Denmark national under-17 football team

Denmark Under-17

Association	Danish Football Association (Dansk Boldspil-Union)
Confederation	UEFA
Head coach	Michael Pedersen
Most caps	Tom Christensen (37)
Top scorer	Viktor Fischer (20)
FIFA code	DEN
First colours Second colours
First international
Denmark 3–1 Sweden (Tårnby, Denmark; 5 September 1964)
Biggest win
Liechtenstein 0–11 Denmark (Csákvár, Hungary; 3 October 2016)
Biggest defeat
Portugal 7–0 Denmark (Aveiro, Portugal; 10 March 1996)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2011)
Best result	Group Stage in 2011
European Championship
Appearances	15 (first in 1986)
Best result	Runners-up in 1994

The Denmark national under-17 football team represents Denmark in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Danish Football Association, the governing body for football in Denmark. It was founded in 1964 as an under-16 team. In 2001, it was changed to an under-17 team.

Competitive record

The Danish under-17 squad made its World Cup debut at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico.

FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup

Under-16 era

Edition	Round	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1985	Did not qualify
1987
1989

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

Under-17 era

Edition	Round	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991 to 2009	Did not qualify
2011	Group phase	3	0	1	2	3	8
2013 to 2019	Did not qualify
2021	To be determined

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

UEFA European Under-16 and Under-17 Championship

Under-16 era

Edition	Round	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1982	Did not qualify
1984
1985
1986	Group phase	3	1	1	1	4	3
1987	Group phase	3	0	2	1	2	3
1988	Did not qualify
1989	Group phase	3	1	0	2	10	9
1990	Group phase	3	2	0	1	10	3
1991	Group phase	3	0	1	2	3	7
1992	Group phase	3	1	0	2	2	4
1993	Did not qualify
1994	Runners-up	6	3	1	2	15	13
1995	Did not qualify
1996
1997
1998	Quarterfinals	4	1	2	1	2	3
1999	Group phase	3	1	0	2	2	2
2000	Group phase	3	1	0	2	7	7
2001	Did not qualify

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

Under-17 era

Edition	Round	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2002	Quarterfinals	4	1	3	0	12	6
2003	Group phase	3	1	0	2	4	5
2004	Did not qualify
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011	Semifinals	4	3	0	1	6	4
2012	Did not qualify
2013
2014
2015
2016	Group phase	3	1	1	1	2	3
2017	Did not qualify
2018	Group phase	3	0	0	3	2	5
2019	Did not qualify

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

Recent results

2017

Results in 2017

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Ground	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	A
Result	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	L	W	W	D

Updated to match(es) played on 30 March 2016. Source: dbu.dk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Cyprus v Denmark

18 January 2017 Friendly	Cyprus	0–3	Denmark	Ayia Napa Municipality, Cyprus
13:30		Report	N. Baden Frederiksen 22' N. Baden Frederiksen 39' L. Jensen 61'	Referee: Andreas Strouthou (Cyprus)

Nea Salamis Famagusta v Denmark

2 January 2017 Friendly	Nea Salamis Famagusta	0–6	Denmark	Ayia Napa Municipality, Cyprus
09:30		Report	J. Sery 12' P. Egelund 16' Unknown 18' (o.g.) N. Madsen 30' M. Kaastrup 69' A. Sørensen 79'	Referee: Fella Konstantinos (Cyprus)

Northern Ireland v Denmark

28 February 2017 Friendly	Northern Ireland	0–2	Denmark	Solitude, Northern Ireland
20:30		Report	C. Tue 26' N. Baden Frederiksen  44' D. Thøgersen  47' V. Jensen 63' J. Sery  76'	Attendance: 189 Referee: Neil Robinson (Northern Ireland)

Northern Ireland v Denmark

2 March 2017 Friendly	Northern Ireland	1–2	Denmark	Solitude, Northern Ireland
20:30	D. Ballard 39'	Report	B. Hvidt 3' N. Madsen 36'	Attendance: 276 Referee: Shane Andrews (Northern Ireland)

