Denmark national under-21 football team
The Denmark national under-21 football team has played since 1976 and is controlled by the Danish Football Association. Before 1976, the age limit was 23 years.
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| Association | Danish Football Association (Dansk Boldspil-Union) | ||
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| Head coach | Albert Capellas | ||
| Captain | Victor Nelsson | ||
| Most caps | Jonas Kamper (39) | ||
| Top scorer | Marcus Ingvartsen (17) | ||
| Home stadium | Aalborg Portland Park, Aalborg | ||
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| First international | |||
(Holstebro, Denmark; 25 August 1976) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
(Farum, Denmark; 11 October 2002) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
(Sofia, Bulgaria; 25 April 1989) | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1992) | ||
| Best result | 8th (2016) | ||
| UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1978) | ||
| Best result | Semifinals (1992), (2015) | ||
Tournament record
UEFA European U-21 Championship
| UEFA European Under-21 Championship record | UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1978 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | |
| 1980 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1982 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1984 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1986 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1988 | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1990 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 1992 | Semi-finals | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 17 | |
| Did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 18 | ||
| Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||||
| Did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 28 | ||
| Group stage | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 21 | ||
| Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 22 | |||
| Total | 0 titles | 8/22 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 156 | 87 | 41 | 37 | 340 | 168 | 172 | |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
- ***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
UEFA Euro U-21 qualification
2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification group 8
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 26 | Final tournament | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 20 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | |||
| 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 16 | 2–3 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | |||
| 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 13 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | |||
| 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 9 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | — | 0–0 | |||
| 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 30 | −26 | 1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |
Results in 2019
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
| 16 January 2019 Friendly | Mexico | 0–1 | | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 05.30 | Report | Sørensen |
Stadium: Centro de Alto Rendimiento |
| 19 January 2019 Friendly | Mexico | 0–0 | | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 05.30 | Report | Stadium: Centro de Alto Rendimiento |
| 20 March 2019 Friendly | Denmark | 3–2 | | Slagelse, Denmark |
| 06.30 | Sørensen Skov Olsen Wind Stage |
Report | Vanheusden Mini Amuzu |
Stadium: Slagelse Stadium |
| 24 March 2019 Friendly | France | 0–1 | | Brest, France |
| 06.30 | Report | Abildgaard |
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé |
| 12 June 2019 Friendly | Croatia | 1–0 | | Pula, Croatia |
| 12.00 | Bašić |
Report | Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Attendance: 830 |
| 17 June 2019 2019 UEFA EC | Germany | 3–1 | | Udine, Italy |
| 21:00 | Richter Waldschmidt |
Report | Skov |
Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 7,131 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel) |
| 20 June 2019 2019 UEFA EC | Denmark | 3–1 | | Udine, Italy |
| 18:30 | Mæhle Olsen |
Report | Lienhart |
Stadium: Dacia Arena Attendance: 7,297 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria) |
| 23 June 2019 2019 UEFA EC | Denmark | 2–0 | | Trieste, Italy |
| 21:00 | Bruun Larsen Rasmussen |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Nereo Rocco Attendance: 4,543 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) |
| 6 September 2019 Friendly | Denmark | 0–0 | | Aalborg, Denmark |
| 18:30 | Alves Ibsen Hjulmand |
Report | Stadium: Aalborg Stadium |
| 10 September 2019 2021 UEFA EC Qualification | Denmark | 2–1 | | Aalborg, Denmark |
| 18:30 | Skov Olsen Hjulmand Nartey |
Report | Coman Coman Velisar |
Stadium: Aalborg Stadium Attendance: 1720 Referee: Erez Papir (Israel) |
| 10 October 2019 2021 UEFA EC Qualification | Denmark | 2–1 | | Aalborg, Denmark |
| 18:00 | Poulsen Bruun Larsen Odgaard Odgaard |
Report | J. Dunwoody E. Toal C. Marron |
Stadium: Aalborg Stadium Attendance: 647 Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania) |
| 14 October 2019 2021 UEFA EC Qualification | Finland | 0–1 | | Pori, Finland |
| 19:00 | Sundman Halme |
Report | Nartey Nartey |
Stadium: Pori Stadium Attendance: 1527 Referee: Peter Kralovic (Slovakia) |
| 15 November 2019 2021 UEFA EC Qualification | Ukraine | 2–3 | | Lviv, Ukraine |
| 17:30 | Shaparenko Rusyn Heorhiy Tsitaishvili Korniyenko Rusyn |
Report | Skov Olsen Nartey Bech Sørensen Poulsen |
Stadium: Arena Lviv Attendance: 17321 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Switzerland) |
| 19 November 2019 2021 UEFA EC Qualification | Denmark | 5–1 | | Aalborg, Denmark |
| 18:00 | Bruun Larsen Nelsson Odgaard Skov Olsen |
Report | Pulis Guillaumier |
Stadium: Aalborg Stadium Attendance: 1051 Referee: Luis Teixeira (Andorra) |
Results in 2020
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
| 12 January 2020 Friendly | Denmark | 3–1 | Slovakia | Belek, Turkey |
| 15.00 | Lindstrøm Holse Okkels |
Report | Baumgartner |
Stadium: Calista Sports Center Attendance: 50 |
| 31 March 2020 2021 UEFA EC Qualification | Romania | v | Denmark | Romania |
| Report |
| 4 September 2020 2021 UEFA EC Qualification | Denmark | v | Ukraine | Aalborg, Denmark |
| 18.00 | Report | Stadium: Aalborg Stadium |
| 8 September 2020 2021 UEFA EC Qualification | Northern Ireland | v | Denmark | Northern Ireland |
| Report |
| 9 October 2020 2021 UEFA EC Qualification | Malta | v | Denmark | Malta |
| Report |
| 13 October 2020 2021 UEFA EC Qualification | Denmark | v | Finland | Aalborg, Denmark |
| Report | Stadium: Aalborg Stadium |
Current squad
The following players were called up for a 2021 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification game against Finland
in October 2020.
