Denmark_Olympic_football_team
Denmark national under-21 football team
National under-21 association football team representing Denmark
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.
Quick Facts Association, Head coach ...
| Association | Danish Football Association (Dansk Boldspil-Union) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Steffen Højer | ||
| Most caps | Jonas Kamper (39) | ||
| Top scorer | Marcus Ingvartsen (17) | ||
| Home stadium | Vejle Stadium[1] | ||
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| First international | |||
 Denmark 0–2 Norway  (Holstebro, Denmark; 25 August 1976) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Denmark 9–0 Luxembourg  (Farum, Denmark; 11 October 2002) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Bulgaria 6–0 Denmark (Sofia, Bulgaria; 25 April 1989) | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1992) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2016) | ||
| UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1978) | ||
| Best result | Semi-finals (1992, 2015) | ||
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UEFA European U-21 Championship
More information UEFA European Under-21 Championship record, Qualification record ...
| UEFA European Under-21 Championship record | 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 | |
 1994 |
did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | +3 | |||||||||
 1996 |
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 15 | +16 | ||||||||||
 1998 |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | ||||||||||
 2000 |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | ||||||||||
 2002 |
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | ||||||||||
 2004 |
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 4 | +21 | ||||||||||
 2006 |
Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 12 | +18 | |
 2007 |
did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |||||||||
 2009 |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | +9 | ||||||||||
| 2011 |
Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | Qualified as hosts | |||||||
 2013 |
did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | +11 | |||||||||
 2015 |
Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 9 | +28 | |
 2017 |
Group stage | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 | |
  2019 |
Group stage | 6th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 8 | +22 | |
  2021 |
Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 9 | +12 | |
 2023 |
Did not qualify | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | |||||||||
| Total | 0 titles | 9/23 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 176 | 103 | 45 | 39 | 376 | 186 | +190 | |
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- *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.
Summer Olympics
More information Year, Round ...
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Until 1988 | See Denmark national football team | ||||||
| Barcelona 1992 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Atlanta 1996 | did not qualify | ||||||
 Sydney 2000 | |||||||
 Athens 2004 | |||||||
 Beijing 2008 | |||||||
 London 2012 | |||||||
 Rio de Janeiro 2016 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
 Tokyo 2020 | did not qualify | ||||||
| Total | 2/7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
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2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Belgium |
8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 20 | Final tournament | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Denmark |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 17 | Play-offs | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Turkey |
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 8 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | ||
| 4 | Scotland |
8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 5 | Kazakhstan |
8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — |
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2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-offs
The four play-off winners qualify for the final tournament.
All times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
2023
Results in 2023
More information Round, Ground ...
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A |
| Result | L | W | W | D | L | L | W | W | W |
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Updated to match(es) played on 24 September 2023. Source: dbu.dk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Denmark 
v Ukraine 
v Ukraine 
| 24 March 2023 Exhibition game | Denmark | 2–3 | Ukraine | Belek, Turkey |
| 14:30 | Jörgensen  18'Lund 60'Kvistgaarden  61'Kjærgaard 85' |
Report | Braharu 22' Ocheretko 67'Sikan 90+4' |
Stadium: Regnum Carya Resort Referee: Hakan Yurtseven (Turkey) |
Denmark v Switzerland 
v Switzerland
| 28 March 2023 Exhibition game | Denmark | 3–2 | Switzerland | Odense, Denmark |
| 18:30 | Rupp 18' (o.g.) Kvistgaarden 34'Kvistgaarden 70' |
Report | Hunziker 47' Rupp 61' |
Stadium: Odense Stadium Attendance: 2287 Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (Sweden) |
Lithuania 
v Denmark
v Denmark
| 16 June 2023 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification | Lithuania | 1–2 | Denmark | Jonava, Lithuania |
| 17:00 | Kučys 19' Kučys 43'Žebrauskas 28'  55'Stankevičius 86' |
Report | Kjærgaard 9' Hansen 11'Kristiansen 13'Kjærgaard 61' |
Stadium: Janovas Stadionas Attendance: 357 Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia) |
Denmark v Wales 
v Wales 
| 20 June 2023 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification | Denmark | 2–2 | Wales | Vejle, Denmark |
| 18:00 | Kjærgaard 39' Hey  47'Provstgaard 73'Busch 80' |
Report | King 37' Colwill 48' (pen)Colwill 60' (pen)Baker 73'Hoole 83'Beck 86' |
Stadium: Vejle Stadium Attendance: 2473 Referee: Ante Čulina (Croatia) |
France 
v Denmark
v Denmark
| 7 September 2023 Exhibition game | France | 4–1 | Denmark | Nancy, France |
| 18:30 | Lepenant 22' Cherki 38'Wahi 75'Wahi 90' |
Report | Rasmussen 84' |
Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Attendance: 15000 Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium) |
Denmark v Slovakia 
v Slovakia
| 11 September 2023 Exhibition game | Denmark | 0–2 | Slovakia | Vejle, Denmark |
| 18:00 | Report | Sauer 80' Javorček 86' |
Stadium: Vejle Stadium Attendance: 2150 Referee: Sivert Amland (Norway) |
Czech Republic 
v Denmark
v Denmark
| 17 October 2023 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification | Czech Republic | 0-0 | Denmark | České Budějovice, Czech Republic |
| 18:00 | Jurásek 14' 38' Prebsl 95' |
Report | Dorgu 58' Kvistgaarden 62'Provstgaard 94' |
Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov Attendance: 4263 Referee: Jasmin Šabotić (Luxembourg) |
Denmark v Morocco 
v Morocco 
| 16 November 2023 Exhibition game | Denmark | 3-0 | Morocco | Murcia, Spain |
| 15:00 | Bundgaard 8' Osula 16'Bech 78' |
Stadium: Pinatar Arena |
Wales v Denmark
v Denmark
| 20 November 2023 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification | Wales | 1-2 | Denmark | Newport, Wales |
| 19:00 | Beck 34' Ashford 95' |
Report | Bech 5' Provstgaard 89'Provstgaard 94' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 7850 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero (Spain) |
2024
Results in 2024
More information Round, Ground ...
