The 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.
Its most notable attempt for qualifying for a major championship was their campaign for Euro 2004, led by Asgeir Sigurvinsson topping the group table for a while, with 4 wins and even held Germany to a 0-0 draw in Reykjavik, 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, but while they beat Northern Ireland in the opening game for Euro 2008, losses to Denmark, Latvia and Sweden suggests it won't be easy for the Icelanders.
Perhaps its most notable match was a friendly against
Estonia on
24 April 1996 in
Tallinn . During the second half of this match,
Eiður Smári 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 with 20,034 fans in attendance, an Icelandic 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 2006 - ''Did not qualify''
- 1960 - ''Did not enter''
- 1964 - ''Did not qualify''
- 1968 - ''Did not enter''
- 1972 - ''Did not enter''
- 1976 to 2004 - ''Did not qualify''
Called up for the matches against
Spain and
Northern Ireland on 8 and 12 September.
As of
March 29 ,
2007 , the ten players with the most caps for Iceland are:
- denotes a player still playing or available for selection.
As of
March 29 ,
2007 , List of leading goalscorers for the Icelandic national football team:
- denotes a player still playing or available for selection.
The first four national coaches (1946-9) only managed the team for a single game.
