Denmark national under-21 football team
Association |
Danish Football Association (Dansk Boldspil-Union) | ||
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Head coach | Niels Frederiksen | ||
Captain | Lasse Vigen Christensen | ||
Most caps | Jonas Kamper (39) | ||
Top scorer | Peter Møller (16) | ||
Home stadium | Nordjyske Arena, Aalborg | ||
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First international | |||
U-21: Denmark 0–2 Norway (Holstebro, Denmark; 25 August 1976) | |||
Biggest win | |||
U-21: Denmark 9–0 Luxembourg (Farum, Denmark; 11 October 2002) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
U-21: Bulgaria 6–0 Denmark (Sofia, Bulgaria; 25 April 1989) | |||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 1992) | ||
Best result | 8th (2016) | ||
UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 1978) | ||
Best result | Semifinals (1992), (2015) |
The Denmark national under-21 football team has played since 1976 and is controlled by the Danish Football Association. Before 1976, the age limit was 23 years.
Tournament record
UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
UEFA European Under-21 Championship record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | GD |
1978 | Quarter Finals | 5th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
1980 | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
1982 | |||||||||
1984 | |||||||||
1986 | Quarter Finals | 7th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - 1 |
1988 | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
1990 | |||||||||
1992 | Semi Finals | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | + 2 |
1994 | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
1996 | |||||||||
1998 | |||||||||
2000 | |||||||||
2002 | |||||||||
2004 | |||||||||
2006 | Group Stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - 1 |
2007 | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
2009 | |||||||||
2011 | Group Stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - 2 |
2013 | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
2015 | Semi Finals | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | - 3 |
2017 | Qualified | ||||||||
Total | 0 Titles | 0/5 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 21 | - 2 |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
- ***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Summer Olympics
Until and including the 1988 Summer Olympics, Olympic games counted as regular senior national team matches. Since the 1992 Summer Olympics, Olympic games have counted as under-21 national games.
UEFA Euro U-21 qualification
2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification Group 5
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Denmark | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 28 | Final tournament |
2 | Bulgaria | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 17 | |
3 | Romania | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 16 | |
4 | Wales | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 16 | |
5 | Luxembourg | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 6 | |
6 | Armenia | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 1 |
Results and fixtures
2016
Results in 2016
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
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Ground | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | A |
Result | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | D |
Last updated: 29 March 2016.
Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
25 January 2016 Friendly |
Denmark | 4–1 | Wolfsburg U23 | Turkey |
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Nørgaard Zohore Børsting C. Nielsen |
Report | Schulz |
25 March 2016 2017 UEFA Euro U-21 Qualification |
Luxembourg | 0-1 | Denmark | Differdange, Luxembourg |
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17:30 | Ewert 90+2' | Report | Fischer 84' C. Nielsen 90' |
Stadium: Stade de la Ville de Differdange Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia) |
29 March 2016 2017 UEFA Euro U-21 Qualification |
Armenia | 1-3 | Denmark | Yerevan, Armenia |
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16:00 | Malakyan 35' (pen.) Hakobyan 86' |
Report | Fischer 28' Andersen 30' Hakobyan 90+2' (o.g.) |
Stadium: FFA Academy Stadium Referee: Denis Scherbakov (Belarus) |
2 June 2016 Friendly match |
Denmark | 4-3 | Honduras | Suwon, South Korea |
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17:00 | Brock-Madsen 23' C. Nielsen 32' Brock-Madsen 41' Hjulsager 52' |
Report | Elis 6' Quioto 8' Elis 90+3' |
Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 570 Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea) |
4 June 2016 Friendly match |
Denmark | 6-2 | Nigeria | Goyang, South Korea |
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18:00 | O. Erhun 21' (o.g.) Holst 25' E. Larsen 34' E. Larsen 37' E. Larsen 54' da Silva 63' Fernandes 70' Marcondes 75' |
