Luxembourg national under-21 football team

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Luxembourg Under-21
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Nickname(s) De Roude Léiw
(The Red Lions)
Association Luxembourg Football Federation
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Manuel Cardoni
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The Luxembourg national under-21 football team is the national representative under-21 football team of Luxembourg. It is controlled by the Luxembourg Football Federation (FLF). The team is the feeder team to the Luxembourg's national team. The team competes in the biennial European Under-21 Championship. Since the establishment of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in 1978 the team has always finished bottom of their qualification group.

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The team is for Luxembourgish players aged under 21 at the start of the calendar year in which a two-year UEFA European Under-21 Championship campaign begins, so some players can remain with the squad until the age of 23. As long as they are eligible, players can play for Luxembourg at any level, making it possible to play for the U21s, senior side, and again for the U21s. This has been the case for several senior team players like Billy Bernard, Lars Gerson and Maurice Deville. In their history they have only ever won two qualification games. Their first win occurred in their 1986 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification campaign where they defeated Belgium 3–1. [1] Their second victory came in a 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 3 away game against Bosnia and Herzegovina in a 1–0 win. [2] [3]

Competition records

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

YearStagePos.PWDLFAGDPoints
Qualifying stage3rd4004214–120
Qualifying stage3rd4004112–110
Qualifying stage3rd4004212–100
Qualifying stage3rd4004115–140
Qualifying stage3rd4103517–122 [A]
Qualifying stage4th6006213–110
Qualifying stage4th6024110–92
Qualifying stage3rd4004010–100
Qualifying stage5th8017226–241
Qualifying stage6th10019040–401
Qualifying stage5th8008336–330
Qualifying stage5th8008029–290
Qualifying stage5th8008138–370
Qualifying stage5th8008031–310
Qualifying stage5th10028425–212
Preliminary round200205–5
Qualifying stage5th8008132–310
Qualifying stage5th8116216–144
Qualifying Stage5th8008631-250
Qualifying Stage5th8107523−183
Qualifying Stage4th10136518-136
Qualifying Stage6th10217721-147
A.  ^A Wins were worth 2 points each until the 1990 tournament.

Last updated: 17 July 2012
Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goal scored; GA = Goal against; P = Points

2021 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Italy.svgFlag of Iceland.svgFlag of Ireland.svgFlag of Sweden.svgFlag of Armenia.svgFlag of Luxembourg.svg
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10811275+2225 Final tournament 3–0 2–0 4–1 6–0 5–0
2Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 107031912+721 1–2 1–0 1–0 6–1 3–0
3Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 10613158+719 0–0 1–2 4–1 1–0 3–0
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 106043112+1918 3–0 5–0 1–3 10–0 4–0
5Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 10109433293 [a] 0–1 0–3 [b] 0–1 0–3 [c] 2–0
6Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 10109329263 [a] 0–4 0–2 1–2 0–3 2–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Ranked on head-to-head goal difference: Armenia +1, Luxembourg −1.
  2. The Armenia v Iceland match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Iceland after being cancelled as Armenia could not travel to the match due to positive SARS-CoV-2 tests in the team. [4]
  3. The Armenia v Sweden match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Sweden after being cancelled as Armenia could not travel to the match due to positive SARS-CoV-2 tests in the team. [4]

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

Current squad

The following players were called up for the matches against France on 5 September and Faroe Islands on 9 September 2025. [5] The match against France was eventually postponed (to 3 October) due to a traffic accident the evening before the match. [6]

Caps and goals as of 1 September. [7]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Joao Alves Margato (2005-12-17) 17 December 2005 (age 19)00 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Progrès Niederkorn
1 GK Fabian Heck (2005-04-21) 21 April 2005 (age 20)00 Flag of Germany.svg 1. FC Kaiserslautern
1 GK Ben Schmit (2008-02-11) 11 February 2008 (age 17)00 Flag of Germany.svg SV Eintracht Trier 05

2 DF Massimo Agostinelli (2005-04-12) 12 April 2005 (age 20)80 Flag of Germany.svg FC Ingolstadt
2 DF Christophe Andrade Brites (2007-06-08) 8 June 2007 (age 18)00 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Jeunesse Esch
2 DF Miguel Fernandes (2004-08-18) 18 August 2004 (age 21)101 Flag of Germany.svg FC Homburg
2 DF Sofiane Ikene (2005-02-27) 27 February 2005 (age 20)30 Flag of Germany.svg Rot-Weiß Erfurt
2 DF Clayton Irigoyen (2005-02-18) 18 February 2005 (age 20)60 Flag of Germany.svg FV Illertissen
2 DF Aston da Silva (2006-05-17) 17 May 2006 (age 19)00 Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Eindhoven
2 DF Fabio Lohei (2005-04-12) 12 April 2005 (age 20)70 Flag of Germany.svg Eintracht Trier
2 DF Yohann Torres (2004-12-06) 6 December 2004 (age 20)150 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Rodange 91

3 MF Rayan Berberi (2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 (age 21)71 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Olympic Charleroi
3 MF Enzo Duarte (2009-01-28) 28 January 2009 (age 16)00 Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund
3 MF Ivan Englaro (2004-11-12) 12 November 2004 (age 20)90 Flag of Luxembourg.svg F91 Dudelange
3 MF Tim Flick (2005-11-23) 23 November 2005 (age 19)40 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Jeunesse Esch
3 MF Roni Klisurica (2004-01-21) 21 January 2004 (age 21)20 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Jeunesse Esch
3 MF Diogo Monteiro (2004-06-30) 30 June 2004 (age 21)120 Flag of Luxembourg.svg F91 Dudelange

4 FW James Alves Rodrigues (2004-05-06) 6 May 2004 (age 21)51 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Gil Vicente
4 FW Fabio Domingos (2007-10-05) 5 October 2007 (age 17)00 Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
4 FW Diego Duarte (2006-05-03) 3 May 2006 (age 19)00 Flag of France.svg FC Metz
4 FW Leon Elshan (2004-09-22) 22 September 2004 (age 20)73 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Jeunesse Esch
4 FW Flavjo Hoxha (2006-10-28) 28 October 2006 (age 18)10 Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Mönchengladbach
4 FW Jayson Videira (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 20)30 Flag of Germany.svg Mainz 05

See also

References

  1. "Europe U-21 Championship 1986". RSSSF . 17 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  2. "European U-21 Championship 2011". RSSSF . 17 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  3. "Euro U21 2011 (Qual.)". ZeroZero. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  4. 1 2 "AB: Armenian under-21 national team". UEFA. 24 November 2020.
  5. "L'équipe u21 convoquée pour les matchs face à la France et aux Îles Féroé" [U21 team called up for matches against France and the Faroe Islands] (in French). Luxembourg Football Federation. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  6. "All injured players discharged from hospital, game postponed until October". RTL.lu. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  7. "Under 21 National Players". Fussball-lux.lu. 3 September 2025.