Denmark national under-21 football team
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.
Association | Danish Football Association (Dansk Boldspil-Union) |
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Head coach | Steffen Højer |
Most caps | Jonas Kamper (39) |
Top scorer | Marcus Ingvartsen (17) |
Home stadium | Vejle Stadium[1] |
First international | |
Denmark 0–2 Norway (Holstebro, Denmark; 25 August 1976) | |
Biggest win | |
Denmark 9–0 Luxembourg (Farum, Denmark; 11 October 2002) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Bulgaria 6–0 Denmark (Sofia, Bulgaria; 25 April 1989) | |
Olympic Games | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 1992) |
Best result | Quarter-finals (2016) |
UEFA U-21 Championship | |
Appearances | 9 (first in 1978) |
Best result | Semi-finals (1992, 2015) |
Tournament record edit
UEFA European U-21 Championship edit
UEFA European Under-21 Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
1978 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | |
1980 | did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | −1 | |||||||||
1982 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
1984 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | −10 | ||||||||||
1986 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | |
1988 | did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | |||||||||
1990 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | ||||||||||
1992 | Semi-finals | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | |
1994 | did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | +3 | |||||||||
1996 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 15 | +16 | ||||||||||
1998 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | ||||||||||
2000 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | ||||||||||
2002 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | ||||||||||
2004 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 4 | +21 | ||||||||||
2006 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 12 | +18 | |
2007 | did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |||||||||
2009 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | +9 | ||||||||||
2011 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | Qualified as hosts | |||||||
2013 | did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | +11 | |||||||||
2015 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 9 | +28 | |
2017 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 | |
2019 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 8 | +22 | |
2021 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 9 | +12 | |
2023 | Did not qualify | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | |||||||||
Total | 0 titles | 9/23 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 176 | 103 | 45 | 39 | 376 | 186 | +190 |
- *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 edit
UEFA European Under-21 Championship edit
2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Belgium | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 20 | Final tournament | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Denmark | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 17 | Play-offs | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
3 | Turkey | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 8 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | ||
4 | Scotland | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
5 | Kazakhstan | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-offs edit
The four play-off winners qualify for the final tournament.
All times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Recent results and forthcoming fixtures edit
2022 edit
Results in 2022 edit
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
4 June 2022 2023 UEFA EC Group I | Denmark | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | Vejle, Denmark |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Vejle Stadium Referee: Genc Nuza (Kosovo) |
10 June 2022 2023 UEFA EC Group I | Denmark | 1-1 | Scotland | Vejle, Denmark |
18:00 | Sery Larsen 45' Kjærgaard 70' | Report | Mulligan 41' Kelly 45' | Stadium: Vejle Stadium Referee: César Soto Grado (Spain) |
14 June 2022 2023 UEFA EC Group I | Denmark | 3-2 | Turkey | Vejle, Denmark |
18:00 | O'Riley 17' Hermansen 34' Isaksen 66' Kvistgaarden 70' Kvistgaarden 76' Winther 80' Isaksen 90' | Report | Güneren 6' Yılmaz 9' Yılmaz 34' Saatçı 59' Yıldırım 92' | Stadium: Vejle Stadium Attendance: 3157 Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Portugal) |
27 September 2022 2023 UEFA EC Play-offs | Denmark | 2-1 (4–5 p) | Croatia | Vejle, Denmark |
18:00 | O'Riley 10' Frendrup 19' Daramy 90' Kvistgaarden 110' | Report | Franjić 45' Igor Matanović 84' Biuk 70' Šimić 86' Hodža 90' Čolina 90+1' | Stadium: Vejle Stadium Attendance: 4063 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria) |
Penalties | ||||
20 November 2022 Exhibition game | Denmark | 3-0 | Hungary | Belek, Turkey |
14:00 | Provstgaard 36' Kvistgaarden 46' Adelgaard 80' | Report | Stadium: Maxx Royal Golf Resort |
2023 edit
Results in 2023 edit
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
28 March 2023 Exhibition game | Denmark | 3–2 | Switzerland | Odense, Denmark |
18:30 | Rupp 18' (o.g.) Kvistgaarden 34' Kvistgaarden 70' | Report | Hunziker 47' Rupp 61' | Stadium: Odense Stadium Attendance: 2287 Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (Sweden) |
16 June 2023 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification | Lithuania | 1–2 | Denmark | Jonava, Lithuania |
17:00 | Kučys 19' Kučys 43' Žebrauskas 28' 55' Stankevičius 86' | Report | Kjærgaard 9' Hansen 11' Kristiansen 13' Kjærgaard 61' | Stadium: Janovas Stadionas Attendance: 357 Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia) |
7 September 2023 Exhibition game | France | 4–1 | Denmark | Nancy, France |
18:30 | Lepenant 22' Cherki 38' Wahi 75' Wahi 90' | Report | Rasmussen 84' | Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Attendance: 15000 Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium) |
11 September 2023 Exhibition game | Denmark | 0–2 | Slovakia | Vejle, Denmark |
18:00 | Report | Sauer 80' Javorček 86' | Stadium: Vejle Stadium Attendance: 2150 Referee: Sivert Amland (Norway) |
17 October 2023 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification | Czech Republic | 0-0 | Denmark | České Budějovice, Czech Republic |
18:00 | Jurásek 14' 38' Prebsl 95' | Report | Dorgu 58' Kvistgaarden 62' Provstgaard 94' | Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov Attendance: 4263 Referee: Jasmin Šabotić (Luxembourg) |
20 November 2023 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification | Wales | v | Denmark | Wales |
Report |
Players edit
Current squad edit
The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Wales on 20 November 2023.[2]
Caps and goals updated as of 8 November 2023, after the match against Czech Republic.
