Denmark national under-21 football team




























































Denmark Under-21
Shirt badge/Association crest
Association
Danish Football Association
(Dansk Boldspil-Union)
Head coach Niels Frederiksen
Captain Mathias Jensen
Most caps

Jonas Kamper (39)
Top scorer
Peter Møller (16)
Home stadium
Aalborg Portland Park, Aalborg

















First colours














Second colours



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.




Contents






  • 1 Tournament record


    • 1.1 UEFA European U-21 Championship


    • 1.2 Summer Olympics




  • 2 UEFA Euro U-21 qualification


    • 2.1 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification group 3


      • 2.1.1 Standings






  • 3 Results and fixtures


    • 3.1 2016


      • 3.1.1 Results in 2016




    • 3.2 2017


      • 3.2.1 Results in 2017




    • 3.3 2018


      • 3.3.1 Results in 2018






  • 4 Current squad


    • 4.1 Most appearances


    • 4.2 Most goals


    • 4.3 Managers




  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Tournament record



UEFA European U-21 Championship










































































































































































































































































































































UEFA European Under-21 Championship record

UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification record
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

France 1994

Did not qualify
8
4
0
4
12
9
3

Spain 1996
10
6
1
3
31
15
16

Romania 1998
8
5
1
2
16
9
7

Slovakia 2000
8
3
1
4
11
13
2

Switzerland 2002
10
4
3
3
18
12
6

Germany 2004
10
6
3
1
25
4
21

Portugal 2006

Group stage

8th

3

0

2

1

5

6

−1
12
9
2
1
30
12
18

Netherlands 2007

Did not qualify
2
1
0
1
3
2
1

Sweden 2009
8
5
1
2
13
4
9

Denmark 2011

Group stage

6th

3

1

0

2

3

5

−2

Qualified as hosts

Israel 2013

Did not qualify
8
4
4
0
19
8
11

Czech Republic 2015

Semi finals

3rd

4

2

0

2

5

8

−3
10
8
2
0
37
9
28

Poland 2017

Group stage

7th

3

1

0

2

4

7

−3
10
9
1
0
24
3
21

Italy San Marino 2019

Qualified
10
7
2
1
30
8
22
Total
0 titles
8/22
21
6
4
11
28
36
−8
156
87
41
37
340
168
172


*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



























































Year
Round
GP
W
D*
L
GS
GA
Until 1988

See Denmark national football team

Spain Barcelona 1992
Group stage 3 0 2 1 1 4

United States Atlanta 1996

Did not qualify

Australia Sydney 2000

Greece Athens 2004

China Beijing 2008

United Kingdom London 2012

Brazil Rio de Janeiro 2016
Quarter-finals 4 1 1 2 1 6

Japan Tokyo 2020

To be determined
Total 2/7 7 1 3 3 2 10


UEFA Euro U-21 qualification



2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification group 3




Standings




























































































Pos
Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Qualification
1

 Denmark
10
7
2
1
30
8
+22
23

Final tournament
2

 Poland
10
6
4
0
22
9
+13
22

Play-offs
3

 Georgia
10
3
3
4
11
19
−8
12

4

 Finland
10
2
3
5
13
21
−8
9
5

 Lithuania
10
2
2
6
7
16
−9
8
6

 Faroe Islands
10
1
4
5
10
20
−10
7

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers


Results and fixtures



2016



Results in 2016


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Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
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

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Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2016. Source: dbu.dk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss


 Denmark v Ukraine 


















 Denmark v Wolfsburg U23


















 Luxembourg v Denmark 


















 Armenia v Denmark 


















Denmark  v  Honduras


















Denmark  v  Nigeria


















Denmark  v  South Korea


















Denmark  v  Iraq


















Denmark  v  South Africa


















Denmark  v  Brazil


















Denmark  v  Nigeria


















Denmark  v  Wales


















Denmark  v  Romania


















Denmark  v  Bulgaria


















Denmark  v  Luxembourg


















Italy  v Denmark 


















2017



Results in 2017




















































Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Ground A A A H A A A A A H H A A
Result W W L L W L L W W W W W L


Updated to match(es) played on 24 June 2017. Source: dbu.dk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss


Henan Jianye v Denmark 


















Uzbekistan  v Denmark 


















Spain  v Denmark 


















Denmark  v England 


















Sweden  v Denmark 


















Italy  v Denmark 


















Germany  v Denmark 


















Czech Republic  v Denmark 


















Faroe Islands  v Denmark 


















Denmark  v Lithuania 


















Georgia  v Denmark 


















Finland  v Denmark 


















Poland  v Denmark 


















2018



Results in 2018































Round 1 2 3 4 5 6
Ground A A H A H H
Result W D W W D W


Updated to match(es) played on 24 June 2017. Source: dbu.dk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss


Austria  v Denmark 


















Georgia  v Denmark 


















Denmark  v Finland 


















Lithuania  v Denmark 


















Denmark  v Poland 


















Denmark  v Faroe Islands 


















Current squad


The following players were called up for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 3 game against Poland  and Faroe Islands  in October 2018.
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No.

