Faroe Islands national under-17 football team

The Faroe Islands U-17 National Team represents the Faroe Islands at under-17 age level and is controlled by the Faroe Islands Football Association.

Faroe Islands U17
AssociationFaroe Islands Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachRasmus Nolsøe
Home stadiumTórsvøllur and Svangaskarð
FIFA codeFRO
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances0 (first in -)
Best result-
European Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2017)
Best resultGroup Stage (2017)

The team most recently took part in the 2017 UEFA Under-17 Championship qualifiers in 2017, qualifying to the Elite Round for the first time,[1][2] and then qualifying to the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament.[3][4]

History in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Between 1982-2001 this was an under-16 championship.

Year Result GP W D L GS GA GD
1982did not enter
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997Qualifying stage
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003First qualifying stage
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017 16th 3 0 0 3 0 13 -13
2018First qualifying stage
2019
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[5][6]
2021
2022First qualifying stage
2023did not qualify
2024
Total1/363003013-13

2017 UEFA Under-17 Championship Qualifiers

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Switzerland 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7 Elite round
2  Faroe Islands 3 1 1 1 4 5 1 4
3  Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4  Luxembourg (H) 3 0 1 2 3 6 3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Faroe Islands 2–0 Czech Republic
Giessing 2'
Løkin 45'
Report
Terrain Poetz, Wiltz
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)

Switzerland 3–0 Faroe Islands
Gonzalez 6'
Burkart 29'
Okafor 56'
Report
Referee: Vilhjálmur Þórarinsson (Iceland)

Luxembourg 2–2 Faroe Islands
Schaus 66', 73' (pen.) Report Jacobsen 40+1', 57'
Referee: Vilhjálmur Þórarinsson (Iceland)

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Republic of Ireland (Q) 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Final tournament
2  Faroe Islands (Q) 3 1 1 1 2 5 3 4
3  Slovakia (E) 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 3
4  Cyprus (H, E) 3 0 1 2 1 4 3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Republic of Ireland 4–0 Faroe Islands
Connolly 9', 23'
Idah 41'
Doherty 43'
Report
Referee: Jason Lee Barcelo (Gibraltar)

Cyprus 0–0 Faroe Islands
Report
Kouklia Community Stadium, Paphos
Referee: Jason Lee Barcelo (Gibraltar)

Faroe Islands 2–1 Slovakia
Jacobsen 28'
Sørensen 45'
Report Pišoja 54'
Referee: Andi Koçi (Albania)

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Jónas á Hædd (2006-04-25) 25 April 2006 0 0 KÍ Klaksvík
1GK Sámal á Steig (2006-12-02) 2 December 2006 4 0 07 Vestur

2DF Pætur Akselsen (2006-04-24) 24 April 2006 4 0 07 Vestur
2DF Ingi Arngrímsson (2006-02-17) 17 February 2006 7 0 Víkingur Gøta
2DF Torkil Holm (2006-11-27) 27 November 2006 3 0 Tvøroyrar Bóltfelag
2DF Hans Weihe Poulsen (2006-02-25) 25 February 2006 0 0 NSÍ Runavík
2DF Jónas Prior (2006-05-24) 24 May 2006 4 0 07 Vestur

3MF Árni Nóa Atlason (2006-01-15) 15 January 2006 5 0 Víkingur Gøta
3MF Aron Benjaminsen (2007-02-11) 11 February 2007 5 0 Skála
3MF Bjørn Bjarkhamar (2006-04-19) 19 April 2006 9 0 Víkingur Gøta
3MF Hjalmar Gudmundsen (2006-06-15) 15 June 2006 6 0 07 Vestur
3MF Mattias Johnnyson Hellisdal (2006-01-21) 21 January 2006 4 0 B36 Tórshavn
3MF Finnur Johannesen (2006-03-08) 8 March 2006 4 0 B36 Tórshavn
3MF Virgar Jónsson (2006-06-13) 13 June 2006 3 0 EB/Streymur
3MF Thomas Bjørn Miezan (2006-09-25) 25 September 2006 0 0 Copenhagen
3MF Rói Poulsen (2006-04-25) 25 April 2006 0 0 KÍ Klaksvík
3MF Jónas Samuelsen (2006-11-28) 28 November 2006 3 0 Havnar Bóltfelag
3MF Josva Signarsson (2007-12-06) 6 December 2007 2 0 Skála

4FW Markus Isaksen (2006-08-04) 4 August 2006 4 0 Skála

See also

References

  1. "U-17 dreingirnir hava skrivað søgu" (in Faroese). FSF. October 26, 2016. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  2. "Seleção sub-17 faz história!" (in Portuguese). Faroe Football. October 28, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  3. "VIDEO: U17-dreingirnir til EM" (in Faroese). FSF. March 20, 2017. Archived from the original on March 26, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  4. "Seleção sub-17 consegue classificação histórica para o Euro" (in Portuguese). Faroe Football. March 23, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  5. "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  6. "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  7. "Stór avbjóðing bíðar í Portugal" (in Faroese). Fótbóltssamband Føroya. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
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