Icelandic Women's National Football Team / European Championships
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| European Championship record scorer: | 4 players (1 each) |
| European Championship record player: | Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir (10) |
| Rank: | 14th |
| Balance sheet | |
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| 10 European Championship games 1 win 1 draw 8 defeats 4:19 goals |
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First European Championship game Iceland 1: 3 Sweden Tampere ( FIN ); August 24, 2009  |
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Biggest European Championship victory Iceland 1-0 Netherlands Växjö ( SWE ); 17th July 2013  |
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Biggest European Championship defeat Iceland 0: 4 Sweden Halmstad ( SWE ); July 21, 2013  |
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| European Championship | |
| Participation in the finals | 3 ( first : 2009 ) |
| Best results | Quarterfinals 2013 |
| Best results in the countries where the UEFA European Football Championships are held | |
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| (As of July 26, 2017) | |
The article contains a detailed description of the Icelandic national football team for women in European championships and the qualifications for them. Iceland participated eight times in the qualifiers and three times in the finals. Iceland has not yet won a title.
Overview
| year | Host country | Participation until ... | opponent | Result | Trainer | Comments and special features |
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| 1984 | no finals | not qualified | - | - | In the qualification to eventual winners Sweden failed. | |
| 1987 | Norway | not participated | ||||
| 1989 | Germany | not participated | ||||
| 1991 | Denmark | not participated | ||||
| 1993 | Italy | not qualified | - | - | In the qualification of England failed, but which also could not qualify. | |
| 1995 | no finals | not qualified | - | England failed again in the quarterfinals . | ||
| 1997 | Norway / Sweden | not qualified | - | - | Defending champion Germany failed in the playoffs | |
| 2001 | Germany | not qualified | - | In the qualification again defending champion Germany failed. | ||
| 2005 | England | not qualified | - | Defending champion Norway failed in the playoffs . | ||
| 2009 | Finland | Preliminary round | Germany , France , Norway | - | Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson | Eliminated at the bottom of the group with three defeats. |
| 2013 | Sweden | Quarter finals | Sweden | - | Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson | Reached the quarter-finals as the best third party in the group. |
| 2017 | Netherlands | Preliminary round | France , Switzerland , Austria | - | Freyr Alexandersson | Opponents in the qualification were Macedonia , Scotland , Slovenia and Belarus . |
The tournaments
EM 1984
Only 16 teams had registered for the first European Championship and the qualification groups were divided according to geographic criteria. The Icelandic team therefore met Sweden , Norway and Finland in qualifying . Iceland started with a 2-2 in the qualification, the game was only the second international match of the Icelanders and Ásta Breiðfjörð Gunnlaugsdóttir scored the first competitive goal for the Icelanders. The remaining games were lost without their own goals, so that Iceland was eliminated as the group bottom. After that, no international matches were played for two years.
EM 1987, 1989 and 1991
Iceland did not take part in the qualifications for the second, third and fourth EM. By not participating in 1991, Iceland also waived the opportunity to qualify for the first official women 's World Cup.
EM 1993 in Italy
23 teams have already qualified for the fifth European Championship, including Iceland again, which had not played any international matches for almost five years. To qualify for the quarter-finals, Iceland had to play against England and Scotland in the group stage . Iceland started with a 0: 4 in England, then reached a 0: 0 in Scotland and won the second leg against the Scottish women 2: 1 and thus a competitive game for the first time. After a 2-1 home defeat to England, Iceland finished second, but that wasn't enough to advance. Group winners England then failed in the quarter-finals to Italy .
EM 1995
As early as 1993, 29 teams began qualifying for the next European Championship, which was held again and for the last time without a final round. Iceland met the Netherlands and Greece for the first time . With four wins, Iceland became group winners. Iceland met England in the quarter-finals and lost 2-1 twice, thereby also missing out on qualifying for the second World Cup in Sweden . For the first time, Icelandic players scored more than one goal in the current qualification. Most (4) go to Ásthildur Helgadóttir , who scored them all 6-1 in the last game against Greece. Ásta Breiðfjörð Gunnlaugsdóttir contributed three goals . England then failed in the semifinals against defending champions Germany, who were later successful again .
European Championship 1997 in Norway
Eleven months after the quarter-finals, qualification for the next European Championship finals began for which 34 teams had already registered and which was the first to be played with eight teams. Due to the different strengths of the teams entered, the qualification was divided into two categories. The 16 strongest teams, to which Iceland now also belonged, played for the direct qualification, the 18 weaker teams for the possibility to play in the next qualification in the higher category. Iceland started with three home games. In the first game the Icelanders met Russia and lost 4-1. This was followed by a 3: 3 against France and a 2: 0 against the Netherlands in autumn 1995 . The return games did not take place until the summer of 1996 and Iceland could only win in the Netherlands, but lost the other two games. So Iceland had to play as a group third in the relegation games and against a group runner-up. Opponent was defending champion Germany and Iceland lost both games. Germany was then able to defend the title at the finals. The best Icelandic goal scorers this time were Ásthildur Helgadóttir and Margrét Rannveig Ólafsdóttir with three goals each.
