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Iceland
Nickname	Strákarnir okkar
Association	Football Association of Iceland (Knattspyrnusamband Íslands)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Eyjólfur Sverrisson
Captain	Eiður Guðjohnsen
Most caps	Rúnar Kristinsson (104)
Top scorer	Ríkharður Jónsson (17), Eiður Guðjohnsen (17)
Home stadium	Laugardalsvöllur
FIFA code	ISL
FIFA ranking	86
Highest FIFA ranking	37 (September 1994)
Lowest FIFA ranking	107 (July 2006)
Elo ranking	86
First kit 　 Second kit
First international Iceland 0 - 3 Denmark (Reykjavík, Iceland; July 17, 1946)
Biggest win Iceland 9 - 0 Faroe Islands (Keflavík, Iceland; July 10, 1985)
Biggest defeat Denmark 14 - 2 Iceland (Copenhagen, Denmark; August 23, 1967)

The Iceland national football team is the national football team of Iceland and is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland. It has never advanced to the finals of any major international competition.

It's most notable attempt for qualifying for a major championship was their campaign for Euro 2004, led by Asgeir Sigurvinsson topping the group table for a while, with 4 wins and even held Germany to a 0-0 draw in Reykjavik, however both Germany and Scotland had a game in hand to them and both used them to their maximum potential, with Scotland beating Lithuania and Germany beat Scotland in Germany's penultimate game. Iceland failed to grind a result in their final game against Germany, and Scotland pipped them to a play-off place. Iceland have failed to match this since, finishing on just 4 points for the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, but while they beat Northern Ireland in the opening game for Euro 2008, losses to Denmark, Latvia and Sweden suggests it won't be easy for the Icelanders.

Perhaps its most notable match was a friendly against Estonia on 24 April 1996 in Tallinn. During the second half of this match, Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen entered as a substitute for his father Arnór. This marked the first time that a father and son played in the same international match. Another landmark for Icelandic football was the 2-0 upset victory over Italy in a friendly at Laugardalsvöllur, 18 August 2004 with 20,034 fans in attendance, an Icelandic record.

Contents 1 Notable results 2 World Cup record 3 European Championship record 4 Scandinavian Cup record 5 Current Squad 6 Famous players 6.1 Most capped Icelandic players 6.2 Top Icelandic goalscorers 6.3 National coaches 7 External links

• 11-Jun-1977 - Iceland vs. Northern Ireland 1:0
• 24-Sep-1980 - Turkey vs. Iceland 1:3
• 9-Sep-1987 - Iceland vs. Norway 2:1
• 17-Jul-1991 - Iceland vs. Turkey 5:1
• 25-Sep-1991 - Iceland vs. Spain 2:0
• 19-Aug-1998 - Iceland vs. Latvia 4:1
• 5-Sep-1998 - Iceland vs. France 1:1
• 14-Oct-1998 - Iceland vs. Russia 1:0
• 1-Sep-2001 - Iceland vs. Czech Republic 3:1
• 18-Aug-2004 - Iceland vs. Italy 2:0
• 17-Aug-2005 - Iceland vs. South Africa 4:1
• 2-Sep-2006 - Northern Ireland vs. Iceland 0:3

• 1930 to 1950 - Did not enter
• 1954 - Entry not accepted by FIFA
• 1958 - Did not qualify
• 1962 to 1970 - Did not enter
• 1974 to 2006 - Did not qualify

• 1960 - Did not enter
• 1964 - Did not qualify
• 1968 - Did not enter
• 1972 - Did not enter
• 1976 to 2004 - Did not qualify

