Iceland women's national football team

Iceland
Nickname(s)	Stelpurnar okkar (Our Girls)
Association	Football Association of Iceland; (Knattspyrnusamband Íslands)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Þorsteinn Halldórsson
Captain	Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir
Most caps	Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir (145)
Top scorer	Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir (79)
Home stadium	Laugardalsvöllur
FIFA code	ISL
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	14 1 (13 December 2024)
Highest	13 (August 2024)
Lowest	22 (September 2018 – March 2019)
First international
	Scotland 3–2 Iceland ; (Kilmarnock, Scotland; 20 September 1981)
Biggest win
	Iceland 12–0 Estonia ; (Reykjavík, Iceland; 17 September 2009)
Biggest defeat
	Germany 8–0 Iceland ; (Mannheim, Germany; 28 June 1996); United States 8–0 Iceland ; (Charlotte, United States; 5 April 2000)
World Cup
Appearances	0
European Championship
Appearances	5 (first in 2009)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2013)

The Iceland women's national football team represents Iceland in international women's football.^[2] They are currently ranked as the 14th best women's national team in the world by FIFA as of June 2024.

History

The Iceland women's national football team played its first game on 20 September 1981, facing Scotland.^[3] Bryndís Einarsdóttir scored Iceland's first ever goal in the 2–3 loss, with Ásta B. Gunnlaugsdóttir scoring the other.^[4]

On 30 October 2008, the national team qualified to the 2009 UEFA Women's Championship, the first major football tournament Iceland ever took part in, having previously competed in the 1995 UEFA Women's Championship which was a home and away knockout competition. At the 2013 UEFA Women's Championship, they took their first point in a major championship, following a draw against Norway in the opening game.^[5]^[6]

During qualifiers for Women's Euro 2009 Þóra Tómasdóttir and Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir followed the team and recorded the documentary Stelpurnar okkar (translated: Our Girls) which was premiered on 14 August 2009.^[7]

Team image

Nicknames

The Iceland women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Stelpurnar okkar (Our Girls)".

Home stadium

Iceland plays their home matches on the Laugardalsvöllur.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

Win Draw Lose Fixture

2024

23 February 2024 UEFA Nations League Promotion Matches

Serbia

1–1

Iceland

Serbia

27 February 2024 (2024-02-27) UEFA Nations League Promotion Matches	Iceland	2–1 (3–2 agg.)	Serbia	Iceland
Note: Iceland won 3–2 on aggregate, and therefore both teams remained in their respective leagues.

5 April UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying	Iceland	3–0	Poland	Kopavogur
18:45		Report		Stadium: Kópavogsvöllur Referee: Frida Klarlund (Denmark)

9 April UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying	Germany	3–1	Iceland	Aachen
18:10		Report		Stadium: Tivoli Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

31 May UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying	Austria	1–1	Iceland	Ried im Innkreis
18:00	Puntigam 26' (pen.)	Report	Viggósdóttir 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Josko Arena Attendance: 3,788 Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

4 June UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying	Iceland	2–1	Austria	Reykjavík
21:30 (19:30 UTC+0)	Eiríksdóttir 17' Antonsdóttir 70'	Report	Campbell 44'	Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 2,067 Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland)

12 July UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying	Iceland	3–0	Germany	Reykjavík
16:15		Report		Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur

16 July UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying	Poland	0–1	Iceland	Sosnowiec
19:00		Report		Stadium: Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy

24 October Friendly	United States	3–1	Iceland	Austin, United States
19:30 ET	Thompson 39' Shaw 85' Smith 89'	Report	Magnúsdóttir 56'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 18,580 Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)

27 October Friendly	United States	3–1	Iceland	Nashville, United States
17:30 ET	Williams 72' Horan 76' Sears 90+3'	Report	Vilhjálmsdóttir 31'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 17,018 Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

November 29 Friendly	Canada	0–0	Iceland	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
1:00PM ET		Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arena Referee: Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia)

2 December Friendly	Denmark	2–0	Iceland	Murcia, Spain
18:00 UTC+1	Bruun 16', 40'	Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arena Attendance: 105 Referee: Jana Adámková (Czechia)

2025

19 February 2025–26 Nations League

Switzerland

v

Iceland

Switzerland

26 February 2025–26 Nations League	France	v	Iceland	Le Mans, France
21:10				Stadium: Stade Marie-Marvingt

4 April 2025 UEFA Nations League

Iceland

v

Norway

Iceland

8 April 2025–26 Nations League

Iceland

v

Switzerland

Iceland

30 May 2025 UEFA Nations League	Norway	v	Iceland	Norway
--:-- UTC+2

3 June 2025–26 Nations League

Iceland

v

France

Iceland

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 10 July 2021

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Þorsteinn Halldórsson
Assistant coach	Ásmundur Haraldsson

