Iceland's national football team ( Isl. Íslenska karlalandsliðið í knattspyrnu ) is the national team representing Iceland at international football competitions . The managing organization is the Icelandic Football Association .
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| Nickname | Our guys ( fig . Strákarnir okkar ) [1] , Vikings [2] | ||
| Confederation | UEFA | ||
| Federation | Iceland Football Association | ||
| Main trainer |  Eric Hamren | ||
| Captain | Aron Gunnarsson | ||
| The greatest number of games | Runar Christinson (104) | ||
| Best bombardier | Eidur Gudjohnsen (26) | ||
| House. stadium | Laugardalsvollur | ||
| FIFA Rating | 36 ▼ 1 (July 25, 2019) [3] | ||
| Highest | 18 (February-March 2018) | ||
| Lower | 131 (April-June 2012) | ||
| FIFA Code | ISL | ||
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| The first game | |||
Unofficial Faroe Islands 0: 1 Iceland ( Faroe Islands ; July 29, 1930) Official Iceland 0: 3 Denmark  ( Reykjavik , Iceland ; July 17, 1946) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Unofficial Iceland 9-0 Faroe Islands ( Keflavik , Iceland ; July 10, 1985) Official Iceland 5-0 Malta  ( Reykjavik , Iceland ; July 27, 2000) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Denmark 14: 2 Iceland ( Copenhagen , Denmark ; August 23, 1967) | |||
| World Championship | |||
| Participation | 1 ( first in 2018 ) | ||
| Progress | Group Stage ( 2018 ) | ||
| Europe championship | |||
| Participation | 1 ( first time in 2016 ) | ||
| Progress | 1/4 finals ( 2016 ) | ||
As of June 14, 2019, the national team ranked 35th in the FIFA rating [3] , and 10th in the UEFA rating for October 11, 2017 [4] .
The debut of the Icelandic national football team at the European Championships took place in 2016 . Icelanders reached the quarter finals, losing to the hosts of the tournament, the French national team , with a score of 2: 5. After 2 years, the Icelandic national team made its debut at the World Cup in Russia , but this time it was not able to overcome the group stage.
About Team
European Championships
Iceland has not previously played in the final stages of the European Championship . One of the most successful qualification campaigns for the country was the qualifying round of the 2004 European Championship , when a team led by Asgeir Sigurvinsson had a chance to take first or second place. To do this, it was necessary to defeat Germany and wait for the misfire of the Scottish team . However, Germany defeated the Icelanders with a score of 3: 0 and deprived them of a chance in the first place, and the Scottish victory over Lithuania left the Icelanders without a playoff selection for Euro 2004.
However, on September 6, 2015, having tied with the national team of Kazakhstan (0: 0), the Icelandic national team made a historic achievement, guaranteeing their first participation in the European Championship in their history [5] [6] .
In its first game at the 2016 European Championships, Iceland, whose composition consisted entirely of players from foreign championships, managed to escape from defeat in the match with the Portuguese . The author of the first goal of the national team at the European Championships was Birkir Biadnason . In the second match, the Icelanders tied with the Hungarians (1: 1), and in the third match they defeated the Austrians (2: 1), thanks to the goals of Jon Dadi Bedvarsson and Arnor Traustason . The Icelanders left the group from second place and in the 1/8 finals sensationally [7] beat the English (2: 1). The best player of this match was recognized as the author of the first goal into the goal of the English defender Ragnar Sigurdsson . On July 3, Icelanders in the quarter finals played with the hosts of the championship - the French , and lost 2–5.
At the end of the 2016 European Championship , Lars Lagerböck left the coaching post, and thus his assistant (2 head coach of the Icelandic national team), Heymir Hadlgrimsson, became the only head coach of the Icelandic national football team.