Caps and goals as of 22 February 2020.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Oliver Christensen | 22 March 1999 | 9 | 0 | |
| 16 | GK | Peter Vindahl Jensen | 16 February 1998 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Lukas Klitten | 1 May 2000 | 5 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Rasmus Carstensen | 1 January 2000 | 4 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Mads Bech Sørensen | 7 January 1999 | 5 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Victor Nelsson | 14 October 1998 | 29 | 1 | |
| 12 | DF | Lukas Ahlefeld Engel | 14 December 1998 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | Japhet Sery Larsen | 10 April 2000 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Gustav Isaksen | 19 April 2001 | 3 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Nikolas Nartey | 22 February 2000 | 9 | 1 | |
| 10 | MF | Jacob Bruun Larsen | 3 March 1998 | 25 | 6 | |
| 11 | MF | Mikkel Damsgaard | 3 July 2000 | 8 | 1 | |
| 14 | MF | Morten Hjulmand | 25 June 1999 | 6 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | Jesper Lindstrøm | 29 February 2000 | 3 | 2 | |
| 19 | MF | Victor Jensen | 8 February 2000 | 2 | 2 | |
| 20 | MF | Magnus Kofod Andersen | 10 May 1999 | 19 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Nikolai Laursen | 19 January 1998 | 8 | 4 | |
| 9 | FW | Emil Riis Jakobsen | 24 June 1998 | 5 | 3 | |
| 17 | FW | Mohamed Daramy | 7 January 2002 | 2 | 0 | |
| 21 | FW | Carlo Holse | 2 June 1999 | 12 | 1 | |
Most appearances
Because of the age restriction, a player can't be in the team for very long and the most promising young players spend little time with the under-21 team before making their senior national team debut.
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | U-21 Caps | U-21 Goals | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonas Kamper | Brøndby | 39 | 3 | 2002–2006 |
| 2 | Lasse Vigen Christensen | Fulham | 38 | 5 | 2013–2017 |
| 3 | Michael Jakobsen | AaB | 31 | 4 | 2005–2008 |
| 4 | Martin Jørgensen | AGF, Udinese | 31 | 9 | 1994–1997 |
| 5 | Rasmus Würtz | Skive, AaB | 29 | 1 | 2002–2006 |
| 6 | Lucas Andersen | Ajax, Willem II, Grasshopper | 29 | 6 | 2012–2017 |
| 7 | Marcus Ingvartsen | Nordsjælland, Genk | 29 | 17 | 2015–2019 |
| 8 | Victor Nelsson | Nordsjælland, Copenhagen | 29 | 1 | 2017– |
| 9 | Martin Pedersen | AaB, SønderjyskE | 28 | 0 | 2002–2006 |
| 10 | Jannik Vestergaard | 1899 Hoffenheim, Werder Bremen, Borussia Mönchengladbach | 28 | 4 | 2011–2015 |
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the under-21 national team. Players in bold have played at least one game for the senior Danish national team.
Most goals
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | U-21 Goals | U-21 Caps | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Ingvartsen | Nordsjælland, Genk | 17 | 29 | 2015–2019 |
| 2 | Peter Møller | AaB | 16 | 22 | 1990–1993 |
| 3 | Nicki Bille | Reggina, Martina, Nordsjælland, Villarreal | 15 | 24 | 2007–2011 |
| 4 | Tommy Bechmann | Esbjerg | 11 | 15 | 2002–2003 |
| 5 | Thomas Kahlenberg | Brøndby, Auxerre | 10 | 26 | 2002–2006 |
| =6 | Preben Elkjær | Vanløse, 1. FC Köln, Lokeren | 9 | 9 | 1976–1979 |
| =6 | Morten Rasmussen | AGF | 9 | 21 | 2004–2006 |
| =6 | Martin Jørgensen | AGF, Udinese | 9 | 31 | 1994–1997 |
| =9 | Bent Jensen | B 1913 | 8 | 10 | 1966–1968 |
| =9 | Per Frandsen | B 1903, Lille | 8 | 21 | 1989–1992 |
| =9 | Miklos Molnar | Frem, Standard Liège, Lyngby | 8 | 21 | 1989–1992 |
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs represented in the games in which the player's scored for the under-21 national team. Players in bold have played at least one game for the senior Danish national team.
Managers
- 1976–1980: Tommy Troelsen
- 1980–1989: Richard Møller Nielsen
- 1989–1992: Viggo Jensen
- 1992–1999: Jan B. Poulsen
- 2000–2006: Flemming Serritslev
- 2006–2011: Keld Bordinggaard
- 2011–2013: Morten Wieghorst
- 2013–2015: Jess Thorup
- 2015-2019: Niels Frederiksen
- 2019–present: Albert Capellas