Report | Taiwo 85' Taiwo 88' |
Stadium: Goyang Stadium Attendance: 430 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea) |
6 June 2016 Friendly match |
Denmark | 1-1 | South Korea | Bucheon, South Korea |
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20:00 | Brock-Madsen 21' Jønsson 77' |
Report | Moon Chang-jin 42' | Stadium: Bucheon Stadium Station Attendance: 13690 Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan) |
4 August 2016 Olympics |
Denmark | 0-0 | Iraq | Brasília, Brazil |
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13:00 | Jønsson 78' Larsen 85' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília Attendance: 15000 Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico) |
7 August 2016 Olympics |
Denmark | 1-0 | South Africa | Brasilia, Brazil |
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19:00 | Skov 69' | Report | Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Attendance: 10000 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan) |
10 August 2016 Olympics |
Denmark | 0-4 | Brazil | Salvador, Brazil |
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22:00 | Maxsø 39' | Report | Gabriel Barbosa 26' Gabriel Jesus 38' Gabriel Jesus 40' Luan 50' Gabriel Barbosa 80' |
Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 50000 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran) |
13 August 2016 Olympics |
Denmark | 0-2 | Nigeria | Salvador, Brazil |
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16:00 | Report | Obi Mikel 16' Umar 59' |
Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 31500 |
2 September 2016 2017 Euro U-21 Qualification |
Denmark | 4-0 | Wales | Wrexham, Wales |
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17:00 | Banggaard 4' Ingvartsen 9' Sisto 40' Sisto 49' Dolberg 83' |
Report | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 656 Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland) |
6 September 2016 2017 Euro U-21 Qualification |
Denmark | 3-1 | Romania | Aalborg, Denmark |
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18:45 | Sisto 7' Ingvartsen 35' Ingvartsen 39' Sisto 74' |
Report | Nedelcearu 35' Păun 56' Miron 68' |
Stadium: Nordjyske Arena Attendance: 4500 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy) |
7 October 2016 2017 Euro U-21 Qualification |
Denmark | 3-0 | Bulgaria | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria |
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18:00 | Ingvartsen pen' (13) Ingvartsen 28' Ingvartsen 62' |
Report | Stadium: Beroe Stadium Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel) |
11 October 2016 2017 Euro U-21 Qualification |
Denmark | 4-1 | Luxembourg | Aalborg, Denmark |
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18:00 | Ingvartsen 71' Hjulsager 73' Marcondes 76' Mahmutović o.g.' (79) |
Report | Sinani 71' Borges 90+3' |
Stadium: Nordjyske Arena Attendance: 2485 Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia) |
14 November 2016 Friendly |
Italy | 0-0 | Denmark | Bergamo, Italy |
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18:30 | Grassi 37' Benassi 51' |
Report | Banggaard 45' Nørgaard 90+1' |
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia |
Current squad
The following players were called up for the match against Italy on 14 November 2016.
Caps and goals updated as of 6 September 2016 after the match against Romania.
# | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Jeppe Højbjerg | 30 April 1995 | 16 | 0 | Esbjerg | |
GK | Thomas Hagelskjær | 4 February 1995 | 5 | 0 | Aarhus GF | |
DF | Andreas Maxsø | 18 March 1994 | 17 | 0 | Nordsjælland | |
DF | Frederik Holst | 24 September 1994 | 16 | 0 | Brøndby | |
DF | Jakob Blåbjerg | 11 January 1995 | 17 | 0 | Aalborg BK | |
DF | Kristian Pedersen | 4 August 1994 | 5 | 0 | Union Berlin | |
DF | Pascal Gregor | 18 February 1994 | 16 | 0 | Nordsjælland | |
DF | Patrick Banggaard | 4 April 1994 | 18 | 2 | Midtjylland | |
DF | Rasmus Nissen | 11 July 1997 | 4 | 0 | Midtjylland | |
MF | Andrew Hjulsager | 29 April 1994 | 19 | 3 | Brøndby | |
MF | Casper Nielsen | 29 April 1994 | 16 | 4 | Esbjerg | |
MF | Christian Nørgaard | 10 March 1994 | 20 | 0 | Brøndby | |
MF | Emiliano Marcondes | 9 March 1995 | 9 | 1 | FC Nordsjælland | |
MF | Frederik Børsting | 13 February 1995 | 19 | 2 | AaB | |
MF | Lasse Vigen Christensen (Captain) | 15 August 1994 | 31 | 5 | Fulham | |
MF | Pione Sisto | 4 February 1995 | 6 | 4 | Celta Vigo | |
MF | Lucas Andersen | 13 September 1994 | 24 | 5 | Grasshoppers | |
FW | Marcus Ingvartsen | 4 January 1996 | 8 | 8 | Nordsjælland | |
FW | Mikael Uhre | 30 April 1994 | 0 | 0 | SønderjyskE |
Most appearances
Because of the age restriction, a player can't be in the team for very long and the most promising young players spend little time with the under-21 team before making their senior national team debut.
