Iceland women's national football team

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Iceland
Shirt badge/Association crest
Association Football Association of Iceland
(Knattspyrnusamband Íslands)
Head coach Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson
Most caps Katrín Jónsdóttir 105
Top scorer Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir 62
FIFA ranking 15 Increase1
Highest FIFA ranking 15 (September 2011)
Lowest FIFA ranking 21 (September 2006)
First colours
Second colours
First international
Scotland Scotland 3–2 Iceland Iceland
(Kilmarnock, Scotland; September 20, 1981)
Biggest win
Iceland Iceland 12–0 Estonia Estonia
(Reykjavík, Iceland; September 17, 2009)
Biggest defeat

Germany Germany 8–0 Iceland Iceland
(Mannheim, Germany; June 28, 1996)

United States USA 8–0 Iceland Iceland
(Charlotte, USA; April 5, 2000)
World Cup
Appearances 0
UEFA Women's Championship
Appearances 2 (First in 2009)
Best result Quarterfinals

The Iceland women's national football team represents Iceland in international women's football. It is currently ranked as the 15th best national team in the world by FIFA (as November 2012; comparatively, the men's football team is ranked 96th). On October 30, 2008, the national team qualified to the 2009 UEFA Women's Championship, the first major football tournament Iceland take part in, having previously competed in the 1995 UEFA Women's Championship which was a home and away knockout competition.

During the qualifiers for 2009 UEFA Þóra Tómasdóttir and Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir followed the team and recorded the documentary Stelpurnar okkar (translated: Our Girls) which was premiered on August 14, 2009.

Contents

World Cup record [edit]

World Cup Finals
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991 Did Not Enter - - - - - - -
Sweden 1995 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
United States 1999 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
United States 2003 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
China 2007 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Germany 2011 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Canada 2015 To Be Determined - - - - - - -
Total 0/6 - - - - - - -
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Current squad [edit]

Squad for the 2013 Algarve Cup, according to Iceland Football Association's website.

No. Pos. Player Club
16 GK Birna Kristjánsdóttir Iceland Breiðablik UBK
12 GK Guðbjörg Gunnarsdóttir Sweden Djurgården
1 GK Þóra Björg Helgadóttir Sweden Malmö
8 DF Katrín Jónsdóttir Sweden Djurgården
3 DF Rakel Hönnudóttir Iceland Breiðablik
2 DF Sif Atladóttir Sweden Kristianstad
5 DF Hallbera Guðný Gísladóttir Sweden Piteå
19 DF Mist Edvarsdóttir Iceland Valur
21 DF Elísa Viðarsdóttir Iceland ÍBV
4 MF Edda Garðarsdóttir England Chelsea L.F.C.
10 MF Dóra María Lárusdóttir Iceland Valur
6 MF Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir Iceland Valur
17 MF Ólína Guðbjörg Viðarsdóttir England Chelsea L.F.C.
7 MF Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir Sweden Malmö
11 MF Katrín Ómarsdóttir England Liverpool L.F.C.
15 MF Guðný Björk Óðinsdóttir Sweden Kristianstad
20 MF Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir Iceland Stjarnan
22 MF Sandra María Jessen Iceland Þór/KA
13 MF Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir Iceland Stjarnan
9 FW Fanndís Friðriksdóttir Iceland Breiðablik
14 FW Dagný Brynjarsdóttir Iceland Valur
18 FW Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir Iceland Stjarnan
23 FW Elín Metta Jensen Iceland Valur

Recent call-ups [edit]

The following players were named to a squad in the last year, but were not selected to play for the 2013 Algarve Cup.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Thelma Björk Einarsdóttir Iceland Valur
DF Þórunn Helga Jónsdóttir Iceland
MF Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir Iceland Þór/KA
MF Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir Iceland Breiðablik
FW Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir Germany Turbine Potsdam

See also [edit]

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