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Denmark Under-21
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationDanish Football Association
(Dansk Boldspil-Union)
Head coachNiels Frederiksen
CaptainMathias Jensen
Most capsJonas Kamper (39)
Top scorerPeter Møller (16)
Home stadiumAalborg Portland Park, Aalborg
First colours
Second colours
First international
U-21: Denmark 0–2 Norway
(Holstebro, Denmark; 25 August 1976)
Biggest win
U-21: Denmark 9–0 Luxembourg
(Farum, Denmark; 11 October 2002)
Biggest defeat
U-21: Bulgaria 6–0 Denmark
(Sofia, Bulgaria; 25 April 1989)
Olympic Games
Appearances2 (first in 1992)
Best result8th (2016)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances7 (first in 1978)
Best resultSemifinals (1992), (2015)

The Denmark national under-21 football team has played since 1976 and is controlled by the Danish Football Association. Before 1976, the age limit was 23 years.

Tournament record

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA GD
1978 Quarter finals 5th 2 1 0 1 4 4 0
1980 Did not qualify
1982
1984
1986 Quarter finals 7th 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1
1988 Did not qualify
1990
1992 Semi finals 4th 4 1 1 2 6 4 +2
France 1994 Did not qualify
Spain 1996
Romania 1998
Slovakia 2000
Switzerland 2002
Germany 2004
Portugal 2006 Group stage 8th 3 0 2 1 5 6 −1
Netherlands 2007 Did not qualify
Sweden 2009
Denmark 2011 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2
Israel 2013 Did not qualify
Czech Republic 2015 Semi finals 3rd 4 2 0 2 5 8 −3
Poland 2017 Group stage 7th 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3
Total 0 titles 0/5 21 6 4 11 28 36 −8
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Summer Olympics

Until and including the 1988 Summer Olympics, Olympic games counted as regular senior national team matches. Since the 1992 Summer Olympics, Olympic games have counted as under-21 national games.

UEFA Euro U-21 qualification

2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification group 3

Standings

Template:2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 3

Results and fixtures

2016

Results in 2016

Round12345678910111213141516
GroundAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHA
ResultDWWWWWDDWLLWWWWD
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2016. Source: dbu.dk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

20 January 2016
Friendly
 Denmark 0–0 Ukraine  Turkey
Report

25 January 2016
Friendly
 Denmark 4–1 Wolfsburg U23 Turkey
Nørgaard
Zohore
Børsting
C. Nielsen
Report Schulz

29 March 2016
2017 UEFA Euro U-21
Qualification
 Armenia 1–3 Denmark  Yerevan, Armenia
16:00 Malakyan 35' (pen.)
Hakobyan Yellow card 86'
Report Fischer 28'
Andersen 30'
Hakobyan 90+2' (o.g.)
Stadium: FFA Academy Stadium
Referee: Denis Scherbakov (Belarus)

2 June 2016
Friendly match
Denmark  4–3  Honduras Suwon, South Korea
17:00 Brock-Madsen 23'
C. Nielsen 32'
Brock-Madsen 41'
Hjulsager 52'
Report Elis 6'
Quioto 8'
Elis 90+3'
Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 570
Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)

4 June 2016
Friendly match
Denmark  6–2  Nigeria Goyang, South Korea
18:00 O. Erhun 21' (o.g.)
Holst Yellow card 25'
E. Larsen 34'
E. Larsen 37'
E. Larsen 54'
da Silva 63'
Fernandes Yellow card 70'
Marcondes 75'
Report Taiwo 85'
Taiwo 88'
Stadium: Goyang Stadium
Attendance: 430
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

6 June 2016
Friendly match
Denmark  1–1  South Korea Bucheon, South Korea
20:00 Brock-Madsen 21'
Jønsson Yellow card 77'
Report Moon Chang-jin 42' Stadium: Bucheon Stadium Station
Attendance: 13690
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