World Championships
For the first time, Iceland was close to entering the 2014 World Cup : in the selection for the tournament, the team led by Lars Lagerbek carried out its best cycle: having gained 5 wins and 3 draws and conceded only Switzerland in the group, it secured access to butt games for the first time in history where she met with the national team of Croatia . The first match in Reykjavik ended with the score 0-0, and in the second leg in Zagreb , the Croats won. Interestingly, when sowing, Icelanders took their place in the 6th (last) basket among the weakest teams in Europe.
The Icelanders successfully completed the selection for the World Cup in Russia , having gained seven victories in ten matches and leaving behind the strong teams of Croatia , Ukraine and Turkey , qualifying for the first time in the final part of the World Cup. Iceland became the most sparsely populated country, whose national team took part in the final championship tournament, breaking the “record” of the national team of Trinidad and Tobago .
In the first match in their history at the World Cup, Icelanders tied 1-1 with Argentina . Iceland scored a goal for Alfred Finnbogason . After that, the team lost to Nigeria 0: 2 and Croatia 1: 2 and with one point took the last place in the group.
Records
The friendly match with Estonia ( Tallinn , April 24, 1996) became unique: in the second half, Eidur Smari Gudjohnsen replaced his father Arnor . This was the first match in which both father and son played. Another milestone in Icelandic football was the victory of August 18, 2004 over the future world champion of the Italian national team with a score of 2: 0. Then 20,034 fans gathered for the match in Reykjavik - a record for a country with a population of 320 thousand people.
The record holder of the national team in the number of matches played is Runar Kristinsson , who in 1987-2004 played 104 matches (3 goals). Also in the top three are Hermann Hreidarsson and Eidur Gudjohnsen . Gudjohnsen is the top scorer in the history of the team, the second place at Kolbeinna Sigthorsson . Eidur Gudjohnsen’s father Arnor is also in the top 10 in terms of matches played and goals scored.
Performance statistics at international tournaments
World Championships
| Final tournaments | Qualifying Tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | A place | AND | AT | N | P | GZ | GP | Compositions | A place | AND | AT | N | P | GZ | GP | |
| 1930 | Did not participate | Did not participate | |||||||||||||||
| 1934 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1938 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1950 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1954 | FIFA was not allowed to participate in the qualification | FIFA was not allowed to participate in the qualification | |||||||||||||||
| 1958 | Not qualified | 3/3 | four | 0 | 0 | four | 6 | 26 | |||||||||
| 1962 | Did not participate | Did not participate | |||||||||||||||
| 1966 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | Not qualified | 4/4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 29th | |||||||||
| 1978 | 4/4 | 6 | one | 0 | five | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1982 | 4/5 | eight | 2 | 2 | four | ten | 21 | ||||||||||
| 1986 | 4/4 | 6 | one | 0 | five | four | ten | ||||||||||
| 1990 | 5/5 | eight | one | four | 3 | 6 | eleven | ||||||||||
| 1994 | 3/5 | eight | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1998 | 5/6 | ten | 2 | 3 | five | eleven | sixteen | ||||||||||
| 2002 | 4/6 | ten | four | one | five | 14 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 2006 | 5/6 | ten | one | one | eight | 14 | 27 | ||||||||||
| 2010 | 5/5 | eight | one | 2 | five | 7 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 2014 | 2/6 * | 12 | five | 3 | four | 17 | 17 | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | one | 2 | 2 | five | Composition | 1/6 | ten | 7 | one | 2 | sixteen | 7 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | one | 2 | 2 | five | - | Total | 106 | 28 | nineteen | 59 | 116 | 215 | |||
- * - lost in butt games.
