríkharður Jónsson | 1947–1965 | 17 | 33 | 0.52 |
5 | Ríkharður Daðason | 1991–2004 | 14 | 44 | 0.32 |
Alfreð Finnbogason | 2010– | 14 | 51 | 0.27 | |
Arnór Guðjohnsen | 1979–1997 | 14 | 73 | 0.19 | |
8 | Þórður Guðjónsson | 1993–2004 | 13 | 58 | 0.22 |
9 | Tryggvi Guðmundsson | 1997–2008 | 12 | 42 | 0.29 |
Heiðar Helguson | 1999–2011 | 12 | 55 | 0.22 | |
11 | Pétur Pétursson | 1978–1990 | 11 | 41 | 0.27 |
Matthías Hallgrímsson | 1968–1977 | 11 | 45 | 0.24 | |
13 | Helgi Sigurðsson | 1993–2008 | 10 | 62 | 0.16 |
Eyjólfur Sverrisson | 1990–2001 | 10 | 66 | 0.15 | |
Birkir Bjarnason | 2010– | 10 | 73 | 0.14 | |
16 | Þórður Þórðarson | 1951–1958 | 9 | 16 | 0.56 |
Teitur Þórðarson | 1972–1985 | 9 | 41 | 0.22 | |
18 | Guðmundur Steinsson | 1980–1988 | 8 | 19 | 0.42 |
Sigurður Grétarsson | 1980–1992 | 8 | 46 | 0.17 | |
Marteinn Geirsson | 1971–1982 | 8 | 67 | 0.12 | |
Atli Eðvaldsson | 1976–1991 | 8 | 70 | 0.11 |
In bold players still playing or available for selection.
See also
References
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