Faroe Islands U17
AssociationFaroe Islands Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachRasmus Nolsøe
Home stadiumTórsvøllur and Svangaskarð
FIFA codeFRO
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances0 (first in -)
Best result-
European Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2017)
Best resultGroup Stage (2017)

The Faroe Islands U-17 National Team represents the Faroe Islands at under-17 age level and is controlled by the Faroe Islands Football Association.

The team most recently took part in the 2017 UEFA Under-17 Championship qualifiers in 2017, qualifying to the Elite Round for the first time,[1][2] and then qualifying to the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament.[3][4]

History in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Between 1982-2001 this was an under-16 championship.

Year Result GP W D L GS GA GD
Italy 1982 did not enter
West Germany 1984
Hungary 1985
Greece 1986
France 1987
Spain 1988
Denmark 1989
East Germany 1990
Switzerland 1991
Cyprus 1992
Turkey 1993
Republic of Ireland 1994
Belgium 1995
Austria 1996
Germany 1997 Qualifying stage
Scotland 1998
Czech Republic 1999
Israel 2000
England 2001
Denmark 2002
Portugal 2003 First qualifying stage
France 2004
Italy 2005
Luxembourg 2006
Belgium 2007
Turkey 2008
Germany 2009
Liechtenstein 2010
Serbia 2011
Slovenia 2012
Slovakia 2013
Malta 2014
Bulgaria 2015
Azerbaijan 2016
Croatia 2017 16th 3 0 0 3 0 13 -13
England 2018 First qualifying stage
Republic of Ireland 2019
Estonia 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[5][6]
Cyprus 2021
Israel 2022 First qualifying stage
Hungary 2023 to be determined
Cyprus 2024
Total 1/36 3 0 0 3 0 13 -13

2017 UEFA Under-17 Championship Qualifiers

Main article: 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

Qualifying round

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Switzerland 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7 Elite round
2  Faroe Islands 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
3  Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4  Luxembourg (H) 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Faroe Islands 2–0 Czech Republic
Giessing 2'
Løkin 45'		 Report
Terrain Poetz, Wiltz
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)
Switzerland 3–0 Faroe Islands
Gonzalez 6'
Burkart 29'
Okafor 56'		 Report
Stade Jos Haupert, Niederkorn
Referee: Vilhjálmur Þórarinsson (Iceland)
Luxembourg 2–2 Faroe Islands
Schaus 66', 73' (pen.) Report Jacobsen 40+1', 57'
Stade Jos Haupert, Niederkorn
Referee: Vilhjálmur Þórarinsson (Iceland)

Elite round

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Republic of Ireland (Q) 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Final tournament
2  Faroe Islands (Q) 3 1 1 1 2 5 −3 4
3  Slovakia (E) 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Cyprus (H, E) 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Republic of Ireland 4–0 Faroe Islands
Connolly 9', 23'
Idah 41'
Doherty 43'		 Report
Pafiako Stadium, Paphos
Referee: Jason Lee Barcelo (Gibraltar)
Cyprus 0–0 Faroe Islands
Report
Kouklia Community Stadium, Paphos
Referee: Jason Lee Barcelo (Gibraltar)
Faroe Islands 2–1 Slovakia
Jacobsen 28'
Sørensen 45'		 Report Pišoja 54'
Pafiako Stadium, Paphos
Referee: Andi Koçi (Albania)

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Jónas á Hædd (2006-04-25) 25 April 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík
1GK Sámal á Steig (2006-12-02) 2 December 2006 (age 17) 4 0 Faroe Islands 07 Vestur
2DF Pætur Akselsen (2006-04-24) 24 April 2006 (age 18) 4 0 Faroe Islands 07 Vestur
2DF Ingi Arngrímsson (2006-02-17) 17 February 2006 (age 18) 7 0 Faroe Islands Víkingur Gøta
2DF Torkil Holm (2006-11-27) 27 November 2006 (age 17) 3 0 Faroe Islands Tvøroyrar Bóltfelag
2DF Hans Weihe Poulsen (2006-02-25) 25 February 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Faroe Islands NSÍ Runavík
2DF Jónas Prior (2006-05-24) 24 May 2006 (age 17) 4 0 Faroe Islands 07 Vestur
3MF Árni Nóa Atlason (2006-01-15) 15 January 2006 (age 18) 5 0 Faroe Islands Víkingur Gøta
3MF Aron Benjaminsen (2007-02-11) 11 February 2007 (age 17) 5 0 Faroe Islands Skála
3MF Bjørn Bjarkhamar (2006-04-19) 19 April 2006 (age 18) 9 0 Faroe Islands Víkingur Gøta
3MF Hjalmar Gudmundsen (2006-06-15) 15 June 2006 (age 17) 6 0 Faroe Islands 07 Vestur
3MF Mattias Johnnyson Hellisdal (2006-01-21) 21 January 2006 (age 18) 4 0 Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn
3MF Finnur Johannesen (2006-03-08) 8 March 2006 (age 18) 4 0 Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn
3MF Virgar Jónsson (2006-06-13) 13 June 2006 (age 17) 3 0 Faroe Islands EB/Streymur
3MF Thomas Bjørn Miezan (2006-09-25) 25 September 2006 (age 17) 0 0 Denmark Copenhagen
3MF Rói Poulsen (2006-04-25) 25 April 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík
3MF Jónas Samuelsen (2006-11-28) 28 November 2006 (age 17) 3 0 Faroe Islands Havnar Bóltfelag
3MF Josva Signarsson (2007-12-06) 6 December 2007 (age 16) 2 0 Faroe Islands Skála
4FW Markus Isaksen (2006-08-04) 4 August 2006 (age 17) 4 0 Faroe Islands Skála

See also

References

  1. ^ "U-17 dreingirnir hava skrivað søgu" (in Faroese). FSF. October 26, 2016. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "Seleção sub-17 faz história!" (in Portuguese). Faroe Football. October 28, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  3. ^ "VIDEO: U17-dreingirnir til EM" (in Faroese). FSF. March 20, 2017. Archived from the original on March 26, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  4. ^ "Seleção sub-17 consegue classificação histórica para o Euro" (in Portuguese). Faroe Football. March 23, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  5. ^ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  6. ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Stór avbjóðing bíðar í Portugal" (in Faroese). Fótbóltssamband Føroya. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
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