EM 2001 in Germany
In the qualification for the EM 2001 the Icelanders played again in the higher category and met again against Germany, Ukraine and for the first time against Italy . Iceland started with a draw in Ukraine and against Italy, but then lost all games and finished bottom of the group. Therefore Iceland had to play in the relegation against a group winner in the B category. The opponents were the Romanians . After a 2-2 win in Câmpina , the second leg was won 8-0, leaving Iceland in the A category. To date, these are the only games against Romania. The best goalscorer in the actual qualification, in which only goals were scored against Ukraine, was Rakel Björk Ögmundsdóttir with two goals, who then scored five more goals in the two relegation games against Romania. Group winners Germany qualified directly for the European Championship, were allowed to host them and were able to defend the title. The second-placed Italians prevailed against Portugal in the playoffs , but failed in the final round in the group stage. The third-placed Ukrainians failed in the playoffs to England, which was eliminated in the final round in the group stage.
EM 2005 in England
For the EM 2005 the host was determined in advance for the first time and England was awarded the contract for the event. Iceland had to play in one of four groups of five against France and Russia and, for the first time, Hungary and Poland , against which all games were won. In addition, it was enough to make it 1-1 in Russia, but the other three games were lost, so Iceland was third again and had to play in the playoffs against Norway. After a 2: 7 in the home game, the defeat in Norway with 1: 2 was still mild, but the qualification was missed. With eight goals, Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir was the Icelanders' top scorer. Norway then reached the final in the finals, but lost it again to defending champions Germany.
EM 2009 in Finland
In January 2007, Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson , who had previously worked as technical director for the Icelandic Football Association, took over the women's national team. The EM 2009 took place in Finland . For the first time, twelve teams took part in the tournament. The qualification mode has also been changed. Only the 20 weakest national teams contested the first qualifying round. Iceland only had to intervene in the second qualifying round and met France and Greece in a group of five and Slovenia and Serbia for the first time . The Icelanders started with three straight wins, including a 1-0 win against France, but then lost 2-1 in Slovenia. This was followed by three more wins, so that on the last day of the match in France it was the decisive match for group victory. Iceland lost 2-1 and had to go into relegation. As one of the four top runners-up in the group, Iceland was drawn to one of the four best thirds in the group. Opponents were Ireland and after a 1-1 draw in Dublin they qualified for the first time with a 3-0 second leg. With 12 goals Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir was the top scorer in the qualification.
In their first final match, the Icelanders took the lead in the sixth minute against qualifying opponents France through Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir , but 12 minutes later the French were able to equalize with a converted penalty. In the second half, another converted penalty kick brought France onto the winning road and after the 1: 3 Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir could not use a penalty kick to improve the result. In the second game against former European champions Norway, the 0-0 was kept for 44 minutes, then the Norwegians scored the 1-0 winner. Against defending champion Germany, the 0-0 was held five minutes longer, then the later top scorer Inka Grings scored the 1-0 winning goal for the later successful defending champion. Iceland was eliminated as the bottom of the group.
EM 2013 in Sweden
The EM 2013 took place for the second time in Sweden . Again the qualification was started by the weaker teams, but this time only by the eight weakest teams. Iceland did not have to intervene again until the second round and was drawn into the group with Norway. Other opponents were Northern Ireland and Hungary and, for the first time, Belgium and Bulgaria . Iceland started with four wins and one draw, including a 3-1 win over Norway. This was followed by a 0-1 defeat in Belgium. After three more victories Iceland had the second place and thus at least the participation in the playoff games safe. The last game in Norway was all about winning the group. Due to the 1: 2 defeat this was missed, as Iceland had given away two points in the 0-0 home game against Belgium. Iceland faced Ukraine in the relegation and won both games 3-2. This was the second time Iceland qualified for the finals. Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir was the second best scorer in the qualification with 11 goals together with two other players.
In the final round Iceland started with a 1-1 draw against qualifying opponents Norway, which Viðarsdóttir only secured in the 87th minute with a converted penalty. In the second game against defending champions Germany, the Icelanders lost 3-0. Against secret favorites Netherlands, a goal from Dagný Brynjarsdóttir with a 1-0 lead to the first final victory and thus qualifying for the knockout round as the best third party in the group. In the quarter-finals, the 4-0 draw against hosts Sweden ended, which ended Sigurður Eyjólfsson's tenure as national coach, who was looking for a new challenge. He was succeeded by Freyr Alexandersson,
EM 2017 in the Netherlands
The 2017 European Championship took place in the Netherlands and for the first time with 16 teams. Iceland was set as one of the group heads for qualification and met Macedonia for the first time as well as Scotland , Slovenia and Belarus . Iceland started qualifying with three clean sheets. Played Margrét Lára Vidarsdottir in the first and Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir her in the third game 100th . Iceland qualified as group winners for the European Championship and Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir was the top scorer in the qualification (10 goals in 470 minutes of play).
