The Iceland national under-19 football team, controlled by the Football Association of Iceland, represents Iceland at the European Under-19 Football Championship and international friendly match fixtures at the under-19 age level.
| Nickname(s) | Strákarnir okkar | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Association of Iceland | ||
| Head coach |  Ólafur Ingi Skúlason | ||
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| First international | |||
Iceland 1–1  Wales(Reykjavík, Iceland; 13 October 1970) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Iceland 9–0  Luxembourg(Reykjavík, Iceland; 9 October 1994) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Serbia 6–0 Iceland(Ireland; 30 May 2014) | |||
| European Under-19 Football Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2023) | ||
| Best result | Group stage 2023 | ||
European Championships
editIntroduction
editSince it adopted its current format in 2002, the Iceland under-19s have failed to qualify for the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. As of 2011, their best qualifying campaign performances came in 2007 and 2008, when they qualified for the second, or 'elite', qualification stage.
In the qualifying campaign for the 2007 tournament, the team finished joint second place in the elite qualification stage behind the Spain under-19s, who went on to win the tournament.[1][2] In 2008, the Iceland under-19s recorded elite stage victories against the Norway under-19s and the Israel under-19s, but again finished in second place. On that occasion the group winners were the Bulgaria under-19s.[3][4]
In the 2011 qualification campaign, Iceland finished third in group 1 of the first qualifying stage. Their only points came in a 4–0 victory over the Kazakhstan under-19s, who finished bottom in fourth place.[5][6]
In the first qualification stage of the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, the Iceland under-19s faced Norway, Latvia and Cyprus, finishing last in the group.[7] Iceland didn't fare much better in 2013, as they came third in the group and didn't qualify.[8] In 2014 they finished second in Group 4 behind Belgium and ahead of both France and Northern Ireland[9] to qualify for the elite round where they lost all three matches.
History
edit| Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First qualifying stage | ||||||||
| Postponed, rescheduled, and then cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[10] | ||||||||
| Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[11] | ||||||||
| Elite round | ||||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | 1/20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Players
editCurrent squad
edit- The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches.[12]
- Match dates: 22–28 March 2023
- Opposition:
Turkey,
England,
Hungary
- Caps and goals correct as of: 22 November 2022, after the match against
Kazakhstan
Recent call-ups
editThe following players have been called up within the last twelve months and remain available for future selection.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Þorsteinn Aron Antonsson | 13 January 2004 | 7 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Birgir Steinn Styrmisson | 7 June 2004 | 3 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Ásgeir Orri Magnússon | 7 September 2000 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Aron Jónsson | 20 July 2004 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Aron Ingi Magnússon | 22 September 2004 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Róbert Frosti Þorkelsson | 18 September 2005 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Jóhannes Kristinn Bjarnason | 24 February 2005 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Óliver Steinar Guðmundsson | 17 May 2004 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Júlíus Mar Júlíusson | 7 June 2004 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
| FW | Sigurður Steinar Björnsson | 15 January 2004 | 2 | 1 | v. | |
| FW | Daníel Tristan Guðjohnsen | 1 March 2006 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Elite qualifying stage results 2006–07". Uefa.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ "Elite qualifying stage tables, 2007 U-19 European Championships". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ "Elite qualifying stage results 2007–08". Uefa.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ "Elite qualifying stage tables, 2008 U-19 European Championships". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ "2011 UEFA under-19 European Championships: Group 1 final standings". Uefa.com. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ "Under-19 result: Iceland 4–0 Kazakhstan". soccerway.com. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ "Iceland under-19 fixtures for 2012 European Championships". Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ "Under-19 - Standings – UEFA.com". www.uefa.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-21.
- ^ "Under-19 - Standings – UEFA.com". www.uefa.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-14.
- ^ "Under-19 EURO: new schedule". UEFA.com. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "2020/21 Under-19 EURO cancelled". UEFA.com. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "U19 karla - Hópurinn fyrir milliriðla undankeppni EM 2023" (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.