Icelandic national football team / European championships
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| European Championship record scorer: | Birkir Bjarnason and Kolbeinn Sigþórsson (2 each) |
| European Championship record players: | 11 players (5 each) |
| Rank: | 20th |
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| 5 European Championship games 2 wins 2 draws 1 loss 8: 9 goals |
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First European Championship game Iceland 1-1 Portugal Saint-Étienne ( FRA ); June 14, 2016  |
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Biggest European Championship victories Iceland 2: 1 Austria Saint-Denis ( FRA ); 22 June 2016 Iceland 2-1 England Nice ( FRA ); June 27, 2016   |
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Biggest European Championship defeat Iceland 2: 5 France Saint-Denis ( FRA ); 3rd July, 2016  |
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| Participation in the finals | 1 ( first : 2016 ) |
| Best results | Quarter Finals ( 2016 ) |
| Best results in the countries where the UEFA European Football Championships are held | |
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| (As of July 10, 2016) | |
The article contains a detailed description of the Icelandic national football team for men at European championships . Iceland took part in the final round of the European Championship for the first time in 2016.
Overview
Iceland was able to qualify for the 2016 European Championship finals for the first time in September 2015.
| year | Host country | Participation until ... | Last opponent | Result | Trainer | Comments and special features |
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| 1960 | France | not participated | ||||
| 1964 | Spain | not qualified | failed in the preliminary round to Ireland | |||
| 1968 | Italy | not participated | ||||
| 1972 | Belgium | not participated | ||||
| 1976 | Yugoslavia | not qualified | failed in qualifying to Belgium , which could not qualify for the finals either. | |||
| 1980 | Italy | not qualified | failed in qualification to the Netherlands | |||
| 1984 | France | not qualified | failed in qualifying at the later European runner-up, Spain | |||
| 1988 | BR Germany | not qualified | failed in the qualification at the later Vice European Champion USSR | |||
| 1992 | Sweden | not qualified | failed in qualification to France | |||
| 1996 | England | not qualified | failed in qualification against Switzerland and Turkey | |||
| 2000 | Netherlands and Belgium | not qualified | failed in qualification to France and Ukraine , but they also failed to qualify. | |||
| 2004 | Portugal | not qualified | failed in the qualification to Germany and Scotland , which could not qualify either. | |||
| 2008 | Austria and Switzerland | not qualified | failed in qualifying at the later European champions Spain and Sweden | |||
| 2012 | Poland and Ukraine | not qualified | failed in qualification to Denmark and Portugal | |||
| 2016 | France | Quarter finals | France | - |
 Lars Lagerbäck Heimir Hallgrímsson |
Qualified as group runner-up for the round of 16. There won 2-1 against England |
| 2021 | Europe | Iceland will not provide a venue for the finals. |
EM 1960
Iceland did not want to take part in the first European football championship in 1960, which was still called the “European Cup of Nations”.
EM 1964
Four years later, more teams than 1960 wanted to participate, including Iceland. Therefore a preliminary round was held upstream. Iceland had to play against Ireland and lost the away game on August 12, 1962 2-4. Ríkharður Jónsson scored both goals . The 1-1 draw at home was not enough to reach the round of 16. Ireland were eliminated in the quarter-finals against Spain, which then won the title for the first time as the host of the finals.
EM 1968
Iceland did not take part in the third European Championship.
European Championship 1972
Iceland also decided not to participate four years later.
EM 1976
In 1976 the final round was held for the last time with four teams. Iceland took part in the qualification again, but failed in the group stage to Belgium , the GDR and France . Iceland only won the home game against the GDR and also achieved a 1-1 draw in the GDR, which meant that the GDR missed the qualification. Another point was won with a 0-0 home game against France. Group winners Belgium then failed in the quarter-finals to vice world champions Netherlands .
EM 1980
Four years later Iceland met the Netherlands and Poland , again the GDR and Switzerland in qualifying for the European Championship in Italy, which was held for the first time with eight teams . Iceland lost all eight games, scored only two goals and was eliminated from the bottom of the group.
EM 1984
In qualifying for the European Championship in France in 1984, the Icelanders in Group 7 had to compete again against the Netherlands and this time Spain , Ireland and Malta . Iceland lost the first game against Malta, but then won a point in the home game against the Netherlands at 1-1, which the Dutch lacked in the end. This was followed by narrow defeats, but also a 1-0 home game against Malta, so that Iceland was after all penultimate in the end. Group winners Spain went to the European Championship and became vice European champion there.
