Iceland national under-19 football team

Iceland Under-19

Nickname(s)	Strákarnir okkar
Association	Football Association of Iceland
Head coach	Kristinn Rúnar Jonsson
First colours Second colours
First international
Iceland 1-1  Wales (Reykjavik, Iceland; 13 october 1970)
Biggest win
Iceland 9-0  Luxembourg (Reykjavik, Iceland; 9 october 1994)
Biggest defeat
Serbia 6-0  Iceland (Ireland; 30 may 2014)
European Under-19 Football Championship
Appearances	6 (First in 1976)
Best result	Group stage (6 times)

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.

European Championships

Introduction

Since 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 will face the under-19 representatives of Norway, Latvia and Cyprus.^[7] Iceland finished last in that group. ^[8] Iceland didn't fare much better in 2013, as they came third in the group and didn't qualify. ^[9] In 2014 they will meet Belgium, France and Northern Ireland.^[10]

History

Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2002	First qualifying stage
2003	First qualifying stage
2004	First qualifying stage
2005	First qualifying stage
2006	First qualifying stage
2007	Elite qualifying stage
2008	Elite qualifying stage
2009	First qualifying stage
2010	First qualifying stage
2011	First qualifying stage
2012	First qualifying stage
2013	First qualifying stage
2014	Elite qualifying stage
Total	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Current squad

The squad called up for two friendly games against Northern Ireland played on the 3 and 5 September 2014.^[11] Caps and goals as of 3 September 2014, after the team's match against Northern Ireland.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1GK Hlynur Örn Hlöðversson (1996-05-12) 12 May 1996 3 0 Breiðablik 1GK Hörður Fannar Björgvinsson (1997-06-26) 26 June 1997 1 0 Fram Samúel Kári Friðjónsson (1996-02-22) 22 February 1996 16 2 Reading Alexander Helgi Sigurðarson (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 4 0 AZ Sindri Pálmason (1996-01-24) 24 January 1996 4 0 Esbjerg Magnús Pétur Bjarnason (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 4 0 Fjölnir Gauti Gautason (1996-03-15) 15 March 1996 4 0 KA Tómas Ingi Urbancic (1996-11-13) 13 November 1996 4 2 Reading Max Odin Eggertsson (1996-02-28) 28 February 1996 4 0 Selfoss Ásgeir Frank Ásgeirsson (1996-08-02) 2 August 1996 4 0 Víkingur R. Albert Guðmundsson (1997-06-15) 15 June 1997 2 0 Heerenveen Óttar Magnús Karlsson (1997-02-21) 21 February 1997 1 1 Ajax Viktor Karl Einarsson (1997-01-30) 30 January 1997 1 0 AZ Ragnar Már Lárusson (1997-06-09) 9 June 1997 1 0 Brighton Orri Sveinn Stefánsson (1996-02-20) 20 February 1996 1 0 Fylkir Bjarki Þór Viðarsson (1997-06-22) 22 June 1997 1 0 KA Sindri Scheving (1997-11-19) 19 November 1997 1 0 Reading Darri Sigþórsson (1997-03-20) 20 March 1997 1 0 Valur

See also

• Iceland national football team
• Iceland national under-21 football team
• Iceland national under-17 football team
• Iceland women's national football team

References