Iceland national football team

Iceland

Nickname(s)	Strákarnir okkar
Association	Knattspyrnusamband Íslands
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Ólafur Jóhannesson
Asst coach	Pétur Pétursson
Captain	Hermann Hreiðarsson
Most caps	Rúnar Kristinsson (104)
Top scorer	Eiður Guðjohnsen (24)
Home stadium	Laugardalsvöllur (Reykjavík)
FIFA code	ISL
FIFA ranking	79
Highest FIFA ranking	37 (September 1994)
Lowest FIFA ranking	117 (August 2007)
Elo ranking	92
Highest Elo ranking	43 (26 september 1994)
Lowest Elo ranking	139 (19 february 2008)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Faroe Islands 0 – 1 Iceland (Faroe Islands; 29 July 1930)
Biggest win
Iceland 9 – 0 Faroe Islands  (Keflavík, Iceland; 10 July 1985)
Biggest defeat
Denmark 14 – 2 Iceland (Copenhagen, Denmark; 23 August 1967)

A friendly match between Iceland and Slovakia, at the Laugardalsvöllur in Reykjavik, Iceland.

The Iceland national football team is the national football team of Iceland and is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland. It has never advanced to the finals of any major international competition.

For the Euro 2004, Iceland were led by Ásgeir Sigurvinsson topping the group table for a while, with 4 wins and even held Germany to a 0–0 draw in Reykjavík, however both Germany and Scotland had a game in hand to them and both used them to their maximum potential, with Scotland beating Lithuania and Germany beat Scotland in Germany's penultimate game. Iceland failed to grind a result in their final game against Germany, and Scotland pipped them to a play-off place. Iceland have failed to match this since, finishing on just 4 points for the 2006 World Cup qualifiers and 8 points from their Euro 2008 qualifying campaign.

Iceland were knocked out in the quarter finals of the 2001 Millennium Super Cup to a Chilean Football League XI, this was following a 3-0 victory over hosts India.

Perhaps the most notable match was a friendly against Estonia on 24 April 1996 in Tallinn. During the second half of this match, Eiður Guðjohnsen entered as a substitute for his father Arnór. This marked the first time that a father and son played in the same international match. Another landmark for Icelandic football was the 2–0 upset victory over Italy in a friendly at Laugardalsvöllur, 18 August 2004^[1] with 20,204 fans in attendance, an Icelandic record.^[2]

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1950 – Did not enter
• 1954 – Entry not accepted by FIFA
• 1958 – Did not qualify
• 1962 to 1970 – Did not enter
• 1974 to 2010 – Did not qualify

European Championship record

• 1960 – Did not enter
• 1964 – Did not qualify
• 1968 – Did not enter
• 1972 – Did not enter
• 1976 to 2008 – Did not qualify

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Netherlands 8 8 0 0 17 2 +15 24  Norway 8 2 4 2 9 7 +2 10  Scotland 8 3 1 4 6 11 −5 10  Macedonia 8 2 1 5 5 11 −6 7  Iceland 8 1 2 5 7 13 −6 5

Iceland  – 1 – 0 1 – 2 1 – 1 1 – 2 Macedonia  2 – 0 – 1 – 2 0 – 0 1 – 0 Netherlands  2 – 0 4 – 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 0 Norway  2 – 2 2 – 1 0 – 1 – 4 – 0 Scotland  2 – 1 2 – 0 0 – 1 0 – 0 –

