Luxembourg national football team (U-21 men)
Nickname (s) | The red lions | ||
Association | Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football | ||
confederacy | UEFA | ||
Technical sponsor | JAKO | ||
Head coach | Manuel Cardoni | ||
FIFA code | LUX | ||
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Balance sheet | |||
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European Championship qualifiers only: 150 games 6 wins 11 draws 136 defeats |
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statistics | |||
First international game Luxembourg 1-2 Portugal 28 November 1976 |
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Biggest win Luxembourg 3-1 Belgium 20 November 1985 |
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Biggest defeat Luxembourg 0:10 Russia June 6, 2001 |
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(As of October 17, 2019) |
The Luxembourg U-21 national soccer team is a national team of Luxembourg soccer players . It is subject to the Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football and represents it at the U-21 level , in friendly matches against the national teams of other national associations, but also in the qualifying matches for the European championship of the continental association UEFA .
Players who have not yet reached the age of 21 and who have Luxembourg nationality are eligible to play. In tournaments, the age at the first qualifying game is decisive.
history
So far, the youth team has not been able to qualify for a European championship.
Since first participating in the qualifying tournament for the European Championship finals in 1978, the Luxembourgers have only won six games and drawn eleven in 148 games, but lost 131 games. (As of October 17, 2018) Right at the first attempt in 1978 you had no chance against the favorites Portugal and Italy and scored zero points in four games. The qualification had started quite well with a narrow 1: 2 defeat against Portugal on November 28, 1976. At the beginning of the 1980s, efforts were made to achieve the first victory, but with rather limited resources this did not succeed. It was not until the 1985 qualifying round, on November 20, 1985, that the Luxembourgers created the sensation and defeated the top favorites Belgium with a 3-1 win at home. Nevertheless, it was the only win in four games and the Luxembourgers finished last in every tournament as before. In 1989 they drew two games against Belgium and Czechoslovakia , while losing the other four games, leaving Luxembourg only in last place.
The qualifying rounds in 1994 and 1996 were also unsuccessful, only against Hungary and Malta they scored two points with two 0-0 draws. The other 16 games were lost with some high defeats. It was not until 2005 that Luxembourg scored two points against Estonia again, but again it wasn't enough and they had to be content with the last place in the qualifying group. For the 2007 European Championship finals, a pre-qualification took place for the first time, in which the Luxembourgers had no chance against Macedonia and lost 5-0. The team did not improve in 2009 either and came under the wheels with a goal difference of 1:32 in eight games and zero points. On March 27, 2009, the Luxembourgers finally won another point by beating Wales 0-0 . The biggest sensation was created on September 4th, 2009: It was only the second victory of the U-21 team in Luxembourg in a qualifying tournament. They won 1-0 away at Bosnia-Herzegovina and for the first time ever won in a foreign stadium. With four points from eight games, Luxembourg only ever finished last.
In qualifying for the 2019 European Championship , Luxembourg scored two wins (1-0, 1-0) against Bulgaria and one draw (1-1) at home against Slovenia . Despite these seven points, only the last place in Group 9 remained in the end.
Participation in U-21 European Championships
1978 | not qualified |
1980 | not qualified |
1982 | not qualified |
1984 | not qualified |
1986 | not qualified |
1988 | not qualified |
1990 | not qualified |
1992 | not qualified |
1994 in France | not qualified |
1996 in Spain | not qualified |
1998 in Romania | not qualified |
2000 in Slovakia | not qualified |
2002 in Switzerland | not qualified |
2004 in Germany | not qualified |
2006 in Portugal | not qualified |
2007 in the Netherlands | not qualified |
2009 in Sweden | not qualified |
2011 in Denmark | not qualified |
2013 in Israel | not qualified |
2015 in the Czech Republic | not qualified |
2017 in Poland | not qualified |
2019 in Italy / San Marino | not qualified |
2021 in Slovenia / Hungary | not qualified |
Note : Between 1978 and 1992, the final round of a U-21 European Championship was not played in one country, but instead was played back and forth in the respective participating nations.
Current squad
Extended squad for the qualification for the European Championship 2021 in Slovenia and Hungary .
position | Surname | society | birth date |
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goalkeeper | Tim Kips | F91 Dudelange | May 6, 1999 |
goalkeeper | Tom Ottele | Union Titus Pétange | Jan. 20, 1998 |
goalkeeper | Joao Silva Machado | US Bad Mondorf | Apr 9, 1999 |
Defense | Eric Brandenburger | Victoria Rosport | 6 Sep 1998 |
Defense | Dirk Carlson | Karlsruher SC | Apr 1, 1998 |
Defense | Do hero | Marisca Mersch | Jan. 11, 2001 |
Defense | Edin Osmanovic | FC Differdange 03 | Aug 30, 2001 |
Defense | Jan Ostrowski | Miedź Legnica | Apr. 14, 1999 |
Defense | Lucas Prudhomme | Royal Excelsior Virton | May 31, 1999 |
Defense | Leon Schmit | US Hostert | 28 Sep 2001 |
Defense | Pit Simon | RFC Union Luxembourg | Feb. 17, 1998 |
midfield | Kenan Avdusinovic | Swift Hesperange | 3rd Mar 1998 |
midfield | Leandro Barreiro Martins | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | Jan. 3, 2000 |
midfield | Kevin D`Anzico | FC Differdange 03 | Aug 14, 2000 |
midfield | Clayton Duarte | Gil Vicente FC | 23 Mar 2001 |
midfield | Yannis Dublin | UN Käerjéng 97 | 19 Mar 1998 |
midfield | Luca Duriatti | Union Titus Pétange | Feb 11, 1998 |
midfield | Belmin Muratovic | Progres Niederkorn | 27 Mar 1998 |
midfield | Dylan Nsidjine Kuete | RFC Union Luxembourg | July 12, 2000 |
midfield | Igor Teles Santos | RM Hamm Benfica | Feb. 2, 1999 |
midfield | Loris Tinelli | RFC Union Luxembourg | Feb. 2, 1999 |
attack | Dany Camilo Almeida | US Rumelange | Jan. 12, 2001 |
attack | Lucas Coopmans | Almere City FC | 28 Mar 2000 |
attack | Alessio Curci | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | Feb 16, 2002 |
attack | Be Korac | 1. FC Nuremberg | Oct. 20, 2001 |
attack | Mathias Olesen | 1. FC Cologne | 21 Mar 2001 |
attack | Yannick Schaus | F91 Dudelange | 11th Mar 2000 |
Trainer
incomplete
- Marcel Bamberg (2000-2002)
- Henri Bossi (2002-2004)
- Ronny Bonvini (2004-2006)
- Roland Schaack (2006-2009)
- Luc Holtz (2009-2011)
- Reinhold Breu (2011-2015)
- Manuel Cardoni (since 2015)
Former and well-known players
selection