European Championships
| Final tournaments | Qualifying Tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | A place | AND | AT | N | P | GZ | GP | Compositions | A place | AND | AT | N | P | GZ | GP | |
| 1960 | Did not participate | Did not participate | |||||||||||||||
| 1964 | Not qualified | First round | 2 | 0 | one | one | 3 | five | |||||||||
| 1968 | Did not participate | Did not participate | |||||||||||||||
| 1972 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1976 | Not qualified | 4/4 | 6 | one | 2 | 3 | 3 | eight | |||||||||
| 1980 | 5/5 | eight | 0 | 0 | eight | 2 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 1984 | 4/5 | eight | one | one | 6 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 1988 | 4/5 | eight | 2 | 2 | four | four | 14 | ||||||||||
| 1992 | 4/5 | eight | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | ten | ||||||||||
| 1996 | 5/5 | eight | one | 2 | five | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 2000 | 4/6 | ten | four | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2004 | 3/5 | eight | four | one | 3 | eleven | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2008 | 6/7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | eight | ten | 27 | ||||||||||
| 2012 | 4/5 | eight | one | one | 6 | 6 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 2016 | Quarter final | 8/24 | five | 2 | 2 | one | eight | 9 | Composition | 2/6 | ten | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | |
| Total | Best: Quarter Final | Participation: 1/15 | five | 2 | 2 | one | eight | 9 | - | Total | 96 | 24 | 17 | 55 | 81 | 146 | |
Icelandic Games
The table includes all the games of the Icelandic national team (including friendly matches and qualifications for competitions). Countries in italics do not belong to UEFA or have ceased to exist. Data as of July 3, 2016 .
UEFA:
| Vs | Games | Victory | Draw | Defeat | GZ | GP | ± | % Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | five | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | five | +2 | 60% |
| Andorra | five | five | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 100 % |
| Armenia | 3 | 2 | one | 0 | four | 0 | +4 | 67% |
| Austria | four | one | 2 | one | four | four | 0 | 25% |
| Azerbaijan | one | 0 | one | 0 | one | one | 0 | 0% |
| Belarus | one | 0 | 0 | one | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0% |
| Belgium | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 32 | −26 | 0% |
| Bulgaria | five | 0 | one | four | 7 | 12 | −5 | 0% |
| Croatia | four | 0 | one | 3 | one | 9 | −8 | 0% |
| Cyprus | 7 | 3 | 3 | one | 6 | 3 | +3 | 43% |
| Czech | five | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ten | −3 | 40% |
| Czechoslovakia | five | 0 | one | four | 3 | eleven | −8 | 0% |
| Denmark | 21 | 0 | four | 18 | 14 | 62 | −48 | 0% |
| GDR | 14 | 2 | one | eleven | 7 | 31 | −24 | 14 % |
| England | 3 | one | one | one | four | eight | −4 | 33% |
| Estonia | five | 3 | one | one | 9 | 3 | +6 | 60% |
| Faroe islands | 25 | 23 | one | one | 70 | 13 | +57 | 92% |
| Finland | eleven | 3 | 2 | 6 | eleven | 17 | −6 | 20 % |
| France | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | ten | 35 | −25 | 0% |
| Georgia | one | one | 0 | 0 | 3 | one | +2 | 100 % |
| Germany | four | 0 | one | 3 | one | eleven | −10 | 0% |
| Greece | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 3 | four | −1 | 33% |
| Hungary | eleven | 3 | one | 7 | eleven | 22 | −11 | 27% |
| Ireland | eight | 0 | 3 | five | 7 | 14 | −7 | 0% |
| Israel | 3 | one | one | one | 6 | five | +1 | 33% |
