Iceland women's national football team

The Iceland women's national football team represents Iceland in international women's football.[2] They are currently ranked as the 18th best women's national team in the world by FIFA as of December 2019. On 30 October 2008, the national team qualified to the 2009 UEFA Women's Championship, the first major football tournament Iceland ever took part in, having previously competed in the 1995 UEFA Women's Championship which was a home and away knockout competition. At the 2013 UEFA Women's Championship, they took their first point in a major championship, following a draw against Norway in the opening game.[3][4]

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Iceland national football team.

Iceland

Nickname(s)	Stelpurnar okkar (Our Girls)
Association	Football Association of Iceland (Knattspyrnusamband Íslands)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Jón Þór Hauksson
Captain	Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir
Most caps	Katrín Jónsdóttir (133)
Top scorer	Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir (79)
Home stadium	Laugardalsvöllur
FIFA code	ISL
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	19 1 (26 June 2020)[1]
Highest	15 (September 2011)
Lowest	22 (September 2018)
First international
Scotland 3–2 Iceland  (Kilmarnock, Scotland; 20 September 1981)
Biggest win
Iceland 12–0 Estonia  (Reykjavík, Iceland; 17 September 2009)
Biggest defeat
Germany 8–0 Iceland  (Mannheim, Germany; 28 June 1996)  United States 8–0 Iceland  (Charlotte, United States; 5 April 2000)
European Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 2009)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2013)

During qualifiers for Women's Euro 2009 Þóra Tómasdóttir and Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir followed the team and recorded the documentary Stelpurnar okkar (translated: Our Girls) which was premiered on 14 August 2009.[5]

Head coaching history

Name	Years	Matches	Won	Tied	Lost
Sigurður Hannesson	1981–1984	7	0	1	6
Sigurbergur Sigsteinsson	1985–1986	8	4	1	3
Aðalsteinn Örnólfsson	1987	2	0	0	2
Steinn Mar Helgason	1992	4	1	1	2
Logi Ólafsson	1993–1994	8	6	0	2
Kristinn Björnsson	1995–1996	16	3	2	11
Vanda Sigurgeirsdóttir	1997–1998	12	1	3	8
Þórður Lárusson	1999	3	0	2	1
Logi Ólafsson	2000	7	1	2	4
Jörundur Áki Sveinsson	2001–2003	10	1	4	5
Helena Ólafsdóttir	2003–2004	14	5	1	8
Jörundur Áki Sveinsson	2005–2006	12	4	1	7
Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson	2007–2013	71	34	7	30
Freyr Alexandersson	2013–2018	59	27	13	19
Jón Þór Hauksson	2018–	15	9	3	3

[6]

Coaching staff

Players

Current squad

The following players were named to the squad for the 2020 Pinatar Cup. [7]

Caps and goals are current as of 8 October 2019.