Romania v Denmark

4 April 2017 Friendly	Romania	1–6	Denmark	Buftea Training Centre, Romania
14:30	D. Politic  25' M. Leca  66' A.Duminica pen.' (80)	Report	M. Baden Frederiksen 12' Nartey 57', 64' M. Baden Frederiksen 59' P. Egelund 71' P. Clement 76'	Attendance: 412 Referee: Marius Spinu (Romania)

Romania v Denmark

6 April 2017 Friendly	Romania	1–3	Denmark	Buftea Training Centre, Romania
14:30	A. Manolache  77' A. Stoica 79'	Report	Nartey 4', 44',  50' M. Baden Frederiksen 54'	Attendance: 189 Referee: Nicolae Breoi (Romania)

Faroe Islands v Denmark

30 July 2017 Open Nordic Cup	Faroe Islands	1–8	Denmark	Football Station Selfossvöllur, Iceland
14.00	H. Sørensen 74' S. Sólheim  80'	Report	A. Pyndt Andersen 6' G. Mogensen 8' Unknown 16' (o.g.) G. Mogensen 18' M. Bidstrup 26' Bjørn A. Jensen 30' Bjørn A. Jensen 46' M. Brajanac 56' Bjørn A. Jensen  71'	Attendance: 26 Referee: Magnus Lindgren (Sweden)

Sweden v Denmark

1 August 2017 Open Nordic Cup	Sweden	0–1	Denmark	Þorlákshafnarvöllur, Iceland
18.00	J. Lahne  71' V. Backman  71'	Report	A. Kirkeby 45' T. Anker  54' C. Petersen  68' A. Kirkeby  76'	Attendance: 124 Referee: Lukasz Karski (Poland)

Finland v Denmark

3 August 2017 Open Nordic Cup	Finland	0–4	Denmark	Football Station Selfossvöllur, Iceland
14.00	A. Vidjeskog  26' S. Saarinen  69'	Report	S. Fischer 24' M. Brajanac 58' G. Isaksen 61' G. Mogensen 65'	Attendance: 124 Referee: Torkjell Trædal (Norway)

Norway v Denmark

5 August 2017 Open Nordic Cup	Norway	4–1	Denmark	Floridana völlurinn, Iceland
14.00	O. Opsahl 18' H. Nilsen Tangen 41' J. Olstad 47' L. Cornic  68' O. Martin Kolskogen  77' O. Aga 80' J. Kitolano  80'	Report	A. Kirkeby 2' (pen.) A. Kirkeby  50' M. Frendrup  79'	Attendance: 45 Referee: Sigurður Hjörtur Þrastarson (Island)

Denmark v Germany

5 October 2017 Friendly	Denmark	1–1	Germany	Sydbank Park, Denmark
17.00	M. Brajanac 52'	Report	J. Pfalz 12' M. Brandt  79'	Referee: Chris Johansen (Denmark)

Denmark v Germany

7 October 2017 Friendly	Denmark	3–4	Germany	Løgumkloster Stadion, Denmark
12.00	Bjørn Alstrup Jensen 25' Bjørn Alstrup Jensen 55' Bjørn Alstrup Jensen 68' Bjørn Alstrup Jensen  75'	Report	R. Biskup 16' A. Khan Agha 29' P. Lockl 36' L. Dajaku  43' L. Curda 47' P. Lockl  72'	Attendance: 387 Referee: Aydin Uslu (Denmark)

Estonia v Denmark

22 October 2017 U17 Euro 2017 Qualification	Estonia	0–1	Denmark	A. Le Coq Arena, Estonia
15.00	D. Tuhkanen  25'	Report	M. Bidstrup  34' M. Møller Lassen  61' M. Brajanac 80'	Attendance: 406 Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)

Andorra v Denmark

25 October 2017 U17 Euro 2017 Qualification	Andorra	0–1	Denmark	Kadriorg Stadium, Andorra
14.00	J. Guillén  64' C. Bazán  79'	Report	M. Frendrup  50' A. Pyndt Andersen 71' A. Pyndt Andersen  72'	Attendance: 54 Referee: Genc Nuza (Kosovo)