Current squad

The following squad was selected for the friendly match against Liechtenstein, 11 August 2010.^[3] All caps and goals are correct as of the completion of the friendly match against Andorra, 29 May 2010.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club 22 GK Ingvar Þór Kale 8 December 1983 (1983-12-08) (age 27) 0 0 Breiðablik 12 GK Gunnleifur Gunnleifsson 14 June 1975 (1975-06-14) (age 35) 18 0 FH 5 DF Indriði Sigurðsson 12 October 1981 (1981-10-12) (age 29) 55 2 Viking 4 DF Kristján Örn Sigurðsson 7 October 1980 (1980-10-07) (age 30) 45 4 Hønefoss 6 DF Grétar Steinsson 9 January 1982 (1982-01-09) (age 29) 39 4 Bolton Wanderers 2 DF Ragnar Sigurðsson 19 June 1986 (1986-06-19) (age 24) 14 0 IFK Göteborg 3 DF Sölvi Ottesen 18 February 1984 (1984-02-18) (age 26) 12 0 København 13 DF Arnór Sveinn Aðalsteinsson January 26, 1986 (1986-01-26) (age 25) 5 0 Breiðablik MF Brynjar Björn Gunnarsson 16 October 1975 (1975-10-16) (age 35) 74 4 Reading F.C. 17 MF Aron Einar Gunnarsson 22 April 1989 (1989-04-22) (age 21) 17 0 Coventry City 9 MF Ólafur Ingi Skúlason 1 April 1983 (1983-04-01) (age 27) 12 1 SønderjyskE 21 MF Rúrik Gíslason 25 February 1988 (1988-02-25) (age 22) 6 0 OB 7 MF Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson 27 October 1990 (1990-10-27) (age 20) 6 0 AZ MF Matthías Vilhjálmsson 30 January 1987 (1987-01-30) (age 24) 4 1 FH 18 MF Birkir Bjarnason 27 May 1988 (1988-05-27) (age 22) 1 0 Viking 16 MF Eggert Gunnþór Jónsson 18 August 1988 (1988-08-18) (age 22) 5 0 Hearts 20 MF Gylfi Sigurðsson 8 September 1989 (1989-09-08) (age 21) 1 0 Hoffenheim 11 FW Heiðar Helguson 22 August 1977 (1977-08-22) (age 33) 48 10 Queens Park Rangers 10 FW Veigar Páll Gunnarsson 21 March 1980 (1980-03-21) (age 30) 30 6 Stabæk 19 FW Kolbeinn Sigþórsson 14 March 1990 (1990-03-14) (age 20) 3 2 Strømsgodset

Recent callups

The following players have all recently been called up to the Iceland squad in 2010.

Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club Latest Callup GK Fjalar Þorgeirsson 18 January 1977 (1977-01-18) (age 34) 5 0 Fylkir v. Mexico, 24 March 2010 DF Hermann Hreiðarsson 11 July 1974 (1974-07-11) (age 36) 85 5 Portsmouth v. Cyprus, 3 March 2010 (withdrew) DF Kári Árnason 13 October 1982 (1982-10-13) (age 28) 17 0 Plymouth Argyle v. Cyprus, 3 March 2010 DF Valur Fannar Gíslason 8 September 1977 (1977-09-08) (age 33) 5 0 Fylkir v. Mexico, 24 March 2010 DF Heimir Einarsson 20 April 1987 (1987-04-20) (age 23) 1 0 ÍA v. Faroe Islands, 21 March 2010 (withdrew) DF Kristinn Jónsson 4 August 1990 (1990-08-04) (age 20) 1 0 Breiðablik v. Faroe Islands, 21 March 2010 (withdrew) DF Guðmundur Reynir Gunnarsson 21 January 1989 (1989-01-21) (age 22) 3 0 KR Reykjavík v. Mexico, 24 March 2010 DF Jón Guðni Fjóluson 10 April 1989 (1989-04-10) (age 21) 3 0 Fram v. Andorra, 29 May 2010 DF Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson 30 July 1988 (1988-07-30) (age 22) 3 0 KR Reykjavík v. Andorra, 29 May 2010 DF Haraldur Freyr Guðmundsson 14 December 1981 (1981-12-14) (age 29) 2 0 Keflavík v. Andorra, 29 May 2010 MF Emil Hallfreðsson 29 June 1984 (1984-06-29) (age 26) 29 1 Barnsley v. Cyprus, 3 March 2010 MF Pálmi Rafn Pálmason 9 November 1984 (1984-11-09) (age 26) 18 0 Stabæk v. Cyprus, 3 March 2010 MF Helgi Valur Daníelsson 13 July 1981 (1981-07-13) (age 29) 15 0 AIK v. Cyprus, 3 March 2010 MF Jónas Guðni Sævarsson 28 November 1983 (1983-11-28) (age 27) 7 2 Halmstad v. Cyprus, 3 March 2010 MF Bjarni Guðjónsson 26 February 1979 (1979-02-26) (age 31) 23 1 KR Reykjavík v. Mexico, 24 March 2010 MF Gunnar Már Guðmundsson 15 December 1983 (1983-12-15) (age 27) 1 0 Fjölnir v. Mexico, 24 March 2010 MF Óskar Örn Hauksson 22 August 1984 (1984-08-22) (age 26) 2 0 KR Reykjavík v. Mexico, 24 March 2010 MF Gunnar Örn Jónsson 30 April 1985 (1985-04-30) (age 25) 1 0 KR Reykjavík v. Mexico, 24 March 2010 MF Baldur Sigurðsson 24 February 1985 (1985-02-24) (age 25) 3 0 KR Reykjavík v. Andorra, 29 May 2010 MF Guðmundur Kristjánsson 1 March 1989 (1989-03-01) (age 21) 1 0 Breiðablik v. Andorra, 29 May 2010 MF Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson 29 July 1985 (1985-07-29) (age 25) 4 0 ÖIS v. Andorra, 29 May 2010 FW Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen 15 September 1978 (1978-09-15) (age 32) 61 24 Stoke City F.C. v. Liechtenstein, 11 August 2010 FW Garðar Jóhannsson 1 April 1980 (1980-04-01) (age 30) 6 2 Hansa Rostock v. Cyprus, 3 March 2010 FW Björgólfur Takefusa 11 May 1980 (1980-05-11) (age 30) 3 0 KR Reykjavík v. Mexico, 24 March 2010 FW Atli Guðnason 28 September 1984 (1984-09-28) (age 26) 3 0 FH v. Mexico, 24 March 2010 FW Alfreð Finnbogason 1 February 1989 (1989-02-01) (age 22) 1 0 Breiðablik v. Mexico, 24 March 2010 FW Arnór Smárason 7 September 1988 (1988-09-07) (age 22) 4 1 EfB v. Liechtenstein, 11 August 2010