Recent call-ups edit
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Jonathan Ægidius | 22 April 2002 | 0 | 0 | Brøndby | yet to make his debut |
DF | Anton Gaaei | 19 November 2002 | 7 | 0 | Ajax | v. Czech Republic, 17 October 2023 |
DF | Sebastian Otoa | 13 May 2004 | 0 | 0 | AaB | yet to make his debut |
DF | Valdemar Lund Jensen | 28 May 2003 | 4 | 0 | Copenhagen | v. France, 7 September 2023 |
DF | Gustav Grubbe | 27 January 2003 | 1 | 0 | OB | v. Switzerland, 28 March 2023 |
MF | William Clem | 20 June 2004 | 6 | 0 | Copenhagen | v. Slovakia, 11 September 2023 |
MF | Maurits Kjærgaard | 26 June 2003 | 16 | 5 | Red Bull Salzburg | v. Slovakia, 11 September 2023 |
FW | Alexander Lind | 26 June 2002 | 2 | 0 | Silkeborg | v. Czech Republic, 17 October 2023 |
FW | Gustav Christensen | 7 September 2004 | 0 | 0 | Hertha BSC | yet to make his debut |
FW | Wahid Faghir | 29 July 2003 | 9 | 1 | SV Elversberg | v. Slovakia, 11 September 2023 |
FW | Mads Hansen | 28 July 2002 | 4 | 1 | Nordsjælland | v. Wales, 20 June 2023 |
FW | Oliver Ross | 10 October 2004 | 1 | 0 | AaB | v. Czech Republic, 17 October 2023 |
FW | William Bøving | 1 March 2003 | 9 | 1 | Sturm Graz | v. Slovakia, 11 September 2023}} |
FW | Mohamed Daramy | 7 January 2002 | 13 | 1 | Reims | v. France, 7 September 2023 |
Records edit
Most appearances edit
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 | Lasse Vigen Christensen | Fulham | 38 | 5 | 2013–2017 |
3 | Martin Jørgensen | AGF, Udinese | 31 | 9 | 1994–1997 |
Michael Jakobsen | AaB | 4 | 2005–2008 | ||
Victor Nelsson | Nordsjælland, Copenhagen | 1 | 2017– | ||
6 | Rasmus Würtz | Skive, AaB | 29 | 1 | 2002–2006 |
Lucas Andersen | Ajax, Willem II, Grasshopper | 6 | 2012–2017 | ||
Marcus Ingvartsen | Nordsjælland, Genk | 17 | 2015–2019 | ||
9 | Martin Pedersen | AaB, SønderjyskE | 28 | 0 | 2002–2006 |
Jannik Vestergaard | 1899 Hoffenheim, Werder Bremen, Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4 | 2011–2015 |
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 edit
Rank | Player | Club(s) | U-21 Goals | U-21 Caps | Year(s) |
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1 | Marcus Ingvartsen | Nordsjælland, Genk | 17 | 29 | 2015–2019 |
2 | Peter Møller | AaB | 16 | 22 | 1990–1993 |
3 | Nicki Bille | Reggina, Martina, Nordsjælland, Villarreal | 15 | 24 | 2007–2011 |
4 | Tommy Bechmann | Esbjerg | 11 | 15 | 2002–2003 |
5 | Thomas Kahlenberg | Brøndby, Auxerre | 10 | 26 | 2002–2006 |
6 | Preben Elkjær | Vanløse, 1. FC Köln, Lokeren | 9 | 9 | 1976–1979 |
Morten Rasmussen | AGF | 21 | 2004–2006 | ||
Martin Jørgensen | AGF, Udinese | 31 | 1994–1997 | ||
9 | Bent Jensen | B 1913 | 8 | 10 | 1966–1968 |
Per Frandsen | B 1903, Lille | 21 | 1989–1992 | ||
Miklos Molnar | Frem, Standard Liège, Lyngby | 21 | 1989–1992 |
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 edit
- 1959–1966: Ivan Jessen
- 1967–1967: Erik Dennung
- 1968–1969: Ejnar Olsen
- 1970–1970: Henry From
- 1971–1973: Kaj Christensen
- 1974–1974: Ejnar Olsen
- 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
- 2015–2019: Niels Frederiksen
- 2019–2021: Albert Capellas
- 2021–2023: Jesper Sørensen
- 2023–: Steffen Højer
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
- DBU Under-21 website