Manager history

Name	Years	Matches	Won	Tied	Lost
Sigurður Hannesson	1981–1984	7	0	1	6
Sigurbergur Sigsteinsson	1985–1986	8	4	1	3
Aðalsteinn Örnólfsson	1987	2	0	0	2
Steinn Mar Helgason	1992	4	1	1	2
Logi Ólafsson	1993–1994	8	6	0	2
Kristinn Björnsson	1995–1996	16	3	2	11
Vanda Sigurgeirsdóttir	1997–1998	12	1	3	8
Þórður Lárusson	1999	3	0	2	1
Logi Ólafsson	2000	7	1	2	4
Jörundur Áki Sveinsson	2001–2003	10	1	4	5
Helena Ólafsdóttir	2003–2004	14	5	1	8
Jörundur Áki Sveinsson	2005–2006	12	4	1	7
Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson	2007–2013	77	39	8	30
Freyr Alexandersson	2013–2018	59	27	13	19
Jón Þór Hauksson	2018–2020	20	12	4	4
Þorsteinn Halldórsson	2021–	53	30	9	14

Source:^[8]

As of 4 December 2024 after the match against Denmark.

Players

Current squad

The following players were named to the squad for the friendlies against USA in October 2024.^[9]

Caps and goals are current as of 16 July 2024.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
12	1GK	Telma Ívarsdóttir	(1999-03-30) 30 March 1999 (age 25)	11	0	Breiðablik
1	1GK	Fanney Inga Birkisdóttir	(2005-03-17) 17 March 2005 (age 19)	7	0	Valur
13	1GK	Cecilía Rán Rúnarsdóttir	(2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 21)	11	0	Inter Milan

20	2DF	Guðný Árnadóttir	(2000-07-29) 29 July 2000 (age 24)	32	0	Kristianstads
6	2DF	Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir	(1997-10-07) 7 October 1997 (age 27)	65	1	Brøndby
4	2DF	Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir	(1995-06-27) 27 June 1995 (age 29)	128	11	Bayern Munich
18	2DF	Guðrún Arnardóttir	(1995-07-29) 29 July 1995 (age 29)	41	1	Rosengård
11	2DF	Natasha Anasi	(1991-10-02) 2 October 1991 (age 33)	6	1	Brann
	2DF	Sædís Rún Heiðarsdóttir	(2004-09-16) 16 September 2004 (age 20)	9	0	Vålerenga
21	2DF	Hafrún Rakel Halldórsdóttir	(2002-10-01) 1 October 2002 (age 22)	12	1	Brøndby

2	3MF	Berglind Rós Ágústsdóttir	(1995-07-28) 28 July 1995 (age 29)	12	1	Valur
8	3MF	Alexandra Jóhannsdóttir	(2000-03-19) 19 March 2000 (age 24)	47	6	Fiorentina
16	3MF	Hildur Antonsdóttir	(1995-09-18) 18 September 1995 (age 29)	18	2	Madrid CFF
15	3MF	Katla Tryggvadóttir	(2005-05-05) 5 May 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Kristianstads
10	3MF	Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir	(2001-08-08) 8 August 2001 (age 23)	43	9	Bayer Leverkusen
7	3MF	Selma Sól Magnúsdóttir	(1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 26)	41	4	Rosenborg
22	3MF	Amanda Andradóttir	(2003-12-18) 18 December 2003 (age 21)	20	2	Twente

3	4FW	Sandra Jessen	(1995-01-18) 18 January 1995 (age 29)	43	6	Þór/KA
23	4FW	Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir	(2001-06-05) 5 June 2001 (age 23)	40	12	VfL Wolfsburg
14	4FW	Hlín Eiríksdóttir	(2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 24)	40	6	Kristianstads
9	4FW	Diljá Ýr Zomers	(2001-11-11) 11 November 2001 (age 23)	16	2	OH Leuven
17	4FW	Bryndís Arna Níelsdóttir	(2003-06-13) 13 June 2003 (age 21)	6	1	Växjö
5	4FW	Emilía Kiær Ásgeirsdóttir	(2005-01-31) 31 January 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Nordsjælland