EM 1988
Iceland could not qualify for the European Championship in Germany. In a group with the USSR , the GDR, France and Norway , the Icelanders won both games in the "Viking duel" with the Norwegians. In addition, there were two draws at home against the USSR and defending champions France. Against the GDR, however, both games were lost this time, including the home game with 0: 6. In the end they could only leave the Norwegians behind. Group winners USSR then became vice European champions for the second time at the finals.
EM 1992
In qualifying for the European Championships in 1992 , Iceland met France again, as well as Czechoslovakia , Spain and Albania . The Icelanders won the opening game against Albania, but then lost five games in a row before they scored a respectable win with a 2-0 home game against Spain. After the 1: 3 defeat in the last game against the French who had already qualified for the European Championship, it was only enough to make it to the penultimate place. France then failed in the final round in the group stage due to the subsequently nominated Danes, who surprisingly won the title.
EM 1996
For the European Championship in England in 1996, which was held for the first time with 16 teams, the Icelanders had to qualify against Switzerland, Turkey , Sweden and Hungary . The Icelanders could only win their home game against Hungary and two draws against Sweden and Turkey. This time it was only enough for last place. Group winners Switzerland and the second-placed Turks qualified for the European Championship finals for the first time, but were eliminated in the group stage.
EM 2000
For the EM 2000 the Icelanders had to qualify in a group with world champions France, Ukraine , Russia , Armenia and Andorra . Iceland remained unbeaten in the first six games, with three draws - u. a. against the world champions - as well as a victory each against Armenia and Andorra, which lost all games, also a 1-0 win against Russia. In the end, however, there were still three defeats, so that only fourth place jumped out. Group winners France then also became European champions at the finals.
EM 2004
In qualifying for the 2004 European Championship, Iceland met vice world champions Germany , Scotland , Lithuania and the Faroe Islands . Iceland took 3rd place this time, the second place and thus the qualification for the playoffs of the group runners-up was missed by a 0: 3 on the last match day against the already qualified German team. The German football fans particularly remembered the 0-0 in Iceland, as it was followed by the angry speech by the German team boss Rudi Völler . Völler then resigned from his post after a disappointing performance by the German team at the European Championship finals.
EM 2008
Four years later Iceland had to qualify for the next European Championship against Spain , Sweden , Northern Ireland , Denmark , Latvia and Liechtenstein . The Icelanders got off to a furious start and won 3-0 in Northern Ireland. This was followed by four defeats and only a 1-1 draw against Liechtenstein. After a 0: 5 in Sweden, the 1-1 home game against Spain was a respectable success and the home game against the Northern Irish was won. The three following defeats meant only the penultimate place in the group. Spain and Sweden went first and second to the European Championship finals in which Spain won the title for the second time.
EM 2012
Four years later, the Icelanders failed to qualify again . In a group with Denmark, Portugal , Norway and Cyprus they started three defeats before winning the first point at 0-0 in Cyprus, then lost two more games and could only win one game with the 1-0 against Cyprus, which gave Cyprus up was relegated to last place. Group winners Denmark failed in the finals in a death group , where they u. a. met qualifying opponents Portugal, who had qualified through the playoffs of the group runners-up and only failed in the semi-finals on penalties against the defending champion. After the missed European Championship qualification, the term of office of national coach Ólafur Jóhannesson ended . His successor was the Swede Lars Lagerbäck .
EM 2016
For the first time, 24 teams took part in the European Championship. For the draw of the qualifying groups , which took place on February 23, 2014, Iceland was only placed in Pot 5 and was drawn to the group with the Netherlands. Other opponents were the Czech Republic , Turkey , Latvia and Kazakhstan , which means that Iceland and Kazakhstan are the most distant qualifying participants.
The first two of the group were able to qualify directly for the European Championship finals. If the third-placed team were the best third in the group, they would also have qualified directly. The remaining third in the group played four other participants in the playoffs.
Iceland started qualifying with three wins, u. a. a 2-0 win against third place in the World Cup Netherlands, then lost in the Czech Republic, but after a victory in Kazakhstan they won the second leg against the Czechs and also in the third place in the World Cup. With a 0-0 win against Kazakhstan, Iceland qualified for the European Championship finals for the first time on September 6, 2015, as the Dutch lost in Turkey. This made it possible to cope with the fact that there was no victory in the last two games.
For the group draw on December 12, 2015, Iceland was assigned to Pot 4 based on the UEFA coefficient and was drawn to the group with Portugal, Austria and Hungary. After a draw against Portugal and Hungary, the Icelanders were able to reach the round of 16 by beating Austria in second place, where they met England. The Icelanders fell 0-1 after four minutes with a converted penalty, but were able to equalize by Ragnar Sigurðsson . Twelve minutes later, Kolbeinn Sigþórsson scored the winning goal. In the quarter-finals they met hosts France and lost 5-2, although they were 4-0 behind after the first half.