• 2004 Champions
• 2008 In Progress

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Goals Club GK Árni Gautur Arason 7 May 1975 57 0 Vålerenga GK Daði Lárusson 19 June 1973 2 0 FH DF Grétar Rafn Steinsson 9 January 1982 17 3 AZ Alkmaar DF Ívar Ingimarsson 20 August 1977 22 0 Reading DF Hermann Hreiðarsson 11 July 1974 70 5 Charlton DF Kristján Örn Sigurðsson 7 October 1980 20 2 SK Brann DF Ólafur Örn Bjarnason 15 May 1975 26 0 SK Brann DF Gunnar Þór Gunnarsson 4 October 1985 1 0 Hammarby DF Indriði Sigurðsson 12 October 1981 37 1 Lyn DF Ármann Smári Björnsson 7 January 1981 1 0 SK Brann MF Stefán Gíslason 15 March 1980 16 0 Lyn MF Brynjar Björn Gunnarsson 16 October 1975 59 3 Reading MF Hannes Þ. Sigurðsson 10 April 1983 10 1 Viking MF Arnar Þór Viðarsson 15 March 1978 48 2 FC Twente MF Hólmar Örn Rúnarsson 10 December 1981 0 0 Silkeborg MF Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson 25 May 1980 30 1 Burnley MF Emil Hallfreðsson 29 June 1984 5 0 Tottenham Hotspur MF Atli Jóhannsson 5 May 1982 0 0 KR MF Kári Árnason 13 October 1982 12 1 AGF MF Helgi Valur Daníelsson 13 July 1981 6 0 Öster FW Eiður Guðjohnsen 15 September 1978 45 17 FC Barcelona FW Veigar Páll Gunnarsson 21 March 1980 16 2 Stabæk FW Gunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson 1 April 1982 9 2 Hannover 96 FW Marel Baldvinsson 18 December 1980 15 0 Molde

• Albert Guðmundsson
• Arnór Guðjohnsen
• Ásgeir Sigurvinsson
• Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen - Best known as Eidur Gudjohnsen.
• Heiðar Helguson
• Guðni Bergsson
• Hermann Hreiðarsson
• Ríkharður Jónsson
• Rúnar Kristinsson

As of March 29, 2007, the ten players with the most caps for Iceland are:

#	Name	Career	Caps	Goals
1	Rúnar Kristinsson*	1987-2004	104	3
2	Guðni Bergsson	1984-2003	80	1
3	Birkir Kristinsson	1988-2004	74	0
4	Arnór Guðjohnsen	1979-1997	73	14
5	Ólafur Þórðarsson	1984-1996	72	5
6	Arnar Grétarsson*	1991-2004	71	2
7	Atli Eðvaldsson	1976-1991	70	8
=	Hermann Hreiðarsson*	1996-2007	70	5
9	Sævar Jónsson	1980-1992	69	1
10	Marteinn Geirsson	1971-1982	67	8

• denotes a player still playing or available for selection.

As of March 29, 2007, List of leading goalscorers for the Icelandic national football team:

#	Name	Career	Goals	Caps
1	Ríkharður Jónsson	1947-65	17	33
=	Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen*	1996-	17	45
3	Ríkharður Daðason*	1991-2003	14	44
=	Arnór Guðjohnsen	1979-97	14	73
5	Þórður Guðjónsson*	1993-2004	13	58
6	Pétur Pétursson	1978-90	11	41
=	Matthías Hallgrímsson	1968-77	11	45
8	Tryggvi Guðmundsson*	1997-	10	37
=	Helgi Sigurðsson*	1993-2003	10	56
=	Eyjólfur Sverrisson	1990-2001	10	66

the * denotes a player still playing or available for selection.

The first four national coaches (1946-9) only managed the team for a single game.

• Frederick Steele & Murdo McDougall (1946)
• Roland Bergström (1947)
• Joe Devene (1948)
• Fritz Buchloh - (1949)
• Óli B Jónsson (1951)
• Franz Köhler (1953)
• Karl Guðmundsson (1954-6)
• Alexander Wier (1957)
• Óli B Jónsson (1958)
• Karl Guðmundsson (1959)
• Óli B Jónasson (1960)
• Karl Guðmundsson (1961)
• Ríkharður Jónsson - (1962)
• Karl Guðmundsson (1963-6)
• Reynir Karlsson (1967)
• Walter Pfeiffer (1968)
• Ríkharður Jónsson (1969-71)
• Duncan McDowell (1972)
• Eggert Jóhannesson (1972)
• Henning Enoksen (1973)
• Tony Knapp - (1974-7)
• Jurí Ilitchev (1978-9)
• Guðni Kjartansson (1980-1)
• Jóhannes Atlason (1982-3)
• Tony Knapp (1984-5)
• Siegfried Held (1986-9)
• Guðni Kjartansson (1989)
• Bo Johansson (1990-1)
• Ásgeir Elíasson (1991-5)
• Logi Ólafsson - (1996-7)
• Guðjón Þórðarson (1997-9)
• Atli Eðvaldsson (2000-3)
• Ásgeir Sigurvinsson & Logi Ólafsson (2003-5)
• Eyjólfur Sverrisson (2006-)

• Football Association of Iceland

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