Head coach: Jón Þór Hauksson

Assistant coach: Ian Jeffs

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Sandra Sigurðardóttir	(1986-10-02) 2 October 1986	29	0	Valur
12	1GK	Ingibjörg Valgeirsdóttir	(1998-01-14) 14 January 1998	0	0	KR Reykjavík
13	1GK	Cecilía Rán Rúnarsdóttir	(2003-07-26) 26 July 2003	1	0	Fylkir
11	2DF	Hallbera Guðný Gísladóttir	(1986-09-14) 14 September 1986	112	3	Valur
4	2DF	Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir	(1995-06-27) 27 June 1995	84	6	Rosengård
9	2DF	Elísa Viðarsdóttir	(1991-05-26) 26 May 1991	38	0	Valur
6	2DF	Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir	(1997-10-07) 7 October 1997	30	0	Vålerenga
3	2DF	Anna Rakel Pétursdóttir	(1998-08-24) 24 August 1998	7	0	IK Uppsala
2	2DF	Guðný Árnadóttir	(2000-08-04) 4 August 2000	7	0	Valur
24	2DF	Natasha Anasi	(1991-10-02) 2 October 1991	2	0	Keflavík
19	2DF	Berglind Rós Ágústsdóttir	(1995-07-28) 28 July 1995	1	0	Fylkir
7	3MF	Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir	(1990-09-29) 29 September 1990	131	20	Lyon
22	3MF	Rakel Hönnudóttir	(1988-12-30) 30 December 1988	102	9	Breiðablik
10	3MF	Dagný Brynjarsdóttir	(1991-08-10) 10 August 1991	88	26	Selfoss
5	3MF	Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir	(1988-09-28) 28 September 1988	71	10	Utah Royals FC
17	3MF	Agla María Albertsdóttir	(1999-08-05) 5 August 1999	30	2	Breiðablik
8	3MF	Sigríður Lára Garðarsdóttir	(1994-03-11) 11 March 1994	20	0	FH
14	3MF	Hlín Eiríksdóttir	(2000-07-12) 12 July 2000	14	3	Valur
15	3MF	Hildur Antonsdóttir	(1995-09-18) 18 September 1995	2	0	Breiðablik
23	4FW	Fanndís Friðriksdóttir	(1990-05-09) 9 May 1990	109	17	Valur
16	4FW	Elín Metta Jensen	(1995-03-01) 1 March 1995	49	14	Valur
20	4FW	Sandra María Jessen	(1995-01-28) 28 January 1995	31	6	Bayer Leverkusen
21	4FW	Svava Rós Guðmundsdóttir	(1995-11-11) 11 November 1995	22	1	Kristianstad

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the Iceland squad in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Guðbjörg Gunnarsdóttir	(1985-05-18) 18 May 1985	64	0	Djurgårdens IF	v.  Finland, 17 June 2019
DF	Sif Atladóttir	(1985-07-15) 15 July 1985	82	0	Kristianstad	v.  Latvia, 8 October 2019 ^INJ
DF	Anna Björk Kristjánsdóttir	(1989-10-14) 14 October 1989	43	0	UMF Selfoss	v.  Latvia, 8 October 2019
DF	Ásta Eir Árnadóttir	(1993-08-23) 23 August 1993	8	0	Breiðablik	v.  Latvia, 8 October 2019
DF	Áslaug Munda Gunnlaugsdóttir	(2001-06-02) 2 June 2001	2	0	Breiðablik	v.  Slovenia, 2 September 2019
MF	Selma Sól Magnúsdóttir	(1998-04-23) 23 April 1998	14	1	Breiðablik	v.  South Korea, 9 April 2019 ^INJ
MF	Andrea Rán Hauksdóttir	(1996-01-28) 28 January 1996	10	2	Breiðablik	v.  South Korea, 9 April 2019
MF	Alexandra Jóhannsdóttir	(2000-03-19) 19 March 2000	5	1	Breiðablik	v.  Latvia, 8 October 2019 ^INJ
MF	Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir	(2001-08-08) 8 August 2001	1	0	Breiðablik	v.  Finland, 17 June 2019
FW	Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir	(1986-07-25) 25 July 1986	124	79	Valur	v.  Latvia, 8 October 2019 ^RET
FW	Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir	(1992-01-18) 18 January 1992	44	4	Breiðablik	v.  Latvia, 8 October 2019

Notes:

• INJ: Withdrew due to injury

Player records

Most capped players

#	Name	Iceland career	Caps
1	Katrín Jónsdóttir	1994–2013	133
2	Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir	2007–	131
3	Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir	2003–2019	124
4	Dóra María Lárusdóttir	2003–2017	114
5	Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir	2003–2017	112
	Hallbera Gísladóttir	2008–	112
7	Fanndís Friðriksdóttir	2009–	109
8	Þóra Björg Helgadóttir	1998–2014	108
9	Edda Garðarsdóttir	1997–2013	103
10	Rakel Hönnudóttir	2008–	102
11	Dagný Brynjarsdóttir	2010–	88
12	Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir	2012–	84
13	Sif Atladóttir	2007–	82
14	Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir	2012–	71
15	Ólína Guðbjörg Viðarsdóttir	2003–2014	70
16	Ásthildur Helgadóttir	1993–2009	69
	Katrín Ómarsdóttir	2006–2017	69
18	Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir	2006–2018	67
19	Guðrún Sóley Gunnarsdóttir	1999–2009	65
20	Guðbjörg Gunnarsdóttir	2004–	64

*Active players in bold, statistics as of 15 March 2020.