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | H |
| Result | D | W |
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Updated to match(es) played on 24 September 2023. Source: dbu.dk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Austria 
v Denmark
v Denmark
| 22 March 2024 Exhibition game | Austria | 1-1 | Denmark | Ried, Austria |
| 20:30 | Wohlmuth 48' Demir 67' |
Report | Jensen-Abbew 66' Sørensen 70' (pen.)Dorgu 78' |
Stadium: Josko Arena Attendance: 1050 Referee: István Vad (Hungary) |
Denmark v Lithuania
v Lithuania
| 26 March 2024 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I | Denmark | 3–0 | Lithuania | Vejle, Denmark |
| 18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Vejle Stadium Attendance: 1,581 Referee: Don Robertson (Scotland) |
Iceland 
v Denmark
v Denmark
| 6 September 2024 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I | Iceland | v | Denmark | Iceland |
| Report |
Denmark v Czech Republic
v Czech Republic
| 10 September 2024 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I | Denmark | v | Czech Republic | Vejle, Denmark |
| Report | Stadium: Vejle Stadium |
Denmark v Iceland
v Iceland
| 15 October 2024 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I | Denmark | v | Iceland | Vejle, Denmark |
| Report | Stadium: Vejle Stadium |
Current squad
The following players were called up for the exhibition game against Austria on 22 March 2024 and 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I match against Lithuania on 26 March 2024.[2]
Caps and goals updated as of March 29, 2024, after the match against Lithuania.
More information No., Pos. ...
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1GK | Andreas Jungdal | (2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 22) | 4 | 0 | Cremonese |
| 1 | 1GK | Filip Jörgensen | (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 (age 22) | 11 | 0 | Villareal |
| 2 | 2DF | Anton Gaaei | (2002-11-19) 19 November 2002 (age 21) | 9 | 0 | Ajax |
| 23 | 2DF | Jonas Jensen-Abbew | (2002-04-20) 20 April 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | AGF |
| 21 | 2DF | Lucas Hey | (2003-04-13) 13 April 2003 (age 21) | 8 | 0 | Nordsjælland |
| 4 | 2DF | Oliver Provstgaard | (2003-06-04) 4 June 2003 (age 20) | 11 | 2 | Vejle |
| 5 | 2DF | Patrick Dorgu | (2004-10-26) 26 October 2004 (age 19) | 5 | 0 | Lecce |
| 12 | 2DF | Pontus Texel | (2004-02-27) 27 February 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Mafra |
| 3 | 2DF | Thomas Kristensen | (2002-01-17) 17 January 2002 (age 22) | 9 | 0 | Udinese |
| 13 | 2DF | Victor Bak Jensen | (2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Midtjylland |
| 18 | 3MF | Isak Jensen | (2003-12-23) 23 December 2003 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Viborg |
| 15 | 3MF | Mads Enggård | (2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Randers |
| 20 | 3MF | Mads Søndergaard | (2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Viborg |
| 17 | 3MF | Oliver Sørensen | (2002-03-10) 10 March 2002 (age 22) | 5 | 1 | Midtjylland |
| 6 | 3MF | Oscar Fraulo | (2003-12-06) 6 December 2003 (age 20) | 10 | 0 | Utrecht |
| 7 | 3MF | William Clem | (2004-06-20) 20 June 2004 (age 19) | 7 | 0 | Copenhagen |
| 19 | 4FW | Christian Kjelder | (2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 21) | 8 | 1 | Nordsjælland |
| 14 | 4FW | Jakob Breum | (2003-11-17) 17 November 2003 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Go Ahead Eagles |
| 11 | 4FW | Mads Hansen | (2002-07-28) 28 July 2002 (age 21) | 5 | 1 | Nordsjælland |
| 10 | 4FW | Mika Biereth | (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Sturm Graz |
| 8 | 4FW | William Bøving | (2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 21) | 10 | 1 | Sturm Graz |
| 9 | 4FW | William Osula | (2003-08-04) 4 August 2003 (age 20) | 6 | 1 |  Sheffield United |
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Recent call-ups
More information Pos., Player ...
