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

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

Year Result GP W D L GS GA GD
  1982 did not enter
  1984
  1985
  1986
  1987
  1988
  1989
  1990
  1991
  1992
  1993
  1994
  1995
  1996
  1997 Qualifying stage
  1998
  1999
  2000
  2001
  2002
  2003 First qualifying stage
  2004
  2005
  2006
  2007
  2008
  2009
  2010
  2011
  2012
  2013
  2014
  2015
  2016
  2017 16th 3 0 0 3 0 13 -13
  2018 First qualifying stage
  2019
  2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[5][6]
  2021
  2022 First qualifying stage
  2023 did not qualify
  2024
Total 1/36 3 0 0 3 0 13 -13

2017 UEFA Under-17 Championship Qualifiers

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Qualifying round

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Group 3

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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
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)

Elite round

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Group 8

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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
Referee: Jason Lee Barcelo (Gibraltar)

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

Current squad

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No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Jónas á Hædd (2006-04-25) 25 April 2006 (age 18) 0 0   KÍ Klaksvík
1GK Sámal á Steig (2006-12-02) 2 December 2006 (age 17) 4 0   07 Vestur

2DF Pætur Akselsen (2006-04-24) 24 April 2006 (age 18) 4 0   07 Vestur
2DF Ingi Arngrímsson (2006-02-17) 17 February 2006 (age 18) 7 0   Víkingur Gøta
2DF Torkil Holm (2006-11-27) 27 November 2006 (age 17) 3 0   Tvøroyrar Bóltfelag
2DF Hans Weihe Poulsen (2006-02-25) 25 February 2006 (age 18) 0 0   NSÍ Runavík
2DF Jónas Prior (2006-05-24) 24 May 2006 (age 18) 4 0   07 Vestur

3MF Árni Nóa Atlason (2006-01-15) 15 January 2006 (age 18) 5 0   Víkingur Gøta
3MF Aron Benjaminsen (2007-02-11) 11 February 2007 (age 17) 5 0   Skála
3MF Bjørn Bjarkhamar (2006-04-19) 19 April 2006 (age 18) 9 0   Víkingur Gøta
3MF Hjalmar Gudmundsen (2006-06-15) 15 June 2006 (age 18) 6 0   07 Vestur
3MF Mattias Johnnyson Hellisdal (2006-01-21) 21 January 2006 (age 18) 4 0   B36 Tórshavn
3MF Finnur Johannesen (2006-03-08) 8 March 2006 (age 18) 4 0   B36 Tórshavn
3MF Virgar Jónsson (2006-06-13) 13 June 2006 (age 18) 3 0   EB/Streymur
3MF Thomas Bjørn Miezan (2006-09-25) 25 September 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Copenhagen
3MF Rói Poulsen (2006-04-25) 25 April 2006 (age 18) 0 0   KÍ Klaksvík
3MF Jónas Samuelsen (2006-11-28) 28 November 2006 (age 17) 3 0   Havnar Bóltfelag
3MF Josva Signarsson (2007-12-06) 6 December 2007 (age 16) 2 0   Skála

4FW Markus Isaksen (2006-08-04) 4 August 2006 (age 18) 4 0   Skála

See also

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References

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  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.