Iceland national under-17 football team

The Iceland national under-17 football team represents Iceland in international football at this age level and is controlled by Knattspyrnusamband Íslands (KSÍ), the governing body for football in Iceland.[1]

Iceland U-17
Nickname(s)Strákarnir okkar
AssociationKnattspyrnusamband Íslands
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachÞorlákur Árnason
FIFA codeISL
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Iceland 1-3 Scotland 
(Kópavogur, Iceland; 21 March 1981)
Biggest win
 Iceland 6-0 Wales 
(Selfoss, Iceland; 24 September 1990)
 Iceland 6-0 Andorra 
(Andorra la Vella, Andorra; 23 September 2005)
Biggest defeat
 Sweden 5-0 Iceland 
(Mariestad, Sweden; 17 October 1987)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances0 (first in -)
Best result-
European Championship
Appearances9 (first in 1985)
Best resultGroup Stage (9 times)

History in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship

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Between 1982-2001 this was an under-16 championship.

Year Result GP W D L GS GA GD
  1982 Qualifying stage
  1984 Qualifying stage
  1985 16th 3 0 0 3 0 10 -10
  1986 Qualifying stage
  1987 Qualifying stage
  1988 Qualifying stage
  1989 Qualifying stage
  1990 Qualifying stage
  1991 11th 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2
  1992 Qualifying stage
  1993 11th 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1
  1994 15th 3 0 0 3 3 6 -3
  1995 Qualifying stage
  1996 Qualifying stage
  1997 11th 3 1 0 2 2 5 -3
  1998 15th 3 0 1 2 1 4 -3
  1999 Qualifying stage
  2000 Qualifying stage
  2001 Qualifying stage
  2002 Qualifying stage
  2003 First qualifying stage
  2004 Second qualifying stage
  2005 First qualifying stage
  2006 First qualifying stage
  2007 8th 3 0 0 3 1 10 -9
  2008 First qualifying stage
  2009 First qualifying stage
  2010 First qualifying stage
  2011 Elite round
  2012 7th 3 0 1 2 2 4 -2
  2013 First qualifying stage
  2014 Elite round
  2015 Elite round
  2016 Elite round
  2017 First qualifying stage
  2018 Elite round
  2019 12th 3 1 0 2 6 8 -2
  2020 Initially postponed and then cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[2][3][4]
  2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[5][6]
  2022 First qualifying stage
  2023 Elite round
  2024 First qualifying stage
  2025 to be determined
Total 9/40 27 4 2 21 24 57 -33

Players

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Current squad

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No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Ívar Arnbro Þórhallsson (2006-05-25) 25 May 2006 (age 18) 5 0   KA
1GK Hilmar Karlsson (2006-08-29) 29 August 2006 (age 18) 3 0   Breiðablik

2DF Þorri Stefán Þorbjörnsson (2006-08-04) 4 August 2006 (age 18) 6 2   FH
2DF Jón Arnar Sigurðsson (2007-05-03) 3 May 2007 (age 17) 6 0   KR
2DF Stefán Gísli Stefánsson (2006-05-16) 16 May 2006 (age 18) 6 0   Fylkir
2DF Sindri Sigurjónsson (2006-08-30) 30 August 2006 (age 18) 5 0   Afturelding
2DF Sölvi Stefánsson (2007-06-18) 18 June 2007 (age 17) 5 0   Víkingur Reykjavík
2DF Davíð Örn Aðalsteinsson (2006-11-28) 28 November 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Þór Akureyri

3MF Tómas Jóhannessen (2007-05-17) 17 May 2007 (age 17) 6 0   Grótta
3MF Óli Melander (2006-02-06) 6 February 2006 (age 18) 6 0   Örebro
3MF Cole Campbell (2006-02-20) 20 February 2006 (age 18) 5 2   Borussia Dortmund
3MF Daniel Ingi Jóhannesson (2007-04-03) 3 April 2007 (age 17) 3 0   ÍA
3MF Nóel Atli Arnórsson (2007-11-28) 28 November 2007 (age 17) 3 0   KA
3MF Breki Baldursson (2006-08-11) 11 August 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Fram

4FW Daníel Tristan Guðjohnsen (2006-03-01) 1 March 2006 (age 18) 10 5   Malmö
4FW Stígur Diljan Þórðarson (2006-01-04) 4 January 2006 (age 18) 6 1   Benfica
4FW Hrafn Guðmundsson (2006-02-06) 6 February 2006 (age 18) 5 0   Afturelding
4FW Elvar Petersen (2006-11-21) 21 November 2006 (age 18) 5 0   OB
4FW Kjartan Már Kjartansson (2006-07-14) 14 July 2006 (age 18) 4 2   Stjarnan
4FW Sesar Örn Harðarson (2006-11-28) 28 November 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Selfoss

Recent call-ups

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The following players have also been called up to Iceland U17 within the last twelve months and are still eligible for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
MF Allan Purisevic (2007-06-29) 29 June 2007 (age 17) 3 0   Stjarnan v.   France, 31 October 2022
MF Valdimar Logi Sævarsson (2006-11-28) 28 November 2006 (age 18) 2 0   KA v.   France, 31 October 2022

FW Karl Ágúst Karlsson (2007-05-11) 11 May 2007 (age 17) 2 0   HK v.   France, 31 October 2022
FW Elvar Máni Guðmundsson (2006-01-26) 26 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0   KA v.   France, 31 October 2022

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Gudmundsson believes Iceland can keep surprising - Under-17 - News". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
  2. ^ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA.com. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  3. ^ "UEFA postpones all June national team matches". UEFA.com. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Updated UEFA competitions calendar". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  5. ^ "2020/21 UEFA women's Under-17 and men's Under-17 championships cancelled". UEFA.com. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  6. ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  7. ^ "U17 karla - Hópur valinn fyrir milliriðla undankeppni EM 2023" (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.