Icelandic women's national soccer team
Association | Knattspyrnusamband Íslands | ||
confederacy | UEFA | ||
Technical sponsor | errea | ||
Head coach | Freyr Alexandersson | ||
Assistant coach | Guðni Kjartansson | ||
captain | Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir | ||
Record scorer | Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir (79) | ||
Record player | Katrín Jónsdóttir (133) | ||
Home stadium | Laugardalsvöllur | ||
FIFA code | ISL | ||
FIFA rank | 19. (1817 points) (as of August 14, 2020) |
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Balance sheet | |||
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254 games 103 wins 41 draws 110 losses |
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First international Scotland 3-2 Iceland ( Kilmarnock , Scotland ; 20 September 1981 )
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Biggest win Iceland 12-0 Estonia ( Reykjavík , Iceland ; September 17, 2009 )
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Biggest defeats Germany 8: 0 Iceland ( Mannheim , Germany ; June 28, 1996 ) USA 8: 0 Iceland ( Davidson , USA ; April 5, 2000 )
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Successes in tournaments | |||
European Championship | |||
Participation in the finals | 3 ( first : 2009 ) | ||
Best results | Quarter-finals 1995 , 2013 | ||
(As of March 10, 2020 ) |
The Icelandic national women's soccer team is the selection of Icelandic women soccer players who represent the Knattspyrnusamband Íslands (KSÍ) at international level. She played her first international match against Scotland on September 29, 1981 . The game played in Kilmarnock , Scotland , ended with a 2-3 defeat for the Icelanders. On August 28 of the following year, the team drew 2-2 against Norway in the first international match recognized by the world football association FIFA .
In 1995 the team took part for the first time in the European Championship , which was then held without qualification . After three unsuccessful attempts to qualify, one was able to qualify for three consecutive European championships ( 2009 , 2013 and 2017 ); reaching the quarter-finals in 1995 and 2013 represents the best result so far. Between 1996 and 2017, the national team participated a total of thirteen times in the Algarve Cup, which is held annually in Portugal . The greatest success is reaching the 2011 finals ; there you had to admit defeat against the team of the world number leaders with 2: 4.
Since the resignation of national coach Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson in mid-August 2013, the coaching position has been vacant. Iceland achieved its best placement in the FIFA world rankings , 15th place, for the first time in September 2011 and most recently in August 2013. The record national player is Katrín Jónsdóttir with 133 appearances; The most successful goalscorer is Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir , who was active again after a baby break with 79 goals, but she was injured in the 2017 European Championship finals.
Tournament balance sheet
World Championship
European Championship
Olympic games
Algarve Cup
The Icelandic team has participated in the Algarve Cup 15 times so far . The best result is second place in 2011, when they lost to record winner USA in the final.
Current squad
The table shows the players who have been nominated for the Pinatar Cup . Due to injury, Alexandra Jóhannsdóttir was replaced by newcomer Hildur Antonsdóttir.
No. | Surname | society | Date of birth | Calls | Gates | Last use | |||||
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1 | Sandra Sigurðardóttir | Valur Reykjavík | 10/02/1986 | 29 | 0 | 03/10/2020 | |||||
13 | Cecilía Rán Rúnarsdóttir | Fylkir Reykjavík | 07/26/2003 | 1 | 0 | March 4th, 2020 | |||||
12 | Ingibjörg Valgeirsdóttir | KR Reykjavík | 01/14/1998 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Defense | |||||||||||
11 | Hallbera Guðný Gísladóttir | Valur Reykjavík | 09/14/1986 | 112 | 3 | 03/10/2020 | |||||
22nd | Squeegee Hönnudóttir | Reading FC | 12/30/1988 | 102 | 9 | 07.03.2020 | |||||
4th | Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir | FC Rosengård | 06/27/1995 | 84 | 6th | 03/10/2020 | |||||
9 | Elísa Viðarsdóttir | Valur Reykjavík | 05/26/1991 | 38 | 0 | 03/10/2020 | |||||
6th | Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir | Djurgården Damfotboll | 07/10/1997 | 30th | 0 | 03/10/2020 | |||||
2 | Guðný Árnadóttir | Valur Reykjavík | 08/04/2000 | 7th | 0 | 03/10/2020 | |||||
3 | Anna Rakel Pétursdóttir | IK Uppsala | 08/24/1998 | 6th | 0 | 03/10/2020 | |||||
