Iceland women's national football team

Iceland
Nickname(s)	Stelpurnar okkar (Our Girls)
Association	Football Association of Iceland; (Knattspyrnusamband Íslands)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Þorsteinn Halldórsson
Captain	Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir
Most caps	Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir (143)
Top scorer	Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir (79)
Home stadium	Laugardalsvöllur
FIFA code	ISL
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	14 2 (24 March 2023)[1]
Highest	14 (August 2022)
Lowest	22 (September 2018)
First international
	Scotland 3–2 Iceland ; (Kilmarnock, Scotland; 20 September 1981)
Biggest win
	Iceland 12–0 Estonia ; (Reykjavík, Iceland; 17 September 2009)
Biggest defeat
	Germany 8–0 Iceland ; (Mannheim, Germany; 28 June 1996); United States 8–0 Iceland ; (Charlotte, United States; 5 April 2000)
World Cup
Appearances	0
European Championship
Appearances	4 (first in 2009)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2013)

The Iceland women's national football team represents Iceland in international women's football.[2] They are currently ranked as the 17th best women's national team in the world by FIFA as of December 2019. On 30 October 2008, the national team qualified to the 2009 UEFA Women's Championship, the first major football tournament Iceland ever took part in, having previously competed in the 1995 UEFA Women's Championship which was a home and away knockout competition. At the 2013 UEFA Women's Championship, they took their first point in a major championship, following a draw against Norway in the opening game.[3][4]

During qualifiers for Women's Euro 2009 Þóra Tómasdóttir and Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir followed the team and recorded the documentary Stelpurnar okkar (translated: Our Girls) which was premiered on 14 August 2009.[5]

History

The Iceland women's national football team played its first game on 20 September 1981, facing Scotland.[6] Bryndís Einarsdóttir scored Iceland's first ever goal in the 2–3 loss, with Ásta B. Gunnlaugsdóttir scoring the other.[7]

Team image

Nicknames

The Iceland women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Stelpurnar okkar (Our Girls)".

Home stadium

Iceland plays their home matches on the Laugardalsvöllur.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

Win Draw Lose Fixture

2022

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29 June Friendly	Poland	1–3	Iceland	Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland
16:30	Pajor 45+2'	Report	Þorvaldsdóttir 52' Jónsdóttir 54' Albertsdóttir 84'	Stadium: Stadion Dyskobolii Grodzisk Wielkopolski Referee: Michalina Diakow (Poland)

10 July UEFA Euro 2022 group stage	Belgium	1–1	Iceland	Manchester, England
17:00	Vanhaevermaet 67' (pen.)	Report	Þorvaldsdóttir 50'	Stadium: Manchester City Academy Stadium Attendance: 3,859[8] Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)

14 July UEFA Euro 2022 group stage	Italy	1–1	Iceland	Manchester, England
17:00	Bergamaschi 62'	Report	Vilhjálmsdóttir 3'	Stadium: Manchester City Academy Stadium Attendance: 4,029[9] Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

18 July UEFA Euro 2022 group stage	Iceland	1–1	France	Rotherham, England
20:00	Brynjarsdóttir 90+12' (pen.)	Report	Malard 1'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 7,392[10] Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

2 September 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C	Iceland	6–0	Belarus	Reykjavík, Iceland
	Gunnarsdóttir 12' (pen.), 15' Brynjarsdóttir 47', 81' Viggósdóttir 71' Magnúsdóttir 82'	Report		Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Referee: Karoline Wacker (Germany)

6 September 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C	Netherlands	1–0	Iceland	Utrecht, Netherlands
20:45	Brugts 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)

11 October 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs	Portugal	4–1 (a.e.t.)	Iceland	Paços de Ferreira, Portugal
	C. Costa 55' (pen.) Di. Silva 92' T. Pinto 108' Nazareth 120+1'	Report	Viggósdóttir 59'	Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

2023

15 February 2023 Pinatar Cup	Scotland	0–2	Iceland	Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar
15:00		Report	Kristinsdóttir 50', 51'

