Faroe Islands national under-17 football team

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.

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 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
1982Did not enter
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997Qualifying stage
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003First qualifying stage
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017 16th 3 0 0 3 0 13 -13
2018First qualifying stage
Total1/363003013-13

2017 UEFA Under-17 Championship Qualifiers
Main article: 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

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) Host.
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
Referee: Vilhjálmur Þórarinsson (Iceland)
Luxembourg 2–2 Faroe Islands
Schaus  66', 73' (pen.) Report Jacobsen  40+1', 57'
Referee: Vilhjálmur Þórarinsson (Iceland)

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) Host; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Republic of Ireland 4–0 Faroe Islands
Connolly  9', 23'
Idah  41'
Doherty  43'		 Report
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'
Referee: Andi Koçi (Albania)

Current squad

Players called up for the Elite Round of the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification.[5]

Caps and goals as of 20 March 2017 after the game against Slovakia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Bárður á Reynatrøð (2000-01-08) January 8, 2000 17 0 Víkingur Gøta
1GK Bjarti Vitalis Mørk (2001-06-07) June 7, 2001 2 0 HB Tórshavn
2DF Sjúrður Pauli Nielsen (2000-04-18) April 18, 2000 18 0 NSÍ Runavík
2DF Gundur Ellingsgaard Petersen (2001-02-15) February 15, 2001 10 0 Valur
2DF Fróði Pætursson Rasmussen (2000-02-10) February 10, 2000 21 1 B36 Tórshavn
2DF Jógvan Petersen (2000-01-20) January 20, 2000 11 0 HB Tórshavn
2DF Dann Fróðason (2000-04-27) April 27, 2000 13 0 07 Vestur
2DF Andrias Edmundsson (2000-12-18) December 18, 2000 3 0 B68 Toftir
2DF Sveinur Lava Olsen (2001-01-14) January 14, 2001 9 0 HB Tórshavn
3MF Asbjørn Heðinsson (2000-12-19) December 19, 2000 12 0 07 Vestur
3MF Magnus Holm Jacobsen (2000-05-23) May 23, 2000 17 0 B36 Tórshavn
3MF Hanus Sørensen (2001-01-01) January 1, 2001 12 0 FC Midtjylland
3MF Sølvi Sigvardsen (2000-10-18) October 18, 2000 11 0 NSÍ Runavík
3MF Stefan Radosavljevic (2000-09-08) September 8, 2000 6 0 TB Tvøroyri
3MF Lukas Grenaa Giessing (2000-05-09) May 9, 2000 19 1 FC Midtjylland
3MF Símun Sólheim (2001-02-25) February 25, 2001 6 0 HB Tórshavn
3MF Filip í Liða (2000-11-06) November 6, 2000 9 0 AB Argir
4FW Tórur Jacobsen (2000-04-24) April 24, 2000 12 3 KÍ Klaksvík
4FW Steffan Løkin (2000-11-13) November 13, 2000 8 2 NSÍ Runavík
4FW Elias El Moustage (2001-05-30) May 30, 2001 9 0 AaB

See also

References
  1. "U-17 dreingirnir hava skrivað søgu" (in Faroese). FSF. October 26, 2016. 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. 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-landsliðið vid dreingjum úttikið" (in Faroese). FSF. February 27, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
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