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jonathan Ægidius | (2002-04-22) 22 April 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Brøndby |
yet to make his debut |
| DF | Sebastian Otoa | (2004-05-13) 13 May 2004 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | AaB |
yet to make his debut |
| DF | Valdemar Lund Jensen | (2003-05-28) 28 May 2003 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Copenhagen |
v. France, 7 September 2023 |
| DF | Gustav Grubbe | (2003-01-27) 27 January 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | OB |
v. Switzerland, 28 March 2023 |
| DF | Alexander Busch | (2003-07-25) 25 July 2003 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Silkeborg IF |
v. Morocco, 16 November 2023 |
| DF | Aske Adelgaard | (2003-11-10) 10 November 2003 (age 20) | 7 | 0 | OB |
v. Morocco, 16 November 2023 |
| DF | Elias Jelert | (2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Copenhagen |
v. Slovakia, 11 September 2023 |
| MF | Tochi Chukwuani | (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 21) | 8 | 0 | Lyngby |
v. Wales, 20 November 2023 |
| MF | Filip Bundgaard | (2004-07-03) 3 July 2004 (age 19) | 2 | 1 | Brøndby |
v. Morocco, 16 November 2023 |
| MF | Maurits Kjærgaard | (2003-06-26) 26 June 2003 (age 20) | 16 | 5 | Red Bull Salzburg |
v. Slovakia, 11 September 2023 |
| MF | David Kruse | (2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 (age 21) | 6 | 0 | Valenciennes |
v. Wales, 20 November 2023 |
| FW | Alexander Lind | (2002-06-26) 26 June 2002 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Silkeborg |
v. Czech Republic, 17 October 2023 |
| FW | Gustav Christensen | (2004-09-07) 7 September 2004 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Hertha BSC |
yet to make his debut |
| FW | Wahid Faghir | (2003-07-29) 29 July 2003 (age 20) | 9 | 1 | SV Elversberg |
v. Slovakia, 11 September 2023 |
| FW | Oliver Ross | (2004-10-10) 10 October 2004 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | AaB |
v. Czech Republic, 17 October 2023 |
| FW | Victor Lind | (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 20) | 8 | 0 | Vejle |
v. Wales, 20 November 2023 |
| FW | Mathias Kvistgaarden | (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 22) | 13 | 4 | Brøndby |
v. Wales, 20 November 2023 |
| FW | Tobias Bech | (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 (age 22) | 3 | 2 | AGF |
v. Wales, 20 November 2023 |
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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.
More information Rank, Player ...
| 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 | Martin Jørgensen | AGF, Udinese | 31 | 9 | 1994–1997 |
| Michael Jakobsen | AaB | 4 | 2005–2008 | ||
| Victor Nelsson | Nordsjælland, Copenhagen | 1 | 2017– | ||
| 6 | Rasmus Würtz | Skive, AaB | 29 | 1 | 2002–2006 |
| Lucas Andersen | Ajax, Willem II, Grasshopper | 6 | 2012–2017 | ||
| Marcus Ingvartsen | Nordsjælland, Genk | 17 | 2015–2019 | ||
| 9 | Martin Pedersen | AaB, SønderjyskE | 28 | 0 | 2002–2006 |
| Jannik Vestergaard | 1899 Hoffenheim, Werder Bremen, Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4 | 2011–2015 |
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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
More information Rank, Player ...
| 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 |
| Morten Rasmussen | AGF | 21 | 2004–2006 | ||
| Martin Jørgensen | AGF, Udinese | 31 | 1994–1997 | ||
| 9 | Bent Jensen | B 1913 | 8 | 10 | 1966–1968 |
| Per Frandsen | B 1903, Lille | 21 | 1989–1992 | ||
| Miklos Molnar | Frem, Standard Liège, Lyngby | 21 | 1989–1992 | ||
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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
- 1959–1966: Ivan Jessen
- 1967–1967: Erik Dennung
- 1968–1969: Ejnar Olsen
- 1970–1970: Henry From
- 1971–1973: Kaj Christensen
- 1974–1974: Ejnar Olsen
- 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
- 2019–2021: Albert Capellas
- 2021–2023: Jesper Sørensen
- 2023–: Steffen Højer
- VEJLE STADION BLIVER NY HJEMMEBANE FOR U21, dbu.dk, 20 May 2021
- "Truppen til EM kvalifikationskampene mod Litauen og Wales:" (in Danish). Dansk Boldspil-Union. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- UEFA Under-21 website
- DBU Under-21 website Archived 2016-09-23 at the Wayback Machine