Denmark national under-21 football team

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Denmark Under-21
Shirt badge/Association crest
Association Danish Football Association
(Dansk Boldspil-Union)
Head coach Niels Frederiksen
Captain Lasse Vigen Christensen
Most caps Jonas Kamper (39)
Top scorer Peter Møller (16)
Home stadium Nordjyske Arena, Aalborg
First colours
Second colours
First international
U-21: Denmark 0–2 Norway
(Holstebro, Denmark; 25 August 1976)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances 6 (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.

International record

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA GD
1978 Quarter Finals 5th 2 1 0 1 4 4 0
1980 Did Not Qualify
1982
1984
1986 Quarter Finals 7th 2 0 1 1 1 2 - 1
1988 Did Not Qualify
1990
1992 Semi Finals 4th 4 1 1 2 6 4 + 2
France 1994 Did Not Qualify
Spain 1996
Romania 1998
Slovakia 2000
Switzerland 2002
Germany 2004
Portugal 2006 Group Stage 8th 3 0 2 1 5 6 - 1
Netherlands 2007 Did Not Qualify
Sweden 2009
Denmark 2011 Group Stage 6th 3 1 0 2 3 5 - 2
Israel 2013 Did Not Qualify
Czech Republic 2015 Semi Finals 3rd 4 2 0 2 5 8 - 3
Poland 2017 To be determined
Total 0 Titles 0/5 14 3 4 7 19 21 - 2
*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

Until and including the 1988 Summer Olympics, Olympic games counted as regular senior national team matches. Since the 1992 Summer Olympics, Olympic games have counted as under-21 national games.

Results and fixtures

2014

Results in 2014

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Ground H H H H H H A A A
Result D W L W W D D D W

Last updated: 7 June 2015.
Source: [1]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

2015

Results in 2015

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Ground A H H A A H H
Result D W D W L W L

Last updated: 5 june 2015.
Source: [2]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

2015 UEFA U-21 Championship

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Denmark (A) 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6 Advance to knockout stage and 2016 Summer Olympics
2  Germany (A) 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 5
3  Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4 Possible Olympic play-off
4  Serbia 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Source: UEFA
(A) Advanced to a further round.

2017 UEFA U-21 qualification

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Main article: 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 5
Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 6 5 1 0 10 1 +9 16 Final tournament
2  Romania 7 4 1 2 10 9 +1 13 Possible Play-offs
3  Wales 7 3 3 1 10 6 +4 12
4  Bulgaria 7 3 2 2 8 4 +4 11
5  Luxembourg (X) 6 0 2 4 2 9 −7 2
6  Armenia (E) 7 0 1 6 5 16 −11 1
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2016. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (X) Cannot qualify directly as the top team, but may still qualify for the play-offs.

Current squad

The following squad was selected for the training camp in Belek, Turkey, from 18th to the 27th January 2016.

Players born in on or after 1 January 1994 are eligible for the next UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

Note: Names in italics denote players that have been called up to the senior team.[1]