4 August 2016
Olympics
Denmark  0–0  Iraq Brasília, Brazil
13:00 Jønsson Yellow card 78'
Larsen Yellow card 85'
Report Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília
Attendance: 15000
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

7 August 2016
Olympics
Denmark  1–0  South Africa Brasilia, Brazil
19:00 Skov 69' Report Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Attendance: 10000
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

10 August 2016
Olympics
Denmark  0–4  Brazil Salvador, Brazil
22:00 Maxsø Yellow card 39' Report Gabriel Barbosa 26'
Gabriel Jesus Yellow card 38'
Gabriel Jesus 40'
Luan 50'
Gabriel Barbosa 80'
Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova
Attendance: 50000
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

13 August 2016
Olympics
Denmark  0–2  Nigeria Salvador, Brazil
16:00 Report Obi Mikel 16'
Umar 59'
Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova
Attendance: 31500

2 September 2016
2017 Euro U-21
Qualification
Denmark  4–0  Wales Wrexham, Wales
17:00 Banggaard Yellow card 4'
Ingvartsen 9'
Sisto 40'
Sisto 49'
Dolberg 83'
Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 656
Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)

6 September 2016
2017 Euro U-21
Qualification
Denmark  3–1  Romania Aalborg, Denmark
18:45 Sisto 7'
Ingvartsen 35'
Ingvartsen 39'
Sisto Yellow card 74'
Report Nedelcearu Yellow card 35'
Păun Yellow card 56'
Miron 68'
Stadium: Nordjyske Arena
Attendance: 4500
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

7 October 2016
2017 Euro U-21
Qualification
Denmark  3–0  Bulgaria Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
18:00 Ingvartsen pen' (13)
Ingvartsen 28'
Ingvartsen 62'
Report Stadium: Beroe Stadium
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

11 October 2016
2017 Euro U-21
Qualification
Denmark  4–1  Luxembourg Aalborg, Denmark
18:00 Ingvartsen 71'
Hjulsager 73'
Marcondes 76'
Mahmutović o.g.' (79)
Report Sinani Yellow card 71'
Borges 90+3'
Stadium: Nordjyske Arena
Attendance: 2485
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)

14 November 2016
Friendly
Italy  0–0 Denmark  Bergamo, Italy
18:30 Grassi Yellow card 37'
Benassi Yellow card 51'
Report Banggaard Yellow card 45'
Nørgaard Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

2017

Results in 2017

Round12345678910111213
GroundAAAHAAAAAHHAA
ResultWWLLWLLWWWWWL
Updated to match(es) played on 24 June 2017. Source: dbu.dk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

22 January 2017
Friendly
Uzbekistan 1–2 Denmark  Dubai, UAE
13:00 Unknown 69' Report Andreas Maxsø Yellow card 22'
Duelund 82'
Duelund 82'
Stadium: The Sevens Stadium

23 March 2017
Friendly
Spain  3–1 Denmark  Murcia, Spain
19:30 Mikel Merino 22'
Saúl Ñíguez 70'
Denis Suárez 82'
Report Andrew Hjulsager 12' Stadium: Estadio Nueva Condomina
Attendance: 25,632
Referee: Nicolas Rainville (France)

10 June 2017
Friendly
Sweden  0–2 Denmark  Helsingborg, Sweden
14:00 Report Rasmus Nissen 61'
Duelund 87'
Stadium: Olympia
Attendance: 4912

18 June 2017
2017 UEFA Euro U-21
Finals
Czech Republic  2–4 Denmark  Tychy, Poland
20:45 Schick 27'
Chorý 54'
Černý Yellow card 79'
Simić Yellow card 82'
Souček Yellow card 88'
Report Ingvartsen Yellow card 9'
Andersen 23'
Zohore 35, 73'
Ingvartsen 90+1'
Stadium: Tychy City Stadium
Attendance: 9087
Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)

31 August 2017
2019 UEFA Euro U-21
Qualification
Faroe Islands  0-3 Denmark  Faroe Islands
17:00 B. Heinesen Yellow card 20' Report Ingvartsen 13'
Nissen 59'
M. Jensen 66'
Stadium: Tórsvøllur
Attendance: 868
Referee: Boris Marhefka (Slovakia)

