Iceland national under-21 football team

Iceland Under-21
Nickname(s) Strákarnir okkar
Association Knattspyrnusamband Íslands
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Eyjólfur Sverrisson
FIFA code ISL
First colours
Second colours
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances 1 (first in 2011)
Best result Round 1 (2011)

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 considered to be the feeder 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 one occasion in 2011 where they were knocked out in the group stages.[1]

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. As long as they are eligible, players can play for Iceland at any level, making it possible to play for the U21s, senior side, and again for the U21s. This has been the case for several senior team players like Aron Gunnarsson, Eiður Guðjohnsen, Heiðar Helguson and Kolbeinn Sigþórsson.

History

From 1978 to 2009 the team never qualified for 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 4–1 home win over Germany.[2] In the next stage they played against Scotland in a two-legged affair in which they won 4–2 on aggregate over the two games.[3]

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 3–1.[4] Iceland would finish third in the group, level on points with the second placed and fourth placed teams.[5] Following the end of the tournament, UEFA announced its Team of the Tournament with striker Kolbeinn Sigþórsson named on the list.[6]

Competition records

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
1978 to 2009 Did Not Qualify
Denmark 2011 Group Stage 5th 3 1 0 2 3 5 - 2
2013 Did Not Qualify
2015 Did Not Qualify
Total 0 Titles 0/1 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2

2017 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Macedonia 10 6 3 1 13 7 +6 21 Final tournament
2  France 10 6 2 2 17 8 +9 20
3  Iceland 10 5 3 2 13 9 +4 18
4  Ukraine 10 4 2 4 14 12 +2 14
5  Scotland 10 2 2 6 8 17 −9 8
6  Northern Ireland 10 0 2 8 6 18 −12 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

Date Competition Location Opponent Result Scorers
26 March 2015
Friendly match
 Stadionul Trans-Sil, Târgu Mureș, Romania  Romania
0 — 3
11 June 2015
2017 UEFA U-21 qualification
 Vodafonevöllurinn, Reykjavík, Iceland  Macedonia
3 — 0
Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson (2)
Elías Már Ómarsson
5 September 2015
2017 UEFA U-21 qualification
 Kópavogsvöllur, Kópavogur, Iceland  France
3 — 2
Oliver Sigurjónsson (2)
Hjörtur Hermannsson
8 September 2015
2017 UEFA U-21 qualification
 Fylkisvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Northern Ireland
1 — 1
Aron Elís Þrándarson
8 October 2015
2017 UEFA U-21 qualification
 Ukraine  Ukraine
1 — 0
Árni Vilhjálmsson
13 October 2015
2017 UEFA U-21 qualification
 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, Scotland  Scotland
0 — 0
24 March 2016
2017 UEFA U-21 qualification
 Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia  Macedonia
0 — 0
2 September 2016
2017 UEFA U-21 qualification
 Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland
6 September 2016
2017 UEFA U-21 qualification
 France  France
5 October 2016
2017 UEFA U-21 qualification
 Iceland  Scotland
11 October 2016
2017 UEFA U-21 qualification
 Iceland  Ukraine

