Denmark national under-21 football team
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.
Association | Danish Football Association (Dansk Boldspil-Union) | ||
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Head coach | Albert Capellas | ||
Captain | Victor Nelsson | ||
Most caps | Jonas Kamper (39) | ||
Top scorer | Marcus Ingvartsen (17) | ||
Home stadium | Aalborg Portland Park, Aalborg | ||
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First international | |||
(Holstebro, Denmark; 25 August 1976) | |||
Biggest win | |||
(Farum, Denmark; 11 October 2002) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
(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) |
Tournament record
UEFA European U-21 Championship
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 | 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 | |
Did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||||
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 16 | |||||||||||
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | |||||||||||
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 21 | |||||||||||
Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 18 | ||
Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||||
Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||||
Did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | ||||||||||
Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 28 | ||
Group stage | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 21 | ||
Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 22 | |||
Total | 0 titles | 8/22 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 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.
UEFA Euro U-21 qualification
2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification group 8
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 15 | Final tournament | — | 2–1 | 13 Oct | 4 Sep | 2–1 | 5–1 | ||
2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 10 | Final tournament if among five best runners-up | TBD | — | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 13 Oct | ||
3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | 0–1 | 4 Sep | — | 8 Sep | 1–1 | 4–0 | |||
4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | 2–3 | 9 Oct | 0–2 | — | TBD | 4–0 | |||
5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | 8 Sep | 0–0 | 9 Oct | 13 Oct | — | 0–0 | |||
6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 1 | 9 Oct | 8 Sep | TBD | TBD | 4 Sep | — |
2019
Results in 2019
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
16 January 2019 Friendly | Mexico | 0–1 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
05.30 | Report | Sørensen |
Stadium: Centro de Alto Rendimiento |
19 January 2019 Friendly | Mexico | 0–0 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
05.30 | Report | Stadium: Centro de Alto Rendimiento |
20 March 2019 Friendly | Denmark | 3–2 | Slagelse, Denmark | |
06.30 | Sørensen Skov Olsen Wind Stage |
Report | Vanheusden Mini Amuzu |
Stadium: Slagelse Stadium |
24 March 2019 Friendly | France | 0–1 | Brest, France | |
06.30 | Report | Abildgaard |
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé |
12 June 2019 Friendly | Croatia | 1–0 | Pula, Croatia | |
12.00 | Bašić |
Report | Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Attendance: 830 |
17 June 2019 2019 UEFA EC | Germany | 3–1 | Udine, Italy | |
21:00 | Richter Waldschmidt |
Report | Skov |
Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 7,131 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel) |
20 June 2019 2019 UEFA EC | Denmark | 3–1 | Udine, Italy | |
18:30 | Mæhle Olsen |
Report | Lienhart |
Stadium: Dacia Arena Attendance: 7,297 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria) |
23 June 2019 2019 UEFA EC | Denmark | 2–0 | Trieste, Italy | |
21:00 | Bruun Larsen Rasmussen |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Nereo Rocco Attendance: 4,543 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) |
6 September 2019 Friendly | Denmark | 0–0 | Aalborg, Denmark | |
18:30 | Alves Ibsen Hjulmand |
Report | Stadium: Aalborg Stadium |
10 September 2019 2021 UEFA EC Qualification | Denmark | 2–1 | Aalborg, Denmark | |
