Faroe Islands national under-21 football team

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Faroe Islands U21
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Association Faroe Islands
Football Association
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coachSámal Erik Hentze [1]
Most caps Jóannes Bjartalíð (18) [2]
Top scorerGunnar Zachariasen
Stefan Radosavljevic
Meinhard Olsen (4) [3]
Home stadium Tórsvøllur and Svangaskarð
FIFA code FRO
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First international
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(Varaždin, Croatia; 2 June, 2007)
Biggest win
Biggest defeat
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 7 – 1 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands
(Skopje, 10 September 2019)
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2016

The Faroe Islands national under-21 football team are a feeder team to the Faroe Islands national football team. The Faroe Islands U21 team was first formed in 2006 and took part in UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying for the first time in 2007 and 2008. Before this there was no step between the U-19 team and the senior team.

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History

In 2006, it was announced that the Faroe Islands will have an under-21 team and will take part in qualification for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. From then on the Faroe Islands are now represented in all age groups, U-15, U-17, U-19 and U-21 also. In early 2007 the Faroese Football Association appointed two coaches, Heðin Askham and Bill McLeod Jacobsen, both have been coaches for several other Faroese youth national teams. A squad of 34 players was selected for the first training season. A 20-man squad was named for the first two matches against Croatia and Albania in the 2009 UEFA Under-21 Championship qualifying. Faroe Islands lost the first match 2-0, with Croatia scoring their second goal in the last minute. They lost the second match 1-0, Albania scored the only goal of the match in the second half from a penalty kick. Faroe Islands had to wait until their fourth match for the first under-21 victory, it came when they beat Azerbaijan 1-0 in Toftir. Their only other point was also against Azerbaijan, in the away match. Faroe Islands finished the group in 5th place, 1 point above Azerbaijan.

In the 2011 UEFA Under-21 Championship qualifying, on 9 June 2009 Faroe Islands under-21 recorded a famous victory over Russia U21, beating them 1-0 after a goal in the first minute. This was followed by a 1-1 draw against Moldova in September, but Faroe Islands lost the next match 3-1 against Latvia. Russia had their revenge in the away match and defeated Faroe Islands 2-0. They also lost both matches against Romania. In November 2009 Faroe Islands beat Latvia 1-0 and were held to a 1-1 draw against Andorra. Faroe Islands won the home match against Andorra 3-1. Faroe Islands had the chance of finishing third in the group going into the final match against Moldova, in Tiraspol. The score remained 0-0 until Moldova scored a goal with 10 minutes left to play and the Faroe Islands had a player sent off minutes later.

Faroe Islands U21 began the 2013 UEFA Under-21 Championship qualifying with two matches against Northern Ireland. In the first match, with the score at 0-0, the Faroe Islands were awarded a penalty just before injury-time in the second-half. Captain Rógvi Holm missed the spotkick and the chance to give the team victory. In the away match against Northern Ireland, Faroe Islands lost 4-0. This was followed by away defeats to Serbia, Macedonia, and Denmark. The next matches were verses Macedonia and Serbia in June 2012 and were the first matches at home in just over a year for the team. Faroe Islands drew 1-1 with Macedonia, ending a run of four straight defeats, but lost the other match 2-0 to Serbia. The final match of the group for the Faroe Islands was against Denmark, in which the Faroe Islands secured a 1-1 draw after scoring a late equaliser.

In October 2014, the Faroese Football Association (FSF) announced that Heðin Askham did not wish to continue as the coach for the Faroe Islands U21 in 2015, [4] instead he was the new head coach for HB Tórshavn. In January 2015 FSF announced that they had decided to promote the former assisting coach Bill McLeod Jacobsen to be head coach for the team. [5] On 14 January 2015 FSF announced that Eli Hentze was the new assisting coach. [6]

Results

2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Flag of Romania.svg Flag of Russia.svg Flag of Moldova.svg Flag of Latvia.svg Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Flag of Andorra.svg
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 10811236+1725 3–0 3–0 4–1 3–0 2–0
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 10712226+1622 0–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 4–0
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 10424913414 0–1 0–3 1–0 1–0 1–0
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 104151615+113 5–1 0–4 1–1 0–1 4–0
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 10325816811 0–4 1–0 1–1 1–3 3–1
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 10019325221 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–1 1–1
Source: [ citation needed ]

2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Serbia.svg Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of North Macedonia.svg Ulster Banner.svg Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
1Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 8530174+1318 Play-offs 0–0 5–1 1–0 5–1
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 8440198+1116 1–1 6–5 3–0 4–0
3Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 83321415112 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0
4Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 811651384 0–2 0–3 1–3 4–0
5Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 8035318153 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–0
Source: [ citation needed ]