5 September 2017
2019 UEFA Euro U-21
Qualification
Denmark  6-0 Lithuania  Aalborg, Denmark
18:00 Nissen 28'
Skov 30'
Nissen 44'
Skov 55'
Ingvartsen 80'
Nissen 87'
Report Olberkis Yellow card 23'
G. Matulevicius Yellow card 83'
A. Korsakas Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Aalborg Stadium
Attendance: 3039
Referee: Aleksei Matyunin (Russia)

6 October 2017
2019 UEFA Euro U-21
Qualification
Georgia  2-5 Denmark  Aalborg, Denmark
18:00 Chikviladze Yellow card 74'
Mikeltadze 82'
Mikeltadze 85'
Report Ingvartsen 7'
Duelund 21'
Billing Yellow card 30'
Ingvartsen 50'
Bruun Larsen 60'
Skov 84'
Stadium: Aalborg Stadium
Attendance: 2572
Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)

10 October 2017
2019 UEFA Euro U-21
Qualification
Finland  0-5 Denmark  Finland
17:30 Soisalo Yellow card 27'
Soisalo Red card 30'
F. Jensen Yellow card 59'
Report Skov 20'
Skov 31'
Skov 58'
Duelund 62'
Ingvartsen 84'
Stadium: Telia 5G -areena
Attendance: 904
Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)

14 November 2017
2019 UEFA Euro U-21
Qualification
Poland  3-1 Denmark  Gdynia, Poland
18:00 Michalak 15'
Tomczyk 24'
Żurkowski 74'
Report Laursen 90+1' Stadium: Gdynia Stadium
Attendance: 3812
Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)

2018

Results in 2018

Round123456
GroundAAHAHH
ResultWDWW
Updated to match(es) played on 24 June 2017. Source: dbu.dk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

27 March 2018
2019 UEFA Euro U-21
Qualification
Georgia  2-2 Denmark  Georgia
15.00 Kharaishvili 31'
Margvelashvili Yellow card 41'
Mikeltadze 63'
Kantaria Yellow card 80'
Report Mini Yellow card 35'
Skov 43'
Nissen 75'
M. Christensen Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)

7 September 2018
2019 UEFA Euro U-21
Qualification
Denmark  2-0 Finland  Aalborg, Denmark
Duelund 25'
Nissen Yellow card 34'
Skov Olsen 94'
Report Stadium: Aalborg Stadion
Referee: Benoît Millot (France)

11 September 2018
2019 UEFA Euro U-21
Qualification
Lithuania  0-2 Denmark  Gargždai, Lithuania
18.00 Report Abildgaard 44'
Robert Skov 73'
Abildgaard Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Gargždai Stadium
Referee: Timotheos Christofi (Cyprus)

12 October 2018
2019 UEFA Euro U-21
Qualification
Denmark  v Poland  Aalborg, Denmark
18.00 Report Stadium: Aalborg Stadion

16 October 2018
2019 UEFA Euro U-21
Qualification
Denmark  v Faroe Islands  Aalborg, Denmark
Report Stadium: Aalborg Stadion

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 3 game against Poland  and Faroe Islands  in October 2018.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Daniel Iversen (1997-07-19) 19 July 1997 (age 27) 7 0 England Oldham Athletic
1GK Oskar Snorre (1999-01-26) 26 January 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Denmark Lyngby BK

2DF Andreas Poulsen (1999-10-13) 13 October 1999 (age 24) 1 0 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
2DF Asger Sørensen (1996-06-05) 5 June 1996 (age 28) 5 0 Germany SSV Jahn Regensburg
2DF Jacob Rasmussen (1997-05-28) 28 May 1997 (age 27) 11 0 Italy Empoli
2DF Joachim Andersen (1996-05-31) 31 May 1996 (age 28) 12 0 Italy Sampdoria
2DF Joakim Mæhle (1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 27) 2 0 Belgium Genk
2DF Joel Kabongo (1998-04-05) 5 April 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Denmark Brøndby IF
2DF Rasmus Nissen (1997-07-11) 11 July 1997 (age 27) 16 7 Netherlands Ajax
2DF Victor Nelsson (1998-10-14) 14 October 1998 (age 25) 9 0 Denmark FC Nordsjælland