Scotland v Denmark

28 October 2017 U17 Euro 2017 Qualification	Scotland	0–0	Denmark	Nike Arena, Estonia
12:00	K. O'Connor  32' N. Patterson  55'	Report		Attendance: 65 Referee: Unknown

2018

Results in 2018

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Ground	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	H	H	H
Result	W	W	W	W	L	L	L	L	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	W

Source: dbu.dk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Cyprus v Denmark

16 January 2018 Friendly	Cyprus	2–3	Denmark	Ayia Napa Municipality, Cyprus
12:00	I. Orfanidis 17' L. Savvides 69'	Report	C. Petersen 15' A. Pyndt Andersen 40' G. Isaksen 70'	Attendance: 57 Referee: Andreas Konstantinou (Cyprus)

Cyprus v Denmark

18 January 2018 Friendly	Cyprus	1–3	Denmark	Ayia Napa Municipality, Cyprus
12.00	Giorgos Naoum 36'	Report	G. Mogensen 16' M. Møller Lassen 37' O. Tølbøll Rimmen 79'	Attendance: 22 Referee: Andreas Argyrou (Cyprus)

Austria v Denmark

21 March 2018 U17 Euro 2018 Qualification	Austria	0–1	Denmark	Stadion Rohrbach, Austria
18.30	L. Greiml  32' T. Koch  51'	Report	G. Isaksen 69' C. Petersen  79'	Attendance: 360 Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (Sweden)

France v Denmark

24 March 2018 U17 Euro 2018 Qualification	France	1–2	Denmark	Stadion Rohrbach, Austria
11.00	U. B. Eneme Ella  43' Y. Begraoui 49' A. Dabo  65'	Report	G. Isaksen  26' G. Isaksen 31' O. Villadsen 78' A. Søndergaard  80'	Attendance: 221 Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland)

Bosnia and Herzegovina v Denmark

27 March 2018 U17 Euro 2018 Qualification	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–0	Denmark	Thermenstadion, Austria
18.30	V. Radonja  43' A. Mehic 47' A. Saric  47'	Report	J. Christensen  61'	Attendance: 420 Referee: Timotheos Christofi (Cyprus)

Bosnia and Herzegovina v Denmark

5 May 2018 U17 Euro 2018	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3–2	Denmark	University Stadium, England
13.30	M. Memisevic 47' M. Memisevic 72' N. Nikolic 76' N. Nikolic  76'	Report	N. Dyhr 7' A. Kirkeby 71' (pen)	Attendance: 658 Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)

Republic of Ireland v Denmark

8 May 2018 U17 Euro 2018	Republic of Ireland	1–0	Denmark	St George's Park, England
13.30	T. Parrott 5' K. Ledwidge  16' A. Idah  31' O. Mcentee  68' J. Mceneff  69' L. Connell  81'	Report	T. Anker  32' M. Frendrup  70' A. Pyndt Andersen  77' O. Villadsen  79' O. Rimmen  81'	Referee: Zbyněk Proske (Czech Republic)

Belgium v Denmark

11 May 2018 U17 Euro 2018	Belgium	1–0	Denmark	Proact Stadium, England
14.00	Doku 31'	Report	T. Christiansen  4' M. Kaufmann  45'	Attendance: 1842 Referee: Zbyněk Proske (Czech Republic)

Denmark v Finland

5 August 2018 Internordic Tournament	Denmark	0–0	Finland	Aigir Stadium, Faroe Islands
	A. Simsir  51'	Report		Attendance: 35 Referee: Elias Árnason (Iceland)

Denmark v Northern Ireland

7 August 2018 Internordic Tournament	Denmark	1–0	Northern Ireland	Gundadalur, Faroe Islands
	E. Agerbæk 58' A. Simsir  58'	Report	B. Wylie  36' P. McKiernan  57'	Attendance: 30 Referee: Mohammed Al-Emara (Finland)