Rank | Player | Club(s) | U-21 Caps | U-21 Goals | Year(s) |
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1 | Jonas Kamper | Brøndby | 39 | 3 | 2002–2006 |
=2 | Michael Jakobsen | AaB | 31 | 4 | 2005–2008 |
=2 | Lasse Vigen Christensen | Fulham | 31 | 5 | 2013– |
=2 | Martin Jørgensen | AGF, Udinese | 31 | 9 | 1994–1997 |
3 | Rasmus Würtz | Skive, AaB | 29 | 1 | 2002–2006 |
4 | Martin Pedersen | AaB, SønderjyskE | 28 | 0 | 2002–2006 |
4 | Jannik Vestergaard | 1899 Hoffenheim, Werder Bremen, Borussia Mönchengladbach | 28 | 4 | 2011–2015 |
5 | Mike Jensen | Brøndby IF, Malmö FF | 27 | 3 | 2011–2015 |
6 | Mads Albæk | FC Midtjylland | 26 | 5 | 2009–2012 |
6 | Thomas Kahlenberg | Brøndby, Auxerre | 26 | 10 | 2002–2006 |
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the under-21 national team. Players in bold have played at least one game for the senior Danish national team.
Most goals
Rank | Player | Club(s) | U-21 Goals | U-21 Caps | Year(s) |
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1 | Peter Møller | AaB | 16 | 22 | 1990–1993 |
2 | Nicki Bille | Reggina, Martina, Nordsjælland, Villarreal | 15 | 24 | 2007–2011 |
3 | Tommy Bechmann | Esbjerg | 11 | 15 | 2002–2003 |
4 | Thomas Kahlenberg | Brøndby, Auxerre | 10 | 26 | 2002–2006 |
=5 | Preben Elkjær | Vanløse, Köln, Lokeren | 9 | 9 | 1976–1979 |
=5 | Morten Rasmussen | AGF | 9 | 21 | 2004–2006 |
=5 | Martin Jørgensen | AGF, Udinese | 9 | 31 | 1994–1997 |
=8 | Bent Jensen | B 1913 | 8 | 10 | 1966–1968 |
=8 | Per Frandsen | B 1903, Lille | 8 | 21 | 1989–1992 |
=8 | Miklos Molnar | Frem, Standard Liège, Lyngby | 8 | 21 | 1989–1992 |
=8 | Marcus Ingvartsen | Nordsjælland | 8 | 8 | 2015–2016 |
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs represented in the games in which the player's scored for the under-21 national team. Players in bold have played at least one game for the senior Danish national team.
Managers
- 1976–1980: Tommy Troelsen
- 1980–1989: Richard Møller Nielsen
- 1989–1992: Viggo Jensen
- 1992–1999: Jan B. Poulsen
- 2000–2006: Flemming Serritslev
- 2006-2011: Keld Bordinggaard
- 2011-2013: Morten Wieghorst
- 2013-2015: Jess Thorup
- 2015–present: Niels Frederiksen
See also
- European Under-21 Football Championship 2006
- Denmark national under-17 football team
- Denmark national football team