| Italy | 2 | one | one | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 50 % |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | one | one | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 50 % |
| Republic of Kosovo | one | one | 0 | 0 | 2 | one | +1 | 100 % |
| Latvia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | eleven | eleven | 0 | 33% |
| Liechtenstein | 6 | 3 | 2 | one | 12 | five | +7 | 50 % |
| Lithuania | four | 2 | one | one | 6 | 2 | +4 | 50 % |
| Luxembourg | 7 | four | 3 | 0 | ten | five | +5 | 57% |
| Macedonia | four | one | one | 2 | 2 | four | −2 | 25% |
| Malta | 14 | ten | one | 3 | 31 | ten | +21 | 71% |
| Monaco | one | 0 | 0 | one | one | 2 | −1 | 0% |
| Netherlands | 14 | 2 | 2 | ten | 9 | 36 | −27 | 14 % |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | four | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 67% |
| Norway | 33 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 32 | 62 | −30 | 21% |
| Poland | 6 | 0 | one | five | five | 13 | −8 | 0% |
| Portugal | five | 0 | one | four | 6 | 12 | −6 | 0% |
| Romania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | eight | −8 | 0% |
| Russia | 6 | one | one | four | 2 | eight | −6 | 17% |
| Scotland | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0% |
| the USSR | eight | 0 | 3 | five | four | 15 | −11 | 0% |
| Slovakia | five | one | one | 3 | 6 | ten | −4 | 20 % |
| Slovenia | four | one | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 25% |
| Spain | 9 | one | 2 | 6 | 6 | eleven | −5 | eleven % |
| Sweden | sixteen | 2 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 36 | −21 | 13 % |
| Switzerland | five | 0 | one | four | five | eleven | −6 | 0% |
| Turkey | 9 | five | 2 | 2 | sixteen | ten | +6 | 63% |
| Ukraine | 3 | one | one | one | 3 | 2 | −1 | 0% |
| Wales | 7 | one | one | five | five | 13 | -eight | 14 % |
With the rest of the world:
| Vs | Games | Victory | Draw | Defeat | GZ | GP | ± | % Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | one | 0 | one | 0 | one | one | 0 | 0% |
| Bahrain | 2 | one | 0 | one | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50 % |
| Bermuda | four | 3 | 0 | one | 12 | 7 | +5 | 75% |
| Bolivia | one | one | 0 | 0 | one | 0 | +1 | 100 % |
| Brazil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | one | 9 | −8 | 0% |
| Canada | 3 | one | 2 | 0 | four | 3 | +1 | 33% |
| Chile | 2 | 0 | one | one | one | 3 | −2 | 0% |
| Greenland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | five | one | +4 | 100 % |
| India | one | one | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100 % |
| Iran | one | 0 | 0 | one | 0 | one | -one | 0% |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | eight | -five | 0% |
| Kuwait | 7 | 2 | four | one | four | 3 | +1 | 29% |
| Mexico | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nigeria | one | one | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100 % |
| Saudi Arabia | five | one | 2 | 2 | 3 | five | −2 | 20 % |
| South Africa | 3 | 2 | one | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 67% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | one | 0 | 0 | one | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0% |
| Tunisia | one | 0 | 0 | one | one | 3 | −2 | 0% |
| UAE | 3 | 2 | 0 | one | 3 | 2 | +1 | 67% |
| USA | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 29% |
| Uruguay | one | 0 | 0 | one | one | 2 | −1 | 0% |
Current National Team
The following players were called up to the national team by head coach Eric Hamren to participate in the matches of the qualifying tournament of the European Championship 2020 against the national team of Moldova (September 7, 2019) and the national team of Albania (September 10, 2019).
- The games and goals are as of June 11, 2019:
| No. | Position | Player | Date of birth / age | Matches | Goals | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VR | Hannes Tour Halldoursson | April 28 1984 (35 years old) | 61 | 0 | Valur | |||
| VR | Egmundur Christinson | June 19 1989 (30 years old) | 15 | 0 | AEL | |||
| VR | Runar Runarsson | February 18 1995 (24 years old) | 6 | 0 | Dijon | |||
| Defense | Ragnar Sigurdsson | June 19 1986 (33 years old) | 88 | five | Rostov | |||
| Defense | Kari arnason | October 13 1982 (36 years old) | 77 | 6 | Vikingur | |||
| Defense | Ari Freyr Skulason | May 14 1987 (32 years old) | 66 | 0 | Ostend | |||
| Defense | Hördur Magnusson | February 11 1993 (26 years old) | 25 | 2 | CSKA | |||
| Defense | Jon Goodni Fioluson | April 10 1989 (30 years old) | 15 | one | Krasnodar | |||
| Defense | Yorture Hermannsson | February 8 1995 (24 years old) | eleven | one | Brondby | |||
| Defense | Daniel Leou Gretarsson | October 2 1995 (23 years old) | 0 | 0 | Ålesund | |||
| PP | Aron Gunnarsson | April 22 1989 (30 years old) | 85 | 2 | Al arabi | |||
| PP | Birkir Bjarnason | May 27 1988 (31 years old) | 77 | eleven | Free agent | |||
| PP | Gilfi Sigurdsson | September 8 1989 (30 years old) | 68 | 20 | Everton | |||
| PP | Emil Hadlfredsson | June 29 1984 (35 years old) | 68 | one | Free agent | |||
| PP | Arnor Yngwie Traustason | April 30 1993 (26 years old) | 29th | five | Malmo | |||
| PP | Runar Mar Sigurionsson | June 18 1990 (29 years old) | 22 | one | Astana | |||
| PP | Victor Paulsson | April 30 1991 (28 years old) | eleven | 0 | Darmstadt 98 | |||
| PP | Samuel Friedownsson | February 22 1996 (23 years old) | 7 | 0 | Viking | |||
| PP | Arnor Sigurdsson | May 15 1999 (20 years old) | four | 0 | CSKA | |||
| Nap | Colbainn Sigthorsson | March 14 1990 (29 years old) | 50 | 23 | AIK | |||
| Nap | Yone Dadi Bedvarsson | May 25 1992 (27 years old) | 41 | 2 | Millwall | |||
| Nap | Vidar Ern Kjartansson | March 11 1990 (29 years old) | 21 | 3 | Ruby | |||
| Nap | Albert Gudmundsson | June 15 1997 (22 years old) | eleven | 3 | AZ | |||
Number of Match Records
Matches and goals as of June 12, 2019
| No. | Name | Years | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Runar Christinson | 1987-2004 | 104 | 3 |
| 2 | Birkir Mar Sevarsson | 2007 - n. at. | 90 | one |
| 3 | Hermann Hreidarsson | 1996—2011 | 89 | five |
| four | Eidur Gudjohnsen | 1996—2016 | 88 | 26 |
| Ragnar Sigurdsson | 2007 - n. at. | 88 | five | |
| 6 | Aron Gunnarsson | 2008 - n. at. | 85 | 2 |
| 7 | Goodni Bergsson | 1984-2003 | 80 | one |
| eight | Birkir Biadnason | 2010 - n. at. | 77 | eleven |
| Kari arnason | 2005 - n. at. | 77 | 6 | |
| ten | Johann Berg Gudmundsson | 2008 - n. at. | 74 | eight |
| Brunyar Gunnarsson | 1997-2009 | 74 | four | |
| Birkir Christinson | 1988-2004 | 74 | 0 |
Form
Home
2010—2011 | 2014 | 2016-2017 | 2017—2018 | 2018 - n. at. |
Guestbook
2010—2011 | 2014 | 2016-2017 | 2017—2018 | 2018 - n. at. |
Goalkeeper
2016 (first) | 2016 (second) | 2016 (third) | 2018 |
Sponsors
Since 2002, the equipment supplier has been the Italian company Erreà .
| Years | Company |
|---|---|
| 1977-1991 | Adidas |
| 1992–1996 | Abm |
| 1996–2001 | Reusch |
| 2002 – present | Erreà |
Notes
- ↑ Team nicknames: Orange, Asian Mosquitoes, Grandchildren of Count Dracula and Our Boys
- ↑ Vikings on the field
- ↑ 1 2 The FIFA / Coca-Cola World Ranking . FIFA (July 25, 2019). Date of treatment July 25, 2019.
- ↑ National Team Coefficients Overview (PDF). UEFA.com . UEFA Official Website (October 11, 2017). Date of treatment October 11, 2017.
- ↑ Iceland's national football team reached the final of Euro 2016 (Russian)
- ↑ Iceland is going to the European Championship for the first time! (Russian)
- ↑ England sensationally lost to Iceland at Euro 2016