Denmark v Sweden

9 August 2018 Internordic Tournament	Denmark	2–1	Sweden	Tórsvøllur, Faroe Islands
	O. Sørensen 13' J. Haahr  29' N. Crone 50'	Report	T. Prica 3' N. Eile  3'	Attendance: 43 Referee: Bjarki Danielsen (Faroe Islands)

Denmark v Norway

11 August 2018 Internordic Tournament	Denmark	3–0	Norway	Gundadalur, Faroe Islands
	A. Simsir 19' N. Crone 21' V. Ibsen  43' D. Obbekjær 60' A. Simsir  64'	Report		Attendance: 17 Referee: Mohammed Al-Emara (Finland)

Germany v Denmark

13 October 2018 Friendly	Germany	1–1	Denmark	Lhoist Stadium, Germany
	P. Nebel 10'	Report	O. Fuglsang  26' T. Damtoft Andersen 56'	Attendance: 1484 Referee: Martin Ulankiewicz (Germany)

Germany v Denmark

15 October 2018 Friendly	Germany	2–1	Denmark	Stadium am Eisenbrand, Germany
	T. Burmeister 56' J. Thielmann 68'	Report	H. Højbjerre-Thomsen 31'	Attendance: 599 Referee: Francisco Lahora Chulian (Germany)

Denmark v Georgia

24 October 2018 U17 Euro 2019 Qualification	Denmark	3–1	Georgia	Hobro Stadium, Denmark
	H Højbjerre-Thomsen 38' H. Højbjerre-Thomsen 58' H. Højbjerre-Thomsen  65' E. Antonsen  81' A. Rasmussen 90+3'	Report	T. Morchiladze 3' S. Chincharauli  70'	Attendance: 383 Referee: Milovan Milačić (Montenegro)

Denmark v Estonia

27 October 2018 U17 Euro 2019 Qualification	Denmark	5–2	Estonia	Viborg Stadium, Denmark
	N. Crone 11' J. Haahr 17' N. Crone 44' A. Simsir 59' C. Hansen  78' N. Crone 85'	Report	A. Sapovalov 45+1' R. Randlahe  73' D. Obbekjær 88' (o.g.)	Attendance: 307 Referee: Milovan Milačić (Montenegro)

Denmark v Russia

30 October 2018 U17 Euro 2019 Qualification	Denmark	1–0	Russia	Hancock Arena, Denmark
	M. Madsen  42' O. Sørensen 74' A. Rasmussen  89'	Report		Attendance: 1219 Referee: Christopher Jäger, (Austria)

2019

Results in 2019

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Ground	A	A	A	A	H	H	H
Result	W	W	L	L	L	D	L

Updated to match(es) played on March 2019. Source: dbu.dk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Denmark v Greece

15 January 2019 Friendly	Denmark	3–0	Greece	Anagennisi Football Ground, Cyprus
	N. Crone 43' F. Carstensen 56' N. Crone 71'	Report		Attendance: 42

Denmark v Greece

17 January 2019 Friendly	Denmark	2–1	Greece	Ormideia Municipality Stadium, Cyprus
	N. Holm Pedersen 8' N. Crone 67'	Report	C. Belevonis 89'	Attendance: 23

France v Denmark

4 March 2019 Friendly	France	2–1	Denmark	INF Clairefontaine, France
	G. Rutter 78' A. Sidibé 80'	Report	H. Højbjerre-Thomsen 76'	Attendance: 42 Referee: Guillaume Danglade (France)

France v Denmark

6 March 2019 Friendly	France	4–1	Denmark	INF Clairefontaine, France
	G. Rutter 3' A. Aouchiche 8' N. Mbuku 10' A. Aouchiche 12'	Report	F. Carstensen 71'	Attendance: 56 Referee: Maxime Boulanger (France)

