Iceland at the UEFA European Championship

For the women's team, see Iceland at the UEFA Women's Championship.

Iceland qualified once for a UEFA European Championship, the 2016 edition. They directly qualified after securing the second spot in their qualifying group, with still four group matches remaining; this meant they would appear on a major tournament finals for the first time in their history. ^[1] For the draw of the end stage that took place on 12 December 2015, they were seeded in Pot 4. ^[2]

In Euro 2016, Iceland came second in their group unbeaten (which included a draw against Portugal and a win over Austria). In the round of 16, they famously beat England 2–1. However, they lost 5–2 against hosts France in the quarter-finals.

Also during Euro 2016, Iceland's fans became widely known for their 'volcano clap' (or 'Viking clap') with a 'huh' chant, though it may actually have originated with fans of Scottish club Motherwell F.C. ^[3]

Overall record

UEFA European Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1960	Did not enter
1964	Did not qualify
1968	Did not enter
1972
1976	Did not qualify
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016	Quarter-finals	8th	5	2	2	1	8	9
2020	Did not qualify
2024
2028	To be determined
2032
Total	Quarter-finals	1/17	5	2	2	1	8	9

List of UEFA European Championship matches
Year	Round	Opponent	Score	Result	Date	Venue
2016	Group F	Portugal	1–1	Draw	14 June 2016	Saint-Étienne, France
		Hungary	1–1	Draw	18 June 2016	Marseille, France
		Austria	2–1	Win	22 June 2016	Paris, France
	Round of 16	England	2–1	Win	27 June 2016	Nice, France
	Quarter-finals	France	2–5	Loss	3 July 2016	Paris, France

Euro 2016 squad

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

Iceland announced their final squad on 9 May. ^[4]

Managers: Heimir Hallgrímsson & Lars Lagerbäck

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Hannes Þór Halldórsson	(1984-04-27)27 April 1984 (aged 32)	33	0	Bodø/Glimt
2	2 DF	Birkir Már Sævarsson	(1984-11-11)11 November 1984 (aged 31)	57	1	Hammarby IF
3	2 DF	Haukur Heiðar Hauksson	(1991-09-01)1 September 1991 (aged 24)	7	0	AIK
4	2 DF	Hjörtur Hermannsson	(1995-02-08)8 February 1995 (aged 21)	3	0	IFK Göteborg
5	2 DF	Sverrir Ingi Ingason	(1993-08-05)5 August 1993 (aged 22)	6	2	Lokeren
6	2 DF	Ragnar Sigurðsson	(1986-06-19)19 June 1986 (aged 29)	56	1	Krasnodar
7	3 MF	Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson	(1990-10-27)27 October 1990 (aged 25)	47	5	Charlton Athletic
8	3 MF	Birkir Bjarnason	(1988-05-27)27 May 1988 (aged 28)	47	6	Basel
9	4 FW	Kolbeinn Sigþórsson	(1990-03-14)14 March 1990 (aged 26)	39	20	Nantes
10	3 MF	Gylfi Sigurðsson	(1989-09-08)8 September 1989 (aged 26)	39	13	Swansea City
11	4 FW	Alfreð Finnbogason	(1989-02-01)1 February 1989 (aged 27)	34	8	FC Augsburg
12	1 GK	Ögmundur Kristinsson	(1989-06-19)19 June 1989 (aged 26)	11	0	Hammarby IF
13	1 GK	Ingvar Jónsson	(1989-10-18)18 October 1989 (aged 26)	5	0	Sandefjord
14	2 DF	Kári Árnason	(1982-10-13)13 October 1982 (aged 33)	47	2	Malmö FF
15	4 FW	Jón Daði Böðvarsson	(1992-05-25)25 May 1992 (aged 24)	21	1	1. FC Kaiserslautern
16	3 MF	Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson	(1990-06-18)18 June 1990 (aged 25)	11	1	GIF Sundsvall
17	3 MF	Aron Gunnarsson (captain)	(1989-04-22)22 April 1989 (aged 27)	59	2	Cardiff City
18	3 MF	Theódór Elmar Bjarnason	(1987-03-04)4 March 1987 (aged 29)	27	0	AGF
19	2 DF	Hörður Björgvin Magnússon	(1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 23)	5	0	Cesena
20	3 MF	Emil Hallfreðsson	(1984-06-29)29 June 1984 (aged 31)	54	1	Udinese
21	3 MF	Arnór Ingvi Traustason	(1993-04-30)30 April 1993 (aged 23)	7	3	IFK Norrköping
22	4 FW	Eiður Guðjohnsen	(1978-09-15)15 September 1978 (aged 37)	86	26	Molde FK
23	2 DF	Ari Freyr Skúlason	(1987-05-14)14 May 1987 (aged 29)	38	0	OB

Goalscorers

Player	Goals	2016
Birkir Bjarnason	2	2
Kolbeinn Sigþórsson	2	2
Jón Daði Böðvarsson	1	1
Gylfi Sigurðsson	1	1
Ragnar Sigurðsson	1	1
Arnór Ingvi Traustason	1	1
Total	8	8

See also

• Association football portal
• Iceland portal

• Iceland at the FIFA World Cup

References

1. "Draw sends Iceland through to UEFA EURO 2016". UEFA. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
2. "UEFA EURO 2016 draw pots take shape". UEFA. 14 Oct 2015. Retrieved 14 Oct 2015.
3. "WATCH: Are Motherwell the inspiration behind Iceland's 'volcano clap'?".
4. "A karla – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2016". ksi.is. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

Head-to-head record

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Austria	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
England	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
France	1	0	0	1	2	5	−3	000.00
Hungary	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Portugal	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Total	5	2	2	1	8	9	−1	040.00