For the drawing of the final groups on November 8, 2016, the Icelanders were assigned to Pot 3 and group C with France was drawn. Further opponents were the two newcomers Switzerland and Austria. In the final round, the Icelanders had to do without the injured, injured record scorer Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir . In addition, the top scorer in qualifying Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir had become a mother for the second time in February and was still behind in training, so that she only came to a total of 88 minutes in the finals. In the opening game against France, the Icelanders kept the 0-0 for a long time, in the 85th minute the three minutes earlier substitute Elín Metta Jensen in the penalty area brought down Amandine Henry , whereupon the referee decided on a penalty for France, Eugénie Le Sommer to the winning goal transformed for France. In the second encounter against Switzerland, Fanndís Friðriksdóttir scored the opening goal for the Icelanders in the 33rd minute. The Swiss were able to equalize ten minutes later and turn the game completely around in the second half. This meant that Iceland had no chance of reaching the knockout round after just two games. In the last game against Austria they lost 3-0. In the eternal ranking of the European Championship finals, the Icelanders had to let the two newcomers Austria and Switzerland and the Russians, who won a final game for the first time, pass them and fell back to 14th place. Together with the Russians, they are now the teams with the fewest points per game (0.4).
statistics
Players with the most appearances at European Championships
| Games | player | Year (games) |
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| 10 | Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir | 2009 (3), 2013 (4), 2017 (3) |
| 8th | Fanndís Friðriksdóttir | 2009 (2), 2013 (3), 2017 (3) |
| Guðbjörg Gunnarsdóttir | 2009 (1), 2013 (4), 2017 (3) | |
| Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir | 2009 (3), 2013 (3), 2017 (2) | |
| 7th | Katrín Jónsdóttir | 2009 (3), 2013 (4) |
| Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir | 2009 (3), 2013 (4) | |
| Dagný Brynjarsdóttir | 2013 (4), 2017 (3) | |
| Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir | 2013 (4), 2017 (3) | |
| 6th | Thóra María Lárusdóttir | 2009 (2), 2013 (4) |
| Ólína Guðbjörg Viðarsdóttir | 2009 (3), 2013 (3) | |
| Squeegee Hönnudóttir | 2009 (2), 2013 (4) |
As of July 26, 2017
Players with the most goals at European Championships
| Gates | player | Year (goals) |
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| 1 | Dagný Brynjarsdóttir | 2013 (1), 2017 (0) |
| Fanndís Friðriksdóttir | 2013 (0), 2017 (1) | |
| Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir | 2009 (1), 2013 (0), 2017 (0) | |
| Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir | 2009 (0), 2013 (1) |
As of July 22, 2017
Finals games
Venues (green = positive balance, yellow = balanced balance, red = negative balance, number in brackets = number of games, if> 1) |
The Icelanders have played ten final games so far, one of which has been won, one has ended in a draw and eight have been lost. No game had to be extended. The Icelanders played once against the hosts and twice against the defending champions. The most frequent opponents were Germany, France and Norway (2 games each).
| No. | date | Result | opponent | venue | occasion | comment |
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| 1 | 08/24/2009 | 1: 3 |
France
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Tampere ( FIN ) | Preliminary round | |
| 2 | 08/27/2009 | 0: 1 |
 Norway
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Lahti ( FIN ) | Preliminary round | |
| 3 | 08/30/2009 | 0: 1 |
 Germany * |
Tampere ( FIN ) | EM preliminary round | |
| 4th | 07/11/2013 | 1: 1 |
Norway
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Squid ( SWE ) | Preliminary round | |
| 5 | 07/14/2013 | 0: 3 | Germany |
Växjö ( SWE ) | Preliminary round | |
| 6th | 07/17/2013 | 1-0 |
Netherlands
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Växjö ( SWE ) | Preliminary round | |
| 7th | 07/21/2013 | 0: 4 |
Sweden
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Halmstad ( SWE ) | Quarter finals | Last game under Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson |
| 8th | 07/18/2017 | 0: 1 |
France
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Tilburg ( NLD ) | Group game | |
| 9 | 07/22/2017 | 1: 2 |
 Switzerland
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Doetinchem ( NLD ) | Group game | |
| 10 | 07/26/2017 | 0: 3 |
 Austria
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Rotterdam ( NLD ) | Group game | First game against Austria |
Notes: Teams in bold entered the tournament as defending champions, teams marked with "*" were world champions.
Negative records
- The 0: 4 against Sweden at the EM 2013 is the highest quarter-final defeat so far.
- Least goals per game: 0.40
- Least points per game: 0.40 (together with Russia)