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Jeppe Højbjerg (1995-04-30) April 30, 1995 (age 28) 6 0 Denmark FC Fredericia
1GK Thomas Hagelskjær (1995-02-04) February 4, 1995 (age 29) 2 0 Denmark AGF
2DF Andreas Maxsø (1994-03-18) March 18, 1994 (age 30) 7 0 Denmark Nordsjælland
2DF Frederik Holst (1994-09-24) September 24, 1994 (age 29) 8 0 Denmark Brøndby
2DF Jakob Blåbjerg (1995-01-11) January 11, 1995 (age 29) 6 0 Denmark AaB
2DF Kristian Pedersen (1994-08-04) August 4, 1994 (age 29) 0 0 Denmark HB Køge
2DF Mads 'Mini' Pedersen (1996-09-01) September 1, 1996 (age 27) 0 0 Denmark FC Nordsjælland
2DF Pascal Gregor (1994-02-18) February 18, 1994 (age 30) 6 0 Denmark Nordsjælland
2DF Patrick Banggaard (1994-04-04) April 4, 1994 (age 30) 13 2 Denmark Midtjylland
2DF Oliver Abildgaard (1996-06-10) June 10, 1996 (age 27) 0 0 Denmark AaB
3MF Andrew Hjulsager (1995-01-15) January 15, 1995 (age 29) 10 1 Denmark Brøndby
3MF Casper Nielsen (1994-04-29) April 29, 1994 (age 29) 4 1 Denmark Esbjerg
3MF Christian Nørgaard (1994-03-10) March 10, 1994 (age 30) 13 0 Denmark Brøndby
3MF Emiliano Marcondes (1995-03-09) March 9, 1995 (age 29) 4 0 Denmark FC Nordsjælland
3MF Frederik Børsting (1995-02-13) February 13, 1995 (age 29) 7 2 Denmark AaB
3MF Mathias Greve (1995-02-11) February 11, 1995 (age 29) 5 0 Denmark OB
3MF Mikkel Desler (1995-02-19) February 19, 1995 (age 29) 2 0 Denmark OB
3MF Mikkel Duelund (1997-06-29) June 29, 1997 (age 26) 0 0 Denmark FC Midtjylland
4FW Kenneth Zohore (1994-01-31) January 31, 1994 (age 30) 15 6 Denmark OB
4FW Marcus Ingvartsen (1996-01-04) January 4, 1996 (age 28) 4 1 Denmark FC Nordsjælland

Recent callups

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Nicolai Flø Jepsen (1995-09-25) September 25, 1995 (age 28) 0 0 Denmark Silkeborg
2DF Nicklas Mouritsen (1995-03-15) March 15, 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Denmark FC Nordsjælland
2DF Asger Sørensen (1996-06-05) June 5, 1996 (age 27) 0 0 Austria FC Red Bull Salzburg
2DF Joachim Andersen (1996-05-31) May 31, 1996 (age 27) 1 0 Netherlands Twente
2DF Morten Beck (1994-12-06) December 6, 1994 (age 29) 2 0 Denmark Horsens
3MF Lasse Vigen Christensen (1994-08-15) August 15, 1994 (age 29) 22 5 England Fulham
4FW Viktor Fischer (1994-06-09) June 9, 1994 (age 29) 5 1 Netherlands Ajax
4FW Lucas Andersen (1994-09-13) September 13, 1994 (age 29) 16 4 Netherlands Willem II

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 Martin Jørgensen AGF, Udinese 31 9 1994–1997
=2 Michael Jakobsen AaB 31 4 2005–2008
4 Rasmus Würtz Skive, Aalborg BK 29 1 2002–2006
5 Martin Pedersen AaB, SønderjyskE 28 0 2002–2006
6 Thomas Kahlenberg Brøndby, Auxerre 26 10 2002–2006
=7 Peter Madsen Brøndby 25 7 1997–1999
=7 Christian Magleby Brøndby, Lyngby 25 4 1996–1999
=7 Peter Degn AGF, Everton 25 3 1996–1999
=7 Jonas Troest Silkeborg, Hannover 96 25 0 2004–2006

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 Nicki Bille Reggina, Martina, Nordsjælland, Villarreal 15 24 2007–2011
3 Tommy Bechmann Esbjerg 11 15 2002–2003
4 Thomas Kahlenberg Brøndby, Auxerre 10 26 2002–2006
=5 Preben Elkjær Vanløse, Köln, Lokeren 9 9 1976–1979
=5 Morten Rasmussen AGF 9 21 2004–2006
=5 Martin Jørgensen AGF, Udinese 9 31 1994–1997
=8 Bent Jensen B 1913 8 10 1966–1968
=8 Per Frandsen B 1903, Lille 8 21 1989–1992
=8 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

See also

References

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External links

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