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to a squad in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Auður Sveinbjörnsdóttir Scheving	(2002-08-12) 12 August 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Stjarnan	v. Germany, 9 April 2024
GK	Aldís Guðlaugsdóttir	(2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 (age 20)	0	0	FH	v. Serbia, 27 February 2024
GK	Sandra Sigurðardóttir	(1986-10-02) 2 October 1986 (age 38)	49	0	Valur	v. Germany, 31 October 2023

DF	Ásta Eir Árnadóttir	(1993-08-23) 23 August 1993 (age 31)	11	0	Breiðablik	v. Austria, 4 June 2024
DF	Arna Ásgrímsdóttir	(1992-08-12) 12 August 1992 (age 32)	19	1	Valur	v. Denmark, 5 December 2023 ^INJ
DF	Arna Eiríksdóttir	(2002-09-14) 14 September 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Valur	v. Germany, 31 October 2023
DF	Kristín Dís Árnadóttir	(1999-08-19) 19 August 1999 (age 25)	0	0	Breiðablik	v. Poland, 16 July 2024

MF	Ásdís Karen Halldórsdóttir	(1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 (age 24)	1	0	LSK Kvinner	v. Austria, 4 June 2024
MF	Lára Pedersen	(1994-05-23) 23 May 1994 (age 30)	3	0	Valur	v. Germany, 9 April 2024
MF	Agla María Albertsdóttir	(1999-08-05) 5 August 1999 (age 25)	58	4	Breiðablik	v. Denmark, 5 December 2023

FW	Ólöf Sigríður Kristinsdóttir	(2003-03-22) 22 March 2003 (age 21)	7	2	Breiðablik	v. Austria, 4 June 2024^INJ

Notes:

INJ: Withdrew due to injury

Previous squads

UEFA Women's Championship

Captains

Katrín Jónsdóttir (2007–2013)
Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir (2015–2017)
Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir (2014, 2017–2022)
Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir (2023–)

Records

As of 8 March 2021

Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

Most capped players

#	Name	Iceland career	Caps
1	Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir	2007–2022	145
2	Katrín Jónsdóttir	1994–2013	133
3	Hallbera Gísladóttir	2008–2022	131
4	Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir	2012–	128
5	Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir	2003–2019	124
6	Dóra María Lárusdóttir	2003–2017	114
7	Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir	2003–2020	113
7	Dagný Brynjarsdóttir	2010–	113
9	Fanndís Friðriksdóttir	2009–	109
10	Þóra Björg Helgadóttir	1998–2014	108

Top goalscorers

#	Player	Iceland career	Goals	Caps	Goals per game
1	Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir	2003–2019	79	124	0.64
2	Dagný Brynjarsdóttir	2010–	38	113	0.35
3	Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir	2003–2020	37	113	0.33
4	Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir	2007–2022	24	145	0.17
5	Ásthildur Helgadóttir	1993–2007	23	69	0.33
6	Katrín Jónsdóttir	1994–2013	21	133	0.16
7	Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir	2006–2018	19	67	0.28
8	Dóra María Lárusdóttir	2003–2017	18	114	0.16
9	Fanndís Friðriksdóttir	2009–	17	109	0.16
10	Elín Metta Jensen	2012–	16	62	0.26

Honours

Other tournaments

Algarve Cup

Runners-up: 2011

Third place: 2014, 2016

SheBelieves Cup

Runners-up: 2022

Pinatar Cup

Champions: 2023

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
FIFA Women's World Cup record									Qualification record
1991	Did not enter								UEFA Women's Euro 1991
1995	Did not qualify								UEFA Women's Euro 1995
1999									6	1	2	3	5	9	−4
2003									8	2	4	2	10	12	−2
2007									10	4	2	4	20	15	+5
2011									10	8	0	2	33	3	+30
2015									10	6	1	3	29	9	+20
2019									8	5	2	1	22	6	+16
2023									9	6	0	3	25	3	+22
2027	To be determined								To be determined
Total	—	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	61	31	11	18	144	57	+87

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship

Year	Result	P	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	P	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	P/R	Rnk
UEFA Women's Championship record									Qualifying record
1984	Did not qualify								6	0	1	5	2	19	−17	–
1987	Did not enter								Did not enter
1989
1991
1993	Did not qualify								4	1	1	2	3	7	−4	–
1995									6	4	0	2	14	6	+8
1997									8	2	1	5	8	21	−13
2001									8	1	3	4	14	19	−5
2005									10	4	1	5	26	20	+6
2009	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4	10	7	1	2	31	5	+26
2013	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	2	8	−6	12	9	1	2	34	8	+26
2017	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	8	7	0	1	34	2	+32
2022	Group stage	3	0	3	0	3	3	0	8	6	1	1	25	5	+20
2025	Qualified								6	4	1	1	11	5	+6	^[a]	5th
Total	5/14	13	1	4	8	7	22	–15	86	45	11	30	202	117	+85	5th