18 February 2023 Pinatar Cup	Iceland	0–0	Wales	San Pedro del Pinatar
				Stadium: Pinatar Arena

21 February 2023 Pinatar Cup	Iceland	5–0	Philippines	San Pedro del Pinatar
				Stadium: Pinatar Arena

7 April 2023 (2023-04-07) Friendly	Iceland	1–1	New Zealand	Antalya, Turkey
16:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex

11 April 2023 (2023-04-11) Friendly	Switzerland	1–2	Iceland	Zürich, Switzerland
16:00 UTC+3	Piubel 38'		Viggósdóttir 18' Jónsdóttir 73'	Stadium: Stadion Letzigrund

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 10 July 2021

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Þorsteinn Halldórsson
Assistant coach	Ásmundur Haraldsson

Manager history

Name	Years	Matches	Won	Tied	Lost
Sigurður Hannesson	1981–1984	7	0	1	6
Sigurbergur Sigsteinsson	1985–1986	8	4	1	3
Aðalsteinn Örnólfsson	1987	2	0	0	2
Steinn Mar Helgason	1992	4	1	1	2
Logi Ólafsson	1993–1994	8	6	0	2
Kristinn Björnsson	1995–1996	16	3	2	11
Vanda Sigurgeirsdóttir	1997–1998	12	1	3	8
Þórður Lárusson	1999	3	0	2	1
Logi Ólafsson	2000	7	1	2	4
Jörundur Áki Sveinsson	2001–2003	10	1	4	5
Helena Ólafsdóttir	2003–2004	14	5	1	8
Jörundur Áki Sveinsson	2005–2006	12	4	1	7
Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson	2007–2013	77	39	8	30
Freyr Alexandersson	2013–2018	59	27	13	19
Jón Þór Hauksson	2018–2020	20	12	4	4
Þorsteinn Halldórsson	2021–	25	17	4	4

Source:[11]

As of 20 July 2022 after the match against France.

Players

Current squad

The following 22 players have been called up for 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying matches against Belarus and the Netherlands on 2 and 6 September 2022[12]

Caps and goals are current as of 23 August 2022.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Sandra Sigurðardóttir	(1986-10-02) 2 October 1986	47	0	Valur
1GK	Auður Sveinbjörnsdóttir Scheving	(2002-08-15) 15 August 2002	1	0	ÍBV
1GK	Íris Dögg Gunnarsdóttir	(1989-09-18) 18 September 1989	0	0	Þróttur Reykjavík

2DF	Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir	(1995-06-27) 27 June 1995	107	7	FC Bayern Munich
2DF	Sif Atladóttir	(1985-07-15) 15 July 1985	90	0	Selfoss
2DF	Elísa Viðarsdóttir	(1991-05-26) 26 May 1991	49	0	Valur
2DF	Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir	(1997-10-07) 7 October 1997	48	0	Vålerenga
2DF	Guðrún Arnardóttir	(1995-07-29) 29 July 1995	21	1	FC Rosengård
2DF	Guðný Árnadóttir	(2000-07-29) 29 July 2000	18	0	Milan
2DF	Arna Sif Ásgrímsdóttir	(1992-08-12) 12 August 1992	12	1	Valur
2DF	Áslaug Munda Gunnlaugsdóttir	(2001-06-02) 2 June 2001	10	0	Breiðablik

3MF	Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir	(1990-09-29) 29 September 1990	144	24	Juventus
3MF	Dagný Brynjarsdóttir	(1991-08-10) 10 August 1991	107	37	West Ham United
3MF	Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir	(1988-09-28) 28 September 1988	95	14	Orlando Pride
3MF	Alexandra Jóhannsdóttir	(2000-03-19) 19 March 2000	28	3	Fiorentina
3MF	Hlín Eiríksdóttir	(2000-06-12) 12 June 2000	20	3	Piteå IF
3MF	Selma Sól Magnúsdóttir	(1998-04-23) 23 April 1998	20	3	Rosenborg
3MF	Amanda Andradóttir	(2003-12-18) 18 December 2003	8	0	Kristianstads DFF
3MF	Ásdís Karen Halldórsdóttir	(1999-12-20) 20 December 1999	1	0	Valur