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Albania, played on 4 September 2017.[7] All caps and goals are correct as of 4 September 2016.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Sindri Kristinn Ólafsson (1997-01-19) 19 January 1997 4 0 Iceland Keflavík
1GK Aron Snær Friðriksson (1997-01-29) 29 January 1997 1 0 Iceland Fylkir
1GK Hlynur Örn Hlöðversson (1996-05-12) 12 May 1996 0 0 Iceland Fram
2DF Alfons Sampsted (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 5 1 Sweden IFK Norrköping
2DF Axel Óskar Andrésson (1998-01-27) 27 January 1998 5 2 England Reading
2DF Hans Viktor Guðmundsson (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 5 0 Iceland Fjölnir
2DF Orri Sveinn Stefánsson (1996-02-20) 20 February 1996 4 0 Iceland Fylkir
2DF Felix Örn Friðriksson (1999-03-16) 16 March 1999 2 0 Iceland ÍBV
3MF Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson (1996-12-11) 11 December 1996 5 0 Iceland KA
3MF Júlíus Magnússon (1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 4 0 Netherlands SC Heerenveen
3MF Viktor Karl Einarsson (1997-01-30) 30 January 1997 5 2 Netherlands AZ
3MF Grétar Snær Gunnarsson (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 3 0 Iceland HK Kópavogur
3MF Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson (1998-11-26) 26 November 1998 4 1 England Fulham
3MF Samúel Kári Friðjónsson (1996-02-22) 22 February 1996 4 0 Norway Vålerenga
3MF Aron Freyr Róbertsson (1996-04-24) 24 April 1996 1 0 Iceland Grindavík
3MF Mikael Anderson (1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 0 0 Denmark Vendsyssel FF
4FW Albert Guðmundsson (1997-06-15) 15 June 1997 8 0 Netherlands AZ
4FW Arnór Gauti Ragnarsson (1997-02-04) 4 February 1997 5 2 Iceland ÍBV
4FW Tryggvi Hrafn Haraldsson (1996-09-30) 30 September 1996 4 1 Sweden Halmstad
4FW Óttar Magnús Karlsson (1997-02-21) 21 February 1997 5 0 Norway Molde

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the under-21 squad since the start of 2017.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Jökull Blængsson (1997-01-09) 9 January 1997 2 0 Iceland Fjölnir v. Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia; 28 March 2017 (Friendly)
DF Bjarki Þór Viðarsson (1997-06-22) 22 June 1997 1 0 Iceland KA v. England England; 10 June 2017 (Friendly)
DF Ívar Örn Árnason (1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 1 0 Iceland KA v. England England; 10 June 2017 (Friendly)
DF Sindri Scheving (1997-11-19) 19 November 1997 3 0 Iceland Haukar v. Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia; 28 March 2017 (Friendly)
DF Aron Ingi Kristinsson (1998-06-17) 17 June 1998 3 0 Iceland ÍA Akranes v. Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia; 28 March 2017 (Friendly)
DF Hörður Ingi Gunnarsson (1998-08-14) 14 August 1998 3 0 Iceland HK Kópavogur v. Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia; 28 March 2017 (Friendly)
DF Ari Leifsson (1998-04-19) 19 April 1998 3 0 Iceland Fylkir v. Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia; 28 March 2017 (Friendly)
MF Albert Hafsteinsson (1996-06-05) 5 June 1996 1 0 Iceland ÍA Akranes v. England England; 10 June 2017 (Friendly)
MF Alex Þór Hauksson (1999-11-26) 26 November 1999 1 0 Iceland Stjarnan v. England England; 10 June 2017 (Friendly)
MF Birnir Snær Ingason (1996-02-04) 4 February 1996 3 0 Iceland Fjölnir v. Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia; 28 March 2017 (Friendly)
MF Ægir Jarl Jónasson (1998-03-08) 8 March 1998 3 0 Iceland Fjölnir v. Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia; 28 March 2017 (Friendly)
MF Steinar Þorsteinsson (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 3 0 Iceland ÍA Akranes v. Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia; 28 March 2017 (Friendly)
FW Kristófer Konráðsson (1998-03-31) 31 March 1998 3 0 Iceland Stjarnan v. Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia; 28 March 2017 (Friendly)

Previous squads

Notable former players

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2011: Spain's boys of summer dazzle". UEFA.com. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Euro U21 2011 (Qual.)". ZeroZero. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Euro U21 2011 (Qual.)". ZeroZero. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Iceland 3-1 Denmark". ZeroZero. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "Euro U21 2011". ZeroZero. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "U21 all-star squad named by UEFA technical team". UEFA.com. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  7. ↑ http://www.ksi.is/landslid/nr/14286
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