The Norway national under-21 football team, administered and controlled by the Norwegian Football Federation, is the national football team of Norway for players of 21 years of age or under at the start of a UEFA European Under-21 Championship campaign. The team has reached the European Championship finals three times, in 1998 and 2013, winning bronze medals on both occasions, and again in 2023.
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| Association | Football Association of Norway (Norges Fotballforbund) | ||
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| Head coach | Jan Peder Jalland | ||
| Most caps | Tommy Svindal Larsen (41) | ||
| Top scorer | Steffen Iversen (17) | ||
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| UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1998) | ||
| Best result | Third place (1998, 2013) | ||
Competitive record edit
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record edit
| UEFA European Under-21 Championship record | UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1978
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did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||
| 1980
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1982
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1984
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | |||||||||
| 1986
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||
| 1988
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1990
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1992
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | |||||||||
 1994
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10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | |||||||||
 1996
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10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 13 | |||||||||
 1998
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Semi-Finals | 3rd of 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | |
 2000
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did not qualify | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 15 | ||||||||
 2002
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10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 12 | |||||||||
 2004
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10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 9 | |||||||||
 2006
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10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | |||||||||
 2007
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
 2009
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8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||
 2011
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8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | |||||||||
 2013
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Semi-Finals | 3rd of 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | |
 2015
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did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 19 | ||||||||
 2017
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10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | |||||||||
  2019
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10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | |||||||||
  2021
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8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | |||||||||
 2023
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Group stage | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 | |
| Total | 3rd | 3/24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 188 | 87 | 32 | 69 | 324 | 264 | |
Note: The year of the tournament represents the year in which it ends.
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Players edit
Current squad edit
The following players were called up for the friendly match against Netherland and the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against San Marino on 21 and 26 March 2024.[1]
Caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2024, after the match against San Marino.
Recent call-ups edit
The following players have also been called up within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Antonio Nusa | 17 April 2005 | 0 | 0 |  Club Brugge
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v. Portugal, 28 March 2023
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Records edit
- As of 14 June 2022[2]
Leading appearances edit
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | U-21 Caps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Svindal Larsen | Start, Stabæk | 41 |
| 2 | Hai Ngoc Tran | Kongsvinger | 38 |
| 3 | Harmeet Singh | Vålerenga, Feyenoord | 36 |
| 4 | Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen | Bodø/Glimt, Hertha BSC | 35 |
| Petter Rudi | Molde | 35 | |
| 6 | Kristian Flittie Onstad | Lyn | 34 |
| 7 | Azar Karadas | Brann, Rosenborg | 33 |
| Steinar Pedersen | Start, Borussia Dortmund | 33 | |
| 9 | Trond Erik Bertelsen | Haugesund, Fredrikstad | 32 |
| Thomas Holm | Heerenveen, Vålerenga | 32 |
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s. Those players in bold are still eligible to play for the team.
Leading goalscorers edit
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- As of 14 June 2022[2]
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | U-21 Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen | Bodø/Glimt, Hertha BSC | 16 |
| 2 | Tore André Flo | Sogndal, Tromsø | 15 |
| 3 | Steffen Iversen | Rosenborg, Tottenham Hotspur | 14 |
| 4 | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | Clausenengen, Molde | 13 |
| 5 | Azar Karadas | Brann, Rosenborg | 12 |
| Daniel Berg Hestad | Molde | 12 | |
| Frank Strandli | Start, Leeds United | 12 | |
| 8 | Tommy Svindal Larsen | Start, Stabæk | 11 |
| Jørgen Strand Larsen | Sarpsborg 08, Groningen | 11 | |
| 10 | John Carew | Vålerenga, Rosenborg, Valencia | 10 |
| Morten Gamst Pedersen | Tromsø | 10 |
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s. The players in bold are still eligible to play for the team.
Past squads edit
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Coaches edit
- 1974:
Nils Arne Eggen - 1979–1985: Egil Olsen
- 1996–1998: Nils Johan Semb
- 2000–2003: Per-Mathias Høgmo
- 2003–2006: Hallvar Thoresen
- 2006–2010: Øystein Gåre
- 2010: Tor Ole Skullerud
- 2011–2013: Per Joar Hansen
- 2013: Tor Ole Skullerud
- 2014–2023: Leif Gunnar Smerud
- 2023–present: Jan Peder Jalland
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "U21-landslagstroppen mot Nederland og San Marino" (in Norwegian). Noregs Fotballforbund. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Norge Menn U21". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
External links edit
- Norway U21-team [dead link] at UEFA.com