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
Appearances8 (first in 1985)
Best resultGroup Stage (8 times)

History in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Between 1982-2019 this was an under-16 championship.

Year Result GP W D L GS GA GD
1982Qualifying stage
1984Qualifying stage
1985 16th 3 0 0 3 0 10 -10
1986Qualifying stage
1987Qualifying stage
1988Qualifying stage
1989Qualifying stage
1990Qualifying stage
1991 11th 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2
1992Qualifying stage
1993 11th 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1
1994 15th 3 0 0 3 3 6 -3
1995Qualifying stage
1996Qualifying stage
1997 11th 3 1 0 2 2 5 -3
1998 15th 3 0 1 2 1 4 -3
1999Qualifying stage
2000Qualifying stage
2001Qualifying stage
2002Qualifying stage
2003First qualifying stage
2004Second qualifying stage
2005First qualifying stage
2006First qualifying stage
2007 8th 3 0 0 3 1 10 -9
2008First qualifying stage
2009First qualifying stage
2010First qualifying stage
2011Elite round
2012 7th 3 0 1 2 2 4 -2
2013First qualifying stage
2014Elite round
2015Elite round
2016Elite round
2017First qualifying stage
2018Elite round
2019 12th 3 1 0 2 6 8 -2
2020Initially postponed and then cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[2][3][4]
2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[5][6]
2022TBD
Total9/372742212457-33

Current squad

The squad called up for a friendly in Israel on the 23 January 2021. Caps and goals as of 15 March 2021.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Pálmi Rafn Arinbjörnsson (2003-11-22)22 November 2003 (aged 17) 2 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
12 1GK Torfi Geir Halldórsson (2004-01-06)6 January 2004 (aged 17) 1 0 Breiðablik
3 2DF Grímur Ingi Jakobsson (2003-06-26)26 June 2003 (aged 17) 4 0 ÍF Grótta
4 2DF Birgir Steinn Styrmisson (2004-06-07)7 June 2004 (aged 16) 6 0 KR Reykjavík
20 2DF Róbert Thor Valdimarsson (2004-03-23)23 March 2004 (aged 16) 2 0 FH
6 2DF Logi Hrafn Róbertsson (2004-07-22)22 July 2004 (aged 16) 7 0 FH
14 2DF Thorsteinn Antonsson (2004-01-13)13 January 2004 (aged 17) 1 0 Fulham
2 3MF Jakob Franz Pálsson (2003-01-07)7 January 2003 (aged 18) 5 1 Venezia
5 3MF Kári Daníel Alexandersson (2003-09-29)29 September 2003 (aged 17) 6 0 Valur
16 3MF Anton Logi Lúdvíksson (2003-03-13)13 March 2003 (aged 18) 5 0 Breiðablik
19 3MF Hlynur Freyr Karlsson (2004-04-06)6 April 2004 (aged 16) 3 0 Bologna
8 3MF Kristian Hlynsson (2004-01-23)23 January 2004 (aged 17) 10 1 Ajax
15 4FW Arnar Númi Gíslason (2004-12-15)15 December 2004 (aged 16) 4 0 Breiðablik
17 4FW Adolf Dadi Birgisson (2004-03-04)4 March 2004 (aged 17) 5 0 Stjarnan
10 4FW Hákon Arnar Haraldsson (2003-10-04)4 October 2003 (aged 17) 15 1 Copenhagen
9 4FW Danijel Djuric (2003-01-05)5 January 2003 (aged 18) 19 11 Midtjylland
11 4FW Orri Steinn Óskarsson (2004-08-29)29 August 2004 (aged 16) 7 1 Copenhagen

See also

References
  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.
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