3MF Jacob Bruun Larsen (1998-09-19) 19 September 1998 (age 25) 11 2 Germany Borussia Dortmund
3MF Jens Stage (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 27) 0 0 Denmark AGF
3MF Magnus Kofod Andersen (1999-05-10) 10 May 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Denmark FC Nordsjælland
3MF Mathias Jensen (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 28) 10 2 Spain Celta Vigo
3MF Oliver Abildgaard (1996-06-10) 10 June 1996 (age 28) 3 1 Denmark AaB
3MF Philip Billing (1996-06-11) 11 June 1996 (age 28) 7 0 England Huddersfield Town

4FW Anders Dreyer (1998-05-02) 2 May 1998 (age 26) 2 0 England Brighton & Hove Albion
4FW Andreas Skov Olsen (1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 (age 24) 3 1 Denmark FC Nordsjælland
4FW Jannik Pohl (1996-04-06) 6 April 1996 (age 28) 4 1 Netherlands FC Groningen
4FW Marcus Ingvartsen (1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 (age 28) 21 16 Belgium Genk
4FW Mikkel Duelund (1997-06-29) 29 June 1997 (age 27) 16 4 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
4FW Robert Skov (1996-05-20) 20 May 1996 (age 28) 19 10 Denmark F.C. Copenhagen

Most appearances

Because of the age restriction, a player can't be in the team for very long and the most promising young players spend little time with the under-21 team before making their senior national team debut.

Rank Player Club(s) U-21 Caps U-21 Goals Year(s)
1 Jonas Kamper Brøndby 39 3 2002–2006
2 Lasse Vigen Christensen Fulham 37 5 2013–
=3 Michael Jakobsen AaB 31 4 2005–2008
=3 Martin Jørgensen AGF, Udinese 31 9 1994–1997
4 Rasmus Würtz Skive, AaB 29 1 2002–2006
5 Martin Pedersen AaB, SønderjyskE 28 0 2002–2006
6 Jannik Vestergaard 1899 Hoffenheim, Werder Bremen,
Borussia Mönchengladbach
28 4 2011–2015
7 Mike Jensen Brøndby IF, Malmö FF 27 3 2011–2015
8 Mads Albæk FC Midtjylland 26 5 2009–2012
9 Thomas Kahlenberg Brøndby, Auxerre 26 10 2002–2006

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the under-21 national team. Players in bold have played at least one game for the senior Danish national team.

Most goals

Rank Player Club(s) U-21 Goals U-21 Caps Year(s)
1 Peter Møller AaB 16 22 1990–1993
=2 Marcus Ingvartsen Nordsjælland, Genk 15 17 2015–2018
=2 Nicki Bille Reggina, Martina, Nordsjælland, Villarreal 15 24 2007–2011
4 Tommy Bechmann Esbjerg 11 15 2002–2003
5 Thomas Kahlenberg Brøndby, Auxerre 10 26 2002–2006
=6 Preben Elkjær Vanløse, 1. FC Köln, Lokeren 9 9 1976–1979
=6 Morten Rasmussen AGF 9 21 2004–2006
=6 Martin Jørgensen AGF, Udinese 9 31 1994–1997
=9 Bent Jensen B 1913 8 10 1966–1968
=9 Per Frandsen B 1903, Lille 8 21 1989–1992
=9 Miklos Molnar Frem, Standard Liège, Lyngby 8 21 1989–1992

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs represented in the games in which the player's scored for the under-21 national team. Players in bold have played at least one game for the senior Danish national team.

Managers

See also

References