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	Freyr Alexandersson
Captain	Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir
Most caps	Katrín Jónsdóttir (132)
Top scorer	Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir (77)
Home stadium	Laugardalsvöllur
FIFA code	ISL
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	19 1 (23 June 2017)
Highest	15 (September 2011)
Lowest	21 (September 2006)
First international
Scotland 3–2 Iceland (Kilmarnock, Scotland; September 20, 1981)
Biggest win
Iceland 12–0 Estonia (Reykjavík, Iceland; September 17, 2009)
Biggest defeat
Germany 8–0 Iceland (Mannheim, Germany; June 28, 1996) USA 8–0 Iceland (Charlotte, United States; April 5, 2000)
European Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 2009)
Best result	Quarterfinals (2013)

The Iceland women's national football team represents Iceland in international women's football.^[1] It is currently ranked as the 19th best national team in the world by FIFA as of June 2017. On October 30, 2008, the national team qualified to the 2009 UEFA Women's Championship, the first major football tournament Iceland take 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've taken their first point in a major championship, following and draw against Norway in the opening game.^[2][3]

During the qualifiers for 2009 UEFA Þóra Tómasdóttir and Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir followed the team and recorded the documentary Stelpurnar okkar (translated: Our Girls) which was premiered on August 14, 2009.^[4]

Tournament record

World Cup

World Cup Finals
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

European Championship

UEFA European Championship record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1984	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1987	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	1	5	-4
2013	Quarter-Finals	4	1	1	2	2	8	-6
2017	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	1	6	-5
Total	3/12	10	1	1	8	4	19	-15

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Team

Current squad

The following 23 players were named to the roster for UEFA Women's Euro 2017.^[5]

Caps and goals are current as of 16 July 2017.

Head coach: Freyr Alexandersson

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Gunnarsdóttir, GuðbjörgGuðbjörg Gunnarsdóttir	(1985-05-18) 18 May 1985	51	0	Djurgården
2	2DF	Atladóttir, SifSif Atladóttir	(1985-07-15) 15 July 1985	63	0	Kristianstad
3	2DF	Sigurðardóttir, IngibjörgIngibjörg Sigurðardóttir	(1997-10-07) 7 October 1997	2	0	Breiðablik
4	2DF	Viggósdóttir, Glódís PerlaGlódís Perla Viggósdóttir	(1995-06-27) 27 June 1995	54	2	Rosengård
5	3MF	Jónsdóttir, Gunnhildur YrsaGunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir	(1988-09-28) 28 September 1988	42	5	Vålerenga
6	4FW	Magnúsdóttir, HólmfríðurHólmfríður Magnúsdóttir	(1984-09-20) 20 September 1984	110	37	KR Reykjavík
7	3MF	Gunnarsdóttir, Sara BjörkSara Björk Gunnarsdóttir (c)	(1990-09-29) 29 September 1990	106	18	Wolfsburg
8	3MF	Garðarsdóttir, Sigríður LáraSigríður Lára Garðarsdóttir	(1994-03-11) 11 March 1994	8	0	Vestmannaeyjar
9	3MF	Ásbjörnsdóttir, KatrínKatrín Ásbjörnsdóttir	(1992-12-11) 11 December 1992	13	1	Stjarnan
10	3MF	Brynjarsdóttir, DagnýDagný Brynjarsdóttir	(1991-08-10) 10 August 1991	70	19	Portland Thorns
11	2DF	Gísladóttir, Hallbera GuðnýHallbera Guðný Gísladóttir	(1986-09-14) 14 September 1986	84	3	Djurgården
12	1GK	Sigurðardóttir, SandraSandra Sigurðardóttir	(1986-10-02) 2 October 1986	16	0	Valur
13	1GK	Þráinsdóttir, Sonný LáraSonný Lára Þráinsdóttir	(1986-12-09) 9 December 1986	3	0	Breiðablik
14	2DF	Sigurðardóttir, Málfríður ErnaMálfríður Erna Sigurðardóttir	(1984-05-30) 30 May 1984	33	2	Valur
15	4FW	Jensen, Elín MettaElín Metta Jensen	(1995-03-01) 1 March 1995	28	5	Valur
16	4FW	Þorsteinsdóttir, HarpaHarpa Þorsteinsdóttir	(1986-06-27) 27 June 1986	61	18	Stjarnan
17	3MF	Albertsdóttir, Agla MaríaAgla María Albertsdóttir	(1999-08-05) 5 August 1999	4	0	Stjarnan
18	3MF	Jessen, SandraSandra Jessen	(1995-01-18) 18 January 1995	18	6	Þór/KA Akureyri
19	2DF	Kristjánsdóttir, Anna BjörkAnna Björk Kristjánsdóttir	(1989-10-14) 14 October 1989	31	0	Limhamn Bunkeflo
20	4FW	Þorvaldsdóttir, Berglind BjörgBerglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir	(1992-01-18) 18 January 1992	27	1	Breiðablik
21	2DF	Ásgrímsdóttir, ArnaArna Ásgrímsdóttir	(1992-08-12) 12 August 1992	12	1	Valur
22	4FW	Hönnudóttir, RakelRakel Hönnudóttir	(1988-12-30) 30 December 1988	83	5	Breiðablik
23	4FW	Friðriksdóttir, FanndísFanndís Friðriksdóttir	(1990-05-09) 9 May 1990	84	10	Breiðablik

Coaching staff

Head coaching history

Name	Years	Matches	Won	Tied	Lost
Hannesson, SigurðurSigurður Hannesson	1981–1984	7	0	1	6
Sigsteinsson, SigurbergurSigurbergur Sigsteinsson	1985–1986	8	4	1	3
Örnólfsson, AðalsteinnAðalsteinn Örnólfsson	1987	2	0	0	2
Helgason, Steinn MarSteinn Mar Helgason	1992	4	1	1	2
Ólafsson, LogiLogi Ólafsson	1993–1994	8	6	0	2
Björnsson, KristinnKristinn Björnsson	1995–1996	16	3	2	11
Sigurgeirsdóttir, VandaVanda Sigurgeirsdóttir	1997–1998	12	1	3	8
Lárusson, Þórður GeorgÞórður Georg Lárusson	1999	3	0	2	1
Ólafsson, LogiLogi Ólafsson	2000	7	1	2	4
Sveinsson, Jörundur ÁkiJörundur Áki Sveinsson	2001–2003	10	1	4	5
Ólafsdóttir, HelenaHelena Ólafsdóttir	2003–2004	14	5	1	8
Sveinsson, Jörundur ÁkiJörundur Áki Sveinsson	2005–2006	12	4	1	7
Eyjólfsson, Sigurður RagnarSigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson	2007–2013	71	34	7	30
Alexandersson, FreyrFreyr Alexandersson	2013–present	35	19	6	10

^[6]

References

External links

• Official website
• FIFA profile