2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Germany.svgFlag of Romania.svgFlag of Montenegro.svgFlag of Ireland.svgFlag of the Faroe Islands.svg
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 8620255+2020 Play-offs 8–0 2–0 2–0 3–2
2Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 83321419512 2–2 4–3 0–0 3–1
3Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 83231211+111 1–1 3–2 0–0 3–0
4Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 8224101228 0–4 0–1 1–2 5–2
5Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 8116923144 0–3 2–2 1–0 1–4
Source: UEFA

2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Germany.svgFlag of Austria.svgFlag of Finland.svgFlag of Azerbaijan.svgFlag of Russia.svgFlag of the Faroe Islands.svg
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 101000358+2730 Final tournament 4–2 4–0 3–1 4–3 4–1
2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 107122212+1022 Play-offs 1–4 2–0 7–0 4–3 1–0
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 104241310+314 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 3–0
4Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 10235819119 0–3 0–2 0–1 3–0 1–1
5Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 10235151949 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0
6Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 10019328251 0–6 0–1 1–6 0–1 0–3
Source: UEFA

2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Denmark.svgFlag of Poland.svgFlag of Georgia.svgFlag of Finland.svgFlag of Lithuania.svgFlag of the Faroe Islands.svg
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 10721308+2223 Final tournament 1–1 5–2 2–0 6–0 3–0
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 10640229+1322 Play-offs 3–1 3–0 3–3 1–0 1–1
3Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 103341119812 2–2 0–3 2–2 1–0 1–0
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 10235132189 0–5 1–3 1–2 0–2 1–1
5Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1022671698 0–2 0–2 0–0 0–2 3–0
6Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 101451020107 0–3 2–2 3–1 1–3 2–2
Source: UEFA

2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Spain.svgFlag of North Macedonia.svgFlag of Israel.svgFlag of Kazakhstan.svgFlag of the Faroe Islands.svgFlag of Montenegro.svg
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 10910201+1928 Final tournament 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 2–0
2Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 105322012+818 0–1 1–1 1–1 7–1 2–1
3Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 103431214213 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 0–0
4Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 103161221910 0–1 1–4 1–2 2–3 0–4
5Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 103071125149 0–2 1–2 3–1 1–3 1–0
6Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 10217111327 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–0
Source: UEFA

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of France.svgFlag of Ukraine.svgFlag of Serbia.svgFlag of the Faroe Islands.svgFlag of North Macedonia.svgFlag of Armenia.svg
1Flag of France.svg  France 10820315+2626 Final tournament 5–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 7–0
2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 107212011+923 Play-offs 3–3 2–1 1–0 4–0 2–1
3Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 103341011112 0–3 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–0
4Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 10244612610 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–0
5Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 1023581579 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 3–1
6Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 10109728213 1–4 0–2 1–4 2–0 1–2
Source: UEFA

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra on 16 June 2023. [7]

Caps and goals updated as of 7 June 2022, after the match against Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia .

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Jóannes Davidsen (2002-09-19) 19 September 2002 (age 21)00 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg EB/Streymur
1 GK Ari Petersen (2002-12-07) 7 December 2002 (age 20)00 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg 07 Vestur

2 DF Samuel Chukwudi (2003-06-25) 25 June 2003 (age 20)70 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Havnar Bóltfelag
2 DF Børge Petersen (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 21)70 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
2 DF Elias Rusborg (2003-01-10) 10 January 2003 (age 20)30 Flag of Denmark.svg Hvidovre IF
2 DF Martin Agnarsson (2003-12-07) 7 December 2003 (age 19)20 Flag of Denmark.svg Viborg
2 DF Jens Erik Bruhn (2002-05-12) 12 May 2002 (age 21)00 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg TB Tvøroyri
2 DF Signar á Brúnni (2002-11-19) 19 November 2002 (age 20)00 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Víkingur
2 DF Mikkjal Hellisá (2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 21)00 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg EB/Streymur
2 DF Jákup Vilhelmsen (2004-01-30) 30 January 2004 (age 19)00 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg

3 MF Noah Mneney (2002-12-06) 6 December 2002 (age 20)80 Flag of Norway.svg Bryne
3 MF Gullbrandur Øregaard (2002-07-18) 18 July 2002 (age 21)70 Flag of Norway.svg Sandnes Ulf
3 MF Heini Sørensen (2004-01-27) 27 January 2004 (age 19)40 Flag of Denmark.svg Midtjylland
3 MF Olaf Bárðarson (2003-10-20) 20 October 2003 (age 19)20 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Víkingur
3 MF Aron Ellingsgaard (2002-09-16) 16 September 2002 (age 21)00 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Víkingur

4 FW Áki Samuelsen (2004-04-17) 17 April 2004 (age 19)70 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Havnar Bóltfelag
4 FW Jørgen Nielsen (2003-11-30) 30 November 2003 (age 19)21 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg B68 Toftir
4 FW Poul Kallsberg (2003-02-04) 4 February 2003 (age 20)20 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Víkingur
4 FW Jónas Warner (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 21)10 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg B68 Toftir
4 FW Gutti Dahl-Olsen (2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 (age 21)00 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg EB/Streymur

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