Most capped Icelandic players

As of 29 May 2010, the ten players with the most caps for Iceland are:

The * denotes a player still playing or available for selection.

Top Icelandic goalscorers

As of 29 May 2010, List of leading goalscorers for the Icelandic national football team:

The * denotes a player still playing or available for selection.

National coaches

The first four national coaches (1946–1949) only managed the team for a single game.

Manager	Year(s)	Games	Win	Draw	Loss	Win %
Frederick Steele & Murdo McDougall	1946	-	-	-	-	0.0%
Roland Bergström	1947	-	-	-	-	0.0%
Fritz Buchloh	1949	-	-	-	-	0.0%
Óli B. Jónsson	1951	-	-	-	-	0.0%
Franz Köhler	1953	-	-	-	-	0.0%
Karl Guðmundsson	1954–1956	-	-	-	-	0.0%
Alexander Wier	1957	-	-	-	-	0.0%
Óli B. Jónsson	1958	-	-	-	-	0.0%
Karl Guðmundsson	1959	-	-	-	-	0.0%
Óli B. Jónsson	1960	-	-	-	-	0.0%
Karl Guðmundsson	1961	-	-	-	-	0.0%
Ríkharður Jónsson	1962	-	-	-	-	0.0%
Karl Guðmundsson	1963–1966	-	-	-	-	0.0%
Reynir Karlsson	1967	-	-	-	-	0.0%
Walter Pfeiffer	1968	-	-	-	-	0.0%
Ríkharður Jónsson	1969–1971	-	-	-	-	0.0%
Duncan McDowell	1972	-	-	-	-	0.0%
Eggert Jóhannesson	1972	-	-	-	-	0.0%
Henning Enoksen	1973	-	-	-	-	0.0%
Tony Knapp	1974–1977	-	-	-	-	0.0%
Jurí Ilitchev	1978–1979	-	-	-	-	0.0%
Guðni Kjartansson	1980–1981	-	-	-	-	0.0%
Jóhannes Atlason	1982–1983	-	-	-	-	0.0%
Tony Knapp	1984–1985	-	-	-	-	0.0%
Siegfried Held	1986–1989	-	-	-	-	0.0%
Guðni Kjartansson	1989	-	-	-	-	0.0%
Bo Johansson	1990–1991	15	7	1	7	46.6%
Ásgeir Elíasson	1991–1995	34	11	7	15	32.3%
Logi Ólafsson	1996–1997	14	4	3	7	28.5%
Guðjón Þórðarson	1997–1999	25	11	6	8	44.0%
Atli Eðvaldsson	2000–2003	31	11	5	15	35.4%
Ásgeir Sigurvinsson & Logi Ólafsson	2003–2005	24	6	5	13	25.0%
Eyjólfur Sverrisson	2006–2007	14	2	4	8	14.2%
Ólafur Jóhannesson	2007-	28	11	7	10	39.2%

References

External links

• Football Association of Iceland
• Iceland National Team (1946-2000) by Jostein Nygård (Norway)
• RSSSF archive of results 1946-
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers

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