19th | Berglind Rós Ágústsdóttir | Fylkir Reykjavík | 07/28/1995 | 1 | 0 | 07.03.2020 | |||||
24 | Natasha Anasi | Keflavík ÍF | 10/02/1991 | 2 | 0 | 07.03.2020 | |||||
midfield | |||||||||||
7th | Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir | VfL Wolfsburg | 09/29/1990 | 131 | 20th | 03/10/2020 | |||||
10 | Dagný Brynjarsdóttir | UMF Selfoss | 08/10/1991 | 88 | 26th | 03/10/2020 | |||||
5 | Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir | Utah Royals FC | 09/28/1988 | 70 | 10 | 03/10/2020 | |||||
18th | Sandra María Jessen | Bayer Leverkusen | January 18, 1995 | 31 | 6th | 03/10/2020 | |||||
21st | Svava Rós Guðmundsdóttir | Kristianstads DFF | 11/11/1995 | 22nd | 1 | 03/10/2020 | |||||
8th | Sigríður Lára Garðarsdóttir | FH Hafnarfjörður | 03/11/1994 | 20th | 0 | 07.03.2020 | |||||
15th | Hildur Antonsdóttir | Breiðablik Kópavogur | 09/18/1995 | 2 | 0 | 03/10/2020 | |||||
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23 | Fanndís Friðriksdóttir | Valur Reykjavík | 05/09/1990 | 109 | 17th | 03/10/2020 | |||||
16 | Elín Metta Jensen | Valur Reykjavík | 03/01/1995 | 49 | 14th | 03/10/2020 | |||||
17th | Agla María Albertsdóttir | Breiðablik Kópavogur | 08/05/1999 | 30th | 2 | 03/10/2020 | |||||
14th | Hlín Eiríksdóttir | Valur Reykjavík | 06/12/2000 | 14th | 3 | 03/10/2020 |
In addition, in 2018 and 2019 were used or were nominated:
Remarks:
Trainer
Since 1981, the team has been coached by a total of two head coaches and 14 head coaches in a total of 20 terms. Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson coached the team over six years in 77 games. In August 2013 he resigned from his post.
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Record players
All players with at least 65 appearances or eight goals are taken into account. As of March 4, 2020. Players still active in the national team are shown in bold.
Other well-known players
Games against national teams from German-speaking countries
All results from an Icelandic perspective.
Germany
date | place | Result | occasion |
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July 27, 1986 | Kópavogur | 1: 4 | |
July 30, 1986 | Reykjavík | 0: 5 | |
4th September 1987 | Verden | 0: 5 | |
September 6, 1987 | Delmenhorst | 2: 3 | |
June 28, 1996 | Mannheim | 0: 8 | |
June 30, 1996 | Pforzheim | 0: 3 | |
September 18, 1996 | Reykjavík | 0: 3 | EM relegation |
September 29, 1996 | Koblenz | 0: 4 | EM relegation |
October 14, 1999 | Oldenburg | 0: 5 | European Championship qualification |
August 17, 2000 | Kópavogur | 0: 6 | European Championship qualification |
August 30, 2009 | Tampere | 0: 1 | EM preliminary round |
February 29, 2012 | Portugal | 0: 1 | Algarve Cup |
July 14, 2013 | Vaxjo | 0: 3 | EM preliminary round |
5th March 2014 | Albufeira | 0: 5 | Algarve Cup |
20th October 2017 | Wiesbaden | 3: 2 | World Cup qualification |
1st September 2018 | Reykjavík | 0: 2 | World Cup qualification |
Switzerland
date | place | Result | occasion |
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17th August 1985 | Sins | 3: 3 | |
August 19, 1985 | Dietikon | 3: 2 | |
August 21, 1986 | Reykjavík | 1: 3 | |
23rd August 1986 | Akranes | 1-0 | |
26th September 2013 | Reykjavík | 0: 2 | World Cup qualification |
May 8, 2014 | Nyon | 0: 3 | World Cup qualification |
4th March 2015 | Lagos | 0: 2 | Algarve Cup 2015 |
July 22, 2017 | Doetinchem | 1: 2 | EM group game |
Austria
date | place | Result | occasion |
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July 26, 2017 | Rotterdam | 0: 3 | EM group game |
See also
- List of international matches for the Icelandic women's national football team
- Icelandic national soccer team
Individual evidence
- ↑ Women's world rankings. In: fifa.com. FIFA , August 14, 2020, accessed on August 14, 2020 (teams without a place and points are provisional because no more than five games have been played or the teams have been inactive for more than 18 months).
- ↑ 100. A landsleikur kvenna , in: ksi.is , accessed on September 1, 2013 (Icelandic).
- ↑ Sigurður Ragnar hættir með kvennalandsliðið , in: ksi.is , accessed on September 1, 2013 (Icelandic).
- ↑ ksi.is: A kvenna - Hópurinn fyrir Pinatar Cup
- ↑ ksi.is: A kvenna - Hildur Antonsdóttir inn í hópinn fyrir Pinatar Cup
- ↑ Subsequent nomination for Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir , who cannot participate due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy ( ksi.is: A kvenna - Sandra María Jessen inn í hópinn fyrir Pinatar Cup) .
- ↑ Women in Focus: August 2013 , in: fifa.com , accessed on September 1, 2013.