Association | Football Association of Norway (Norges Fotballforbund) | ||
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Head coach | Jan Peder Jalland | ||
Most caps | Tommy Svindal Larsen (41) | ||
Top scorer | Steffen Iversen (17) | ||
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UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1998) | ||
Best result | Third place (1998, 2013) |
The Norway national under-21 football team, administered and controlled by the Norwegian Football Federation, is the national football team of Norway for players of 21 years of age or under at the start of a UEFA European Under-21 Championship campaign. The team has reached the European Championship finals three times, in 1998 and 2013, winning bronze medals on both occasions, and again in 2023.
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 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1978 | did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||
1980 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||
1982 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
1984 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | |||||||||
1986 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||
1988 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
1990 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
1992 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | |||||||||
1994 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | |||||||||
1996 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 13 | |||||||||
1998 | Semi-Finals | 3rd of 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | |
2000 | did not qualify | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 15 | ||||||||
2002 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 12 | |||||||||
2004 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 9 | |||||||||
2006 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | |||||||||
2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
2009 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||
2011 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | |||||||||
2013 | Semi-Finals | 3rd of 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | |
2015 | did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 19 | ||||||||
2017 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | |||||||||
2019 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | |||||||||
2021 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | |||||||||
2023 | Group stage | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 | |
Total | 3rd | 3/24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 188 | 87 | 32 | 69 | 324 | 264 |
Note: The year of the tournament represents the year in which it ends.
The following players were called up for the friendly match against Netherland and the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against San Marino on 21 and 26 March 2024.[1]
Caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2024, after the match against San Marino.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Sander Tangvik | 29 November 2002 | 6 | 0 | Rosenborg |
12 | GK | Magnus Smelhus Sjøeng | 23 March 2002 | 7 | 0 | Vålerenga |
23 | GK | Jasper Silva Torkildsen | 21 December 2003 | 0 | 0 | Start |
3 | DF | Robin Østrøm | 9 August 2002 | 5 | 2 | Silkeborg |
4 | DF | Leo Fuhr Hjelde | 26 August 2003 | 16 | 0 | Sunderland |
5 | DF | Halvor Rødølen Opsahl | 8 October 2002 | 9 | 1 | HamKam |
13 | DF | Tobias Guddal | 21 June 2002 | 1 | 0 | Bryne |
14 | DF | Vetle Walle Egeli | 23 June 2004 | 1 | 0 | Sandefjord |
18 | DF | Fredrik Oppegård | 7 August 2002 | 12 | 1 | Heracles Almelo |
21 | DF | Oliver Braude | 21 February 2004 | 1 | 0 | Heerenveen |
2 | MF | Fredrik Sjøvold | 17 August 2003 | 6 | 0 | Bodø/Glimt |
6 | MF | Christos Zafeiris | 23 February 2003 | 15 | 0 | Slavia Prague |
7 | MF | Andreas Schjelderup | 1 June 2004 | 8 | 5 | Nordsjælland |
8 | MF | Sivert Mannsverk (captain) | 8 May 2002 | 9 | 1 | Ajax |
10 | MF | Kristian Arnstad | 7 September 2003 | 17 | 5 | Anderlecht |
11 | MF | Isak Hansen-Aarøen | 22 August 2004 | 8 | 3 | Werder Bremen |
15 | MF | Odin Thiago Holm | 18 January 2003 | 5 | 0 | Celtic |
16 | MF | Thelo Aasgaard | 21 May 2002 | 5 | 2 | Wigan |
17 | MF | Tobias Fjeld Gulliksen | 9 July 2003 | 10 | 1 | Djurgården |
9 | FW | Lasse Selvåg Nordås | 10 February 2002 | 6 | 2 | Tromsø |
19 | FW | Bryan Fiabema | 16 February 2003 | 4 | 1 | Real Sociedad B |
20 | FW | Joel Mvuka | 12 November 2002 | 9 | 1 | Young Boys |
22 | FW | Seedy Jatta | 18 March 2003 | 7 | 1 | Sturm Graz |
The following players have also been called up within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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FW | Antonio Nusa | 17 April 2005 | 0 | 0 | Club Brugge | v. Portugal, 28 March 2023 |
Rank | Player | Club(s) | U-21 Caps |
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1 | Tommy Svindal Larsen | Start, Stabæk | 41 |
2 | Hai Ngoc Tran | Kongsvinger | 38 |
3 | Harmeet Singh | Vålerenga, Feyenoord | 36 |
4 | Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen | Bodø/Glimt, Hertha BSC | 35 |
Petter Rudi | Molde | 35 | |
6 | Kristian Flittie Onstad | Lyn | 34 |
7 | Azar Karadas | Brann, Rosenborg | 33 |
Steinar Pedersen | Start, Borussia Dortmund | 33 | |
9 | Trond Erik Bertelsen | Haugesund, Fredrikstad | 32 |
Thomas Holm | Heerenveen, Vålerenga | 32 |
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s. Those players in bold are still eligible to play for the team.
Rank | Player | Club(s) | U-21 Goals |
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1 | Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen | Bodø/Glimt, Hertha BSC | 16 |
2 | Tore André Flo | Sogndal, Tromsø | 15 |
3 | Steffen Iversen | Rosenborg, Tottenham Hotspur | 14 |
4 | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | Clausenengen, Molde | 13 |
5 | Azar Karadas | Brann, Rosenborg | 12 |
Daniel Berg Hestad | Molde | 12 | |
Frank Strandli | Start, Leeds United | 12 | |
8 | Tommy Svindal Larsen | Start, Stabæk | 11 |
Jørgen Strand Larsen | Sarpsborg 08, Groningen | 11 | |
10 | John Carew | Vålerenga, Rosenborg, Valencia | 10 |
Morten Gamst Pedersen | Tromsø | 10 |
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s. The players in bold are still eligible to play for the team.