Faroe Islands national under-17 football team

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

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
Italy 1982 Did not enter
West Germany 1984
Hungary 1985
Greece 1986
France 1987
Spain 1988
Denmark 1989
East Germany 1990
Switzerland 1991
Cyprus 1992
Turkey 1993
Republic of Ireland 1994
Belgium 1995
Austria 1996
Germany 1997 Qualifying stage
Scotland 1998
Czech Republic 1999
Israel 2000
England 2001
Denmark 2002
Portugal 2003 First qualifying stage
France 2004
Italy 2005
Luxembourg 2006
Belgium 2007
Turkey 2008
Germany 2009
Liechtenstein 2010
Serbia 2011
Slovenia 2012
Slovakia 2013
Malta 2014
Bulgaria 2015
Azerbaijan 2016
Croatia 2017 16th 3 0 0 3 0 13 -13
England 2018 First qualifying stage
Total 1/36 3 0 0 3 0 13 -13

2017 UEFA Under-17 Championship Qualifiers[]

Qualifying round[]

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) Host
Faroe Islands 2–0 Czech Republic
2'
45'
Report
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
66', 73' (pen.) Report 40+1', 57'
Referee: Vilhjálmur Þórarinsson (Iceland)

Elite round[]

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) Host; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Republic of Ireland 4–0 Faroe Islands
Connolly 9', 23'
Idah 41'
Doherty 43'
Report
Pafiako Stadium, Paphos
Referee: Jason Lee Barcelo (Gibraltar)

Cyprus 0–0 Faroe Islands
Report
Referee: Jason Lee Barcelo (Gibraltar)

Faroe Islands 2–1 Slovakia
28'
45'
Report 54'
Pafiako Stadium, Paphos
Referee: Andi Koçi (Albania)

Current squad[]

Players called up for the Elite Round of the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification.[5]

Caps and goals as of 20 March 2017 after the game against Slovakia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK (2000-01-08) January 8, 2000 (age 22) 17 0 Faroe Islands Víkingur Gøta
1GK (2001-06-07) June 7, 2001 (age 20) 2 0 Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn
2DF (2000-04-18) April 18, 2000 (age 21) 18 0 Faroe Islands NSÍ Runavík
2DF (2001-02-15) February 15, 2001 (age 20) 10 0 Iceland Valur
2DF (2000-02-10) February 10, 2000 (age 21) 21 1 Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn
2DF (2000-01-20) January 20, 2000 (age 22) 11 0 Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn
2DF (2000-04-27) April 27, 2000 (age 21) 13 0 Faroe Islands 07 Vestur
2DF (2000-12-18) December 18, 2000 (age 21) 3 0 Faroe Islands B68 Toftir
2DF (2001-01-14) January 14, 2001 (age 21) 9 0 Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn
3MF (2000-12-19) December 19, 2000 (age 21) 12 0 Faroe Islands 07 Vestur
3MF Magnus Holm Jacobsen (2000-05-23) May 23, 2000 (age 21) 17 0 Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn
3MF (2001-01-01) January 1, 2001 (age 21) 12 0 Denmark FC Midtjylland
3MF (2000-10-18) October 18, 2000 (age 21) 11 0 Faroe Islands NSÍ Runavík
3MF (2000-09-08) September 8, 2000 (age 21) 6 0 Faroe Islands TB Tvøroyri
3MF (2000-05-09) May 9, 2000 (age 21) 19 1 Denmark FC Midtjylland
3MF (2001-02-25) February 25, 2001 (age 20) 6 0 Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn
3MF (2000-11-06) November 6, 2000 (age 21) 9 0 Faroe Islands AB Argir
4FW (2000-04-24) April 24, 2000 (age 21) 12 3 Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík
4FW (2000-11-13) November 13, 2000 (age 21) 8 2 Faroe Islands NSÍ Runavík
4FW (2001-05-30) May 30, 2001 (age 20) 9 0 Denmark AaB

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "U-17 dreingirnir hava skrivað søgu" (in Faroese). FSF. October 26, 2016. 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. 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-landsliðið vid dreingjum úttikið" (in Faroese). FSF. February 27, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
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