4FW	Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir	(1992-01-18) 18 January 1992	68	12	Paris Saint-Germain
4FW	Elín Metta Jensen	(1995-03-01) 1 March 1995	62	16	Valur
4FW	Svava Rós Guðmundsdóttir	(1995-11-11) 11 November 1995	41	2	Brann
4FW	Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir	(2001-06-05) 5 June 2001	24	7	VfL Wolfsburg

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to a squad in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Telma Ívarsdóttir	(1999-03-30) 30 March 1999	1	0	Breiðablik	v. Estonia, 24 June 2022 ^INJ
GK	Tinna Brá Magnúsdóttir	(2004-06-28) 28 June 2004	1	0	Fylkir	v. Estonia, 22 June 2022

DF	Hallbera Gísladóttir	(1986-09-14) 14 September 1986	131	3	IFK Kalmar	v. France, 18 July 2022 ^RET
DF	Barbára Sól Gísladóttir	(2001-03-26) 26 March 2001	3	0	Selfoss	v. Estonia, 24 June 2022
DF	Áslaug Dóra Sigurbjörnsdóttir	(2003-04-23) 23 April 2003	1	0	Selfoss	v. Estonia, 24 June 2022
DF	Arna Eiríksdóttir	(2002-09-14) 14 September 2002	1	0	Þór/KA	v. Estonia, 24 June 2022
DF	Karen María Sigurgeirsdóttir	(2001-06-22) 22 June 2001	1	0	Breiðablik	v. Estonia, 24 June 2022
DF	Unnur Dóra Bergsdóttir	(2000-07-19) 19 July 2000	1	0	Selfoss	v. Estonia, 24 June 2022
DF	Sóley María Steinarsdóttir	(2000-09-14) 14 September 2000	1	0	Þróttur Reykjavík	v. Estonia, 24 June 2022

MF	Ída Marín Hermannsdóttir	(2002-07-13) 13 July 2002	3	0	Valur	v. Estonia, 24 June 2022
MF	Diljá Ýr Zomers	(2003-11-11) 11 November 2003	1	0	BK Häcken	v. Estonia, 24 June 2022
MF	Katla María Þórðardóttir	(2003-02-13) 13 February 2003	1	0	Selfoss	v. Estonia, 24 June 2022
MF	Andrea Rut Bjarnadóttir	(2003-09-26) 26 September 2003	1	0	Þróttur Reykjavík	v. Estonia, 24 June 2022
MF	Gyða Kristín Gunnarsdóttir	(2000-01-01) 1 January 2000	1	0	Stjarnan	v. Estonia, 24 June 2022
MF	Dagný Rún Pétursdóttir	(2003-03-10) 10 March 2003	1	1	Víkingur	v. Estonia, 24 June 2022

FW	Agla María Albertsdóttir	(1999-08-05) 5 August 1999	50	4	Breiðablik	v. France, 18 July 2022 ^INJ
FW	Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir	(2001-08-08) 8 August 2001	22	8	FC Bayern Munich	v. France, 18 July 2022 ^INJ
FW	Sólveig Jóhannesdóttir Larsen	(1995-11-28) 28 November 1995	1	1	Valur	v. Estonia, 24 June 2022
FW	Birta Georgsdóttir	(2002-08-23) 23 August 2002	1	0	Breiðablik	v. Estonia, 24 June 2022

Notes:

INJ: Withdrew due to injury

Previous squads

UEFA Women's Championship

Captains

Katrín Jónsdóttir (2007–2013)
Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir (2015–2017)
Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir (2014, 2017–)

Records

As of 8 March 2021

Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

Most capped players

#	Name	Iceland career	Caps
1	Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir	2007–2022	144
2	Katrín Jónsdóttir	1994–2013	133
3	Hallbera Gísladóttir	2008–2022	131
4	Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir	2003–2019	124
5	Dóra María Lárusdóttir	2003–2017	114
6	Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir	2003–2020	113
7	Fanndís Friðriksdóttir	2009–	109
8	Þóra Björg Helgadóttir	1998–2014	108
9	Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir	2012–	107
9	Dagný Brynjarsdóttir	2010–	107