Denmark v Croatia

21 March 2019 U17 Euro 2019 Qualification	Denmark	3–2	Croatia	JYSK Park, Denmark
	A. Dzankic 14' (o.g.) M. Zaar  20' N. Crone  51' F. Carstensen 68' P. Tjørnelund  72' J. Ægidius  90'	Report	J. Jurcec 2' G. Groznica 10' J. Gvardiol 48' J. Gvardiol  59'	Attendance: 520 Referee: Nathan Verboomen (Belgium)

Denmark v Switzerland

24 March 2019 U17 Euro 2019 Qualification	Denmark	1–1	Switzerland	JYSK Park, Denmark
	G. De Donno 45' (o.g.) P. Tjørnelund  66'	Report	N. Reichmuth 62' T. Opoku  90+2'	Attendance: 508 Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)

Denmark v England

27 March 2019 U17 Euro 2019 Qualification	Denmark	2–3	England	JYSK Park, Denmark
	M. Zaar 62' W. Faghir 90+1' V. Kristiansen  90+4'	Report	M. Azeez  29' L. Bate  20' C. Madueke  63' C. Madueke 74' J. Gelhardt 62' C. Madueke 90+2'

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification games in March 2019.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
–	1GK	Andreas Jungdal	(2002-02-22) 22 February 2002	5	0	Vejle BK
–	1GK	Jonathan Ægidius	(2002-04-22) 22 April 2002	8	0	Lyngby BK
–	2DF	Daniel Obbekjær	(2002-07-16) 16 July 2002	10	1	OB
–	2DF	Emil Agerbæk	(2002-01-18) 18 January 2002	8	1	AGF
–	2DF	Jacob Haahr	(2002-03-10) 10 March 2002	10	1	FC Copenhagen
–	2DF	Mathias Madsen	(2002-03-08) 8 March 2002	10	0	AC Horsens
—	2DF	Oscar Fuglsang	(2002-03-12) 12 March 2002	11	0	Silkeborg IF
—	2DF	Patrick Tjørnelund	(2002-04-05) 5 April 2002	4	0	Esbjerg fB
—	2DF	Victor Kristiansen	(2002-12-16) 16 December 2002	5	0	FC Copenhagen
—	3MF	Frederik Carstensen	(2002-04-09) 9 April 2002	13	2	Silkeborg IF
—	3MF	Frederik Christensen	(2002-06-07) 7 June 2002	11	0	FC Midtjylland
—	3MF	Tochi Chukwuani	(2003-03-24) 24 March 2003	2	0	FC Nordsjælland
—	3MF	Valdemar Ibsen	(2002-03-13) 13 March 2002	6	0	OB
—	4FW	Mads Zaar	(2002-04-16) 16 April 2002	13	0	Esbjerg fB
—	4FW	Mads Hansen	(2002-07-28) 28 July 2002	4	0	FC Midtjylland
—	4FW	Maurits Kjærgaard	(2003-06-26) 26 June 2003	2	0	Lyngby BK
—	4FW	Niclas Pedersen	(2002-03-15) 15 March 2002	4	1	Silkeborg IF
—	4FW	Noah Crone	(2002-03-23) 23 March 2002	13	8	FC Nordsjælland
—	4FW	Tobias Damtoft Andersen	(2002-01-11) 11 January 2002	8	1	FC Midtjylland
—	4FW	Wahidullah Faghir	(2003-07-29) 29 July 2003	2	0	Vejle BK

Recent callups

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

Head coaches

• 1971: Max Rasmussen
• 1972: Bent Dahl
• 1973–1979: Hardy Gynild
• 1980–1981: Kaj Christensen
• 1982: Hans Brun Larsen
• 1983: Per Simonsen
• 1984–1987: Kim Splidsboel
• 1987–1996: Poul Erik Bech
• 1996–2006: Hans Brun Larsen
• 2006–2008: Glen Riddersholm
• 2008–2012: Thomas Frank
• 2012–2016: Jan Michaelsen
• 2016: Per Holm
• 2017: Claus Nørgaard
• 2017–present: Michael Pedersen

See also

• Denmark national football team
• Denmark national under-21 football team
• Denmark national under-19 football team