Pos.
Player
Date of birth (age)
Caps
Goals
Club


1GK

Daniel Iversen

(1997-07-19) 19 July 1997 (age 21)
7
0

England Oldham Athletic


1GK

Oskar Snorre

(1999-01-26) 26 January 1999 (age 19)
0
0

Denmark Lyngby BK



2DF

Andreas Poulsen

(1999-10-13) 13 October 1999 (age 19)
1
0

Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach


2DF

Asger Sørensen

(1996-06-05) 5 June 1996 (age 22)
5
0

Germany SSV Jahn Regensburg


2DF

Jacob Rasmussen

(1997-05-28) 28 May 1997 (age 21)
11
0

Italy Empoli


2DF

Joachim Andersen

(1996-05-31) 31 May 1996 (age 22)
12
0

Italy Sampdoria


2DF

Joakim Mæhle

(1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 21)
2
0

Belgium Genk


2DF

Joel Kabongo

(1998-04-05) 5 April 1998 (age 20)
0
0

Denmark Brøndby IF


2DF

Rasmus Nissen

(1997-07-11) 11 July 1997 (age 21)
16
7

Netherlands Ajax


2DF

Victor Nelsson

(1998-10-14) 14 October 1998 (age 20)
9
0

Denmark FC Nordsjælland



3MF

Jacob Bruun Larsen

(1998-09-19) 19 September 1998 (age 20)
11
2

Germany Borussia Dortmund


3MF

Jens Stage

(1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 22)
0
0

Denmark AGF


3MF

Magnus Kofod Andersen

(1999-05-10) 10 May 1999 (age 19)
0
0

Denmark FC Nordsjælland


3MF

Mathias Jensen

(1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 23)
10
2

Spain Celta Vigo


3MF

Oliver Abildgaard

(1996-06-10) 10 June 1996 (age 22)
3
1

Denmark AaB


3MF

Philip Billing

(1996-06-11) 11 June 1996 (age 22)
7
0

England Huddersfield Town



4FW

Anders Dreyer

(1998-05-02) 2 May 1998 (age 20)
2
0

England Brighton & Hove Albion


4FW

Andreas Skov Olsen

(1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 (age 19)
3
1

Denmark FC Nordsjælland


4FW

Jannik Pohl

(1996-04-06) 6 April 1996 (age 22)
4
1

Netherlands FC Groningen


4FW

Marcus Ingvartsen

(1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 (age 23)
21
16

Belgium Genk


4FW

Mikkel Duelund

(1997-06-29) 29 June 1997 (age 21)
16
4

Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv


4FW

Robert Skov

(1996-05-20) 20 May 1996 (age 22)
19
10

Denmark F.C. Copenhagen


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)
1 Jonas Kamper Brøndby 39 3 2002–2006
2 Lasse Vigen Christensen Fulham 37 5 2013–
=3 Michael Jakobsen AaB 31 4 2005–2008
=3 Martin Jørgensen
AGF, Udinese
31 9 1994–1997
4 Rasmus Würtz
Skive, AaB
29 1 2002–2006
5 Martin Pedersen
AaB, SønderjyskE
28 0 2002–2006
6 Jannik Vestergaard
1899 Hoffenheim, Werder Bremen,
Borussia Mönchengladbach
28 4 2011–2015
7 Mike Jensen
Brøndby IF, Malmö FF
27 3 2011–2015
8 Mads Albæk FC Midtjylland 26 5 2009–2012
9 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)
1 Peter Møller AaB 16 22 1990–1993
=2 Marcus Ingvartsen
Nordsjælland, Genk
15 17 2015–2018
=2 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
=6 Morten Rasmussen AGF 9 21 2004–2006
=6 Martin Jørgensen
AGF, Udinese
9 31 1994–1997
=9 Bent Jensen B 1913 8 10 1966–1968
=9 Per Frandsen
B 1903, Lille
8 21 1989–1992
=9 Miklos Molnar
Frem, Standard Liège, Lyngby
8 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



  • 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



References





External links



  • UEFA Under-21 website

  • DBU Under-21 website












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