Faroe Islands national under-17 football team

Faroe Islands U17
Association	Faroe Islands Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Áki Johansen
Home stadium	Tórsvøllur and Svangaskarð
FIFA code	FRO
First colours	Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	0 (first in -)
Best result	-
European Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2017)
Best result	Group Stage (2017)

The Faroe Islands U-17 National Team represents the Faroe Islands at under-17 age level and is controlled by the Faroe Islands Football Association.

The team most recently took part in the 2017 UEFA Under-17 Championship qualifiers in 2017, qualifying to the Elite Round for the first time,^[1]^[2] and then qualifying to the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament.^[3]^[4]

History

Between 1982-2001 this was an under-16 championship.

Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1982	Did not enter
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997	Qualifying stage
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003	First qualifying stage
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017	16th	3	0	0	3	0	13	-13
2018	First qualifying stage
Total	1/36	3	0	0	3	0	13	-13

2017 UEFA Under-17 Championship Qualifiers

Qualifying round

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	7	Elite round
2	Faroe Islands	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4
3	Czech Republic	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
4	Luxembourg (H)	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

21 October 2016

19:00

Faroe Islands	2–0	Czech Republic
Giessing 2' Løkin 45'	Report

Terrain Poetz, Wiltz

Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)

23 October 2016

18:30

Switzerland	3–0	Faroe Islands
Gonzalez 6' Burkart 29' Okafor 56'	Report

Stade Jos Haupert, Niederkorn

Referee: Vilhjálmur Þórarinsson (Iceland)

26 October 2016

19:00

Luxembourg	2–2	Faroe Islands
Schaus 66', 73' (pen.)	Report	Jacobsen 40+1', 57'

Stade Jos Haupert, Niederkorn

Referee: Vilhjálmur Þórarinsson (Iceland)

Elite round

Group 8

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Republic of Ireland (Q)	3	3	0	0	7	0	+7	9	Final tournament
2	Faroe Islands (Q)	3	1	1	1	2	5	−3	4	Final tournament
3	Slovakia (E)	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3
4	Cyprus (H, E)	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

15 March 2017

14:15

Republic of Ireland	4–0	Faroe Islands
Connolly 9', 23' Idah 41' Doherty 43'	Report

Pafiako Stadium, Paphos

Referee: Jason Lee Barcelo (Gibraltar)

17 March 2017

14:15

Cyprus	0–0	Faroe Islands
	Report

Kouklia Community Stadium, Paphos

Referee: Jason Lee Barcelo (Gibraltar)

20 March 2017

14:00

Faroe Islands	2–1	Slovakia
Jacobsen 28' Sørensen 45'	Report	Pišoja 54'

Pafiako Stadium, Paphos

Referee: Andi Koçi (Albania)

Current squad

Players called up for the Elite Round of the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification.^[5]

Caps and goals as of 20 March 2017 after the game against Slovakia.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Bárður á Reynatrøð	(2000-01-08) January 8, 2000 (age 24)	17	0	Víkingur Gøta
1GK	Bjarti Vitalis Mørk	(2001-06-07) June 7, 2001 (age 22)	2	0	HB Tórshavn

2DF	Sjúrður Pauli Nielsen	(2000-04-18) April 18, 2000 (age 24)	18	0	NSÍ Runavík
2DF	Gundur Ellingsgaard Petersen	(2001-02-15) February 15, 2001 (age 23)	10	0	Valur
2DF	Fróði Pætursson Rasmussen	(2000-02-10) February 10, 2000 (age 24)	21	1	B36 Tórshavn
2DF	Jógvan Petersen	(2000-01-20) January 20, 2000 (age 24)	11	0	HB Tórshavn
2DF	Dann Fróðason	(2000-04-27) April 27, 2000 (age 24)	13	0	07 Vestur
2DF	Andrias Edmundsson	(2000-12-18) December 18, 2000 (age 23)	3	0	B68 Toftir
2DF	Sveinur Lava Olsen	(2001-01-14) January 14, 2001 (age 23)	9	0	HB Tórshavn

3MF	Asbjørn Heðinsson	(2000-12-19) December 19, 2000 (age 23)	12	0	07 Vestur
3MF	Magnus Holm Jacobsen	(2000-05-23) May 23, 2000 (age 23)	17	0	B36 Tórshavn
3MF	Hanus Sørensen	(2001-01-01) January 1, 2001 (age 23)	12	0	FC Midtjylland
3MF	Sølvi Sigvardsen	(2000-10-18) October 18, 2000 (age 23)	11	0	NSÍ Runavík
3MF	Stefan Radosavljevic	(2000-09-08) September 8, 2000 (age 23)	6	0	TB Tvøroyri
3MF	Lukas Grenaa Giessing	(2000-05-09) May 9, 2000 (age 24)	19	1	FC Midtjylland
3MF	Símun Sólheim	(2001-02-25) February 25, 2001 (age 23)	6	0	HB Tórshavn
3MF	Filip í Liða	(2000-11-06) November 6, 2000 (age 23)	9	0	AB Argir

4FW	Tórur Jacobsen	(2000-04-24) April 24, 2000 (age 24)	12	3	KÍ Klaksvík
4FW	Steffan Løkin	(2000-11-13) November 13, 2000 (age 23)	8	2	NSÍ Runavík
4FW	Elias El Moustage	(2001-05-30) May 30, 2001 (age 22)	9	0	AaB

References

^ "U-17 dreingirnir hava skrivað søgu" (in Faroese). FSF. October 26, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
^ "Seleção sub-17 faz história!" (in Portuguese). Faroe Football. October 28, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
^ "VIDEO: U17-dreingirnir til EM" (in Faroese). FSF. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
^ "Seleção sub-17 consegue classificação histórica para o Euro" (in Portuguese). Faroe Football. March 23, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
^ "U17-landsliðið vid dreingjum úttikið" (in Faroese). FSF. February 27, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.

[1] "U-17 dreingirnir hava skrivað søgu" (in Faroese). FSF. October 26, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.

[2] "Seleção sub-17 faz história!" (in Portuguese). Faroe Football. October 28, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.

[3] "VIDEO: U17-dreingirnir til EM" (in Faroese). FSF. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.

[4] "Seleção sub-17 consegue classificação histórica para o Euro" (in Portuguese). Faroe Football. March 23, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.

[5] "U17-landsliðið vid dreingjum úttikið" (in Faroese). FSF. February 27, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.

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