EM 2021
Iceland had not applied to host the first pan-European European Championship finals. In the qualification, which the organizers also had to enter, the Icelanders faced world champions France, Turkey, Albania, Andorra and the Republic of Moldova. After the Icelanders had qualified for a World Cup finals for the first time after their first European Championship participation, but where they were eliminated in the group stage, Heimir Hallgrímsson had given up his post as national coach. He was followed by the Swede Erik Hamrén . Under him they started qualifying with a 2-0 win in Andorra, but then lost 4-0 to the world champions. This was followed by three home wins against the other group opponents. They started the second half of the qualification with a 2-4 defeat in Albania and a 0-1 home defeat against the French. Although they won the next game against Andorra 2-0, they missed direct qualification through a goalless draw in Turkey, as Turkey can no longer be caught in a game that is still to be played, and the French can also make a direct comparison against the Icelanders had won, which meant that they had already qualified before their last two games. As the only unqualified team in League A of the 2018/19 UEFA Nations League , the Icelanders still have the chance to qualify via the playoffs. The Icelanders will initially have home rights against Romania in March 2020 and, if they win, they would face the winner of the game between Bulgaria and Hungary.
Player with the most goals at European championships
| Gates | player | Year (goals) |
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| 2 | Birkir Bjarnason | 2016 (2) |
| Kolbeinn Sigþórsson | 2016 (2) | |
| 1 | Arnór Ingvi Traustason | 2016 (1) |
| Gylfi Sigurðsson | 2016 (1) | |
| Jón Daði Böðvarsson | 2016 (1) | |
| Ragnar Sigurðsson | 2016 (1) |
As of July 3, 2016
Players banned from European championships
- In 2016, Alfreð Finnbogason received the second yellow card in the second group game and was suspended for the last group game. The second yellow card for Birkir Bjarnason in the quarter-finals had no effect, however, as Iceland were eliminated.
Share of players playing abroad in the EM squad
| Year (games) | Number (countries) | Players (stakes) |
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| 2016 (5) | 23 (1 in Belgium, 2 in Denmark, 2 in Germany, 1 in England, 1 in France, 2 in Italy, 3 in Norway, 1 in Russia, 7 in Sweden, 1 in Switzerland, 1 in Wales) |
Sverrir Ingi Ingason (2); Ari Freyr Skúlason (5), Theódór Elmar Bjarnason (3); Alfreð Finnbogason (3), Jón Daði Böðvarsson (5); Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson (5); Kolbeinn Sigþórsson (5); Emil Hallfreðsson (1), Hörður Björgvin Magnússon ; Eiður Guðjohnsen (2), Hannes Þór Halldórsson (5), Ingvar Jónsson ; Ragnar Sigurdsson (5); Arnór Ingvi Traustason (2), Birkir Már Sævarsson (5), Haukur Heiðar Hauksson , Hjörtur Hermannsson , Kári Árnason (5), Ögmundur Kristinsson , Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson ; Birkir Bjarnason (5); Aron Gunnarsson (5), Gylfi Sigurðsson (5)
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As of July 3, 2016
Games
Venues (yellow = balanced balance, green = positive balance) |
Iceland has played five European Championship games so far, two of which were won and two ended in a draw and one was lost. Iceland played once against the hosts and once against the eventual European champions.
| All EM games | |||||||||
| No. | date | Result | opponent | venue | occasion | Remarks | |||
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| 1 | June 14, 2016 | 1: 1 |
Portugal
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* | Saint-Etienne ( FRA ) | Group game | |||
| 2 | June 18, 2016 | 1: 1 |
 Hungary
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* | Marseille ( FRA ) | Group game | |||
| 3 | June 22, 2016 | 2: 1 |
Austria
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* | Saint-Denis ( FRA ) | Group game | |||
| 4th | June 27, 2016 | 2: 1 |
England
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* | Nice ( FRA ) | Round of 16 | |||
| 5 | 3rd July, 2016 | 2: 5 |
France
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A. | Saint-Denis ( FRA ) | Quarter finals | Last game under Lars Lagerbäck | ||
Individual evidence
- ↑ Draw for the EURO qualification: Pot 1 in focus. In: uefa.com. UEFA , February 20, 2014, accessed March 11, 2014 .
- ↑ For clubs in English leagues