Denmark national under-21 football team explained

Denmark Under-21
Badge:Dansk boldspil union logo.svg
Association:Danish Football Association
(Dansk Boldspil-Union)
Coach:Steffen Højer
Most Caps:Jonas Kamper (39)
Top Scorer:Marcus Ingvartsen (17)
Home Stadium:Vejle Stadium[1]
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First Game: 0–2
(Holstebro, Denmark; 25 August 1976)
Largest Win: 9–0
(Farum, Denmark; 11 October 2002)
Largest Loss: 6–0
(Sofia, Bulgaria; 25 April 1989)
Uefau21champ Apps:9
Uefau21champ First:1978
Uefau21champ Best:Semi-finals (1992, 2015)
Regional Name:Olympic Games
Regional Cup Apps:2
Regional Cup First:1992
Regional Cup Best:Quarter-finals (2016)

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.

Tournament record

UEFA European U-21 Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Championship recordQualification record
YearRound Position
19785th2 1 0 14 4 04 2 1 110 5 +5
1980did not qualify4 1 0 33 4 −1
19824 1 2 14 4 0
19846 1 1 46 16 −10
19867th2 0 1 11 2 −16 3 2 111 7 +4
1988did not qualify6 2 2 27 6 +1
19906 2 1 39 14 −5
19924th4 1 1 26 4 +26 4 2 021 4 +17
1994did not qualify8 4 0 412 9 +3
199610 6 1 331 15 +16
19988 5 1 216 9 +7
20008 3 1 411 13 −2
200210 4 3 318 12 +6
200410 6 3 125 4 +21
20068th3 0 2 15 6 −112 9 2 130 12 +18
2007did not qualify2 1 0 13 2 +1
20098 5 1 213 4 +9
20116th3 1 0 23 5 −2Qualified as hosts
2013did not qualify8 4 4 019 8 +11
20153rd4 2 0 25 8 −310 8 2 037 9 +28
20177th3 1 0 24 7 −310 9 1 024 3 +21
20196th3 2 0 16 4 +210 7 2 130 8 +22
20215th4 3 1 08 2 +610 8 2 021 9 +12
2023Did not qualify10 6 2 215 9 +6
Total0 titles 9/2328 11 5 1242 42 0176 103 45 39376 186 +190

Summer Olympics

YearRoundGPWD*LGSGA
Until 1988See Denmark national football team
Barcelona 1992Group stage302114
Atlanta 1996did not qualify
Sydney 2000
Athens 2004
Beijing 2008
London 2012
Rio de Janeiro 2016Quarter-finals411216
Tokyo 2020did not qualify
Paris 2024
Total2/77133210

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

See main article: 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I.

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-offs

See main article: 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 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).

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

2023

Results in 2023

2024

Results in 2024

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the exhibition game against on 6 June 2024.[2]

Caps and goals updated as of June 3, 2024, after the match against .

Recent call-ups

Records

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.

RankPlayerClub(s)U-21 CapsU-21 GoalsYear(s)
align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS1'NAMEJonas Kamper'CLUBSBrøndbyalign=center 'CAPS39align=center 'GOALS3align=center 'YEARS2002–2006
align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS2'NAMELasse Vigen Christensen'CLUBSFulhamalign=center 'CAPS38align=center 'GOALS5align=center 'YEARS2013–2017
align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- rowspan="3" POS3'NAMEMartin Jørgensen'CLUBSAGF, Udinesealign=center rowspan="3" 'CAPS31align=center 'GOALS9align=center 'YEARS1994–1997
'NAMEMichael Jakobsen'CLUBSAaBalign=center 'GOALS4align=center 'YEARS2005–2008
'NAMEVictor Nelsson'CLUBSNordsjælland, Copenhagenalign=center 'GOALS1align=center 'YEARS2017–2021
align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- rowspan="3" POS6'NAMERasmus Würtz'CLUBSSkive, AaBalign=center rowspan="3" 'CAPS29align=center 'GOALS1align=center 'YEARS2002–2006
'NAMELucas Andersen'CLUBSAjax, Willem II, Grasshopperalign=center 'GOALS6align=center 'YEARS2012–2017
'NAMEMarcus Ingvartsen'CLUBSNordsjælland, Genkalign=center 'GOALS17align=center 'YEARS2015–2019
align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- rowspan="2" POS9'NAMEMartin Pedersen'CLUBSAaB, SønderjyskEalign=center rowspan="2" 'CAPS28align=center 'GOALS0align=center 'YEARS2002–2006
'NAMEJannik Vestergaard'CLUBS1899 Hoffenheim, Werder Bremen,
Borussia Mönchengladbach		align=center 'GOALS4align=center 'YEARS2011–2015
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

RankPlayerClub(s)U-21 GoalsU-21 CapsYear(s)
align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS1'NAMEMarcus Ingvartsen'CLUBSNordsjælland, Genkalign=center 'GLS17align=center 'CAPS29align=center 'YEARS2015–2019
align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS2'NAMEPeter Møller'CLUBSAaBalign=center 'GLS16align=center 'CAPS22align=center 'YEARS1990–1993
align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS3'NAMENicki Bille'CLUBSReggina, Martina, Nordsjælland, Villarrealalign=center 'GLS15align=center 'CAPS24align=center 'YEARS2007–2011
align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS4'NAMETommy Bechmann'CLUBSEsbjergalign=center 'GLS11align=center 'CAPS15align=center 'YEARS2002–2003
align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS5'NAMEThomas Kahlenberg'CLUBSBrøndby, Auxerrealign=center 'GLS10align=center 'CAPS26align=center 'YEARS2002–2006
align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- rowspan="3" POS6'NAMEPreben Elkjær'CLUBSVanløse, 1. FC Köln, Lokerenalign=center rowspan="3" 'GLS9align=center 'CAPS9align=center 'YEARS1976–1979
'NAMEMorten Rasmussen'CLUBSAGFalign=center 'CAPS21align=center 'YEARS2004–2006
'NAMEMartin Jørgensen'CLUBSAGF, Udinesealign=center 'CAPS31align=center 'YEARS1994–1997
align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- rowspan="3" POS9'NAMEBent Jensen'CLUBSB 1913align=center rowspan="3" 'GLS8align=center 'CAPS10align=center 'YEARS1966–1968
'NAMEPer Frandsen'CLUBSB 1903, Lillealign=center 'CAPS21align=center 'YEARS1989–1992
'NAMEMiklos Molnar'CLUBSFrem, Standard Liège, Lyngbyalign=center 'CAPS21align=center 'YEARS1989–1992
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

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.dbu.dk/nyheder/2021/maj/vejle-stadion-bliver-ny-hjemmebane-for-u21/ VEJLE STADION BLIVER NY HJEMMEBANE FOR U21
  2. Web site: Truppen til EM kvalifikationskampene mod Litauen og Wales: . 16 June 2023 . Dansk Boldspil-Union . Danish.

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