Iceland national under-21 football team
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The Iceland men's national under-21 football team is a national under-21 football team of Iceland and is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland. The team is considered to be the feeder team for the senior Icelandic men's national football team. Since the establishment of the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in 1978, the team has reached the Euro Championship finals on two occasions, most recently in 2021. In the 2011 and 2021 tournaments they were knocked out in the group stages.[1]
Nickname(s) | Strákarnir okkar | ||
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Association | Knattspyrnusamband Íslands | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Davíð Snorri Jónasson | ||
FIFA code | ISL | ||
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UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2011) | ||
Best result | Round 1 (2011, 2021) |
The team is for Icelandic players aged under 21 at the start of the calendar year in which a two-year European Under-21 Football Championship campaign begins, so some players can remain with the squad until the age of 23. Players can represent Iceland at any level as long as they are eligible, giving them the option to compete for the U21s, senior team, and then U21s once more. This has been the case for several senior team players like Eiður Guðjohnsen, Heiðar Helguson, Jón Daði Böðvarsson and Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson.