2017 European Women's Football Championship / Iceland

This article covers the Icelandic national team at the 2017 European Women's Football Championship in the Netherlands . Iceland, which took part in the finals for the third time, were eliminated in the preliminary round.

qualification

Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir , top scorer in qualification

Iceland was drawn for qualification in Group 1 and met Scotland, Slovenia and Belarus as well as Macedonia for the first time . The Icelanders started with a 2-0 win against Belarus, with Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir making their 100th international match. A 4-0 win against Macedonia was followed by a 6-0 win against Slovenia, in which Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir also made their 100th international match. The next four games were won without conceding a goal, including a 4-0 win against the toughest rivals Scotland. With that, participation in the European Championship was certain even before the last game and in the last game against the Scottish women it was all about winning the group. Although the home game was lost 1: 2, which meant they were tied, the direct comparison went to the Icelanders with 5: 2 goals. The best Icelandic scorer in the qualification was Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir , who, together with two other players, was the best scorer in the qualification with ten goals, but was on the field for the fewest game minutes.

table

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Iceland	8th	7th	0	1	034: 200	+32	21st
2.	Scotland	8th	7th	0	1	030: 700	+23	21st
3.	Slovenia	8th	3	0	5	021:190	+2	09
4th	Belarus	8th	3	0	5	010:200	−10	09
5.	North Macedonia	8th	0	0	8th	004:510	−47	00

09/22/2015	Reykjavík	Iceland	-	Belarus	2: 0 (1: 0)
10/22/2015	Skopje	Macedonia	-	Iceland	0: 4 (0: 4)
10/26/2015	Lendava	Slovenia	-	Iceland	0: 6 (0: 2)
04/12/2016	Minsk	Belarus	-	Iceland	0: 5 (0: 3)
06/03/2016	Falkirk	Scotland	-	Iceland	0: 4 (0: 1)
06/07/2016	Reykjavík	Iceland	-	Macedonia	8: 0 (6: 0)
09/16/2016	Reykjavík	Iceland	-	Slovenia	4: 0 (2: 0)
09/20/2016	Reykjavík	Iceland	-	Scotland	1: 2 (1: 1)

Squad

The table shows the players who were nominated for the European Championship finals on June 22nd. The injured record scorer Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir , her sister Elísa Viðarsdóttir and Dóra María Lárusdóttir could not be considered .

No.	Surname	society	Date of birth	Calls	Gates	Last use	EM 2017
							Sp.
goal
01	Guðbjörg Gunnarsdóttir	Djurgården Damfotboll	May 18, 1985	051	00	06/13/2017	3
12	Sandra Sigurðardóttir	Valur Reykjavík	10/02/1986	016	00	06/08/2017
13	Sonný Lára Þráinsdóttir	Breiðablik Kópavogur	12/09/1986	003	00	03/06/2017
Defense
11	Hallbera Guðný Gísladóttir	Djurgården Damfotboll	09/14/1986	084	03	06/13/2017	3
22nd	Squeegee Hönnudóttir	Breiðablik Kópavogur	12/30/1988	083	05	06/13/2017
02	Sif Atladóttir	Kristianstads DFF	07/15/1985	063	00	06/13/2017	3
04th	Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir	Eskilstuna United	06/27/1995	054	02	06/13/2017	3
14th	Málfríður Erna Sigurðardóttir	Breiðablik Kópavogur	05/30/1986	033	02	06/13/2017
19th	Anna Björk Kristjánsdóttir	LB07	10/14/1989	031	00	04/06/2017	1		1
21st	Arna Sif Ásgrímsdóttir	Valur Reykjavík	August 12, 1992	012	01	03/06/2017
03	Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir	Breiðablik Kópavogur	07/10/1997	002	00	06/13/2017	2		1
midfield
06th	Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir	KR Reykjavík	09/20/1984	110	37	October 24, 2016	2
07th	Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir	VfL Wolfsburg	09/29/1990	106	18th	06/13/2017	3
10	Dagný Brynjarsdóttir	Portland Thorns	08/10/1991	070	19th	03.03.2017	3
05	Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir	Valerenga Oslo	09/28/1988	042	05	06/13/2017	3		1
08th	Sigríður Lára Garðarsdóttir	ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar	03/11/1994	008th	00	06/13/2017	2
attack
23	Fanndís Friðriksdóttir	Breiðablik Kópavogur	05/09/1990	084	10	06/13/2017	3	1
16	Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir	UMF Stjarnan	06/27/1986	061	18th	06/07/2016	3
15th	Elín Metta Jensen	Valur Reykjavík	03/01/1995	028	05	06/13/2017	1
20th	Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir	Breiðablik Kópavogur	01/18/1992	027	01	06/13/2017	1
18th	Sandra María Jessen	Þór / KA	January 18, 1995	018th	06th	03/01/2017	1
09	Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir	UMF Stjarnan	12/11/1992	013	01	06/13/2017	2
17th	Agla María Albertsdóttir	UMF Stjarnan	08/05/1999	004th	00	06/13/2017	3		1
Coaching staff
Freyr Alexandersson		Trainer	10/01/1985
Remarks: ↑ Numbers at the final round ( Kader Island ). Positions according to information from the Icelandic Association, UEFA sometimes sorts the players differently. ↑ As of June 22, 2017 ↑ a b As of June 13, 2017, after the game against Brazil

preparation

After the successful qualification, the Icelanders first played at the Sincere Cup in the People's Republic of China , where they scored 2-2 against the hosts , after a 1-0 defeat against Denmark they then won 1-0 against Uzbekistan for the first time was played, with which they were third. In March 2017, the team took part again in the Algarve Cup 2017 , where in the group matches the EM participants Norway (1: 1) and Spain (0: 0) as well as vice world champions Japan (0: 2) and in the game for 9th place China (2: 1) the opponents were. In April Slovakia (2-0) on the 6th and EM host Netherlands on the 11th are further test opponents. A month before the European Championship, the Icelanders played against Ireland on June 8th in Dublin and parted goalless. On June 13, they played at home for the first time against Brazil and lost 1-0, with Sigríður Lára Garðarsdóttir receiving the yellow-red card in stoppage time .

The Golden Tulip Heerlickheijd in Ermelo was based in the Netherlands .

European Championship finals

Doetinchem Rotterdam Tilburg Ermelo

Venues and district (blue)

During the draw on November 8, 2016, Iceland was assigned to Pot 3. Iceland met France in the first game in group C , then Switzerland and Austria for the first time , both of which are participating for the first time. Against France and Switzerland, the balance is negative: in nine games against the French there was only one win and one draw, but seven defeats and against the Swiss in seven games two wins, one draw and four defeats. The last win against Switzerland was on August 23, 1986, followed by four defeats. Not that long ago was the only victory against France: on June 16, 2007, the qualification for the European Championship 2009 was won, after which both qualified for the final round - the Icelanders even for the first time.

In the opening game against France, the Icelanders, who, like the men at the Euro 2016, were supported by numerous fans from the Viking Clap , were able to keep the 0-0 for a long time, but then had to accept the 0-1 with a converted penalty four minutes before the end and then no longer came to compensation. They even took the lead against Switzerland, which only lasted ten minutes. In the second half, the Swiss were able to turn the game around completely and celebrate their first European Championship victory. With that the Icelanders had already been eliminated due to the results of the other games. In the last game they also lost against newcomer Austria, who became group winners.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Austria	3	2	1	0	005: 100	+4	07th
2.	France	3	1	2	0	003: 200	+1	05
3.	Switzerland	3	1	1	1	003: 300	± 0	04th
4th	Iceland	3	0	0	3	001: 600	−5	00

Tuesday, July 18, 2017, 8:45 p.m. in Tilburg
France	-	Iceland	1: 0 (0: 0)	86 ′ Le Sommer ( FE )
Saturday, July 22, 2017, 6 p.m. in Doetinchem
Iceland	-	Switzerland	1: 2 (1: 1)	33 ′ Fanndís Friðriksdóttir , 43 ′ Dickenmann , 52 ′ Bachmann
Wednesday, July 26, 2017, 8:45 p.m. in Rotterdam
Iceland	-	Austria	0: 3 (0: 2)	36 ′ Zadrazil , 44 ′ Burger , 90 ′ Enzinger

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ksi.is: A kvenna - Lokahópur for EM 2017
2. ↑ uefa.com: "UEFA Women's EURO 2017: This is Group C"
3. ↑ Iceland vs. Brazil 0-1
4. ↑ uefa.com: "Where do the teams live at the women's EURO?"
5. ↑ uefa.com: "Women's EURO: Seeding list for the final draw"