Iceland national football team
 |
|
| Nickname(s) | Strákarnir okkar (Our boys) |
|---|---|
| Association | Knattspyrnusamband Íslands (KSÍ) |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Head coach | Heimir Hallgrímsson |
| Captain | Aron Gunnarsson |
| Most caps | Rúnar Kristinsson (104) |
| Top scorer | Eiður Guðjohnsen (26) |
| Home stadium | Laugardalsvöllur |
| FIFA code | ISL |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 21 (12 January 2017) |
| Highest | 21 (October 2016) |
| Lowest | 131 (April–June 2012) |
| Elo ranking | |
| Current | 25 (18 January 2017) |
| Highest | 24 (11 October 2016–present) |
| Lowest | 128 (August 1973) |
| First international | |
Unofficial: Faroe Islands 0–1 Iceland  (Faroe Islands; 29 July 1930) Official: Iceland 0–3 Denmark  (Reykjavík, Iceland; 17 July 1946) |
|
| Biggest win | |
| Unofficial: Iceland 9–0 Faroe Islands (Keflavík, Iceland; 10 July 1985) Official: Iceland 5–0 Malta  (Reykjavík, Iceland; 27 July 2000) |
|
| Biggest defeat | |
|
Denmark 14–2 Iceland (Copenhagen, Denmark; 23 August 1967) |
|
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2016) |
| Best result | Quarter-finals, 2016 |
The Iceland men's national football team (Icelandic: Íslenska karlalandsliðið í knattspyrnu) is the national men's football team of Iceland and is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland.
Although Iceland is one of Europe's smaller football nations, the football team has enjoyed success in the 21st century. In the qualifying rounds for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Iceland reached the play offs before losing to Croatia. Iceland reached its first major tournament, UEFA Euro 2016, after a qualification campaign which included home and away wins over the Netherlands.
In doing so, they became the smallest ever nation to qualify for a major tournament. Iceland was allocated to Euro 2016 Group F. Birkir Bjarnason scored Iceland's first major tournament goal in the 50th minute against Portugal in a group stage match.
After advancing to the knockout stages of Euro 2016, Iceland defeated England in the Round of 16, advancing to the quarter-finals, where they lost to France 5–2. Iceland finished eighth in the tournament, with two wins, two draws and one defeat.
Although Úrvalsdeild, the Icelandic Football League, was founded in 1912, the country's first international match was only played on 29 July 1930, against the Faroe Islands. Although Iceland won 1–0 away, both teams were at the time unaffiliated with FIFA. The first match officially recognised by FIFA took place in Reykjavík on 27 July 1946, a 0–3 defeat to Denmark. The first international victory was against Finland in 1947. For the first 20 years of the Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ)'s existence, the team did not participate in qualifying for the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship. In 1954, Iceland applied to take part in qualification for UEFA Euro 1956, but the application was rejected. In qualification for the 1958 World Cup, Iceland finished last in their group with zero wins and with 26 goals against. Since 1974, the team has taken part inempted to qualifying for every World Cup and European Championship, but until recently without success. In 1994, the team was awarded their then best ever position in the FIFA World Rankings, 37th.
...
Wikipedia