Top goalscorers

#	Player	Iceland career	Goals	Caps	Goals per game
1	Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir	2003–2019	79	124	0.64
2	Dagný Brynjarsdóttir	2010–	37	107	0.35
2	Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir	2003–2020	37	113	0.33
4	Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir	2007–2022	24	144	0.17
5	Ásthildur Helgadóttir	1993–2007	23	69	0.33
6	Katrín Jónsdóttir	1994–2013	21	133	0.16
7	Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir	2006–2018	19	67	0.28
8	Dóra María Lárusdóttir	2003–2017	18	114	0.16
9	Fanndís Friðriksdóttir	2009–	17	109	0.16
10	Elín Metta Jensen	2012–2022	16	62	0.26

Honours

Other tournaments

Algarve Cup

Runners-up: 2011

Third place: 2014, 2016

SheBelieves Cup

Runners-up: 2022

Pinatar Cup

Champions: 2023

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
FIFA Women's World Cup record									Qualification record
1991	Did not enter								UEFA Women's Euro 1991
1995	Did not qualify								UEFA Women's Euro 1995
1999									6	1	2	3	5	9	−4
2003									8	2	4	2	10	12	−2
2007									10	4	2	4	20	15	+5
2011									10	8	0	2	33	3	+30
2015									10	6	1	3	29	9	+20
2019									8	5	2	1	22	6	+16
2023									To be determined
Total	—	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	52	26	11	15	119	54	+65

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
UEFA Women's Championship record									Qualifying record
1984	Did not qualify								6	0	1	5	2	19	−17
1987	Did not enter								Did not enter
1989
1991
1993	Did not qualify								4	1	1	2	3	7	−4
1995									6	4	0	2	14	6	+8
1997									8	2	1	5	8	21	−13
2001									8	1	3	4	14	19	−5
2005									10	4	1	5	26	20	+6
2009	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4	10	7	1	2	31	5	+26
2013	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	2	8	−6	12	9	1	2	34	8	+26
2017	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	8	7	0	1	34	2	+32
2022	Group stage	3	0	3	0	3	3	0	8	6	1	1	25	5	+20
Total	4/13	13	1	4	8	7	22	–15	80	41	10	29	191	112	+79

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Algarve Cup

The Algarve Cup is an invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious and longest-running women's international football events and has been nicknamed the "Mini FIFA Women's World Cup[13]".

Algarve Cup record
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
1994	Did not enter
1995	Did not enter
1996	6th place	4	1	1	2	4	6
1997	7th place	4	0	1	3	1	12
1998 - 2006	Did not enter
2007	9th place	4	2	1	1	11	5
2008	7th place	4	4	0	0	12	1
2009	6th place	4	1	0	3	3	5
2010	9th place	4	1	0	3	6	10
2011	Runners-up	4	3	0	1	7	6
2012	6th place	4	1	0	3	3	8
2013	9th place	4	1	0	3	5	11
2014	Third place	4	3	0	1	5	7
2015	10th place	4	0	1	3	0	5
2016	Third place	4	2	1	1	7	4
2017	9th place	4	1	2	1	3	4
2018	9th place	4	0	3	1	2	3
2019	9th place	3	1	1	1	5	5
Total	15/26	59	21	11	27	74	92

Other tournaments

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
2022 SheBelieves Cup	Runners-up	3	2	0	1	3	6
2023 Pinatar Cup	Champions	3	2	1	0	7	0

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[4] O'Connor, Philip (2013-07-21). "Sweden thump Iceland to book semi-final with Germany | Reuters". Uk.reuters.com. Retrieved 2013-11-15.

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[9] "Italy vs. Iceland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.

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Iceland women's national football team

History

Team image

Nicknames

Home stadium

Results and fixtures

2022

2023

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Manager history

Players

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Previous squads

Captains

Records

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Honours

Other tournaments

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

UEFA Women's Championship

Algarve Cup

Other tournaments

See also

References

External links