Top goalscorers

#	Player	Iceland career	Goals	Caps	Goals per game
1	Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir	2003–2019	79	124	0.64
2	Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir	2003–2017	37	112	0.33
3	Dagný Brynjarsdóttir	2010–	26	88	0.30
4	Ásthildur Helgadóttir	1993–2007	23	69	0.33
5	Katrín Jónsdóttir	1994–2013	21	133	0.16
6	Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir	2007–	20	131	0.15
7	Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir	2006–2018	19	67	0.28
8	Dóra María Lárusdóttir	2003–2017	18	114	0.16
9	Fanndís Friðriksdóttir	2009–	17	109	0.16
10	Elín Metta Jensen	2012–	14	49	0.29
	Olga Færseth	1994–2006	14	54	0.26
12	Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir	2011–	10	71	0.13
	Katrín Ómarsdóttir	2006–2017	10	66	0.15
14	Rakel Hönnudóttir	2008–	9	102	0.09
15	Ásta B. Gunnlaugsdóttir	1981–1994	8	26	0.31
	Margrét Ólafsdóttir	1993–2002	8	51	0.16
17	Rakel Ögmundsdóttir	1999–2000	7	10	0.70
18	Sandra María Jessen	2012–	6	31	0.20
	Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir	2012–	6	84	0.07

Recent results and schedule

  Win   Draw   Loss

2020

Iceland  v  Northern Ireland

4 March 2020 Pinatar Cup	Iceland	1–0	Northern Ireland	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
14:00	Brynjarsdóttir  23'	Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arenal Referee: Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia)

Scotland  v  Iceland

7 March 2020 Pinatar Cup	Scotland	1–0	Iceland	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
14:00	Grant  55'	Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arenal

Iceland  v  Ukraine

10 March 2020 Pinatar Cup	Iceland	1–0	Ukraine	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
14:00	Jónsdóttir  34'	Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arenal Referee: Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia)

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Did not enter
1995	Did not qualify
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023	To be determined
Total	0/9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Euro

UEFA Women's Euro record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1984	Did not qualify
1987	Did not enter
1989
1991
1993	Did not qualify
1995
1997
2001
2005
2009	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	5	–4
2013	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	2	8	–6
2017	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	6	–5
Total	3/12	10	1	1	8	4	19	–15

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Algarve Cup

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The Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's soccer hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious women's football events, alongside the Women's World Cup and Women's Olympic Football.

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
1994	Did not enter
1995
1996	6th place	4	1	1	2	4	6
1997	7th place	4	0	1	3	1	12
1998	Did not enter
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007	9th place	4	2	1	1	11	5
2008	7th place	4	4	0	0	12	1
2009	6th place	4	1	0	3	3	5
2010	9th place	4	1	0	3	6	10
2011	Runners-Up	4	3	0	1	7	6
2012	6th place	4	1	0	3	3	8
2013	9th place	4	1	0	3	5	11
2014	Third place	4	3	0	1	5	7
2015	10th place	4	0	1	3	0	5
2016	Third place	4	2	1	1	7	4
2017	9th place	4	1	2	1	3	4
2018	9th place	4	0	3	1	2	3
2019	9th place	3	1	1	1	5	5
Total	15/26	59	21	11	27	74	92

References

1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
2. Sigridur Jonsdottir (2016-06-01). "Iceland's men became heroes at Euro 2016 – and emulated their women's team | Football". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
3. "Iceland leave it late against Norway - Women's Euro 2013 - Football - Eurosport Australia". Au.eurosport.com. 2013-07-11. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
4. O'Connor, Philip (2013-07-21). "Sweden thump Iceland to book semi-final with Germany | Reuters". Uk.reuters.com. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
5. » STELPURNAR OKKAR Barði Jóhannsson
6. "Leikir félaga | Mótamál | Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". Ksi.is (in Icelandic). 1980-12-30. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
7. "A kvenna - Hópurinn fyrir Pinatar Cup". Ksi.is. 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-02-13.

External links

• Official website
• FIFA profile