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	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 national under-21 football team is the 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 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 a tournament finals despite having some of Iceland's greatest players that they have ever produced of which they include Árni Gautur Arason, Brynjar Gunnarsson, Eiður Guðjohnsen and Heiðar Helguson.

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 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
2011	Group Stage	5th	3	1	0	2	3	5	- 2
2013	Did Not Qualify
Total	0 Titles	0/1	3	1	0	2	3	5	-2

2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Template:2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 8

2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Template:2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 10

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

Date	Competition	Location	Home Team	Result	Away Team	Scorers
6 February 2013	Friendly match	Stebonheath Park, Llanelli, Wales	Wales	3–0	Iceland
26 March 2013	2015 UEFA U-21 qualification	Torpedo, Zhodzina, Belarus	Belarus	1-2	Iceland	Jón Daði Böðvarsson, Emil Atlason
6 June 2013	2015 UEFA U-21 qualification	Armenia	Armenia	-	Iceland
14 August 2013	2015 UEFA U-21 qualification	Iceland	Iceland	-	Belarus
10 September 2013	2015 UEFA U-21 qualification	Iceland	Iceland	-	Kazakhstan
14 October 2013	2015 UEFA U-21 qualification	Iceland	Iceland	-	France
5 March 2014	2015 UEFA U-21 qualification	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	–	Iceland
3 September 2014	2015 UEFA U-21 qualification	Iceland	Iceland	–	Armenia
8 September 2014	2015 UEFA U-21 qualification	France	France	–	Iceland

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification match against Belarus, played on 26 March 2013. ^[7] All caps and goals are correct as of 26 March 2013.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson	(1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 (age 29)	2	0	KR
1GK	Frederik August Albrecht Schram	(1995-01-19) 19 January 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Dragør

2DF	Hörður Björgvin Magnússon	(1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 (age 31)	6	0	Juventus
2DF	Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson	(1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 (age 32)	4	0	ÍBV
2DF	Sverrir Ingi Ingason	(1993-08-05) 5 August 1993 (age 30)	3	0	Breiðablik
2DF	Orri Sigurður Ómarsson	(1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 (age 29)	2	0	AGF
2DF	Hjörtur Hermannsson	(1995-02-08) 8 February 1995 (age 29)	2	0	PSV
2DF	Davíð Þór Ásbjörnsson	(1992-02-24) 24 February 1992 (age 32)	0	0	Fylkir

3MF	Jón Daði Böðvarsson	(1992-05-25) 25 May 1992 (age 31)	6	1	Viking
3MF	Guðmundur Þórarinsson	(1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 (age 32)	5	0	Sarpsborg
3MF	Arnór Ingvi Traustason	(1993-04-30) 30 April 1993 (age 30)	3	0	Keflavík
3MF	Andri Rafn Yeoman	(1992-04-18) 18 April 1992 (age 32)	2	0	Breiðablik
3MF	Emil Pálsson	(1993-06-10) 10 June 1993 (age 30)	2	0	FH
3MF	Oliver Sigurjónsson	(1995-03-03) 3 March 1995 (age 29)	1	0	AGF
3MF	Andri Adolphsson	(1992-12-01) 1 December 1992 (age 31)	0	0	ÍA

4FW	Emil Atlason	(1993-07-22) 22 July 1993 (age 30)	3	1	KR
4FW	Hólmbert Aron Friðjónsson	(1993-04-19) 19 April 1993 (age 31)	2	0	Fram
4FW	Kristján Gauti Emilsson	(1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 (age 30)	2	0	FH

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the under-21 squad in 2013.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Árni Freyr Ásgeirsson	(1992-03-10) 10 March 1992 (age 32)	0	0	Keflavík	v. Wales; 6 February 2013 (Friendly match)

DF	Sindri Snær Magnússon	(1992-02-24) 24 February 1992 (age 32)	1	0	Breiðablik	v. Wales; 6 February 2013 (Friendly match)
DF	Sigurður Egill Lárusson	(1992-01-22) 22 January 1992 (age 32)	0	0	Valur	v. Wales; 6 February 2013 (Friendly match)

MF	Gunnar Þorsteinsson	(1994-02-01) 1 February 1994 (age 30)	1	0	Ipswich	v. Wales; 6 February 2013 (Friendly match)

FW	Árni Vilhjálmsson	(1994-05-09) 9 May 1994 (age 29)	1	0	Breiðablik	v. Wales; 6 February 2013 (Friendly match)

Previous squads

2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squad

Notable former players

References

^ "2011: Spain's boys of summer dazzle". UEFA.com. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
^ "Euro U21 2011 (Qual.)". ZeroZero. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
^ "Euro U21 2011 (Qual.)". ZeroZero. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
^ "Iceland 3-1 Denmark". ZeroZero. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
^ "Euro U21 2011". ZeroZero. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
^ "U21 all-star squad named by UEFA technical team". UEFA.com. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2012. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
^ http://fotbolti.net/news/18-03-2013/u21-ars-landslidid-sem-maetir-hvit-russum-thrir-nylidar

External links

[1] "2011: Spain's boys of summer dazzle". UEFA.com. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)

[2] "Euro U21 2011 (Qual.)". ZeroZero. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)

[3] "Euro U21 2011 (Qual.)". ZeroZero. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)

[4] "Iceland 3-1 Denmark". ZeroZero. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)

[5] "Euro U21 2011". ZeroZero. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)

[6] "U21 all-star squad named by UEFA technical team". UEFA.com. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2012. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)

[7] ttp://fotbolti.net/news/18-03-2013/u21-ars-landslidid-sem-maetir-hvit-russum-thrir-nylidar

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