Iceland national under-21 football team









































Iceland Under-21
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Strákarnir okkar
Association Knattspyrnusamband Íslands
Confederation
UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Arnar Viðarsson
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.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Competition records


    • 2.1 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship




  • 3 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship


  • 4 Recent results and forthcoming fixtures


  • 5 Current squad


    • 5.1 Recent call-ups


    • 5.2 Previous squads




  • 6 Notable former players


  • 7 See also


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links





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


Main article: 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 3


























































































Pos
 Team

[

  • v

  • t

  • e


]
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.


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No.
Pos.
 Player
 Date of birth (age)
 Caps
 Goals
 Club


1GK
Sindri Kristinn Ólafsson
(1997-01-19) 19 January 1997 (age 22)
 4
 0
Iceland Keflavík


1GK
Aron Snær Friðriksson
(1997-01-29) 29 January 1997 (age 22)
 1
 0
Iceland Fylkir


1GK
Hlynur Örn Hlöðversson
(1996-05-12) 12 May 1996 (age 22)
 0
 0
Iceland Fram



2DF
Alfons Sampsted
(1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 20)
 5
 1
Sweden IFK Norrköping


2DF
Axel Óskar Andrésson
(1998-01-27) 27 January 1998 (age 21)
 5
 2
England Reading


2DF
Hans Viktor Guðmundsson
(1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 (age 22)
 5
 0
Iceland Fjölnir


2DF
Orri Sveinn Stefánsson
(1996-02-20) 20 February 1996 (age 23)
 4
 0
Iceland Fylkir


2DF
Felix Örn Friðriksson
(1999-03-16) 16 March 1999 (age 19)
 2
 0
Iceland ÍBV



3MF
Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson
(1996-12-11) 11 December 1996 (age 22)
 5
 0
Iceland KA


3MF
Júlíus Magnússon
(1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 (age 20)
 4
 0
Netherlands SC Heerenveen


3MF
Viktor Karl Einarsson
(1997-01-30) 30 January 1997 (age 22)
 5
 2
Netherlands AZ


3MF
Grétar Snær Gunnarsson
(1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 22)
 3
 0
Iceland HK Kópavogur


3MF
Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson
(1998-11-26) 26 November 1998 (age 20)
 4
 1
England Fulham


3MF
Samúel Kári Friðjónsson
(1996-02-22) 22 February 1996 (age 23)
 4
 0
Norway Vålerenga


3MF
Aron Freyr Róbertsson
(1996-04-24) 24 April 1996 (age 22)
 1
 0
Iceland Grindavík


3MF
Mikael Anderson
(1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 20)
 0
 0
Denmark Vendsyssel FF



4FW
Albert Guðmundsson
(1997-06-15) 15 June 1997 (age 21)
 8
 0
Netherlands AZ


4FW
Arnór Gauti Ragnarsson
(1997-02-04) 4 February 1997 (age 22)
 5
 2
Iceland ÍBV


4FW
Tryggvi Hrafn Haraldsson
(1996-09-30) 30 September 1996 (age 22)
 4
 1
Sweden Halmstad


4FW
Óttar Magnús Karlsson
(1997-02-21) 21 February 1997 (age 22)
 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 (age 22)
 2
 0
Iceland Fjölnir
 v. Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia; 28 March 2017 (Friendly)


DF
Bjarki Þór Viðarsson
(1997-06-22) 22 June 1997 (age 21)
 1
 0
Iceland KA
 v. England England; 10 June 2017 (Friendly)

DF
Ívar Örn Árnason
(1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 (age 22)
 1
 0
Iceland KA
 v. England England; 10 June 2017 (Friendly)

DF
Sindri Scheving
(1997-11-19) 19 November 1997 (age 21)
 3
 0
Iceland Haukar
 v. Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia; 28 March 2017 (Friendly)

DF
Aron Ingi Kristinsson
(1998-06-17) 17 June 1998 (age 20)
 3
 0
Iceland ÍA Akranes
 v. Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia; 28 March 2017 (Friendly)

DF
Hörður Ingi Gunnarsson
(1998-08-14) 14 August 1998 (age 20)
 3
 0
Iceland HK Kópavogur
 v. Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia; 28 March 2017 (Friendly)

DF
Ari Leifsson
(1998-04-19) 19 April 1998 (age 20)
 3
 0
Iceland Fylkir
 v. Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia; 28 March 2017 (Friendly)


MF
Albert Hafsteinsson
(1996-06-05) 5 June 1996 (age 22)
 1
 0
Iceland ÍA Akranes
 v. England England; 10 June 2017 (Friendly)

MF
Alex Þór Hauksson
(1999-11-26) 26 November 1999 (age 19)
 1
 0
Iceland Stjarnan
 v. England England; 10 June 2017 (Friendly)

MF
Birnir Snær Ingason
(1996-02-04) 4 February 1996 (age 23)
 3
 0
Iceland Fjölnir
 v. Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia; 28 March 2017 (Friendly)

MF
Ægir Jarl Jónasson
(1998-03-08) 8 March 1998 (age 20)
 3
 0
Iceland Fjölnir
 v. Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia; 28 March 2017 (Friendly)

MF
Steinar Þorsteinsson
(1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 21)
 3
 0
Iceland ÍA Akranes
 v. Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia; 28 March 2017 (Friendly)


FW
Kristófer Konráðsson
(1998-03-31) 31 March 1998 (age 20)
 3
 0
Iceland Stjarnan
 v. Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia; 28 March 2017 (Friendly)


Previous squads


  • 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squad


Notable former players













See also



  • Iceland national football team

  • Iceland national under-19 football team

  • Iceland national under-17 football team



References





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  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




External links




  • Official Site (in Icelandic)


  • Official Site under-21 results (in Icelandic)


  • Profile & squad at UEFA.com











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