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Nations League

UEFA Women's Nations League record
League phase												Finals
Season	LG	Grp	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	RK	Year	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2023–24	A	3	3rd	6	3	0	3	4	8	*	9th	2024	Did not qualify
2025	A	2	To be determined									2025	To be determined
Total				6	5	0	1	23	9	9th		Total	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

	Promoted at end of season
	No movement at end of season
	Relegated at end of season
*	Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs

Algarve Cup

The Algarve Cup is an invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious and longest-running women's international football events and has been nicknamed the "Mini FIFA Women's World Cup^[10]".

Algarve Cup record
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
1994	Did not enter
1995	Did not enter
1996	6th place	4	1	1	2	4	6
1997	7th place	4	0	1	3	1	12
1998 - 2006	Did not enter
2007	9th place	4	2	1	1	11	5
2008	7th place	4	4	0	0	12	1
2009	6th place	4	1	0	3	3	5
2010	9th place	4	1	0	3	6	10
2011	Runners-up	4	3	0	1	7	6
2012	6th place	4	1	0	3	3	8
2013	9th place	4	1	0	3	5	11
2014	Third place	4	3	0	1	5	7
2015	10th place	4	0	1	3	0	5
2016	Third place	4	2	1	1	7	4
2017	9th place	4	1	2	1	3	4
2018	9th place	4	0	3	1	2	3
2019	9th place	3	1	1	1	5	5
Total	15/26	59	21	11	27	74	92

Other tournaments

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
2022 SheBelieves Cup	Runners-up	3	2	0	1	3	6
2023 Pinatar Cup	Champions	3	2	1	0	7	0

Notes

^ From Euro 2025 onwards a new qualifying format was introduced, linked to the Women's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.

References

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
^ Sigridur Jonsdottir (2016-06-01). "Iceland's men became heroes at Euro 2016 – and emulated their women's team | Football". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
^ "Fyrsti kvennalandsleikurinn í knattspyrnu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 19 September 1981. p. 38. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
^ "Man lítið eftir fyrsta markinu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 16 June 2006. p. 6D. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
^ "Iceland leave it late against Norway – Women's Euro 2013 – Football – Eurosport Australia". Au.eurosport.com. 2013-07-11. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
^ O'Connor, Philip (2013-07-21). "Sweden thump Iceland to book semi-final with Germany". Uk.reuters.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
^ "» STELPURNAR OKKAR Barði Jóhannsson". Archived from the original on 2021-04-17. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
^ "Leikir félaga | Mótamál | Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". Ksi.is (in Icelandic). 1980-12-30. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
^ "A kvenna - hópur fyrir tvo leiki gegn Bandaríkjunum". Ksi.is. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
^ "Women's game thriving in the Algarve". FIFA. 9 March 2011. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

External links

[10] From Euro 2025 onwards a new qualifying format was introduced, linked to the Women's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.

[2] Sigridur Jonsdottir (2016-06-01). "Iceland's men became heroes at Euro 2016 – and emulated their women's team | Football". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-06-30.

[3] "Fyrsti kvennalandsleikurinn í knattspyrnu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 19 September 1981. p. 38. Retrieved 21 May 2021.

[first-goal-mbl-4] "Man lítið eftir fyrsta markinu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 16 June 2006. p. 6D. Retrieved 21 May 2021.

[5] "Iceland leave it late against Norway – Women's Euro 2013 – Football – Eurosport Australia". Au.eurosport.com. 2013-07-11. Retrieved 2013-11-15.

[6] O'Connor, Philip (2013-07-21). "Sweden thump Iceland to book semi-final with Germany". Uk.reuters.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 2013-11-15.

[7] "» STELPURNAR OKKAR Barði Jóhannsson". Archived from the original on 2021-04-17. Retrieved 2016-07-11.

[8] "Leikir félaga | Mótamál | Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". Ksi.is (in Icelandic). 1980-12-30. Retrieved 2016-06-30.

[9] "A kvenna - hópur fyrir tvo leiki gegn Bandaríkjunum". Ksi.is. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.

[11] "Women's game thriving in the Algarve". FIFA. 9 March 2011. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

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History

Team image

Nicknames

Home stadium

Results and fixtures

2024

2025

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Manager history

Players

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Previous squads

Captains

Records

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Honours

Other tournaments

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Nations League

Algarve Cup

Other tournaments

See also

Notes

References

External links