The Iceland men's national under-21 football team is a

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and is controlled by the

Football Association of Iceland The Football Association of Iceland ( is, Knattspyrnusamband Íslands, KSÍ) is the governing body of football in Iceland. It was founded on 26 March 1947, joined FIFA the same year, and UEFA in 1954. It organises the football league, Úrvalsd ...

. The team is considered to be the feeder team for the senior Icelandic men's national football team. Since the establishment of the

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, the team has reached the Euro Championship finals on two occasions, most recently in

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. In the 2011 and 2021 tournaments they were knocked out in the group stages. The team is for Icelandic players aged under 21 at the start of the calendar year in which a two-year

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campaign begins, so some players can remain with the squad until the age of 23. As long as they are eligible, players can play for Iceland at any level, making it possible to play for the U21s, senior side, and again for the U21s. This has been the case for several senior team players like

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, Heiðar Helguson, Jón Daði Böðvarsson and Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson.

History

From

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the team never qualified for the

tournament finals. In late 2010, the team sealed qualification to the championships for the very first team in their history. During the qualification stage they finished second in their group behind the

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and qualified for the playoffs as a result of being one of the best runners-up in the whole qualification process. Their most notable win came in a 4–1 home victory over

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. In the next stage they played against

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in a two-legged affair in which they won 4–2 on aggregate over the two games. Their remarkable qualification campaign saw them qualify for the finals where they were drawn against

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and Switzerland in Group A. In their first two group games they were comfortably beaten by Belarus and Switzerland. In their final group game they defeated Denmark who were the hosts of the tournament 3–1. Iceland would finish third in the group, level on points with the second placed and fourth placed teams. Following the end of the tournament,

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announced its Team of the Tournament with striker

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named on the list. Iceland qualified to the tournament for the second time in

Competition records

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-offs

The four play-off winners qualify for the final tournament. All times are CEST (

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), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Current squad

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Recent call-ups

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Previous squads

* 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squad * 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squad

Records

Most caps

As of 17 November 2022, the 10 players with the most U-21 caps for Iceland are: In bold players still playing or available for selection.

Top goalscorers

As of 17 November 2022, the 10 players with the most U-21 goals for Iceland are: In bold players still playing or available for selection.

References

External links

Official Site

Official Site under-21 results

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