18:30 | Skov Olsen Hjulmand Nartey |
Report | Coman Coman Velisar |
Stadium: Aalborg Stadium Attendance: 1720 Referee: Erez Papir (Israel) |
10 October 2019 2021 UEFA EC Qualification | Denmark | 2–1 | Aalborg, Denmark | |
18:00 | Poulsen Bruun Larsen Odgaard Odgaard |
Report | J. Dunwoody E. Toal C. Marron |
Stadium: Aalborg Stadium Attendance: 647 Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania) |
14 October 2019 2021 UEFA EC Qualification | Finland | 0–1 | Pori, Finland | |
19:00 | Sundman Halme |
Report | Nartey Nartey |
Stadium: Pori Stadium Attendance: 1527 Referee: Peter Kralovic (Slovakia) |
15 November 2019 2021 UEFA EC Qualification | Ukraine | 2–3 | Lviv, Ukraine | |
17:30 | Shaparenko Rusyn Heorhiy Tsitaishvili Korniyenko Rusyn |
Report | Skov Olsen Nartey Bech Sørensen Poulsen |
Stadium: Arena Lviv Attendance: 17321 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Switzerland) |
19 November 2019 2021 UEFA EC Qualification | Denmark | 5–1 | Aalborg, Denmark | |
18:00 | Bruun Larsen Nelsson Odgaard Skov Olsen |
Report | Pulis Guillaumier |
Stadium: Aalborg Stadium Attendance: 1051 Referee: Luis Teixeira (Andorra) |
2020
Results in 2020
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
12 January 2020 Friendly | Denmark | 3–1 | Slovakia | Belek, Turkey |
15.00 | Lindstrøm Holse Okkels |
Report | Baumgartner |
Stadium: Calista Sports Center Attendance: 50 |
31 March 2020 2021 UEFA EC Qualification | Romania | v | Denmark | Romania |
Report |
4 September 2020 2021 UEFA EC Qualification | Denmark | v | Ukraine | Aalborg, Denmark |
18.00 | Report | Stadium: Aalborg Stadium |
8 September 2020 2021 UEFA EC Qualification | Northern Ireland | v | Denmark | Northern Ireland |
Report |
9 October 2020 2021 UEFA EC Qualification | Malta | v | Denmark | Malta |
Report |
13 October 2020 2021 UEFA EC Qualification | Denmark | v | Finland | Aalborg, Denmark |
Report | Stadium: Aalborg Stadium |
Current squad
The following players were called up for a friendly game in Turkey against Slovakia
Caps and goals as of 22 February 2020.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Oliver Christensen | 22 March 1999 | 5 | 0 | ||
16 | GK | Peter Vindahl Jensen | 16 February 1998 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | Daniel Anyembe | 22 July 1998 | 6 | 0 | ||
DF | Frederik Alves Ibsen | 8 November 1999 | 2 | 0 | ||
DF | Japhet Sery | 10 April 2000 | 2 | 0 | ||
DF | Kasper Jørgensen | 7 November 1999 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | Luka Racic | 8 May 1999 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | Lukas Klitten | 1 May 2000 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | Nikolas Dyhr | 16 June 2001 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | Emil Frederiksen | 5 September 2000 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | Jakob Sørensen | 3 March 1998 | 7 | 0 | ||
MF | Jesper Lindstrøm | 29 February 2000 | 1 | 1 | ||
MF | Mads Emil Madsen | 14 January 1998 | 5 | 0 | ||
MF | Magnus Kofod Andersen | 10 May 1999 | 15 | 0 | ||
MF | Søren Tengstedt | 30 June 2000 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | Mads Frøkjær-Jensen | 29 July 1999 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | Carlo Holse | 2 June 1999 | 8 | 1 | ||
FW | Emil Riis Jakobsen | 24 June 1998 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | Gustav Marcussen | 12 June 1998 | 3 | 0 | ||
FW | Jeppe Okkels | 27 July 1999 | 1 | 1 | ||
FW | Mathias Jørgensen | 20 September 2000 | 1 | 0 |
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) |
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1 | Jonas Kamper | Brøndby | 39 | 3 | 2002–2006 |
2 | Lasse Vigen Christensen | Fulham | 37 | 5 | 2013–2017 |
=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) |
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1 | Marcus Ingvartsen | Nordsjælland, Genk | 17 | 24 | 2015–2019 |
2 | Peter Møller | AaB | 16 | 22 | 1990–1993 |
3 | 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
- 2015-2019: Niels Frederiksen
- 2019–present: Albert Capellas
See also
- European Under-21 Football Championship 2006
- Denmark national under-17 football team
- Denmark national football team